A hot time is coming at the World Cup. It was the turn of the matches to be eliminated. What match of the 1/8 finals of this tournament will take place in Samara and when will it be held in this city?
Samara was in the list of 11 cities that will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This sport has always been very well developed in this region, and the Krylia Sovetov team is a regular participant in the USSR and Russian Championships in various divisions. And Samara fans are well versed in football and attend the matches of the main tournament with pleasure.
On Monday, July 2, at 17:00 Moscow time, Samara will host the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup. The national teams of Brazil and Mexico will meet there.
The Mexican national team had a very successful group stage and created the main sensation of the tournament. In the first round, she beat the reigning world champions the German national team with a score of 1: 0. It was this defeat that ultimately affected the general mood of the Germans, who, after three rounds, were eliminated from the tournament. Then Mexico beat South Korea 2-1. But the third match of the North Americans was not very successful. Sweden beat Mexico 3: 0 in all respects. As a result, the Mexican footballers took second place in the group, and got to the 1/8 finals for the Brazilian national team. As part of Mexico, Andres Guardado, Javier Hernandez, Guillermo Ochoa and Irving Lozano stand out. Lozano, at 22, has already become a true leader of the team.
The Brazilian national team started the tournament very faded. At first there was a draw with Switzerland. But gradually the team is gaining momentum. Then victories were won over Costa Rica 2: 0 and Serbia 2: 0. The Brazilian national team took first place in the group. It includes a huge number of stars: Neymar, Felipe Coutinho, Tiago Silva, Casemiro, Paulinho and so on. With each match, the team looks better and finally finds its own game. The Brazilian national team is the main favorite of the World Cup, especially after the departure of the German national team.
In the game Brazil - Mexico, the South American team is likely to win, but there is room for sensations in football.