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Mbappé and Messi: two of Saturday's attractions (Getty Images / Reuters)
The 2018 World Cup
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June 29, 2018, 5:19 pm
comes to its 17th day with the first two games that open the round of 16 of the competition. The France of Antoine Griezmann complicated the confrontation against Argentina of Lionel Messi . Uruguay by Luis Suárez made the last match of the day against Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo .
France faces Argentina at the Arena Kazan from 11h (since Brasília), for the eighth final of the Cup, broadcast by TV Globo, Fox Sports and SporTV. The French progressed to the top of Group C with two wins and one draw. Despite the invincibility, France has not been convinced by any of his matches, having crossed Peru and Australia to play one of the worst matches of the tournament against Denmark, the United States. only to have equaled 0-0 so far. For the confrontation against the Argentines, the French have the talent of Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Paul Pogba.
Argentina had even more difficulties than France. In addition to failing to secure their supporters, the team managed to qualify only on the last lap, 41 minutes after the match against Nigeria ended. In addition to poor performance, the Argentineans face disagreements between players and coach Jorge Sampaoli.
End of the day, Uruguay plays against Portugal at Fisht Stadium in Sochi, at 15h (from Brasília), for matches against the French national team is again Lionel Messi. Eighth-finals World Cup, broadcast by TV Globo, Fox Sports and SporTV. The Uruguayans led Group A reliably, beating all their opponents, but they struggled to face Egypt and Saudi Arabia. With the best defense of the competition, the Uruguayan team has not yet scored goals in the tournament, but will have to stop Cristiano Ronaldo to advance.
In Group B, the Portuguese team reached the eighth final in suffocation, almost losing the second wave Iran: The Portuguese defeated Morocco and clashed against Spain and the United States. Iran, but the irregular campaign does not undermine European confidence in the confrontation. That's because Cristiano Ronaldo is achieving the best Cup of his career with four goals in three games, becoming the big and perhaps the only chance for Portugal to qualify for the quarter-finals.
