Football: start copying peak Messi attributes

Chapter 302 The countdown to the championship, the quarter-finals start!
In this World Cup, except for the four teams in Asia, the strength gap between the other teams seems to have narrowed a lot.

Of the eight knockout games, five were dragged into overtime, including two penalty shootouts.

In addition to Spain, the remaining favorites to win the championship: Brazil, the Netherlands, Argentina, Germany, and Belgium were all dragged into overtime.

Among them, the Netherlands was eliminated miserably, let alone taking revenge on Spain, and did not even break into the quarterfinals.

This made the teams that advanced to the quarter-finals all very careful, not daring to underestimate any opponents.

Before the quarter-finals, the Spanish coaching staff studied the characteristics and tactics of Costa Rica's players in a targeted manner, and called a meeting with the players to discuss how to limit the opponent's offense and how to break through the opponent's defense.

As they got closer to the Hercules Cup, the players of the team cheered up, put aside all distractions, and focused on the World Cup.

For many players, there may only be one chance to win the championship in a lifetime.

If you can't seize such an opportunity, you will live in regret for the rest of your life.

"Costa Rica's defense is very stable, they mainly use defensive counterattack tactics, and they will play more cautiously.

But the transition from defense to offense will be very fast. Therefore, when defending, it is necessary to stare at their midfielder Brian Ruiz and limit his shots, which can effectively reduce or even contain the opponent. quick counterattack. "

"In addition to Ruiz worthy of attention, their goalkeeper Keylor Navas is also very good. From the group stage to the knockout stage, his performance has been stable. This is a player with a strong reaction speed, keen anticipation and insight. Ability, and a goalkeeper who is good at attacking.

When facing him, the shot must be decisive, without any sloppy, otherwise it will be easily saved. "

All in all, there aren't many noteworthy stars in the Costa Rica lineup.

Compared with Spain's star-studded all-star lineup, their lineup is relatively ordinary.

Among the 11 main players in Costa Rica, only three come from the five major leagues, namely forward No. 9 forward Campbell, No. 10 midfielder Ruiz and No. 1 goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

Among them, although Campbell is a player of the Gunners, he has been on loan and has no ability to gain a foothold in the Gunners.

Ruiz played for Fulham and was also unable to play, so he was loaned to PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

The only one who can gain a foothold in the five major leagues and play well is Navas.

In the past 2013-2014 season, with a super high save success rate of 80.1%, he overwhelmed Casillas, Courtois and many other more famous stars, and was elected as the best goalkeeper in La Liga by a high number of votes .

And his performance in the group stage and knockout stage of this World Cup proved that he deserved the award of the best goalkeeper in La Liga.

Judging from the strength on paper alone, the gap between the two teams is obvious.

The combined worth of the Spanish team is almost equivalent to more than 20 Costa Ricas.

However, the World Cup is not about the worth of players, but about who scores more goals and who concedes fewer goals.

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On July 7, the quarter-finals officially started.

The first to start is the contest between the German and French teams, which is a civil war among European teams.

The two sides have played against each other 25 times in history, and the French team has the upper hand with 11 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses.

However, a year ago, in the last match between the two teams, France lost 1-2 at home to Germany.

In terms of honor, the French team has only won the World Cup once, but the German team has won three Hercules Cups.

In addition to a championship, the French team also has a runner-up, two third runners-up and a fourth runner-up.

But the German team has 4 runner-ups, 4 third runners-up and 1 third runner-up.

The German team's record in the World Cup has always been excellent. Since 1954, they have never missed any World Cup, and they have reached the top eight in every World Cup.

This is why they have always been the favorites to win the World Cup. The German team's record is too stable!

Of course, after 2014...

Before the game, the outside world was still more optimistic about the German team.

After Deschamps took over the French team, the French team's record has indeed recovered to a certain extent.

But there is still a long way to go before a complete revival, and the German team under Loew may be the strongest German team in the past 10 years.

Therefore, when the French team encountered them, it was mostly bad luck.

For this game, both teams attach great importance to it.

Both teams formed a 433 formation, with veteran Klose serving as the single arrow for the German team, and Ram returning to the right back position.

