At the beginning of the tournament, many observers would have dismissed this fixture as a straightforward three points for Brazil, but that was before witnessing the way in which Egypt managed to make the South Americans look ordinary at times during their initial match. The Austria game has suddenly become a must-win encounter for Ney Franco’s players, as it has for their opponents, held to a draw by Panama. The pressure will be most keenly felt by the respective strikeforces, who squandered numerous opportunities during their nations’ previous games. Against Egypt, Philippe Coutinho, Casemiro, Oscar and Co registered 15 shots on target, 12 corners and one solitary goal. Austria’s front line was no less wasteful, Andreas Weimann and Robert Zulj in particular missing gilt-edged chances to break the deadlock.
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9 – The number of times a Brazilian has finished top scorer at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Despite the absence of Neymar and Lucas, the South Americans can again boast various candidates in their ranks who could raise the figure to ten.
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