Brazil survived another scare against Australia to hold off the Socceroos in a fiery six-goal thriller in Brisbane.
After salvaging a 1-1 draw against the same opposition four days prior, Carlo Ancelotti’s side got off to the perfect start through Vanderson’s early strike, but saw the game flipped on its head in the space of four minutes around the half-hour mark.
Alessandro Circati flicked home an equaliser, which was awarded after a VAR check, before Connor Metcalfe’s piledriver put the Socceroos in front.
Raphinha got Brazil level from the spot before half-time and the Selecao were able to take control of the match after the interval, harnessing the boiling tensions between the two sides to score twice through Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jr.
Relive all the action from Australia vs Brazil in our live blog below:
Australia vs Brazil LIVE
- Brazil face Australia for second time in five days after close shave with humiliation
- 80' GOAL! Vinicius puts game to bed with penalty [AUS 2-4 BRA]
- 69' GOAL! Guimaraes restores Brazil lead minutes after melee [AUS 2-3 BRA]
- 45' GOAL! Raphinha levels from the spot [AUS 2-2 BRA]
- 32' GOAL! Metcalfe rockets into top corner to flip game on head [AUS 2-1 BRA]
- 28' GOAL! Circati's improvised equaliser stands after VAR check [AUS 1-1 BRA]
- 3' GOAL! Vanderson stunner fires Brazil into early lead [AUS 0-1 BRA]
Next up
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Brazil have one more match this international break, and it’s against India of all teams. They will clash in Kolkata on 3 October.
For Australia, that’s it for this international break. Their next meetings will be against Qatar and Jordan in November.
WATCH: Metcalfe's piledriver to put Australia in front
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They might not have protected their lead, but there’s no doubt over who scored the goal of the day. Connor Metcalfe, take a bow.
Connor Metcalfe goes BANG 🔥
— CommBank Socceroos (@Socceroos) September 29, 2026
A banger from outside the box to put us in front ⏩
🎥 @ParamountPlusAU#Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026 pic.twitter.com/sk0flpKOLZ
Brazil survive scare to hold off Australia
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FULL-TIME! Australia 2-4 Brazil
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There goes the whistle!
Brazil survived another scare against Australia to hold off the Socceroos in a fiery six-goal thriller in Brisbane.
After salvaging a 1-1 draw against the same opposition four days prior, Carlo Ancelotti’s side got off to the perfect start through Vanderson’s early strike, but saw the game flipped on its head in the space of four minutes around the half-hour mark.
Alessandro Circati flicked home an equaliser, which was awarded after a VAR check, before Connor Metcalfe’s piledriver put the Socceroos in front.
Raphinha got Brazil level from the spot before half-time and the Selecao were able to take control of the match after the interval, harnessing the boiling tensions between the two sides to score twice through Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius Jr.
Australia 2-4 Brazil
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90+1 mins: Four minutes added on.
Australia 2-4 Brazil
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87 mins: CLOSE! Agonisingly close for the Socceroos after a scramble from the corner, with a scuffed swing dribbling just wide of the post.
We got more changes either side of that - before the corner was taken, Ancelotti brought on Reis, Dias and Bidon for Danilo, Jair and Mauro Junior.
Then after the miss, Yengi was replaced by Velupillay for Australia.
Australia 2-4 Brazil
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85 mins: The life seems like it’s been sucked out of the stadium by that penalty. Australia are going to keep going, but there is less umph to the Socceroos.
Australia 2-4 Brazil
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82 mins: Changes to note from both teams.
Samuel Lino and Matheus Martinelli are on for Vinicius and Guimaraes for Brazil.
For the Socceroos, it’s three changes as Geria, Younis and O’Neill come on for Okon-Engstler, Irankunder and Italiano, joining Riley McGree as the newcomers.
GOAL! Australia 2-4 Brazil (Vinicius, 80')
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Vinicius Jr slots home - surely that’s game over!
PENALTY! Australia 2-3 Brazil
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78 mins: Brazil have a spot-kick! Vinicius is brought down by Irankunda - it’s stonewall, and the Real Madrid man is stepping up...
Australia 2-3 Brazil
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76 mins: SAVE! Estevao is slipped in behind but Beach manages to make the stop, before the rebound ricochets off the Chelsea winger and out for a goal kick.
Australia 2-3 Brazil
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74 mins: Brazil are trying to put this to bed. They get a half chance as Vinicius and Endrick work it well again, but the Socceroos manage to thwart their attack.
