Chapter 435 A Difficult Match

“aoaoaooaoooooo——”

Accompanied by the huge cheers from the Kazan Arena, the Serbian referee Mazhiqi led the players from both sides of the game into the stadium from the player tunnel. The fanatical atmosphere of the entire stadium at this moment was raised to the extreme, giving people a sense of being in the crater of a volcano.

“The quarter-finals of the World Cup between England and Brazil are about to begin. The two teams have had four encounters in the World Cup in the past, three of which were in the quarter-finals, and the result was Brazil’s victory. So will the situation change in the fifth encounter?”

The commentator of Tianchao 5 Channel He Wei raised his voice eight degrees in the fanatical atmosphere. At this moment, he was just an ordinary fan waiting for the start of the World Cup.

Because today is a special day, it is FIFA’s Anti-Discrimination Day. The two sides of the game were polite before fighting. After the handshake session, they came to the official slogan of FIFA to take a group photo and say NO to racial discrimination!

At this time, the fans of the Kazan Arena clapped their hands vigorously, and thunderous applause resounded throughout the stadium. The fans also supported the official in this way.

There should be no discrimination against race!

After about a minute, the stadium lowered the volume, and the atmosphere of the entire stadium dropped to the lowest point since the full house. It was not that the fans were tired of shouting, but they were ready to wait until the game started before they burst out.

While the captains of the two teams, Harry Kane and Miranda, were guessing the ball at the referee Ma Riqi, the broadcaster gave the starting lineups, substitutes and yellow cards of the two teams.

England's starting lineup continued the past 343, goalkeeper Pickford, three central defenders Kyle Walker, Stones and Maguire, midfielders Ashley Young, Henderson, Dale and Arnold, forwards Sterling, Harry Kane and Li Qing.

Brazil's starting lineup was 433, goalkeeper Allison, defenders Marcelo, Miranda, Thiago Silva and Fagner, three birds in the midfield, Paulinho, Fernandinho and Coutinho, forwards William, Firmino and Neymar.

The players were preparing for the game on the field. England coach Southgate and Brazil coach Tite both stood in the coaching area with serious faces, obviously worried about the next game.

Although Southgate was very confident in Li Qing,... the future game had not happened yet, and everything was possible.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one.

"Beep~"

Ma Riqi looked at the time, and as soon as it was nine o'clock in the evening of Russian time, he used all his strength to blow the whistle in his mouth.

"Tianchao TV, Tianchao TV, the game now broadcasting for you is the live broadcast of the second quarter-final of the 2018 Russia World Cup between Brazil and England. The team wearing yellow shirts and blue pants is the Brazilian team. They attack from the left side of the broadcast screen to the right side. The team wearing red shirts and red pants is the English team. They attack from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left side..."

Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei gave a signature opening speech. Strangely, after Firmino kicked the ball directly to the central defender Miranda, no English player rushed to grab it, giving people a feeling of being half a beat slow to react.

Miranda, who received the ball, was obviously stunned for a moment. All the tricks he had planned before the game became useless at this time, and the English players who ran across the center line afterwards made people feel that they were not awake, slow, as if they were not ready.

"aooaoaooaoooooooo——"

Despite this, the fans in the audience did not neglect it. The huge cheers they burst out quickly swept the entire stadium, and the huge momentum came one after another.

Brazil captain Miranda waited for several seconds but did not see the English players come forward to defend, so he had to pass the ball horizontally to Marcelo on the left. The overall formation of the team then dispersed. Looking at the long-range lens of the broadcast screen, the 433 formation was very obvious.

The position of the English players was different from the formation given by the official. To be precise, the offensive formation and defensive formation of England were different.

The offense was indeed 343, but the defense was 5221. The two wingbacks Ashley Young and Arnold returned to the defender position, Henderson and Dale partnered as double midfielders, Sterling and Harry Kane did the defense work in front of them, and Li Qing, who had a high goal efficiency, was at the forefront, bringing the most direct pressure to the Brazilian central defenders Thiago Silva and Miranda.

The diehard fans of both sides in the audience were very nervous, fearing that their own goal would be penetrated by the opponent at some point, so they could only distract their attention by shouting loudly.

As a result, countless fans sitting in front of the TV could feel the fanatical atmosphere from the Kazan Arena through the huge cheers transmitted from the speakers.

The Brazilian players who had the advantage of kicking off were more cautious on the offensive end. Neymar, who always liked to show off his footwork, was very well-behaved this time. He did not use fancy and humiliating moves intended to humiliate the opponent's defensive players. He was more involved in the defensive positions of the English players through passing.

However, due to the lack of a top metronome player in the Brazilian midfield, the rhythm of the game was not easy to control. After more than a dozen passes, Marcelo finally completed the cross from the left. Firmino was unable to jump under the pressure of Maguire. The ball was headed out by Stones and flew to the area controlled by Henderson.

England switched from defense to offense. Fernandinho turned around and rushed to Li Qing. Neymar, William and Coutinho surrounded him at the same time, preventing Henderson from getting the ball and turning around.

Henderson neither stopped the ball nor passed it back to his teammates. He kicked the falling ball backwards while facing his own goal. Of course, he handled the ball blindly, but kicked it according to the tactical direction arranged by head coach Southgate before the game.

The broadcast screen changed rapidly as the ball flew. Fans sitting in front of the TV saw Li Qing, Fernandinho and Thiago Silva running towards the ball at the same time.

"Li Qing——"

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, saw Li Qing appearing in the broadcast screen of Austria, and his voice suddenly rose eight degrees. Fernandinho decisively pulled Li Qing to the spot.

The referee Ma Riqi blew the whistle and only awarded England a backcourt free kick. There was no yellow card or head warning that England head coach Southgate wanted to see.

In this regard, England captain Harry Kane was very dissatisfied and complained to Ma Riqi that if Fernandinho did not foul, Li Qing would have a chance to get the ball.

Ma Riqi shrugged his shoulders and explained that even if Fernandinho did not foul, it would be difficult for Li Qing to get the ball because Thiago Silva had chosen a good position and was closer to the ball.

Li Qing suddenly covered his mouth and said, "Mr. Cai Pan, you may not believe it, but they can't stop me when I run."

"..."

Ma Riqi's mouth twitched slightly, rolled his eyes, and thought to himself-am I shameless?

So he didn't talk to Harry Kane and Li Qing again, turned around and ran straight to the front court.

Li Qing: "..."

Harry Kane: "..."

Fernandinho is a player with rich game experience. He has tested the referee Ma Riqi's whistle standard from the foul just now. That is to say... the next game can make up for the lack of defense by fouling!

Brazil coach Tite showed a satisfied smile on his face. He was more worried before the game that the referee would make a stricter penalty, and it would be difficult to defend at that time. Now it's all right...

Southgate frowned, feeling that the game was more difficult than he thought.