Brazil-Switzer: Neymar and the leading Shaqiri protagonists, these are statistics from the Group E's first match.

The Swiss national will have a very difficult encounter tonight at Rostov Arena after facing Brazil, writes Periscope.

Shaqiri is Brazil's main fear, and for Switzerland it is known that the threat comes from all sides after Selechao's team has many stars.

Messsi Alpinı and Neymar are expected to be the main protagonists of this confrontation, while below you have statistics from both nationals.

* The only contender between Brazil and Switzerland in a world played in 1950 and ended up in equal to 2-2.

* Brazil has won the World more than any other team, raising the trophy to 25% of turnout (5 out of 20). The last time Green formation has raised the trophy twice in a row was in 1958 and 1962.

* Brazil is also the only team to have participated in each world, starting in 1930. This will be their 21st presence in just as many editions.

* “Team Seechaos” is invincible in the last 12 matches of the World Group phase. Ten wins and two bars. The latest loss is in the 1998 World Against Norway.

* The South American formation has won the last 16 matches of the first 18 in the world. The latest loss is in 1934 against Spain by 1-3.

* Switzerland is invincible in the opening match in four participants and has won the last two against Spain in 2010 and against Ecuador in 2014.

* Switzerland has qualified for the 11th time in the world, eliminating Northern Ireland in “play-off”. This is the fourth consecutive qualifications, matching the most positive performance in this tournament from 1934 to 1954.

* The cell team arrived at the World quarterfinals in 1954 when the competition was held in its home.

* Switzerland has managed to secure first place in the World Group in 2006, and at that stage it received only 1 goal during the entire competition, as in the next round it was eliminated by penalties against Ukraine.

* Gerdan Shaqiri has participated in 5 goals, of the last six marked by Switzerland on important tours. He's been able to score four times and give one ass.

* Neymar has participated in the last 5 goals from 11 in Brazil to the World, 4 goals and an assistant. He has also participated in more than any other player in South American qualifying.

* Tete will play for the first time in a World Championship. Brazil qualified by 41 points, the best result ever achieved by Argentina's 43 points in 2002.

* This will be Vladimir Petkovic's first World, his second important international competition with Switzerland. The first was the European 2016.