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MONTEVIDEO — Darwin Nunez and Nicolas de la Cruz scored to give Uruguay a 2-0 win over Brazil in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday (Oct 17) as Neymar was forced off late in the first half after suffering what appeared to be a serious knee injury.
Nunez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a diving header, and Brazil's night went from bad to worse two minutes later when Neymar went down after tussling for the ball with De la Cruz.
Visibly distressed, Neymar left the pitch on a stretcher after receiving treatment for several minutes.
Brazil FA sources said the forward had sustained a severe left knee sprain and that he would undergo tests to determine if there was ligament damage.
"Let's hope it's nothing serious," Brazil captain Casemiro told Globo television.
"He's an important player for us, we're very fond of him. He's been suffering a lot from injuries and when he starts to pick up the pace he gets injured again."
Brazil had much of the possession in a dour first half but had nothing to show for it, and Uruguay took the lead with the first shot at goal in the match.
Maxi Araujo received a quick throw-in and got in behind Brazil defender Marquinhos before crossing for Nunez to score.
Uruguay remained on top after the break and De la Cruz extended the hosts' lead with a close range effort in the 77th minute, with Nunez providing the assist after winning a challenge against two Brazilian defenders inside the box.
It was Uruguay's first win over Brazil since 2001.
Brazil ended the match with no shots on target and suffered their first defeat in a World Cup qualifier since 2015 after going 37 games unbeaten.
The victory lifted Uruguay to second in the Conmebol standings on seven points, level with Brazil and Venezuela, who beat Chile 3-0 earlier on Tuesday.
Paraguay earned their first win in the South American qualifiers as they beat bottom side Bolivia 1-0 in Asuncion, while Ecuador were held 0-0 by Colombia.
Leaders Argentina are also in action against Peru on Tuesday.
巴西0-2输给乌拉圭 内马尔受伤
蒙得维的亚 — 周二（10 月 17 日），达尔文·努涅斯和尼古拉斯·德拉克鲁斯进球，帮助乌拉圭在 2026 年世界杯预选赛中 2-0 战胜巴西，内马尔在上半场末段因严重受伤而被迫下场。 膝伤。
第42分钟，努涅斯鱼跃头球破门，两分钟后，内马尔与德拉克鲁斯争球后倒地，巴西队的夜晚变得更加糟糕。
内马尔在接受了几分钟的治疗后，在担架上离开了球场，他显然很痛苦。
巴西足协消息人士称，这名前锋左膝严重扭伤，他将接受检查以确定韧带是否受损。
巴西队队长卡塞米罗对环球电视台表示：“希望事情没有什么严重的。”
“他对我们来说是一位重要的球员，我们非常喜欢他。他一直饱受伤病困扰，当他开始加快步伐时，他又受伤了。”
巴西队在上半场的比赛中占据了很大的控球权，但并没有什么表现，乌拉圭队凭借全场比赛的第一脚射门取得了领先。
马克西·阿劳霍接到快速界外球，从巴西后卫马尔基尼奥斯身后传中，传中给努涅斯得分。
乌拉圭队在中场休息后仍保持领先，德拉克鲁斯在第77分钟近距离射门扩大了东道主的领先优势，努涅斯在禁区内对抗两名巴西后卫后提供助攻。
这是乌拉圭自2001年以来首次战胜巴西。
巴西队以一球未进的成绩结束了比赛，在37场不败的情况下遭遇了自2015年以来在世界杯预选赛中的首次失利。
这场胜利使乌拉圭积 7 分，在南美足联积分榜上排名第二，与周二早些时候以 3-0 击败智利的巴西和委内瑞拉持平。
巴拉圭在亚松森以1-0击败垫底球队玻利维亚，取得南美区预选赛首场胜利，而厄瓜多尔则0-0不敌哥伦比亚。
周二，领头羊阿根廷队还将对阵秘鲁队。
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