FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal 1: Last time finalist team compete with 5-time winner Brazil, know starting lineup and head to head
The quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 are going to start from today. The first quarter final match will be played between Brazil and Croatia. Croatia were the dark horse in the 2018 World Cup. They reached the finals. At the same time, this year Brazil is being considered as a contender for the World Cup. The match between the two teams will be played today at the Educational City Stadium in Qatar. As per Indian time, the match will take place tonight at 8:30 PM.
Both the teams have faced head-to-head Croatia and Brazil four times, in which Brazil has won 3 times, whereas, one match was drawn. The two teams first met in the 2006 World Cup, when Brazil won 1–0. The second time the two teams played against each other was in the 2014 World Cup, in which Neymar scored twice in a 3–1 victory for Brazil. Both the teams last met in 2018. In this, Brazil defeated Croatia 2-0 in a friendly match.
Croatia played 3 out of 4 draws
Croatia qualified in second place from Group F behind Morocco with 5 points from their three games in the group stage. They drew 0–0 against Morocco and Belgium after winning 4–1 against Canada. In the Round of 16 he fought against Japan. The match ended 1–1. Croatia won the penalty shoot-out 3-1. If you look at Croatia’s record so far, they have scored only 5 goals in 4 matches. Also fired a total of 20 shots towards the target. If the team has to win, they will have to play an attacking game against Brazil.
Brazilian attacking game
On the other hand, Brazil has played attacking football. Qualified after defeating Serbia and Switzerland in Group G stage matches. Although Brazil lost their last match against Cameroon. In the Round of 16, Brazil defeated South Korea 4–1 in a one-sided match. Brazil scored a total of 7 goals in 4 matches. At the same time, the team fired 30 shots towards the target. Brazil is keeping attacking approach in the game. All the forward players of the team are in rhythm. Richarlison has the most goals in the team with 3 goals.
Possible starting lineup of both teams
Croatia (3-4-3): Livkovic (goalkeeper), Juranovic, Danjan Lovren, Guardiol, Sosa, Kovacic, Brojovic, Luka Modric, Kremrich, Petkovic and Ivan Perisic.
Brazil (4-2-3-1): Alisson Becker (goalkeeper), Idar Militão, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Rafinha, Neymar, Vinicius Júnior and Richarlison.
