Who will be the opponents in the pre-quarters for Brazil who qualified for the next round after a good performance in the group stage? Let’s check.
Brazil will advance to the prequarters as group champions if they can get at least a draw against Cameroon in their final group stage game. Brazil, who finished first in Group G, will face the second-placed team in Group H in the pre-quarters. If we look at the current situation, African powerhouse Ghana will finish second in Group H and become Brazil’s prequarter opponent.
If Ghana loses to Uruguay in their final group game, Uruguay will likely finish second and advance to the pre-quarters. If that happens, Brazil-Uruguay prequarter will be held in the World Cup this time. Portugal, currently top of Group H, will advance to the Brazil-Portugal prequarters if they lose their final group game and finish second.
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It is certain that Brazil will face one of the strong teams of Ghana, Portugal and Uruguay in the pre-quarters anyway. It is certain that the Latin American giants will be able to pass the pre-quarters of the World Cup only if they sweat a lot.
Brazil in this World Cup
Brazil, which is playing in Group G in the Qatar World Cup, won the first two matches. They started the World Cup with a match against Serbia. Richarlison scored a brace as the Canaries won the match by 2 goals without reply. In the second match against Switzerland, Brazil won by an unanswered goal. Casemiro scored Brazil’s winning goal in this game.
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Neymar will not play the last game
Superstar Neymar injured his ankle during the first match and missed the second match. It is now certain that the star will miss the third group match against Cameroon. Brazil’s team doctor said yesterday that Neymar will not play the final match. This is news that gives a heavy blow to Brazil. It is not yet clear whether Brazil will get the services of the star in the pre-quarters as well. If Neymar is unable to play in the knockout competition, things will surely be complicated for Brazil.
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