Brazil and Mexico are playing live on the World Cup schedule on Tuesday in Group A and the match has a live stream online from TV from ESPN and on the WatchESPN website and it starts up at 3 pm ET and comes from the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza as El Tri tries to win its second game against Neymar and the Brazilian side and this will be a crucial match for both teams as they try to get to the knockout stages.
Brazil comes in after winning their first match over Croatia and that was not without controversy, as there was a penalty calling the game that resulted in a goal that many called into question afterwards. Brazil ended up converting the goal and won the game and now they are tops in Group A on goal differential with Mexico. The Mexican team has some beef after they had two goals waved off and they are hoping that those numbers will not come back to bite the at the end of group play. The second stage of group play starts with these two teams, as Mexico and Brazil are the first to play their second game and they both have three points coming in.
Mexico won over Cameroon in a rain-soaked game that was sloppy on both sides and El Tri was thrilled with the three points despite the poor officiating and now they have the inside track to get to the next group if they can hold up. The United States played a fantastic game and they won over Ghana in stunning fashion with a late goal and they now are tied for the lead in points in Group G and are behind Germany in goal differential. Germany won big over Portugal and that game saw Pepe get hit with a red card and that means he will miss the match against Team USA and that could be a huge opening for the team.
Brazil and Mexico have the chance to put themselves in very good position to get to the knockout stage and that makes this game even more important. Brazil is one of the favorites in the entire tournament and they will have momentum after making a comeback in that first game against Croatia and Neymar will be a bit part of things after scoring two goals in their first game. The difference in opponents makes preparations even more important as teams train for these games and Mexico can't really afford to get out of this game without points or at least some goals to make up for the last game and those bad calls.
Mexico and Brazil have matched up in the past and the Mexican team won back in the Olympics and Brazil bounced back against them in the Confederations Cup, which Brazil eventually won. Brazil started off with an own goal and they were able to bounce back with a goal from Neymar and he also added the penalty shot and this game starts off the second set of group games on the schedule. The United States got a big win against Ghana and now they could somehow sneak out of Group G aka the group of death.
