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Forty teams are out. Just eight left standing. We have reached the quarterfinal round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and these eight teams are still in contention to win it all. Now, it is not easy to predict how things will play out in the later rounds of the World Cup, and we are surely due from some big surprises.

Here is my ranking of the eight teams remaining with a look at why they could win the title and why they might not.

Why: Under head coach Rudi Garcia, Belgium is a team that is gaining steam as the tournament progresses after a slow start. The team starts a relatively older starting lineup that has used its wisdom to its advantage. Against the U.S., Belgium was hardly bothered by the opponent’s home-field advantage, the USA’s equalizer in the first half or the controversy with Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension being reversed. Belgium is a comfortable and smart team right now that is very effective at attacking from out wide and picking up runners in the box.

Why Not: At some point, age might start to work against the Red Devils. On top of that, playing Spain in the quarterfinals requires competing in the midfield against Pedri and Rodri. As well as Charles De Ketelaere played against the United States, he is likely not the caliber of forward that could be a difference maker in the later rounds of the World Cup.

Why: As we saw in the shootout win over Colombia in the round of 16, Switzerland is one of the most defensively disciplined teams remaining in the tournament. Spain has conceded no goals but also dominates possession. Switzerland does not possess the ball nearly as often, but its defense typically always has answers. Murat Yakin is one of the best coaches remaining in this tournament and has built up a team that is smart, compact, defends well and picks the right moments to attack. Switzerland is clearly a team on the rise.

Why Not: Defending against Argentina is another level from what the Swiss have done thus far. But perhaps an even bigger concern is the injury to Johan Manzambi, who has been one of the tournament’s top breakout performers. The 20-year-old versatile attacker did not play against Colombia due to a knee injury he picked up in the team’s final training session. Not having him against Argentina is a huge blow.

Why: Four years ago in Qatar, Morocco advanced to the semifinals of the World Cup. Since then, the team has only continued to improve and grow. Both its senior team and youth national teams indicate this team will be good for years to come. Morocco has an elite right side of the field with winger Brahim Díaz playing well and Achraf Hakimi being arguably the best right back in the world. Central midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi is also one of the best teenagers in the world. Morocco should be heavily motivated against France, as the two nations have strong historical ties with six Morocco players being born and raised in France.

Why Not: Morocco has a significant injury problem with Ismael Saibari likely out for its game against France. Saibari scored in each of its group stage games and was key to the team’s offense. In a game where Morocco needs all hands on deck, the Atlas Lions will be missing its top forward. Morocco is a great team, but it is still behind France. But now facing Les Bleus shorthanded, Morocco has a huge uphill climb.

Why: Norway has arguably the best center forward of his generation in Erling Haaland, who has seven goals in four appearances at this World Cup. He is carrying Norway to its best ever tournament run. But the team’s main supporting cast, in Martin Ødegaard and Antonio Nusa, has also been stellar.

Why Not: The biggest concern for this team is its depth. Haaland has at least one goal in every game he has played, and Ødegaard has been key to controlling the midfield. But if either of them has a bad game, are the team’s other options good enough to pick up the slack? Probably not.

Why: Harry Kane is living up to expectations at this tournament with six goals. He can carry England to wins at times when it is not playing well (such as the 2-1 win over DR Congo). The best news for England was in the round of 16 win over Mexico when Jude Bellingham was the best he has looked all tournament, by far. The same could be said for Anthony Gordon. If that is the case, England is building up an offense that has multiple strong points of attack.

Why not: The team’s defense has been too leaky at times. In the last round, Mexico scored two goals, and England’s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, had to bail out his teammates several times. Against DR Congo, England was lucky to have only conceded one. England was also poor defensively against Croatia. When better teams come along, it is a major question whether England’s defense can hold up.

Why: Argentina knows how to win and fights extremely hard when up against the wall. The win over Egypt shows just how well it handles adversity. The team also has the greatest player of all time in Lionel Messi who can win games by himself.

Why not: There is an age factor. La Albiceleste have kept most of its same players from the 2022 team that won the World Cup. It was hard for Argentina to win in 2022, and the 2026 team is likely not as good. Messi is four years older at 39. Plus, the team is still very reliant on him. The first two knockout rounds were especially taxing on this team, as it took 120 minutes to beat Cape Verde, and the 3-2 win over Egypt required a huge push at the end to mount a comeback. How much is going to be left in the tank?

