International football has taken a long hiatus but returns in next week while nations around the world compete for a price range.
In Europe, the qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 begins, but the majority of giants on the continent are due to another battlefield.
The UEFA 2024/25 Nations League continues Thursday evening while eight teams lock the horns for the first stage of the quarter -finals, with the three former winners – Portugal, France and Spain – among the people in action during certain attractive links.
Here is 90 minutes predictions for the first legs.
Used for the British public, the first four legs in the quarter-finals are staged at the same time and will not be broadcast in the United Kingdom. Regardless of these disappointing realities, there are still some attractive clashes among Europe’s giants.
There is a rehearsal of the 2018 World Cup final when Croatia host FranceWith this last hope of a similar result. The two parties have actually fought four times since their meeting on the largest scene on the planet seven years ago, the Blues unable to triumph in one or the other of the last two fights. It will be a tight affair, but the side of Didier Deschamps are important favorites on both legs.
Denmark against Portugal Perhaps the least exciting of the last eight links, the inaugural champions of the League of Nations which should progress. Denmark finds its feet under the new head coach Brian Riemer and won none of their last four, while their Iberian opponents were undefeated during the group phase and boast of a much superior team.
The 1982 World Cup final stung Italy against Germany And the pair will meet on Thursday. They have clashed 19 times since this 3-1 victory for the old and their record against each other was largely symmetrical. Germany triumphed categorically in the last match, winning 5-2 during the 2022/23 Nations League campaign.
Speaking of finals of the World Cup, a third rehearsal will be staged in the middle of the week. The Netherlands Welcoming current champions of the European League and the Nations Spain In the choice of links, hoping to demand a little revenge on the side which extinguished their dream of being crowned world champions for the first time in 2010. They can however be missed with the Roja in an exceptional form since he claimed the continental crown last summer with 14 wines from their last 15 outings.
Launch time (GMT) | Fixing | Prediction |
|---|---|---|
19:45 | Croatia vs France | 1-2 |
19:45 | Denmark vs Portugal | 1-2 |
19:45 | Italy vs Germany | 1-1 |
19:45 | Netherlands vs Spain | 1-3 |
