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MOSCOW (AP) – The World Cup has started with eight groups of four, 32 nations seeking to qualify for the round of 16. Colombia and – barely – Japan snatched the two Group H spots in Thursday's opening matches, and England and Belgium triumphed the top of Group F later in the evening to shore up the field.
Let's start with the knockout stages:
Group A vs. Group B, Group E vs. Group F
This half of the list features big names in two high power games right out of the box: A team from France Charged plays Lionel Messi and Argentina in Saturday's start match, followed by Uruguay and Luis Suarez against Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the winners meeting on July 6.
Belgium – one of the few top teams to deliver on his hype – plays Japan, who broke away from his group because he received fewer yellow cards than the Senegal. Monday's final match will pit Neymar and a Brazilian squad that appears to be in the form of a Mexican mercurial team that beat Germany and South Korea, but was beaten by Sweden. The winners play on July 6th.
Group C vs. Group D, Group G vs. Group H
Sunday begins with Russia hosting Spain in the main stadium of Moscow, with the last match opposing Denmark, who did not lost since autumn 2016, against Croatia, who facilitated his group with three wins. The winners will meet on July 7th.
England will have great expectations in their match against a talented Colombian team after choosing this match by lining up a reserve team in their last group match against Belgium. And the last game of the Round of 16 features a Swedish team that has won a tough group against a Swiss team with problems in the back, but enough talent to score against anyone. The winners play on July 7 for the right to go in the semifinals.
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