There have been five meetings between Croatia and Brazil, with the South Americans winning three of those encounters and drawing two of them.
Dejan Lovren, a defender for Croatia, is getting ready for another showdown with his old foe Neymar as the two teams get ready to play in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Friday. Brazil are favorites to win the tournament.
Lovren, a centre back who is 33 years old, has played Neymar three times and lost each time, scoring four goals against him. The unstoppable Brazilian player. Neymar scored twice in Brazil’s 3-1 victory over Croatia in a World Cup group-stage match in 2014, and he also scored in a 2-0 victory for Brazil in a friendly match at Anfield in 2018 a week before the World Cup began in Russia.
There have been five meetings between Croatia and Brazil, with the South Americans winning three of those encounters and drawing two of them. However, Lovren’s most traumatic memory will likely be Liverpool’s 2018 Champions League group stage defeat to Paris St. Germain, led by Neymar. Lovren struggled to contain Neymar as he scored the winner and gave a masterclass that night in Paris.
Lovren virtually vanished from Juergen Klopp’s selections for the remainder of the competition, making the starting lineup only once, even though Liverpool had the last laugh that season, winning the Champions League.
However, young stars Vinicius Jr., Lucas Paqueta, and Richarlison will all rise to the occasion and shine for Brazil at this World Cup, giving Croatia a bigger challenge than just Neymar on Friday. Josko Gvardiol, a star at RB Leipzig, will be there for Lovren, who usually starts as a right-side center back. Gvardiol, a 20-year-old Croatian, has been fantastic thus far, making numerous saves to keep his team alive in games.
In point of fact, in their four games so far in Qatar, Croatia has only given up two goals. On Friday, they will face their most difficult challenge yet: stopping the massive Brazilian force.