Brazil vs Germany: Rio 2016 winners, Brazil begins their title defence campaign in a thriller against Germany on Thursday at the Nissan Stadium.
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Match Details:
Teams: Brazil vs Germany
Date: Thursday 22nd July, 2021
Time: 05:00 PM IST
Venue: Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan
MATCH PREVIEW:
The defending champions, Brazil face a repeat of the 2016 final when they face Germany at the Nissan Stadium on Thursday.
Both sides come into this one with 3 victories in their last 5 matches each and 2 draws. Hence, neither side endured a loss in recent weeks.
This is a big clash between two top and consistent sides in the football tournament of Olympics.
We are in for a treat due to the quality from both ends of the pitch,
Brazil has a slightly difficult campaign during qualification but managed to secure a place in Tokyo 2020.
Richarlison will be a part of this squad after he was present in Brazil for the Copa America. Dani Alves will captain the side and looks to use all his experience in pursuit of regaining gold.
On the other hand, Germany found their feet and challenged themselves as they secured their spot here as well.
Along with these two sides in group D, Ivory Coast and Saudi Arabia complete the two spots.
Due to the consistent and top-notch play, Brazil and Germany are expected to progress from this group.
Die Mannschaft will be more upbeat as they look to avenge the 2016 final loss.
The last time these two sides met was in the 2016 final, which Brazil won on penalties 5-4 with Neymar scoring the all-important gold medal clinching strike.
Line-ups
Brazil:
Santos, Arana, Carlos, Graca, Alves, Luiz, Guimares, Reiner, Richarlison, Martinelli and Antony.
Germany:
Muller, Henrichs, Pieper, Torunrigha, Raum, Arbold, Amiri, Maler, Kruse, Teuchert and Richter.
Prediction: Brazil 2-1 Germany
Neither side is willing to budge due to the quality they possess.
But we expect Brazil to edge this one by the odd goal due to the more experienced players present in their squad.
Alves and Richarlison hold the key for the Seleção side.