Why: Through five games, it has been impossible to break down Spain’s defense, which has conceded zero goals. Luis de la Fuente’s team is getting solid production out of center forward Mikel Oyarzabal with four goals, but a total of five players have scored for Spain in this tournament (not counting an own goal). That gives Spain a balanced attack with a number of ways to win games. Combined with its tournament-best defense and arguably the best central midfield tandem in Rodri and Pedri, Spain has a lot going for it.

Why Not: With a 0-0 draw and two 1-0 wins over Uruguay and Portugal, Spain has walked a fine line at times. Oyarzabal is an excellent forward, but is he able to carry this team in a way Kane, Mbappé and Haaland can? Until Yamal gets going in the way he has for Barcelona, Oyarzabal needs to be that guy.

Why: From top to bottom, France had the most talented team in this tournament. What is even better for the French is that its top-three players are all in fantastic form. Kylian Mbappé has seven goals at this tournament. Michael Olise has arguably been the best playmaker at the World Cup. Finally, Ousmane Dembélé, who entered this tournament without a World Cup goal, scored. Now the reigning Ballon d’Or winner has four goals and two assists to open a second point of attack. Then surrounding this team are world-class players at every position.

Why not: It will take a Herculean effort to knock off France in any of the three remaining rounds. But it is possible. The toughest job for head coach Didier Deschamps is managing the massive egos within the squad. As French 1998 World Cup winner Frank Lebouef recently said: “I would say that the best enemy of France is France itself. Again, if you don’t find the chemistry, if you have ego issues between the players, they’re not going to win anything. And when we are the favorites, it’s never good with France.”

Rory McIlroy acredita que o Genesis Scottish Open é a preparação “perfeita” para o The Open e deve ser usado como um “modelo” na incorporação de aberturas nacionais no novo calendário do PGA Tour.

McIlroy retorna à ação pela primeira vez desde o Aberto dos Estados Unidos e aparece no evento pela quinta vez em seis temporadas, com 15 dos 20 melhores do mundo em ação no The Renaissance Club antes do The Open na próxima semana no Royal Birkdale.

O PGA Tour implementará um calendário de dois níveis a partir de 2028, com promoção e rebaixamento entre uma ‘Championship Series’ e uma ‘Challenger Series’, sendo o evento desta semana atualmente o único torneio na Europa co-sancionado entre eles e o DP World Tour.

McIlroy já havia se manifestado em apoio aos Abertos Nacionais e sua importância no jogo global, com o hexacampeão principal ansioso para ver o Aberto da Escócia ter um lugar-chave na temporada, mas sem mudanças significativas na forma como o campo é montado.

“Desde que este evento foi co-sancionado, ele realmente cresceu cada vez mais”, disse McIlroy. “Você olha para a qualidade do campo esta semana e consegue um grande patrocinador como o Genesis a bordo. Eles continuam fazendo melhorias no campo de golfe e nas instalações a cada ano.

“Para estes Abertos Nacionais fortes, este, para mim, é o modelo do que pode ser e do que pode acontecer. Esta é uma introdução perfeita para o Campeonato Aberto.

“Pensei que o Aberto do Canadá poderia ser co-sancionado, levando também ao Aberto dos Estados Unidos. Isso também poderia ser interessante, tentar construir esta série de Abertos Nacionais que tenham um pouco mais de significado por trás deles.

“Não sei como isso se encaixa na Pista 1 e na Pista 2, mas vejo este evento e vejo como ele foi bem feito nos últimos anos. Definitivamente, sinto que é o modelo para muitos outros Abertos Nacionais.

Ele então acrescentou: “Temos que ter cuidado com isso porque então esses Abertos Nacionais perdem a estrutura do que são. Você não pode mais se chamar de Aberto Nacional se for um torneio fechado e houver um certo número de caras.

“Esses eventos precisam ser tratados de forma diferente de um Travellers Championship ou RBC Heritage ou qualquer outro evento que acontecerá na Champions Series. Há um pouco mais de nuances nesses torneios, com certeza.”

McIlroy está baseado principalmente no Reino Unido desde meados de maio, tendo feito uma missão de reconhecimento ao Royal Birkdale no mês passado e uma viagem de golfe à Cornualha antes de eventos de golfe consecutivos.

