For four years, the long-awaited 2014 World Cup continues, with the beginning of the quarterfinal battles. "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 cities in Brazil, and the most interesting facts from the World Cup.
Today, the quarterfinal battles begin in the World Cup. The first match between the tournament hosts Brazil and Chile will be played at 7:00 PM, and the second match, scheduled for 11:00 PM, will be played between Colombia and Uruguay.
Predicted starting lineups:
Brazil: Julio Cesar, Dani Alves, Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Marcelo, Paulinho, Luiz Gustavo, Oscar, Hulk, Neymar, Fred.
Chile: Claudio Bravo, Medel, Silva, Jara, Isla, Aranguiz, Diaz, Mena, Vidal, Vargas, Alexis Sanchez.
Colombia: Ospina, Armero, Zuniga, Yepes, Zapata, Sanchez, Aguilar, Ibarbo, James Rodriguez, Cuadrado, Martinez.
Uruguay: Muslera, Caceres, Gimenez, Godin, Pereira, Gonzalez, Arevalo, Rodriguez, Lodeiro, Forlan, Cavani.
The Uruguay national team had its final training session before the crucial quarterfinal match. The South American champions will play without their leader Luis Suarez, who has returned to his homeland due to disqualification.
In Rio de Janeiro, the attention of all fans is not only on the football stadium, but also on the most popular tourist attraction - the Christ the Redeemer statue. We can see workers busy on it. (Reuters photo)
World Cup and Brazil national team star Neymar confirmed that he was being watched by the London club "Chelsea," but former world champion Pele persuaded him to reject the offer from this club.
