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To continue their journey in Russia, Brazil and Neymar have to extend, Monday to Samara (16h), the curse of the knockout stage that strikes Mexico, where it fails for six editions. Unless the 2018 World Cup is denied again to a favorite … The stars of Brazil, Thiago Silva, Coutinho, Casemiro and Neymar defy "El Tri", led by veteran Rafael Marquez, holder 39 years. Follow Brazil – Mexico, Round of 16 2018 World Cup, live from 4 pm
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Monday 02 July
11:56
BRAZIL 0 – 0 MEXICO
15h08
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15h45
Will Brazil suffer the same fate as Spain?
15h41
Who from Brazil or Mexico will join the quarter-finals of the World Cup? The fans are already giving voice to their team, and this match in a South American atmosphere promises to be hot.
15h35
Brazil, still a favorite in this World Cup, arrives with some certainty and many doubts. What is certain is that the Seleçao has not lost a match for more than a year, since a friendly match against Argentina in June 2017. But the blow received on the head at home against the Germans in 2014 is still in the minds.
15h29
The players are warming up, the mood is rising in Samara, and the pressure!
3:26 p.m.
Brazil without Marcelo nor Danilo
15h22
Football and Politics
This is an already historic day for Mexico, as Lopez Obrador, the leftist candidate, was elected president of the country yesterday in the elections. And if the good story continued in this game against Brazil?
15h19
Mexico must face its demons
Faced with Brazil, Mexico will face its demons. In four confrontations against the Seleçao World Cup, "El Tri" scored no goal … In addition, Mexico has not reached the quarter-finals of a World Cup since 1986. Since then he always stopped in the round of 16
15h16
Brazil can count on Tite, the man at the head of the Seleçao, a real architect.
3:15 p.m.
The arrival at the stadium
15h14
But it is well known, now starts a new competition, where Brazil and Mexico will have to give everything to reach the quarter-finals and join France, Uruguay, Croatia and Russia.
3:13 p.m.
For its part, Mexico finished 2nd in Group F, behind Sweden and especially Germany. After the big sensation made by "El Tri" for the first match and the victory against the Mannschaft, Mexico has had more difficulty in his other matches, especially against Sweden.
15h12
As a reminder, in the pool phase, Brazil finished first in Group E, ahead of Switzerland, with two wins and one draw. If they have not lost yet, the Brazilians have struggled to develop their football, with a purring Neymar.
15h06
On the outskirts of the stadium, almost 3 hours before the match in the Samara stadium, the fans were already in euphoria. Our special correspondent in Russia, Arnaud Huchet, sends us videos.
3:02 p.m.
If the team of Brazil aligns a clbadic eleven, almost the same as against Serbia without its two lateral favorite, the Mexican team reserves a surprise. Rafael Marquez, the iconic defender of Mexico, is titular to bring his experience. The latter is now one of only two players to start a match in 5 different World Cups, with Antonio Carbajal
15h01
Here are the team compositions
14h57
Hello everyone! Follow the round of 16 between Brazil and Mexico live.
Brazil defy Mexico for a 100% American semi-final of the 2018 World Cup in Samara. A match that looks as fiery on the field as in stands between the Seleçao and "El Tri". Mexico align veteran Rafael Marquez (39) in a three-man defense against a Brazilian team announced the day before by Tite, with Neymar left, Monday in Samara in the 8th finals of the World Cup 2018. Follow Brazil – Mexico, eighth finals of the 2018 World Cup, live from 4 pm
The coach Juan Carlos Osorio had announced that he would play the attack and possession, but he chose the "old" Marquez, third player in history to play a fifth World Cup, to counter Brazil. It is the first time that the former player of Monaco and Barça is tenured in Russia. In front, Mexico relies on goal scorer Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.
Seleçao side, Filipe Luis occupies as expected the left flank of the defense rather than Marcelo, a bit short to play possibly 120 minutes according to the staff, after his problems on the back against Serbia. Tite lined up against his clbadic offensive quartet, a Willian-Coutinho-Neymar line behind Gabriel Jesus.
The pressure on Neymar
Do not panic, then. And all the entourage of the selection is focused on lightening the pressure around the Paris SG player. Like his star, Brazil started without brilliance. A draw against Switzerland (1-1), a win pulled in extra time against Costa Rica (2-0), one night when Neymar finished sobbing on the pitch, then a success on the same score against Serbia who
Fortunately Philippe Coutinho leads the charge (two goals, a pbad) while Marshal Ney purrs, and the all-terrain organization put in place by Titus is solid.
In short, Brazil logically prognosis favors, increased by the curse that weighs on El Tri since 1994. This mad country of football, whose supporters have walked sombreros and mariachis in all Russia, can not manage to reach this famous fifth match of World Cup.
The "best generation" Mexican
But this year is perhaps the right one, for their Colombian coach Juan Carlos Osorio, to the head in his words of "a great generation" and for many observers of Mexican football perhaps even "the best".
Behind his leader Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, who shone in Manchester, Real Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen, Mexico has matured in Europe Carlos Vela or Captain Andres Guardado.
Finally, the promising right winger Hirving "Chucky" Lozano (22), Dutch champion with PSV Eindhoven for his first season in Europe (17 goals), was revealed at this World Cup as a perfect complement to "Chicharito".
Mexico started the hens by starting the fall of Germany (1-0), their first victory on the quadruple world champion, but ended up on a quack against the rough Sweden (3-0), by throwing himself into the badault.
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