Brazil Vs Tunisia: FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 match preview
Brazil will face Tunisia in a Round of 16 clash at the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina. SPORTSRATION presents a preview of the match.
MATCH DETAILS
Type Of Competition: 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Stage: Round of 16
Fixture: Brazil U-20 Vs Tunisia U-20
Date: Wednesday May 31, 2023
Venue: Estadio Unico Diego Maradona
Kick-off Time: 6:30pm
ABOUT THE MATCH
Brazil U-20 reached the Round of 16 after battling to top spot in group D.
The Selecao U-20 edged Italy and Nigeria on goal difference to set-up a meeting vs Tunisia U-20 who scrapped their way into the knock-out round as one of the best 3rd placed teams.
Five-time FIFA U-20 World Cup winners Brazil will start as favourites vs a Tunisian team boosting of their best outcome in this competition.
The Eagles of Carthage are making just their third appearance at the U-20 World Cup, the other two ended in group stage exits in 1977 and 1985.
After a 36-year absence, Montasser Louhichi tutored Tunisia U-20 team have bettered that record after edging France and Japan for the last spot amongst the best 3rd placed teams.
Ramon Menezes and his South America U-20 title winning team started the World Cup journey in Argentina with a 2-3 loss to Italy.
An improved performance vs Guatemala will yield a 6-0 win to set tone for a 2-0 defeat of African side Nigeria in the last group match.
Nigeria and Tunisia did faceoff in the 3rd place final of the last U-20 AFCON on March 10. The Flying Eagles spanked the North Africans 4-0 to take the Bronze medal in Egypt.
That Brazil defeated Nigeria in their last match adds to why bookmakers favour them to progress but every game has its dynamics and could throw up a surprising outcome in La Plata.
The winner of this game will face Israel in the quater-final after the debutants sent Uzbekistan packing courtesy of a late-strike by Anan Khalaili in their Round of 16 clash on Monday night.
PREDICTED STARTING XI
Brazil: Mycael, Arthur, Pedroso, Renan, Andre, Marquinhos, Santos, Gomes, Savio, Leonardo, Biro
Tunisia: Arfaoui, Ghorbel, Saoudi, Bouchniba, El Abed, Dhaoui, Derbali, Couchane, El Djebali, Yacoub, Snana
SPORTSRATION SAYS
A Tunisia win will be one of the biggest surprises of the tournament.
Against a Brazilian side that has found goal-scoring a fun thing at the 2023 U-20 World Cup, expect Tunisia to sit back trying to soak expected pressure from the South Americans.
Brazil are favourites to win everywhere and HERE.
