In the match of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, the national teams of Argentina and Australia will meet. Will the South American team win an easy victory or will the Australians present a sensation? We'll figure it out.
Argentina
Argentina took first place in its group, although the World Cup for it did not begin to take shape in the best way. In the first match, Messi and the team sensationally lost to the Saudi Arabian national team with a score of 1:2, although they led during the meeting. Then there were victories over Mexico and Poland with the same score 2:0.
In the match against the Poles, the South Americans set new records for accurate passes per match at the World Championships (800), as well as for the percentage of accurate passes (92%).Australia
Australia sensationally withdrew from the group where the Danish national team played, taking second place.
In the first match, the Australians defeated the reigning world champions, the French national team, with a score of 1:4, and then won two victories over the teams of Denmark and Tunisia with the same score of 1:0.It is worth noting that Australia won two consecutive matches at the World Cup for the first time in its history, and also reached the World Cup playoffs for the second time.
The first was in 2006, when the team was led by Guus HiddinkStatistics and figures
Argentina is a clear favorite according to bookmakers;
- Australia scored three goals in this tournament;
- Australia has never beaten Argentina in four full-time matches;
- Forecast
I think that Argentina will surely win this match and will definitely hit the opponents' goal more than once because of the higher class of players.
