Friday, July 6, 2018

Quarterfinal Previews and Predictions: Sweden-England and Russia-Croatia

Who: Sweden v. England
Where: Samara Arena, Samara
When: July 7, 10 AM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 1-0 England: England, now the team with the best chance of reaching the final thanks to Spain's loss, will reach the semi-finals with a goal from leading scorer Harry Kane (who else?). The winning goal may come via PK, just like their lone goal against Colombia, but Sweden may force this game to extra time, and possibly penalties, if they can play very well defensively and complicate England's attacking ways.

Who: Russia v. Croatia
Where: Fisht Stadium, Sochi
When: July 7, 2 PM EST
Watch: Fox, Telemundo (TV); Fox Sports Go (Streaming)
Prediction: 2-2: Croatia win on PKs: The more intriguing match between the two games played tomorrow, this will turn out to be a great match, with tons of goals and a penalty shootout. It will ultimately come down to the goalkeepers; Who will make more stops and saves in the shootout. Alhough Russia keeper Igor Akinfeev made two saves to beat Spain in PKs, Croatia's Danijel Subasic will be the winning goalkeeper to send his team through to the final four.

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