After a short break on the passionate World Cup stage, where the top eight lists have been finalized, Croatia and Brazil will ignite the battle on Friday night (9th) to open a new chapter in the final week of the tournament. Despite Spain's unexpected loss, European teams continue to dominate, with France, England, Croatia, the Netherlands and Portugal rounding out the top five, while South America's dominant Brazil and Argentina will continue to lead the way, while Africa's Morocco has managed to break the monopoly of European and American teams.
In the fierce eight-team battle, England and France, the Netherlands and Argentina's showdown has become the focus of the battle, while Brazil against Croatia, Portugal against Morocco is regarded as the strength of the more disparate matchup, generally optimistic that they will be able to qualify for the quarterfinals. According to the Football Betting Championship odds, Brazil is the favorite to win the tournament with 2.7 times the odds, while Portugal follows with 5 times the odds.
There is still a glimmer of hope for the dream matchup between Mays and Crown that countless fans have been waiting for. This World Cup is the first time since 2006 that both Mays and Crown have made it to the last eight, and with Argentina and Portugal in different zones, if they make it through, they'll meet in the final on Dec. 18th.
World Cup Final Eight Schedule
December 9, 11 p.m. Croatia vs Brazil
December 10th 3am Netherlands vs Argentina
December 10th 11pm Morocco vs Portugal
