Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Brazil
Match Time & Date:
24/11/2022
11:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Serbia
All eyes will be on Lusail Iconic Stadium when Brazil and Serbia face each other at Lusail Iconic Stadium in the Group G opener. The bookies see Tite’s men as one of the main candidates to lift the trophy, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the Eagles in Thursday’s showdown. Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has been left out of the squad, but the likes of Neymar, Raphinha, and Vinicius Junior will surely pose a big threat to the opposition back-line.
Dragan Stojkovic’s men booked their spot at the showpiece tournament in Qatar by beating Portugal in the decider, but seeing that key attackers Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic have been struggling with injuries of late, we are tempted to put our money on the Selecao. When the two teams met at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals Brazil recorded a routine 2-0 win over Serbia.
Highlighted Player (Neymar):
Neymar is a Brazilian football superstar who plays for PSG as a winger. The pacey footballer, who is capable of playing as a centre forward as well, is well known his creativity, passing and finishing. Neymar was born in Mogi das Cruzes on 5 February, 1992 and he began his senior career at Santos. After scoring 54 goals in 103 appearances for the Brazilian outfit, he joined Barcelona in 2013.
The Brazilian ace signed a five-year deal with the Catalan outfit and he has been playing for the La Liga giants ever since. Neymar the 2014/2015 Champions League trophy with Barcelona and that is considered his biggest success. It has to be noted that he clinched the FIFA Club World Cup trophy with Barca as well.
Speaking of his international career, the Barcelona star made his Brazil debut on 10 August, 2010 against USA and it has to be noted that he scored on his debut. In 2013 he won FIFA Confederations Cup with the Brazilian national team. Neymar was born on 5 February, 1992.
Highlighted Team (Serbia):
Serbia have been playing as an independent nation since 2006. The Serbs made it to the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals and despite defeating star-studded Germany in the group stages of the showpiece tournament in South Africa, they eventually failed to book their place in the last 16. The Eagles, though, failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as they experienced all sorts of problems in their qualifying group.
A number of top-class footballers played for Serbia and former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the Serbian national team. Vidic scored two goals in 56 appearances for Serbia and he announced his retirement from the national team on 24 October, 2011.
The Eagles play their home game at Stadion Rajko Mitic and it has to be noted that they defeated Czech Republic 3-1 in their first international game under the name of Serbia. Serbia play their home games in red shirts and red shorts, while the colour of their away kit is white.
