After scraping through against Japan on penalties Croatia are rewarded with a quarter final against tournament favourites Brazil. Croatia haven’t convinced so far and will need to step it up massively if they are to pull off the upset against a free-flowing Brazil side. The winner will play Netherlands or Argentina in the semi-final.
Both sides have only conceded 2 goals this tournament but it is clear to see which side is the biggest threat. Brazil have 3 times the shots and shots on target compared to their opponents. Neymar returned in the last game and they cruised past South Korea putting the game to bed by scoring 4 in the first half. They look a far better side than Croatia and will expect to win this.
Croatia went into the last group game in a good position but were so close to being knocked out. Japan had plenty of chances as well and made the Croatians look leggy. They will need to get the goals flowing to keep up with Brazil but suspect they won’t have enough.
- Croatia have struggled against everyone other than Canada.
- Michael Oliver is averaging 6+ cards per game.
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