Into the last eight...
Jul 05, 2018
Parents and Friends,
There were some thrilling games and fantastic goals in the round of 16.
And the tournament looks wide open although five-time winners Brazil are still favorites.
Some of the big talking points were…
- French forward Kylian Mbappe (19 years) became the youngest player to score two goals in a World Cup match since Pele against Sweden in the 1958 final.
- Belgium fought back from two goals down to beat Japan 3-2 and became the first side to do so since West Germany knocked England out in 1970.
- England won their first ever World Cup penalty shootout having been beaten at the 1990, 1998 and 2006 tournaments on penalties and the European Championships in 1996, 2004 and 2012.
- Messi and Ronaldo’s miserable World Cup knockout record continued as they exited having not scored in four tournaments each.
- Spain legend Andres Iniesta announced his retirement from international duty after the loss to Russia.
- Spain’s defeat meant they have lost on all nine...
