Brazil are set to play Croatia in the first game of the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals later today.
The South American side reached this stage of the competition by comfortably beating South Korea 4-1 in the round of last 16.
Tite is expected to use three players from La Liga in his starting XI. Éder Militão, who usually plays as a centre-back for Real Madrid, will most likely start the match as a right-back. Barcelona’s Raphinha and Los Blancos’ Vinícius Júnior are predicted to play on the right-side and left-side of Richarlison respectively.
Just like against South Korea, Neymar will probably play as an attacking midfielder behind the forwards’ line.
Predicted Brazil lineup against Croatia:
AS predict that Tite will field the following starting XI against Croatia: Alisson – Éder Militão, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo – Casemiro, Neymar, Lucas Paquetá – Raphinha, Richarlison, Vinícius Júnior.
The match is set to kick off at 4 pm CET.
GSFN | Tom Cserép
