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hana and Brazil are respectively double and triple winners of the world's prestigious U-17 football trophy, arrived in Korea as one of the strong candidate to reach the Final. The two teams are familiar rivals at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, having already met four times in the knockout phases of the tournament.

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Ghana and Brazil lit up the first round with their cultured, attack-minded play. However, the losers of this game will be sent packing much earlier than they would have wished, while the winners can expect a quarter-final date with either Peru or Tajikistan.


Ghana will play this Round-of-16 match without the suspended Enoch Adu and Philip Boampong but for Brazil, they are at full strength. But this will be no excuse for Ghana assuming they lost as they have equally good players to replace their two key players.

Sellas Tetteh, Ghana head coach said:

We played Brazil at the Eight Nations Tournament and came away with a draw. We aren't afraid of them because we have what it takes to beat them.

" Lucho Nizzo, Brazil head coach said:


The manner of our defeat against England hasn't dented our confidence: we're going to win this World Cup. We've prepared very thoroughly to ensure we reach the Final, and we're going to achieve our goal.