World Cup 2022 Team Guide: Everything You Need To Know About Brazil

How will Brazil fare at the 2022 World Cup? Join @SamRCox_ as he looks at the five-time winners in his everything you need to know guide ahead of this winter's competition...

Brazil History at the World Cup

Brazil are the most successful team in the history of the FIFA World Cup and perennial football betting favourites. Five-time champions, Brazil have made at least the quarter finals in every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990.

They are the only nation to feature in every World Cup, and hold a catalogue of records, including the most goals scored and most wins.

With such a history of success, though, comes serious pressure. Anything other than being crowned world champion is deemed a failure, a level of expectation that few other nations have to cope with.

They have crumbled under that weight at times over the last decade or so, and there is a psychological barrier to overcome this winter. 

Recent World Cups haven’t been kind to the Brazilians, with only one last four appearances since 2002. Of course, that ended in humiliating fashion with a 7-1 defeat to Germany in Belo Horizonte. 

Much of the squad for Qatar is the same as it was four years ago, when Brazil drew with Switzerland in the group stage and fell to Belgium in the last eight. 

Brazil Nickname

A Seleção means ‘the selected team’ in Portuguese, and is commonly used to refer to all sports teams. It is also a nickname for the national team, and a very literal one at that.

Fans might also hear commentators refer to Brazil as Canarinho, meaning ‘little canary’ at points, which is a nod to their iconic yellow home kits. 

World Cup 2022 Group

There is a consensus among World Cup predictions that Brazil will cruise through their group.

While Group G is strong, Brazil are a class above their opponents, and they were fortunate to avoid any of the big hitters in the first round. 

Brazil Fixtures:

  • Brazil vs Serbia – 24th November 2022

  • Brazil vs Switzerland – 28th November 2022

  • Brazil vs Cameroon – 2nd December 2022

Brazil Kit World Cup 2022

It’s hard to go wrong with a Brazil home kit. The green, yellow and blue is always great, but Nike have really hit it out the park this time.

A jaguar pattern across the jersey is a subtle, yet gorgeous touch. The collar is significant without being too much, and there’s a Brazil flag in the button, which is a definite win.

If the home kit is bold, the away is downright daring.

The standard blue is used, of course, but the jaguar pattern continues on the sleeves in an eye-catching green, fading up to the shoulders. It could have been a mess. Fortunately, it isn’t. 

Who Is The Brazil Manager?

Tite is the Brazil manager for the 2022 World Cup. The former Corinthians boss has been in charge since 2016, leading Brazil to the 2019 Copa America, and winning 75% of his matches in charge.

Only three Brazil managers have taken charge of more matches than Tite, who has already stated that he will step down after this winter’s World Cup. 

Best Brazil Player

Alisson, Ederson, Marquinhos, Fabinho and Vinicius Jr are all among the best in the world at their respective positions. There’s no question over Brazil’s best player coming into this World Cup, though. 

Neymar, as he has for a lengthy period, is the Canarinho’s star man and will soon surpass Pele to become their all-time leading goal scorer.

Brazil Odds at 2022 World Cup

Brazil sit top of World Cup winner odds at 4/1 to lift the trophy in Qatar this winter.

Only three players are at a shorter price than Neymar to win the Golden Boot, and the oddsmakers seem to think it’s a foregone conclusion that Brazil top their group with a price of 2/5. 

Bet on Brazil at the 2022 World Cup with 888sport today!

 

October 13, 2022
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Having been writing for several years, Sam has been working with 888Sport since 2016, contributing multiple articles per week to the blog.

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World Cup 2022 Team Guide: Everything You Need To Know About Serbia

How will Serbia fare at the 2022 World Cup? Join @SamRCox_ as he looks at the Eagles in his everything you need to know guide ahead of this winter's competition...

Serbia History at the World Cup

Serbia’s World Cup history is inevitably complicated.

This is the nation’s third appearance as Serbia, but they featured as Serbia and Montenegro in 2006, and had nine previous World Cup entries as part of Yugoslavia, which included fourth place finishes in 1930 and 1962.

Overall, Serbia have won 18 of their 46 World Cup matches, but still have a positive goal difference in the competition.

Their biggest victory was as part of Yugoslavia, when they recorded an historic 9-0 thumping of Zaire back in 1974. They have been on the end of heavy defeats too, however, including a 6-0 drubbing at the hands of Argentina in 2006.

Their last three World Cup appearances have ended at the group stage, and they will be hoping to be more competitive in Qatar with a talented squad.

A last-minute goal from Aleksandar Mitrovic against Portugal on the final matchday secured an automatic place at this winter’s tournament, avoiding the jeopardy of the playoffs.

Serbia Nickname

The national symbol of Serbia is a double-headed eagle, so it is no surprise that their nickname is The Eagles or Orlovi. 

National identity has been a controversial topic since the breakup of Yugoslavia, with national anthems cheered and other nicknames used.

World Cup 2022 Group

Serbia were drawn alongside the favourites among World Cup winner odds in Brazil. Switzerland and Cameroon accompany them in Group G, which could prove to be the Group of Death in Qatar.

Taking any points from their first match would be massive for Serbia, but they could be playing catch up after facing the Canarinho.

Serbia Fixtures:

  • Serbia vs Brazil – 24th November 2022

  • Serbia vs Cameroon – 28th November 2022

  • Serbia vs Switzerland – 2nd December 2022

Serbia Kit World Cup 2022

The collar is a big dose of meh, but the Serbian home kit for the World Cup is fine. The red is always imposing, and the gold touches on the logos and sleeves bring a bit of life to an otherwise uninspiring design.

A plain white away shirt could have been boring. Instead, Puma plonked a bizarre gold outline in the middle of the torso. 

Who Is The Serbia Manager?

Former Red Star Belgrade midfielder Dragan Stojković is the current Serbia manager, having replaced Ljubiša Tumbaković after he failed to quality for Euro 2020. 

Stojković has had just two previous managerial jobs, spending almost six years with Nagoya Grampus and four-and-a-half years with Guangzhou R&F.

Best Serbia Player

Dusan Tadic has the pedigree. Dusan Vlahovic made the big-money move to Juventus. Aleksandar Mitrovic has started the Premier League season in great form. Sergej Milinković-Savić is one of Europe’s best midfielders.

Several players can make a case for being Serbia’s best – the Orlovi have plenty of top-end talent.

Serbia Odds at 2022 World Cup

Serbia are 11/2 in football betting to win Group G at the 2022 World Cup.

Third favourites in the section doesn’t mean they are out of it by any means, though, as Serbia are 9/2 to make the last eight, and have a couple of fringe Golden Boot candidates in Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic (50/1 and 66/1, respectively). 

Bet on Serbia at the 2022 World Cup with 888sport today!

 

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He covers most sports, including cricket and Formula One. Sam particularly enjoys those on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean – notably MLB and NBA.

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