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Morocco Star Ashraf was born in Spain.
Morocco VS Spain
2022-12-06 23 points
"We will have unexpected performances against Spain in this quarterfinal match. We are the first in the group, we should be respected by the Spanish team, they will be afraid of us, why can't we get surprise again?"
Moroccan full-back Ashraf is very excited to make history with the team. The 24-year-old star was born in Madrid , but Ashraf, who was selected for the Spanish youth team, finally chose Morocco with blood.
"It's incredible to see the Moroccan empathize with the team. These energy is passed on to me and give us the strength to continue to make history." The defender, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain , believes that Morocco is more mature than four years ago, when Spain relied on Aspas's stoppage time goal to draw with Morocco 2-2.
"Spain is the top five teams in the world. They always come to the World Cup to win, but our coach also taught us to have a winning mentality. It doesn't matter who we fight with. We will play football in our own way and try to beat them."
Morocco won 2 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, scored 4 goals and conceded 1 goal. The team did not have any injury problems, and there was an extra day of rest compared to the Spanish team.
Morocco's offense and defense pace is very fast, his body is not bad, and his defense is also stable. Ashraf's ankle is no longer a big problem.
In the view of Spanish coach Enrique , the team is ready, and they are even ready for a penalty shootout. Since last year, Enrique has asked players to start practicing penalty kicks because on European Cup in 2021, they lost to Italy because of the semi-finals of the penalty shootout.
"I think the players have completed their homework. Over the past year, I told them that they must practice at least 1,000 penalty kicks before coming to the national team. If you come here to practice penalty kicks, it is not enough."
Enrique was very satisfied with the players' preparations. He said that he would see players practicing penalty kicks after every training class.
Spain won 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the group stage, scored 9 goals and conceded 3 goals. The team's right-back Azpilicueta missed training, and Kavajal may replace him. Olmo also missed training, but Williams, Fati and Sarabia could all replace him.
The two teams have faced each other three times so far, and Spain has remained unbeaten in the official matchup, with 2 wins and 1 draw. The last time we met was in the last round of the group stage of the last World Cup, with the two teams drew 2-2.
Spain has been against African teams in the World Cup knockout stage for the first time. It has been unbeaten against African teams in the previous group stages. This is also the second time that Morocco has entered the round of 16 in the history of .
At the beginning of this game, Morocco +1 goal medium and low value was given, and the value was slightly lowered. There are also initially given the low value of Morocco +1 ball, and the value will rise slightly afterwards.
Morocco is fast, but it is actually not comfortable to play with such a ball in Spain. Moreover, Morocco lacks the ability to put continuous pressure. For Spain, the team's final reversal in the last round also reduced its popularity, but it still has a considerable advantage over Morocco in terms of technology and style.
This game is optimistic that Morocco will lose, and the reference scores are: 0-2, 1-2.
C Ronaldo Doesn’t it necessarily start in this game?
Portugal VS Switzerland
2022-12-07 3 points
Portugal won two consecutive wins in the group stage to lock in the group qualifying in advance, and faced South Korea in the third game against South Korea. When the first place was confirmed, the Korean team coached by Paul Bento was given a face.
From the perspective of the group stage, Portugal's biggest problem is how to choose Ronaldo. In addition to creating a controversial penalty in the first game, Ronaldo did not give the expected performance on the offensive end. The head coach of Santos said that it has not been determined whether Ronaldo will start.
But it takes too much courage to win Ronaldo rashly. I think Portugal is likely to continue the starter of the group stage in the second game of defeating Uruguay - Ronaldo, Felix and Bernardo Silva form a trident. The midfielders are Neves, Carvalho and B Fee. Mendes and Danilo Pereira should still be absent from recovery. Manchester United right-back Dalot may enter the starting lineup, so Cancelo can move left.
Some players were absent from the third game of the Swiss group stage against Serbia, including goalkeeper Sommer. Murat Yakin Head coach confirmed before the game that all players are now back to health.
There should be no big suspense in the Swiss lineup. Enboro , Vargas and Shaqiri will partner with the forward line. They created three goals against Serbia. There were obvious mistakes when Portugal played against Garner on the defensive end. After recombining, it depends on whether the Swiss attack line can find an opportunity.
The two teams played two games half a year ago, with both sides winning one game, but the head coaches of both teams believed that the reference value was not great, and this would be a brand new contest.
data see Portugal's half-medium and low returns, but some companies gave very low data, which seemed to have a sense of precaution. How to adjust the attack line in Portugal is a problem, and Switzerland will always have some surprising performances in the knockout match against strong opponents.
This game is optimistic that Switzerland will not be defeated within 90 minutes. The sports lottery will be safely chosen to let the loss, refer to the scores 0-0 and 1-1.
