The QF of this FIFA World Cup, starts with a serious humdinger, an absolute classic battle between Latin American giant, Uruguay against the flavour of European football, France at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Both teams have been exceptionally good till now in the tournament & are both definite favourites for the title clash. It will be a clash of Uruguay's rock solid defence led by Captain Diego Godin & Giminez, that has conceded just one goal till now, against a free flowing attacking line up of France, comprising of Kylian Mbappe & Greizmann.
Uruguay's worst fears seem to be coming true, with in form striker Cavani, most likely to miss the tie, due to a knee injury. They would be hoping for replacement Stuani to combine with Suarez for the goal scoring prowess. On the other side, France would be riding the form of teenage sensation Mbappe to strike hard into the Uruguayan defence.
The Win Probability Meter predicts France a whopping 47% chance, while Uruguay gets a 23% chance. Interestingly though, France has won just one of their previous eight meetings against Uruguay, & this should give the Latin Americans something to take hope from.
The expected line up for Uruguay may be - Muslera in goal; with Giminez, Godin, Caceres & Bentancur providing solidity in defence; while Nandez, Torreira, Vecino & Laxalt keep the midfield well functional, as Suarez & Stuani work on the forward line.
France may well field, Lloris in goal with Pavard, Varane, Umtiti & Hernandez in defence; while Pogba, Tolisso, Kante manage the midfiled; & Greizmann, Giroud & Mbappe work on the forward line.
At this stage & on paper, France does look ahead in terms of team formation & speed, however, I believe, Uruguay does have the fire power to upset the Europeans, if Suarez can conjure up an early goal - in any case, we all look forward to a mouth watering contest.
Uruguay's worst fears seem to be coming true, with in form striker Cavani, most likely to miss the tie, due to a knee injury. They would be hoping for replacement Stuani to combine with Suarez for the goal scoring prowess. On the other side, France would be riding the form of teenage sensation Mbappe to strike hard into the Uruguayan defence.
The Win Probability Meter predicts France a whopping 47% chance, while Uruguay gets a 23% chance. Interestingly though, France has won just one of their previous eight meetings against Uruguay, & this should give the Latin Americans something to take hope from.
The expected line up for Uruguay may be - Muslera in goal; with Giminez, Godin, Caceres & Bentancur providing solidity in defence; while Nandez, Torreira, Vecino & Laxalt keep the midfield well functional, as Suarez & Stuani work on the forward line.
France may well field, Lloris in goal with Pavard, Varane, Umtiti & Hernandez in defence; while Pogba, Tolisso, Kante manage the midfiled; & Greizmann, Giroud & Mbappe work on the forward line.
At this stage & on paper, France does look ahead in terms of team formation & speed, however, I believe, Uruguay does have the fire power to upset the Europeans, if Suarez can conjure up an early goal - in any case, we all look forward to a mouth watering contest.
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