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Qatar World Cup 2022 Day 20: Quarter-final stage begins

Qatar World Cup 2022 Day 20: Croatia v Brazil, Argentina v Netherlands as quarter-finals begin
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09 December, 2022
Argentina, Brazil, Croatia and the Netherlands vie for the first two spots in the World Cup quarter-finals.
[The New Arab]

Day 20 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar sees the quarter-final stages of the tournament get underway, with four teams vying for two places in the next round.

In the 6pm Doha time (3pm GMT) match, five-time World Cup winners Brazil will take on Croatia at Education City Stadium.

Brazil are the favourites to advance to the next stage after they put on an attacking masterclass in their last 16 match on Monday, when they trounced South Korea 4-1.

Croatia on the other hand struggled to make it out of their last 16 match with Japan, advancing only after the Samurai Blue crumbled under the pressure of a penalty shootout.

At 10pm Doha time (7pm GMT), Argentina take on the Netherlands at the Lusail Stadium. Neither side has shown their full potential in this tournament, but the occasion and tight match-up may force the two teams to step up their game.