Brazil vs Costa Rica | Copa America 2024 | Pre Match

Whenever Brazil participate in a major competition of any kind, they expect to win, and that is no different this time around.

In their previous two appearances at this tournament, they have made it to the final, though the last time this event took place in the United States, the Brazilians failed to advance beyond the group stage for the first time since 1987.

Dorival Junior was brought in to coach this team in January after Carlo Ancelotti chose to stay with Real Madrid, and the man who guided Flamengo to the 2022 Copa Libertadores crown is unbeaten in his four matches in charge of the national team.

Selecao have not lost a match against a CONCACAF opponent in over a dozen years since Mexico defeated them 2-0 in a June 2012 friendly played in the United States.

While the early results under Junior have marginally improved from the disaster that was Fernando Diriz, his predecessor, this Brazilian squad are a far cry from the one managed by Tite from 2016-2022, conceding six goals in their last three encounters.

Since losing their final Copa America group fixture versus Peru in 2016 (1-0), they are unbeaten in seven consecutive matches in this portion of the competition.