Right, even though Liverpool can recover, but if other competing teams can also maintain their performance and position in the standings, then it will still be difficult for Liverpool to return to the top four. Unless the competing teams or teams in the top four are currently unable to be consistent and continue to get bad results, then Liverpool could easily be back in the top four.
Also, I'm just reminding you not to underestimate Newcastle too much, because they have improved from last season and this season Newcastle can still maintain their good performance.

Therefore, with the good performance that has been able to be maintained by Newcastle, then of course I personally will not be able to doubt Newcastle this season. In fact I believe Newcastle will be able to be above Manchester City and may also be a strong contender in the title race.
Anyway, I personally cannot underestimate Newcastle because with them being the richest team, of course, Newcastle also has a big chance to become a strong team in the Premier League.

Who would have thought Brazil could score a quick goal in the first half and even, with a 4-0 first half win Brazil seemed to no longer have the passion to score another goal in the second half. In fact, with a big win in the first half, at least Brazil could still score another goal in the second half, because of course the mentality and/or focus of the South Korea players was no longer stable.
But yes, South Korea can still minimize defeat by having one goal, at least it's still good for them compared to not being able to score at all.

With this result, at least it can prove that the big teams will still have a bigger effort in this knockout round, but in the quarter-finals later, of course, it will be a more interesting match because all the big teams or favorite teams will face each other.
Also with these results, it is enough to make me confident to bet on today's match at least for the favorite teams will also win. Even though Morocco in the group phase looked good but at this moment or in this knockout stage I am sure that the favorite teams will get the results they deserve.

Villarreal is a team that doesn't have high consistency, so it's natural that its position never settles in the top five or six, but I agree that Villarreal is a team that is in the top ten. Even from the last three seasons, it can be said that Villarreal experienced a slight decline and then only stayed in the top seven. If this season Villarreal can't finish in the top seven again, then I think that's normal and at least Villarreal can still finish in the top ten, that's good for Villarreal.
Considering the teams currently in the top six, it looks like they'll be able to keep it going. Therefore, it seems that Villarreal no longer has a chance to get a European ticket, but at least Villarreal is not experiencing a severe decline like Sevilla.

Because this season Sevilla is clearly very chaotic, because how can a team that has always been in or competed in the top four for the past few seasons but Sevilla has fallen so badly quickly.
Even at this moment Sevilla is still working hard just to get out and away from the relegation zone. As a team that is used to competing in the top four, it is of course easy for Sevilla to get out of the relegation zone. But what happened instead was that Sevilla looked like a mediocre team that didn't have the quality to be able to recover quickly, it was interesting to look forward to.

@Fakhrulenclix, I think it's funny that you put Roma in a strong race of candidates in the title race this season because even, in the last four seasons Roma have never finished in the top four. But suddenly you say Roma have the quality as if Roma in your assessment can take over the top position, even Napoli's point difference with Roma is 14 points. lol!
Not only is the gap in points wide between Napoli and Roma, the point is that Roma in the last four seasons have not had the good quality to be able to compete in the top four. Moreover, to compete in the title race, of course, Roma does not have the quality to achieve a title at all.

Because even Napoli itself in the last few seasons has always been in contention for the title, so it is only natural that this season Napoli can dominate the league because of the long process that Napoli has gone through, of course it will provide good results for Napoli this season as well.
When compared to Roma, who in the last four seasons have not even been able to compete in the top four, it is clear that Roma still needs more time to build a stronger team. This season, Roma still has no chance of being in the top four, moreover as a candidate for the title, and that still cannot be achieved by Rome this season.

Yes, Messi and Ronaldo cannot be used as a benchmark for their national team to advance to the final and even to win the World Cup at this moment, because in my personal opinion, even though Argentina has many great players in every line, they often get stuck. At least that often makes me lose bets, so my confidence has disappeared for Argentina.
But for Portugal it's something different and Portugal is still better than Argentina in personal terms, but at this moment for some reason I personally don't believe Portugal can reach the final.

But even so I personally still have three teams which are very difficult for me to make a choice of, the three national teams are Brazil, France and Spain. I think these three teams are the strongest candidates for the World Cup title at this moment, but it looks like France and Spain will meet in the semifinals and so I would consider the final match to be Brazil v France.

