This is the big game of the day. Any competitive game including Brazil is the big game of the day and you will see a lot of this team in this tournament as we fancy they will get to the final and we fancy they might even win it, although we will hold out predicting another World Cup until we've seen a few games first.

But tonight they will win - no doubt. No disrespect to North Korea but they are not in the same league as Brazil.

But it doesn't mean we will see that many goals but we will see some - probably more than one and no more than three and Brazil will firmly announce their arrival to the party.

Prediction

I've given this away above - but you have to put your money on Brazil; this is your banker bet and while you'll not be getting odds to make your mouth water - it's all about making money and winning and you don't get many safer bets than Brazil. So we fancy, Slovakia and Brazil to win today and Ivory Coast and Portugal to draw - how many will we get right today?

Click here to get a free bet worth £25 with Betfair and put it on Brazil. It makes sense.

View from the Opposition

Brazil midfielder, Gilberto Silva
The responsibility is always bigger for Brazil so we will face a lot of difficulties in our first game. There's an anxiety to record our first win but the most important thing is how the team should perform on the pitch to avoid any upset.

North Korea midfielder, An Yong-Hak
You can't say we have big chances just as you can't say we have no chance. It will not be easy to compete against players like Kaka, but this is also a dream.

End Notes

There is something about North Korea that makes you think something is possible but that is just the romance of the game. Brazil have too much for them and we will see this tonight - don't be surprised to see loads of goals but expect two or three.