Lacklustre Brazil pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 away victory over Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, thanks to a goal by substitute Luiz Henrique in the 89th minute.

An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1 away win over Chile on Thursday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The win meant under-pressure Brazil coach Dorival Júnior's team will finish the ninth round of the round-robin competition in fourth place in South American qualifying.

Chile, one of the worst-performing teams in South American qualifying, opened the scoring seconds after the kickoff at the National Stadium in Santiago

Luiz Henrique scored an 89th-minute winner to earn three points for Brazil despite another lacklustre performance from the Selecao.

Even though it wasn't the best of performance from Brazil in their FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Chile on Thursday (October 10), they still managed to register a 2-1 win. It was a debut to remember for Igor Jesus who found the equaliser for Brazil after they had conceded an early goal in only the second minute of the match with Eduardo Vargas scoring for Chile at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Pradanos in Chile.

The three points they earned in Chile saw Brazil move up fourth, but there is still just a three-point gap between themselves and eighth-placed Paraguay, who beat Brazil 1-0 in the previous internatio

Lacklustre Brazil pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 away victory over Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday thanks to a goal by substitute Luiz Henrique scored in the 89th minute. Off the back of a disappointing loss to Paraguay,

Henrique's late introduction proved to be the difference as the Selecao earned a crucial victory, despite a sloppy and disappointing showing.