Croatia vs Brazil

Brazil look to shake their recent World Cup quarterfinal slump as they face Croatia at the 2022 tournament in Qatar, having lost three of their last four ...

This quarterfinal match between Croatia and Brazil will be played at the Education City Stadium. The over is a slight favorite in this game thanks to the threat of Brazil's attacking trio, but Croatia are better defensively than South Korea. Croatia are excellent defensively, but against this tireless Brazil attack, will eventually cave. Prior to that stretch, Brazil were 7W-1L-2D in the quarterfinals all time. Three draws to just one victory have proven Croatia are adept at scraping by against inferior opponents, but aside from the spectacular tournament by goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic and Josko Gvardiol, this squad has not exactly impressed. He did everything but assist a goal vs South Korea, playing a more influential role with Neymar working his way back from injury. Brazil have a number of injuries to worry about. Meanwhile, oddsmakers don't think Croatia can find a way through the Brazil backline, which has conceded just two goals all tournament, one of those coming in the group-stage finale against Cameroon with their second-choice lineup deployed. have proven a tough nut to crack, with just one loss through their last 11 World Cup matches, coming in the 2018 final vs France. The impressive win over South Korea, meanwhile, put to bed any doubts of Brazil's ceiling in Qatar. A reminder: All moneyline bets in soccer are for regulation time only, regardless of competition. They qualified for the quarterfinal by beating Japan on penalties.

Tournament-savvy Croatia stands in the way of stylish Brazil's pursuit of a sixth World Cup crown, and the pair promise a beauty on Friday in Al Rayyan.

