Brazil might be heavily tipped to beat Croatia in the 2022 World Cup quarterfinals but recent history in the tournament suggests the Europeans have every reason to be confident.
While Croatia cannot match Brazil's World Cup heritage in terms of winning the trophy, which the South Americans have done five times, Zlatko Dalic's men did reach the final at Russia 2018 — a feat not achieved by the Selecao since 2002.
Since a brace of goals from Ronaldo inspired Brazil's last World Cup triumph 20 years ago, the Samba Boys have been eliminated at the quarterfinals on three occasions and once in the semifinals.
Brazil's confident 4-1 thrashing of South Korea in the Round of 16 will lead many to assume the path to the semifinals is a straightforward one for Neymar and company.
But Croatia, who needed a penalty shootout to overcome Japan, are an experienced tournament side who will be out to spoil the carnival.
Here's how you can watch all the action on TV and via stream online in Canada.
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Croatia vs Brazil TV channel in Canada
- Date: Friday, December 9
- Time: 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT
- English-language TV channel: TSN 1
- French-language TV channel: RDS
The 2022 World Cup will be televised in Canada by rights-holders Bell Media. Games will be shown across Bell Media platforms, including primarily TSN, with some games shown on network television station CTV. Bell Media will also broadcast the World Cup in French via RDS.
For English-language coverage, the Croatia versus Brazil match will be shown on TSN 1.
The TSN studio coverage will be anchored by Kelcey Brade and Carmelina Moscato in Canada, with on-location hosts James Duthie, Luke Wileman, and Lindsay Hamilton leading the charge from Qatar. The analyst team includes Steven Caldwell, Julian de Guzman, and Kevin Kilbane, plus Canadian national team players Janine Beckie and Tosaint Ricketts, all on location in Qatar.
Reporters Matthew Scianitti and Daniel Zakrzewski will provide additional coverage in Qatar, and the on-location rules expert is Joe Fletcher.
For the French-language broadcasts, Olivier Brett and Claudine Douville are the lead commentary crew, with Patrick Leduc and Jean Gounelle leading the analysis team.
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Croatia and Brazil are through to the quarterfinals! 🇭🇷🇧🇷
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 5, 2022
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Stream Croatia vs Brazil online in Canada
- Date: Friday, December 9
- Time: 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT
- English-language streaming: TSN app, TSN website
- French-language streaming: RDS app
While all games at the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be available on cable in Canada, there are also a few streaming options as well.
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Bell Media offers streaming via the TSN app, TSN GO, and on the TSN website, TSN.ca. For Bell Media cable customers with TSN in their subscription package, they can sign in to the TSN GO app with their cable login and access content for non additional charge.
Fans can also purchase a subscription to the streaming service via either a monthly or yearly subscription, allowing fans without cable to access all of TSN's content, including the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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How to watch World Cup 2022 in Canada
The 2022 World Cup will be televised in Canada in English by TSN and in French by RDS. All channels are owned by parent company Bell Media.
Every match from the entire World Cup will be broadcast in Canada, either on cable or terrestrial television. Additionally, every match from the tournament can be streamed.
Every Canada match, as well as 15 group-stage games and over half the knockout stage, will be shown on over-the-air television via CTV.
All matches will be broadcast in French on RDS or RDS2, with replays available on RDS2 and RDS Info. Fans can refer to the RDS World Cup broadcast schedule for any last-minute updates or changes.
- Dates: Sunday, November 20-Sunday, December 18
- English-language TV channel: TSN, TSN2, CTV
- English-language streaming: TSN app
- French-language TV channel: RDS, RDS2, RDS Info
