Chile could be without their star player, but Australia is still weary about the rest of their lineup.
The Group B opener of the 2014 World Cup gets underway tonight at midnight live from Cuiaba and Chile is looking to make a statement against Australia. One of the key players for Chile, depending on his inflamed knee, Vidal the star from Juventus could be out for the opener and even more games as well. Chile doesn't seem like they are too worried for the game against Australia as they have many other dangerous midfielders like Aranguiz, Diaz, and Gutierrez.
Jedinak, the captain of the Australian national men's team and Crystal Palace in the Premier League has nothing but respect for the Chilean side and understands that they will have a tough time to overcome and succeed in tonight's match. "They're very strong. We have to prepare for whether he's (Vidal) playing or not, we have to prepare for both scenarios," said Jedinak.
Australia went into their training on Monday with a more relaxed feel to it. The team will need to give it their all if they are to hit the back of the net tonight. These teams don't have a lot of history between them and have only met 4 times in which Chile has won 3 and they had 1 draw. In total Chile leads in goals for and against 6-1.
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