Croatia 1-2 Brazil
After comfortably dispatching South Korea in the last 16, Brazil are brimming with confidence but Friday's contest may not be a cakewalk against a nation of Croatia's calibre with their knockout-stage pedigree.

Indeed, Croatia have frustrated many opponents on the biggest international stage, but a match-up with Brazil could be a step too far, and we can see the five-time world champions edging themselves through to the semi-finals in 90 minutes.

Croatia duo Borna Sosa and Josip Stanisic both missed the win over Japan due to illness and a muscle injury respectively; the former should be available to return and could replace Borna Barisic at left-back, while the latter remains doubtful and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.





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克罗地亚1-2巴西
在16强赛中轻松击败韩国队后，巴西队信心满满，但周五的比赛可能不会是一场轻松的比赛，因为克罗地亚拥有淘汰赛的血统。

的确，克罗地亚在最大的国际舞台上已经让许多对手失望，但与巴西的比赛可能有点过分，我们可以看到这支五届世界冠军在90分钟内勉强进入半决赛。

克罗地亚双雄博尔纳·索萨和约西普·斯坦尼斯奇分别因病和肌肉受伤错过了战胜日本的比赛;前者应该可以回归，并可能取代巴尔纳西奇出任左后卫，而后者仍不确定，将在开赛前进行评估。