World Cup 2022, Brazil vs Serbia Football Match Live Updates: Brazil coach Tite opted to begin Vinicius Junior in a four-man assault for his or her World Cup Group G opener towards Serbia on Thursday. With solely two real midfielders in Lucas Paqueta and Casemiro alongside Neymar, Richardson and Rafinha alongside Tite Vinicius, Brazil will start their quest for a record-extending sixth World Cup trophy.
Serbia, who had been sweating on the supply of Aleksandar Mitrovic attributable to an ankle damage, named their key striker within the beginning line-up. He will play alongside Filip Kostic, who was additionally a last-minute query mark for coach Dragan Stojkovic attributable to damage, with striker Dusan Vlahovic on the bench.
Brazil: Alison; Danilo, Thiago Silva (C), Marquinhos, Alex Sandro; Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Neymar; Vinicius Junior, Rafinha, Richardson. Serbia: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Milos Veljkovic, Filip Mladenovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Andrija Zivkovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Serj Milinkovic-Savic, Sasa Lukic, Dusan Tadic (c), Aleksandar Mitrovic.
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