[Recap/highlights: Portugal 3-2 Ghana](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/portugal-vs-ghana-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Uruguay 0-0 South Korea](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/uruguay-vs-south-korea-video-highlights-reaction/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Portugal 2-0 Uruguay](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/portugal-vs-uruguay-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: South Korea 2-3 Ghana](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/south-korea-vs-ghana-recap-analysis-video-highlights/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: South Korea 2-1 Portugal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/south-korea-vs-portugal-live-how-to-watch-stream-link-team-news/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Ghana 0-2 Uruguay](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/ghana-vs-uruguay-live-how-to-watch-stream-link-team-news/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Brazil 2-0 Serbia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/brazil-vs-serbia-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Switzerland 1-0 Cameroon](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/24/switzerland-vs-cameroon-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Brazil 1-0 Switzerland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/brazil-vs-switzerland-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha – 11am [Recap/highlights: Cameroon 3-3 Serbia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/28/cameroon-vs-serbia-live-score-updates-how-to-watch-stream-videos-goals/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Cameroon 1-0 Brazil](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/cameroon-vs-brazil-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Serbia 2-3 Switzerland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/serbia-vs-switzerland-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Belgium 1-0 Canada](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/belgium-vs-canada-recap-video-highlights-analysis-thibaut-courtois/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Morocco 0-0 Croatia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/morocco-vs-croatia-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 5am [Recap/highlights: Belgium 0-2 Morocco](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/belgium-vs-morocco-video-highlights-recap-analysis-reaction-goals/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Croatia 4-1 Canada](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/croatia-vs-canada-live-score-updates-how-to-watch-stream-video-highlights/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Croatia 0-0 Belgium](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/01/croatia-vs-belgium-recap-score-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights Canada 1-2 Morocco](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/01/canada-vs-morocco-recap-video-highlights-analysis/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights:](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/spain-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) [Spain 7-0 Costa Rica](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/spain-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Germany 1-2 Japan](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/23/germany-vs-japan-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Spain 1-1 Germany](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/spain-vs-germany-recap-video-highlights-niclas-fullkrug-alvaro-morata-goal-video/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Japan 0-1 Costa Rica](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/japan-vs-costa-rica-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Japan 2-1 Spain](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/japan-vs-spain-video-highlights-reaction/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Costa Rica 2-4 Germany](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/02/costa-rica-vs-germany-video-highlights-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: France 4-1 Australia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/france-vs-australia-giroud-ties-henry-record-4-1-world-cup-win/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Denmark 0-0 Tunisia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/denmark-vs-tunisia-recap-video-highlights-what-we-learned-kasper-schmeichel-save-video/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: France 2-1 Denmark](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/france-vs-denmark-recap-analysis-video-highlights-kylian-mbappe-goal-video/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Tunisia 0-1 Australia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/tunisia-vs-australia-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Tunisia 1-0 France](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/tunisia-vs-france-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Australia 1-0 Denmark](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/australia-vs-denmark-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah [Recap/highlights: Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/argentina-vs-saudi-arabia-upset-lionel-messi-goal-video-highlights/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Mexico 0-0 Poland](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/22/mexico-vs-poland-both-sides-bitterly-disapponted-world-cup-draw/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/poland-vs-saudi-arabia-recap-video-highlights-analysis-szczesny-penalty-save-lewandowski/) – Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Argentina 2-0 Mexico](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/26/argentina-vs-mexico-recap-lionel-messi-goal-video-highlights-analysis/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: Poland 0-2 Argentina](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/poland-vs-argentina-video-highlights-reaction/) – Stadium 974, Doha [Recap/highlights: Saudi Arabia 1-2 Mexico](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/30/saudi-arabia-vs-mexico-video-highlights-reaction/) – Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail [Recap/highlights: England 6-2 Iran](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/england-vs-iran-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: USA 1-1 Wales](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/usa-vs-wales-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: England 0-0 USA](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/england-vs-usa-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Wales 0-2 Iran](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/wales-vs-iran-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Wales 0-3 England](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/wales-vs-england-live-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Iran 0-1 USA](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/27/iran-vs-usa-how-to-watch-live-usmnt-stream-link-team-news/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Qatar 0-2 Ecuador](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/20/qatar-vs-ecuador-video-highlights-reaction-analysis/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Senegal 0-2 Netherlands](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/21/netherlands-outlast-sadio-mane-less-senegal-world-cup-popening-win-video/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor – 5am [Recap/highlights: Qatar 1-3 Senegal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/qatar-vs-senegal-video-highlights-recap-reaction/) – Al Thumama Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/25/netherlands-vs-ecuador-recap-analysis-video-highlights-cody-gakpo-goal-video/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [Recap/highlights: Netherlands 2-0 Qatar](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/netherlands-vs-qatar-video-highlights-recap-analysis-reaction/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor [Recap/highlights: Ecuador 1-2 Senegal](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/11/29/ecuador-vs-senegal-video-highlights-recap-analysis/) – Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan [England vs France (preview)](https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2022/12/06/england-vs-france-how-to-watch-live-stream-link-team-news/) – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor – 2pm Germany, Denmark, and Belgium all crashed out in the group stage. 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Neymar and Brazil look to push forward into the last four of the 2022 World Cup, but 2018 finalists Croatia stand in their way as the two sides clash in the ...

Croatia, meanwhile, are not a team that consistently rack up corners, so their total is far less, especially considering they are likely to spend significant time off the ball. Hajduk Split striker Marko Livaja has not been booked yet this tournament, but is the man thought to be most at risk of picking up a caution in this match. Any: 7/2 Any: 5/2 For Croatia, the outlook is more bleak. Despite playing just 26 minutes so far this tournament, the bookmakers also give Flamengo frontman Pedro a great chance to score. Brazil have a number of injuries to worry about. Danilo is fit, having started that first knockout match, as is Neymar, who played 80 minutes after recovering from an ankle injury. His full-back counterpart, Borna Sosa, also missed that game due to illness, with Borna Barisic stepping in, and it's thought Sosa could return. Meanwhile, oddsmakers don't think Croatia can find a way through the Brazil backline, which has conceded just two goals all tournament, one of those coming in the group-stage finale against Cameroon with their second-choice lineup deployed. The impressive win over South Korea, meanwhile, put to bed any doubts of Brazil's ceiling in Qatar. For Croatia, they managed to squeak past Japan in the Round of 16 on penalties after a scoreless draw.