Spain against Morocco promises to be an electrifying match due to the great game that the Moroccan team has been playing.
The Group Phase of the Qatar 2022 World Cup is over, of the 32 teams that started the competition, only 10 of 16 remain that went to the next round, this Tuesday, December 6, the last two round of 16 matches will be played.
Today Morocco faces Spain and Portugal against Switzerland , on paper Iberians and Portuguese are the favorites to meet in the quarterfinals , but no one can rule out Helvetians and Moroccans who had a great group stage.
Morocco vs. Spain
This match will be played at the Education City Stadium at 9:00 a.m. Mexico time. The referee Fernando Rapallini of Argentina will whistle it , it is one of the most anticipated duels of the round of 16 in the history of Spain and for the spectacular game of the Moroccans who had an excellent first phase.
Morocco drew 0-0 with Croatia , defeated Belgium 2-0 and Canada 2-1 , for a total of 7 points with 4 goals for and 1 against. While Spain crushed Costa Rica 7-0 , drew 1-1 with Germany and lost 2-1 to Japan for a total of 4 units with 9 goals for and 3 against.
Qatar 2022 will be the first match between the two in a soccer World Cup, and in their history they have recorded three matches since 1961, the balance is in favor of the Spanish with 2 wins to a draw.
The figure for the US is 25-year -old Youssef En-Nesyri and for Spain is 30-year-old Álvaro Morata. Morocco will try to qualify for the quarterfinals for the first time, it is also the only survivor of the African Football Confederation before the elimination of Tunisia, Cameroon, Ghana and Senegal.
Spain for its part will seek to return to the quarterfinals , since since it was champion in the World Cup in South Africa it has not been able to repeat in this instance.
Portugal vs. Switzerland
This match will be played at the Estadio Lusail stadium at 1:00 p.m. Mexico time. It will be whistled by the Mexican referee, César Arturo Ramos, it is one of the most even duels in the round of 16.
Portugal in the first phase defeated Ghana 3-2 and Uruguay 2-0, in their last game they surprisingly lost to South Korea 2-1, to add 6 points, six goals for 4 against and qualify first in the sector. While Switzerland qualified as second in Group ‘G’ as a result of their victories against Cameroon and Serbia and the loss against Brazil 1-0, earning six points, four goals for and three against.
This is the first confrontation between the two teams in the history of the World Cups, however if they register friendly duels and in other competitions, in their last six confrontations the balance is tied with three victories each.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the figure for Portugal and Breel Embolo for Switzerland in Qatar 2022. The Helvetians will seek to return to the quarterfinal phase that they have not achieved since they hosted it in 1954, while the Portuguese will seek to go to that instance from the 2006 World Cup in Germany in which they achieved fourth place.
Spain against Morocco and Switzerland against Portugal , the last two round of 16 matches of the World Cup in Qatar 2022 that promise and a lot. Who are your favourites?