In the early morning of December 7th, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the Qatar World Cup came to an end. Spain became the latest veteran team to be upset. Morocco, the "dark horse", became the fourth African team in the history of the World Cup to advance to the quarter-finals team. Now, the teams that are eligible to attack the Hercules Cup have dropped from the original 32 teams to the current 8 teams. As the game progresses, the media's ranking of the strength of each team is also undergoing dynamic changes. After the World Cup quarter-finals were released, the website Goal updated the ranking of the top-eight teams.
Based on the team's lineup strength, on-the-spot performance and future matches, the Goal website believes that the Brazilian team is still ranked first in terms of championship strength. They sealed the victory 4-0 in the first half against South Korea in the 1/8 final, which can be called the most impressive first half performance of this World Cup. The samba heroes have sufficient freedom on the offensive end, and the strength of the attack group is enough to make any of the remaining seven teams not want to encounter them. Goal is very optimistic about Brazil's victory over Croatia in the quarter-finals, which will bring them one step closer to the sixth gold cup in team history.
The second team has not changed compared to the previous period (the round of 16). They are defending champion France. France is also a star-studded team, but the 1/8 final match against Poland has become a personal performance of Paris superstar Mbappe . He currently leads the scorer list with 5 goals, and his state is unstoppable. If Mbappé continues to perform well, then no one can look down on the prospect of the French team defending the title.
Ranked third is the England team, which is one place higher than the previous ranking. Although England's strength on paper is higher than that of their opponents Senegal in the 1/8 finals, they were still threatened by their opponents at the beginning of the game. Fortunately, the team adjusted in time and passed the test smoothly. There are two good news for England. One is that the new generation midfielder Bellingham continues to perform as the world's top midfielder, and the other is that Kane and finally opened his scoring account. The quarter-final match against the French team was the most difficult battle during Southgate's tenure, but the younger generation of the Three Lions who have experienced the European Cup finals still don't know what fear is.
Portugal rushed from the seventh place in the previous period to the fourth place in this period. Goal said that with Ronaldo as a substitute, the Portuguese team has more vitality and freedom on the field. They performed strongly in the 6-1 victory over Switzerland in the 1/8 finals, and Gonzalo-Ramos 's hat-trick was even more surprising. He is expected to continue to start in the quarter-finals against Morocco in the next game. If Portugal can continue the state they played against Switzerland, then they can really be called the favorites to win the championship.
Argentina, which ranked third in the previous period, has dropped to the current fifth place. Argentina's condition is getting better and better, Messi and the young people around him are getting more and more courageous. Messi is still expected to attack the first World Cup champion in his last World Cup. However, under the suppression of the strong performance of the above four teams, the Argentine team, which had a small victory over Australia in this round, was still squeezed out of the top four.
The Dutch team "stand still" is still ranked sixth. Depay 's state is gradually recovering, Van Gaal has clearly expressed his ambition to win the championship, but before them is the fierce battle with Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Ranked seventh is the dark horse Morocco that eliminated the Spanish team, but the new injury in the defense will plant a hidden danger for them to challenge Portugal in the quarter-finals. Their ranking in the round of 16 is ninth.
Croatia is ranked eighth. Compared with the previous ranking, there has been no change. Goal believes that their inefficient finishing ability on the offensive end and the gradual fatigue of the veterans will make it difficult for them to reach the quarter-finals. Pass Brazil.
