WORLD CUP 2014: Brazil vs Croatia 1-1 - half-time report
Published:Thursday | June 12, 2014 | 4:02 PM
Andre Lowe, Senior Sports Reporter
Its all square in Sao Paulo as a 1-1 scoreline at half-time has left fans at the edge of their seats, as the 2014 FIFA World Cup gets underway with host Brazil and Croatia on equal terms heading into the locker rooms.
Croatia silenced the majority of the 61,000 fans inside the Arena Corinthians Stadium after Olic’s tempting cross was poorly dealt with by defender Marcelo, with the Real Madrid man bundling the ball into his own net in the 11th minute.
Brazilian wonder-boy Neymar responded in minute 29 with a well placed shot from the top of the box, that seemed to take forever to crawl beyond the left arm of Croatian goal-keeper Pletikosa – leveling the score in front of the partisan crowd.
Teams starting 11 for both teams.
Brazil
12 JULIO CESAR (GK)
2 DANI ALVES
3 T SILVA (c)
4 DAVID LUIZ
6 MARCELO
7 HULK
8 PAULINHO
9 FRED
10 NEYMAR JR
11 OSCAR
17 L GUSTAVO
Crotia
1 PLETIKOSA (GK)
2 VRSALJKO
4 PERIŠIĆ
5 CORLUKA
6 LOVREN
7 RAKITIĆ
9 JELAVIĆ
10 MODRIĆ
11 SRNA (C)
18 OLIĆ
20 KOVAČIĆ
MATCH STADIUM
Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Official Name: Arena de Sao Paulo
Opening Date: 2014
Capacity: 61606
Home Team(s): Corinthians
Interesting Fact:
Will host the Opening Match of Brazil World Cup 2014
Matches:
Match 1 – June 12: Brazil vs Croatia - Group A
Match 23 – June 19: Uruguay vs England - Group D
Match 36 – June 23: Netherlands vs Chile - Group B
Match 47 – June 26: South Korea vs Belgium - Group H
Match 55 – July 1: Round of 16 – 1st Group F vs 2nd - Group E
Match 62 – July 9: Semifinal – Winner Match 59 vs Winner Match 60
SEE: World cup 2014 schedule here.
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