Four fixtures of the contest will take place at this arena, which is considered to be one of the most fascinating in Brazil. The city of Manaus is located in the jungle far from Atlantic coast. As Amazonia was erected the ecological factor was taken into account. Rainwater is being used here for the needs of the stadium and power supply is partially provided with a help of solar batteries. The arena has a capacity of 42,374.
Both Croatia and Cameroon lost in the matchday 1. At the moment Brazilians and Mexicans head the group with four points.
In this situation victory is vital for Croatia and Cameroon. Thus the forthcoming game will be decisive for head coaches Niko Kovač and Volker Finke.
Volker Finke is realistic about current situation: “Croatia lost the first match and now they are in the same situation as we. Anyway many of their players feature in Spain and Germany. They are good team”. The main loss for Cameroon is injury of Samuel Eto’o.
The return of Mario Mandžukić after suspension gives the Croats optimism. “I’m glad that Mandžukić is back. Every coach would like to have such player. I know he’s able to help Croatia win”, - stated Niko Kovač.
Of course, FC Dynamo Kyiv supporters hope to see representatives of our club Domagoj Vida and Ognjen Vukojević.
The referee of the game will be 43-year-old Portuguese Pedro Proença.
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