Brazil had been worried about their match with the USSR, who had exceptional fitness and were one of the favourites to win the tournament; their strategy was to take risks at the beginning of the match to try to score an early goal.
Os brasileiros estaban preocupados co seu partido fronte os soviéticos, que tiñan un físico excepcional e eran un dos favoritos a gañar o torneo; a súa estratexia era arriscar no comezo do xogo para tentar marcar un gol pronto no inicio.