After two days of stop, here I am again World Cup. And it’s time for the long-awaited quarter-finals: it starts on Friday 9 October with Croatia-Brazil at 4pm and Holland-Argentina at 8pm. The other two matches will be on Saturday 10th: Morocco-Portugal and England-France. From these intersections will emerge the four semifinalists of Qatar 2022.
Croatia-Brazil, probable formations and where to see it
CROATIA (4-3-3): Livakovic: Juranovic, Lovren, Gvardiol, Sosa; Modric, Brozovic, Kovacic; Kramaric, Petkovic, Perisic. ct. Dalic
BRAZIL (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Militao, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Danilo; Casemiro, Paquetá; Raphinha, Neymar, Vinicius Junior; Richardson. Ct. Tite
Where to see it
Croatia-Brazil, like the other knockout stage matches, will be broadcast free-to-air by Rai 1. All matches will also be broadcast in free streaming on Rai Play, the Italian public TV streaming service. On Messaggero.it live text and updates in real time.
Holland-Argentina, probable formations and where to see it
NETHERLANDS (3-4-1-2): Noppert; Timber, Van Dijk, Aké; Dumfries, De Roon, De Jong, Blind; Klaassen; Gakpo, Depay. Coach: L. Van Gaal
ARGENTINA (4-3-3): Martinez; Molina, Otamendi, Romero, Acuña; DePaul, Fernandez, MacAllister; Di Maria, J. Alvarez, Messi. Coach: L. Scaloni
Where to see it
Holland-Argentina, like the other matches in the knockout phase, will be broadcast unencrypted by Rai 1. All the matches will also be broadcast in free streaming on Rai Play, the streaming service of Italian public TV. On Messaggero.it live text and updates in real time.
Morocco-Portugal, probable formations and where to see it
MOROCCO (4-3-3): Bounou; Hakimi, Aguerd, Saiss, Mazraoui; Ounahi, Amrabat, Amallah; Ziyech, En-Nesyri, Sabiri Coach: Regragui.
PORTUGAL (4-3-3): Diogo Costa; Dalot, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Cancelo; Otávio, William Carvalho, Bruno Fernandes; Bernardo Silva, Gonçalo Ramos, João Félix. Coach: Santos.
Morocco-Portugal, like the other challenges of the knockout stage, will be broadcast unencrypted by Rai 1. All matches will also be broadcast in free streaming on Rai Play, the Italian public TV streaming service. On Messaggero.it live text and updates in real time.
England-France, probable formations and where to see it
ENGLAND (4-3-3): Pickfords; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Henderson, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Foden. Ct. Southgate
FRANCE (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé; Giroud. Ct. deschamps