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Mexico vs. Brazil World Cup 2014 [Watch Live Stream Free, Start Time & ESPN Schedule]: Giants Face Off

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El Tri looks to improve on their winning streak as they head into Tuesday's match against World Cup favorite Brazil. Although only one of Mexico's three goals were counted, El Tri will have to amass more than that if they want to stay high with Brazil's firepower. Coming off of a two goal performance, Neymar will look to his continue his domination in an even more convincing way.

Brazil was sloppy early on in their match against Croatia. An own-goal in the first 15-minutes of any match is a testament to lack luster defense. However, Brazil was able to rally back scoring three unanswered goals in a row. Brazil will look to be disciplined from the opening whistle and hopefully they can depend on Neymar for another superstar performance.

El Tri was firing on all cylinders against Cameroon even though the box score doesn't reflect it. Sometimes there are more important stats than just purely goals. Chicharito was hot off the bench getting two great looks at scoring his first 2014 World Cup goal. Mexico might find themselves down late, so a key substitution could be the spark needed to rally the Mexican team.

Mexico and Brazil have met three times in World Cup history with Brazil winning every match. To make matters worse Mexico has never even scored against Brazil. Statistics are against El Tri going into Tuesdays match, but when aren't the odds against Mexico?

Mexico is largely a team that shouldn't be at the World Cup. They skated in on luck, but sometimes its better to be lucky than good. There are not high expectations for El Tri so with the relaxed atmosphere they might be able to just sit back and play fundamentally sound soccer.

Defense will be a key element if El Tri wishes to pull off the largest upset so far in the 2014 World Cup. Newcomer goalkeeper Ochoa looked in tip top shape not allowing a goal in their match against Cameroon. He will likely have to repeat this performance against a stronger opponent in Brazil.

Mexico and Brazil get underway at 12 p.m. (PT) on ESPN. The match can also be streamed online by going too https://espn.go.com/watchespn/index. Brazil is heavily favored to take home the victory but the World Cup is long overdue for a dramatic upset.

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