Overview
- Kickoff is set for 13:00 Brasília time at Emirates Stadium in London with live coverage on Globo, Sportv and GETV.
- Ancelotti is set to reinforce the back four by deploying Éder Militão at right back and restoring Ederson in goal.
- The projected XI mirrors the structure used against South Korea, with Marquinhos and Gabriel Magalhães central, Alex Sandro on the left, and Casemiro and Bruno Guimarães behind Estêvão, Matheus Cunha, Vini Jr and Rodrygo.
- Senegal arrives unbeaten under coach Pape Thiaw with 11 wins and 7 draws and features Sadio Mané, Ismaila Sarr and Nicolas Jackson.
- Brazil’s attack has lagged this cycle at 53 goals in 31 matches for a 1.71 average, and the team has yet to beat Senegal in two previous meetings.