The World Cup will be played Tuesday on its last day of the last eight, with two clashes: Sweden and Switzerland will meet in St. Petersburg, and Colombia and England will play in the arena. from Spartak to Moscow. Of these four selections, only English was world champion (and the Swedes were vices in 1958). By signing that we can have a big surprise at the end of this year, mainly because the best of them will face the winner of Croatia and Russia in the semi-finals. Who would have thought!
The day begins with the clash between Sweden and Switzerland at 11 am (Brasilia). The Nordiques led Group F (the one in which Germany remained in the flashlight), while the Swiss were in second place in Group E (behind Brazil).
At 3 pm, the heavier jersey of the day, England, faces Colombia, who still does not know he can count on James Rodriguez, injured. The English were second in Group H, losing to Belgium. The Colombians had two wins and one defeat in the first phase, finishing first in Group G.
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The match between Sweden and Switzerland at 11am will be broadcast live on TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (with Cleber Machado and Junior) and SporTV (with Jader Rocha and Paulo Cesar Vasconcellos). The match between Colombia and England, at 3 pm, will broadcast TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (with Luís Roberto and Roger Flores) and SporTV (with Milton Leite, Maurício Noriega and Muricy Ramalho).
Sweden x Switzerland 11:00 – St. Petersburg Eighth-finals of the World Cup
After surprising in the European qualifiers – when he got a second place in a group with France and Holland, leaving the Dutch World Cup by the balance of goals – and to pull Italy out of the Cup in the recapture, Sweden rejoices again with the leadership of Group F. The team Swedish national has overtaken Germany, reigning world champion, eliminated in the first phase. Now, the challenge is Switzerland, this Tuesday, by the round of 16. Despite good recent results, the Swedes prefer to remain cautious, pointing the Swiss as favorites for the duel.
[19659010] captain Swedish, defender Granqvist is the team's top scorer with two goals (Photo: Reuters)
– We know that Switzerland is a favorite for this game, it has played very well for a long time. They won nine of the ten qualifying matches (not counting the repechage). Let's fight as best we can. What has brought us here is our defensive strength and aggression when it comes to attack, "said Swedish captain Andreas Granqvist at the press conference. last Monday.
At the press conference last Monday, coach Janne Andersson did not choose not to disclose the starting lineup for Switzerland, but the trend is that the l & # 39; coach will virtually repeat the triumph over Mexico on Wednesday with only one change of midfielder: Svensson takes over from Larsson, suspended .. Claesson, Lustig and Ekdal are the ones hooked by the Swedish side .The one who takes another yellow will be out of the Quarterfinal showdown, should it advance in phase.
In the FIFA rankings, Switzerland leads the way.The Swiss now rank sixth, while Sweden is ranked 24th. , things become more balanced The two teams met 28 times in international matches, with 11 wins from Switzerland, 10 from Sweden and 7 draws.
One of the factors in placing Brazil's second place among the best in the FIFA clbadification is the positive sequence of the results. In the last 25 games, only one defeat (for Portugal, in the last laps of the European qualifiers). In Russia, a campaign with one win and two draws, including the "golden" point won against the Brazilian national team.
Vladimir Petkovic will not be able to count on two important defensemen of the match in St. Petersburg: Captain Lichtsteiner and defender Schär. Those who were chosen to replace the players were Lang and Djourou. Xhaka will take the armband in the absence of the Arsenal team, newly recruited by the English club. Among those who must be careful not to become yellow on Tuesday are Behrami, Zakaria and Shaqiri. The three are suspended for the duel.
Sweden : Olsen, Lustig, Lindelöf , Granqvist and Augustinsson, Ekdal, Svensson, Claesson and Forsberg, Berg and Toivonen : Sommer, Lang, Djorou, Akanji and Ricardo Rodriguez, Behrami, Xhaka, Shaqiri, Dzemaili and Embolo, Gavranovic (Seferovic) Arbitrator: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Referee:Referee:
Referee: Jure Praprotnik (Slovenia)
Auxiliary 2: Robert Vukan (Slovenia)
Fourth Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Broadcast : TV Globo and GloboEsporte.com (with Cleber Machado and Junior) and SporTV (with Jader Rocha and Paulo Cesar Vasconcellos). The site follows in real time.
Colombia x England 15h – Spartak Stadium, Moscow World Cup World Cup
England is under pressure from favoritism to be the only champion on this side of the key. At a press conference before the game, Southgate's Gareth was bombarded with questions on an easier road to the final, but cautioned against the dangers of Colombia.
The technician's concern is justified by the recent retrospection of the English. Since he's won the Ecuador World Cup in 2006 in Germany, the English team has not won more knockout matches. They are 12 years old with eliminations in the first phase (Cup of 2014) or in the first playoffs (Cup of 2010 and Eurocopa in 2012 and 2016, the last for Iceland).
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The Colombia is on the ground to ensure the presence of a surprise in the United States.
Harry Kane and Dele Alli in training: The double of Tottenham is England's big hope (Photo: REUTERS / Lee Smith)
World Cup final and at least repeat the best campaign of his history. The driver's participation until the quarter-finals in Brazil, however, will barely be on the court. James Rodriguez has not been training with a ball since his victory over Senegal, but Pekerman has kept the mystery on alignment.
In the event that James has the right of veto, Muriel will be the substitute, keeping the pattern with Square open on the right and Quintero as playmaker, providing Falcao Garcia. Colombian top scorer of the Cup, the former Palmeiras Yerry Mina bets to contain the English game and surprise the attack.
James Rodriguez in the work of the eve of the game Colombia and England S & # 39; he can not play, Muriel must enter (Photo: REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach)
Colombia : Ospina, Arias, Davinson Sánchez, Mina (19659020): Jose Pekerman Accentuation : none
England : Pickford , Walker, Stones and Maguire, Trippier, Henderson, Alli Dele, Lingard and Young, Sterling and Kane Technician : Gareth Southgate Embezzlement : Fabian Delph, released to accompany the birth
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