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Croatia vs Brazil live stream and match preview, Friday 9 December, 3pm GMT
Croatia vs Brazil live stream and match preview
Looking for a Croatia (opens in new tab) vs Brazil (opens in new tab) live stream? We’ve got you covered. Croatia vs Brazil is free on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch World Cup 2022 free (opens in new tab) from anywhere.
After winning their group, Brazil ruthlessly dismantled South Korea (opens in new tab) in their round of 16 clash to set up a meeting with Croatia.
The game was over before half time as the pre-tournament favourites ran riot – Vinicius Jr, Neymar, Richarlison and Lucas Paqueta all making it onto the scoresheet in a convincing victory.
A much tougher test awaits against Zlatko Dalic’s side, who reached the final four years ago in Russia and have conceded just twice in this tournament.
They had to rely on penalties to make it past Japan (opens in new tab) as Takumi Minamino, Kaoru Mitoma and Maya Yoshida all failed to score from the spot.
Kick-off is at 3pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch World Cup 2022 wherever you are.
Team news
Neymar recovered from an ankle injury to play a starring role in the the win over South Korea but Gabriel Jesus and Alex Telles have been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup.
With Alex Sandro still struggling, Danilo is likely to retain his place at left-back, with Eder Militao filling in on the right.
Croatia have no new concerns and will hope that Stuttgart’s Borna Sosa recovers from illness in time to start on the left side of defence ahead of Borna Barisic.
Form
After resting players in their final group game, Brazil thrashed South Korea in the second round with their strongest team. In contrast, Croatia pegged back Japan through Ivan Perisic’s bullet header to progress on penalties.
Referee
The referee for Croatia vs Brazil hasn’t been confirmed yet. You can find out more about the World Cup 2022 referees here.
Stadium
Croatia vs Brazil will be played at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan. Take a look at all of the World Cup 2022 stadiums and see how it ranks.
Players to watch / key battles
Croatia will have to be at their best to keep out Brazil’s array of nimble attackers, led by Neymar, Vinicius Jr and Richarlison. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic and in-demand centre-back Josko Gvardiol have impressed so far and will have to do so again to upset the odds.
Read more about the full Croatia and Brazil World Cup 2022 squads.
Kick-off and channel
Croatia vs Brazil kick-off is at 3pm GMT on Friday December 9 in the UK. The game is free to watch on BBC One and iPlayer.
In the US, kick-off time is 10am ET / 7am PT. The match will be shown on FOX/FS1 in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
If you’re out of the country for the World Cup 2022, then you won’t be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t’internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that’s a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the World Cup 2022, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International World Cup 2022 TV rights
UK
All of the games in the UK are either on the BBC or ITV.
USA
Fox are the World Cup rights holders in the States. Games are on Fox or FS1 cable channels.
If you don’t have cable, you can use services such Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels. You can also watch the games on Peacock TV with Spanish commentary.
Canada
TSN is showing every game. You can subscribe for direct streaming or get it as part of your cable package.
- TSN (opens in new tab) ($19.99/mon or $199.90/year)
Australia
As in the UK, coverage of the World Cup 2022 is entirely free to air. You can watch all 64 games on the SBS TV channel and stream it online too with SBS On Demand.
New Zealand
Paid provider Sky Sports are the World Cup 2022 rights holders in New Zealand. You can watch as part of your Sky subscription of pick up a Sky Now TV pass. There is also a 7-day free trial.
