Chapter 427 Scoring Machine
The two group matches of Group E ended in Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod respectively. Serbia lost to Brazil 1:2, and Switzerland and Costa Rica drew 2:2. In this way, the 1/8 finals of Groups E and F were respectively It's Brazil vs. Mexico, Sweden vs. Switzerland.
There were no surprises in the two group matches of Group G. Croatia fought Belgium 0:0, and Panama lost 1:2 to Tunisia. Belgium is still first in the group, and Croatia, which has two fewer goals, ranks second.
The two group matches of Group H were reversed. Senegal and Sun Country, which originally ranked first and second in the group, lost respectively. Senegal lost to Colombia 0:1, and Sun Country lost 0:1 to Poland, which was already eliminated.
What's interesting is that Colombia has won two consecutive games in the last two rounds and accumulated 6 points to qualify for the group. The problem is that second place in Group G is embarrassing.
Senegal and Sun Country, who lost in the last round, both had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 4 points. The number of goals scored, the number of goals conceded, and their respective records were the same, so the standby fair play rules were used. It's the red and yellow cards.
Neither team received a red card, and Sun Country had fewer yellow cards. Therefore, Sun Country was very lucky to qualify from the group by virtue of receiving fewer cards, becoming the only Asian team to qualify.
The 48 group matches have come to an end, and the 2018 World Cup in Russia has entered its first intermission period. The sixteen teams that have advanced to the knockout rounds are taking a short break.
Of course, the sixteen eliminated teams got a longer rest. They left Russia in batches and started vacation mode.
The 1/8 finals of England VS Denmark are scheduled for the 52nd game, which is the fourth 1/8 finals after France VS Argentina, Uruguay VS Portugal and Spain VS Russia. The time is 9 pm local time on July 1 in Russia. .
The World Cup has entered a short intermission, and football fans all over the world feel somewhat empty. For those football fanatics, they even have sleepless nights, always feeling that something is missing in their lives.
England's 1/8 finals against Denmark in Nizhny Novgorod is favored by the outside world, but there are no underdogs in Europe. Moreover, the tournament has reached the 1/8 finals. England head coach Southgate does not care about neglect, and the team's preparations are focused. .
It is not unreasonable for the media to be optimistic about England. From the beginning of Li Qing's career to the present, his team has never scored less than two goals in a single game. This means that England will guarantee two goals in the 1/8 finals, and Denmark only scored two goals in three group games, which is not even a little worse than England who scored 11 goals in three group games.
Therefore, Danish head coach Halled basically gave up offense and focused on defense, without considering any defensive counterattacks. If he could maintain the 0:0 score until the end of the game, he would be victorious. Then he would defend a draw in stoppage time. The penalty shootout is decided by fate.
However, England head coach Southgate is unwilling.
England is preparing for the 1/8 finals with Li Qing as the absolute core and making full use of his scoring ability.
The one-day intermission passed quickly, and the first 1/8 finals between France and Argentina kicked off at the Kazan Arena. Both teams were favorites to win the championship. Their early meeting in the 1/8 finals was destined to arouse worldwide concern. Concerned, Li Qing is also concerned, but according to past impressions, Argentina cannot overcome the hurdle of France.
Griezmann's penalty kick helped France open the scoring. Before the end of the first half, Di Maria's world wave helped Argentina equalize the score. At the beginning of the second half, it once led the score. Unfortunately, Pavard returned a world wave and the two sides battled to 2: 2.
The next game belonged to Mbappe, who scored two goals in the 64th and 68th minutes, turning the score into 4:2.
Li Qing looked at Messi shown on the broadcast screen and shook his head. Messi had worked very hard since the first game, but his teammates were in a sluggish state and lacked the domineering attitude to give up on others.
One person's efforts simply cannot drive an entire team.
Messi, who spared no effort to run, assisted Aguero to score Argentina's third goal. It was already too late. In the third minute of stoppage time, there was almost no time left for Argentina to equalize the score. It is equivalent to saying... Argentina Had to accept the fate of being eliminated.
After the game, the image of Messi shaking his head and sighing with his hands on his hips moved many Messi fans.
Lineker, the BBC commentator who is the leader of the club, said affectionately: "It is undeniable that Leo Messi is one of the best players on the planet, but after all, he is an ordinary person and cannot lead the Argentine nation on his own. The team has gone one step further. It is a pity that Leo Messi is already 31 years old this year and will turn 35 in four years. I don’t know if we will see the World Cup in Qatar again..."
In fact, Argentina's elimination was an expected result. They suffered a 1:5 defeat against England in the first round of the World Cup. Messi also missed a key penalty kick in the group stage draw with Iceland. You must know that Icelandic goalkeeper Halldo is just a semi-professional player. It is equivalent to saying that Messi's poor condition is a microcosm of the whole team.
Defeating Nigeria in the last round was more of a matter of luck, otherwise it would have been the African Eagles rather than the Pampas Eagles who advanced to the top 16.
Before the start of the second World Cup 1/8 finals, England and Denmark were interviewed by the media in the press conference hall of Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. Danish head coach Hared was very low-key and took the initiative to show weakness. He said that England was very strong and praised Solskjaer. Sgate and England players.
Southgate is not a fool. He can tell from the media reporters that this is the conspiracy of the old man Hared, so he will take advantage of the situation. Anyway, the Danish team is capable. As long as they don't kill themselves, the chance of winning is more than 90%.
Li Qing, the team's top scorer, is a stable scoring machine, specializing in all kinds of dissatisfaction.
The 1/8 final between Uruguay and Portugal kicked off at 9 pm that day. Cavani scored a goal in the first and second half. Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score under close defense. Only Pepe scored a goal in the 90 minutes of regular time. The final score was Portugal 2:1, becoming the second team to advance to the quarterfinals of this World Cup.
At 5 pm local time in Russia, at the Luzhniki Stadium, host Russia faced Spain, the winner of the 2010 World Cup.
No one expected that this 1/8 final with a clear disparity in strength would enter overtime, and no one expected that Russia would eliminate Spain, one of the favorites to win the championship, through a penalty shootout, exposing an upset that was no less than South Korea's 2:0 victory over Germany.
As Russia became the third team to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, fans around the world focused on the fourth quarter-final match between England and Denmark at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod.
The game came to the knockout stage, and no one dared to hold back, so... all the main players played!