Welcome to Sportstar’s stay protection of the Brazil vs Serbia Group G FIFA World Cup sport on the Lusail Stadium.
Brazil vs Serbia – Live commentary
Serbia has a tricky process forward as Brazil not often messes up in World Cup openers.
STAT
Brazil has essentially the most variety of wins (73) throughout 21 editions of the World Cup.
23:36PM IST – The lineups for the sport:
Brazil: Alisson; Danilo, Thiago Silva (c), Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Neymar; Vinicius Jr., Raphinha, Richarlison.
Serbia: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Milos Veljkovic, Filip Mladenovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Andrija Zivkovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Sasa Lukic, Dusan Tadic (c), Aleksandar Mitrovic.
PREVIEW
Brazil – the land of Samba, Carnival, the meandering Amazon and its equally delicate rainforest – has a lifestyle like no different place on earth. There’s a mixture of mystic, the fervent devotion for Christ the Redeemer – ever seen from each nook of Rio De Janeiro and its Copacabana Beach – and in addition the hip-swaying beats of the dancing belles and chugs of refreshing Caipirinha with a touch of cachaça, sugar, and lime.
It’s an intoxicating life, eternally pushed by ardour, magnificence and a little bit of insanity. Brazil’s soccer, too, displays that life, drawing in followers from each nook by their twirling toes, swerving hips and a narcotic dependency with the ball — the ‘Meu Amor’.
Predicted XI
Brazil: Alisson – Danilo, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Sandro – Casemiro, Paqueta – Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Jr – Richarlison
Serbia: V. Milinkovic-Savic – Milenkovic, S. Mitrovic, Pavlovic – Zivkovic, Gudelj, S. Milinkovic-Savic, Kostic – Tadic – Vlahovic, Jovic
And lastly on Thursday – removed from their house – the practitioners of this mesmerising artwork will look to carry sway on the eye of the watching world. In the large Lusail Stadium, already a fallen shrine for neighbour and eternally rival Argentina, Brazil will tackle a tough and difficult Serbia.
Coach Tite, wisened up because the quarterfinal loss from 4 years in the past, has essentially the most standout squad of this World Cup – males of extraordinary expertise preventing for each spot. This is a staff that has no place for Roberto Firmino or Arsenal defender Gabriel and can have Pep Guardiola’s ‘keeper Ederson warming its bench. The only regular in every World Cup since 1930, the experienced team of Neymar, Fabinho, Casemiro and Thiago Silva had collected a record 45 points in a 17-match undefeated qualifying campaign and won’t be deterred by the firepower that Serbia packs.
Only fools would take Brazil calmly, and Dragan Stojkovic isn’t any idiot. He will revert to a three-man defence after experimenting with 4 in a snug preparatory win over Bahrain. His wing backs Andrija Zivkovic and Filip Kostic must curb their attacking natures to take care of the dual menace of Gabriel Jesus and Vinicius Junior, whereas Neymar will float like a butterfly – and all three can sting like bees.
Serbia, although, received’t fear about conceding giant chunks of possession. The staff designed for fast breaks, nevertheless, would possibly miss target-man and the nation’s prime scorer Aleksander Mitrovic. The Fulham striker remains to be not absolutely match after a groin damage.
With no such worries, Brazil, cautious of the quicksand that has swallowed fairly just a few pedigreed groups already, is hopeful that its ardour and panache would set it as much as finish its 20-year look ahead to the title.
-Ayon Sengupta
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
Where will the Brazil vs Serbia World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Brazil vs Serbia match will kick-off on the Lusail Stadium.
When will the Brazil vs Serbia World Cup opening match kick-off?
The Brazil vs Serbia match will kick-off at 12:30AM IST on November 25, 2022.
Where are you able to watch the Brazil vs Serbia match in India?
The Brazil vs Serbia World Cup opening match shall be telecasted stay on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and nicely as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup shall be stay streamed on JioCinema.
Where are you able to watch the Brazil vs Serbia match exterior India?
The following checklist reveals the place you may watch the Brazil vs Serbia match exterior India:
United States – TV: FOX, Telemundo; Live Stream: fuboTV, Fox Sports app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada – TV: CTV, TSN; Live Stream: fuboTV, TSN app
United Kingdom – TV: BBC One; Live Stream: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website
Australia – TV: SBS; Live Stream: SBS On Demand
New Zealand – TV: Sky Sports; Live Stream: Sky Sport
Malaysia – TV: RTM, Astro; Live Stream: Astro Go
Singapore – TV: Mediacorp Channel 5; Live Stream: StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV
Hong Kong – TV: BeIN Sports, ITV; Live Stream: Now TV, ViuTV
Nigeria – TremendousSport and Showmax Pro.