BRAZIL V CHILE

Defending champions Brazil look to book their place in the final four of the tournament when they take on Chile in the Copa America quarter-finals on Saturday morning (6am, Bangladesh Standard Time).

Having come in with major expectations to retain the title on home soil, Brazil almost seamlessly cruised through the group stage, winning their first three matches.

In their way stands a Chile side who will also aim to bounce back from a disappointing end to the group stage, having lost their final game 2-0 at the hands of Paraguay.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

Brazil made several changes for the final group game with Ecuador and obviously their star man Neymar will return to the front line, having hit two goals and two assists in the first three games of the group stage.

Chile are expected to remain without talismanic forward Alexis Sanchez, who was ruled out indefinitely and in his absence, the line has been led well by Eduardo Vargas, who has netted two goals to earn draws in tough clashes for his side.

HEAD-TO-HEAD:

Brazil have won 51 games, drawn 13 and lost 8 from the 72 meetings between the two sides so far and they also won the last meeting by 3-0.