U-20 World Cup: Israel Vs Brazil quater-final preview
Israel U-20 will face Brazil U-20 in the quater-final of the ongoing 2023 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: Quater-final
Fixture: Israel U-20 Vs Brazil U-20
Date: June 3, 2023
Venue: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario.
Kick-off Time: 6:30pm
ABOUT THE MATCH
This will be the first meeting between Israel and Brazil at U-20 level.
As debutants, Israel has already reached special heights ahead of the game vs Brazil who are the second most successful team in the competition history.
To reach the last-8, Israel have delivered stunning late-heroics. First, late strikes vs Japan sealed their progression to the knock-out round as runners up in their group .
Israel will deal another late-jab to defeat Uzbekistan in the round of 16.
For Brazil, since their opening matchday 3-2 loss to Italy, they have been perfect, taking out Dominican Republic and Nigeria to claim top-spot in group D.
The Selecao sub-20 then crushed Tunisia 4-1 in the round of 16 to book a quater-final vs Israel.
By virtue of their pedigree and form in the competition, Brazil will start as favourites to win this one but against a compact and determined Israel team, Brazil may yet witness a surprise.
Israel will welcome back Ran Binyamin who missed the round of 16 clash with suspension while Ramon Menezes will have to rejig his lineup following a suspensions to Renan and Author.
Isreal Predicted XI: Tzarfati; Feingold, Lemkin, Israelov, Revivo; Madmon, Nawi; Senior, Abed, Shibli; Khalaili
Brazil U-20 Predicted XI: Kaique; Andre, Pedroso, Mendes, Kaiki; Marquinhos, Santos, Gomes; Savio, Leonardo, Martins
SPORTSRATION SAYS
Both teams have a unique record of scoring in every game at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.
Another tricky fixture to predict the winner despite Brazil’s overwhelming quality , expect both teams to score.
