Brazil takes on New Zealand in a Group C game in the men's Olympic Soccer at the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Brazil won its first two matches and is already in the competition's quarterfinals.
With players like Leandro Damaio and Lucas Moura on the bench, coach Mano Menezes could look to rest a few of his payers in order to have fresher legs in quarterfinals.
The coach had said Paulo Henrique Ganso was expected to play but the midfielder may not be fit because of a minor muscle injury. Brazilian doctors say the problem on his left thigh doesn't appear to be serious but he practiced separately from the rest of the team on Tuesday.
"My goal is to use Ganso to give him some playing time," Menezes said. "He is coming off a knee surgery and the more time he can play the better for him and for the team if we need to use him again later in the tournament."
New Zealand will hope to score early in the game just like the Belarusians, and hope that their defence fares out better than that of the other teams in the group.
To watch the match live click here.
Here are the expected starting lineups for Wednesday's match:
Brazil:
Gabriel, Rafael, Thiago Silva, Juan Jesus, Sandro, Marcelo, Leandro Damiao, Neymar, Danilo, Alex Dandro.
New Zealand:
O'Keeffe, Payne, Hogg, Smith, Nelsen, Barbarouses, McGlinchey, Smeltz, Wood, Rojas, Thomas.
