BOOTROOM55 WORLD CUP

BRAZIL v MEXICO

BRAZIL (4-3-3, probable): Alisson; Fagner, Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luis; Paulinho, Casemiro, Coutinho; Willian, Jesus, Neymar. MEXICO (4-2-3-1, probable): Ochoa; Alvarez, Ayala, Salcedo, Gallardo; Herrera, Guardado; Layun, Vela, Lozano; Hernandez. Kick-off: 3pm, Samara Arena. TV: LIVE on RTÉ2 and ITV. Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy). THE way results have panned out in Russia . . . Germany out, Spain out . . . Brazil will now want to put their foot down against a Mexico team who are very beatable. They lost 3-0 to Sweden so there are some cracks there. With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi out it is time for Neymar (below) to step up — and I think he will. O SUTTON’S VERDICT: Brazil to win 4-0.

BELGIUM v JAPAN

BELGIUM (3-4-2-1, prob): Courtois; Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Meunier, De Bruyne, Witsel, Carrasco; Mertens, E Hazard; Lukaku. JAPAN (4-2-3-1, probable): Kawashima; H Sakai, Yoshida, Shoji, Nagatomo; Hasebe, Shibasaki; Haraguchi, Kagawa, Inui; Osako. Kick-off: 7pm, Rostov Arena. TV: LIVE RTÉ2 and BBC1. Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Sen). I’M COVERING this game. The hope for Japan is what they have seen from Russia against Spain. The Japanese are fortunate to have got through to the last 16. Belgium must be serious contenders and Roberto Martinez beat England with a second string. All the big guns will be back. They will click and blow Japan away. O SUTTON’S VERDICT: Belgium to win 3-1.