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BRAZIL 2-1 EGYPT

• Target: Guimaraes, Endrick | Ziko
• Help: Raphinha

• First, formation is a big problem for Brazil at the moment. They don’t seem to know or don’t have a preferred line-up, with Ancelotti even expressing concern about the formation and the 4-2-4 formation he is using. It is also an attempt to find the best positions for its star players and try to fit as many players as possible into them.
• Possession was fairly even but Brazil was able to beat Egypt comfortably through big chances (5-1) and shots in the penalty box (12-1).
• Alisson starting from the goal, behind the back line Douglas Santos, Marquinhos, Ibanez And Wesley. Gabriel was not in the squad after the recent Champions League final, so Ibanez started.
• Wesley got injured early in the game, so he is now very doubtful about going forward. The right-back will undergo a scan today. Danilo came to protect Wesley as a full-back from the start.
• Casemiro, Bruno G And package all made cuts, although the consensus is that the sector is riskier if and when the formation changes. Raphinha, come and also Thiago starting this one. Again, it is the latter that is much riskier in a matter of minutes.
• Paqueta and Thiago, although enthusiastic, did not help their cause. The latter missed a huge opportunity.
• Raphinha claiming an assist as a substitute Endrick‘s goal, created two chances (both Opta-defined ‘big’ chances) and fired two shots on goal. Playing in several central positions and playing on the same side as Vini, the Barcelona man is one of their best players. Vini missed two big chances of his own.
• Henrique, Cunha and Endrick came on in the second half with a 4-2-4 formation and looked threatening. However, this is a formation that could fail against top teams, and we will likely see changes throughout the tournament.
• Egypt’s defense has been good of late, but they conceded in big numbers here. At least they were able to control the ball well.
• Shobeir seems to have secured the number one spot for now (some doubts remain), but the back line is strong Fetouh, Father, Ibrahim And Only. The central midfield as expected, performed Attia And With uswhile further ahead we see Trezeguet (left wing), Marmoush (in advance), There is (number 10) and Hassan (right wing). Hassan is his replacement Wrongwho entered in the second half. Asjamwho we expected at number 10, came on after the break, although Ziko made no mistake in scoring. Marmoush and Trezeguet didn’t do much, while Salah and Ashour didn’t contribute much either.

Venezuela 1-2 Türkiye

• Target: Yilmaz, Akhgun
• Help: Collar

• Turkiye dominated possession, and outscored Venezuela in big chances (2 v 1), shots (16 v 9), shots in the box (10 v 2) and attempts on target (8 v 2).
• Cakir started the game and established his place in goal. Elmali started as a left back, with Kadioglu still not ready – which is a worry. bardakci And chayote is at centre-back, so no surprises there. Demiral have to fight to get in. Educated also at right back.
• Let’s go And Kokcu line up in midfield, with Calhanoglu come in for 20 minutes. It’s a bit worrying because he didn’t play much, before the World Cup.
• Yilmaz is on the left, not on the opposite wing, like Star continues to recover from his recent injury. coffee shop And Gul playing as a striker too, although their presence in the starting XI in the future is doubtful. Collar also started and played an hour.
• The big one is that Akturkoğlu already back. He appeared at the front for 30 minutes.
• Yilmaz, who will play an important role due to injury elsewhere, performed well. He scored a goal and took four shots. Guler was as creative as ever: one assist and four key passes, but he also had two attempts on goal, one hitting the post.
• Concerns remain over their key players and their readiness: Kadioglu, Akturkoglu (who recently returned), Yildiz and Calhan.

ARGENTINA 2-0 Honduras

• Target: La Martinez (pen), Simeone
• Help: La Martínez

• Argentina felt comfortable in their first friendly since April. They had 72% of the ball possession and 20 shots to Honduras’ four. The opposition did not have a single effort on target.
• Musso starting at the goal, as That’s Martinez had a small broken finger and was apparently a cameraman during the game! What a Martinez of him…
• Tagliafico was at left back, with Lisandro Martinez And Otamendi at center back. We could see rotation among the centre-backs due to strength in depth in the coming days. Giay started earlier Molinawho practice separately together Paz.
• Barco And Palace is in the midfield, at the front Mac Allister And Enzo Fernández, who both appeared in the second half. By Paul also only appears after a break, that’s how it is Simone And Lo Celso flank Almada And Lautaro Martinez in attack.
• Messi full rest on the bench. Julian Alvarez absent, amid suggestions he had a ligament injury and not a sprain, but Scaloni quickly dismissed those rumors after the match, saying the striker and Paz were fine.
• Simeone caught the eye with five key passes and three shots, while Lautaro Martinez scored a penalty in Messi’s absence and also registered an assist.
• While this was a decent performance considering the number of key players missing, fitness and minutes were a concern ahead of the tournament. Wednesday’s friendly against Iceland might ease some of those fears.

CURACAO 4-0 Aruba

• Target: J Bacuna, Antoinisse, Comenencia, Brenet

• There is not only a lack of data on this but also conflicting line-up information, which is not unusual.
• It was a nice comeback for Curacao after losing to Scotland but it came against Aruba, who are a very poor national team and are ranked 189th in the world! If so, there is very little to take away from this match.
• Dead ball man Juninho Bacunawho played an important role in Curacao’s recent attack, managed to score a goal.
• Recent performances against Scotland, Australia and China (not international heavyweights) are a red flag, and Curacao is likely to concede a lot of goals in the next World Cup.