Quote from: skarais on Today at 09:23:10 AM

Quote from: yudi09 on Today at 06:40:05 AM

If many predict that Brazil will win easily against Croatia, I'm also sure that many believe that in Argentina.
It could be that Brazil vs Argentina is the most likely option in the semifinals, but I personally feel unsure and still very confident that the Netherlands will advance to the semifinals even though the Netherlands don't have as many big name players as Argentina do.

If in 2014 in the same tournament in the semifinals the Netherlands lost to Argentina on penalties, then for the Qatar world cup the situation could have been reversed.

I hope Argentina wins against Netherlands in the quarter-finals and Brazil also wins against Croatia so that the two can meet in the semifinals. I personally did not underestimate the Netherlands in the match against Argentina, nor Croatia against Brazil. At this stage all the players will try to give their best which is expected to be of benefit to their country. Argentina is my favorite against the Netherlands, so I'll be support for their win.

But whatever it is, both matches are really difficult to predict so I wouldn't be completely sure the favorite team will win the match easily. The Netherlands have proven their worth, and so have Croatia. So no one should underestimate any team at this time.

The match between Netherlands v Argentina, the team that is at least predicted to win is Argentina if I refer to the currently available odds which are 3.xx : 2.xx. But in my prediction, I personally am pretty sure the Netherlands will win.
Because in some considerations from the several opportunities I got about Argentina, at least I have a little doubt about Argentina but I also don't underestimate Argentina. Therefore, I personally am quite sure that Netherlands will get a good result at this moment, I just don't want to get hung up on a big name like Argentina has about Messi.

But about Croatia, this team is still not strong enough to compete in the quarter-finals and I think Croatia's level is still below Brazil so I don't hesitate to bet on Brazil to win.
It doesn't matter whether it's an understatement or not, because I only see reality and that Brazil is indeed better than Croatia in my personal view. But if you have different views about Croatia and Brazil, then of course it doesn't matter because we have different opinions too.