“É bom jogar um pouco de golfe nas últimas semanas e aproveitar a preparação para este evento e o The Open”, explicou McIlroy. “É sempre bom estar de volta. É [Scotland] não estou em casa, mas de certa forma me sinto em casa e estou animado para jogar um pouco de golfe nos próximos dias.

“Birkdale foi definitivamente apenas uma viagem de reconhecimento para o The Open, com certeza. Eu gostaria de não saber que estava lá, mas [Sir Nick] Faldo não conseguia guardar o telefone! Eu amo Nick. Para ser justo, ele é ótimo. Eu me diverti muito com ele – ele andou alguns buracos comigo.

“É bom, você começa a bater a bola fora da grama novamente e começa a jogar com um pouco mais de vento. Seus instintos de links voltam, mesmo que seja para se divertir. As coisas com as quais você cresceu começam a voltar para você.

“Obviamente, Birkdale é um pouco diferente do que era em 2017. Dar uma olhada antecipada em novos buracos apenas tira a pressão do início da semana e não parece que você precisa jogar 18 buracos todos os dias. Se você quiser apenas jogar nove, eu sinto que você pode e não sinto que está despreparado. “

Quem vencerá o Genesis Scottish Open? Assista ao longo da semana ao vivo na Sky Sports. A cobertura ao vivo começa na quinta-feira, a partir das 8h30, no Sky Sports Golf. Obtenha Sky Sports ou transmitir golfe sem contrato.

Quando é o The Open ao vivo na Sky Sports?

Sky Sports é mais uma vez a casa exclusiva do The Open no Reino Unido e na Irlanda, com mais de 75 horas de cobertura ao vivo durante os sete dias da semana do torneio no Royal Birkdale.

A cobertura ao vivo começa às 9h para cada um dos três dias de treino, antes que a ação de ponta a ponta do último major masculino do ano comece às 6h30 da quinta-feira, 16 de julho, no Sky Sports Golf.

Haverá pelo menos 15 horas de ação nas duas primeiras rodadas, com feeds de bônus disponíveis no Sky Sports+ ou no Aplicativo Sky Sportscom cobertura estendida começando às 9h do sábado, 18 de julho, e às 8h do domingo, 19 de julho.

Quem vencerá o 154º Open? Assista exclusivamente ao vivo de 16 a 19 de julho no Sky Sports Golf. Obtenha Sky Sports ou stream sem contrato.

The round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup brought some epic moments and exciting soccer. We started to see some upsets and close calls, as we now head into the quarterfinals at the tournament.

So, with only eight teams remaining, who are the best nations still playing at the tournament? The FOX Sports World Cup NOW crew of Melissa Ortiz, Maurice Edu, Brad Guzan, and Sacha Kljestan took a look at the field to reveal their power rankings of the eight remaining teams left in the quarterfinals.

“I think Switzerland, that just put us to sleep, can be No. 8,” Kljestan said.

Edu agreed with the evaluation, noting that Belgium should move up after Switzerland needed penalty kicks to beat Colombia to advance. As a result, Belgium got to move up a spot.

Still, Switzerland is now 3-2-0 at this tournament. 

Belgium, which was originally ranked eighth, moved up one spot following a 4-1 rout over co-hosts United States in the round of 16. Belgium has displayed the ability to score in bunches, but it looked vulnerable early against Senegal in the round of 32, having to mount a comeback for the ages to advance. That also came after Belgium went 1-2-0 in the group stage, but it has now won three straight matches.

Norway occupied the No. 6 position with unanimous consent from the World Cup NOW crew, with Edu even leading a quick Viking row with his crewmates. Norway advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in its federation’s history after Erling Haaland scored twice in its round of 16 win over Brazil on Sunday. Norway has also won all four games Haaland has played in this tournament as he battles for the Golden Boot. 

For the No. 5 spot, the crew agreed on Morocco to finalize the bottom half of the power ranking. Ortiz added that Morocco should not be taken lightly, something the rest of the crew agreed with.

Morocco advanced to the quarterfinals after its 3-0 win over Canada on Saturday. But its most impressive match might have been against the Netherlands in the round of 32. After battling to a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands, Morocco advanced in penalty kicks as it’ll now take on France in the quarterfinals on Thursday. 

The debate shifted as the panel examined the top four teams, starting with a close comparison between England at No. 4 and the third-ranked team on this list.

