The Round of 16 starts tonight at the FIFA World Cup with France playing against Argentina and Portugal taking on Uruguay to battle it out for a place in the quarterfinals.
The winners of the two games will face each other in the next round.
Here are a few battles between the players of the two teams to watch out for:
France Vs Argentina: Paul Pogba Vs Javier Mascherano
The France midfielder Pogba, who plays for Manchester United in the English Premier League has had an impressive run at the World Cup. Being a central midfielder, he is responsible for creating chances for the forwards.
Mascherano is a defensive midfielder for Argentina, he will be marking Pogba against potential goal scoring moves. With Mascherano being the more experienced of the two, it will be interesting to watch him go against Pogba’s speed and skills.
France Vs Argentina: Antoine Griezmann Vs Nicolas Otamendi
Frenchman Griezmann, who plays club football for Atletico Madrid in Spain, has scored one goal in the World Cup so far. He is known for his dribbling and pressing tactics.
Nicolas Otamendi plays centreback for Argentina. The Manchester City player will be instrumental in trying to stop Griezmann from creating goal-scoring opportunities for France.
France Vs Argentina: N’Golo Kante Vs Lionel Messi
Kante is the defensive midfielder for France. He plays club football for Chelsea. Kante is known for his tackles and ball-winning abilities.
FC Barcelona and Argentina's star striker Messi is known for his dribbling, assists and goal-scoring abilities.
Although Messi has scored one goal in the World Cup 2018, Kante will look to stop Messi from gathering the ball around the dangerous area.
Portugal Vs Uruguay: Pepe Vs Luis Suarez
Pepe plays at the centreback position for Portugal. He plays his club football for Turkish side Besiktas. He is known for his tackling skills and physical abilities.
Uruguay's striker and Messi's Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez is known for his goal-scoring abilities and his antics on the field.
He has scored two goals in Uruguay’s World Cup campaign so far and will be a dangerman for Pepe and his side to tackle.
Portugal Vs Uruguay: Cristiano Ronaldo Vs Diego Godin
Portugal skipper and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo is well-known for his skills, speed and goal-scoring abilities.
He has scored four goals in this world cup and the onus will be on him to continue his successful run.
Uruguay's captain and centreback Diego Godin plays club football for Atletico Madrid and is known for keeping the forwards and strikers at bay with his tactical football.
He has the experience to try and keep Cristiano Ronaldo quiet as they both meet at the Madrid Derby playing for their respective clubs.