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Brazil beat Guinea to finish fifth at FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival
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Brazil beat Guinea to finish fifth at FIFA U15 World Cup and Festival
Brazil U-15 team finished fifth at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival Credits: Jasmin Walter - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images
Brazil defeated Guinea 4-2 in the early hours of Friday (30) in Baku, Azerbaijan, to finish fifth at the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival. Ariel Richard, Gabriel Leite, Pedro Santos and Kauã Souza scored for the team coached by Guilherme Dalla Déa.
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In ten matches, the Seleção recorded eight wins and two draws, scoring 45 goals and conceding nine. In the first round, they beat Guinea-Bissau (8-0), El Salvador (7-0), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (3-0), Nepal (5-1) and Tunisia (2-1). In the round of 32, they thrashed Ireland 7-2. In the round of 16, they eliminated Venezuela 10-9 on penalties after a goalless draw.
In the quarterfinals, Brazil drew 2-2 with the Czech Republic before losing 4-2 on penalties. They then began their fifth-place playoff campaign with a 7-1 rout of Ghana before beating Guinea on Friday.
Ariel Richard was Brazil's top scorer in the competition with ten goals. He was followed by Isaac Alves (9), Kauã Souza (8), Pedro Santos (7), Gabriel Castor and Brener Paulino (4), Gabriel Leite (2) and Valmir Ribeiro (1).
Spain claimed the world title, defeating the Czech Republic 3-0 in the final. Greece took third place with a 6-2 win over Paraguay.
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