Looking like an early final, England and France play for the quarterfinals

The last two qualified for the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar will be defined this Saturday (10), in balanced matches and clashes that promise strong emotions. Portugal faces the surprising Morocco from 12h (Brasília time) at the Al Thumama Stadium and England faces France at 16h at the Al Bayt Stadium. England and France face a clash that can be considered an early World Cup final. The English team is undefeated so far, with three wins and a draw. In the group stage, they thrashed Iran in their debut by 6-2. Then they were 0-0 with the United States and beat Wales by 3-0. In the round of 16, they overcame Senegal. 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 🎶 #FiFAWORLDCUP #Qatar2022 Pic.twitter.com/hbhoukdovt – FIFA World Cup (@fifaWorldcup) December 8, 2022 already France arrives on the high after beating the octaves with the round of 16 by the scoreboard. 3 to 1. In the group stage, the Blues debuted with a 4 to 1 defeat of Australia by 4 to 1, beat Denmark by 2 to 1 and ended their participation in Group D with a defeat against Tunisia (a match in which they played with an alternative formation). 🫡 🇫🇷 #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/rTLjw9VYeg — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 8, 2022 France and England have faced each other 31 times in history, with the English Team having a positive record: 17 wins against just nine in the France. In World Cups, the favorable record of the English remains: two victories in two games, in the group stages of the 1966 World Cups (won by England) and 1982. In the other match this Saturday, Portugal arrives motivated after thrashing Switzerland by 6 to 1 in the round of 16. In the group stage, they qualified first in Group H, beating Ghana and Uruguay and losing to Korea (with an alternative team). 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 🇵🇹 #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/rFnRhTZ8U6 — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 8, 2022 Despite Cristiano Ronaldo not having his best time left on the bench in the game against Switzerland (watching his substitute Gonçalo Ramos score three goals from the bench), coach Fernando Santos guarantees that the group is united: “Cristiano, naturally, was not very satisfied. Otherwise it would be difficult. It was a quiet conversation, where I explained my points of view”. On the other side of the pitch will be the surprising Moroccan team, which remains undefeated in the Cup with two wins and two draws. In the group stage, the African team drew 0-0 with Croatia in the first round. Afterwards, they beat Belgium 2-0 and Canada 2-1. In the round of 16, they made history by eliminating favored Spain on penalties. Going further than they’ve ever been before ❤️ #FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/KRCwpeP2xT — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 8, 2022 In the last World Cup (Russia), Portugal and Morocco faced off in the groups. Portugal got the better of that occasion, with a 1-0 victory with a goal by Cristiano Ronaldo. * Collaboration of Pedro Dabés (intern) under the supervision of Verônica Dalcanal.


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