Brazil Costa Rica match preview

Neither Brazil nor Costa Rica had a good start in this World Cup, but Brazil is it is certainly more disappointing, although they won a point, when they played 1-1 with the Swiss, while Costa Rica lost to Serbia with 1-0, so that it is clear that defeat in this round could be fatal for both teams. The Brazilians do not even want to think about it, because they knew that Switzerland could be the biggest rival, so they now hope the first victory will not be missed. For Costa Rica, the match with Serbia was probably the best chance to win points and they are now in an unenviable position. So far these two teams have met six times and Brazil has celebrated every time.

Brazil

Everything looked almost ideal for the Brazilians in the qualifiers and in friendly matches after that, but they also played a few draws and not all the victories. In the last four, however, they did not receive any goals, so they hoped they would defeat their biggest competitor in the group at the start of the World Cup and thus make a big step towards the round of sixteen. Nevertheless, this did not happen despite the fact that they started very well and mastered the field, then took the lead over Coutinho. After that, they relaxed slightly and it seemed they were too confident, and when they received a goal at the beginning of the second part, it was evident that it had greatly shaken them.

They were not able to achieve a second goal despite the opportunities created, so they had to contend with a draw. It is not such a bad result but they now have to start winning, especially in this duel in which they are the absolute favourites. Coach Tite has against the Swiss sent to the field with absolutely no expectation and has not experimented with anything, while Neymar’s performance is now questionable due to injury and maybe R.Firmino or D.Costa will play instead. It is also possible that Renato Augusto plays instead of Paulinho in midfield.

Probable lineups Brazil: Alisson – Danilo, T.Silva, Miranda, Marcelo – Casemiro – Coutinho, Renato Augusto, Willian, Neymar(R.Firmino) – G.Jesus

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is the outsider of this group, but on paper Serbia should have been the easiest opponent in in the first round, and they wanted a good result, perhaps even a win, where they would build hope that they could pass the group stage as four years ago when they were a real hit. As things stand now, this time there will be nothing because they have lost at the opening of the World Cup from Serbia and they are now realistically far from the round of sixteen. Not so much because of this defeat, but due to the fact that they now have to play against the “wounded” Brazilians and the new defeat practically throws them out of the game.

It is a big question how to avoid it, since they did not show much in their duel with Serbia and it was their third consecutive defeat after those in friendly matches with England and Belgium. However, they were stronger rivals than Serbia and they played away, however, they continued with their poor games and they noticeably have problems with their efficiency. Coach Ramirez has set a somewhat more defensive tactic, and the surprise is Venegas instead of Bolanos. It did not turn out to be a good solution and we now expect them to switch places and that we see Bolanos on the field, and maybe Oviedo goes on the left back.

Probable lineups Costa Rica: Navas – Gamboa, Acosta, O.Duarte, Gonzalez, Oviedo – Borges, Guzman, Bolanos, B.Ruiz – Urena

Verdict:

Brazil failed to celebrate at the opening of the World Cup and Costa Rica seems to be an ideal rival for such a thing because this team did not show much against Serbia and when they lost that match, they will probably lose this match without any uncertainty.

Pick: Asian Handicap -1.5 Brazil 1.73 - 73/100 @1XBet


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