This is going to be a hell of a test for the host but with the form Neymar is in, we think they’ll progress…
When Brazil manager Luis Felipe Scolari was talking about the World Cup last winter, he picked out Chile as the team he hoped to avoid in the knockout stage but the Chileans are the next hurdle the host must get over it they want to win the tournament.
Chile have been very impressive in the tournament so far with their win over Spain one of the outstanding performances of the competition to date. Their high intensity, high speed style of play has caught the eye and it was too much for Spain and Australia but the Netherlands figured them out and beat them two-nil.
Brazil will have studied that game and seen Holland showed patience and then hit Chile on the break in a really clinical manner. Brazil don’t have the pace of an Arjen Robben but they do have Neymar who can exploit space as well as any player at the tournament.
The Barcelona man has scored four goals so far and we think he’ll hit the back of the net again today to see Brazil go through in a tight game, you can get Neymar to score and Brazil to win at 11/5 on Ladbrokes.
