Brazil has a team full of talent and like all Latin American teams, they have some big names in their squad. However, they do not depend only on star players as we have seen since the start of the World Cup. When Neymar was unable to shine, other players were able to take over responsibility.
Meanwhile Mexico is one of the surprises in the 2018 World Cup after defeating defending champions Germany. They have a great tradition, but they often fail to show it in big events like the World Cup. It would be a very difficult task for them to beat Brazil, but other surprises they could have brought.
Power
The strength of Mexico is the cohesiveness of their squad. In the final group stage match, they meet stronger Sweden. Despite the defeat, Mexico showed great passion and determination at every step they took, where that was the strength of Javier Hernandez et al.
As for Brazil, their reliable strength is the fact that all their players can score goals. What Brazil also has and they have shown in the World Cup this time is the ability to keep pressing the opponent. Regardless of the first match against Switzerland, where they scored quick, most of their goals came late, which means that Thiago Silva et al did not give up at all.
Weakness
Mexico shows that they often lose concentration in the final period of the game. Mexico was lucky enough against Germany because the defending champion also performed poorly and lost sharpness. Against South Korea, they conceded in the last minute, against Sweden, they conceded three goals in the second half after losing concentration in their defense.
While Brazil is also far from perfect. Their midfield looks less able to unite and provide the best service to attack and also less so balanced. They have more attacking players than the midfielders, so a team capable of dictating speed in midfield will easily exploit this weakness.
Estimated Player Composition
Brazil: Alisson Becker, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luiz, Fagner, Casemiro, Coutinho, Paulinho, Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, Willian.
Mexico: Guillermo Ochoa, Hugo Ayala Castro, Carlos Salcedo, Edson Alvarez, Jesus Gallardo, Miguel Layun, Carlos Vela, Hector Herrera, Andres Guardado, Hirving Lozano, Javier Hernandez.
Predicted Scores
It will be a fantastic match between the two teams. Both during the group stage show good tactical abilities and also have players who can change the course of the game.
Mexico has a very good defense, while Brazil has tremendous attack power on the front and center. It will be a match that both teams will want more and the editor Bola.net predicts there will be a fierce battle tactic between the two teams that both have a chance to win.
We predict this match will be won by Brazil with a thin score of 2-1.
