Brazil must face Peru without Vinícius Júnior, Éder Militão, Alisson and more, forcing Dorival Junior to shake-up his starting XI.

A fourth straight loss in World Cup qualifying for Brazil last week could have meant the beginning of the end for coach Júnior, who took over only in January.

Another slip-up by Brazil could leave them out of the qualification places and at risk of missing out on the World Cup.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying gets back underway in what has been a topsy turvy run so far for South American teams through eight rounds of play. Lionel Messi will return for Argentina with the team still in first place during qualifying but Colombia and Uruguay are hot on their heels.

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.

Colombia and Argentina can extend their lead, whilst Uruguay and Brazil need vital home victories in Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Manchester City winger Savinho is expecting his struggling Brazil national team to get its World Cup Qualifying campaign on track against Chile.

Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Argentina all face tricky away trips in the next round of South American World Cup 2026 qualifying this week.