Knock out round of the Football World Cup 2014 begins today.
Brazil have been brilliant against Chile so they have nothing to wonder about, both sides will face off again in an all-South American World Cup last-16 tie at the Mineirao in Belo Horizonte , today on Saturday
World Cup hosting team have lost just eight of 68 previous meetings with Chile, and have showed victorious in all three past encounters in the World Cup, scoring 11 goals in the process.
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari endorsed the intensifying pressure to perform on home country. "It is understandable that one should feel uncomfortable and anxious, especially when you get to the knockout stage. We can´t afford to make a mistake," Scolari said. "There is a bit more anxiety, more nerves. But that is normal in any competition, not just because we are in Brazil. When I am on my own and I start to think, I do get a bit nervous." He added
While Chile also have impressive record, notably in sending the holders Spain packing from the competition with a 2-0 win at the Maracana in Rio De Janeiro.
Only a 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands in their final group b match on Monday convicted them to second place and another meeting with Brazil
And now Uruguay will have to play without Suarez as they are taking Colombia tonight in the combat
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez made light of Suarez´s absence. "We´ve already played lots of matches without Suarez," he said. "We´ve won some, and we´ve lost some, and he wasn´t there against Costa Rica either."
Injured Radamel Falcao will miss the match from Colombia side, the Rio match could turn into a bout between stand-ins Edinson Cavani for Uruguay and James Rodriguez for Colombia who was rested for his side´s 4-1 annihilation of Japan on Tuesday.
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