Brazil road to Russia 2018 World Cup
The world's 2nd best team was able to overcome early qualification woes to reach Russia with a style and potency worthy of another World Cup trophy. Neymar and his Verder-Amarelos gave a spin to their fortunes after an unexpected shift at the coach post, which saw Dunga replaced by the former Corinthians trainer Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, better known as Tite. Brazil's well-rounded rooster of talented players should be able to take far in the competition, that is, if they can manage to keep their moods down to a reasonable level and avoid any unnecessary altercations. Check Brazil Betting Odds here.
Brazil was beginning to look downtrodden and finished, relegated to the bottom of their World Cup campaign chart, with only a little more than half their schedule left for any chance of a comeback; that is precisely when, after an embarrassing performance at the Copa Centenario in June 2016, Dunga was effectively replaced with Tite. The improvement was evident almost from the start: a tough encounter with the national squad from Ecuador was about to end up with a 0-0 outcome, until a penalty and two successive goals by newcomer Gabriel Jesus changed the odds for the Canarinha. A duel with archrivals Argentina in November of the same year proved likewise challenging with Messi wreaking havoc left and right, but the Brazilians soon regained their confidence with goals by Neymar and Paulinho. Their full form was demonstration in a 4-1 away demolition of Uruguay's squad in March of 2017, followed by two friendly successes before upcoming host Russia (3-0) and Germany (1-0). They will meet Croatia and Austria in June before their World Cup stint begins.
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Tite's team has been placed alongside Costa Rica, Switzerland and Serbia in Group E; their first match will take place on June 17th against the Swiss, after which the "Ticos" will take their turn on the 22nd, to wrap up with the Serbians on the 27th. Neymar could easily turn this World Cup into his very own; as news of his recovery from a foot surgery have come out on the press, the effervescent front man can be relied upon to apply unrelenting pressure on his foes. He will be joined by breakthrough star Gabriel Jesus, who shone brightly during his brief participation in the campaign by scoring a total 7 goals. Tite also brought back midfielder Jose Paulo Benzerra, aka Paulinho, into the mix, who played a fundamental role in crushing Argentina back on 2016. Besides keepers Alisson and Cassion, Ederson Santana de Moraes is expected to feature more prominently at the World Cup; Dani Alves, Pedro Geromel, Alex Sandro, Marcelo, Thiago Silva and Miranda have all been called to do their part at the defense.
As long as Neymar can keep a minimum card count, Brazil can rest a little easy and expect fantastic results at Russia. Currently, it shares the cusp of the World Cup betting odds charts with Germany, at 4 to 1 prizes in most betting markets.
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