The Brazilian team had an impressive start to the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Serbia, thanks to a double from striker Richarlison. The Tottenham striker has scored 9 goals in the last 7 matches for Brazil in all competitions. He became the 8th Brazilian player to score a double in the opening match of the World Cup and the first since Neymar in 2014.
Since making his Selecao debut in September 2018, Richarlison has been Brazil's top scorer (19), a number much higher than other top attacking stars of the blue team. Therefore, he will continue to play the role of a spearhead striker for his home team in the match against Switzerland.
The Swiss team also had a good start when they beat Cameroon 1-0, with Breel Embolo scoring the only goal. The Cameroonian striker has scored 3 goals in the last 4 matches for the Swiss team and has brought victory to the home team. The Central European team aims to win their first two World Cup matches, which they did in 2006, when they overcame Vietnam and Korea.
However, Brazil is a tough challenge. The Brazilian team has not lost since their defeat to Argentina in the 2021 Copa America final. In 16 matches played, they have won 13 and drawn 3. Brazil also met Switzerland twice at the 1950 and 2018 World Cups, the results of both matches ended in a draw.
The victory over Cameroon was only the second win in Switzerland's last 10 matches in all competitions. However, coach Murat Yakin's team has encountered many strong opponents in this series of matches, within the framework of the Nations League. Switzerland have only conceded 1 goal in the last 6 World Cup qualifiers after EURO 2020, so they are certainly a big challenge for the Brazilian strikers.
The Brazilian team will not have the service of striker Neymar due to an ankle injury. However, coach Tite still has many other good attacking players. Striker Vinicius Jr promises to be the harmful attacker of the 5-time world champion team. Before leaving the field at the end of the match against Serbia, the striker currently playing for Real Madrid created 4 chances for his teammates, including an assist for Richarison, and made 50% of the home team's shots.
The Brazilian team has been unbeaten in the last 16 World Cup group stage matches. They aim to become the first team to reach the milestone of 17 consecutive unbeaten matches in the group stage. The last time Selecao lost at this stage was a 1-2 defeat to Norway in the 1998 World Cup.
The Brazil vs Switzerland match takes place at 23:00 on November 28.
