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Italian Serie A Players among the 2018 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals


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The 2018 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals promise to be a thriller.  I am so happy to see many of our Italian Serie A players participating with their respective national teams and wish them the best.   There are 8 teams in the Quarterfinals and 6 include Serie A players among their 23-man called up squads, only 2 teams do not have Serie A players.  Check it out…..

Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads in the Quarterfinals
  • Croatia National team:6 Italian Serie A players: Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic.
  • Uruguay National team: 5 Italian Serie A players Lazio defender Martín Cáceres, Inter midfielder Matías Vecino, Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira, Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt.
  • Brazil National team: 3 Italian Serie A players AS Roma Goalkeeper Alisson, Inter defender Miranda, and Juventus forward Douglas Costa.
  • Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden .
  • Belgium National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Napoli forward Dries Mertens.
  • France National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
  • England National team: No Italian Serie A players.
  • Russia National team: No Italian Serie A players.
My Predictions for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qurterfinals
  • Uruguay vs France, July 6, My pick @Uruguay ??
  • Brazil vs Belgium, July 6, My pick @CBF_Futebol ??
  • Sweden vs England, July 7, My pick Sweden ??
  • Russia vs Croatia, July 7, My pick Croatia @HNS_CFF ??

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2018 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals Predictions…


By Anna Italia
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Are you ready for the FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals? I AM! Here are my predictions….. and yours?

  • Uruguay vs France, July 6, My pick @Uruguay ??
  • Brazil vs Belgium, July 6, My pick @CBF_Futebol ??
  • Sweden vs England, July 7, My pick Sweden ??
  • Russia vs Croatia, July 7, My pick Croatia @HNS_CFF ??

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads in the Quarterfinals

Croatia National team: 6 Italian Serie A players Sampdoria defender Ivan Strinic, Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj, Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, Inter forward Ivan Perisic, and AC Milan forward Nikola Kalinic.

Uruguay National team: 5 Italian Serie A players Lazio defender Martín Cáceres, Inter midfielder Matías Vecino, Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, Sampdoria midfielder Lucas Torreira, Genoa midfielder Diego Laxalt.

Brazil National team: 3 Italian Serie A players AS Roma Goalkeeper Alisson, Inter defender Miranda, and Juventus forward Douglas Costa.

Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden .

Belgium National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Napoli forward Dries Mertens.

France National team: 1 Italian Serie A player Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi.

England National team: No Italian Serie A players.

Russia National team: No Italian Serie A players.

FIFA World Cup: Sweden vs Switzerland, Official starting lineups, Tuesday 3 July 2018

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   Sweden – Switzerland  

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FIFA announcing SWEDEN vs SWITZERLAND official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game on Tuesday 3 July, 2018 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia at 17:00 local time.  It is Referee Damir Skomina from Slovenia to direct the game.

SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Svensson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Toivonen, Berg.

Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt; Olsson, Guidetti, Helander, Hiljermark, Kraft, Jansson, Rhodén, Durmaz, Kiese Thelin.

Coach: Andersson

SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Lang, Akanji, Djourou, Rodríguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Džemaili, Zuber; Drmić.

Subs: Mvogo, Bürki; Moubandje, Elvedi, Embolo, Freuler, Seferović, Fernandes, Zakaria, Gavranović.

Coach: Petković

Referee: Skomina (SLO)
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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark  and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden .

Switzerland National team: 5 Italian Serie A players, Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, AC Milan defender Ricardo Rodriguez, Udinese midfielder Valon Behrami, Bologna midfieler Blerim Dzemaili, and Atalanta midfielder Remo Freuler

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Round of 16

Sweden – Switzerland
Tuesday 3 July 2018
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg, Russia

19:00 (Local time)

Referee: SKOMINA Damir (SVN)
Assistant Referee 1: PRAPROTNIK Jure (SVN)
Assistant Referee 2: VUKAN Robert (SVN)
Fourth official: SHUKRALLA Nawaf (BHR)
Video Assistant Referee: ORSATO Daniele (ITA)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: DIAZ Roberto (ESP)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: DANKERT Bastian (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: IRRATI Massimiliano (ITA )

FIFA World Cup: Serbia vs Brazil, Official starting lineups, Wednesday 27 June 2018

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   Serbia – Brazil 

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FIFA announcing SERBIA vs BRAZIL  official starting lineups – formations for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group E game on Wednesday 27 June, 2018 at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow, Russia at 21:00 local time.

