Henry Roldán
The 2022 World Cup Quarterfinals will begin this Friday, following a round of 16 that provided us with a huge surprise with Morocco’s victory over Spain.
In this way, JefeBet is providing you with a brief summary of the four games that will be played in this round. These matches will undoubtedly yield many more stories from this historic World Cup.
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Predictions, odds and betting previews for the 2022 World Cup Quarterfinal Matches
Croatia (+800) vs Brazil (-275) / Friday, December 9 / 10:00 AM E.T.
Croatia wants to build on its success from Russia 2018, but it will need to make significant progress if it hopes to defeat Brazil in the quarterfinals. After a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes, the European team qualified for this round as the second-place finisher in Group F by defeating Japan on penalties. Although they know how to handle the ball with their stellar midfield, they have lacked punch in attack.
For its part, Brazil is one of the main favorites to win the championship trophy and is coming off a powerful 4-1 victory over South Korea in the round of 16. The South American team easily got a four-goal advantage in the first half hour of play against the Japanese. Now, they come in fresh and with Neymar healthy to take on a tenacious Croatian team.
[Croatia vs Brazil 2022 World Cup Quarterfinals full betting preview here]
Netherlands (+260) vs Argentina (+120) / Friday, December 9 / 2:00 PM E.T.
After playing flawlessly and convincingly against the United States in the round of 16, which they won 3-1, the Netherlands cleared up all the fears they might have gotten after the group stage. With two victories and a draw, the European team qualified unbeaten, but before their performance in the match against the USA there some was room for concern. Now, they will have to show against one of the favorites, Argentina, that they are capable of great things.
Argentina obviously bounced back from its loss to Saudi Arabia and is now just three victories away from Lionel Messi’s long-awaited title. Now, they will face a challenging task in the form of the Netherlands, a legendary soccer team, in order to achieve this feat. In their last game, the South Americans defeated Australia 1-2 behind a fired-up Messi, who is in excellent form and is both scoring and assisting his teammates.
[Netherlands vs Argentina 2022 World Cup Quarterfinals full betting preview here]
Morocco (+450) vs Portugal (-150) / Saturday, December 10 / 10:00 AM E.T.
Morocco won Group F and defeated Spain on penalties in the round of 16, making them the surprise of the 2022 World Cup. Only one goal has been allowed by the African team during the tournament, and it was an own goal. The Moroccan team had clear opportunities to win the game against Spain (which they did) and now, on Saturday, they’ll have another chance to break records.
Young Gonçalo Ramos, who replaced Cristiano Ronaldo and emerged as the game’s MVP, scored a hat-trick as Portugal defeated Switzerland 6-1 with CR7 sitting on the bench. The Portuguese were dominant from the get-go and are in good shape to advance to the semifinals. Of course, they now have to defeat the tournament’s surprise squad, which comes into the game more exhausted following 120 grueling minutes against Spain.
England (+210) vs France (+135) / Saturday, December 10 / 2:00 PM E.T.
After placing fourth in Russia 2018, England will end the quarterfinals with the hope of making it to the semifinals of a World Cup for the second time in a row. With relative calm, the English took first place in Group B and defeated Senegal by a score of 3-0 in the round of 16. That was a game unlike the one they will play this Saturday against the world champions, which they haven’t faced since 2017.
Meanwhile, with a 3-1 victory against Poland in the Round of 16, France is fresh off another soccer masterclass and is on track to defend its championship in Russia 2018. The French, led by Kylian Mbappé, have been dominant in practically all of their games, and their first significant test will come on Saturday when they take on an England squad that has only given up goals once in the group stage, to Iran.
[England vs France 2022 World Cup Quarterfinals full betting preview here]
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