Football. Ua presents the announcement of the third round of the Confederations Cup in Group B between teams of Chile and Australia.
In order to go to the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup, the Chilean team can even be lost with a minimum score, but Australia will be satisfied with only a victory with a difference of two goals.
Chile - Australia Sunday, 18:00, Moscow, Opening, referee - Gianluca Rocchi (Italy).
Despite the fact that even a minimal defeat will lead Chile in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup, it is unlikely that the two-time champion of South America is going to be the second in Group B and go to the Portuguese national team. Therefore, the nominal hosts will not only play to win, but also strive to score as much as possible in order to get ahead of competitors in the final table.
Finally, the place in the gates of the Chilean team will be Claudio Bravo, whose coach Juan Antonio Pizzi is shore until the last match of the group round, giving the opportunity to fully recover from injury. However, the fans of the Chilean team are sure that the goalkeeper Manchester City will not have a special work, because the game will mainly take place in the middle of the field of Australia.
A completely different opinion is shared by Australians. The tournament situation forces them to seek fortune from other people's gates, besides, a simple victory will put Angel Postekoglu's team in dependence on the outcome of the match between Germany and Cameroon. Therefore Socceruz must score two more goals than Rocha to meet in the semi-final with Portugal (if it comes in second place) or Mexico (if he can beat everyone in his quartet).
Interesting facts - The teams of Chile and Australia met each other twice: in the final tournament, the 1974 World Cup dispersed world - 0: 0, and at the World Cup 2014 success was celebrated by South Americans - 3: 1.
- Three of the four heads in the three-year-old meeting are still in the national teams: Sanchez, Bosejour and Cahill.
- If Tim Cahill will play on the field, then it will be his 100th fight in the national team of Australia (more only in Mark Schwartzer - 109).
Approximate compositions of Chile: Bravo - Isla, Medel, Hara, Bosejour - Arangis, Diaz, Hernandez, Vidal - Vargas, Sanchez.
Australia: Ryan - Wright, Degenek, Sainsbury - Milligan, Mui, Gersbach, Troisi, Rogich, Leki - Yurich.
Words by Juan Antonio Pizzi, coach of Chile:.
"Fatigue at the end of the fight against Germany almost led to our defeat. This time we will try to get tired of the Australians. Finally completely ready to play Claudio Bravo, and it will take place in the starting lineup. A small injury received Gary Medel, but this will not prevent him from playing against Australia ".
Angel Postecoglu, coach of Australia:.
"Since we got to this tournament, we want to stay in it until the final match. We will not only have the opportunity to play against one of the strongest teams on the planet, but also to prove that we are in no way inferior to it. Yes, the Chile team is perfectly balanced, its best players are for the best clubs in Europe, but we are not going to sit on the defensive. To wait for the right moment does not make sense, we need to win with a difference of two goals, so we will attack ".
Forecast 3: 1.