France’s 3-0 win against New Zealand on Tuesday set up the mouth-watering prospect of a quarterfinal against recent rivals Argentina
This match will be the first time the two teams have met since the 2022 Qatar World Cup final, which Argentina won on penalties after the game ended 3-3 after extra time
The Argentina team has also been booed by crowds in France after their team was involved in a controversial racist and homophobic chant after winning the Copa America last month
France have looked the early favourites, topping their group by winning three games out of three, scoring 7 goals, and conceding none
Argentina’s form has been inconsistent, as it lost its first game against Morocco 1-2 in contentious circumstances, before securing back-to-back wins
Argentina is led by former Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano, and has big pnames like Nicolas Otamendi and Julian Alvarez
Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry is managing the France team and possesses proven commodities like Alexandre Lacazette and Michael Olise
The winner of this clash will face the winner of Egypt vs Paraguay in the semifinal to be held on 5 August