It was an historic day in Russia at the World Cup on Tuesday (7/3) , as Sweden, and England booked their spots in the quarterfinals, with two gritty wins!
SWEDEN VS SWITZERLAND:
The first half, was back and forth, as both teams had a lot of chances, but couldn't get them on goal and we ended the first half in a 0-0 tie. The second half was more of the same, as both teams couldn't score that breakthrough goal, until the 66th minute, when Emil Forsberg, scored on a shot from the slot that was redirected off a Swiss player and into the net, and just like that, it was 1-0 Sweden!!
Switzerland would put pressure on the Sweden defense, but little to avail, as Sweden survived, and will now advance to the quarterfinals ,with a 1-0 win over Switzerland.
ENGLAND VS COLUMBIA:
This game really got hyped up, in the second half , as with the scored tied at 0, Harry Kane ( who now has 6 goals at this World Cup in only 4 games) converted on a penalty shot in the 56th minute, to give England a 1-0 lead! However, Yerry Mina would head one home in the 93rd minute , and we are tied at 1. No goals , were scored in the two overtime periods, we were treated to yet another shootout.
Finding themselves, at 3-3- after 4 rounds, England needed a stop and a goal , to win their first knockout stage game in 12 years, and they did just that. A stop by Bigfoot , and an Eric Dier goal , had England breaking their curse, and advancing to the quarterfinals to face Sweden! This was the first time ever that a World Cup has had 3 shootouts!
QUATERFINAL SCEHULE
URUGUAY VS FRANCE JULY 6TH 10AM PREDICTION: URUGUAY : DEFENSE HAS BEEN AMAZING, ONLY ALLOWING 1 GOAL THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT
BRAZIL VS BELGUIM : JULY 6TH 2PM PREDICTION: BRAZIL, NEYMAR HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO SEE BRAZIL THROUGH TO THE SEMIFINALS
SWEDEN VS ENGLAND :JULY 7TH 10AM PREDICTION : Enaglands run will end here , Sweden moves on
Russia vs Croatia July 7th 2 pm prediction: Croatia moves on with some inspiring play!
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