As World Cup dey hot up and Round of 16 don finish, Crystal Palace fans get plenty reason to smile. Di club get eight players wey don reach quarter-finals, spread across six different teams. Dat mean say Palace get 75% chance to produce World Cup winner for di tournament.
Chris Richards don already exit after USA lose 4-1 to Belgium. Di defender play well for di tournament, but Belgium prove too strong. Richards go now return to London for pre-season.
Morocco go face France for quarter-finals, and both sides get Palace players. Chadi Riad miss di last-16 win over Canada because of injury, but Morocco manager say e go fit return. France get Maxence Lacroix and Jean-Philippe Mateta, but dem no feature much so far. Kylian Mbappé score penalty to help France beat Paraguay 1-0.
Norway cause big upset by beating Brazil 2-1 to reach quarter-finals for first time in almost 30 years. Erling Haaland score both goals. Palace striker Jørgen Strand Larsen no play, but e dey part of history-making side.
England beat Mexico 3-2 despite playing with 10 men. Jordan Pickford continue to impress for Thomas Tuchel side. Dean Henderson still dey wait for chance.
Spain beat Portugal 1-0 with Mikel Merino scoring late winner. Yéremy Pino no feature from bench.
Colombia go face Switzerland later tonight. Jefferson Lerma and Daniel Muñoz dey aim to reach quarter-finals. Muñoz don score two goals for tournament, and Lerma don play every game.
France vs Morocco go be special night for Palace. Riad fit return to defence, while Lacroix dey wait for minutes. Di game go hold for Boston.
Palace fans go watch with plenty interest. If Riad play well, e fit strengthen im case for bigger role under Pierre Sage. If Lacroix feature, im value go increase as Chelsea dey monitor am.