Then from the corner, Brazil appeal for a penalty after Gabriel goes down following a kick from Irvine. No foul, says the ref.
GOAL! Australia 2-3 Brazil (Guimaraes, 69')
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Brazil are back in front!
It’s a brilliantly worked move, with Vinicius and Endrick linking up before putting it on a plate for Bruno Guimaraes to finish.
Maybe the melee fired Brazil up - while the Socceroos were suddenly all over the place.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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66 mins: It’s all kicking off!
Endrick and Harry Souttar have been at each other since Friday and after the Aussie defender puts his weight on him while getting to his feet, Endrick gets up and sprints to push Souttar in the back.
A fracas ensues by the technical area with Endrick going down holding his face. Storm in a teacup, and the referee opts not to take any drastic action.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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64 mins: HUGE penalty shout for Australia as Irvine darts into the box - he seems to get the touch to get past Danilo before being taken out, but the referee says no foul!
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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62 mins: Triple change for Brazil.
Matheuzinho, Andrey Santos and Estevao have entered the fray in place of Vanderson, Bontempo and Rayan.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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60 mins: CHANCE! Irankunda whips it towards the back post where Irvine is sneaking in, but a Brazilian leg hooks it away for a corner.
Then from that set play, it falls to an Aussie head in the middle of the six-yard box, but it’s nodded over!
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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57 mins: This is getting very fiery. Irankunda lunges across to take out Danilo nowhere near the ball, and he’s into the book. There’s a need for calm heads right now.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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56 mins: CHANCE! Endrick leads the charge after shaking off the challenge of Behich, sliding it to Vinicius before it’s played to Danilo to shoot. His effort is deflected and bounces just wide after some desperate Australia defending.
Then from the corner, Gabriel’s bouncing header is brilliantly tipped over by Beach.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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52 mins: Endrick goes down under the challenge of Souttar and his boot comes off as a result.
Without his studs, he gives Souttar a little kick. The big Aussie chooses not to react at this moment, but in the following play he tries to kick out at Endrick! No such thing as a friendly!
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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47 mins: Bontempo’s shot from the edge of the box is deflected and from the camera’s angle, it looks like it’s heading for the top corner.
Instead, it flies out for a corner.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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46 mins: CHANCE! Australia come forward immediately and give Brazil a scare as Otavio fumbles a ball across, but Irankunda catches his man when swinging a boot and the bouncing ball.
BACK UNDERWAY! Australia 2-2 Brazil
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We are off again in Brisbane, and this second half has a tough act to follow after four goals in the first.
One change for Brazil - Endrick is on for Raphinha.
HALF-TIME! Australia 2-2 Brazil
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HALF-TIME! Australia 2-2 Brazil
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There goes the whistle. What a half of football!
Brazil got off to the perfect start through Vanderson’s early strike, but saw the game flipped on its head in the space of four minutes around the half-hour mark.
Alessandro Circati flicked home an equaliser, which was awarded after a VAR check, before Connor Metcalfe’s piledriver put the Socceroos in front.
Staring down the barrel of more humiliation after Friday’s close shave, Raphinha got Brazil level from the spot before half-time, but there is a lot of work for Carlo Ancelotti to do after the break, who will come under intense scrutiny if he doesn’t leave Australia with a win.
Australia 2-2 Brazil
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45+2 mins: CHANCE! It’s nearly a disaster at the back from Brazil as it’s given straight to Irankunda in the box, but the Aussie star fires over!
GOAL! Australia 2-2 Brazil (Raphinha, 45')
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Raphinha steps up... and he drills into the bottom right! The keeper guesses the right way, but the power beats him.
PENALTY! Australia 2-1 Brazil
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Spot-kick to the Selecao!
Australia 2-1 Brazil
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43 mins: VAR could be about to come to Brazil’s rescue, now.
Souttar brings down Danilo Santos as the Brazilian man cuts back. There might be a tiny amount of contact on the ball, but is it enough?
The ref is off to the monitor...
Australia 2-1 Brazil
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42 mins: CHANCE! It’s cheaply given away by Australia in their own box to Vinicius, but the Brazil star’s shot is blocked and runs out for a corner.
Australia 2-1 Brazil
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40 mins: Gabriel is the first player to enter the book for an accidental stamp on the shin. For a second it looked like he might be in trouble, but just the caution instead of a sending off.
