It is World Cup Quarter Final time and our Who Cares Guide returns to look at the Brazil v Belgium Quarter Final clash.
For those who don’t have enough time to fully get into this World Cup, we have a shortened preview so you can keep up with fellow family, friends, and train drivers everywhere with your new found World Cup Quarter Finals knowledge.
This time we offer some who cares thoughts on Brazil v Belgium Quarter Final clash.
GAME 2 – SAT 4:00 (AEST) – BRAZIL v BELGIUM
HOW DID THEY GET HERE?
After their first round shock of a draw against Switzerland, the Brazilians have been doing it with some comfort since. They ensured Mexico left the World Cup at the Round of 16 stage for the seventh World Cup in a row, with a decent performance. Certainly not as tense the Belgians last match in the Round of 16.
The Belgium v Japan game burst into life in the second half, and it looked as if another upset was on the cards with the Japanese leading 2-0. On came Fellani, and whether it is coincidental or not, the Belgians picked up after that. Or perhaps it was the staring in the face of an early, slightly embarrassing exit.
Before that Belgium were involved in the game no one wanted to win in Group G against England. So two scratchy performances is not the best of form coming in it. Brazil appear to have got their less convincing games out of the way earlier in the tournament, and that may be the difference.
This is the biggest game of the quarter finals, for neutrals anyway.
QUARTER FINAL PATHWAY
BRAZIL – 1st Group E – 7pts – GD +4
R16 – Brazil 2 Mexico 0
Brazil are one of two teams to concede just the goal goal in four games so far. Uruguay are the other. The potential next opponent.
BELGIUM – 1st Group G – 9pts – GD +7
R16 – Belgium 3 Japan 2
No team has scored more than Belgium’s 12 goals in 4 games.
WHO CARES HISTORY
Head to Head – Brazil 1 Belgium 0 Draw 0
Last Match – Brazil 2 Belgium 0 – 2002 World Cup
Just the one game between these teams so far.
WHO CARES FOR A BET?
RESULT – Brazil $2.10 Belgium $3.70 Draw $3.40
TO QUALIFY – Brazil $1.53 Belgium $2.50
OUR BEST BET – Coutinho Anytime Goalscorer $3.60
WHO CARES WHAT WE THINK?
What we think will happen…
Brazil to dominate, but score late in the second half after a bunch of dives, after he’s been kicked a few times too.
What will probably happen..
Goals galore with perhaps a 4-2 scoreline to Brazil.
What our animal tipster Muttstradamus thinks…
Brazil
What our small children think…
Brazil
WHO CARES ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE?
Who’s next?
The winner of this game will play the winner of Uruguay v France.
What to watch out for…
Neymar’s brilliance, and other antics. And possibly a new hair style.
Can Lukaku break his flat-track bully tg and score against a big side in great defensive form.
Can Willian continue his form all the way into a Barcelona shirt.
Hazard v Coutinho.
Hopefully plenty of goals.
Finishing with…. a match preview Haiku
Belgium nearly slipped
Japanese nearly surprised
Brazil get better
