The round of 16 delivered their verdict by ending with the magnificent victory of Portugal against Switzerland (6-1). If stars like Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi have assured by qualifying their respective selection, others have failed. The 10 Sport offers you its list of the biggest flops of the eighth.
The quarter-finalists of Global are known ! Brilliant again, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé qualified their team, with the help of their teammates of course. The two stars of PSG showed up, unlike several big names in world football.
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Lewandowski couldn’t do anything
Lonely, the striker Barca will not have managed to worry the Blues. The Poland cracked under the onslaught of Kylian Mbappe and his teammates (3-1). Robert Lewandowski was expected at the turn, he did not respond present. Very little present in the game, he still tried his luck, in vain. The highlight of the show was his penalty at the very end of the game, missed the first time and then withdrawn thanks to the placement error ofHugo Lloris. He will have taken care of his exit statistically but will never have weighed on the meeting.
Koulibaly failed
If there was one meeting not to be missed, it was this one. Captain of the Senegal, Kalidou Koulibaly completely failed. He did not know how to guide the Teranga Lions towards the feat and was a spectator of the defeat of his family against england (3-0). Draft at the revival, he put his defense in difficulty. The defender of chelsea also lacked precision in his interventions, such as his yellow card received at the end of the game (76 ‘). He missed the biggest meeting of his career.
Gavi-Busquets, the Spanish fiasco
The surprise of the round of 16 came from the meeting between spain and the Morocco. Defeated on penalties, the Spaniards played backwards like Sergio Busquets. The Barcelona midfielder was suffocated by the Atlas lions. Helpless and much too slow, he failed to unlock the game with his passes. The physical challenge was too great for Busquets. Finally, he missed his shot on goal.
His colleague from Barca Pablo Gavi also passed by. The crack showed that he had legs by being available between the very tight Moroccan lines. Despite everything, he did not prove to be dangerous enough in the projection. He lacked maturity by committing 4 faults. Luis Enrique replaced him on the hour mark.
Sommer, McKennie and Kamada exit through the back door.
Yann Sommer got us used to better, like Euro 2020, played in 2021, for example. Powerless on the first four Portuguese goals, he is not free from reproach on the last two. He folded too quickly on the third goal of the infernal Goncalo Ramos and gave up on the strike of rafael leao. The results are heavy for the Swiss goalkeeper who took 6 against the Portuguese armada.
Weston McKennie had to wear the UNITED STATES It front of Netherlands. Very good in the group stages, he was logically expected. He did not put the usual impact that allowed him to recover the ball and project forward breaking lines. Late on the first Dutch goal (10′), he was replaced shortly after the hour mark (67′). Its release coincided with the American reaction.
Finally, Daichi Kamada missed his meeting against the Croatia. very good against OM in Champions League, he had to be the technical leader of the Japanese collective. His placement a little off center did not benefit him. He lacked accuracy, a defect that we rarely usually know about him. He will have been in the shadow of Wataru Endothe good surprise of this Japanese selection which will not have been undeserved.