“Our decision between number three and number four was tough, because I think England has also shown championship quality, and so I think there’s a small separation between the one and two teams and the three and four teams,” Kljestan said.

Edu pointed to England’s recent performance with its 3-2 win over Mexico to show how close the margin was between the two sides.

“The biggest to me, between Argentina and England, because I was at that game in Mexico City, England were impressive to be able to do what hadn’t been done since 2013 in a competitive match at the Azteca, which is to win, there was impressive,” Edu said. “Their stars showed up, Jude Bellingham gets a brace, Harry Kane gets a goal, and assists in that one as well.”

Despite England’s heroic performance, the crew gave Argentina the edge at No. 3 due to its tournament history and tournament management.

“What separates Argentina? Obviously, it’s Messi, but it’s that they’ve done it already,” Edu said. 

“They come in here as a defending champion, so they know that winning pedigree, they know what it takes, and when you’re talking about their last couple games against Cape Verde, and then today against Egypt, yeah, they were nerve-wrenching. 

“If you’re a Messi fan, if you’re an Argentine fan, you’re sitting there sweating, you’re nervous, but there’s a certain character that this group possesses, the manager as well, because they’ve crossed that line already at the last World Cup.”

Argentina has won all five matches it’s played at this World Cup. However, its last two victories were dramatic. It needed extr

a time to take down Cape Verde in the round of 32 before having to comeback from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Egypt in the round of 16 on Tuesday. 

“You guys, they’ve, they’ve made the fans suffer, they’ve made football fans suffer, but they’ve always come through,” Ortiz said.

Guzan added that it has “been the Messi show,” and indicated that the rest of the roster must contribute more as the tournament progresses.

“They’re going to need some help from others,” Guzan said. “There’s other guys on that team, they’re going to have to step up.”

Spain secured the No. 2 spot in the power rankings, largely due to its defensive efficiency throughout the competition.

“I think Spain has been incredible,” Edu said. “There’s still more, there’s still more to be seen from this team, but they’ve been incredibly efficient. The fact that they’re in a quarterfinal without having conceded a goal, that’s where [I say] isso é impressionante.”

Como a Espanha ainda não sofreu nenhum gol neste torneio, superou o adversário por 9 a 0 neste torneio.

A França ficou em primeiro lugar no ranking, mantendo seu status de favorita do torneio.

“E eles corresponderam às expectativas que todos depositaram neles”, disse Kljestan. “Eles eram os favoritos. Eles foram o time que todos nós, acredito, nesta pequena mesa redonda escolhemos para vencer o torneio, e eles têm sido o melhor time de ataque. Então, eles são o número 1 – melhor time de ataque, número dois, melhor time de defesa neste torneio.”

Assim como a Argentina, a França também venceu todas as cinco partidas que disputou neste torneio. Teve que conseguir uma vitória por 1 a 0 sobre o Paraguai nas oitavas de final, mas a França superou seu adversário por 14 a 2 neste torneio.

Com a classificação definida, os analistas discutiram se alguma das equipes com classificação inferior poderia desafiar as quatro primeiras pelo título. Kljestan expressou ceticismo sobre as chances da divisão inferior de manter o sucesso nas rodadas restantes.

“Pessoalmente, não creio que nenhuma das seleções fora dos quatro primeiros possa vencer esta Copa do Mundo”, disse Kljestan. “Você tem que vencer mais três jogos a partir deste ponto, e não vejo nenhuma dessas equipes eliminando nenhuma das quatro primeiras equipes, muito menos eliminando-as uma vez e depois tendo que fazer mais duas.”

Guzan concordou, enfatizando a dificuldade de conseguir múltiplas vitórias consecutivas contra adversários de elite.

“Isso é o que eu ia dizer, acho que há potencial para fazer isso uma vez, duas e três vezes”, disse Guzan. “Acho que se torna muito, muito desafiador quando você enfrenta essas quatro equipes principais pela qualidade que elas possuem.”

A Etiópia pretende reforçar e ampliar a cooperação bilateral com a Arábia Saudita, com foco em novas áreas de interesse comum, após um encontro entre o ministro dos Negócios Estrangeiros etíope, Gedion Timothewos, e o embaixador saudita em Addis Abeba, Abdullah bin Hassan Al-Zahrani.