In France, Benzema was at the top, and Griezmann started in place of Giroud.

After the start of the game, both teams played more proactively.

In the 3rd minute, Kroos tried a long shot with his right foot outside the penalty area, but was blocked by the French defender.

In the 7th minute, Valbuena turned around near the left baseline and picked a pass. Benzema shot directly with his right foot in the penalty area, but unfortunately it missed the left post slightly.

This was the best opportunity for the French team after the opening, but Benzema's shot was not precise enough and missed an excellent opportunity to rewrite the score.

After missing the ball, Benzema was also very dissatisfied with his performance, and kept talking non-stop, not knowing what to say.

In the 12th minute, the German team got a free kick opportunity. Kroos dropped a free kick from the left into the penalty area. Hummels squeezed Varane who was defending him and headed the ball into the goal.

Fantastic start to the German team!

After seeing Hummels' goal, Loew applauded excitedly, his palms were red and he didn't pay attention.

Before the start of this game, he studied the weaknesses of the French team and found that the French team did not seem to be good at defending set pieces.

Of France's last 4 conceded goals, 3 were set kicks.

Therefore, the German team practiced the set-piece tactics in a targeted manner before the game, but they did not expect the effect to be so good. They scored a goal in only 12 minutes!

After taking the lead, the French team tried to equalize the score, but was very embarrassed by the counterattack of the German team.

In the 24th minute and the 33rd minute, Klose and Muller fell in the French team's penalty area successively, but the referee did not award a penalty kick.

This aroused the dissatisfaction of the German fans, because it was the same person who fouled the two - the French team's left back Debig!
If the referee awarded a penalty for these two fouls, the German team might have already sealed the victory.

In the first half, the French team also had a chance to equalize the score. In the 34th minute, Griezmann succeeded in anti-offside. After reaching the front of the penalty area, he passed the ball to Valbuena.

Facing Valbuena's close-range shot, Neuer reacted quickly and saved the ball with one hand. Benzema hurriedly made a supplementary shot, but Hummels blocked it with his knee.

After missing this opportunity, the German team did not give the French team another chance, and the score of 1:0 was maintained until the halftime whistle sounded.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again, and the German team's defense became more stable.

It was difficult for the French team to penetrate the German team's defense, but the German team frequently played threatening attacks.

It is a pity that Muller, Schurrle and others have wasted excellent opportunities one after another and failed to expand the score.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Giroud carried the opponent's defensive player in the penalty area and gave Benzema a ball. Benzema's shot was blocked by Neuer with one hand, and the French team was helpless.

Benzema's poor performance in this game wasted several opportunities, which led to him being attacked by some extreme French fans after the game.

Benzema, who has long been accustomed to taking the blame, did not refute or express his position on the criticism from the outside world, but endured all of it silently.

Not only has Benzema been criticized, but the coach of the French team Didier Deschamps has also been criticized by the outside world. It is believed that his conservative tactics and improper employment have led to the failure of the French team.

In fact, compared with the World Cup in South Africa, the performance of the French team in this World Cup is not bad.

But the terrible thing is that the target of their loss is the German team.

Because of historical grievances, French fans can hardly accept their team's loss to the German team, so they spray people everywhere to vent their emotions.

I don't know how this loss will affect the reconstruction of the French team.

As for the German team, after winning this game, they achieved the feat of advancing to the semi-finals for 4 consecutive World Cups.

This is also the first time in the history of the World Cup that a team has achieved this achievement.

The German team, which was the first to advance to the semi-finals, can wait for their opponents in the semi-finals with peace of mind.

After the match between the German team and the French team, another game in the upper half will be played immediately-Brazil VS Colombia.

This is a civil war in South America!
Amidst the cheers and cheers from the fans, the Brazilian team at home was in a hot state.

Only 7 minutes into the game, the Brazilian team took the lead in scoring by taking advantage of a corner kick.

Neymar's free throws were of high quality, with players from both sides failing to scramble to the front, and after the football fell to the back, the unmarked Thiago Silva blocked the ball into the goal with his body.

