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00:00A warm welcome everyone to Camping World Stadium in Orlando where the Road to 26 is presented by Turkish Airlines.
00:10And we've got a treat for you tonight. Brazil and Croatia. Brazil, maybe the most iconic national team the sport
00:16has ever known.
00:16But as they are discovering, football moves forward. And history doesn't win you modern tournaments.
00:22Croatia, a small nation who made a big impression on the world game.
00:27These are the starting elevens presented by BetOnline and several changes for Carlo Ancelotti.
00:34The starters for Croatia having come off the bench here in that victory against Colombia on Thursday.
00:41And this is Zlatko Dalic's starting eleven hours.
00:45They were able to set up camp here in Orlando and play here for the second consecutive game.
00:51Having beaten Colombia 2-1 as I mentioned on Thursday.
00:54Brazil on the wrong end of the same school line against the French.
01:00And they will be the team to get things underway.
01:05It has not been an easy start to life at all, has it, for Carlo Ancelotti?
01:09Since taking the helm of the Brazilians. Nine games in charge and they've won just four of them.
01:14Two draws and three defeats.
01:19Carlo Ancelotti very publicly wished good luck to Italy today before the World Cup qualifiers were played.
01:26That didn't quite work out.
01:28We'll be hoping for a better outcome tonight, Alex.
01:32This is Luis Enrique seeing a lot of the ball early on.
01:35The Senate St. Petersburg man.
01:41Carlo Ancelotti directing traffic on the field and just off it as well.
01:45Our cameraman told to rather send packing.
01:52If there's any NBA fan, 90s NBA fan watching us, Dino Radja, Tony Kukoc, Drazen Petrovic.
02:03Those were great, great Croatian ballers.
02:10From you, Mr. Pereira, bringing the NBA knowledge to our broadcast. I love it.
02:15A full short.
02:20Promising position here for the Croatians.
02:24The shot was a tame one in the end from Crammerich.
02:28He just had a defender on his shoulder.
02:31He nicked it away from him.
02:33But perhaps not amongst the favourites.
02:36France and Spain seem pretty simple, don't they?
02:38Absolutely.
02:40England certainly having their issues with that at the moment.
02:47Croatia build here.
02:48Crammerich to Perisic around the outside.
02:50Good looking cross.
02:52And well defended in the end.
02:53The two Croatian players crashing in to meet it.
02:56Dante Budimir was one of them.
02:58It's a clear lack of communication.
03:00But good link up with Crammerich and Perisic.
03:03It's the overlap move.
03:04That sweet cross to the far post.
03:07Yeah, there was a lack of communication between Ante Budimir and Baturina.
03:14Just Casemiro and Danilo who are the out and out.
03:18Midfield operators in amongst them.
03:20Cunha has dropped a little deeper.
03:22And it's Chao Pedro trying to pick things up here.
03:24And it's Cunha who's the beneficiary.
03:26Decides to take on the shot.
03:28But into a curtain of blue shirts.
03:33Cuscovic is down.
03:39When Brazil doesn't have the ball.
03:42He's the one that needs to close down the left hand side.
03:46So he allows Vinicius to rest.
03:48And not to defend.
03:51Dalic watching his team put some passes together here.
03:54Is there a shot on the end of it?
03:55There is.
03:55But it's blocked.
03:58And then the follow up effort from the Real Sociedad centre back.
04:04He's left.
04:05Cunha.
04:08Vinny Junior.
04:10Going across from deep.
04:12But blocked by Stanisic.
04:15Bayern Munich man doing the mopping up.
04:17But Vinny has it back here.
04:18Into the penalty area.
04:20The shot is on.
04:21Oh, it's a great save.
04:22Danilo.
04:24Instinctive left foot jab towards goal.
04:27And Livakovic was wrong footed.
04:28But was able to react.
04:31It all started with a mistake.
04:33A rare mistake by Luka Modric.
04:36We're praising him.
04:37Commentators, scorers.
04:38Just sending the ball back.
04:39Straight into his former teammate.
04:42Straight into Vinicius Junior.
04:43And then.
04:44After Vinny.
04:45Attracts three different Croatian players.
04:47He creates the space.
04:49Around the penalty spot.
04:50For Danilo.
04:52A great save as you said.
04:53Great reflexes by.
04:57Chiseling the way on the edge of the area.
05:00With Casemiro.
05:01Repelled.
05:05Grosia trying to play their way out of trouble.
05:07They're getting away again.
05:09Now was that challenge.
05:10A fair one from Perisic.
05:12Did he get the ball.
05:13Luis Enrique.
05:14Staying down.
05:15And the referee deciding.
05:16They got.
05:17More of Enrique.
05:18Than he did.
05:19The ball.
05:25And he knew what he was doing.
05:27He knew that.
05:27He wasn't going to.
05:28To get the ball.
