KNOCKOUT MATCH : ARGENTINA VS FRANCE

After beating Nigeria in a breathtaking match,Argentina is all set to face France on Saturday(30 June 2018).This is the first knockout match of 2018 FIFA World Cup.Let's check some important facts about this match.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS(LAST 5 MATCHES): 
                   26 JUNE 1977 : ARG 0 - 0 FRA(friendly)
                            06 JUNE 1978 : ARG 2 - 1 FRA(FIFA World Cup)
                            26 MARCH 1986 : ARG 0 -2 FRA (friendly)
                    7 FEB 2007 : ARG 1 - 0 FRA (friendly)
                   11 FEB 2009 : ARG 2 - 0 FRA (friendly) 

KEY PLAYERS :
                        ARGENTINA:
                      LEO MESSI : Argentine skipper is one of the best players of the world.He was not at his best in the first two matches of group stage. But he showed his brilliant performance against Nigeria by scoring a goal.If Messi is in the mood,he can be the most challenging player to stop.
                     MARCOS ROJO : The new hero of Argentina Rojo is one of the main player for Argentina in defense.He scored the final goal against Nigeria which helped Argentina to go through.We are expecting that kind of performance from Rojo in this high intensity match.

LEO MESSI AND ROJO

                    JAVIER MASCHERANO : Mascherano is one of the main players in Argentine squad.This CDM  has time and again proved himself as a fundamental part of the senior squad.His last minute tackles,intelligent passes and leading capacity is very important for the squad to win this match.

                              FRANCE :
                                           ANTOINE GRIEZMANN : Antoine Griezmann has proved himself as the main striker of France squad.Though he has scored only one goal in this tournament and hasn't made any huge impact., but he is very confident about this match which is a plus point for france.
                                          KYLIAN MBAPPE : Kylian Mbappe is the most expensive teenager in football. Mbappe has scored only one goal in the tournament but he has proved himself to be the danger for opponents. 

Mbappe and Griezmann 

                                                  PAUL POGBA : Pogba is the most creative defensive midfielder for France. He has the strength, ball controll and shooting power which is difficult to stop. Pogba can be the hero for France in this match.

Pogba

PREDICTED LINEUPS :

                                    FRANCE :  Hugo Lloris(C), Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Hernandez;  Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante;  Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele; Olivier Giroud. 

FRANCE STARTING 11(PREDICTED)

                             ARGENTINA : Franco Armani, Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo Nicolas Tagliafico; Ever Banega, Javier Mascherano, Enzo Perez; Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi(C), Gonzalo Higuain.

ARGENTINA STARTING 11(PREDICTED)

PREDICTING THE RESULT :  As the history says Argentina beat France 6 times. But this time France's team looks better than Argentina. So it will be no surprise if France beat Argentina this time. 

                             WIN PERCENTAGE : 

                                                        40% FRANCE

                                                         60% ARGENTINA