Predictions for the round of 16 for the 2018 World Cup

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France have the quality to beat Argentina

#6. BELGIUM vs JAPAN

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Can Belgium finally fulfill their potential?

Belgium are considered the dark horses of the tournament and have a fantastic squad on their hands with big names such as Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard in it. Even with a team with so much potential, they have always faltered whenever it came to major tournaments, getting knocked out in the Quater- Finals in both the last World Cup and in the last Euro Cup. After playing a weaker squad against England, they will no doubt play a full-strength squad in their game against Colombia.

Japan, on the other hand, should count their lucky stars that they qualified, becoming the first team in the history of the World Cup to have qualified based on fair play. They won 2-1 against a 10 man Colombian side for most of the match but were not impressive in the rest of their games. They still have quality players such as Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa and will no doubt rely on their experience to guide them through to the next round.

I predict Belgium to win as they have a much better squad at their disposal and are in much better form.

Predicted Score- Belgium 4-0 Japan

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