The Estadio Castelao Fortaleza will host Group A leaders and hosts Brazil vs. a tough Mexican opposition on June 17th. Brazil is coming off a victorious but lackluster performance against what was a tough Croatian side while Mexico will hope to ride their wave of confidence after a good performance against Cameroon.
In what will surely be another exciting World Cup match, Mexico and Brazil will face each other for the 39th time. Brazil currently holds the better record, defeating “El Tri” twenty-two times, while losing only ten. The most recent occasion between the two teams though came at the 2012 Olympics, where Mexico triumphed over Brazil with a 2-0 victory.
The big news out of the Brazilian camp this week was that Hulk injured himself in training. He stated that no one on the team wants to lose their spot, but that he was confident in the talent and depth that his Brazilian squad has. Brazil will have to come out and prove a lot of people wrong, as there was widespread criticism over the team despite the result.
Mexico, whose 1-0 score line against Cameroon did not do them justice can surprise what looked like a very lethargic Brazilian squad. The Mexicans play very nice one-two touch soccer and can get a result against Brazil if they play to the top of their game. The midfield of “El Tri” was key, and they need to play well again in order to stop Brazilian starlets Neymar and Oscar.
This will surely be an exciting match, but don’t look for the Mexicans to roll over to the Brazilians. When Mexico plays well, they play really well. And they showed that against Cameroon. The game will kick off at 3PM EST on June 17 and can be seen on ESPN, Univision and ESPN Deportes. For those of you who will not be able to get to a TV, WatchESPN will be streaming all live games from here.
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