Except for some people everyone loves sports. Some people like cricket, some like football, and some like other sports (Badminton, Hockey, Tennis, etc). In addition to playing on their own, many also like to watch different teams playing. For all those sports fans, tonight is a very busy night. Especially for people from the South Asia region. Because today there are two important games in the Quarter final of the Qatar world cup 2022. Now, let's discuss some of these games.
First, let's talk about who will play the first match of the quarterfinal quarter-final of this year's World Cup. Five-time world champion Latin American team Brazil will face the runner-up of the Russian World Cup, the European country Croatia. The two teams will enter the field at nine o'clock Bangladesh time. Who will win this very important match? Who will qualify for the semi-finals? And who will leave the world stage?
The answer to the question will be available at the end of the match. However, before the match, Brazil is ahead in terms of all statistics. Brazil has never lost its last four meetings with Croatia. Three wins and one draw. They faced each other in the Group stage of the 2014 World Cup. Brazil won that match by 3-1. In the last friendly match in 2018, Selesaora won by 2-0.
However, in this match, Croatia willn't give up on Brazil in any way. It was this team that proved all the predictions wrong in the last World Cup and played the final against France. It shows how strong they are. Their performance in this year's World Cup was also good. But at the end of the day, apart from all the statistics and predictions, those who play well on the field will go to the semis. Football is a game of goals, it is a fact that the team that scores more goals will win.
On the other hand, in another match tonight, two strong teams will face each other. They are Argentina & Netherlands. These two teams hoping for the title will enter the field at 1 am Bangladesh time. Argentina started this year's World Cup with the title of hot favorite and lost their first match against Saudi Arabia. But they came back strongly. Especially Argentina's main player Lionel Messi has been in great form throughout the World Cup.
On the other hand, the Netherlands team is no less. They have some very talented players. They are a very strong team especially defensively. They have the best defender of the current time Virgil van Dijk. There are players like De Jong in midfield and Depay in the attack. They are all in good form.
Now the most important thing is who will win this match? The answer is always clear at the end of the match. However, the Dutch will be ahead in terms of statistics. Because they met Argentina nine times in all competitions. They lost only one of them. The remaining four wins and four draws. But the last one shows that the victory belongs to Argentina. In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, they defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout. Let's see how they perform against the Netherlands today.
*But as a simple football fan, I would like Brazil and Argentina to win both teams. The Brazil-Argentina match in the semi-final will enhance the beauty of the World Cup.