Spain vs Ivory Coast: Tokyo 2020 Quarterfinal| Kick off time, Live Streaming, When & Where to watch Spain vs Ivory Coast Live score, Teams, Prediction, Online Channel
Spain vs Ivory Coast: The Spanish national team will face the Ivory Coast national team in the quarter-finals of the men’s soccer sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Saturday 31st July 2021 at 01:30 PM IST Live. The match at Miyagi Stadium can be watched on diggingsports.
LIVE LINK to watch Match:
https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/
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Match Details:
- Teams: Spain vs Ivory Coast
- Date: Saturday, 31st July 2021
- Time: 01:30 PM IST Live
- Location: Miyagi Stadium
Spain qualified as winners of Group C. Meanwhile, Ivory Coast was the runner-up of Group D.
In the group stage, Spain started the steps with less convincing. They held Egypt 0-0. Spain then won in the second game, beating Australia 1-0 through Mikel Oyarzabal’s single goal. After that, a Mikel Merino goal gave Spain a 1-1 draw against Argentina, but that was enough to qualify them as group winners with Egypt as runners-up.
On the other hand, Ivory Coast started off brilliantly. Franck Kessie’s winning goal brought Ivory Coast to beat Saudi Arabia 2-1. After that, Ivory Coast held defending champion Brazil 0-0. In the last match, Ivory Coast played 1-1 with Germany, and it qualified them with Brazil to the quarter-finals.
Both Spain and Ivory Coast are unbeaten in the group stage, both winning and drawing two. Spain scored two goals and conceded one, while Ivory Coast scored three goals and conceded two.
Spain and the Coast must tackle each other. The winner will face New Zealand or host Japan in the semifinals.
Spain squad
Goalkeepers: Unai Simon (Athletic Bilbao), Alvaro Fernandez (Huesca), Alex Dominguez (Las Palmas).
Defenders : Eric Garcia (Barcelona), Oscar Mingueza (Barcelona), Oscar Gil (Espanyol), Juan Miranda (Real Betis), Marc Cucurella (Getafe), Jesus Vallejo (Real Madrid), Pau Torres (Villarreal).
Middle: Jon Moncayola (Osasuna), Pedri (Barcelona), Dani Ceballos* (Real Madrid), Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad), Mikel Merino* (Real Sociedad), Carlos Soler (Valencia).
Forwards: Javi Puado (Espanyol), Marco Asensio* (Real Madrid), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad), Bryan Gil (Sevilla), Rafa Mir (Wolves), Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig).
*Senior players
Ivory Coast Squad
Goalkeepers: Eliezer Ira Tape (San Pedro), Oupoh Maxime Nagoli (SOL), Nicolas Tie (Vitoria Guimaraes).
Defenders : Koffi Kouao (Vizela), Zie Ouattara (Vitoria Guimaraes), Wilfried Singo (Torino), Eric Bailly* (Manchester United), Kouadio-Yves Dabila (Lille), Ismael Diallo (Ajaccio), Silas Gnaka (KAS Eupen).
Middle: Cheick Timite (Amiens), Christ Eboue (Genk), Idrissa Doumbia (Sporting CP), Franck Kessie* (AC Milan), Max Gradel* (Sivasspor), Youssouf Dao (Sparta Prague).
Forwards: Amad Diallo (Manchester United), Christian Kouame (Fiorentina), Vakoun Bayo (Celtic), Mory Keita (Ursl Vise), Kader Keita (KVC Westerlo), Aboubakar Doumbia (Maccabi Nitanya).
*Senior players
Estimated Line-up
Spain (4-3-3): Simon; Cucurella, Torres, Garcia, Gil; Pedri, Zubimendi, Merino; Olmo, Oyarzabal, Asensio.
Coach: Luis de la Fuente.
Ivory Coast (4-2-3-1): Tape; Diallo, Dabila, Bailly, Singo; Keita, Kouassi; Gradel, Kessie, Kouame; Dao.
Coach: Soualiho Haidara.
Prediction
Spain is one of the candidates for the championship. Although his actions so far have not been said to be extraordinary, the quality of the Spanish squad remains frightening for his opponents.
In terms of squad quality, Ivory Coast also has players who have names in Europe. The success of holding Brazil and Germany to a draw shows that Ivory Coast deserves to be reckoned with.
The duel between Spain and Ivory Coast has the potential to be tight. If you look at Spain’s slightly better defense, it looks like they have a chance to come out victorious.
