Australia vs Brazil - prediction, team news, lineups

Brazil brag Carlo Ancelotti volition anticipation to beryllium his doubters wrong, starting with a triumph against hosts Australia connected Friday at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in an planetary friendly.

Neither broadside person played since they exited the 2026 World Cup, but portion the summertime was seen arsenic a occurrence for the hosts, determination are wide concerns astir the aboriginal of Ancelotti successful the distant dugout.

Match preview

Australia managed to scope the circular of 32 astatine the World Cup, earlier yet losing connected penalties to Egypt aft coming from down to gully 1-1 by the full-time whistle.

That was the 2nd consecutive tourney successful which they escaped their group, with the item nary uncertainty their 2-0 triumph against Turkey successful their opening lucifer of the summer.

While brag Tony Popovic indispensable look astatine the positives of his side's performances successful caller months, helium volition caput into his adjacent fixture having mislaid 3 of his past six outings portion lone winning twice.

The Socceroos lone netted 4 goals successful those matches, though they conceded conscionable 5 times and kept 2 cleanable sheets.

Australia whitethorn beryllium hard to bushed astatine Queensland Country Bank Stadium considering they are undefeated successful their past 7 clashes connected location soil, emerging arsenic victors connected six occasions.

It is understandable that the temper successful the Brazil campy is debased pursuing their circular of 16 exit from the World Cup astatine the hands of Norway, who thoroughly outplayed them and were deserving 2-1 winners.

Ancelotti is nether unit to crook the fortunes of the federation around, particularly the country's lone large silverware since winning the 2002 World Cup was the 2019 Copa America.

The Italian made remarks successful caller days astir the failures of the nationalist team, arguing that galore of the country's champion young talents nary longer get the accidental to play capable shot to make owed to European clubs signing them astatine earlier ages and opting to seat them.

Meetings betwixt Selecao and Australia person been rare, but it is not astonishing to spot that the visitors person won 4 of their 5 clashes with their hosts.

Brazil's nonaccomplishment to Norway ended an unbeaten streak of 7 games, a agelong successful which the state triumphed six times.

It is alarming that Ancelotti's broadside person often travelled poorly, winning conscionable 2 of their 8 astir caller distant contests portion suffering 4 defeats.

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Team News

Australia volition astir surely usage a three-man defence to combat Brazil's violative firepower, and the astir apt trio to play are Alessandro Circati, Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington.

The 3 defenders whitethorn beryllium stationed behind Jackson Irvine and Aiden O'Neill, portion Nestory Irankunda is acceptable to pb the hosts' attack.

Brazil opted against bringing goalkeeper Alisson Becker with them for the September planetary break, and portion Ancelotti confirmed helium is inactive seen arsenic fig one, Hugo Souza whitethorn beryllium chosen to play betwixt the posts.

The caput manager could look to springiness Endrick invaluable minutes successful the guardant line, and helium whitethorn commencement connected the close flank down attackers Raphinha and Vinicius Junior.

Bruno Guimaraes is simply a apt inclusion successful a treble pivot, and the Arsenal prima could beryllium partnered by Manchester United's Andrey Santos.

Australia imaginable starting lineup:

Beach; Circati, Souttar, Herrington; Bos, Irvine, O'Neill, Behich; Toure, Metcalfe; Irankunda

Brazil imaginable starting lineup:

Souza; Danilo, Marquinhos, Magalhaes, Santos; Endrick, Guimaraes, Santos, Martinelli; Raphinha, Vinicius Junior

We say: Australia 1-3 Brazil

While Brazil person not been astatine their fluid champion under Ancelotti, it is hard to disregard the prime they tin tract successful attack.

Australia volition effort to frustrate their opponents, but they volition conflict to incorporate the likes of Raphinha for a afloat 90 minutes.