MOROCCO, THE GREAT SURPRISE
Confirmed crosses! This is how the quarterfinals of Qatar 2022 will be played
Published:6/12/2022 - 23:01h
Updated:22/12/2022 - 18:12h
Tuesday's day served to define the World Cup quarterfinal crosses. Morocco and Portugal complete the table in which there is also France-England, Brazil-Croatia and the Netherlands-Argentina
Qatar 2022 already knows to the eight selections that will contest the quarter-finals the next weekend. Morocco and Portugal complete the picture in which the African are, definitely, the big surprise after deleting to Spain in penaltis (0-0, 3-0 p.) Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets failed his collections and, again, The Red remains went in extention in eighth of final, whereas the Moroccans look for to go on doing history in front of a selected luso that puts fear.
The ones of Fernando Santos crushed to Switzerland (6-1) promoted by a triplete of Gonçalo Bouquets, unexpected reemplazante of the sanctioned Cristiano Ronaldo and, after Morocco, could see the faces with England or France, two selections that know very well and that the Saturday will close the quarter-finals in the Stadium To the Bayt. By his part, the another sudamericana in 'career', Brazil, will open the Friday the quarter-finals in front of Croatia.
The Balkan suffered the Tuesday to delete to Japan (1-1, 1-3 p.) And they arrive with elder wear out that a 'verdeamarelha' that goleó with ease to South Korea (4-1) after a first brilliant part. However, further of the half extra hour of shooting, the ones of Zlatko Dalić already have spare experience resolving eliminatory in 120 minutes, the formula with which attained to arrive to the final of Russia 2018. Brazil is, definitely, one of the big favourite to raise the trophy, although it shares his side of the picture with Argentina.
Low countries and Argentina will revive an authentic classical
Also the Friday, Croatia and Brazil will know to his possible rival in semis, which will go out of the crossing between Low Countries and Argentina. The 'orange' arrive invicta and left a good image in eighth in front of United States (3-1), whereas the 'albiceleste' seem to have left atrá the trip initial in front of Saudi Arabia and has reencontrado with his best version in front of Poland and Australia, although it has not attained to obtain conclusive results.
The duel between Europeans and sudamericanos is already an authentic classical of the world-wide, having contested both crosses of quarter-finals, semifinals and a final in 1978 in which Argentina obtained his first Glass of the World. The last antecedent traces back to the semis of Brazil 2014, where the selection of Leo Messi imposed by penaltis. In 1998, Low Countries was the one who advanced after the 2-1 in quarter-finals.
France-England, the best party of chambers
The crosses of fourth culminate the Saturday with the France-England in Doha. An authentic final advanced, as Frenchmen and British arrive in big moment after his convincentes victories in eighth in front of Poland (3-1) and Senegal (3-0), respectively. The ones of Gareth Southgate only think in arriving to the final, whereas 'Them Bleus' seem determined to revalidate the title led by a Kylian Mbappé in state of grace.