For today's match, I think it's all about Asia, because even though the opponents are favorite teams like Croatia and Brazil, I think the two Asian national teams, Japan and South Korea, really can't be underestimated at all and might give another surprise today. Even I'm not sure Croatia will win, because considering Croatia's gameplay in the group stage I think it's not a good result.
In contrast to the results that Japan has had, because Japan managed to beat the two big favorite teams and they were Germany and Spain.

Although indeed, in the match against Spain at least one decisive goal for Japan was a controversial goal on the ball out.
But for me, even though the goal was disallowed, still, Japan will get a draw. That means, Japan is unbeaten when playing against big teams, so in this match against Croatia, I think Japan still has a chance to qualify.
Also about South Korea, even though the opponent is a team that is no doubt because Brazil is a team that is always the favourite, but for some reason I feel that Brazil will never be easy to beat South Korea at this moment. Because I think South Korea can play very well in important moments for them.

I don't know how it is possible if France wins the World Cup and then a lot of Ligue 1 teams will play in the Champions League and Europa League?
Has the rule been like that all along? About the national team if winning the World Cup title will get an increase in the number of clubs that get tickets to play in the Champions League and Europa League? Because to be honest, so far I don't know about those rules because I think. Even though the national team won the World Cup title but still, the achievement of the national team will not have an impact on the clubs or the number of clubs to get more tickets for the Champions League and Europa League.

Because as far as I know, events like this World Cup will only have a good impact on players who can play well during the event.
At least the impact has often occurred, when there are players who can play well at World Cup events and then of course big clubs quickly make lavish offers to players who have good statistics during the World Cup but not to clubs from that country.
Also about Mbappe, anything can still happen but I only believe that Mbappe will not be at PSG forever because of course one day Mbappe will definitely leave PSG.

Right, I also have the same thoughts or opinions about Argentina because even if Argentina plays against a weak team or against a team that is clearly on a different level. But I often doubt that Argentina can win easily, for some reason the good squad that Argentina has is like a barrier for them to get good results.
But in the quarter-finals Argentina will play against the Netherlands, this match will certainly be a proof match for Argentina to play against a team that is always a favorite too.

Maybe Argentina is the only big team that always makes me doubt, in contrast to other big teams that at least I can be confident to bet on them like for example in yesterday's match about the Netherlands match and today's match for France and England too.
With these considerations in mind, I'm not sure that Argentina will be able to beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals but also, the Netherlands will still not be easy to beat Argentina.

You shouldn't underestimate Newcastle because this team continues to improve even from last season, so that Newcastle's achievement of being in third place in the Premiere League standings is proof of the consistency that is still very well maintained. With this great achievement, I personally will not doubt Newcastle and I believe that Newcastle this season will be a team full of surprises.
Because of his consistency that has been maintained so far, it is very possible for Newcastle to continue to break through to the top of the standings.

You should also be aware that at the moment Newcastle are only two points away from Manchester City, even though so far many have said that Manchester City is the strongest team and even still a candidate for the title.
But what is happening is that Newcastle is the team that is very likely to threaten Manchester City's position in second place, and if Newcastle can overtake Manchester City then it is very possible for Newcastle to be able to take over at the top of the standings as well.

Yes indeed, Argentina in personal judgment is not too strong but of course, having Messi in the Argentina squad will make Argentina look like a strong team. Even though I personally don't think so at all, because even when Argentina plays only in the South American zone it's also often difficult for Argentina to win matches.
Also about Poland, I think it's not much different from Argentina which is always difficult to score goals.

Therefore, in the match between France v Poland, I personally really believe that France will win and also, I am confident that France will win with clean sheets. Because in the first two matches of the round of 16 no one managed to win with clean sheets, the Netherlands won with a score of 3-1 and Argentina won with a score of 2-1.
I'm sure France will be the first team that will probably win with clean sheets in this round of 16 and no matter how big the final result is, I personally really believe France will win.

Basically this season is a continuation season for Newcastle to give a big surprise, because last season Newcastle was able to get out of the relegation zone and finally finished in the middle of the Premier League final standings last season. This season, Newcastle started from the middle of the standings and until finally they were in third place before the season break and their current position is even very close to Manchester City.
This is a very extraordinary increase because we can say this is a fast increase, even the increase that occurred at Newcastle they did not involve many famous players or star players.

With this rapid increase, of course, players who were not previously famous players will become stars and of course, these players will get increases and/or bonuses that will be received, especially about Almiron.
I think with Newcastle already in the top four, I'm sure they will be able to keep it up and will play in the Champions League next season. Therefore, in the upcoming transfer market I believe there will be at least a few star players in the Newcastle squad, because of course they will also create an even better squad to be able to compete strongly in the Champions League next season.

