In the second match of the evening, world wide favourites Brazil take on Red Devils Belgium at Kazan Arena, which has witnessed heavyweights, Argentina & Germany exit in this edition's major upsets.
This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams in which Belgium won the first one, a friendly match in 1963 & since then Brazil has always crossed the line successfully.
the Win Predictability Meter predicts a 45% chance to win, while Belgium are shown getting 27% chance. Brazil coach Tite would certainly keep in mind that Belgian defence leaked four goals against the likes of Tunisia & Japan earlier in their games.
Belgian fans would be hoping that their team carry the good form, which saw them win all their group matches before surviving a scare against Japan, when they came back from 0-2 down to win the match dramatically in the stoppage time. The team will bank on their 'Golden Generation' players of Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Kompany & others, as coach Roberto Martinez plots the game.
Their likely line could be a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Courtois in goal, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Meunier in defence, while, De Bruyne, Witsel, Chadli in midfiled & Fellaini, Lukaku & Hazard upfront.
Brazil on the other hand, seem to be peaking in time, having conceded just one goal & the defence looking very solid, while the midfield is controlling the game well for the forwards to strike for the goals. Coach Tite would most probably go with a 4-3-3 formation, with Alisson in goal, Fargner, Thiago Silva, Miranda & Marcelo(coming back from an injury) in defence, while, Paulinho, Fernandinho(in place of suspended Casemeiro), Coutinho man the all important midfield & Willian, Jesus & Neymar run for the goals.
This should a very entertaining game, & though Belgiums are touted as the 'dark horse' of this tournament, one would expect Brazil to win this contest, given the depth of the line up & the bench strength, along with such illustrious history behind them.
This will be the fifth meeting between the two teams in which Belgium won the first one, a friendly match in 1963 & since then Brazil has always crossed the line successfully.
the Win Predictability Meter predicts a 45% chance to win, while Belgium are shown getting 27% chance. Brazil coach Tite would certainly keep in mind that Belgian defence leaked four goals against the likes of Tunisia & Japan earlier in their games.
Belgian fans would be hoping that their team carry the good form, which saw them win all their group matches before surviving a scare against Japan, when they came back from 0-2 down to win the match dramatically in the stoppage time. The team will bank on their 'Golden Generation' players of Hazard, Lukaku, De Bruyne, Kompany & others, as coach Roberto Martinez plots the game.
Their likely line could be a 3-4-2-1 formation, with Courtois in goal, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Meunier in defence, while, De Bruyne, Witsel, Chadli in midfiled & Fellaini, Lukaku & Hazard upfront.
Brazil on the other hand, seem to be peaking in time, having conceded just one goal & the defence looking very solid, while the midfield is controlling the game well for the forwards to strike for the goals. Coach Tite would most probably go with a 4-3-3 formation, with Alisson in goal, Fargner, Thiago Silva, Miranda & Marcelo(coming back from an injury) in defence, while, Paulinho, Fernandinho(in place of suspended Casemeiro), Coutinho man the all important midfield & Willian, Jesus & Neymar run for the goals.
This should a very entertaining game, & though Belgiums are touted as the 'dark horse' of this tournament, one would expect Brazil to win this contest, given the depth of the line up & the bench strength, along with such illustrious history behind them.
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