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Brazil and Belgium gauge their illusions in Kazan in the quarter-finals of the 2018 Russian World Cup, a clash of favorites from which will emerge the rival of the winner of the duel between Uruguay and France.
Titus, expects to see "a beautiful football" in the duel between two powers of the current football. "The creative power of Belgium is very strong, with quality, it will be a great match with two teams that favor a beautiful football, each with its characteristics.Belgium has individual values, a great technician, and they have makes a beautiful campaign, "he said at the Kazan Arena
Roberto Martínez's" Jogo bonito "of Belgium tests Brazil's reliability on the banks of the Volga. of Titus, clinging to a Neymar in a state of grace and who can not rely on one of his fortresses in the center of the field, Casemiro, due to the accumulation of warnings
The Canarinha , a regular at this instance of the tournament – of the 1994 United States World Cup does not miss his appointment with the quarter-finals, presented his acclaim with the title victory with his indisputable victory over Mexico (2 -0), in a duel in which he probably did his best football tournament. Despite the defeat of the Real Madrid midfielder, the coach will not touch the scheme, which will be limited to changing room by room: Fernandinho will enter for the Merengues player.
Opposite will be Belgium and its golden generation. The Lukaku, Courtois, De Bruyne, Vertonghen, Alderweireld and Hazard, among others, who finally show up in a World Cup to its full potential.
The tournament's top scorer with 12 goals, hit Quarts after suffering a scare in the previous round against Japan. The 0-2 of the Japanese in the final 3-2 thanks to a goal from Nacer Chadli in the minute 93.
The Belgians sweat blood to eliminate the Asian team, but they showed that they had a "Plan B": Martinez gave his contribution Fellaini and Chadli betting on a more direct game and trying to punish the low height of the rival.
The duel will leave very early one of the best candidates out of the World Cup, because Brazil is still favorite, while Belgium has the chance to prove why it is ranked among the top five best in the world.
KAZAN / Agencies
Danger vs. Neymar
His duel with Neymar, the other "10" magical feet, rubs the hands of the football planet: Eden Hazard, captain of Belgium and boss of his "golden generation", has l & # 39; opportunity to shine in a beautiful date, the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Kazan, against Brazil. The 27-year-old Belgian is a brilliant player, as he clearly showed when he was voted best player of the English Premier League in 2014, but failed to take the first step, namely Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi or Neymar himself.
The Brazilian "10" seems able to win the Golden Ball once Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have started the downhill of their career, but Hazard, another talented talent, does not seem to get into this discussion. with an eighth place in 2015, his best ranking in the award for the best player on the planet.
The reason? Their inability to excel in the big dates, either Champions with Chelsea, or in the quarterfinals defeats with Belgium at the 2014 World Cup against Argentina (1-0) or at Eurocopa 2016 against Wales (3-1)
Neymar, meanwhile, is also looking to join the group of great Brazilian players who have conquered a world championship, having taken his country to the first conquest of a country. gold medal at the Olympic Games.
The PSG French striker wants to get rid of the stigma of "teatrero" who won in this World Cup, where he rolled and fell as hit by fouls that did not deserve this demonstration of the world. ; histrionics.
The Scratch was a lot of in 2002
The last World Cup match between Brazilians – eliminated in the last three championships by a European team: France in 2006, Holland in 2010 and Germany in 2014 – and Belgium, date of 2002, in Korea and Japan, with the victory South Americans 2-0 thanks to the goals of Rivaldo and Ronaldo in the second half against a Belgian team where shone Marc Wilmots and Mbo Mpenza
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Alignements possible [19659019] Brazil: 1. Alisson 22. Fagner 3. Miranda 2. Thiago Silva 6. Marcelo 15. Paulinho 17. Fernandinho 19. Willian 11. Coutinho 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar
Substitutes: 16. Cassio, 4. Geromel, 8. Renato, 14. Danilo, 18. Fred, 7. Douglas Costa, 20. Firmino 13.
DT: Titus
Belgium: 1. Thibaut Courtois, 2. Toby Alderweireld, 4. Vincent Kompany, 5. Jan Vertonghen, 15. Thomas Meunier, 6. Axel Witsel, 7. Kevin De Bruyne, 8. Marwan Fellaini, 22. Nacer Chadli, 10. Eden Hazard, 9. Romelu Lukaku
Substitutes: Casteels, 16 T. Hazard, 14. Mertens, 11. Carrasco, 19. Dembele, 18. Januzaj, 17. Tielemans.
DT: Roberto Martínez.
Referee: Milorad Mazic
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