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The quarter-finals of the World Cup is set to begin tomorrow, and with it will be more drama. This is what the World Cup is about, drama, and as the teams get ready to fight it out to the semi-finals, there will be no shortage of that with the final 8.<\/p>\n
Much of this year\u2019s drama came as a result of top nations being eliminated when expected to advance. One of those was Russia, the host nation, another was defending champions, Germany. Yet, with a steeped history in the World Cup, England was not one expected to go beyond the final 8, yet with after defeating Columbia in a shootout \u2013 there they are.<\/p>\n
We can hope, of course, that the quarter-finals will provide the same level of unpredictability as the first two stages. With the quarter-finals comes another round of betting, and for Canadian bettors, there are few better opportunities for international live betting than the World Cup. Further still, not many can match the quality and superior promotions than that of\u00a0 bet365,<\/a> our sports betting site of choice for Canadian sports fans.<\/p>\n Before we get ahead of ourselves, let\u2019s take a closer look at the eight nations remaining and how they fared in the group stage and knockout stage.<\/p>\n 1) Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n The group stage saw Brazil win two matches, one against Costa Rica, the other against Serbia. They lost. There came out of the group stage: 2-1-0. In the round of 16, Brazil faced Mexico and defeated the Mexicans 200. Brazil has a pre-tournament ranking of 2.<\/p>\n 2) Belgium<\/strong><\/p>\n Belgium\u2019s performance in the group stage saw the European nation winning once against Tunisia, and once against England<\/a> to advance to the round of 16. Facing Japan, the Belgians came out with a victory to earn their place in the quarterfinals. Belgium entered the tournament with a ranking of 3.<\/p>\n 3) Croatia<\/strong><\/p>\n Croatia performed well during both stages and defeated Argentina 3-0 and then went on to be victorious against. Their round of 16 match against Denmark ended in a draw and with come controversy, Croatia was awarded the win based on fewer penalties. Croatia is a shining star entering the tournament with a ranking of 20.<\/p>\n 4) England<\/strong><\/p>\n England\u2019s rise to the quarter-finals wasn\u2019t without its own drama. They took a 6-0 landslide win against Panama and lost to Belgium 1-0. However managed to make the round of 16 and was successful in defeating Colombia<\/a> in the shootout stage after ending regular play, injury time and stoppage time in a draw. They entered the tournament with a ranking of 12.<\/p>\n The Round of 16. Wow.<\/p>\n Who’s ready for the quarter-finals? #WorldCup<\/a><\/p>\n Full round-up: https:\/\/t.co\/1ZpB3j3qbA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Duf0LiIXuX<\/a><\/p>\n\n