The team enters the field this Friday for the penultimate time before the World Cup. The match will be against Ghana, in a friendly played at the Océane Stadium, in the city of Le Havre, France, at 15:30 (Brasília time).
This is an opportunity for coach Tite to make adjustments and observations on the Brazilian team, which has been unbeaten for 13 games – ten wins and three draws. The last Canarinho defeat was in the 2021 Copa América final, when they lost to Argentina 1-0.
The Brazilian lineup suggests a light and offensive team, with a quintet at the front formed by: Lucas Paquetá, Neymar, Raphinha, Vini Júnior and Richarlison. Another novelty for this game is the defender Éder Militão on the right side, something that had already been observed in the second half of the last match, against Japan. It is worth remembering that the only right-back of origin called up for that FIFA date was Danilo.
The opponent of Brazil had three wins and a draw, but was beaten by Nigeria in the last game, at the beginning of the month.
The Ghanaians have been led by Otto Addo since March. He replaced Serbian Milovan Rajevac, who was sacked in January after a poor campaign and group stage elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations. Addo is Borussia Dortmund’s youth assistant coach and still doesn’t have a defined future in the African team.
It’s worth keeping an eye out for Iñaki Williams, the 28-year-old forward who plays for Athletic Bilbao, and midfielder Mohammed Kudus, who has been making a name for himself with Ajax.
Both Selections Score: No
Of the four games mentioned above, in only one did Ghana score. Therefore, for this Friday’s game (23), only one of the teams should score, this being Brazil.
Last 5 matches
In the last games, the Brazilian team won all opponents. They thrashed Paraguay 4 x 0. The same score was repeated against Chile and Bolivia. Already against South Korea, a more elastic result, 5 x 1. Finally, a slim victory over Japan.
On the other hand, Ghana comes from three draws: Nigeria, Central African Republic and Chile. A victory against Madagascar. And finally, defeat to Japan.
Brazil vs Ghana Retrospective
According to the website oGol, Brazil x Ghana have faced each other four times throughout history. Who wins the Brazilian team. See the match history below:
Brazil x Ghana – 1 x 0 – 2011
Brazil x Ghana – 1 x 0 – 2007
Brazil x Ghana – 3 x 0 – 2006
Brazil x Ghana – 8 x 2 – 1996
