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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Argentina, Copa América Semifinals

July 1, 2019 / / 0 Comments

The old rivals darken our doorstep once more.

Brazil vs. Paraguay

Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, July 2, 2019

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 AM GMT

US TV / Streaming: Telemundo, Globo international feed, ESPN+, FuboTV

Likely Starting Lineup: Alisson; Dani Alves (C), Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Arthur, Coutinho; Everton, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus.

Injury Notes: Richarlison was liberated from quarantine and has rejoined the team. Filipe Luís is questionable with a calf injury, but he did take part in the final training session; whether he’ll start is still in doubt. There’s no word on whether Fernandinho will be fit.

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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Peru and France

June 22, 2019 / / 0 Comments

One game Saturday, one Sunday.

Brazil Men vs. Peru

Itaquerão, São Paulo, June 22, 2019

Kickoff: 3:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM BRT / 7:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: Telemundo, Globo international feed, ESPN+, FuboTV

Likely Starting Lineup: Alisson; Dani Alves (C), Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Arthur, Coutinho; Everton, Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus.

Brazil Women vs. France

Stade Océane, Le Havre, June 23, 2019

Kickoff: 3:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM BRT / 7:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FOX, Telemundo, and their streaming apps

Likely Starting Lineup: Barbara; Letícia, Katheleen, Mônica, Tamires; Formiga, Taysa, Debinha; Andressa Alves, Cristiane, Marta (C)

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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Italy and Venezuela

June 17, 2019 / / 0 Comments

We’ve got another doubleheader on the cards tomorrow.

Brazil Women vs. Jamaica

Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes, June 18, 2019

Kickoff: 3:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM BRT / 7:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FS1, Telemundo, FuboTV

Likely Starting Lineup: Barbara; Letícia, Katheleen, Mônica, Tamires; Luana, Taysa, Debinha; Andressa Alves, Cristiane, Marta (C)

Brazil Men vs. Venezuela

Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, June 18, 2019

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 AM GMT

US TV / Streaming: Telemundo, TV Globo international feed, ESPN+, FuboTV

Likely Starting Lineup: Alisson; Dani Alves (C), Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Arthur, Coutinho; Richarlison, Roberto Firmino, David Neres.

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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Bolivia

June 14, 2019 / / 0 Comments

The Copa América begins tonight. 

Brazil vs. Bolivia

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, June 14, 2019

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 AM GMT

US TV: Telemundo, Globo (apparently)

TAKE NOTE! Thanks to Telemundo (and apparently Globo, if you pay for their international broadcast), you don’t have to pay for ESPN+ here in the US, contrary to what I thought initially.

US Streaming: ESPN+, FuboTV

Expected Starting Lineup: Alisson; Dani Alves (C), Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Fernandinho, Coutinho; Richarlison, Roberto Firmino, David Neres.

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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Jamaica and Honduras

June 9, 2019 / / 0 Comments

Both the men’s and women’s teams are playing tomorrow! The women are starting their World Cup campaign; the men are playing their last friendly before the Copa América.

Brazil Women vs. Jamaica

Stade Des Alpes, Grenoble, June 5, 2019

Kickoff: 9:30 AM EDT / 10:30 AM BRT / 1:30 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: FS1, Telemundo, FuboTV

Starting Lineup: Barbara; Letícia, Katheleen, Mônica, Tamires; Formiga, Taysa, Debinha; Andressa Alves, Cristiane, Bia Zaneratto.

Brazil Men vs. Honduras

Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, June 9, 2019

Kickoff: 3:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM BRT / 7:00 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: BeIn Sports, FuboTV

Starting Lineup: Alisson; Dani Alves (C), Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Arthur, Coutinho; Richarlison, Gabriel Jesus, David Neres.

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Match Thread: Brazil vs. Qatar

June 5, 2019 / / 0 Comments

Amidst a storm of controversy that I’m genuinely too busy to write about, Brazil takes on Qatar in the first preparatory friendly for the Copa América.

Brazil vs. Qatar

Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília, June 5, 2019

Kickoff: 8:30 PM EDT / 9:30 PM BRT / 12:30 PM GMT

US TV / Streaming: BeIn Sports, FuboTV

Starting Lineup: Ederson; Dani Alves (C), Marquinhos, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Casemiro, Arthur, Coutinho; Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Richarlison.

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Ahead Of The Copa América, A Look At Brazil’s Depth Chart

May 12, 2019 / / 0 Comments

On Friday the 17th, Tite will announce Brazil’s squad for the Copa América in June. He is likely to announce a 23-man squad, rather than a larger group from which a few players will be cut, which leaves him with some tough decisions. I read, though I can’t find it now, that he intends to start his training camp on May 20th, to begin working with every player not involved in the Champions League final as soon as possible. That would give him nearly a month to work with the players before Brazil opens the tournament against Bolivia on June 14. That interval might have been a good opportunity to call up a larger group, in order to observe some new faces before making final cuts, but it seems that is not to be.

So Tite is left with a bunch of tough decisions. Many of his favorite players, including a lot of the World Cup veterans, have underperformed for Brazil over the past year, while several newcomers to the Seleção made instant impacts that will be difficult to ignore, even though they’ve only played in two or three games so far. With that in mind, I’m going to try and lay out what his options are at each position, giving a depth chart based on how likely I think he is to choose each of these players. Note that I’m only including players who I see as having some remote chance of being selected—so no Oscar, no Vanderlei, no Lyanco, etcetera.

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