World Cup 2018: No surprises in the matches on June 15

19:00 June 15: Uruguay - Egypt

In every aspect, the South American football representative is superior to the team nicknamed “The Pharaohs”. Apart from Mohamed Salah, the remaining Egyptian faces are far behind in terms of talent and battle prowess compared to their colleagues on the other side of the battle line.

Just looking at the players in coach Oscar Tabarez's hands, such as central defender Godin or the famous killer duo Suarez - Cavani... is enough to see how different the quality of Uruguay's squad is compared to Egypt's.

In addition, Suarez and his teammates are also rated higher by experts than the team from Africa in terms of experience. While Egypt is participating in the biggest football festival on the planet for the third time, Uruguay is participating in the World Cup for the 12th time.

Notably, “La Celeste” (the nickname of the Uruguayan team) has won the World Cup twice (1930, 1950). In the last two World Cups, Uruguay both passed the group stage (winning 4th place in 2010).

Mohamed Salah (Egypt) is doubtful of playing. Photo: Internet

Another factor that shows Uruguay's superiority over Egypt is their form. Before entering this confrontation, Suarez and his teammates played 2 friendly matches and won both (won the Czech Republic 2-0, won Uzbekistan 3-0).

On the contrary, Egypt lost all 3 friendly matches (lost to Portugal 1-2, lost to Greece 0-1 and lost to Belgium 0-3). The practice match for the 2018 World Cup also partly showed the difference between the 2 teams.

Based on what has been stated above, perhaps the victory is difficult to escape from the hands of the South American team. It is even a pretty big victory for coach Oscar Tabarez and his team.

10pm June 15: Morocco - Iran

In terms of strength, this match does not have a big difference. Although Morocco is an African team, in terms of physique, physical strength and technical tactics, they are not better than Iran. Under the leadership of coach Carlos Queiroz, the playing style of the team from the West Asian region is quite annoying. It is no coincidence that Iran won a ticket to Russia with an unbeaten record in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in Asia (6 wins, 4 draws).

With not-so-outstanding players like Beiranvand, Ali Kamiri, Vahid Amiri, Krim Ansarifard, Milad Mohammadi…, Coach Carlos Queiroz has built Iran into a cohesive team that is not easily defeated. To prepare for the 2018 World Cup, Coach Carlos Queiroz and his team played a total of 3 friendly matches, with the results of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.

Coach Carlos Queiroz was the brightest star in the Morocco - Iran match. Photo: Internet

On the opposite side of the field, Morocco has made very serious preparations for the biggest football festival on the planet. The last 4 friendly matches of coach Herve Renard and his team were all against European teams. They beat Serbia, Slovakia, Estonia with scores of 2-1, 2-1 and 3-1 respectively.

Like their rival Iran, Morocco entered the 2018 World Cup with mostly unknown faces. Defender Achraf Hakimi (Real Madrid) was the most outstanding player.

Therefore, the clash between Morocco and Iran is likely to end in a draw.

1:00 a.m. June 16: Spain - Portugal

The draw of luck has put two representatives of the Iberian Peninsula in the same group. It is no exaggeration to say that this is the final match of Group B and the most anticipated match in the group stage of this year's World Cup.

From the past to the present, from the club level to the national team level, Spain has always shown superiority over its neighbor. At the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, the two teams also clashed and the victory belonged to the "bullfighting country" team.

Fernando Heirro has just been appointed as Spain coach. Photo: Internet

It is very possible that in this meeting everything will change, Portugal has a great opportunity to repay the debt it owed Spain in the past. The decision to fire coach Lopetegui right before the World Cup will greatly affect the fighting spirit of Ramos and his teammates. Obviously, Portugal is in a more comfortable and stable mentality than the new coach Fernando Hierro and his students.

Although the quality of the squad and head-to-head record are inferior to Spain, Ronaldo and his teammates still have the right to hope for victory against their opponents.

In football, when the technical factors are at the same level, the team with a more stable mentality is likely to win the final victory. The Spain - Portugal match is no exception.

Most likely, the final match of Group B will end in a draw. After all, La Roja (the nickname of the Spanish team) also possesses many more outstanding individuals. With just the smallest chance, Ramos, Pique, Isco, Silva, Costa… will be more than enough to make Portugal regret./.