05:31It's Danilo.
05:32Well he keeps it along the grounds.
05:34Nicely works.
05:36And the shots from Cunha.
05:38Deflecting just wide.
05:39Deceiving everyone.
05:45Corner kicks.
05:49The break out.
05:51Might be on.
05:52The clip.
05:53Stopped it unfolding.
05:55As Luis Enrique.
05:56Threatened to.
05:57First away in the clear.
05:58Croatia.
06:00They're aggressive.
06:01They go.
06:02Strong.
06:03At.
06:03Any loose ball.
06:05Uh.
06:06Yeah.
06:06That was impossible.
06:07To be the number nine position.
06:10Now.
06:11Brazil.
06:11Trying to.
06:12Make something.
06:13Of the takeaway.
06:14It's a lovely ball.
06:14From Cunha.
06:16And Livakovic.
06:17Again.
06:17To the rescue.
06:18To deny.
06:18João Pedro.
06:19Who should have scored.
06:22Another.
06:24Ball.
06:25Lost by.
06:26Luka Modric.
06:26In this case.
06:27Against.
06:28His former teammate.
06:30Casemiro.
06:31Position of promise.
06:31Here.
06:32Batorina.
06:33Losing out.
06:34But the.
06:37Willingness.
06:37To win it back.
06:38Almost pays off.
06:39And that was a shot.
06:40That was goal bound.
06:41Until it.
06:42Hit a defender.
06:43Maybe he should have done.
06:45On that evidence.
06:46Drifts around too.
06:48But then no one really.
06:50Threatening to get on the end of his cross.
06:52Attack still alive though.
06:53Shot is on for Cunha.
06:54And it's another good save.
06:57Livakovic.
06:58Sprawling away to his left.
07:00And getting a palm to it.
07:01Once again.
07:02It's Vinicius Junior.
07:03Holding up to the ball.
07:04Just waiting for the Croatian players.
07:07To go around him.
07:08To find.
07:08The open player.
07:09At the edge of the box.
07:11Croatian defense.
07:13Answering the call once more.
07:15Don't doubt about it.
07:16Brazil.
07:16Have had.
07:17Much more of the attacking plan.
07:18It's going to continue with a free kick.
07:20Back.
07:24Junior.
07:28This is not a friendly for.
07:30Deep sense of Croatian pride.
07:34And here's the free kick from Danilo.
07:36Trying to open things up.
07:37And Livakovic had to come a long way.
07:39To meet that.
07:39Got there.
07:40But.
07:41Clattered into for his troubles.
07:42Long way around.
07:45To reach this.
07:48To.
07:48And likes.
07:54Goals for his country.
08:07A challenge by Casemiro.
08:14He's left a mark on two Croatian players in quick succession, isn't he?
08:19He's going to be pulling the strings here.
08:24Modric with the delivery and flicked on.
08:28A save from Bento, who's had so little to do, kept his reflexes.
08:40Modric with the follow-up corner, dealt with by Brazil, who looked to launch a counter-attack
08:48and use Vinny Jr. It's only him, but help is arriving, may not need it, he's gone around
08:54one challenge, now the check back, the shot is on for Danilo!
08:59Well, Brazil finding their very best at the very end of the first half, it came from a
09:06Croatian corner, the counter-attack was lightning quick, Vinny Jr. with the provider and Danilo
09:14with the smart finish.
09:17Finally, some Samba present here in Orlando, what a pass by Mateus Cunha to Vinicius Jr.
09:24He was totally left of defensive duties for that corner kick, he was there for launching
09:32the counter-attack, and again, he just waited, attracted three players from Croatia to find
09:40the open man at the penalty spot.
09:42This is the same manoeuvre in which Danilo was about to score in the opening quarter.
09:49Danilo, the man who's done it, the Botafogo man getting his first ever goal for the Selesau.
09:57He could be with us as this busy and hectic and the pivotal international window draws towards
10:07a close.
10:11Down the left, across, targeting Boudemir was cleared, but not for long, Sucic!
10:19Well, the Inter Milan man lining it up from distance and won't be too happy with that, someone's
10:26got a memento.
10:30He found someone in a blue shirt at least with the shot.
10:34It's a little hard to do with this crowd.
10:37What can they do with it is the question, Cramaric.
10:40Offenheim there, nice turn from Modric, almost got it back to Cramaric, but enough defensive
10:47cover there in the end, particularly from Leo Pereira.
10:51The attack alive.
10:53Look at Modric spreading it wide right this time.
10:56Cramaric with the left foot, and no trouble at all for Bento.
11:04Boudemir is replaced by player number 26, Petar Moussa.
11:10Player number 9, Andrej Kramaricic, is replaced by player number 15, Mario Palacic.
11:18The player number 10, Luka Moussa.
11:20To go back to one of the Croatian substitutes, it's interesting to see Petar Moussa out there
11:25now.