Segundo o Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros da Etiópia, durante a audiência, Gedion Timothewos destacou as relações históricas e duradouras entre os dois países, tendo as partes discutido formas de fortalecer a cooperação em diferentes sectores de interesse comum, bem como questões relacionadas com a paz e segurança regional.

O encontro serviu igualmente para abordar assuntos ligados aos cidadãos etíopes residentes no Reino da Arábia Saudita e identificar mecanismos para aprofundar a colaboração bilateral em áreas consideradas prioritárias.

A aproximação entre Addis Abeba e Riade acontece num contexto de reforço das relações diplomáticas e económicas entre os dois países, com a Etiópia a procurar ampliar parcerias estratégicas e atrair novas oportunidades de cooperação internacional.

Anton Segner se tornará o primeiro All Black nascido na Alemanha se a última linha sair do banco na partida do Campeonato das Nações da Nova Zelândia contra a Itália, no sábado.

O jovem de 24 anos nasceu em Frankfurt e desenvolveu uma obsessão pelo rugby e pelos All Blacks depois de ser apresentado ao esporte por dois amigos de escola ingleses.

Ele se juntou a um clube local que tinha neozelandeses como treinadores e adotou hábitos Kiwi, pedindo aos pais que lhe preparassem tortas e realizando um haka, aprendido no YouTube, em um concerto de Natal da escola.

“Fale como um Kiwi, coma como um Kiwi, vista-se como um Kiwi”, disse o pai de Segner, Tim, sobre a infância de seu filho em entrevista ao Stuff no mês passado., externo

Aos 15 anos, Segner mudou-se pelo mundo para estudar no Nelson College, uma escola estadual que produziu uma série de All Blacks, e progrediu nas equipes de faixa etária da Nova Zelândia antes de ganhar um contrato com o Blues do Super Rugby, com sede em Auckland.

“Eu experimentei em primeira mão que o rugby na Nova Zelândia é como o futebol [soccer] na Alemanha”, disse Segner.

“É um país louco por rugby e isso é tudo que eu queria. Fazer parte deste time agora é definitivamente um sonho que se tornou realidade.”

Segner pode estar prestes a se tornar o primeiro All Black nascido na Alemanha, mas está seguindo um caminho notavelmente semelhante trilhado por Fabian Holland.

Holland nasceu e foi criado na Holanda, mas, inspirado por um campo de treinamento do New Zealand Sevens realizado em seu clube local, decidiu se tornar um All Black.

Holland mudou-se para Christchurch aos 16 anos e fez sua estreia na Nova Zelândia contra a França em julho de 2025. Ele foi eleito o melhor jogador do ano no World Rugby em dezembro.

O técnico Dave Rennie fez cinco mudanças em seu time titular após a vitória estreita do último fim de semana sobre a França, com o flanqueador Wallace Sititi sendo um dos que estão entrando.

Ruben Love continua no meio-campo depois de fazer sua primeira largada no teste na vitória por 34-32 em Christchurch.

Nova Zelândia: McKenzie; Jordânia, Proctor, Barrett, Carter; Com amor, Roigard; de Groot, Taylor, Lomax, Darry, Vaa’i, Sititi, Jacobson, Savea.

Substituições: Taukei’aho, Bower, Tosi, Lord, Segner, Ratima, Lienert-Brown, Moorby.

The career of one of the greatest players to ever step on the pitch, Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo, is likely nearing its end — and FOX Sports’ Kasper Schmeichel, who was a goalkeeper for Denmark, thinks it will be hard for the 41-year-old to come to grips with that reality.

“I know exactly what he’s feeling right now,” Schmeichel said about Ronaldo after Portugal was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup by Spain on Monday. “It means everything to play for your country. Look at his body language. It hits you, and it hits you harder than you’re ever going to expect.

“Even at his age, I don’t care how many goals you scored or how many trophies you’ve got, that’s not his mentality. His mentality is the next one. Wants to win, wants to keep going, wants to prove that he still is the best.”

Ronaldo and Portugal advanced through Group K of the 2026 World Cup after going 1-2-0 in group play. Then, following a win over Croatia in the round of 32, they were eliminated by Lamine Yamal and Spain in the round of 16. Following Portugal’s defeat, Ronaldo said this was his “last” World Cup but that he’s still mulling his future in the sport elsewhere.

