[Saba Sports News] All quarter-final matches of the United States, Canada and Mexico World Cup have concluded, with the four semi-finalists confirmed. Every side reaching the last four was tipped as a favourite to lift the trophy ahead of the tournament. The semi-final line-up features three heavyweight European nations — France, Spain and England — alongside Argentina, the defending world champions. In the top half of the bracket, old rivals France and Spain will face off for one spot in the final. France boast the tournament’s most potent attack, having netted 16 goals so far this World Cup. Spain, meanwhile, have the tightest defence; they kept clean sheets across their opening five fixtures and conceded just one goal in the quarter-finals. The bottom half brings a fateful semi-final clash between England and Argentina. Fuelled by historical tensions between the two countries and their fraught past meetings on the pitch, this fixture promises to be an explosive, high-stakes showdown.
The editor believes that now that the semi-final line-up is set, only four matches remain in this World Cup. Notably, the four sides advancing to the semi-finals are exactly the top four teams in the current FIFA World Rankings: France, Argentina, Spain and England. No underdogs have pulled off upsets; the competition will feature only the world’s elite heavyweights going head to head. With no dark horses disrupting the bracket and no surprise results on the cards, the top-four ranked nations will battle it out against one another. Long before kickoff, the semi-finals of this United States-Canada-Mexico World Cup are already tipped to go down as the greatest semi-final stage in tournament history.