BRAZIL: (4-1-4-1): Alisson; Danilo, Thiago Silva, Miranda, Marcelo; Casemiro; Paulinho, Coutinho, Willian, Neymar; Gabriel Jesus.

Subs: Ederson; Geromel, Filipe Luís, Marquinhos, Fagner, Renato Augusto, Fernandinho, Fred, Luiz Gustavo, Paulinho, Douglas Costa, Roberto Firmino, Taison.

Coach: Tite

SWITZERLAND (4-2-3-1): Sommer; Lichtsteiner, Akanji, Schär, Rodríguez; Behrami, Xhaka; Shaqiri, Džemaili, Zuber; Seferović.

Subs: Bürki; Djourou, Elvedi, Lang, Moubandje, Džemaili, Fernandes, Freuler, Zakaria, Gavranović, Embolo, Drmić.

Coach: Petković

Referee: Ramos (MEX)

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

Brazil National team: 3 Italian Serie A players AS Roma Goalkeeper Alisson, Inter defender Miranda, and Juventus forward Douglas Costa

Serbia National team:   4 Italian Serie A players, AS Roma defender Aleksandar Kolarov, Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, Torino midfielder Adem Ljajic, and Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

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First stage – Group E

Serbia – Brazil
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Spartak Stadium
Moscow, Russia

21:00 (local time)

Referee: FAGHANI Alireza IRN
Assistant Referee 1: SOKHANDAN Reza IRN
Assistant Referee 2: MANSOURI Mohammadreza IRN
Fourth official: MARRUFO Jair USA
Video Assistant Referee: IRRATI Massimiliano ITA
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 1: SOKOLNICKI Pawel POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 2: GIL Pawel POL
Assistant Video Assistant Referee 3: VALERI Paolo ITA

FIFA World Cup: Mexico vs Sweden, Official lineups, Wednesday 27 June 2018

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  Mexico – Sweden 

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FIFA announcing MEXICO vs SWEDEN official starting lineups – formations  for the FIFA World Cup First Stage Group F game on Wednesday 27 June, 2018 at the Ekaterinburg Arena in Ekaterinburg, Russia at 17:00 local time.  It is Referee Nestor Pitana from Argentina to direct the game.

SWEDEN  (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelöf, Granqvist, Augustinsson; Claesson, Larsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Toivonen.

Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt; Olsson, Helander, Krafth, Svensson, Hiljemark, Rhodén, Jansson, Durmaz, Guidetti, Thelin.

Coach: Andersson

MEXICO (4-2-3-1): Ochoa; Álvarez, Salcedo, Moreno, Gallardo; Guardado, Herrera; Lozano, Vela, Layún; Hernández.

Subs: José Corona, Talavera; Ayala, Márquez, Gutiérrez, J. Dos Santos, Fabián, Raúl Giménez, G. Dos Santos, Jesús Corona, Peralta, Aquino

Coach: Osorio.

Referee: Pitana (ARG)

Referee Pitana will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG) and Assistant Referee 2: Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG). The Fourth Official will be Andres CUNHA (URU). Res. Assistant will be Mauricio ESPINOSA (URU)

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Italian Serie A players called up among the 23-man World Cup squads

Sweden National team: 2 Italian Serie A players Bologna defender Filip Helander, Genoa midfielder Oscar Hiljemark  and Serie B Crotone midfielder Marcus Rohden .

Mexico National team: No Serie A players
Ex-Hellas Verona Captain Rafael Marquez and the ex-Fiorentina defender Carlos Salcedo among the called up.
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First stage – Group F

Mexico – Sweden
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Ekaterinburg Arena
Ekaterinburg, Russia

19:00 (Local time)

Referee: Nestor PITANA (ARG)
Assistant Referee 1: Hernan MAIDANA (ARG)
Assistant Referee 2: Juan Pablo BELATTI (ARG)
Fourth Official: Andres CUNHA (URU)
Res. Assistant: Mauricio ESPINOSA (URU)