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Euro 2024 Round of 16 Full Predictions: Who Will Reach The Quarter-Finals?

June 27, 2024 Michel Sakr England, Euro 2024, France, Germany, Inter, International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Portugal, Serie A, Spain Leave a comment

With all the traditional big plays still in the running, this is set to be an electrifying Round of 16. So let's try to predict the identities of the nations that will prevail in the next stage and book their places in the quarter-finals.

Ralf Rangnick's Austria became the surprise package of the Euro 2024 group stage as they beat Ronald Koeman's Netherlands 3-2 at the Olympiastadion

Netherlands vs Austria 2-3: Rangnick Side Grabs Group D Top Spot!

June 25, 2024 Matteo Carnevale Austria, Euro 2024, International Football, Italian Football, Netherlands, Serie A

After three rounds at Euro 2024, we finally have our dark horse. Ralf Rangnick's Austria became the surprise package of the group stage as they beat Ronald Koeman's Netherlands 3-2 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. In view of France's concomitant draw with Poland, Rangnick and his boys claimed the top spot in Group D, passing the much more favorite Bleus and Oranje, who ended second and third respectively.

The negotiation between the entourage of Joshua Zirkzee and Milan has seemingly been put on ice during Euro 2024, also due to problems over the commissions.

Bologna Talisman Receive Last-Gasp Netherlands Call-Up for Euro 2024

June 13, 2024 Marko Vrakela AC Milan, Bologna, Euro 2024, Netherlands, Serie A

Milan target Joshua Zirkzee has received the Netherlands call-up for Euro 2024 as Ronald Koeman counts on the Bologna ace to fill the vacancy left by Teun Koopmeiners' injury. Dutch outfit De Telegraaf reports the 23-year-old has made the cut at the 11th hour.

Rafael Leao believes Milan are on the right route to win the UEFA Champions League (UCL), having reached the tournament’s semi-final last season.

New Milan Number 10 Leao Plays Down Gullit Comparison

July 25, 2023 Akhil Fisher AC Milan, Italian Football, Serie A

Several greats of the beautiful game have had the privilege of wearing the ten, but Leao shunned off comparisons, especially with Ruud Gullit.

Italy ended their Nations League Final Four experience on a positive note as they beat the home country Netherlands 3-2 in the third-place playoff

Netherlands vs Italy 2-3: Encouraging Win for the Azzurri

June 18, 2023 Matteo Carnevale International Football, Italian Football, Italy, Nations League, Netherlands, The Azzurri

Italy ended their Nations League Final Four experience on a positive note as they beat the home country Netherlands 3-2 in the third-place playoff in Enschede. After a lackluster second half showing against Spain, which costed the Azzurri the Final, Italy came up with a somewhat positive performance on Sunday, led by youngsters like Davide Frattesi (who tallied one goal and one assist) and Alessandro Buongiorno.

Roberto Mancini suggested that his choice to step down from the Italy job wasn’t abrupt and was caused by frictions with federal president Gabriele Gravina.

Italy Confirm 23-Man List for UEFA Nations League Finals

June 6, 2023 Akhil Fisher Italian Football, Serie A

Italy will face Spain in the second semi-final in Enschede on June 15, before playing either hosts Netherlands or Croatia in the third place/final three days later.

Denzel Dumfries has resurfaced as an immediate option for Chelsea in light of Reece James’ injury, but Inter are unwilling to part ways with him in January.

Inter Star Dumfries Market Value Skyrockets After World Cup

December 19, 2022 Marko Vrakela Inter, Serie A, World Cup 2022

Inter offensive-minded right-back Denzel Dumfries is among a select group of players to have seen their market value hit the roof due to their impressive exploits in Qatar. As international football's biggest tournament, the World Cup often plays a massive role in determining a player's price tag.

Argentina overcame Netherlands to book a spot into the World Cup final four but needed a penalty shootout to prevail after squandering a two-goal lead

Netherlands vs Argentina 5-6: Albiceleste Survive Dutch Comeback

December 9, 2022 The Cult of Calcio Argentina, Netherlands, Serie A, World Cup, World Cup 2022

Argentina overcame Netherlands on Friday night to book a spot into the World Cup final four but the Albiceleste needed a penalty shootout to prevail after squandering a two-goal lead. Nahuel Molina and Leo Messi built a two-goal cushion for the Scaloneta, but substitute Wout Weghorst bagged a brace for the Dutch to equalize at the last breath.

Netherlands vs Argentina: Top Three WC Classics Between the Two Rivals

December 8, 2022 Michel Sakr Argentina, Netherlands, Serie A, World Cup, World Cup 2022

Ahead of what should be an epic Quarter-Final round in Qatar 2022, the fans are eagerly anticipating all four encounters, But there's one particular matchup that symbolizes the glorious history of the tournament. Of course we're talking about the ground-shattering battle between the Netherlands and Argentina which will be the two nations' sixth World Cup meeting.

Full Predictions for World Cup Quarter Finals: What Will Be the Final Four?

December 8, 2022 Michel Sakr Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, England, France, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Serie A, World Cup, World Cup 2022

At this point, foreshadowing the results is becoming an increasingly tough task, and sadly, Octopus Paul is no longer among us. Nonetheless, we'll try to project the outcomes of the four thrilling contests in our full predictions for the World Cup Quarterfinals.

In our roundup of the ten most iconic World Cup games, you will see samples of everything that make this quadrennial sport-fest so unique and special

The Ten Most Iconic Games in the History of the World Cup

December 7, 2022 Matteo Carnevale Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, England, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Serie A, The Azzurri, Uruguay, West Germany, World Cup, World Cup 2022

This is a collection of the essential moments that set the key milestones in the World Cup: ultimate battles, shocking upsets, David vs. Goliath tales, clashes of football philosophies, and controversies. In our roundup of the ten most iconic World Cup games, you will see samples of everything that make this quadrennial sport-fest so unique and special.

Netherlands were the first team to claim a spot into the World Cup Quarter Finals as they beat the U.S.A. 3-1 in the first Round of 16 matchup

Netherlands vs USA 3-1: Defensive Mistakes Condemn USMNT

December 3, 2022 The Cult of Calcio Netherlands, Serie A, World Cup, World Cup 2022

Netherlands were the first team to claim a spot into the World Cup Quarter Finals as they beat the U.S.A. 3-1 in the first Round of 16 matchup. The Dutch built a comfortable double lead with Memphis Depay and Daley Blind before half time and rounded up the scoring with Denzel Dumfries right after Haji Wright had halved the gap for the Americans.

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