Brazil and Mexico will look to pick up from where they left off during their respective tournament openers when they collide in the group stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday at the Estadio Castelao in Fortaleza, Brazil.

The winner of the highly anticipated showdown between Brazil and Mexico will likely earn a spot in the knockout stages after scoring victories in their respective opening matches.

Brazil opened their campaign with an impressive 3-1 win over Croatia -- impressive enough to overshadow Marcelo's own goal in the 11th minute and the controversial penalty awarded to the host that led to Neymar's second goal of the match.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari praised his young squad for showing resiliency in their opening match, but the man tasked to lead Brazil to another world title admitted that they still have a lot of things to work on.

"One of the things that we all wanted to see and had doubts about was over the resilience of this young group," Scolari said after Friday's match via Yahoo Sports UK. "Today we know we have evolved at least a bit. There's still a lot we need to improve to see if this group can take a punch and get it back together to make it to the end of a match with a win."

Neymar is still the man to watch for Brazil along with Oscar, and Chelsea star Ramires could also play a major role if Hulk sits out after sustaining an injury during team's practice on Sunday.

On the other hand, Mexico will pin their hopes again on the attacking duo of Oribe Peralta and Giovani Dos Santos as coach Miguel Herrera announced that Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez will not start for El Tri again.

Peralta had a remarkable performance during their tournament opener, leading El Tri to a 1-0 win over Cameroon.

Herrera knows that the crowd will certainly be in favor of their opponents, but he is confident that his Mexican squad can duplicate their 2-1 win against Brazil in the finals of the 2012 London Olympics.

"We're thinking big. We know they will have the support of the crowd, that we will be very much the visitors, but we've beaten them once, and we know we can do it again," Herrera said via Irish Times.

Date, Schedule, Live Stream

The Brazil-Mexico match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST Tuesday. Football fans can watch the highly anticipated showdown on ESPN and through WatchESPN.

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