Soccer
Already the winner of World Cup glory for 5 times, Brazil is only 3 wins away to set 6 stars in the jersey and on the other hand, Belgium carries the hope of millions to make up to glory for the first time. The 2 nations are set to clash for the 5th time in history, and probably you won't want to miss the match.
Brazil and Belgium will go head-on-head at Kazan Arena on Friday, July 6, 2018, while the kick-off time is scheduled for 7 pm BST.
The winner of this match will be playing with the winner from Uruguay vs Frace, playing earlier at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.
The live match will be available at BBC One and BBC 5 (commentary) for English fans, while Fox is at the service for American fans. The FIFA member countries can enjoy the quarterfinal match on the national channels in their television.
For online viewers and travelers, the live-stream will be eased via BBC iPlayer, apple store, and play store apps. Be wise to choose the best one cause the showdown of World Cup has begun.
Brazil and Belgium have confronted each other 4 times before, Selecao recording 3 victories in their name and 1 by Belgium. The nations met most recently in the 2002 World Cup: Round of16 stage, where Rivaldo and Ronaldo's goal led a 2-0 win for Brazil.
Brazil is playing the quarterfinal for the 7th successive World Cup, being knocked out in each of the last 3 tournaments by a European side(France in 2006, the Netherlands in 2010 and Germany in 2014).
Brazil is with the disadvantage as Casemiro is suspended after picking up a second yellow of the tournament, however, the hopes rise up with Marcelo, expected to return in the match against Belgium after missing Round of 16 and Fernandinho to replace Casemiro.
Gabriel Jesus yet to score in 4 games could be substituted with Roberto Firmino as Firmino came off the bench for a 4-minute cameo against Mexico and scored.
As for Belgium, no injury concerns is out.
The possible lineups are:
Brazil XI: Alisson, Fagner, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo, Willian, Fernandinho, Paulinho, Coutinho, Neymar, Firmino.
Belgium XI: Courtois, Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen, Meunier, De Bruyne, Witsel, Carrasco, Mertens, Lukaku, Hazard.
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As reported, out of 100% participants, 41% voted on Brazil's probability of the win, 30% for Belgium and the rest 29% on the match draw.
As per Betfair, the betting odds points are set at 2.15 for Brazil's win, 3.4 for draw and 3.7 for Belgium, which means, if you are to set $100 bet on Brazil, then $215 will be the return money if Brazil wins, while the money for the match draw and Belgium's win sums up $340 and $370 respectively.
The odds of the team to win World Cup are:
Note: Odds subject to change.
