{"id":224184,"date":"2026-06-21T02:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/224184\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T02:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:59:13","slug":"brazil-takes-over-philly-dominates-haiti-in-citys-second-world-cup-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/224184\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil takes over Philly, dominates Haiti in city\u2019s second World Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"

This story originally appeared on WHYY\u2019s Billy Penn<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

Philadelphia\u2019s second game of the\u00a0FIFA World Cup<\/a>\u00a0played out on Friday with the tournament\u2019s most successful nation ever facing a team that had not been on this\u00a0stage since 1974<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

In a one-sided affair, Brazil defeated Haiti 3-0, making the Haitians the first teams to be mathematically eliminated from the field of 48.
\n\"ThreeBrazil\u2019s Matheus Cunha (9) celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s second goal with Brazil\u2019s Vinicius Junior (7) and Lucas Paqueta (20) during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Brazil and Haiti in Philadelphia, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Petr David Josek)\n<\/p>\n

Eight days into the tournament and Philly is filled with soccer fans from all over the world, wearing their team\u2019s colors.\u00a0Watch parties are being held<\/a>\u00a0all over the region.\n <\/p>\n

The Brazil fans made their presence known in the city with a rally at the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Thursday night.\n<\/p>\n

Ingrid Wynne, who lives in Broomall, Delco, but is originally from S\u00e3o Paulo, came to the gathering with her husband Michael.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI barely have any Brazilian friends in my area, so this is insane to see,\u201d she said.
\n\"BrazilianCristiano Costa, 12, of Recife, Pernanbuco, Brazil, gets on his father\u2019s shoulders during a rally of Brazil fans on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Emma Lee\/WHYY)\n<\/p>\n

The Wynnes went to S\u00e3o Paulo for the Eagles\u2019 game against the Green Bay Packers\n<\/p>\n

The crowd sang, lit smoke bombs and juggled balls around. One thing they\u00a0were instructed not to do was mess with Rocky<\/a>, after Ecuador fans\u00a0found out about the curse that comes<\/a>\u00a0with putting a shirt on the statue of Philly\u2019s most famous fictional son.
\n\"BrazilianBrazil fans gather around the Rocky statue on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Thursday, June 18, the night before their team faces Haiti at Philadelphia stadium. (Emma Lee\/WHYY)\n<\/p>\n

A security detail, part of a PR stunt by a Brazilian betting agency, stood guard around the base of the statue. They did let one guy who was wearing a shirt with the same gambling brand climb up on Rocky and try to put a Haiti team jersey on, but he was unsuccessful.\n<\/p>\n

A Brazil fan did manage to slip an opposition jersey on Rocky later in the night, that of Argentina\u2019s star Lionel Messi. So if the World Cup\u2019s joint all-time top scorer fails to do more after his hat-trick in the opening game, we all know why.\n <\/p>\n