Rejuvenated Brazil faces world champions Spain again in the Olympics 2024 in the second semifinal clash at Marseille. The winners will face either the USA or Germany for the Gold.
BRA-W vs SPA-W Match Details
Date: Tuesday, 6 August 2024 / Wednesday, 7 August 2024
Time: 21:00 (CET), 00:30 (IST)
Venue: Stade Velodrome, Marseille
BRA-W vs SPA-W Match Preview
Brazil qualified for the knockouts of the Olympics 2024 as one of the best third-place teams after their opening game 1-0 win against Nigeria doing enough. The Selecao lost the subsequent matches to Japan and Spain, losing Marta in the latter with a straight red card shown to her. However, even without their superstar, the Copa America winners recovered brilliantly by eliminating host France from the quarterfinal stage as revenge for their Women’s World Cup exit last year. Goalkeeper Lorena expertly denied Sakina Karchaoui from the spot before Gabi Portilho netted an 82nd-minute winner to secure a sixth appearance in the Olympics semifinals. The two-time winners are dreaming big but will have to face the world champions again, in the last four this time. Marta will serve her last of the two-match ban so Brazil will have to do without her again in another revenge-seeking match of the 2-0 defeat in the final group game. The Canaries though have not won this battle in seven years and have lost the last three meetings.
Spain’s domination got tested for the first time in the Olympics 2024 finding themselves at the end of a major shock as Colombia went 2-0 up before the hour mark in the quarterfinal tie. However, Jenni Hermoso came off the bench to pull a goal back in the 79th minute before the defender-turned-scorer Irene Paredes leveled things up in the seventh minute of stoppage time. After a goalless extra-time, La Roja worked their magic from the spot with Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati scoring the decider to send her side into the semifinals. The impressive comeback has once again affirmed the favorites tag on Spain to win the Gold in their debut Olympics and be the fifth different nation to do so. The World Cup winners have two more hurdles to cross with Brazil the first one standing in their way. Spain will want to be much more precise this time without doing it the hard way having won this encounter comfortably in the group stage meet.
Recent Form
BRA-W: WLLW
SPA-W: WWWW
BRA-W vs SPA-W Predicted Lineups
Brazil
Lorena; Thais, Tarciane, Lauren, Yasmim; Jheniffer, Duda, Vitoria, Adriana; Nunes, Portilho
Spain
Coll; Batlle, Paredes, Aleixandri, Carmona; Bonmati, Abelleira, Putellas; Caldentey, Hermoso, Paralluelo
BRA-W vs SPA-W Dream11 Match Prediction
Brazil will pose a threat even without Marta and take some advantage of Spain’s little signs of vulnerability in opening up low-block defences. However, La Roja should be at the winning end with their depth to help them if the game drags long. We predict a narrow 2-1 success for them.
BRA-W vs SPA-W Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Alexia Putellas
Vice-captain Picks: Mariona Caldentey, Aitana Bonmati
BRA-W vs SPA-W Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Lorena (Cr - 8, Pts - 264)
DEF: Battle (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 184), Parades (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 186), Carmona (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 105)
MID: Brand (Cr - 8, Pts - 130), Portilho (Cr - 8, Pts - 107), Putellas (Cr - 9, Pts - 224), Buhl (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 192)
FW: Paralluelo (Cr - 8, Pts - 118), Nunes (Cr - 8,5, Pts - 76), Caldentey (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 201)
Vice-captain: Mariona Caldentey
Captain: Alexia Putellas
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