First, to set the stage, five of the eight actual quarterfinalists made it to this point in the replay. And, we ended up with two real-life quarterfinal matchups with Netherlands vs. Argentina and England vs. France. Brazil was the fifth team to also make it here.
The quarterfinal results weren’t nearly as dramatic as the Round of 16, though three of the contests were decided by one goal, and Netherlands continued its dominant run by routing Argentina. We’ve ended up with a couple of outstanding matchups in the semifinals.
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Quarterfinal scores:
Netherlands 3, Argentina 0
Germany 3, Cameroon 2
France 1, England 0
Brazil 2, Japan 1
Semifinal matchups:
Netherlands vs. Germany
France vs. Brazil
Netherlands 3, Argentina 0
Are the Dutch the favorites? They routed the actual winners and sent Lionel Messi out of the competition. Through five matches, they’ve scored 17 goals and have yet to concede a single one. In real life, Argentina won this quarterfinal matchup via penalties.
22′ big save by Netherlands GK Andries Noppert
36′ GOAL Netherlands (Argentina own goal off corner kick)
50′ yellow card Argentina German Pezzella
59′ yellow card Netherlands Denzel Dumfries
74′ GOAL Netherlands Memphis Depay (off corner kick)
76′ yellow card Argentina Gonzalo Montiel
84′ yellow card Netherlands Nathan Ake
86′ GOAL Netherlands Luuk de Jong
Germany 3, Cameroon 2
All five goals came in the second half as the Germans held off Cameroon. Thomas Muller scored twice in the late going for the winners.
2′ big save by Germany GK Manuel Neuer
4′ big save by Germany GK Manuel Neuer
10′ yellow card Germany Emre Can
54′ GOAL Germany Ilkay Gundogan
59′ yellow card Germany Leon Goretzka
72′ GOAL Cameroon (Germany own goal)
74′ GOAL Germany Thomas Muller
87′ GOAL Germany Thomas Muller
89′ GOAL Cameroon Djawal Kaiba
France 1, England 0
Just as they did in the real-life quarterfinal, the French pulled out a one-goal victory (it was 2-1 in Qatar). Antoine Griezmann notched the game’s only goal early in the second half.
35′ yellow card England Tyrone Mings
38′ yellow card England Tammy Abraham
41′ yellow card France Jules Kounde
54′ GOAL France Antoine Griezmann
89′ yellow card England Luke Shaw
Brazil 2, Japan 1
Brazil lost in the real-life quarterfinals to Croatia via penalties, but made it through here.
32′ yellow card Japan Ko Itakura
36′ GOAL Brazil Neymar (penalty kick)
42′ GOAL Japan Ritsu Doan
44′ yellow card Japan Maya Yoshida
51′ GOAL Brazil Gabriel Jesus
57′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
70′ big save by Japan GK Shuichi Gonda
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