Sun Apr 06 05:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Brazil’s Under-17 Team Secures Semifinal Berth and World Cup Spot

**Cartagena, Colombia** – Brazil’s Under-17 national team secured a place in the semifinals of the South American Under-17 Championship and qualified for the World Cup after a thrilling 3-2 victory over Ecuador on Saturday. The win, played in Cartagena, Colombia, propelled Brazil to the top of Group B with 10 points.

Ecuador took an early lead with a Luis Eduardo own goal in added time of the first half, and further extended their advantage through Lerma seven minutes into the second half. However, Eduardo redeemed himself with an equalizer for Brazil at the 10-minute mark, followed two minutes later by an equalizing goal from Gustavo. The winning goal came in the 43rd minute, courtesy of Luis Gustavo.

Brazil will now await the outcome of the remaining Group A matches to determine their semifinal opponent, with Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Paraguay all potential adversaries. The team celebrated their hard-fought victory and secured qualification for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held in Qatar.

**(Note: Information about other football matches mentioned in the original text, such as Cruzeiro, Real Madrid, and others, has been omitted from this news article to focus solely on the Brazil U-17 match.)**

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