Yes, like I’ve said, I’m not underestimating current Argentina. They seem to have grit and determination. Hope we can beat them.
Oh yeah ... forgot about the Swiss. I have that as a possible upset as well. But I think Portugal has done well against the Swiss lately if I am not mistaken I wouldn't be surprised if Ronaldo scores his first WC KO round goal though. Too many times Messi and Ronaldo's career mirror each other.
France ? Yeah. They are not solid at the back. But there is a high % of chance they outshoot most if not every team they may face.
Mbappe... He waited for the defenders to come near him, basically daring them to stop him, then fired the ball home. That was impressive. (imo)
Make it 5 Messi , Gakbo , Giroud , Morata and Rashford with 3 , Valencia also but his country is out.
On the positive side, I picked Mbappe for golden boot in the prediction thread! On the negative side, I had the winner getting only 5 goals and surely Mbappe (and perhaps others too) will surpass that figure.
It feels like Mbappe is almost guaranteed to eventually become the top WC goal scorer of all time barring career-deranging injury. 9 total goals (needs 7 more) going into the quarterfinals of his second World Cup at age 23.
Out of all the Round of 16 games, England-Senegal wasn't the one I'd have thought would have a one-sided scoreline.