We’re done with the eight Round of 16 games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and we now move on to the very important quarter final stage. The first game in the quarters is that of Croatia vs Brazil which will be played at the Education City Stadium on Friday, 9th December 2022. Brazil is running super hot and they’ll aim at furthering their campaign and securing a record 6th World Cup title.
It was a completely one-sided Round of 16 game for Brazil as they breezed past South Korea 4-1, while Croatia had a tough game against Japan, managing to get past 3-1 on penalties. Now, Croatia has made their third quarter final in World Cup history, and second in two successive World Cups, ending as runner-up in FIFA World Cup 2018.Check out our complete Croatia vs Brazil betting preview here…
WC 2022 – Croatia vs Brazil betting preview
We’re sure of either two outcomes here – 1) Brazil breezing past and securing another confidence-boosting win or 2) Croatia taking this game to extra time for another nail-biting encounter. Croatia has reached extra time in seven out of their last eight major world tournament games, since their third-place finish at the 1998 WC. A bet on anyone winning post 90 minutes will give you minimum odds of 9.4 on Rajabets.
Croatia have gone into extra time in 4 of their last 5 FIFA World Cup games, with three of them going into penalties. Their only game which didn’t go the distance was the 2018 World Cup final where they lost 2-4 to France in 90 minutes. They’re unbeaten in their last 10 international games and lost only once in their last 20 outings. We don’t rule out an upset here, with Croatia to qualify at odds of 5.2.
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While Brazil is a high-flying team right now, they’ve lost in the quarter finals in three of their last four World Cup games, with the last title coming way back in 2002. They’re the pre-tournament favourites to be the FIFA World Cup 2022 winners as well, but at odds of 1.37 with Rajabets.com to win in 90 minutes, there’s no real value for a sports bettor here.
We’re not expecting too many changes in both sides but in the Croatian squad, Borna Sosa who was out due to illness in the last game may make a comeback. The chances of Croatia going on to win this one are really bleak for for someone looking to make the big bucks in online sports betting, this is your chance to take a gamble and bet on them at pre-match odds of 8.80.
Croatia vs Brazil – head-to-head
The two teams have met four times in international games and unfortunately for Croatia, the South America side Brazil has won 3 out of 4 games with a 2005 friendly game ending in a draw. In the FIFA World Cup, these teams have played twice with Brazil winning 1-0 in WC 2006 and Brazil winning again 3-1 in WC 2014.
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