England take on the visitors Brazil n Friendly International match. The match will be played on Saturday, March 23rd at Wembley Stadium (London).
England understands the importance of preparing as best as possible for the Euros. The Three Lions represent the proud nation that gifted football to the world. They were once champions, albeit only once, back in 1996. Since then, the British team has shown rather modest results in tournaments. However, under Southgate, they first reached the World Cup semifinals, followed immediately by reaching the Euro final, where they were defeated by Italy at Wembley Stadium. Much was expected from the next cycle, but 2022 turned out to be disappointing. In the Nations League, Gareth's proteges failed, finishing last in the group, and in Qatar, despite playing brilliant football, they lost to France in the quarterfinals - more was expected. The coaching staff, however, has managed to hold on so far and led the team through convincing qualifiers. Their pair of victories over Italy stands out. Only the Ukrainians managed to secure a draw, and in the final round, all decisive stars failed to defeat North Macedonia.
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Brazil - a nickname both loud and well-deserved, as it essentially reflects the number of achievements. However, the fifth world title was won back in 2002. Since then, there has been only one semifinal, at home in 2014, but everyone remembers the Germans' crushing victory there. All other World Cups ended strictly at the quarterfinal stage. This happened twice under Tite, and even he wasn't forgiven for the failure in Qatar. Last year, they didn't find his successor there, reportedly almost reaching an agreement with Ancelotti, who was supposed to move to South America the following summer. As a result, Fernando Diniz acted as the interim coach in the fall. He started off well, with a couple of victories. But in October, there was only a draw at home with weak Venezuela, followed by three consecutive defeats. This included Argentina's victory at the den of their main rival. In such conditions, a new full-fledged coach, Dorival Junior, is now forced to start. To put it mildly, his status is far from Carlo's, who decided to stay at Real Madrid. But this specialist has a fairly strong reputation in his homeland - let's see how it goes.
For a long time, Seleção at least didn't lose to the British. Only in 2013, on the 8th attempt, did they finally defeat The Three Lions. But then there were a couple of draws again. The visitors certainly have motivation in the form of a new coach and a desire to finally have a good match after the failures at the end of 2023. However, the British have more aces up their sleeves - we expect a victory for the home team.
Prediction for the match: England to win.