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Uruguay v France (Friday 14:00 GMT, Nizhny Novgorod)
Uruguay
One of only two teams to have won all four matches, Uruguay has one of the most vicious defenses of Russia with captain talisman Diego Godin, and a deadly strike force at Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez. Cavani's fitness is the big concern before Friday's meeting. The Paris Saint-Germain striker suffered a calf injury after scoring twice to finish Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portugal World Cup in eighth.
France
After going through the group stage in a disappointing way, France Thanks to the frantic pace of Kylian Mbappe, Argentina sank 4-3 in the World Cup in 16th of final. A very different task is waiting for the pbadage of a defense wall of Uruguay that will not allow Mbappe to exploit the same terrain. But as the legs begin to get tired in the last stages, the strength of France in depth could begin to make the difference
Brazil / Belgium (Friday 1800 GMT, Kazan)
Brazil
With l 39 Uruguay, Brazil shares the best Neymar scored his second goal of the tournament in the round of 16. After a disappointing 1-1 draw Switzerland, victorious 2-0 against Costa Rica, Serbia and Mexico, propelled Brazil into a seventh consecutive quarter-final and remains the favorite to erase the scars of a humiliating 7-1 defeat in semifinal against Germany four years ago
Belgium
Belgium will be the real test of the performance of the Brazilian bottom line in Kazan on Friday, but the l & # 39; Coach Roberto Martinez has great decisions to make after an impressive comeback from 21 to 21 in the final. minutes avoided a shock output to Japan in the 16 las. Japan took the lead in Martinez's 3-4-2-1 system and the Red Devils had to rely on their physical superiority in the final stages with Jan Vertonghen and Marouane Fellaini returning home before Nacer Chadli does finish the return at the end of a superb counter-attack. Martinez must now find the right balance to get the best of Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku without leaving Belgium exposed
Sweden c England (Saturday 14:00 GMT, Samara)
Sweden
They are not Not the most handsome side, but Sweden is extremely efficient and happy to play the role of outsider, having dominated the Netherlands and Italy in qualifying and Germany in group stage. Their run to the last eight games for the first time since 1994 has been built on three free throws in four games, but although they are hard to break, they lack a powerful force at home. before.
England
Freed from the penalty shootout penalty after beating Colombia from the point, England will be favorite to reach a first World Cup semifinal since 1990. For 92 minutes to Moscow, the Three Lions kept their calm while Colombia lost hers and played with patience rarely seen by the sides of England in recent years. The header of Yerry Mina has threatened to change all that, but a first World Cup victory on penalties in four attempts gives Gareth Southgate's men reason to believe that this time will be really different.
Russia v Croatia (Saturday 1800 GMT, Sochi)
Russia
The hosts delighted their audience by surpbading all expectations to qualify for the last eight, thanks to a superb elimination of penalties in Spain . Russian players were on their knees after being defended for 120 minutes in Moscow with only 26% possession and now they have to summon another huge physical effort, with Croatia expected to dominate the ball one more time.
Croatia
Interpreters of the group stage, Croatia were forced to suffer to pbad Denmark on penalties. Luckily did not accompany Croatia in the knockout phases after the start of the tournament, but after missing Luka Modric's miss penalty four minutes before the end of the extra time in the round of 16, the time for a very talented generation come.AFP
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