2018 FIFA World Cup: Brazil vs Belgium - 3 key battles to watch out for

#3 Thiago Silva vs Jans Vertonghen

This is going to be a very interesting battle between two most senior players of the respective sides. Both have been superb for their team in the World Cup so far. They have made it difficult for opponents to penetrate their side's defense. They are solid in defense, good distributors of the ball and are threatening during set pieces.

Having scored 1 goal from 4 games, Thiago Silva has had a success rate of 80% at tackling and has won 62.5% aerial duels. He has also completed 219 successful passes at the rate of 92.4% and at an average of 59.3 per game.

Vertonghen, on the other hand, has scored 1 goal from three games, completed tackles successfully at the rate of 66.7% and has won 71.4% aerial duels for his side. He has completed 162 successful passes at the rate of 87.1% and at an average of 62 per game.

Hence, this battle between the two shields of both the teams will be fascinating to watch.