The Brazilian team, without its leading character Neymar, will face Switzerland tomorrow in the second round of Group B, where victory can give – to both – the pass to the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.
The match will be played from 13:00 (Argentina time) at the 974 Ras Abu Aboud Stadium in Doha, refereed by Salvadoran Ivan Barton and broadcast on public TV and DirectTV.
The meeting could define the positions of the group that meets Group H in the round of 16, which sees Portugal and Uruguay as candidates.
Brazil, which started their World Cup by winning 2-0 against Serbia with two goals from Richarlison, will not have Neymar and Danilo in their next two games, who injured their right ankle during the team presentation.
Switzerland made their Qatar 2022 debut with a 1-0 victory against Cameroon thanks to a second-half goal from Breel Embolo, a figure from last Thursday’s match, who did not celebrate his goal because he was born in the African country.
Switzerland and Brazil also met in the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, when they drew 1-1.
The previous record for a World Cup cross between the sides dates back to the 1950 World Cup, with another tie, this time 2-2.
–Possible formations–
Swiss: Yann Summer; Silvan Widmeer, Manuel Akanji, Nicol Elvedi and Ricardo Rodriguez; Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Djibril Sow; Ruben Vargas and Breel Embolo. DT: Murat Yakin.
Brazil: Alisson; Militao, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Alex Sandro: Casemiro, Rodrygo. and Lucas Paqueta; Raphinha, Richarlison and Vinicius. DT: Tito.
Referee: Ivan Cisneros (El Salvador)
Stadium: 974, Ras Abu Aboud
Start time: 1pm (Argentina time)
TV: Public TV and DirectTV.
Source: Clarin
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