Brazil vs. Mexico
Samara Arena, Samara
If Mexico is concerned about facing a team that has won the World Cup more often than any other, none of its players are admitting it.
“We’re up against the perfect scenario against Brazil, the five-time champions, and it’s a great scenario,” Mexico captain Andres Guardado told reporters. “We’re all really excited about this opportunity football has given us, a situation that can’t get any better, and hopefully we’re able to finally take this step.”
This has been an up-and-down tournament for El Tri, which opened with a big victory over Germany, but gave up three second-half goals in a loss to Sweden, a poor way to head into a game against Neymar, Philippe Coutinho and their teammates.