⚽️ World Cup – Quarter Final ⚽️ Brazil vs Belgium – 7:00pm Friday 6th July – Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
8 years ago - Sportingbase
Two of the pre-tournament favourites collide in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday evening at 7pm, as Brazil and Belgium clash in their World Cup quarter-final.
Roberto Martinez believes his Belgium team are ready for the challenge of Brazil and says there is “something special” about his squad. Martinez feels his side, despite being stacked with individual talent, cannot be regarded as favourites because of their inexperience but he is convinced they can flourish.
Brazil, a more cohesive side than any Brazilian team in recent memory, and now carrying a momentum that bears ominous hallmarks of their winning campaign of 2002. They have 19 clean sheets in 25 matches, have conceded just one goal in four games, and more impressively just five shots on target.
Team news:
Along with the return of Marcelo, Fernandinho will also come into the Brazil side and is likely to be joined in the starting XI by club-mate Gabriel Jesus, despite the fact the forward has yet to score in the finals.
Defender Miranda joined Tite at the press conference at the Kazan Arena and the Inter Milan man will captain the side.
Belgium were thankful to goals from substitutes Marouane Fellaini and Nacer Chadli in their comeback win over Japan but Martinez is likely to keep the same team that started the game.
Key Stats:
– This will be the fifth meeting between these sides. Belgium won the first back in a 1963 friendly, while Brazil have won the following three meetings.
– The only previous occasion these sides met in a World Cup was in the round of 16 in 2002, with Brazil winning 2-0 en route to winning the entire competition.
– Belgium have scored 12 goals so far in the 2018 World Cup – at no single tournament in the competition have they scored more (also 12 in 1986).
– Brazil are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions (W11 D4), conceding just three goals in that run.
– Belgium are unbeaten in their last 23 matches (W18 D5), the longest current run of any team left in the 2018 World Cup
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