Excitement in the quarterfinals of the World Cup: Croatia-Brazil
Croatia and Brazil will meet tomorrow in the first match of the quarterfinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Qatar. The match, which will be played at the Education City Stadium and will begin at 6:00 p.m., will be directed by British referee Michael Oliver. The team that passes this round will face the team that will win the Netherlands-Argentina match in the semifinals.
The two teams have met twice in the group stage of the tournament thus far. Brazil won the games played in 2006 and 2014 with scores of 1-0 and 3-1.
Facing Morocco, Belgium and Canada in Group F, Croatia picked up 5 points by defeating Canada, tying with Morocco and Belgium. Croatia finished second in the group after Morocco with 7 points and made their mark in the round of 16.
The European representative overcame Japan in the last 16 rounds as a result of the penalty shootout in the fight, whose regulation time and overtime ended 1-1, and remained among the last 8 teams.
The joy of the Croatian footballers after the victory of Japan.
Fighting against Switzerland, Cameroon and Serbia in Group G, Brazil accumulated 6 points with 2 wins and 1 loss. Brazil advanced to the round of 16 as group leaders, ahead of Switzerland with the same points.
Leading Serbia 2-0 and Switzerland 1-0, “Sambacilar” lost 1-0 to Cameroon. The South American representative easily overcame South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 and became Croatia’s opponent in the quarterfinals.
NEYMAR WILL BREAK PELE’S RECORD!
If Brazilian star Neymar scores 2 more goals, he will overtake legendary footballer Pelé and become the national team’s top scorer with 78 goals.
Neymar, who was injured in Brazil’s first group game in Qatar, was unable to play in the games in Switzerland and Cameroon. Neymar scored a penalty goal against South Korea in the round of 16, increasing the number of goals in the national team to 76. (AA)