World Cup 2022 - Quarter Final Predictions

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The Round of 16 have ended and I think this World Cup has been one of the most exciting tournaments to date because of all the upsets!

Earlier, I predicted the outcomes of the 8 matches in the Round of 16, let's see how good/bad my predictions were!

My earlier predictions can found in this post.

Moving onto Round of 16!

So here's my predictions this time - let's hope I can do better!

1. Netherlands vs USA: This should be a straightforward match for Netherlands, which has been relatively steady this time. Netherlands to win. [CORRECT]

2. Argentina vs Australia: Argentina can be erratic but I don't see Australia winning this because of the disparity in quality, and there's Lionel Messi. Argentina to come through comfortably. [CORRECT]

3. France vs Poland: France are the one of the favourites to win the World Cup but this might be a tricky fixture. They need to do much better this time but they should scrape this through. France to progress. [CORRECT]

4. England vs Senegal: The African teams have done well this tournament and I smell a potential upset here. In the spirit of upsets this World Cup, I would go with a Senegal win here. [WRONG]

5. Japan vs Croatia: Despite all the upsets from Japan, Croatia is the team that has the experience in big tournaments and they were the runners-up in the 2018 World Cup. They have came through a challenging group and I think their consistent quality should see them through to the quarterfinals. Croatia to win. Very sure on this. [CORRECT]

6. Brazil vs South Korea: This would be the greatest upsets in this tournament if Brazil were to lose. It can't happening right? Haha. Brazil to win. Maybe some extra time or penalties for excitement? Lol! [CORRECT]

7. Morocco vs Spain: I felt that Spain did a HUGE gamble to finish 2nd to avoid Croatia and potentially Brazil. After all, at least Morocco and Portugal are easier on paper. Still think Spain would be able to cope with Morocco and they will progress. [WRONG]

8. Portugal vs Switzerland: Portugal really need Cristiano Ronaldo to shine or they might fall to a tough Switzerland. Switzerland has been a steady team as far as I can recall and I feel that they have a good chance here. Sticking my neck to call for a Swiss victory here. [WRONG]

Final score: Got 5 out of 8 correct. Not too bad. It was quite entertaining especially with the penalty shootouts in 2 of the matches.

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1. Netherlands vs Argentina: I think Argentina are slightly better but I personally like the team unity and how Netherlands have been playing. So I will pick Netherlands to win this match.

2. England vs France: It has got to be France, with their strikers out on full force and they are one of the tournament favourites. England somehow are always so near yet so far.

3. Croatia vs Brazil: I would love to see Croatia win, seeing how they survived and overcame Japan in the earlier tie. But Brazil is way stronger so they will progress.

4. Morocco vs Portugal: This is a very tricky tie. Morocco has proven at the match against Spain that they didn't come through by luck. Interesting battle for this one and I am going to stick my neck out to say Morocco.

So that's all for my predictions! Let's revisit them after the quarterfinals to see how many of them are correct!