WORLD CUP
Brazilia- Croatia
The match of the day today at Sao Paulo between Brasil- Croatia.
Yuichi Nishimura will referee the opening match of the World Championship 2014, which will be played between Brazil and Croatia.
Yuichi Nishimura, very held in Brazil referee the last match played by Selecao at the World Championship, the Brazilian lost the game by a score of 1-2 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the South African World Cup.
Nishimura (42 years), who refereed in 2010 World Cup more matches, is the third Japanese referee officiating at the center in a World Championship after Shizuo Takada (1986, 1990) and Toru Kamikawa (2002, 2006).
Is not the first time when Brazil plays the opening match in the World Cup.
Brazil beat Scotland (1998) and Mexico (1950) and drawn against Yugoslavia (1974).
Croatia has not won any of their last four games at the World, the last victory was a 2-1 with Italy in June 2002.
The two teams have only met twice. The first match took place in 2005 in Split, friendly match ending in a draw, 1-1. The other game ended with victory of Brazil in the World Cup 2006 group stage 1-0.
If Brazil have no problems, instead Croats will not count in the match striker Mario Mandzukic Thursday. Another long absence known is the defender Josip Simunic who is suspended by FIFA for ten games after the tie with Iceland.
Brazil is a strong team, it is prepared for this match and will win tonight without any problem.
Four years ago, Paul the octopus was a sensation at the World Cup in South Africa due to its predictions and now the role of the oracle is trying to test over Big Head, a turtle.
Turtle predicted that Brazil will win the match.
WE RECOMMAND YOU A VICTORY FOR BRAZIL!!!
Brazil last matches:
Last matches: BRAZIL | |||||
06.06.14 | FRI | Brazil | Serbia | 1 : 0 | |
03.06.14 | FRI | Brazil | Panama | 4 : 0 | |
05.03.14 | FRI | South Africa | Brazil | 0 : 5 | |
20.11.13 | FRI | Brazil | Chile | 2 : 1 | |
17.11.13 | FRI | Brazil | Honduras | 5 : 0 |
Croatia last matches:
Last matches: CROATIA | |||||
07.06.14 | FRI | Croatia | Australia | 1 : 0 | |
31.05.14 | FRI | Croatia | Mali | 2 : 1 | |
05.03.14 | FRI | Switzerland | Croatia | 2 : 2 | |
19.11.13 | WOR | Croatia | Iceland | 2 : 0 | |
15.11.13 | WOR | Iceland | Croatia | 0 : 0 |