Saturday, June 30, 2018, will be a historic day for football: the two greatest players of this century can say goodbye to the World Cup . Messi's Argentina will face France in Kazan at 11am, while Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo will face Uruguay at Sochi at 5pm.
On the other hand, if they win their games, the owners of the last ten best player 's awards of the year (each with five) will meet for the first time in the year. history of the Worlds.
Messi turned 31 last week, Cristiano Ronaldo finished 33 in February. It's not a question of knowing what these two are capable of, but it seems unlikely that they will arrive in November 2022 in Qatar with the same physical and technical conditions as they do. today in Russia.
The Argentine shirt 10 is not alone. Not less than fourteen of his 22 teammates are already thirty years or older . The 2018 World Cup is often described as the last chance of a generation – something particularly dramatic for those who have lost three consecutive finals: the 2014 World Cup for Germany, the 2015 Copa America and the Centa Chile
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– We got here with a lot of them
Messi has helped Argentina to go through the group stage: the last World Cup (Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)
"said Mascherano, 34, in practice the Argentine captain, although it is Messi who carries the track on the Russian lawns.
The rough campaign in the first round left the Argentine thrones in second place in Group D, and the prize for that will be to face France, ranked first in Group C, with a much better campaign and a much younger team.
French Defense Line – Pavard, Varane, Umtitii and Lucas Hernandez – has an average identifier 23 years old . The other stars of the team are also far from having the last chance of their career in Russia, as Pogba (25) and Griezmann (27). Kazan will participate in a duel for generations.
The other duel will inevitably finish with stars bidding farewell to the World Cup. Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani the two stars of Uruguay also completed 31 years in 2018. It is inevitable that the process of renewal of the Uruguayan team controls also the attack. Maxi Gomez, 21, who is in Russia, is an example.
Something similar is happening with Portugal. Bernardo Silva (23), Gonçalo Guedes (21), Gelson Martins (23) and André Silva (22) are likely to play a leading role in Cristiano Ronaldo (33) and Ricardo Quaresma (34) .
France vs Argentina will broadcast live from TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (Cleber Machado and Júnior) and SporTV (with Luis Carlos Júnior, Lédio Carmona and Ricardinho), at 11am in Brasilia.
Uruguay vs Portugal will broadcast live from TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (Luís Roberto and Roger Flores) and SporTV (with Milton Leite and Maurício Noriega), at 15h and Brasilia.
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France v Argentina Eighth-finals 11am, Kazan, Russia [19659021] France leads Group C, but without much success. He had lean wins against Australia (2 to 1) and Peru (1 to 0), as well as a draw for the compadres (0-0) with Denmark in the last round while He was already qualified. The coach Didier Deschamps has been accused of not having shone his selection, matching the expectation of those who expect a lot of distribution with players like Pogba, Griezmann and Mbappé.
The trend is in pursuit of 4-3-3 with a strong defensive line with a defender on the left side (Hernandez), a zone leader (Kanté) and two socks playing a defensive and offensive role. (Pogba and Matuidi). Opposite, the speed of Mbappé and Griezmann, with Giroud as reference.
The Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli has not confirmed the team. He may, for the first time, repeat a formation – that of the team that won for the first time in this Cup on the last lap, getting the second place in Group D, with 2-1 over Nigeria. But some bet on the entrance of Pavon in place of Di María, very controversial.
– We have variants and possibilities with players able to absorb this moment. Pavón is one of them, has adapted very quickly to the selection, and has the chance to play like many others – said Sampaoli this Friday.
The structure of the team, however, must be maintained, with a midfield formed by Mascherano, Enzo Peres and Banega, giving Messi freedom and having Higuaín as a reference in the region.
France likely : Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Umtiti and Hernandez; Kanté, Pogba and Matuidi;
Probable Argentina : Armani, Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo and Tagliafico : Mafia, Griezmann and Giroud Technique : Didier Deschamps Accentuation : Mendy Mascherano, Enzo Pérez and Banega; Messi, Di María and Higuain Referee Assistant 1: Reza Sokhandan (IRA)
Referee: Employee 1: Reza Sokhandan (IRA)
Fourth Referee: Julio Bascuñan (CHI)
TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (Cleber Machado and Júnior) and SporTV (with Luis Carlos Júnior, Lédio Carmona and Ricardinho).
Uruguay v Portugal Eighth-finals 15h (Brasilia), Sochi, Russia
Portugal Reaches the knockout stages, Cristiano Ronaldo regretted the missed penalty against Iran – who could have left the team at the top of Group E – and hopes that the player will repeat the performances of the first two matches of the World Cup. With performances criticized in duels against the Spaniards, Moroccans and Iranians, the team led by Fernando Santos is still looking for a safer posting. And for this, the coach can, again, make changes between the star companions.
After playing alongside Andre Slva against Iran, CR7 must return to Gonçalo Guedes as their head pair – as well as in the two games in which he shook the networks. That could be the only change from the duel against Iran, in which the Portuguese coach is betting on the entries of Adrien Silva and Quaresma in the midfield, alongside João Mário and William Carvalho. The pilot, however, has no confirmed presence after being trained separately last Friday with muscle aches.
On the other hand, Uruguay arrives as a result of a historic campaign in the group stage. The sequence of three wins – unprecedented in its trajectory throughout the World – has concluded with a good performance in front of host Russia, leaving behind pragmatic exhibitions against Egypt and Arabia. Therefore, for many, the team Suárez, Cavani and company arrive with more force for the duel against the Portuguese.
In the third Cup followed by Celeste, coach Oscar Tabárez should return to the lineup with a four-man line in defense, instead of the trio used in front of Russia, with Coates, Godín and Cáceres. In this way, Laxalt would be on the side, and Giménez would return to the back center. In the middle, Vecino, Torreira, Nández and Bentacur should be responsible for providing the attacking pair. All, of course, will have the task of stopping CR7 collectively – since Tabarez has not named anyone specifically to mark it closely.
– There is not a player who can stop him, we must work together to keep him. We must work together. Do not lose sleep. Of course, we will take it seriously, but we will not be obsessed, "said the coach.
Probable Portugal : Rui Patricio, Cédric, Pepe, José Fonte, Raphael Guerreiro; William Carvalho, Adrien Silva, Quaresma and João Mário; Gonçalo Guedes and Cristiano Ronaldo Assistant 1: Marvinn Torrentera (MEX)
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