I think, whoever replaces Tuchel, it is basically difficult to compare with the achievement that Tuchel has given Chelsea by winning the Champions League so quickly at that time.
Even if, for example, Todd Boehly recruits a coach who has experience coaching big teams, still, he enters or becomes a new coach when the club situation is not in a good situation. Thus, it will still be difficult for the new coach to be able to provide an extraordinary increase in performance quickly, because success in coaching the previous team still does not guarantee Graham Potter a quick success at Chelsea.

So yeah, basically it's not about choosing the wrong coach to replace Tuchel. But due to what seems to be a mistake, Todd Boehly fired Tuchel like there was something between them, until internal problems between them resulted in the dismissal unilaterally.
Therefore, now Chelsea seems to be experiencing the impact and even Chelsea seems to no longer have a chance to be able to return to the top four in the Premiere League standings.

But at least Chelsea are still a bit lucky because they still have a chance to qualify for the quarter-finals, because in the round of 16 Chelsea will play against Dortmund, which is basically Dortmund, which is also experiencing a decline this season.
So yeah, let's see how far Graham Potter will produce good results for Chelsea, because this is also a form of Todd Boehly's way of building a team.

But if Mbappe can lead PSG to a Champions League title, then of course that will be even greater. Maybe that is also one of Mbappe's big ambitions to be willing to stay at PSG, because of course with that big ambition, Mbappe will continue to make big efforts to achieve the highest achievements with PSG.
Although indeed, if we consider PSG, of course it is still something difficult even though PSG has many star players.

But as time goes on, it might happen in the future, because there is no effort to betray the results so that for Mbappe to win the Ballon d'Or it is still possible someday because of Mbappe's young age, of course there are many opportunities that can be utilized.
But if Mbappe wants to achieve a lot from a young age then of course joining Real Madrid is the right choice, because if Mbappe only stays at PSG at least Mbappe still needs a lot of time to achieve the achievements he wants.

Yes, even though the Netherlands will play against Argentina in the quarter-finals I personally am very sure that the Netherlands in my opinion have a better chance of winning. It doesn't matter how motivated Argentina is because they have Messi and in fact, the odds currently available at least show that Argentina is still the team that is projected to win.
But I don't care, because I think the Netherlands are better at scoring goals, unlike Argentina who often get stuck in scoring goals. Even though Argentina has good gameplay, that doesn't guarantee that it's easy for them to score goals.

Indeed, there is no definite guarantee because these two teams have the same quality, and also the hype about Messi who will give Argentina the title at this last opportunity. But for me it still doesn't make me confident to choose Argentina as the winner, but even so I also realize that the chance for Argentina to qualify is still high.
But for some reason, I'm still confident that the Netherlands, because not many have considered being able to go further in this World Cup, is like a strong booster for the Netherlands to be able to prove their quality.

Didn't think anyone would say Netherlands was just in luck, even though since the Netherlands started to revive at that time at least their gameplay was also fully improved and of course Netherlands is not only about luck but also the great effort it has made. Also, considering Netherlands were in an easy group yesterday, during the group stage. I think it is quite clear, on paper the Netherlands will get perfect results, because the opponents they face do not have the same quality or level.
So at this moment the Netherlands has indeed recovered to be better but yes, if I also look at the odds when they started the match against the USA before, it seems that there are still many of them who doubt Netherlands.

With a 2-0 win at half time and being able to end the match with a score of 3-1, at least the result on paper for the Netherlands is true and of course this victory is a good victory.
At least the Netherlands will still play up to the quarter-finals, even though it looks like they will get a tough opponent but of course that won't make the Netherlands pessimistic.

Because so far during the World Cup, it can be said that the Netherlands did not face tough opponents or at least did not get opponents of the same quality and level. But in the quarter finals, it looks like the Netherlands will play against Argentina and it will be a difficult match for the Netherlands to play against a team that has good quality as well.
It looks like the stronger, more effort-requiring fights will just start in this quarter-final and that also seems to be true for the other teams as well.

If I consider their title win in the Champions League then obviously Milan are still the best, but if I look at the head to head that is there at least it's clear that Tottenham haven't lost by Milan at all. Because of the six matches in their head to head, in fact Tottanham got four wins and two draws.
With these records and taking into account several factors that exist at this moment, then at least I will admit that Tottenham has a chance to win.

