The clash for the group stage of the World Cup could define the positions in the competitive Group G.
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The first phase of the World Cup Qatar 2022 will have a series of encounters that promise a quality only seen in final instances. One of them is Brazil vs.. Switzerland, comparison that has already been the reason for thousands ofbets on Betfair. Despite the fact that both teams belong to different confederations, this duel is not new, since they have faced each other on multiple occasions, always offering close matches. Here we will analyze what this World Cup match could leave.
a key party
Brazil and Switzerland are part of Group G of the World Cup, together with Serbia and Cameroon, so the experts point to Brazilians and Swiss as favorites to qualify for the round of 16. The clash between both teams could define who goes first and who second.
Brazil debuts against Serbia and Switzerland does so against Cameroon. On the second date they will face each other and if both win in their premieres, this party will define, probably, to the first of the group. The duel will take place on Monday. 28 November at the Stadium 974 de Doha.
An encounter with history
Contrary to what many may think, Brazil has no superiority over Switzerland in World Cup history. In fact, the two parties that led, both in first phase, they finished tied.
The first time they met was at the World Cup in Brazil. 1950 by the group 1. The result was a tie 2-2, with Alfredo II and Baltazar scoring for the locals and Jacques Fatton scoring a brace for the Swiss. In said group, Brazil was the only team that advanced to the round, reaching the final that would later lose to Uruguay.
The second and last time they collided was in Russia. 2018. In the debut of both, the end result was 1-1 with goals from Philippe Coutinho and Steven Zuber, scoring for each side. Group E of that World Cup ended with Brazil leading and Switzerland escorting them in their qualification to the round of 16.
In friendly matches everything gets more even. In 7 recorded encounters, brazil won 3 collations, Switzerland prevailed in 2 opportunities and 2 games ended in a tie. The most recent friendly was in the year 2013 with the Europeans beating the South Americans by 1-0.
ready your weapons
Brazil arrives at this World Cup as one of the favorite teams to be crowned champion. Tite's team qualified for the World Cup undefeated in the Qualifiers and has a large number of stars who will seek to lift the cup after 20 years of drought.
Among the players who shine in the 'Canarinha’ are Neymar, richarlison, Vinícius Junior, Rodrygo, Casemiro, Marquinhos, Thiago Silva and goalkeeper Alisson.
Meanwhile, Switzerland has experienced players, many of them have already participated in Russia 2018 and they will try to qualify for the quarterfinals, something they haven't done since the World Cup 1954, which was made in your own country. In the current squad led by Murat Yakin, the goalkeeper Yann Sommer stands out, Manuel Akanji, Haris Seferovic, Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri.
What do the forecasts say??
Brazil vs. Switzerland is one of the games that receives the most influx of bettors on specialized portals. Although history marks the existence of parity, in the bookmakers there is a clear favorite: Brazil. For history and also for the quality of its players. further, the 'Scratch' knows that this game could mark their qualification to the next round and thus be able to manage their forces in the final duel of the group.
Now that you know a little more about what Brazil can offer vs.. Switzerland and the expectation it has been generating in the group stage of the World Cup, you can add it to your schedule and make your bets on the World Cup in Qatar 2022 to enjoy in a more exciting way the most important sports competition on the planet.
