As in almost every World Cup so far, Brazil is one of the main favorites to win the trophy. When we look at just some of the names that play for this team, it is quite clear why this is so. Some of the best football players today play in this team, Neymar, Gabriel Jesus, Casemiro, Vinicius, Marquinhos, Raphina... Just looking at the names of these players is enough to make every rival think before they think of threatening Brazil. The first match at this year's World Cup is played against Serbia, which enters this match with a moderate dose of optimism. So far, we have witnessed two big surprises in this tournament, the defeat of Argentina against Saudi Arabia and the defeat of Germany against Japan. Brazil will certainly want to avoid such a scenario and to win this match with as safe a game as possible. In Brazil, of course, they are aware of their qualities and from the news it can be concluded that they did not take today's opponent very seriously. At the press conference before the match, only two questions were related to this game, and the rest of the 40 minutes of the conference were about the very end of the tournament. Such an approach to the game can backfire on the Brazilians. I have no intention, and no right, to dispute the incredible qualities possessed by the two biggest stars of this team, Vinicius and Neymar, but no matter how strange it may sound, they are the ones who can make the work of their team the most difficult. Like most of us, I've watched a lot of games of these players' clubs and what's noticeable is that if they don't take the game seriously enough and start making moves that only serve to entertain the audience, there is a chance that it will end badly for them.

Of course, there are few teams in the world that can threaten Brazil, especially in this lineup, but in Serbia, this match is something that has been expected for a long time, and as I said at the beginning, they enter this match with a dose of optimism. Since I'm from Serbia, I know how important this match is to the whole team and what the team's mentality is like. That Serbia has an excellent team and plays very good football was best seen in the last match of the World Cup qualifiers, when they beat Portugal 2-1 as guests in the deciding match to go to Qatar. In the group stage of the Nations League, again as guests, they defeated Norway 2-0 in the decisive match for the first place in the group. This can be a clear indication that the team, led by Serbian football legend Dragan Stojkovic Pixie, knows how to play decisive matches. After the arrival of the new coach, faith in the national team returned again. The team started to play fantastically, they always play offensively, regardless of who is on the other side. They also show a great will to score an equalizer as soon as possible if they concede a goal. And what has always been a problem with Serbia until now, when they score the first goal in the match, they don't try to preserve that goal advantage, but rather they want to score another one. Under the new coach, 13 games were played and only one defeat was recorded. But not only the coach makes this team, very famous players perform for Serbia. Although perhaps not as big stars as the Brazilians, most players from Serbia have key roles in their teams across Europe. Captain Tadic is Ajax's best player, Mitrovic is on his way to becoming a Fulham legend, Kostic and Vlahovic are very important in Juventus' game, Milinkovic-Savic is someone who is expected to transfer to one of the world's strongest clubs soon. The main strength of this team is unity. and great faith that this time they can do something more at the World Cup. Dragan Stojkovic Pixi is an excellent motivator and this can be seen at every public appearance of both the coach and the players. As he himself said at the press conference, it was really crazy that a small country like Serbia threatens Brazil, but he emphasized that football is not played by names, but by teams. As I said in the analysis of the Belgium - Canada match, winning with a handicap is a very difficult bet, and I really believe that there are enough players in the Serbian team who can threaten Brazil's goal. If they don't do it through some organized action, free kicks are a very good opportunity for Serbia in this match. It is widely known how dangerous Mitrovic is with headers, and other tall players such as Vlahovic, Milinkovic-Savic, Pavlovic, Milenkovic are not far behind him. Brazil are certainly HUGE favorites in this match, but the World Cup is a place where you can see big surprises and I really don't think it's an unrealistic bet that Brazil won't be able to pull off a two-goal win in this match.

