| According to the bookies the guests are firm favorites to win this game against Paraguay. So far, the Brazilians are having nice and flawless qualification for the 2022 World Cup. After 5 games Selecao have 5 wins and goal difference 14-2. This give them 5 points lead over the 2nd Argentina. Paraguay is also currently ina spot that give them a place in the World Cup finals. The hosts are still unbeaten but having 4 draws in their account after 5 games. The 0-0 draw last Friday in Uruguay, where Luis Suarez was in the starting line-up, continued the series of draws. Paraguay missed the last two World Cup finals in 2014 and 2018. This series should of course, come to an end urgently. Under the Argentine coach Eduardo Berizzo "La Albirroja" made it through to the quarter-finals of the 2019 continental championship, where they failed to progress just after a penalty shoot-out by the hosts Brazil. Since the appointment in 2016 of Tite as a head coach of the Brazilian national football team his record is really impressive. After 53 games, Brazil manage to record 39 wins, 10 draws and only 4 defeats. |
