Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Beckham have agreed on the terms of a friendly wager ahead of the England v Sweden World Cup quarter-final today. Ibrahimovic, Sweden's all-time top scorer with 62 goals, has been vocal in support of his homeland from his vantage point with his Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy -- former England captain Beckham's onetime MLS club. Ibrahim took to Twitter to challenge Beckham on the eve of the showdown in Samara, Russia. "Yo @davidbeckham if @england wins I buy you dinner where ever you want in the world, but if @swemnt wins you buy me what ever I want from @ikeasverige ok?" Ibrahimovic wrote. Beckham responded via Instagram: "@iamzlatanibrahimovic if @swemnt win I will personally take you to @ikeasverige and buy you what ever you need for the new mansion in LA @lagalaxy, but when @england win I want you to come watch an @england game at Wembley wearing an England shirt and enjoy fish & chips at half time ...
England have lost just one match on course to their place in the quarter-finals and have displayed both free-flowing and resilient football, as per the need. But will that be enough?
"We all fell in love with Russia," Infantino told a beaming Putin at the televised meeting in the Kremlin
The first match of the quarterfinals will be played on June 6 between Uruguay and France while the last match of Quarterfinals will be played between Russia and Croatia
Argentina and Mexico had relatively old squads in the tournament with the average age being 29.3 and 29.4, respectively
Neymar and Luis Saurez will brace the pitch in Fifa World Cup 2018 round of 16 (knockout) matches on Friday in Russia
Kevin De Bruyne's stunner and Fernandinho's own goal help Belgium shrug off Brazil to reach the semi-finals while the five-time champions return home with a sense of under-achievement.
The absence of Casemiro in the midfield saw Hazard and De Bruyne take Belgium into the semifinals as Brazil suffer yet another heart-break
France became the first team to reach the World Cup semi-finals as goals from Raphael Varane and Antoine Griezmann gave them a deserved 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Friday.
France will take on Suarez and Cavani led Uruguay in the first quarterfinal of Fifa World Cup 2018
Brazil and Mexico knockout match will be played in Samara Arena
According to one statistic, Neymar has spent 14 minutes on the ground during the World Cup
Neymar Jr. has been accused of 'play-acting' and ridiculed for what many see as exaggerating reaction to the fouls he is subjected to, but the Brazilian insists he isn't guilty of the charge.
This Brazil team is not just about Neymar, it is the rock-solid defence of the Selecaos that has kept the team going.
Fifa noted that it has been following news about the rescue operation since June 23
The Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani suffered a left-calf injury in the 73rd minute of pre-quarterfinal match against Portugal in Russia 2018
The French Football Federation set a semi-final place as their target coming to Russia
Both Uruguay and France boast star forwards in their attacking ranks and the match's result will very much depend on the frontline that can outscore the other
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