The @blocktrades World Cup | My selections for the Semi finals
PREDIKSI BELGIUM
The main strength of France and Belgium is on attack power. The second encounter in the 2018 World Cup semi-final promises an open duel and the potential of many goals.
Belgium became the most fertile team in this 2018 World Cup after making 14 goals from five games. That means, Eden Hazard et al averaged 2.8 goals per game.
On the other hand, France has ammunition that is not less convincing in the affairs of banging the opponent's defense. Driven by a 19-year-old teenager named Kylian Mbappe, Les Bleus was able to spread threats also through Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann. Olivier Giroud who became the spearhead has not been able to make a goal, but his ability to hold the ball managed to create space to be utilized the three names above.
French Meeting vs Belgium Records
The history of meeting the two neighboring countries is fairly long. They have faced 73 times in official or friendly matches, with Belgium winning 30 times, France winning 24 times, and the remaining 19 draws.
Although often met, in the World Cup two new countries two duel. France always came out winners: 3-1 at the 1938 World Cup and 4-2 at the 1986 World Cup.
The last meeting of France and Belgium occurred three years ago. Playing at the Stade de France in a friendly match, Belgium won with a thin score of 4-3.
Team Conditions
France will be able to return Blaise Matuidi in this match, after she missed the match with Uruguay because of the ban. That means Matuidi will be able to refill the left side of the field, replacing Corentin Tolisso which is played in the top 8.
Didier Deschamps will have all his players for this match. Sempai this news revealed no French penggawa who suffered injuries. Deschamps predicted would not change the composition of players to face Belgium.
Meanwhile in the stronghold of The Red Devils, coach Roberto Martinez will lose Thomas Munier is exposed to the accumulation of cards. There is a chance Yannick Carrasco will play, he will fill the left side and make Nacer Chadli will shift to the right side of the field.
The success of beating Brazil in the quarterfinal chapter shows the brilliance of Roberto Martinez's tactics. At that time he placed Romelu Lukaku on the right side, while Kevin de Bruyne was in the middle and operated as false 9. Martinez is quite likely to give another tactical surprise to muffle France.
Way to the Semifinals
France vs Belgium game held in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday (11/07/2018) at 01.00 am is predicted to run interesting because both teams play open and have a squad with superior individual ability. France is a bit more favored by some betting houses in Europe.
"It's going to be a super-exciting game with great players in both sides, it's going to be a men's game and we should be prepared to improve our level," Benjamin Pavard said.
Being one of the winning champions, France undergo a relatively lightweight action in the group phase. Their performance when it was considered less convincing, despite winning two wins and one draw.
The new Les Blues show the scary potential of his front line when he meets Argentina in the last 16. Relying on the speed of Kylian Mbappe, Les Blues won one of the fiercest fight in the 2018 World Cup with a score of 4-3.
Facing Uruguay, France also look impressive. France managed to control the game to minimize the threat of Uruguay. Luis Suarez was made helpless, and France also benefited from Edinson Cavani's injury.
Except when faced with Japan, it feels no blemish in the Belgian appearance in this 2018 World Cup. Duel with the Blue Samurai actually shows the glory of Roberto Martinez anticipate a stressful situation. Martinez then made two substitutions, in which the two substitutes scored. From behind 0-2, Belgium finally won 3-2.
Martinez once again proved successful in combining the individual skills of Belgian players and uniting them into a solid team when Brazil tamed. The change of tactics he made to Lukaku and De Bruyne could trick the Samba Team.
Estimate Starting Line Up
Belgium is very likely to come down with the same 4-3-3 formation as it beat Brazil. The only change is Munier who is absent.
Even so in the French camp. With no player absent due to injury or accumulation, Les Bleus will be able to lower his best composition in the 4-2-3-1 scheme.
Belgium (4-3-3): Courtois, Vertonghen, Kompany, Alderweireld, Carrasco, Witsel, Fellaini, Chadli, Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku
France (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez, Kante, Pogba, Mbappe, Greizmann, Matuidi, Giroud
PREDIKSI ENGLAND
Will England lose the judgment in the 2018 World Cup semi-final round against Croatia, as they did against West Germany in the semifinals of 1990?
It is one that can happen. The reason, their opponent at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on Thursday next dawn, July 12, Croatia, had two wins on penalties.
After playing for 120 minutes twice, Serbia defeated Denmark in the last 16 and hosts Russia on penalties.
But, on the other hand, England also have a great chance to score the first World Cup finals for the first time since 1966. The reason, in the last 16 of the 2018 World Cup, they have been dismantling their trauma for more than a decade on penalties.
England beat with a score on match on penalties, namely 4-3, in the last 16 rounds in Russia which after playing 1-1 throughout 120 minutes.
It's a matter of moments. Also Harry Kane and his friends and Luka Modric cs are currently at his best moment to win. The probability bets can be very good and close to the 50-50 percentage.
Therefore, what happens when in the field is very decisive. The history of flashbacks such as the penalty shoot-out and their past encounters could be as a sampling.
The reason, the British life of more than four times in previous meetings can be very different from now.
Coach Gareth Southgate who rejuvenated the squad and the vision of the England team is now only two years of work on this Three Lions team. Similarly coach Zlatko Dalic on the Croatian team. He has only since 2017 after tackling Al-Ann club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Southgate creates a new face of the England team with young players like Harry Kane, Dele Alli, John Stones, Jordan Pickford, Harry Maguire, and friends.
While Dalic revitalized a very different Croatian squad in the World Cup, such as the team captain and inspirator, Luka Modric.
The key in open game in this semi-final match is out where Modric can ward off a British flagship weapon as the execution of dead balls.
The reason, of England's 11 goals in this 2018 World Cup, only three goals coming from the open game that is running.
"We saw how good they were from the ball-blow when it died," Luka Modric said. "We have to improve how we defend."
Modric is a Real Madrid midfield player who knows the style of the Game of his colleagues in England. He had a long time playing at Tottenham Hotspur.
Modric is a ball distributor, playmaker aka game manager, and good kicker. He points to former Dutch star Wesley Sneijder.
England have no players like Modric or even like Ivan Rakitic, Mateo Kovacic, and Marcelo Brozovic. They can all become Croatian playmakers.
But the defensive midfielder from Liverpool, Jordan Henderson, who is "mediocre" can be very useful for Southgate to assemble his team's collectivity network to stem the attack of Modric cs.
In addition, direct-direct attacks from direct football styles will allow players to come off and score goals as did John Stones and Maguire. Likewise from a quick stroke on the wing that made Jesse Lingard and welcomed with a header Dele Alli in the Panama goal.
England now have no players like Modric, Kevin De Bruyne, or Paul Pogba. But, the strength of their team-work is so powerful, so it's very easy to roll up Croatia. It will happen, if Modric cs not careful like Neymar cs from Brazil who jumawa compile face Belgium.
PLAYER PLAY ESTIMATION
Inggris: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Trippier, Henderson, Alli, Lingard, Young, Sterling, Kane
Kroasia: Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Strinic, Rakitic, Modric, Rebic, Kramaric, Perisic, Mandzukic
| Score | Team | vs | Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | France | vs | Belgium | - | 0-2 |
| - | Croatia | vs | England | - | 1-2 |