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⚽ Brazil vs Japan KICKS OFF IN HOURS at Houston Stadium. The Round of 32 Gets Its Interesting Matchup Today

This is the match that market traders have been waiting for since the bracket was set. It starts at 1PM ET today in Houston. Let me give you the breakdown before kickoff.

Brazil comes into this Round of 32 match as the teams best at defending. They only gave up one goal in three group games. Their coach, Carlo Ancelotti uses a 4-2-4 shape that works well when they need to score. Vinicius Junior has scored four goals in three matches. Is in the running for the Golden Boot. The rest of the team including Matheus Cunha, Lucas Paqueta and Casemiro makes Brazil very strong. Neymar played in the Scotland game. Adds another scoring option that Ancelotti hasn't used fully yet.

Brazils wins against Haiti and Scotland were easy and those teams didn't make it to the next round. They also drew with Morocco, which shows they can struggle against teams that're well-organized. Japan is better organized than Morocco.

Japan deserves respect. They didn't lose in the group stage. They drew with the Netherlands and Sweden. Two very good European teams. They scored seven goals from 27 shots, which is the best in the World Cup. They also beat Brazil 3-2 in a game eight months ago which was their first win against Brazil in 20 years.

Japan has never won a World Cup knockout match, which's 0-4. This team wants to change that.

The key to the game is whether Japans defense can stop Vinicius Juniors runs. Their captain, Ko Itakura might not play, which makes their defense weaker. Brazil will try to use that weakness.

The odds are Brazil -145 to win, Japan +420 and a draw +280. A good bet is that both teams will score. The over 2.5 goals market also looks good since both teams scored a lot of goals in the group stage.

My prediction is Brazil 2-1 Japan. Vinicius Junior will score. Japan will find a goal. Make it hard, for Brazil. Brazil will. Not easily. Japan will finally score in a World Cup knockout game. Still lose.

Who wins today. Will Brazils experience and Vinicius Juniors skill be too much. Will Japan make history and beat their World Cup knockout curse in Houston? Share your prediction and scoreline below!

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BRA VS JPN
Brazil
1.72x
58%
Draw
3.85x
26%
Japan
5.56x
18%
$3.26M Vol
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BlackoutCryptoBoy
· 1h ago
To The Moon 🌕
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BlackoutCryptoBoy
· 1h ago
To The Moon 🌕
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HighAmbition
· 1h ago
good information 👍👍 good
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