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The football team Brazilfive-time world champion, disappointed on Monday in his presentation at the Copa América by drawing without goals against Costa Rica in a match that, despite dominating it almost completely, was not able to open the orderly defensive scheme that its opponent presented. Verdeamarelha, one of the favorites to win the Copa América, dominated most of the match played in the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Californiaand generated several goal options that did not materialize because Rodrygo, Vinicius Júnior and Lucas Paquetá they sent his shots were diverted.
Marquinhos scored Brazil’s first goal in the 30th minute when he pushed the ball into the six-yard box after Rodrygo headed a cross sent by Raphinha from the left sector after receiving a foul. But Mexican referee César Ramos annulled it due to an advanced position by Marquinhos after the play was reviewed by the VAR for several minutes.
The other controversy appeared in the 38th minute when a cross from Lucas Paquetá hit the defender’s hand Juan Pablo Vargas inside the area, but the referee, assisted by the VAR, determined that there was no penalty, which caused strong complaints from the Brazilian players.
At the end of the match, the players Costa Rica celebrated the tie as a victory, while those from Brazil came out frustrated and crestfallen. La Verdeamarelha, which is going through a turbulent period since being eliminated from the 2022 World Cup in the quarterfinals by Croatia, will try to improve its performance and show a good performance on Friday against Paraguay, which earlier lost 2-1 with Colombia. Meanwhile, Costa Rica will play against Colombia, which is ranked as the leader in the sector.
Of course, Social networks burned during the match with the historic result achieved by Costa Rica. Once the tie was confirmed, memes exploded on X (formerly Twitter). The moments of “ole” that resonated in the stadium and Neymar reaction in one of the boxes, were some of the funniest occurrences of netizens.
The best memes from the historic draw that Costa Rica achieved against Brazil:
