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Crystal Palace's World Cup involvement continues
As the World Cup continues and the Round of 16 is played out, Crystal Palace’s involvement in the tournament continues, as it looks evermore likely that a World Cup winner will be returning to South London later this month.
If Colombia beat Switzerland later tonight, there will be eight Palace players in the Quarter finals, across six of the eight sides competing in the next round.
That gives the South London club a 75% chance of having a World Cup winner in their squad, but taking into account the quality of the sides it’s more like a 60%-80% chance depending on qualification.
Pierre Sage forced to wait as Jean-Philippe Mateta reaches World Cup semi-finals with France
Jean-Philippe Mateta came on for Kylian Mbappe as France beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the World Cup semi-finals.
The Crystal Palace striker replaced France’s captain late in the quarter-final win, giving him another appearance on the biggest stage.
France advanced through second-half goals from Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, with The Guardian’s live report confirming their place in the last four.
For Mateta, the cameo adds another useful line to a strong international summer. For Palace, it means Pierre Sage must keep waiting for one of his key forwards.
ReadCrystalPalace recently covered how France’s World Cup progress had already delayed Mateta’s Palace return, with Sage facing a staggered pre-season at Copers Cope.
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Crystal Palace World Cup Round of 32 Round Up
Crystal Palace’s World Cup involvement continued this week as the Round of 32 was played out.
Palace went into the World Cup with 13 players featuring, the sixth most of any club across the entire globe, and still lead the charts for most goals scored from a Premier League club at the tournament.
There were goals, penalty drama and big underdog wins, and it all started with Daichi Kamada and Japan.
The second knockout game of the tournament saw Japan face a Brazilian side under huge pressure after an underwhelming group stage. Japan had been fantastic in the group stage, and Daichi Kamada scored twice as they finished second.
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