FIFA World no. 1 and the tournament’s hot favorites Brazil will take on a talented Serbia side to kick off their World Cup opener on Thursday. It’s a 7:00 pm GMT kick-off at the Lusail Stadium. Let’s take a quick look at the official Brazil vs Serbia lineup and gather the latest team news.
Brazil vs Serbia | Group G
Date: Thursday, 24 November 2022
Kickoff-Time: 4:00 pm Brazil Time | 8:00 pm Serbia Time
Venue: Lusail Stadium
Live: FOX, Telemundo, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, TSN, BBC One, BBC iPlayer
Brazil’s Confirmed Lineup vs Serbia
| Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| Manager | Tite |
| Goalkeeper | Alisson |
| Defender | Danilo, Silva, Marquinhos, Sandro |
| Midfielder | Casemiro, Paqueta; Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius |
| Forward | Richarlison |
Barcelona forward Raphinha is ready to shine on the right wing. He scored two goals against Tunisia in the pre-World Cup friendly. Neymar Jr. and Vinicius Jr. will be gunning to get off the mark.
Team News:
Manchester United’s new signing Antony is recovering a slight knock. Otherwise, Tite has a fully fit squad to choose from.
Serbia’s Confirmed Lineup vs Brazil
| Formation | 3-5-2 |
| Manager | Dragan Stojkovic |
| Goalkeeper | Milinkovic-Savic |
| Defender | Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic |
| Midfielder | Zivkovic, Milinkovic-Savic, Gudelji, Lukic, Mladenovic |
| Forward | Tadic, Mitrovic |
Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic has recovered from his injury. He will lead the front alongside Dusan Tadic.
Team News:
Juventus goal machine Dusan Vlahovic will start on the bench.
