Brazil will play Serbia in a World Cup Group E match at Spartak Stadium in Moscow.
Key stats:
*A win or draw for Brazil will guarantee their progress into the qualifying stages.
* Serbia will qualify if they beat Brazil, but a draw could see them through if the Swiss are beaten by Costa Rica by more than one goal.
* The winners of Group E will go to Samara to face the runners-up in Group F — Mexico.
* Second-place in Group E will play the winner of Group F in St Petersburg.
* Serbia have six players on one yellow card, while Brazil have Casemiro, Neymar and Philippe Coutinho on yellows.
| Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Serbia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Previous meetings:
Brazil and Serbia have met only once before, with Brazil winning in a friendly in Sao Paulo on the eve of the 2014 WorldCup by a single goal.
However, Brazil faced Yugoslavia 18 times, winning nine and losing only twice. Those two defeats came in 1930 and 1934.
