⚽ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET
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After hammering the Scots, Carlo Ancelotti sees no reason to change a winning team. Hajime Moriyasu goes the other way, making four changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Sweden. Two of them are in the back three, where Takehiro Tomiyasu (once of Arsenal) and Shogo Toniguchi come in for Ayumu Seko and Ko Itakura. One is in the pivot, where Kaishu Sano edges out Ao Tanaka. And one is more complicated – Junya Ito comes in at inside-right, displacing Ritsu Doan, who shifts to right wing-back at the expense of Yukinan Sugawara.
Brazil (4-3-3) Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Guimaraes, Casemiro, Paqueta; Rayan, Cunha, Vinicius Jr.
Continue reading…⚽ Kick-off time: 12pm local/1pm EDT/6pm BST/3am AET⚽ Bracketology | Player guide | Golden Boot | Email TimAfter hammering the Scots, Carlo Ancelotti sees no reason to change a winning team. Hajime Moriyasu goes the other way, making four changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Sweden. Two of them are in the back three, where Takehiro Tomiyasu (once of Arsenal) and Shogo Toniguchi come in for Ayumu Seko and Ko Itakura. One is in the pivot, where Kaishu Sano edges out Ao Tanaka. And one is more complicated – Junya Ito comes in at inside-right, displacing Ritsu Doan, who shifts to right wing-back at the expense of Yukinan Sugawara.Brazil (4-3-3) Alisson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Douglas Santos; Guimaraes, Casemiro, Paqueta; Rayan, Cunha, Vinicius Jr. Continue reading…