11:27He applies his trade here in the U.S. in MLS with FC Dallas, and it's a forward momentum
11:35for them at the moment.
11:36Nicola Moro surveying the scene, delivering the cross, but...
11:43I think we've seen the end of Vinnie Jr. too, hasn't really touched the ball.
11:47much in the second half, hasn't he?
11:50And, uh, continuing the London theme, it'll be Gabriel Martinelli who gets to replace him.
11:58Player number 9, João Pedro, is replaced by Jair Kramaric, 21.
12:01Two straight swaps, Stregor for Stregor, and left winger for left winger with different roles.
12:08Fabinho gets to tackle in Moussa, needs some foraging work, then he's left on the ground.
12:14Vuscovic, oh!
12:16Well, right in front of the referee.
12:19Can be no complaints.
12:22I think that was Hendrik on the receiving end, was it?
12:25Vuscovic.
12:25Vuscovic.
12:28There's a steamroller in here.
12:30That was a red card, plain and simple.
12:33Plain and simple, and he knows that that should have been a red card.
12:38Oh, yeah, yeah.
12:39He's been showing a red card.
12:40He's been showing the direction to the changing rooms in the early bath by referee...
12:47That was a red card.
12:49He has no intention of playing the ball, he just wants to stop Hendrik.
12:54That is a very risky challenge.
13:00Vuscovic.
13:01Vuscovic also on.
13:02Vuscovic.
13:08They've worked this nicely.
13:10That's a pretty good ball through the central channel and an own goal!
13:16Croatia equalize.
13:18It's Maia leading the cheers, and he will get the congratulations.
13:24But that may well have come off a Brazilian foot last.
13:28It was a fabulous through ball down the central channels.
13:32Congratulations him.
13:35It's a first-edge pass by Vuscovic, and then look at this ball.
13:40Perfectly placed right in the middle, right in between both centre-backs.
13:46Marquinhos is desperate because there was no need for Bento to come out of goal in that situation.
13:54He leaves the goal totally unguarded, and that's why between Danilo and Marquinhos, Maia...
14:01All-time for Croatia.
14:07What do you think, Alex, if Brazil deserved their goal in the first half, did Croatia deserve there in the
14:13second?
14:13They certainly had more of the ball.
14:15Is the referee pointed to the spot?
14:17Here he has.
14:18He's given a penalty to Brazil.
14:21Didn't seem to be too much in it.
14:24Hendrik was the player involved.
14:28Sutalo on Hendrik.
14:30Hendrik is looking for that contact.
14:33He's so smart.
14:34Well, he goes, he puts, he wraps his left leg around the defender just to cause that infraction, cause that
14:44fault.
14:45Hands the ball over to the Brentford man, looking for his first-ever goal for his country.
14:50He's been unstoppable in the Premier League this season.
14:54Can he give Brazil the lead from the spot?
14:56Yes, he can!
14:57Cool as you like, Igor Thiago.
15:01What a moment for him.
15:09Brazil, back in front.
15:12Courtesy of the penalty earned by Hendrik.
15:16Here's the penalty again.
15:18What a control, what a first touch by Hendrik, and then forcing the penalty.
15:23Perfect execution by Igor Thiago.
15:2724 years of age.
15:29He has a past.
15:31He wasn't meant to be a professional player.
15:35He had to work as a bricklayer.
15:37He went to Bulgaria to play professional soccer.
15:41He holds a Bulgarian passport.
15:42He was even at some point contemplating playing for the European side,
15:48thinking that he would never get the chance of playing for Brazil.
15:52And now, here he is.
15:58The World Cup itself rolls around in 72 days' time.
16:02Don't count them out as they are on the march, looking for a third here.
16:05And they've got it!
16:07Beautifully works!
16:09And Gabriel Martinelli providing the final moment of the night for Brazil.
16:19Hendrik, he's driving, he's waiting for his teammate to be in an open position.
16:26The pass is so smooth with the outside of his left foot.
16:30He forces a little bit Gabriel Martinelli to modify his run.
16:35He needs to go a little bit wider.
16:38It looks like he had lost some shooting angle.
16:42But he makes amends with his left foot.
16:45He saw some late scraps.
16:50But that will do it in Orlando, Brazil.
16:53And the crowd here getting what they came for.
16:57Warm embrace between Carlo Ancelotti and Zlatko Dalic.
17:00They perhaps will see each other again this summer.
17:03But Igor Thiago and Hendrik turning the game in Brazil's favour later on.
17:09After conceding that equaliser, Alex, they, as you say, responded in really positive fashion.
17:16Yeah, they showed character.
17:18They were competitive despite all the big players that are missing this set of friendlies.
17:25And beating Croatia is not an easy task.
17:28This team was undefeated in the last nine games.
17:31So this is a big, big, strong moral push for Brazil.
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