Brazil vs Mexico World Cup 2018 LIVE: Neymar scores as Selecao book place in last eight - latest reaction from Samara
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Your support makes all the difference.After a worrying draw against Switzerland and relying on a late goals to beat Costa Rica, Brazil eased any early tournament worries with an improved performance against Serbia as they qualified as Group E winners.
Mexico made light work of world champions Germany and South Korea in their first two games but lost 3-0 against Sweden in their last game. Their qualification was all-but sealed however if Germany won against South Korea, then Mexico would be home by now.
Brazil have the edge over Mexico in their recent meetings, but the sides drew 0-0 in their meeting in the 2014 World Cup group stages.
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What time is it?
Brazil vs Mexico kicks off at 15:00 at the Samara Arena.
Where can I watch it?
ITV will be showing live coverage on ITV 1 and online on the ITV Hub
Odds
Brazil: 1/2
Mexico: 7/1
Draw (90 minutes): 3/1
Prediction
Brazil 2-1 Mexico (after extra time). Brazil have looked very fragile at the back and Mexico have been very impressive on the break. The problem for Mexico is that they are likely to be committing so many players to defending that they may struggled to get players into dangerous areas in the way they did against Germany.
Here's a reminder of how Brazil line up, next to that Mexico starting XI. Gabriel Jesus wasn't even born when Marquez made his professional debut...
Can we expect more of yesterday's late, late drama, or the open attacking and free scoring style of day one of our round of 16 ties?
Brazil and Mexico have made impressive starts to the tournament, and the likelihood of sustained Brazil pressure and possession will play into the hands of Mexico and their counter attack - just ask Germany.
Javier Hernandez and Hirving Lozano have proved to be a lethal combination so far in Russia, and despite Brazil's attacking riches, they have looked uncertain at the back at times and have shown in the past that they can be exposed.
Brazil have the same strengths with the likes of Neymar and their most impressive player so far in this tournament Philippe Coutinho providing attacking intent and pace to burn.
It all points to a game full of attack and excitement - so prepare yourself for a dull 0-0 and extra time and penalties...
Again, as so often in these crucial knockout games, the eyes of the world will turn to the defences and the goalkeepers.
For Brazil the impressive Alisson once again keeps Manchester City's Ederson out of the starting XI, whilst the men tasked with protecting his goal are experienced figures, with Thiago Silva and Miranda in the heart of defence.
For Mexico, goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will line up against Brazil once again after having arguably the performance of Brazil 2014 to keep out Neymar in particular.
His defence includes Carlos Salcedo and Hugo Ayala and also features the veteran midfielder Rafael Marquez, who is appearing in his fifth World Cup, and will provide plenty of experience to match the youthful exuberance of Hirving Lozano.
Neymar. Love him or hate him he's got the undeniable talent to change a game in a moment. We hope that here he can use the world stage as a showcase for his talent as Kylian Mbappe did for France, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi watching with the rest of us this could be a huge opportunity for many people's pick for a future Ballon D'Or.
Or will we be back to the frustrated, sometimes selfish figure that has failed to hit his full potential, and has been ruthlessly targeted by physical defending to limit his impact on games?
In the World Cup of hair, Neymar is back to a more reserved haircut rather than the noodle like display we witnessed earlier in the tournament, whilst Javier Hernandez has gone for a bleached blonde look.
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