The match for the Croatia national team against the Brazil in the Quarter Finals for 2022 World Cup, Friday, December 09, 2022, will be held at the Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan) Stadium, broadcast live streaming. Even though they are more favored because they have great players in their team, Brazil must still be vigilant because Croatia could make the same surprise as at the 2018 World Cup.
Croatia set themselves on course for a historic third time playing in a World Cup quarter-final. Vatreni beat Japan 3-1 on penalties in the last 16 of the 2022 World Cup and will meet Brazil, five-time World Cup winners in the quarter-finals.
In the group stage, Croatia was in a group with Belgium, Morocco and Canada. In a very fierce battle, Croatia eventually became the runner-up in Group F under Morocco, while Belgium, which was seeded, was eliminated from the group because it ended in third place, and Canada became the caretaker.
Facing extraordinary Japan, Croatia can be said to be lucky. In normal time 90 minutes, and after going through extra time, the match ended 1-1. Here, Zlatko Dalić’s troops showed their class as an experienced team and withstood pressure, especially facing penalties. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic became a hero saving three of Japan’s four penalty kicks.
Reflecting on the 2018 World Cup, Croatia, which was not seeded, became a “Dark Horse” and twice escaped via penalties. First in the round of 16 by beating Denmark 3-2, and in the quarter-finals, Croatia beat the hosts, Russia with a score of 4-2 to advance to the semifinals and beat England 2-1, and in the final round, The Checkered Ones lost 2 -4 from France.
On the other hand, Brazil, the favorites to win the Qatar World Cup championship, come to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup after beating South Korea 4-1 in the knockout stage. PSG star, Neymar jr, who did not take part in 2 rounds of matches in the group stage due to injury, returned to action and contributed one of the goals in the round of 16. The other three goals were scored by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham) and Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
This time Brazil is determined to bring home the 2022 World Cup. Last winning in 2002 at the South Korea-Japan World Cup, Brazil has failed four times, not even qualifying to become runner-up. When hosting the 2014 World Cup, Brazil lost in the race for third place to the Netherlands 0-3, while the World Cup was won by Germany, and Argentina as runners-up.
You could say the Brazilian national team is stronger overall than it was 20 years ago. Even though there are no players at the level of Ronaldinho, Ronaldo Nazário and Rivaldo in the team, Neymar et al have undoubted strength. Tite’s squad is not lacking in every position, and has good formation depth.
So, who do you think will win? Croatia or Brazil? Don’t miss watching this match which will kick-off starting at 18:00 local time. The following is related information about the Croatia vs. Brazil match:
How to Stream Croatia vs. Brazil
The Croatia vs Brazil match will be broadcast by television stations Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo. The duel at the Education City Stadium (Al Rayyan) Stadium can also be watched via live streaming at 10:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
| Official TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo |
| Date | Friday, December 09, 2022 |
| Kickoff | 10:00 EDT |
| Live TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, TV-Bola |
Croatia – Brazil Head-to-Head Record
- 06/03/2018 Brazil vs Croatia 2 – 0
- 06/13/2014 Brazil vs Croatia 3 – 1
- 06/14/2006 Brazil vs Croatia 1 – 0
- 08/18/2005 Croatia vs Brazil 1 – 1
Last 5 Match Performance
Croatia
- 11/16/2022 Saudi Arabia vs Croatia 0 – 1
- 11/23/2022 Morocco vs Croatia 0 – 0
- 11/27/2022 Croatia vs Canada 4 – 1
- 12/01/2022 Croatia vs Belgium 0 – 0
- 12/05/2022 Japan vs Croatia 1 – 1 P
Brazil
- 09/28/2022 Brazil vs Tunisia 5 – 1
- 11/25/2022 Brazil vs Serbia 2 – 0
- 11/28/2022 Brazil vs Switzerland 1 – 0
- 12/03/2022 Cameroon vs Brazil 1 – 0
- 12/06/2022 Brazil vs South Korea 4 – 1
Croatia vs. Brazil Squad Predictions
Croatia (4-3-3): Livakovic; Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa, Kovacic, Brozovic, Luca Modric, Kramaric, Petkovic, Perisic.
Brazil (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Militao, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo, Casemiro, Paqueta, Raphinha, Neymar Jr, Vinicius Jr, Richarlison.
