A striker duel for the ages & Qatar revenge - what to expect in quarter-finals
Summary
The World Cup quarter-finals will feature eight teams: six from Europe, one from Africa, and one from South America. Key matches include France versus Morocco and Spain versus Belgium, with exciting players like Kylian Mbappe, Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland expected to play important roles.Key Facts
- Six European teams, one African team (Morocco), and one South American team have reached the quarter-finals.
- Morocco is the current Africa Cup of Nations champion and has not lost in their last 34 matches.
- France has won 7 consecutive matches against Morocco but has lost half of its World Cup games this century to African teams.
- Belgium has scored 13 goals so far in this World Cup, the third most behind Argentina and France.
- Spain has kept six straight clean sheets (no goals conceded), the longest in World Cup history.
- Spain has never lost against Belgium in 11 matches.
- The quarter-final features a notable striker matchup between England’s Harry Kane and Norway’s Erling Haaland.
- Most quarter-final matches begin at times convenient for European viewers.
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