On Dec 9th, Croatia will play host to Brazil in a World Cup match. In their last match, Croatia recorded a 1-1 draw against 1st Group E. Daizen Maeda struck first for Japan in the 43rd minute on a feed from Maya Yoshida, then Ivan Perišić tied it up for Croatia in the 55th minute on a feed from Dejan Lovren . Croatia is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Brazil recorded a 4-1 win against Korea Republic. Vinícius Júnior scored the first goal for Brazil in the 7th minute, then Neymar added another in the 13th minute on a penalty shot. Brazil is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Brazil is fortunate enough to have Richarlison in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Croatia’s most prolific scorer has been Andrej Kramarić. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.