We have reached the quarter-finals of the tournament and now their will be more excitement coming. Their will be more exciting games to be played. This is the stage were one mistake could be deadly. The coming stages will be more tense and tough.
I will now predict the probability of a team to progress through the semi-finals based on their past performances.
URUGUAY VS FRANCE ( 11/20 chances of France to progress)
Uruguay as well as France are in good shape for their upcoming match. Uruguay wins their round of 16 match with a 2-1 scoreline against Portugal with E.Cavani the hero of the match. While France also struggles against Argentina but due to the heroics of K.Mbappe, the beat Argentina by a 4-3 scoreline to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Uruguay has won their all 4 matches in this tournament while France has won 3 and a draw. Both are strong contendors for the world cup but there is a slight advantage in favour of France as all their players are fit. E.Cavani of Uruguay is in serious doubt for the clash against France as he was injured against Portugal and has not recovered.
While Uruguay has stars like L.Suarez, D. Godin and E.Cavani, France has their young hero K.Mbappe, A.Griezmann and P.Pogba.Uruguay strength is defence while France strength is attack. It will be a very thrilling contest and must watch game.
BRAZIL VS BELGIUM (13/20 chances for Brazil to win the game)
Brazil are the most likely team to win the world cup. However, Belgium are not far behind as they are also strong contendor for the worldcup. Brazil won their last 16 game against Mexico by a comfortable 2-0 scoreline. However, they struggled in the first half but they comeback shortly to seal the victory with goals from Neymar and Firmino. While Belgium are nearly eliminated in the last 16 as at one time they were 0-2 down against Japan. But they fightback and an injury time goal gives them the victory by a 3-2 scoreline. Hazard was the named the man of the match.
Brazil has won their past 3 matches and registerd a draw against Switzerland in their opening match while Belgium has won their all 4 matches in this tournament so far. But Brazil have the upper hand as they had comfortably won their last match against Mexico while Belgium struggled very much against a mid-team Japan which can cause a big upset.
While Brazil has their star player Neymar in full form, they have also the likes of Coutinho and Marcelo is also fit for the quarter-finals game. Belgium has also plenty of stars like Hazard, Lukaku and K. De Bruyne.
It will be a very tight contest and will be a watchable game.
SWEDEN VS ENGLAND ( 14/20 chances of England to progress through the semis)
England have a good chance to progress through the semis as they will face Sweden in the quarter-finals. But they cannot underestimate Sweden who are capable of winning big games and producing big upsets. While England had a tough game against Colombia as they beat them on penalties by a 4-3 margin while Sweden won their game against Switzerland by a 1-0 scoreline.
England had won 3 of their past 4 games in this tournament and lost 1 game against Belgium. While Sweden has also a similar required winning 3 and losing 1. England have greater chance to qualify through the next round as they have plenty of players who plays in the top leagues. While Sweden has few players who had played in the top level.
England have their star performer Kane who currently is the top scorer of this tournament with 6 goals. While Sweden has E.Forsberg who scored in his last game against Switzerland to hand Sweden the victory.
It will be a very competitive game and who knows Sweden will produce a big upset to progress through the semis. Lets see who wins.
RUSSIA VS CROATIA (14/20 chances of Croatia to progress through the semis)
Russia are the underdogs of this world cup as they had already produced a big upset against Spain beating them on penalties. While Croatia’s golden generation are capable of winning this tournament.Russia won their last 16 match against Spain with a 4-3 scoreline with Akinfeev the hero for the Russians. While Croatia also won their game against Denmark on penalties with a 3-2 margin. Subasic was the hero of the Croatian side who saved three penalty kicks and became the first GK to save three penalties in a world cup match.
Russia has won three matches and faced a defeat against Uruguay while Croatia has won their all 4 matches. Croatians have a greater chance to win the match as they are in great form and haven’t lost a match. While Russia managed to defeat Spain but Spain are dominating the game. Also Russia faced a big defeat against Uruguay.
While Croatia’s midfield is very strong with the likes of Modric and Rakitic, Russia’s power is their attack. Cheryshev and Dzybu of Russia both has scored 3 goals in the tournament so far.
It will be a great game with both sides fighting to book a place in the semi-finals.
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