Australia might be out of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, but the show goes on and this weekend’s quarter-final fixtures promise late nights, early mornings and scintillating football.
The tournament has moved at a breakneck pace. The Round of 16 had a big upset with Morocco beating 2010 champions and the No. 7-ranked Spain on penalties, while Croatia scraped through against Japan on penalties.
In any case, the Australian men’s team notched up its best showing at a World Cup since 2006, when a side boasting generational talents such as Harry Kewell and Tim Cahill lost in the dying minutes of a Round of 16 clash against eventual champions Italy.With the first round of the knock-out stages now left to the almanacs of history, let’s look at the quarter-finals.
“The prediction is anyone in it can still win it, but the probability – even if someone is 20 per cent likely to win, that means there is an 80 per cent chance they won’t win,” Begg said. Brazil is back-stopped by Juventus full-backs Danilo and Alex Sandro and marshalled by skipper Thiago Silva of Chelsea. Tite also has the luxury of two of the world’s best goalkeepers in Alisson Becker and Ederson at his disposal.Begg’s take: 20 per cent chance of winning. Online gambling company Sportsbet also has Brazil earmarked as the favourite.During the 3-1 victory over Poland, France barely looked like it got out of third gear – that is how scary good this team is.
Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina’s first goal during their Round of 16 match against Australia.This is a side laden with attacking talent from Inter Milan poacher Lautaro Martínez to journeyman Ángel Di María, making it a formidable foe for any opposition. He’s seemingly heeded the call to deploy more attacking options around a striker, with Bruno Fernandes , Bernardo Silva and the baby-faced João Félix enjoying marauding runs through opposition defences.And it is one particular striker who has every football fan and pundit talking. No, not Cristiano Ronaldo, but the latest Portuguese gem in 21-year-old Benfica forward Gonçalo Ramos. He started the game against Switzerland ahead of Ronaldo, and repaid Santos’ faith with a hat-trick.
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