Home nation, Brazil qualified for the COPA America final after a 2-0 victory over arch rivals, Argentina on Tuesday night.
Forwards Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino were both on target as Tite’s men stayed on course for a first Copa title since 2007.
Brazil will take on either Peru or defending champions Chile in the final.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup as one of the four best third-placed teams after the conclusion of the group phase.
Nigeria’s place was confirmed following Chile’s 2-0 victory over Thailand on Thursday night. The Falcons would have been eliminated had Chile won by a three-goal margin.
Thomas Dennerby’s team will play two-time world champions, Germany in the second round on Saturday.
Hosts, Brazil were held to a goalless draw by Venezuela in the Copa America on Tuesday.
Brazil made hard work of beating Bolivia in their opener and once again struggled for a creative spark against Venezuela, promoting jeers from the home crowd in Salvador at both half-time and full-time.
They had the ball in the back of the net three times but were denied by the VAR decision.
Despite the draw, Brazil remain top of Group A with four points from two games.
Nigeria will be making a short stop at the Stade Leopold Senghor Stadium in Senegal on Sunday, for their final build-up match, before they turn their attention to the highly anticipated African Cup of Nations campaign, which begins in two weeks. It will also be the last warm-up match for the home side who will be making the trip to Egypt, after successfully qualifying to the final group stages for the third time in a row.
With both teams tipped to top their respective groups, the match on Sunday is sure to be an intense ninety minutes with both the African sides certain to set their eyes on nothing less than the win.
The visitors who are three-time African Cup of Nations Champions, come into the game in Senegal after being held to a 1-1 draw by South Africa, the last time they were on the road. The home side, on the other hand, are currently on a very impressive run of form at home, having staged a very dramatic comeback in their most recent fixture against Mali, where they scored two goals in the last five minutes to take the win.
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