The defending champions go in as clear favourites, with Argentina given a 69.1 percent chance of winning inside 90 minutes by Opta's supercomputer, based on 25,000 simulations. That's a big number for a knockout game. Argentina and Egypt last met in a friendly in Cairo back in 2008, when goals from Sergio Aguero and Nicolas Burdisso sealed a 2 0 win.Lionel Messi missed that game through injury,and he won't want to miss this one. Egypt got here by beating Australia in a penalty shootout,with Mohamed Salah leading the celebrations after a slice of World Cup history for his country, and it's not just Argentina's night. Switzerland and Colombia are also fighting for a place in the quarterfinals, with both teams hoping to keep their own World Cup dreams alive. Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni has already admitted no team has really settled into form this tournament, calling the whole competition wide open.
Ronaldo confirmed this would be his last World Cup after Portugal's exit, and the 41 year old sounded worn out more than anything. He said he was sad to be leaving the tournament this way, though he added he'd made peace with how it ended.Watching a player like that walk away stings a bit, even for people who've never cheered for Portugal, and off the pitch, Mbappe publicly called racist remarks from Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla despicable,and she later deleted the posts and sent him an open letter of apology.
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