In the early morning of Beijing time on the 29th, the 2018 Russia World Cup ended all the group matches, and at 22:00 on the 30th, France will compete against Argentina in the last 16 in the Kazan arena. So which team do you think is stronger? Follow Xiaobian to find out.
Last 16:
First half: Uruguay vs Portugal; France VS Argentina; Brazil vs Mexico; Belgium vs Japan
Second half: Spain vs Russia; Croatia vs Denmark; Sweden vs Switzerland; Colombia vs England
Like the European Cup two years ago, the world cup also saw the death zone. In the first half, except for Japan's relatively weak strength, other teams can be said to be "tough roles". In the second half, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and Russia's overall strength is limited. These four teams are the second-class level in Europe. There is no doubt that the second half is much easier than the first half. For this reason, in the last group G game, neither of the two strong teams, England and Belgium, wanted to be the first team (the first team in group G was in the first half). In the last round, they all sent substitutes to play the game with the attitude of no effort. At last, Billy 1-0 England became the first team to enter the first half of the group. For Belgium, although the first half was very hard, but At least one eighth of the knockout will be easier, because the opponent is the weakest Japan.
In the 1 / 8 knockout, Uruguay vs. Portugal and France vs. Argentina are the most attractive matches in the first half. Uruguay's group stage is very smooth, while Portugal is a bit adventurous but at least also qualified, this game will be the PK of Suarez and Ronaldo. The focus of the match between France and Argentina is obviously whether Messi and his teammates can be brave after being shamed after Argentina barely qualified in the group match. It's a bit coincidental that the four teams' attacking ace Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez and grizman are all from the Spanish League. In the league, Ronaldo and Suarez, Messi and grizman are each other's opponents.
In the second half of the competition, Spain vs. Russia and England vs. Colombia attracted attention. Although Russia is the second-class player in Europe, it is the host country. Colombia is not as famous as England, but its overall strength may not be worse than that of England. For England and Colombia, if they can make it to the top four, the chances are very high, because their top eight opponents will be Sweden or Switzerland. Of course, on the whole, Spain are the top favourites in the second half. If they can play normally, I believe they have a great chance to reach the final all the way. Spain's biggest opponent in the second half is Croatia, and plaid is one of the best teams to start the game so far.
France VS Argentina:
Time and place of competition
Competition time: 22:00 p.m. June 30, Beijing time
Venue: Kazan Central Stadium