The 2026 World Cup marked the sixth such tournament Ronaldo played in for Portugal, with the club being unable to claim a tournament triumph in any of those six years (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026). Ronaldo scored three goals across Portugal’s five matches this tournament, highlighted by a brace against Uzbekistan in the group stage. 

The superstar striker has 11 career World Cup goals and stands first all time with 976 career goals across a combined 1,326 games.

“I think, at the moment, Cristiano is realizing that he’s not going to play in the World Cup again. Those stadiums, you’re not going to be able to play in them again. That’s a really, really tough thing, and that’s something I haven’t come to terms with yet,” Schmeichel said. “It’s an ongoing process. But I think he’s the type of guy that he’ll want to keep going. He’ll want to keep playing, and he doesn’t need to, but he does it because he loves it. He loves the game. He’s physically still able to play.

“Having it not taken away from you, but there are four years until another World Cup, so the chances are he’s not going to be there, and that will be really, really difficult to take.”

Ronaldo has spent the last four years at Al-Nassr FC in the Saudi Pro League, averaging 29.3 goals per season over the last three years and helping them win the league title in the 2025-26 season.

Of course, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and eight-time Domestic League champion has two stints at Manchester United (Premier League) and stints with Real Madrid (La Liga), Juventus (Serie A) and Sporting CP (Primeira Liga) under his belt. 

Um médico alemão foi condenado, esta quarta-feira, 8, em Berlim, a prisão perpétua pelo homicídio de 15 pacientes durante um período de três anos.

Segundo a RFI, que cita a imprensa alemã, a juíza responsável pelo processo classificou o médico como “assassino em série”, após considerar provado que Johannes M., de 41 anos, matou 12 mulheres e três homens entre Setembro de 2021 e Julho de 2024.

De acordo com a acusação, o médico utilizava diferentes sedativos que acabavam por provocar a morte dos pacientes, todos sob os seus cuidados profissionais. As vítimas tinham idades compreendidas entre os 25 e os 94 anos.

A investigação apurou ainda que, em cinco casos, o condenado terá provocado incêndios nos apartamentos das vítimas numa tentativa de ocultar os crimes.

O alerta às autoridades surgiu em Julho de 2024, depois de uma supervisora de um serviço de assistência domiciliária em Berlim ter levantado suspeitas devido ao número elevado de mortes entre pacientes acompanhados pelo médico.

Johannes M. foi detido em Agosto de 2024, inicialmente suspeito do homicídio de quatro pacientes, mas o número de vítimas atribuídas ao caso aumentou durante o avanço das investigações.

As autoridades alemãs continuam a investigar a possibilidade de existirem outros homicídios relacionados com o médico.

O caso recorda outro episódio que chocou a Alemanha: em Junho de 2019, o ex-enfermeiro Niels Högel foi condenado a prisão perpétua pelo assassinato de pelo menos 85 pacientes em dois hospitais da Baixa Saxónia.

O meio-campista Finn Russell está apto para ser titular da Escócia contra a África do Sul na segunda rodada do Campeonato das Nações.

O jogador de 33 anos substitui Tom Jordan no Estádio Loftus Versfeld, em Pretória, depois de ter falhado a vitória do fim de semana passado por 47-38 na Argentina devido a um problema nos gémeos.

Há mais duas mudanças, já que o defensor Zander Fagerson e o bloqueador Gregor Brown são promovidos ao XV titular depois de saírem do banco em Córdoba, substituindo os lesionados Elliot Millar Mills e Jonny Gray.

Will Hurd, Josh Bayliss, Magnus Bradbury e Stafford McDowall são adicionados ao banco, com o extremo Darcy Graham entre os que desistiram naquela que é a primeira visita da Escócia à África do Sul desde 2014.

Os substitutos também incluem o prostituto Gregor Hiddleston, que estreou como goleiro contra a Argentina, e o titular Rory Sutherland, na fila para somar sua 50ª internacionalização.

A África do Sul abriu com uma vitória esmagadora por 45-21 sobre a Inglaterra em Joanesburgo.

Os campeões mundiais fizeram 10 alterações, com Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Cheslin Kolbe e Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu descansados.

Escócia: Rowe, Steyn, Hutchinson, Tuipulotu (capitão), Dobie, Russell, White; Schoeman, Ashman, Z Fagerson, Brown, Cummings, M Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey.

Substituições: Hiddleston, Sutherland, Hurd, Samuel, Bayliss, Bradbury, Jordan, McDowall.