The first knockout round game of the 2018 World Cup is a fabulous matchup between former champions as France and Argentina square off. The winner faces either Uruguay or Portugal in the quarterfinals. MyBookie Sportsbook oddsmakers favor that to be the French.If you want to keep up with everything around the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16, be sure to check our soccer news page on a daily basis, which includes previews, reviews, predictions, and more.
Messi’s first-half goal for Argentina ended a run of 662 minutes without a goal in the World Cup – his last goal came in June 2014, also against Nigeria. Messi (2006, 2014 and 2018) is the third Argentina player to have scored at three different World Cup tournaments, alongside Diego Maradona (1982, 1986 and 1994) and Gabriel Batistuta (1994, 1998 and 2002).Argentina has qualified from the World Cup group stages for the fourth consecutive tournament (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018). Argentina is unbeaten in their last 40 World Cup games when opening the scoring (W35 D5), since a 3-1 defeat against Germany in 1958.France has never beaten Argentina in five attempts, and Argentina won 2-1 against France in the 1978 World Cup group stage in their last competitive meeting.“We have watched every single France game. We follow every game. France is a very good team with skilled individual players,” Messi said. “They have very fast players who can really make a difference.”
France vs Argentina 2018 World Cup Round of 16 Betting Preview
With Saturday’s round-of-16 duel with @Argentina fast approaching, the focus level at today’s training session in Istra was intense! 💪😓#Fiersdetrebleus #WorldCup #FRAARG pic.twitter.com/05ffW581XJ
— French Team (@FrenchTeam) 27 de junio de 2018
- When: Saturday, 10 AM ET
- Where: Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia
- TV/Stream: Fox/Fox Sports Go
- 2018 World Cup Betting Odds: France +126 / Argentina +235 / Draw +200 (Total 2)
Head to Head
- Games Played: 11
- Argentina Victories: 6
- Argentina Goals: 12
- France Victories: 2
- France Goals: 7
- Draws: 3
2018 World Cup Odds to Reach Final
Why Bet on France?
- Confederation: UEFA
- Head coach: Didier Deschamps
- Captain: Hugo Lloris
- FIFA Ranking: 7
- World Cup Appearances: 15
Projected Line-Up
- 1-H. Lloris
- 4-R. Varane
- 5-S. Umtiti
- 21-L. Hernández
- 2-B. Pavard
- 6-P. Pogba
- 13-N. Kanté
- 12-C. Tolisso
- 7-A. Griezmann
- 11-O. Dembélé
- 10-K. Mbappé
Why Bet on Argentina?
- Confederation: CONMEBOL
- Head coach: Jorge Sampaoli
- Captain: Lionel Messi
- FIFA Ranking: 5
- World Cup Appearances: 17

Projected Line-Up
- 12-F. Armani
- 14-J. Mascherano
- 2-G. Mercado
- 17-N. Otamendi
- 3-N. Tagliafico
- 15-E. Pérez
- 16-M. Rojo
- 7-E. Banega
- 10-L. Messi
- 11-A. Di María
- 9-G. Higuaín
Expert Final Score Prediction
France 2 – Argentina 1More 2018 World Cup
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