FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Bhavya Chadha
Brazil will restart their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifiers against Chile. The Seleção are in a difficult situation as they sit in fifth place on the qualifiers table. They have three wins, one draw, and four losses in their opening eight matches.
As things stand, the Brazil national team are just a point away from falling out of the qualification zone. They will face Chile in their next game who are currently in the 9th spot.
La Roja are having one of their worst World Cup qualifying campaigns. They have already lost on five occasions and have only tasted victory once. The national team are under a serious threat of missing out on the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row.
The manager, Ricardo Gareca, will have a tough task at hand. He has to get a win against Brazil to get his team’s qualification hopes back on track. This game will also have the typical South American football traits of high intensity and physicality. Both teams will be eager to win this game which will make this clash unmissable.
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 5:30 AM IST
Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Chile (in all competitions): L-L-D-L-D
Brazil (in all competitions): L-W-L-D-W
The midfielder has been one of the most consistent performers for La Roja. He gets involved heavily during the build-up play of Chile. Along with being a crisp passer of the ball, the 30-year-old is brilliant at recovering them as well, especially in the final third. He is a veteran of the team and Ricardo Gareca will give him the big responsibility of leading the middle of the pitch against Brazil.
The Barcelona winger is making his return to the Brazilian national team after not being picked for September’s international break. He has started his season on an excellent note. With six goals and six assists to his name, Raphinha is one of the best-performing Brazilians in the world right now.
Chile have their entire squad available for selection.
Brazil on the other hand will miss Vinicius Junior and Eder Militao due to cervical and thigh injuries respectively.
Total matches: 17
Chile won: 1
Brazil won: 13
Draws: 3
Arias (GK); Suazo, Lichnovsky, Maripan, lsla; Echeverria, Valdes; Davila, Sanchez, Osorio; Vargas
Ederson (GK); Danilo, Bruno, Marquinhos, Arana; Guimaraes, Paqueta, Gomes; Raphinha, Sousa, Rodrygo
The game between Chile and Brazil is expected to be very tight. Both teams will try not to concede first and that will result in a very physical and intense game. Our Match Prediction for this one is:
Prediction: Chile 0-1 Brazil
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