In Samara, Brazil and Mexico are fighting for a place among the top eight teams in the world.
Brazil and Mexico are old acquaintances: they have faced 42 times, with a clear advantage of the Brazilian team, which has won more than half of matches (24). Mexicans have won 10 times.
It's already the fifth match between Brazil and Mexico at the world championships, with Brazil unbeaten: three wins and one draw.
The last time the Mexicans met in World Cup was in 2014, registering a draw in Fortaleza.
The Mexicans have never scored goals for Brazil at the world championships.
The last match between the two teams took place in 2015: during a friendly match in São Paulo, Brazil won by 2×0.
Mexico's last win against Brazil was in 2012. In Dallas, the Mexicans won 2-0.
Since the first round of the World Cup (1986), Brazil is the only team that has ever been present at this stage.
In the last eight matches of the last 16 World Cup, Brazil has been eliminated only once. In 1990, he lost to Argentina.
Brazil has never lost to the CONCACAF teams at the world championships. In eight games, he won seven and one draw, just ahead of Mexico.
Participates in all competitions, Brazil has not lost 14 games.
In the seven games already played in 2018, Brazil has conceded only one goal.
After Brazil, Mexico is the oldest team in the last 16 of the world championship. Since 1994, he has participated in this tournament.
Mexico was eliminated in the round of 16 at the last six world championships.
In seven participations in the eighth finals of the World Cup, the Mexicans had only one chance: eliminating Bulgaria in 1986.
The duel history of Mexico facing the World Championships CONMEBOL is not at all favorable: nine defeats in 12 games and one win.
Mexico's only victory against South American World Cup teams was in 2002: 2×1 in Ecuador
