Chapter 93 It’s Maradona Standing in Front of Him

Portugal vs Croatia.

China vs Belgium.

The defending champion and three other teams that have never had a world championship entered the World Cup semi-finals.

The three teams have at least experienced the semi-finals and have never played in the World Cup finals. Their fans are even crazier than the fans of the Chinese team.

Belgian fans expect the team to defeat China and advance to the finals for the first time.

The team is full of powerful players. Hazard, De Bruyne, Witsel, and Lukaku are all top players in the world.

The players are also confident.

"We beat Brazil and we can certainly beat China."

Tintin is confident, and his ambition was demonstrated in an interview with The Times.

"We are determined. I know Dong is terrible, but we will not make the same mistake as the French team."

Belgium is the second team to advance to the top four. They are known as the golden generation of the European Red Devils in this World Cup, with Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Witsel, Kompany and goalkeeper Ku. Top players such as Bertoi. They defeated Panama 3:0 in the first round of the group stage, then defeated Tunisia 5:2, and defeated England 1:0 in the third game, reaching the top half of the death zone. Then they defeated Japan 3:2 and beat Brazil, led by Neymar 2:1, to reach the semifinals.

The striker composed of Chelsea's thigh Hazard, Manchester United's top striker Lukaku and Manchester City's midfielder De Bruyne is regarded as the most terrifying striker combination in this World Cup.

Belgium is currently ranked 3rd in the world and 2nd in Europe. Counting the two wins in this tournament, Belgium has remained unbeaten in 21 consecutive games in all competitions, setting the longest unbeaten record in team history.

They play a 343 style, and the performance of the two midfielders Witsel and De Bruyne will play a decisive role in the team's prospects. Using a defensive counterattack strategy, the Chinese team's defense may suffer a greater blow. Its simple, fast and precise strikes are amazing.

On the offensive end, the Chinese team must use its speed to quickly attack the Belgian penalty area and prevent the Belgians from launching a defensive formation. On the defensive end, the Chinese team must slow down the Belgians in the midfield and prevent the Belgians from launching a quick counterattack.

Both teams have the same advantages, but judging from this World Cup, the Belgian team still has obvious weaknesses. For example, it almost suffered a loss when facing players like Japan.

In the face of Belgium's powerful offensive firepower, the Chinese team's first priority is probably to maintain a solid defense and wait for opportunities to counterattack. If the forward line is unable to open up the situation for a long time and the Belgian team fails to defend and scores first, it will be difficult to beat. So, this is a game no less than France.

Of course, Belgium also has hidden dangers. In the last game against Brazil, Belgium's main defender Meunier received a yellow card in the 70th minute. The semi-final against the Chinese team will be suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards. It's not about how strong this player is, but that no one can perfectly replace his position in the Belgian team for the time being.

Judging from the handicap, there are four teams in total. China has 3 times the odds and Belgium has 3.75 odds. It can be said that they are evenly matched.

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Krauchen returned to the training ground, but not as a coach, just to boost morale and visit the players.

My complexion looks much better. Everyone is happy.

The Chinese team did not conduct heavy exercise training, but was studying tactics to deal with Belgium.

Sometimes Krauchen admires Dong Fangzhuo because Dong Fangzhuo's research is more in-depth and he seems to know every player quite well.

"This guy must be guarded by two people at all times!"

He pointed to Lukaku's name.

Everyone knows the power of the little monster, and one person will definitely not be able to keep an eye on him.

"In this game, don't come up and assist easily."

"Except for corner kicks."

"Ding Ding,"

"Leave it to me." He handed De Bruyne into his hands.

"But you must pay attention to his back passes and through balls. He is quite difficult to defend."

"Azar," he glanced at Hao Junmin and Wang Gang.

"He won't stop breaking through, for 90 minutes."

Belgium is really on the same level as France, and its personal abilities are not inferior to France's. The team is more mature, and so are the players.

Very headache.

"We can beat France, and naturally we can beat Belgium. We have proven that we can beat all teams!"

"champion!"

"We want to go through Belgium and reach the finals, don't doubt yourself!"

"Even if Maradona is in front of us, we will step over him!"