Brazil vs Switzerland: Comparing Both Teams Ahead Of World Cup Clash Today

The five-time World Cup winners, Brazil will take on Switzerland in its second Group Stage game of the tournament today, at Stadium 974 in Ras Abu Aboud.

Looking to maintain their perfect start to the World Cup campaign, a star-studded Brazil will go into today’s game with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Serbia courtesy of a second-half brace from Richarlison.

It’ll be even more challenging without star of the squad Neymar (ankle), who will miss at least this matchup. Even so, South America’s largest country should find a way to pull out a win behind its other strong attackers at the top of the pitch.

Switzerland will have its hands full against the number one-ranked team in the world according to FIFA. Arsenal star and Swiss captain Granit Xhaka will look to lead his side to a result in their hopes to advance to the knockout stage.

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Switzerland’s quest for a third successive knockout-stage appearance got off to the right start as they held form to claim a slender 1-0 victory over Cameroon in Wednesday’s group opener.

Here, Infoexpert24 looks at how the squads of Brazil and Switzerland stack up against each other ahead of today’s clash

Brazil

Most valuable player:
Vinicius Junior (£103.7m)

Overall squad value:
£985.7m

Most capped player:
Dani Alves (124)

Leading goalscorer:
Neymar (75)

Total caps:
966

Total goals:
163

Oldest player:
Dani Alves (39)

Youngest player:
Gabriel Martinelli (21)

Average age:
27.9

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Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras)

Defenders: Dani Alves (UNAM Pumas), Danilo (Juventus), Alex Sandro (Juventus), Alex Telles (Sevilla), Bremer (Juventus), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain), Thiago Silva (Chelsea)

Midfielders: Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United)

Forwards: Antony (Manchester United), Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain), Pedro (Flamengo), Raphinha (Barcelona), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)

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SWITZERLAND

Most valuable player:
Manuel Akanji (£25.8m)

Overall squad value:
£242.3m

Most capped player:
Xherdan Shaqiri (110)

Leading goalscorer:
Xherdan Shaqiri (26)

Total caps:
1026

Total goals:
120

Oldest player:
Yann Sommer (33)

Youngest player:
Ardon Jashari (20)

Average age:
27

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Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Borussia Monchengladbach), Gregor Kobel (Borussia Dortmund), Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), Philipp Kohn (Red Bull Salzburg)

Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Manchester City), Eray Comert (Valencia), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach), Ricardo Rodriguez (Torino), Fabian Schar (Newcastle United), Silvan Widmer (Mainz 05)

Midfielders: Michel Aebischer (Bologna), Edimilson Fernandes (Mainz 05), Fabian Frei (Basel), Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest), Ardon Jashari (Luzern), Fabian Rieder (Young Boys), Xherdan Shaqiri (Chicago Fire), Djibril Sow (Eintracht Frankfurt), Renato Steffen (Lugano), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Chelsea)

Forwards: Breel Embolo (Monaco), Christian Fassnacht (Young Boys), Noah Okafor (Red Bull Salzburg), Haris Seferovic (Galatasaray), Ruben Vargas (FC Augsburg)

Despite Switzerland’s strong recent form in the Nations League, Brazil is still favored by a decently wide margin.