Brazil and Belgium battle for a spot in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup
After a spectacular game that saw France sent South American giants, Uruguay packing, we come your way with perhaps the biggest game of the quarter finals.
Five-time World champions Brazil face a Belgium team that brands itself as the golden generation of Belgium football. It is Neymar vs Hazard and Courtois against Allison.
A place in the semi-finals is up for grabs and Neymar and his mates want it as much as Hazard and his team of superstars.
Belgium are the highest scoring side in the tournament with 12 goals scored in four games so finding the net is not an issue for Roberto Martinez’s men.
After a blip against Switzerland, Brazil have picked up 3 wins from their last three game and are a team on the ascendancy with Coutinho and Neymar leading the charge.
Defensive midfielder Casemiro has been ruled out due to accumulation of yellow cards and set to be replaced by Fernandinho in the starting XI.
After missing Brazil’s last two games due to injury, Marcelo has recovered in time and will returned to the starting team.
Belgium have no injury or suspension problem and are going into the game with all their players available and ready for action.
Both sides have great attacking talents so we expect avalanche of goals from this game.
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 cup.
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