- Brazil faced Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday aiming to redeem themselves following a disappointing 1-1 draw four days earlier in Townsville, where Rayan scored a 95th-minute equaliser to cancel out Nestory Irankunda's opening goal.
- The initial stalemate drew severe criticism from Brazilian media and veteran commentator Galvao Bueno, who labelled the performance a disgrace and placed early pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti.
- The rematch at Suncorp Stadium commenced ten minutes later than scheduled following a brief delay to the original kick-off time.
- Brazil went ahead early on through Vanderson but then conceded two goals in five minutes either side of the half hour mark to fall 2-1 behind, before Raphinha equalised from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time.
- Brazil recovered from their first-half scare as tensions threatened to boil over, with Arsenal midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jr netting to secure a hard-earned 4-2 win.
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Australia vs Brazil LIVE: Carlo Ancelotti’s side survive another scare in six-goal thriller
