The hosts Brazil welcome The AFC Asian cup winners as confederation cup gets underway with the kick off.
Brazil are making seventh appearance in the competition as they eye record forth title. Brazil and Japan are grouped along with Mexico and Italy.
The defending champions start their world cup journey with a confederation cup match where they will host Japan. In nine other head to head, Brazil has triumphed seven victories while two matches going on a draw.
Japan are currently top in Asia ranked 32 world wide while the hosts are poor ever they had in FIFA rankings 22.
Brazil are in good recent shape with recent 3-0 victory over France adding up boost in the hosts while Japan are also gifted with 1-0 win over Iraq.
Brazil are currently unbeaten in their last 5 matches with 3 draws and two wins while Japan has won 2, lost 2 and drawn one match.
Predicted Lineup
Brazil : Julio Cesar, Alves, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Paulinho, Luiz Gustavo, Hulk, Oscar, Neymar, Fred
Formation : 4-2-3-1
Japan : Kawashima, Uchida, Yoshida, Konno, Nagatomo, Endo, Hasebe, Okazaki, Honda, Kagawa, Maeda
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Prediction
With home advantage and Brazil’s progressing recent results suggests that three times Confederation cup holders will be taking full advantage of the home support.
Brazil 2-0 Japan
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