Qatar World Cup quarterfinals released! The first quarter-finals will start at 11:00 p.m. Beijing time on Friday. The World Cup is getting better and better, and the top 8 seats are basically occupied by traditional strong teams. The only dark horse is the Morocco team that eliminated Spain. In addition, European teams occupy five places in the quarter-finals, which is also a reflection of the football world map.
The giants assembled and only Spain was missing, and the death group was wiped out.
Spain was upset and eliminated by Morocco.
In the early morning of December 7, with the end of the last 1/8 match, the Qatar World Cup quarter-finals and matchups were officially announced. Among the eight teams, European teams occupy five seats, namely France, England, Netherlands, Croatia and Portugal. The South American teams are Brazil and Argentina, and the Morocco team is the only seedling in the African region.
The top eight seats are basically occupied by traditional strong teams, and Morocco is the only dark horse. In the 1/8 finals that ended in the early morning of December 7, they forced the 2010 World Cup champion Spain to a penalty shootout and won the promotion. This is the first time in the team's history that they advanced to the top 8 of the World Cup.
Coincidentally, the four teams of Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica were all annihilated in E Rent, previously known as the "Group of Death". Among them, Spain and Japan were eliminated in the 1/8 finals, and Germany and Costa Rica stopped the group stage. This group also became a veritable "death group". In the remaining groups of
, group F became the biggest winner, Croatia, and Morocco both broke into the quarter-finals, becoming the only group that produced two quarter-finals.
The top eight matchups, here are the highlights
At present, the quarter-final matchups are also officially determined. The upper half is: Netherlands VS Argentina, Brazil VS Croatia. The second half is: France VS England, Portugal VS Morocco. The first game will start at 23:00 on December 9th, Beijing time.
Brazil has the upper hand, Croatia will not show weakness
Croatia VS Brazil at 23:00 on December 9
Neymar will determine the direction of the game
Starting from the 1/8 finals, the five-star Brazil is on track.
At the beginning of the group stage, the Brazilian team suffered frequent injuries and downsizing, especially Neymar's sprained right ankle, which brought great uncertainties to Brazil, which aims to win the championship. Fortunately, Neymar made his comeback against South Korea in the 1/8 finals. Not only did he link up the team's offense, he also scored a penalty kick to help Brazil win 4:1, showing the strength of the Selecao.
Brazil and Croatia have faced each other 4 times in history, and Brazil has 3 wins and 1 draw to remain unbeaten.
Croatia eliminated Athletic Japan through a penalty shootout. As the runner-up of the last World Cup, aging is the team’s hidden worry——in the match against Japan, the average age of Croatia’s starting lineup was 29 years and 330 days. The oldest starting lineup for the knockout stage of the World Cup since 2009. At the same time, the team's offense is all initiated by the 37-year-old Modric , which is easy to target.
"Brazil is by far the best team. They have great depth. They're a great team, so strong that it's scary. It's a big test for us." Croatia coach Dali Qi praised the opponents, "Even so, we will not be afraid of them, we have full confidence in ourselves." Behind the strong dialogue, there are stories of grievances and grievances.
In the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup, Argentina eliminated the Netherlands through a penalty shootout. The Dutch coach at the time was Van Gaal and . "I hope we can beat Argentina, everything is possible, there is still a score to be settled between us and Argentina." Van Gaal has ignited the flames of revenge, and he is very confident in the team, "Netherlands and Brazil are playing The same football, our goals are even more beautiful."
2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, 3:1 victory over the United States in the 1/8 finals, the Netherlands is in good condition under Van Gaal's more "pragmatic" system, and this World Cup has maintained undefeated.
z1For Argentina, the loss in the first game of the group stage once plunged the country into pessimism. Fortunately, the team rebounded quickly and won both games in the group stage, and defeated Australia 2:1 in the 1/8 final. Messi completed the 1,000th game of his career and scored wonderful goals in this game. For him, the team's ability to go further is far more important than personal data.against the Netherlands, Argentina may change formation. According to reports, Argentine coach Scaloni changed the team formation from 433 to 442 during training and practiced a new tactical system.
Ronaldo continue to substitute? Can Morocco be black in the end?
Morocco VS Portugal at 23:00 on December 10
21-year-old teenager Ramos is a blockbuster
There are dark horses in almost every World Cup. In Qatar, the African team Morocco has become this dark horse. In the
1/8 final, Morocco and Spain fought until the penalty shootout and finally won. The current team is in full swing. Goalkeeper Bunu , who blocked Spain's shots twice in the penalty shootout, showed the team's team culture, "I'm happy for the team. We did a great job throughout the game. It's the whole team efforts, everyone."
Although there is a dark horse that everyone is looking forward to, the focus of this game is still on Ronaldo.
1/8 final against Switzerland, Portuguese coach Santos made a very bold formation - letting Ronaldo play as a substitute, the result was very effective, Portugal won 6:1, replacing the 21-year-old teenager who started for Ronaldo Ramos scored a hat-trick and showed a strong offensive power. Off the field, the 37-year-old Ronaldo looked at the 21-year-old Ramos on the field, and the "president" was finally able to take a breath and let the young people conquer the world.
Santos said that letting Ronaldo play as a substitute is a "strategic decision, nothing more. There is no problem, we are friends for many years." At the same time, he praised, "C Ronaldo is our captain, he always tries to help the ball. He is the captain’s benchmark.”
Whether Ronaldo will continue to play as a substitute in the next game, Santos did not disclose, but as long as Ronaldo continues to play, he will be able to tie the national team’s historical appearance created by Kuwait striker Mutawa Record (196 games). At present, he has become the first Portuguese player to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup twice. The
champion battle is staged ahead of schedule? The "British-French War" is about to start!
at 3:00 on December 11th France VS England
Mbappé is in good shape
has a strong dialogue, exciting and exciting. The world football classic duel "Britain and France" will be the finale of the quarter-finals. The two teams of
are full of talents and have shown strong combat effectiveness. In the eyes of many people, this game is more like an early stage of the final.
From the beginning of the group stage, the French team has shown a strong dominance. Mbappe currently contributes 5 goals and 2 assists. 7 of France's 9 goals are directly related to him, showing an excellent performance state. At the same time, Giroud and became the top scorer in the history of the French team in the 1/8 finals. Griezmann and Dembele also performed stably. The French team is currently very united in the locker room. Everyone has a clear goal-to successfully defend the title.
England, defeated Senegal 3:0 in the 1/8 finals, full of firepower on the offensive end. At present, England has scored 12 goals, which is the team with the most goals in this World Cup so far. En series, England will put a lot of pressure on the French defense. The last time
two teams met in a major competition was in the 2012 European Cup group stage, and finally drew 1:1. In this competition, the winner must go on.
Upstream news reporter Bao Jing
Editor: Jin Xin
Editor in charge: Wu Jinming Kong Lingqiang
Review: Feng Fei
