This Brazil side look really strong. After being a little slow in the opener against Morocco, they've now had back-to-back 3-0 wins against Haiti and Scotland (didn't need reminding).

Although Japan are a strong side, I don't think they'll have enough to beat Brazil. They came close to losing to the Netherlands, saved only by a late equaliser, and in that game they lost the xG battle and managed fewer shots on target than their opponents.

I'm expecting plenty of goals though, and it wouldn't surprise me to see Japan score, but I do think Brazil outscore them given the current form of both Cunha and Vinicius.

France look really good. They've scored at least three goals in all of their games so far, against Senegal, Norway and Iraq.

They face a Sweden side who were humiliated 5-1 by the Netherlands, and now face an even stronger side with Mbappe still chasing down the golden boot.

The French are still favourites for this tournament, and I think they'll show why here.

Paraguay were demolished 4-1 by the USA in the group stage, their only win came against Turkiye, and they even drew 0-0 against Australia. This is a strong Germany side who battered Curacao 7-1 in their group.

The loss against Ecuador doesn't worry me. They had nothing to play for and knew they'd top the group regardless, so will have played with a lot less intensity.

This is the sort of game I can see Germany scoring three goals and covering the line on their own, and it would be a huge upset if they don't manage to win.

This one feels pretty straightforward on paper. I hate to doubt Cape Verde, but I just can't see them keeping this run of form going.

They conceded 2.10xG to Spain, with Spain managing 27 shots and 7 on target. Uruguay racked up 2.32xG, but only two shots on target. They are clearly getting a little lucky, even if their goalkeeper and defence have been playing really well.

With the form Messi is in right now, I just can't see them keeping a clean sheet, and once that first goal goes in and they need to take more risks, I can see Argentina getting even more chances.

I feel that rotation against France will give Norway a huge benefit against Ivory Coast. Although Ivory Coast rotated a little, they still had some of their key players feature.

Norway, and more specifically Haaland, were scoring goals for fun in the group stage

They defeated Iraq 4-1 and Senegal 3-2, with Haaland scoring four of those.

Ivory Coast haven't looked bad, but Norway have too much firepower to not score a few goals, and in their defeat to Germany in the group stage they conceded seven shots on target. An early goal should really open this up.