Brazil vs Venezuela: Samba Boys forced to 0-0 draw in VAR circumstances

Brazil vs Venezuela sparked a lot of controversies as the game ended in a 0-0 scoreline, The host nation scored three goals but was ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee.
            Brazil will head into their last game against Peru to get at least a point to ensure qualification Brazil vs Venezuela ended in a 0-0 scoreline as the match was full of VAR controversies that frustrated Tite's side. Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho had their goals ruled out as their opponents earned a point. Brazil made a breakthrough in the 38th minute when Firmino collected Dani Alves' cross before putting the ball in the net but the referee ruled that the Liverpool striker had committed a foul. Substitute Gabriel Jesus also put the Selecao in the lead but the referee again ruled that Firmino was offside in the build-up. VAR intervened once again when Coutinho looked to have finally found a winner with just minutes remaining in the game. The game ended goalless, prompting boos from the home crowd as Brazil will have to wait in their final game against Peru who defeated Bolivia 3-1 in the other group game. Venezuela were very defensive, defender Thiago Silva said after the final whistle. "We were sometimes too hasty in trying to make a quick final pass and that led us to lose a bit of confidence. But when you don't score goals it looks like everything is wrong. "In the second half they practically never got out their own area. We didn't win because of small details.

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