In the international friendly in Orlando, Brazil got back on track after losing to France a few days ago. It was an important 3-1 victory against Croatia that left good feelings.
The better team won on Tuesday night as Brazil were sharper than Croatia. In the first half, they had a few clear chances that Dominik Livakovic stopped. However, a great counterattack from Vinicius left Danilo open in the box for the opening goal.
Not much happened in the second half until a long pass allowed Croatia to tie through Lovro Mayer, with the help of Bento’s poor intervention. Luckily for Brazil, they responded quickly with a penalty scored by Igor Thiago, after a foul won by Endrick, who also assisted Martinelli for the final goal to give the fans some relief.
Fulltime
Brazil win the match 3-1.
Brazil goal
92' Endrick played a through ball on the counterattack for Martinelli, who finished to score.
Brazil goal
88' Endrick goes down in the box after a touch from Šutalo, Thiago scored the penalty kick.
Croatia goal
83' Mayer scores for Croatia following a poor clearance by Bento.
Croatia chance
74' Moro took a shot from the edge of the box, but it went just wide.
No clear dominator
70' After numerous substitutions, neither team is controlling the match.
Vinícius substitution
66' Vinícius is taken off after providing an assist, with Martinelli coming on.
Modrić substitution
59' Modrić is taken off as part of a four-player change.
Brazil tactic
56' Brazil are letting Croatia have possession to look for a counterattack.
Second half begins
The teams are back on the field to start the second half.
Halftime
Brazil are the better side and lead 1-0.
Brazil goal
45 + 1' A great counterattack from Brazil, Vinícius cut inside and set it up for Danilo, who finished for the goal.
Croatia chance
45' Modrić delivered a free kick, Vušković met it with a header, but it was a great save by Bento.
Brazil chance
41' Cunha struck from outside the box aiming for the corner, but Livaković got down well to make the save.
Croatia chance
40' Perišić delivered a cross from the left, Kramarić hit a volley, but a deflection made it easy for Bento.
Brazil chance
36' Modrić lost the ball again, Cunha played it through to João Pedro, but his finish was well saved by Livaković.
Brazil chance
23' A set-piece routine saw Danilo play it to Cunha, whose right-footed shot deflected off a defender and went just wide of the goal.
Brazil chance
20' Modrić gave the ball away with a poor back pass that was picked off by Vinícius, who laid it off centrally for Danilo, but his shot was well saved by Livaković.
Brazil on the ball
16' Brazil have regained possession, but it has not been very effective.
Croatia sharper
11' Croatia look a bit more dangerous on the wings, but they are not creating clear chances.
Match Balanced
6' Both teams trade possession in the opening minutes.
Kickoff
The match is underway between Brazil and Croatia.
Confirmed lineup for Croatia
Dominik Livaković; Josip Stanišić, Duje Caleta-car, Luka Vušković; Josip Sutalo, Martin Baturina, Petar Susić, Luka Modrić, Ivan Perišić; Andrej Kramarić, Ante Budimir.
Confirmed lineup for Brazil
Bento; Ibañez, Marquinhos, Leo Pereira, Douglas Santos; Casemiro, Danilo; Matheus Cunha, Luiz Henrique, Vinicius; João Pedro.
Brazil and Croatia World Cup groups
The group stage picture is now set for both sides as they look ahead to the World Cup. Brazil are in Group C with Morocco, Haiti and Scotland, while Croatia are in Group L alongside England, Panama and Ghana.
Stadium
The match venue is Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. It has a capacity of 60,000.
Where to watch
You can watch Brazil vs Croatia on Fubo, DirecTV Stream, and ESPN Deportes in the USA.
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