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Messi vs. Ronaldo in the Quarterfinals? The Biggest Matchups Awaiting the World Cup

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News Desk C14, 18 minutes ago

The world’s biggest football tournament gets underway with the promise of unforgettable drama in the decisive stages. If the favorites advance from the groups, we will already get wild blockbuster clashes from the round of 16 all the way to the mythical showdown between Messi and Ronaldo in the World Cup quarterfinals. Prepare yourself for a month of madness that will peak in the grand final in New York.

World Cup 2026

After many months of anticipation, today it happens, World Cup 2026 opens and will begin with Mexico’s match against South Africa. From the knockout stages onward, major clashes between the best national teams in Europe are expected on the biggest stage in the world. We came to organize the big games of the decisive rounds, assuming the major teams finish first in the group stage.

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Already in the round of 16, a huge all-European meeting is expected, France will face Germany. So early in the tournament, one of the world’s strongest teams is expected to be eliminated, one of them will not lift the trophy.

The biggest matchup in history. Get ready for the quarterfinals and clear your schedules for July 9 to July 12. Let’s start with the game that is supposed to shake all of humanity, Argentina against Portugal, Messi vs. Ronaldo. The football world will unite around one match in Kansas that could change the order of things.

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We continue with another big quarterfinal, Brazil against England, a huge match by any measure with a rich history surrounding these two teams. Spain is expected to meet Belgium, La Roja is one of the title contenders and along the way faces a difficult hurdle in the form of the Belgians.

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The match that will close this crazy quarterfinal stage will be between the Netherlands and the winner of the Germany-France match. Any game here is expected to draw millions of viewers to the screen and provide us with the peak of drama and the finest football quality there is.

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From there, a few interesting matchups can take place in the semifinals. Portugal or Argentina will meet Brazil or England. In the other semifinal, France or Germany will likely give us a huge knockout game against Spain.

The grand final

The grand final will take place on 19.7 in New York at MetLife Stadium. Of course, we should note that these are the matchups expected to take place, but any small surprise will give us different and varied games. Whatever happens, you can be sure this is going to be the biggest World Cup in history, literally and figuratively.

Group draw

Group A, Mexico national team, South Africa, South Korea, Czech Republic Group B, Canada national team, Bosnia, Qatar, Switzerland Group C, Brazil national team, Morocco, Haiti, Scotland Group D, United States national team, Paraguay, Australia, Turkey Group E, Germany national team, Curaçao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador Group F, Netherlands national team, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia Group G, Belgium national team, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand Group H, Spain national team, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay Group I, France national team, Senegal, Iraq, Norway Group J, Argentina national team, Algeria, Austria, Jordan Group K, Portugal national team, Congo, Uzbekistan, Colombia Group L, England national team, Croatia, Ghana, Panama

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