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就像迄今为止的几乎每一届世界杯一样，巴西是夺冠的热门球队之一。当我们看看为这支球队效力的一些名字，就很清楚为什么会这样。今天一些最好的足球运动员在这支球队中踢球，内马尔、加布里埃尔·热苏斯、卡塞米罗、维尼修斯、马奎诺斯、拉菲娜……只要看看这些球员的名字，就足以让每个对手在考虑威胁巴西之前三思。今年世界杯的第一场比赛是对阵塞尔维亚，他们带着适度的乐观进入了这场比赛。到目前为止，我们已经见证了本届杯赛的两大意外，阿根廷击败沙特阿拉伯和德国击败日本。巴西当然希望避免这种情况，并尽可能安全地赢得这场比赛。当然，在巴西，他们很清楚自己的实力，从新闻中可以得出结论，他们并没有把今天的对手当回事。在赛前的新闻发布会上，只有两个问题与这场比赛有关，其余40分钟的新闻发布会都是关于比赛的最后时刻。这样的比赛方式可能会给巴西人带来事与愿违的结果。我无意，也没有权利质疑这支球队的两位巨星维尼修斯和内马尔所拥有的不可思议的品质，但不管这听起来多么奇怪，他们是能让球队的工作变得最困难的人。和我们大多数人一样，我看过很多这些球员俱乐部的比赛，值得注意的是，如果他们不够认真地对待比赛，开始采取一些只是为了娱乐观众的行动，他们很可能会以糟糕的结局收场。

当然，世界上很少有球队能威胁到巴西，尤其是在这一阵容中，但在塞尔维亚，这场比赛是人们期待已久的，正如我在开头所说的，他们带着乐观的心态进入了这场比赛。因为我来自塞尔维亚，我知道这场比赛对整个球队有多重要，也知道球队的心态是什么样的。塞尔维亚是一支优秀的球队，踢得非常好，这一点在世界杯预选赛的最后一场比赛中得到了最好的体现。在决胜战中，他们以2-1的比分击败了做客卡塔尔的葡萄牙队。在国联小组赛中，他们再次作为客队出战，在决胜战中2-0击败挪威，获得小组第一。这清楚地表明，这支由塞尔维亚足球传奇人物德拉甘·斯托伊科维奇·皮克西(Dragan Stojkovic Pixie)率领的球队知道如何踢出决定性的比赛。新教练到来后，人们对国家队的信心又恢复了。球队开始打得很好，他们总是进攻，不管对方是谁。如果他们丢了球，他们也会表现出尽快扳平比分的强烈意愿。塞尔维亚一直有一个问题，直到现在，当他们在比赛中打进第一个球时，他们不会试图保持进球优势，而是想再进一个球。在新教练的带领下，球队打了13场比赛，只有一场失败。但不仅是教练使这支球队，非常著名的球员为塞尔维亚表演。虽然可能没有巴西人那么大牌，但大多数来自塞尔维亚的球员在欧洲的球队中都扮演着关键角色。队长塔迪奇是阿贾克斯最好的球员，米特罗维奇正在成为富勒姆的传奇，科斯蒂克和弗拉霍维奇在尤文图斯的比赛中非常重要，米林科维奇-萨维奇有望很快转会到世界最强俱乐部之一。这个队的主要优点是团结。以及对这一次他们能在世界杯上做得更多的信心。德拉根·斯托伊科维奇是一个优秀的激励者，在教练和球员的每一次公开露面中都可以看到这一点。就像他自己在新闻发布会上说的，像塞尔维亚这样的小国威胁到巴西，这真的很疯狂，但他强调足球不是靠名字，而是靠球队。正如我在分析比利时和加拿大的比赛时所说的，带着障碍取胜是一个非常困难的赌注，我真的相信塞尔维亚队中有足够多的球员可以威胁到巴西的目标。如果他们没有通过一些有组织的动作做到这一点，任意球是塞尔维亚在这场比赛中非常好的机会。众所周知，米特罗维奇的头球非常危险，其他高个子球员如弗拉霍维奇、米林科维奇-萨维奇、帕夫洛维奇、米伦科维奇都在他身后。巴西无疑是这场比赛的大热门，但世界杯是一个你可以看到巨大惊喜的地方，我真的不认为这是一个不切实际的打赌，巴西不能在这场比赛中取得两球胜利。