Russia and Croatia in Quarter-finals, Wow! what’s happening in FIFA world cup 2018? After 52 matches, only 4 of the world’s top 10 ranked teams are still alive at the World Cup.
While the elimination of top-ranked Germany was a big shocker, Argentina, and Portugal’s loss ended the journey of 2 legendary footballers Messi and Ronaldo.
In the last 4 knock-out matches, not a single match has been won by a team which is ranked at the top by FIFA.
Moreover, France has already made it to the Quarter-finals, Brazil, Belgium and Switzerland need to battle in order to make to reach the next knock-out stage.
Well, this year’s tournament is going to be one of the historic ones as the favorites are not just brutally hunted but are on the verge of extinction. No one would have expected this is going to happen.
On Sunday, yet another dramatic day of action we spotted 2 penalty shootouts as the favorites were dumped by a bottom ranked side, which left the fans all over the world in a state of shock.
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Spain vs Russia
Well, Spain which had completed more passes in a single match than any team ever has at the tournament still lost the match. Further, it was thrilling to see Russia escaped with the victory in penalties against Argentina after the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, La Furia Roja did their best to bore their opponent in a ‘death by passing’ scenario but in the end, the underdogs achieved a heroic victory in the most dramatic of circumstances. Further, Russia has won their first shoot-out competition after defeating Spain 4-3 in penalties.
Croatia vs Denmark
In the 2nd match, Croatia took on Denmark in a match which started at an exciting pace with just 2 goals in just 4 minutes now the fastest both teams have ever scored in a single match at the tournament. Meanwhile, for other 110 minutes, nothing more happened. Well, the clash was a dull one but in last few minutes were truly awesome
To those who don’t know, Denmark has lost 2 of their 3 penalty shoot-outs at the tournament after losing against Spain in Euro 1984 semi-final. While Croatia has now qualified for their 1st world cup since 1998 after beating Denmark 3-2 on penalties.
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As Brazil face Mexico and Japan plays against Belgium today, we don’t want any more shocks now.
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