Brazil are determined to keep their dreams of winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup on track with a win against a dangerous South Korea side on Monday. See Last Word on Football’s Brazil predicted lineup for their Round of 16 clash against South Korea.
Brazil Predicted Lineup vs South Korea
How Brazil Have Lined-up Recently
Tite has been able to rotate his highly-talented Brazil squad for the entirety of the World Cup. While the Selecao have not been among the highest-scoring sides in the competition, they have produced some quality attacking football, amazing goals and showcased impressive balance in their style.
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The Brazilian manager has been spot-on with his backline, with Alisson keeping two clean sheets and only conceding once. The experienced duo of Thiago Silva and Marquinhos have been near flawless, while Casemiro has added a lot of protection to the backline. In the attack, Richarlison, Vinicius Jr and Raphinha have been very lively – while the influential Neymar should be back for this one. Brazil’s 4-2-3-1 formation has a great balance to it and helped Brazil be among the meanest sides in the competition.
Brazil Recent Form
The Selecao have been in splendid form all through 2022 and headed into the Qatar World Cup with one of the best records for any national team. In their eight games heading into the competition, they won seven games and scored 27 goals at that. They had a pretty solid group stage, winning their first two games against Serbia and Switzerland to win their group.
However, due to a lot of rotation against Cameroon, they suffered their first loss of the calendar year because of a last-minute winner from the African side. They only lost that because of a lack of real intent on winning the game with significant squad rotation.
That will not happen in a Round of 16 clash when they face a side like South Korea, who beat Portugal to earn their places in the knockout stages. Tite will absolutely play his best available players in the game, similar to the one that dominated the early part of the group matches.
Brazil Tactics
Brazil are expected to dominate the majority of the possession in the match, and they can also expect the Asian heavyweights to sit back and look to hurt them on the counter-attack. The Brazilian side have to maintain their defensive solidity and be sharp at the back to keep up with the quick opposition forwards.
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The Selecao will stick to their roots in playing exciting, quick attacking football. That involves piling a number of bodies in the attacking front and looking to terrorize the Korean side with a barrage of varied attacking moves. Vinicius Jr and Raphinha both love to run at defenders as well as deliver smart crosses into the box, while Richarlison has already proven himself as clinical in the box.
Brazil should also benefit from the potential return of their influential forward Neymar in this one. The PSG star will definitely add more spark to their frontline. His ability to dance past opponents, create chances not many others can and also score special goals help him make the attacking leader for the Brazilian side. While the Selecao are expected to dominate the game, they need to improve their finishing and be more clinical to be on top of the Asian side throughout the game.
Brazil Injuries to Consider
Brazil suffered multiple injury blows in the loss to Cameroon. Gabriel Jesus suffered a nasty knee injury that will keep him on the sideline for the remainder of the World Cup. Alex Telles is also out of the tournament after getting injured in the game. Full-backs Danilo and Alex Sandro are doubtful as they recover from injuries. However, the big news is that Neymar is expected to be fit to start this game for his side.
Brazil Predicted Lineup
Alisson, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jr, Richarlison
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