O The 16th day of the World Cup was marked by the qualification of two more registrations for the ‘eighth round’ of the main registration competition, but also by the name of Cristiano Ronaldo who was highlighted (not in the desired way) within the national team.

In the projection of the duel between Portugal and Switzerland, scheduled for this Tuesday, Fernando Santos was not satisfied to see in more detail the reaction of the Portuguese international when he was replaced against South Korea, moments before the training of the national team, which surrounds with the more closed-faced Madeiran strikeron a day when your name was given as reinforcement in Al-Nassr in January, something denied by journalist Piers Morgan🇧🇷

With regard to the two games played this Monday, counting for the ‘eighth’ of the World Cup, Croatia and Brazil came out smiling, leaving the Asians Japan and South Korea along the way, respectively.

Croatia needed big debts to confirm qualification for the ‘quarters’, against a Japan that came to be winning, but conceded the equalizer (1-1), a result that was maintained until the break and until the end of extra time (the first of this World Cup). No penalty shoot-out (1-3), Livakovic ‘gigged up’ and proved to be essential for the outcome of the tie by starring in three savesin a game where the accepted Japanese to give a lesson of education when receiving garbage from the stands while watching the Croats party.

Even before the duel between Brazil and South Korea, the atmosphere of celebration took over the national team on the bus, something that would later extend to the stands, with the triumph by 4-1 to dictate to confirm the qualification and still the Paulo Bento’s farewell to the Asian national team, in a decision already taken in advance by the Portuguese coach. In addition, they were banners in support of Pelé, both in the stands and on the pitchafter the hospitalization of the former legend of Brazilian football for controlled problems.

This Tuesday, Morocco and Spain discuss the penultimate wave of the ‘quarters’ of the World Cup, with the last decision of the ‘eighth’ being saved for the outcome of the duel between Portugal and Switzerland. The victories of the two matches mark the meeting for this Saturday, in a duel scheduled for 15:00 (mainland Portugal time).

This day’s games

Morocco-Spain, 15 hours (Eucation City Stadium, in Al Rayyan)

Portugal-Switzerland, 7 pm (Lusail Iconic Stadium, in Lusail)

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