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Brazil's players celebrate after scoring their second goal during a Copa America Group C soccer match against Venezuela at the Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Brazil won the match 2-1.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Brazil's players celebrate after scoring their second goal during a Copa America Group C soccer match against Venezuela at the Monumental stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, June 21, 2015. Brazil won the match 2-1.(AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)Silvia Izquierdo/Associated Press

Copa America 2015: Live Stream Schedule for Final Quarter-Final Fixture

Stuart Newman
Jun 27, 2015

Eight will soon become four in Copa America 2015, as Brazil and Paraguay play out the final quarter-final fixture on Saturday in Concepcion.

Paraguay emerged through a tough-looking Group B as runners-up to book their place in the last eight, and their stubborn approach in the early stages will likely continue against an out-of-sorts Brazil.

Dungaโ€™s men are yet to really get going in Chile, and if theyโ€™re to join the hosts, Peru and Argentina in the semi-finals, theyโ€™ll need a big step up. Hereโ€™s where you can watch the action unfold in whatโ€™s set to be a thrilling evening of Copa America action:

Date: Saturday, June 27

Time: 5:30 p.m. ET/10:30 p.m. BST

Venue: Estadio Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo, Concepcion

TV Info: ย beIN Sports 1 (U.S. only)

Live Stream: beIN Sports CONNECT (U.S. only)

Paraguay Looking to Exploit Vulnerable Brazilians

Paraguayโ€™s group-stage campaign was a lesson in how to cope with fearsome attacking lines. Impressive draws against Argentina and Uruguay epitomise how Ramon Diaz has his side playing, and theyโ€™ll likely be at it again when they take on the talented Brazilian forwards.

Neymarโ€™s suspension means that Paraguay will have one less player to worry about, but the likes of Willian, Phillippe Countinho and Liverpool new boy Roberto Firmino can undoubtedly cause problems.

Still, Paraguayโ€™s remarkable spirit of digging deep and getting the job done could well see them prevailโ€”if they can come from 2-0 down against Argentina to draw, the Brazilians are surely a doddle.

Diaz will likely set his team up with defending in mind, ensuring his midfield stay close together and try to prevent Brazilโ€™s explosive attack from dictating the game.

That much is easier said than done, sure, but with holding midfielder Victor Caceres in strong form and playing against a familiar style of opposition, it could well be the case.

The Flamengo man has been at the heart of everything positive for Paraguay defensively during the tournament, and he recently called on his side to put together the โ€œperfectโ€ performance to see off the Braziliansโ€”per Copa America:

Diaz is confident that his side can produce such a performance, too, as he said that his players are fully prepared for the job at hand and feeling confidentโ€”per Ben Hayward of the Copa Americaโ€™s official website:

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It's the most important one. To be representing an entire country and what that means, the future of these players. We are going to give everything we can to try to make it through. We want to advance and this is a final for us. We are in our best moment. It will be a hard, intense game, but we are confident we will play a great match. We have had a relaxed week to work on everything: the mental aspect, tactics, dead balls. We are very well prepared.

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Brazil, meanwhile, have been anything but perfect during the Copa America and looked incredibly vulnerable in the final stages of their last-16 triumph over Venezuelaโ€”a sentiment echoed by ESPNโ€™s Miguel Delaney:

However, they did seem to cope well with the mercurial Neymarโ€™s absence, as rather than licking their wounds, they just got on with the job at hand.

Brazil have a knack of peaking at the right time in tournamentsโ€”forget about the 2014 World Cup, of courseโ€”and while things havenโ€™t exactly gone to plan in Chile so far, it could all come together soon.

BBC Sport journalist Tim Vickery agrees, as he wrote atย ESPN FCย statingย that despite Brazilโ€™s injury woes, theyโ€™re looking strong:

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Attacking midfielder Oscar, right back Danilo and holding midfielder Luiz Gustavo are all injured. The absence of the latter appears to have forced Dunga to drop David Luiz and the introduce Thiago Silva at centre back alongside Miranda, which has strengthened the defence. And with Robinho knitting the side together nicely in the last game against Venezuela, and Willian providing the necessary spark in the final 30 metres, Brazil still go into the game as favourites.

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As the Copa America has already taught us, though, being the favourites isnโ€™t always enough.

Paraguayโ€™s plan will be to catch the Brazilians on the counter-attack and exploit their defensive line, and theyโ€™ve certainly proved themselves more than capable of that during the tournament.

The first goal could well be the most important in Concepcion, as if Paraguay are forced to chase the game early on, it could play in Brazilโ€™s hands.