**Brazil starts draw with Australia in the additions and begins cycle to Cup-2030 below expected**

The Seleção Brasileira started the preparatory cycle for the 2030 World Cup with a result below what was expected: 1-1 draw against Australia, in a friendly played on Friday (25), in Townsville.

The good performance of the young forward also attracted attention outside Brazil: Spanish portal As, from Madrid, praised Rayan and compared him to Vinícius Jr., stating that he "remembers the best of Vini Jr".

The match, however, was also marked by POL away goals. Coach Carlo Ancelotti came to criticize the conditions of the pitch in Townsville, and the situation tends to repeat itself in the second friendly between the two teams, scheduled for next Tuesday at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

Despite the stumble at the beginning of the cycle, the draw drawn in additions at least avoided a defeat that would be more harshly criticized after all, as the fans themselves question, if Brazil suffers to tie with Australia, against whom would they win easily?