FIFA World Cup action is back with the quarter-final matches beginning today (July 6). In the first match Uruguay, who defeated Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal 2-1 in the last-16 tie, will face 1998 champions France at Nizhny Novgorod.
#FifaWorldCup2018 | First and second quarter-finals to be played today (July 6):#FRA v #URU
7:30 pm IST
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod.#BRA v #BEL
11:30 pm IST
Kazan Arena, Kazan.#WorldCup#FRAURU #BRABEL pic.twitter.com/hIADr01y3N— NEWS LIVE (@NewsLiveGhy) July 6, 2018
France had defeated Argentina 4-3 in the Round-of-16 tie.
The match will begin at 8:30 pm Indian Standard Time.
2014:
England ✅
Italy ✅2018:
Russia ✅
Portugal ✅
France 🤔@Uruguay are on a hot streak against European teams at the #WorldCup but will that continue today?More stats and facts 👉 https://t.co/tJolbQFYxV pic.twitter.com/bO6LxJlKCa
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 6, 2018
On the other hand, five-time champios Brazil will take on darkhorses Belgium in the second quarter-final at Kazan. While Brazil defeated Mexico 2-0, Belgium overcame gritty Japan, coming from two-goals down to win 3-2 at Rostov-on-Don in their respective pre-quarters.
The Brazil-Belgium tie will begin at 11:30 pm IST.
The winner of #BRABEL will be _________#WorldCup
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) July 6, 2018
Sweden will face England while hosts Russia will lock horns with Croatia in the third and fourth quarter-finals to be played tomorrow (July 7).
