France vs South Africa Prediction: A competitive tough contest expected

Stade de France will play host to the quarterfinal match between World Cup host France and title holders South Africa. The current champions, South Africa, will be looking to maintain their dominant form in this competition, while France will be trying to solidify their play with another victory.

France - France expected to eke past the title holders

Following their spectacular victory against New Zealand in the opening round of the competition, France will attempt to humiliate another southern hemisphere superpower this week. France has had a strong showing thus far in the competition, but their performance will be put to the test on Sunday when they take on South Africa. In theory, New Zealand posed a test that was on par with that of South Africa's, but in practice, France hardly had to break a sweat against them. The hosts have defeated Uruguay, Namibia, and Italy, which ensured that they would finish in first place in their group and advance. Their prize is the opportunity to eliminate South Africa from the tournament in the quarterfinals and move one step closer to securing a place for themselves in the World Cup finals.

South Africa - defending champions will struggle

After defeating Scotland by a score of 18-3 and then Romania by a score of 76-0 in their first two matches, South Africa showed promising signs of improvement. After that, they competed against Ireland with the knowledge that a victory would guarantee them first place in the competition. They failed to score enough points to down the top-ranked team, and as a result, they lost 13-8, proving that they are not the unstoppable force they thought they were. With a 49-8 victory over Tonga, they have at least bounced back from this defeat, but they are still looking for their best form as they take on the tournament's hosts. France will want to use their offloading game in conjunction with their flying wingers, but South Africa is aware that if they can shove the French back, then it will help to hush the fans in what should be an astonishing manner to bring the quarterfinals to a close.

Expert Betting Tips

This looks like it's going to be a close contest, with both teams having good chances of coming out on top. On the other hand, despite the fact that I anticipate a high level of competition in this match, I do not believe that either team will have an easy time winning. Despite this, I am putting my money on France to find a way to knock the defending world champions out of the competition in the quarterfinals.