Having Qualified The Last 16 Of The 2022 World Cup, Brazil Will Follow In France's Traces

Brazil national team. (Photo: Lucas Figueiredo / CBF)

JAKARTA - The Brazilian national team will field their second-tier squad against Cameroon in the final match of the 2022 World Cup group stage. This step was taken after Selecao had already made sure to qualify for the round of 16.

Brazil will follow in the footsteps of France who fielded their coating players against Tunisia, Wednesday. Unfortunately, in that match France lost 0-1.

Brazilian coach Tite admits fielding coatings will be risky. However, this was done to see the quality of the reserve players.

"I can only measure players based on what they do on the pitch. This is indeed risky, but this is an opportunity for them to show their quality," Tite said as quoted by Antara via AFP.

Brazil has certainly not been able to play Neymar and Danilo in the match against Cameroon because they are still struggling with injuries. Left-back Alex Sandro was also absent.

Tite is expected to rest goalkeeper Alisson Becker, centre-back duo Thiago Silva and Marquinhos, Casemiro, Lucas Paqueta, Vinicius Junior and Richarlison.

It is likely that Tite will field Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson, Liverpool midfielder Fabinho, and veteran right-back Dani Alves. Antony and Gabriel Martinelli were also likely to be played from the start.

Brazsl has only lost once in the first round of the World Cup since 1966 against Norway in 1998. If he finishes to the top of his group, Brazil will face Group H runners-up, which can be Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, or South Korea.