casemiro scared away the feelings of nostalgia towards the injured Neymar with a right-footed volley that broke the arc for Switzerland (1-0) this Monday in Doha, giving Brazil a tight advance qualification to the round of 16 of the Qatar World Cup.
The Manchester United midfielder scored his sixth goal with the ‘Seleção’ in the 83rd minute, one of the favorites for the title and leader of Group G with a perfect score in two games. The feisty Swiss, meanwhile, is second with three.
The goal from the stainless front-line midfielder gave north to a ‘scratch’ that had little creativity in stadium 974, partly due to the good defensive performance of the Swiss.
The five-time champions will close the group stage against Cameroon on Friday at the Lusail stadium. On the same day, and at the same time (19:00 GMT), Switzerland will collide with Serbia in 974.
Cameroonians and Serbs add a point after drawing this Monday in an entertaining game (3-3).
Brazil vs Switzerland: confirmed lineups for today’s game in Qatar 2022
Brazil: Allison Becker; Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva, Alex Sandro; Fred, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta; Raphinha, Richarlison, Vinicius Jr. DT: Tite
Swiss: Yann Summer; Silvan Widmer, Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi, Ricardo Rodriguez; Fabian Rieder, Remo Freuler, Granit Xhaka, Ruben Vargas; Djibril Horse, Breel Emblem. DT: Murat Yakin
Brazil vs Switzerland: MINUTE BY MINUTE broadcast of today’s game in Qatar 2022
The Brazilian team begins a slope this Monday. Finish the group stage without Neymar and be able to wait for the recovery of the ’10’ calmly in the round of 16. With the win against Serbia, three points against Switzerland would guarantee qualification and maybe first place, but it remains to be seen how Tite’s team evolves without its star.
With his ankle still swollen, as Neymar published on his social networks, the Brazilian will have to watch his team’s second game in this World Cup from the stands and his position will fall on the decision made by Tite; a more offensive Brazil or a more defensive one. The attack proposal goes through lowering Lucas Paquetá to the middle, so that he accompanies Casemiro, and replacing the ’10’ with Rodrygo, while the defensive option involves keeping Paquetá ahead and putting a double pivot with Fred/Bruno Guimaraes and Casemiro .
Faced with the continuous attempt to get Casemiro to know which dance partner he prefers, the former Real Madrid player was humorous: “Luka Modric and Toni Kroos”, the duo with whom he won four European Cups with the whites.
That is practically the only doubt for Tite for the eleven, since the rest of the positions will remain intact compared to what was seen against Serbia, with the exception of the right side. Danilo is injured, also in the ankle, and Éder Militao will replace him. His speed, to cover the back of Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, who are slower, is key for him to prevail in this position against a more offensive Dani Alves and who could have minutes if the match gets complicated and an attacking profile is needed.
Brazil seeks first place in the group
Avoiding further injury is a crucial issue in the clash against the Swiss, although not as aggressively expected from the Swiss. The victory against Cameroon means that the Swiss do not arrive with so many urgency and that, whatever happens, they can play the qualification against Serbia on the last day.
Only a more defensive approach, with five center backs, would mean any change in Yakin’s lineup. If he keeps the defense of four, there would be no room for Fabian Schar. The biggest threat for Brazil is a Breel Embolo who already scored against Cameroon, being the first footballer to score against his country of origin in a World Cup.
Brazil’s victory will ensure their pass to the round of 16, the same case as Switzerland’s. First place will depend on the result between Cameroon and Serbia. If these two teams tie, the winner of Brazil-Switzerland will go first. A draw between the Swiss and the Brazilians will cause everything to be decided on the last day, with Brazil-Cameroon and Serbia-Switzerland.
Brazil vs Switzerland: possible alignments
Brazil: Alisson; Militao, Silva, Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Fred, Paquetá; Vinícius, Raphinha and Richarlison.
Swiss: Summer; Widmer, Akanji, Elvedi, Rodriguez; Freuler, Sow, Genealogy; Shaqiri, Embolo and Vargas.
Referee: Iván Barton (SAL).
Estadio: Stadium 974 (Doha).
Where to watch the Qatar 2022 World Cup matches online
follow all parties of Qatar World Cup 2022 from the RPP Radio LIVE broadcast: https://audioplayer.pe/mundial
- spain: World Goal
- Colombia: Canal RCN y DIRECTV Sports
- Argentina: DIRECTV Sports, TyC Sports and on public television
- Mexico: Sky Sports, Televisa, TUDN/TV Azteca and Vix+
- States United (East Coast and West Coast): Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo and DIRECTV
.