Five-time FIFA World Cup champions Brazil will on Monday, July 2, continue their mission to claim a sixth title when they face familiar foe Mexico.
Brazil's journey to the round of 16 have been anything but smooth as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Switzerland before securing hard fought 2-0 victories against Costa Rica and Serbia.
Mexico on the other hand recorded the first major shocking scoreline at the Russia World Cup after a 1-0 victory against defending champions Germany. This was followed with a victory and defeat against Korea Republic and Sweden respectively.
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However, the North Americans will be hoping to claim a first win in five attempts against Brazil at the World Cup. Brazil is undefeated in four matches against Mexico in the World Cup, keeping four clean sheets against them.
More statistics show that Brazil have never lost a World Cup match against North American opponents as their last six defeats came against European opponents.
Italia 90 World Cup was the last time Brazil failed to qualify to the quarterfinals.
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For Mexico, the only other time the North Americans secured a victory against South American side in a World Cup match was in 2002 in a victory over Ecuador. A defeat for Mexico today, will see them crash out in the round of 16 for the 7th consecutive time.
Possible line-ups
Brazil possible XI: Alisson; Fagner, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luis; Casemiro, Paulinho; Willian, Philippe Coutinho, Neymar, Gabriel Jesus
Mexico possible XI: Guillermo Ochoa; Miguel Layun, Hugo Ayala, Carlos Salcedo, Jesus Gallardo; Hector Herrera, Jonathan Dos Santos, Andres Guardado; Carlos Vela, Javier Hernandez, Hirving Lozano
Venue: Samara Arena, Samara
Time: 3pm
NAIJ.com will bring you live coverage of this encounter.
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