A World Cup to forget for Turkey led by Vincenzo Montella , who in Group D, after the bad defeat in their debut against Australia, also fell in the second match against Paraguay and were eliminated from the World Cup.

The South Americans' victory was a surprising one, as despite playing the entire second half with ten men against eleven, they managed to close the match with a 1-0 lead scored by Galarza in the 2nd minute.

"We changed a striker and then after twenty minutes we brought on another," Montella said after the defeat. "If we want to speak objectively , I have nothing to reproach the team for. It's even more important today because they put in two top-notch performances, shooting 65 times on goal. They conceded very little, and the opponent managed to score. Fate wasn't on our side . I'm so sorry for the Turkish people because they had high expectations. I'm sorry for the President, who has always supported us, and last but not least, I'm sorry for the players."

Carletto Ancelotti, on the other hand, was happy with the Brazilians' first World Cup victory, beating Haiti 3-0 on the second day of Group C. Cunha (a brace) and Vinicius scored. In the same group, Morocco beat Scotland 1-0 with a goal from Saibari.

The United States also had a good performance, beating Australia 2-0 in Group D and sealing their qualification for the round of 32 with one match to spare.

(Unioneonline)

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