Also, regarding the strong and quick style of play that Tottenham has, the coach who is used to giving the team victory when they play against Milan and also, the Tottenham squad I think also Tottenham is still better. So I personally don't doubt Tottenham will win, because from the last few seasons when English Premier League teams have played against Serie A teams, at least the teams from the Premier League mostly have a better chance.
Even though, I also admit that Milan is not a weak team and have been able to play well for the last few seasons, but I think Milan is still not strong enough to be able to go further in the Champions League.

I'm a little curious why Everton still keep Lampard as coach but yes, maybe because Lampard hasn't even been a year coaching Everton so maybe Everton still keep him or maybe there is another reason. Even though Everton's position is currently very close to the relegation zone which is certainly a cause for concern, because during the last few seasons Everton have only been struggling not to be relegated.
Supposedly, if Everton wants to continue away from the relegation zone, then at least recruiting a coach who has more experience will be good at least to stay in the middle of the standings.

Because when Everton was still coached by Carlo Ancelotti before, the reality is that Everton can still compete in the middle of the standings. But after Carlo Ancelotti left Everton, it was like a big setback for Everton.
Because so far after Everton has been coached by Lampard, Lampard has still not been able to provide consistent results. Because on several occasions Lampard was also able to bring Everton to good results but unfortunately, Lampard still couldn't get the team to get consistent good results.

Let's see how it goes and hopefully they can all still be competitive in Serie A but yes, it's interesting for a different team to be the one to win the title this season. I personally don't really compare about the past where Napoli also won the Scudetto, I just feel that it is with Napoli's process that has happened a few seasons before. Then of course, it is very possible that this season is the right season for Napoli to actually be able to win the title because of the great effort he has put in so far.
With an 8 point difference with Milan in second place, I think it's a safe point gap.

Anyway, Napoli really have to keep making good results and don't lose matches too often, because with Napoli can be consistent in getting points even though the points obtained from a draw result but will still be good for Napoli.
That way, of course, Napoli will be able to maintain its position at the top of the standings, losing one or two matches is not a problem, because the competing teams in the title race will certainly not always get perfect results either.

If I look at his contract at Werder Bremen, in fact Niclas Füllkrug is still under contract until 2025, so when he is 31 based on the existing contract, Niclas Füllkrug is still playing at Werder Bremen. But yes, with his good performance in this World Cup with two goals and one assist and even though Germany were knocked out, it looks like that is enough for another big club to have an interest in signing Niclas Füllkrug.
Also, if I consider his age, then at least Niclas Füllkrug is still in a productive age, I personally believe that at the end of this season or at least before the end of Niclas Füllkrug's contract at Werder Bremen it looks like Niclas Füllkrug is already playing for a new club.

Because usually, players who do well in events like this World Cup will at least become a higher attraction for big clubs to sign them.
Not only that, even Niclas Füllkrug is currently in the top row of top scorers in the Bundesliga, so that is enough to make me sure that sooner or later Niclas Füllkrug will leave Werder Bremen.

Moreover, it is clear, we can see from the numbers that South Korea is bigger than Uruguay and thus, it is easy to judge that South Korea is more productive than Uruguay. Also, Uruguay was only able to score in the last match and it is clear that Uruguay is very weak, unless Uruguay wins 3-0 in its last match last night, then Uruguay will be the runner-up because it has an advantage with one goal if Uruguay wins with a score of 3-0.
For example, if South Korea is 4:4 and Uruguay is 3:2 then it is clear, even though the points are the same but Uruguay has a 1 goal advantage, but if it is 4:4 and 2:2 then it is very clear that the team with the high score is the team that has the right is above and you are @mm2543363580 asking about "on what basis". lol!

So, nothing weird there and I think maybe what's weird is you yourself @mm2543363580, because you can't seem to tell the difference between upper and lower numbers.
In fact, apart from all that since the match hasn't started I doubt Uruguay, because previously Uruguay was the only team that had not scored a goal. Also, in this last match Uruguay was 2-0 up since half time and as a team that has a star squad, Uruguay should have scored another goal in the second half.
But yes, I personally am not too surprised even though Uruguay has Suarez, Nunez and Cavani up front, because it is often difficult for them to score goals when playing for the national team. But what's worse is, they still can't score a goal at a very crucial moment like this decisive match.