New Zealand face hosts Brazil in their second match at U17 World Cup

New Zealand will come back to Estádio Bezerrão to face the hosts Brazil in their second match in the world stage youth tournament. The Kiwis suffered a very frustrating defeat against Angola in their opener match by 2-1 margin and hope for a better result against the South American powerhouses.

The task of the Oceania champions will not be easy: they will be facing the most prominent football nation of history at their home after suffering a defeat against the Angolan side – a bad result may mean the end of the tournament for the Young All Whites.

Brazil won Canada by 4-1 at their opener with a very entertaining football displayed. The young men from Seleção are full of tallent and some already feature in the most important senior teams of Brazilian football.

Despite of not scoring in their first match, the forward Talles Magno is the most known of the Brazilian team. Playing in the traditional Vasco da Gama outfit in Rio de Janeiro, the 17-yeard old turned himself into the most important player of his team even with young age at Brazilian top professional league. Alongside Talles, Brazil will count with the quality of players as Gabriel Veron and Gabriel Peglow – the first player of SE Palmeiras and the second member of former FIFA World Club champions SC Internacional. Peglow scored twice in Brazilian win against Canada while Veron added another.

New Zealand will really need a very good defensive match to stop the Brazilian line of forwards. For this, the captain and goalkeeper Alex Paulsen might be a key player to feature for the Kiwis and hopes to stop the prominent young players from the home side.

Marko Stamenic will be instrumental for the Oceania champions in the midfield; the new Team Wellington player will need to help in the defensive duties of his team and be quick to link upfront his forwards, being the Wellington Phoenix product Oskar van Hattum the most important of them.

New Zealand and Brazil will enter the pitch at 8pm BRT and 12am NZT. After this match the Kiwis will still have their final Group A match against Canada – and they will hope a win in this match will be still enough to make them qualify for the Round of 16.