Australia 2-1 Brazil
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36 mins: Two goals in four minutes, and this game has been turned on its head.
Suddenly, Carlo Ancelotti is staring down even more humiliation, after being spared embarrassment four days ago by Rayan.
GOAL! Australia 2-1 Brazil (Metcalfe, 32')
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WHAT A HIT, CONNOR METCALFE!
It’s a piledriver into the top corner to send the Socceroos into the lead!
GOAL! Australia 1-1 Brazil (Circati, 28')
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Goal stands!
The corner delivery is flicked off Gabriel’s head, meaning it didn’t matter where Alessandro Circati was.
But it’s a brilliant improvised finish from the defender, who contorts his leg to heel-flick it into the net.
NO GOAL! Australia 0-1 Brazil
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28 mins: Alessandro Circati flicks in from a corner to equalise for Australia, but the flag goes up!
It’ll be checked, though - and at first viewing, that looks to have come off a Brazilian head...
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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24 mins: OFF THE LINE! Vanderson heads clear from under his crossbar as Australia come close with the first corner of the game.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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22 mins: Brisbane is not happy with the referee. He’s just waved away what appeared to be a clear free kick after Irankunda went down under the edge of the box.
But replays show the contact was minimal and the ref was spot on. A crucial call too, because we know how Irankunda can hit them.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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19 mins: Guimaraes threads a ball through to Vinicius Jr but the Real Madrid man’s touch is poor and it runs out for a goal kick. That was a real chance if he got it under control.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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18 mins: Australia want a penalty after Irankunda is bundled over by Jair as he charges down on goal, but the referee says it’s not enough.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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16 mins: CLOSE! Rayan whips in a cross from the right hand side aiming for Raphinha at the back post - and while it’s too high for the Barcelona man, it flashes just in front of the post and out for a goal kick.
For a second, it looked like the top left corner was about to bulge again.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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10 mins: First glimpses of encouragement for Australia.
Irankunda drives at the Brazil defence, who now know full well what they’re up against, but the blue shirts manage to crowd him out.
Yengi then receives it in the box but can’t get his shot away on the spin.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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8 mins: Rayan, the saviour from the first match, sees his name in lights again and shoots from range, but it’s skied well over.
Australia 0-1 Brazil
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5 mins: SAVE! Brazil are out for blood tonight!
Raphinha forces Patrick Beach into a huge stop before the Aussie keeper is called into action once again to deny Brazil a second.
GOAL! Australia 0-1 Brazil (Vanderson, 3')
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That didn’t take long!
Brazil make an early statement after their near-miss with humiliation, with Vanderson firing a superb effort into the top left corner.
What a start by Brazil!
KICK-OFF! Australia 0-0 Brazil
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We’re actually off in Brisbane! Australia in the yellow, Brazil in the blue.
Kick-off pushed back by 10 minutes
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Bit of confusion, but kick-off has actually been pushed back 10 minutes from the original 11am start.
Now we’re about to get underway...
Closing in on kick-off
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We are just minutes away from kick-off at the Suncorp Stadium.
Will Brazil be able to redeem themselves from their near-humiliation four days ago? Or will Australia go one better and make history at the Selecao’s expense?
All the action, up next!
Atmosphere bubbling in Brisbane
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G'day, Aussies
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Brazilian media blast Brazil's last outing: 'A disgrace'
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Safe to say Brazilian media did not react well to the Selecao scraping a draw against the Socceroos.
Veteran Brazilian commentator Galvao Bueno led the criticism, branding the result a ‘disgrace’.
He wrote on Instagram: “Well friends, disappointing, frustrating, the first game of the team in this new cycle!! A static team, predictable and without the shine of the stars!!
“Ancelotti promised a renewed team and the reconstruction of a midfield!! Where is the midfield?? Just a painful 1-1 draw with the limited Australian team!!
“Worse: the equalising goal, by Rayan, came in the last play of the match!! Ancelotti will have to work a lot to fix this team!! Will he be able to fix it??
“The football shown today is far from being the dream of the fans and the past of our team!! The performance of the Brazilian team was a disgrace!!”
WATCH: Irankunda's stunning free-kick against Brazil
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NESTORY IRANKUNDA WITH A 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 FREE KICK AGAINST BRAZIL! 🤯#Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026 pic.twitter.com/LkAzbfzuQT
— CommBank Socceroos (@Socceroos) September 25, 2026
What happened in the first match?
