For the past four years, the anticipated 2014 World Cup continues, with the quarterfinal matches soon coming to an end. "Eurofootball.com" provides various championship news every day until the end of the tournament. The news includes predicted lineups, player and coach comments, various photos, news from Brazilian cities, and the most interesting World Cup facts. Today, the last two quarterfinal matches of the World Cup will be played, after which all participants in the quarterfinals will be revealed. The first to compete will be the Argentinian and Swiss football players, and at 23:00 Lithuanian time, the Belgian and US national teams will face off. Predicted starting lineups: Argentina: Romero, Zabaleta, Fernandez, Garay, Rojo, Gago, Mascherano, Di Maria, Higuain, Messi, Lavezzi. Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichsteiner, Djourou, Schar, Rodriguez, Behrami, Inler, Shaqiri, Xhaka, Mehmedi, Drmič. Belgium: Courtois, Vermaelen, Kompany, Van Buyten, Alderweireld, Witsel, Fellaini, Hazard, De Bruyne, Mertens, Lukaku. USA: Howard, Beasley, Besler, Gonzalez, Johnson, Jones, Beckerman, Davis, Bradley, Zusi, Dempsey. *** Nigerian national team coach Stephen Keshi officially announced his resignation from the team after the lost quarterfinal match against France. It is believed that the new coach will be from the South African national team. *** Brazil national team goalkeeper Fernandinho warned about Colombia's danger in the quarterfinals and said that they are very dangerous in attack, so it won't be easy for Brazilians. "I think Colombia is a bit different from Chile," said the Manchester City player. "They like to play a more attacking style of football. Full-backs often join the attack and help the offense. "As for defense, all South American teams have a similar style of defense. They defend strictly but fairly and often try to counterattack," Fernandinho concluded. *** Interesting fact: The most productive World Cup match took place in 1954 when Austria faced off against Switzerland. Austria defeated the tournament hosts with a score of 7-5, and spectators witnessed a total of 12 goals in a single match. *** Interesting fact: In this World Cup, 54 matches have already been played and 150 goals have been scored. In comparison, in the 2010 World Cup (64 matches), 145 goals were scored.
