Rafinia: Brazil has achieved its first goal for the World Cup, and the most important thing is not to lose the ball

Football 12:53pm, 11 June 2025 140

In the South American qualifiers of the World Cup held this morning, Brazil defeated Paraguay 1-0 at home and successfully advanced to the World Cup. Brazilian striker Rafinia was interviewed after the game.

Brazilian national team did not concede two consecutive games after the new coach Ancelotti took office. Rafinia first said: "The most important thing is not to concede the ball. When you do your defense well, the chance of winning will be greater. Stable defense is very important to our journey - whether it is the qualifiers or the World Cup. The better our defense is, the easier it is to achieve the goal."

Rafinia continued: "We are on a good road. We have achieved our first goal and will win the remaining two games in the World Cup qualifiers next."

Rafinia scored 34 goals and assists 24 times in Barcelona this season. Brazilian coach Ancelotti previously praised him as one of the best players in the world. "I'm very happy. I've always worked very well. It makes me very proud to know that the coach has high expectations for me. But it won't relax me. The players on the national team are very strong, and any player who plays must perform well or they will lose their position. I have to do my best to contribute to the national team."