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Australia were denied a famous victory against Brazil after Rayan scored a last-minute header to earn Carlo Ancelotti’s side an underwhelming 1-1 draw with the Socceroos in Queensland.
The Socceroos came into the match on the back of an impressive World Cup which saw them reach the knockout rounds before losing a penalty shootout to Egypt. The confidence of that tournament spread into this match as Tony Popovic’s side took the game to the Selecao in the first half.
Australia’s Nestory Irankunda, Conner Metcalfe and Aziz Behich were all good value in taking on their Brazilian opposition, but the hosts lacked quality in the final third. They almost came to rue their missed chances as Estevao scored the first goal only for it to be ruled out by VAR for a foul in the build-up.
As the second half progressed, Douglas Luiz was introduced off the bench and fouled Paul Okon-Engstler resulting in a free kick which Irankunda drilled into the top corner past Hugo Souza.
Yet despite a resolute defensive performance following the opening goal, Australia were undone in the last minute of the match as Raphinha’s corner found Rayan who headed home the equaliser to end the thrilling contest on level terms.
Brazil line-up
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Carlo Ancelotti shakes things up for Brazil’s second outing Down Under.
The biggest change sees goalscorer Rayan get a start ahead of Estevao, rewarded for his stoppage-time heroics to spare the country embarrassment.
Endrick is also swapped out in attack, with Raphinha leading the line while Gabriel Bontempo starts in behind.
Otavio Costa starts in between the sticks for Hugo Souza, while Vanderson comes in at right-back for Matheuzinho. In midfield, Mauro Junior starts ahead of Danilo Santos.
Brazil XI: Otavio; Vanderson, Jair, Gabriel, D. Santos; Guimaraes, Mauro Junior; Rayan, Bontempo, Vinicius Jr; Raphinha.
Confira os 11 escalados para o segundo amistoso com a Austrália! 🇧🇷⚽🇦🇺
— brasil (@CBF_Futebol) September 29, 2026
A Seleção Brasileira está definida para entrar em campo em Brisbane, Queensland, na Austrália.
⏰ A bola rola às 20h10 no horário local e às 7h10 da manhã no Brasil.
Vamos, Brasil! 💚💛 pic.twitter.com/lyVT1LClnm
Australia line-up
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Tony Popovic makes not one change from the side that held Brazil to a draw four days ago.
Australia XI: Beach; Circati, Souttar, Herrington; Italiano, Irvine, Okon-Engstler, Behich; Metcalfe, Yengi; Irankunda.
📋 OFFICIAL: Your CommBank #Socceroos Starting XI to face Brazil is here!
— CommBank Socceroos (@Socceroos) September 29, 2026
✅ Unchanged from the 1-1 draw in Townsville
🏠 Lucas Herrington starts in his hometown
🇦🇺 v 🇧🇷 - 29.9.26, 8:00pm AEST - Brisbane
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Team news
09:40 , Will Castle
We’ll be expecting team news in the next few minutes or so, but here’s what we know so far.
Both teams are expected to shake things up from the first outing of their two-match series, though Australia will likely stick with the core that frustrated Brazil, namely their back three of Alessandro Circati, Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington, as well as goalscorer Nestory Irankunda.
Brazil, meanwhile, could start Rayan ahead of Estevao for his stoppage-time heroics, while Vanderson is in contention to start at right-back after he was called up late as an injury replacement for Wesley.
When is Australia vs Brazil?
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Australia face Brazil at 11am BST today at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.
The match is not being shown on TV in the UK.
Australia vs Brazil LIVE!
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Brazil and Australia lock horns once again as Carlo Ancelotti’s side look to improve on their stalemate from four days ago.
The Selecao had to salvage a 1-1 draw to spare themselves embarrassment in Townsville on Friday, with Rayan equalising deep into stoppage time to cancel out Nestory Irankunda’s 68th-minute opener for the Socceroos.
Brazilian media reacted to the performance by branding it a “disgrace” and Ancelotti will be desperate for a better performance in Brisbane as pressure on the Italian begins to mount.
Brazil are still reeling off their disappointing World Cup campaign which saw them dumped out in the last-16 by Norway, courtesy of two late Erling Haaland goals.
Good morning!
09:25 , Will Castle
Hello there and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Brazil’s friendly with Australia.
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