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Dias says knockouts are like beginning a brand new event

by Soccer-News

Ruben Dias says he’s pleased with how Metropolis carried out within the group stage of the FIFA Membership World Cup, however says it’s like a brand new event now the knockout levels have began.

Metropolis have been the one group to qualify for the last-16 with a  100% report following spectacular wins over Wydad AC, Al Ain and Juventus.

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Subsequent up is Membership Al-Hilal on the Tenting World Stadium in Orlando, Florida at 02:00 (UK) for a spot within the quarter-finals.

The Saudi Arabian Membership are unbeaten within the competitors thus far, having drawn with European opponents Actual Madrid and RB Salzburg in addition to beating Mexican aspect Pachuca.

“We’re completely happy but it surely means what it means,” Dias stated of Metropolis’s three wins. “It means solely that we’re first within the group and that we went via.

“And now it’s virtually like a brand new competitors ranging from tomorrow.

“We all know for sure it’s going to be a tough sport. They’ve lots of excellent people and so they know for certain find out how to work effectively as a group.

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“I saved shut contact with them, primarily due to Ruben [Neves] and Joao [Cancelo] as effectively. So I do know they’re an excellent group and we’ll should be on our greatest degree.”

The conflict additionally sees Metropolis face new Al-Hilal supervisor Simone Inzaghi who was in control of Inter on the night time we lifted the Champions League in 2023.

Whereas he has a status for being defensively sturdy, Dias says his sides have all the time been harmful on the different finish of the pitch.

“They’ll go alternative ways,” he stated. “He’s clearly acquired that defensive aspect however his groups have all the time been very sturdy offensively.

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“So it’s slightly little bit of each and so they have many high quality gamers. And it’ll positively be a tough one.”

Dias has already landed his first piece of silverware of the summer season, having helped Portugal win the Nations League together with Bernardo Silva.

The Metropolis squad is stuffed with gamers which have skilled related tournaments, and the defender hopes they will use that on the Membership World Cup.

“It was a particular second [winning the Nations League],” Dias added.

“It’s the Nations League which is a smaller model but it surely’s additionally the Euros, it’s the World Cups and there’s positively some reasoning to take from them into this competitors.

“It’s the identical format and the best way you compete, the mindset, the understanding of going right into a knockout stage so I really feel like there’s [something we can use].”

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