Thiago Silva's goal made the [-] Brazilian fans in the Castelão Stadium collectively excited!
This is the fastest scoring record for the Brazilian team in this World Cup. Taking the lead early, the Brazilian fans who were terrified watching the last game were relieved.

But you can't be careless. There are powerful stars like Ronaldo in the opponent's lineup. If you don't pay attention, you may be equalized!

If you can score another goal, it will be safer!
The prayers of the Brazilian fans seemed to have an effect. In the 67th minute of the second half, David Luiz took advantage of a free kick and scored directly to help the Brazilian team expand the score to 2:0.
This goal can almost guarantee the Brazilian team to lock in a place in the semi-finals!

So after David Luiz scored the goal, the Brazilian fans on the scene were boiling, the Brazilian fans on the Internet were boiling, and all the fans in Brazil were boiling!

They saw the hope of winning the championship at home. After reaching the semi-finals, their opponent was the newly promoted German team.

With the strength shown by the German team in the two knockout rounds, isn't the Brazilian team killing them randomly?

However, the Brazilian team soon became sad. Their captain Thiago Silva received a yellow card while defending, and the accumulated yellow cards were suspended. He will miss the next game against the German team.

At the end of the game, Ronaldo, who had scored four consecutive games before, sent a wonderful pass. Bacca got a single chance, but was tripped by the attacking Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick and gave Cesar a yellow card.

In the 76th minute of the game, such a penalty kick made the game, which was already settled, become confusing again.

Ronaldo took the penalty kick. He calmly used the change of step to fool the goalkeeper and scored the penalty.

This is Ronaldo's sixth goal in this World Cup, and he is also the only player to score in fifth consecutive games in this World Cup.

After the penalty kick was scored, Ronaldo didn't waste time to celebrate, but quickly rushed into the goal to pick up the ball and ran to the middle circle.

It can be seen from his actions that Colombia has not given up. They want to overthrow Brazil and create a miracle!
In the final stage of the game, Colombia's offense was very crazy.

In order to delay the opponent's attack, Scolari chose to use tactical substitutions to interrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm.

The Brazilian team made continuous substitution adjustments. Paulinho and Hulk were replaced one after another. The two also chose to leave the field in a tacit understanding to give their teammates more breathing time.

The Colombian players were very dissatisfied and the action started to get bigger and bigger.

In the 85th minute of the game, Colombian defender Zuniga knocked down Neymar with a knee behind his back, and Neymar fell to the ground in pain.

The nature of this foul is very bad. If the top of his knee is a few centimeters higher, Neymar will probably spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

After being hit, Neymar was unable to continue and was carried out of the field on a stretcher.

And for such a serious foul, he only got a verbal warning, and didn't even get a yellow card.

This caused serious dissatisfaction among the Brazilian fans at the scene, and boos of protest resounded through the audience.

After the game, Neymar was diagnosed with a vertebral fracture and will miss at least 2-3 weeks of the game.

This means that Neymar will also miss the next game.

Although the Brazilian team finally defeated Colombia 2:1 with the goals of two defenders and advanced to the semi-finals.

But the absence of the two generals has cast a shadow over their World Cup journey.

After the game in the first half ended, the next day, the game in the lower half also started.

The first start is the match between Argentina and Belgium.

Argentina got off to a fantastic start in this game. Only 8 minutes into the game, Higuain, a small smoker who hadn't scored a goal in the previous 5 games, finally let go.

Belgium was very unlucky. Di Maria's pass was intended to be passed to the full-back, but was blocked by the Belgian defender, and came to Higuain's feet by accident. .

Higuain reacted quickly and shot directly. The ball was played so suddenly that Courtois couldn't make any reaction and could only watch the football hit the net.

This was the only goal of the game. De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku and others made many attempts and efforts in the next 80 minutes, but they failed to rewrite the score .

In the end, Belgium unfortunately fell at the feet of Argentina, failing to reach the semi-finals and join forces with Spain.

After losing to Argentina, De Bruyne sent Lin Quan a message:
Get rid of Argentina!
Lin Quan, who was about to enter the game, smiled when he saw the opponent's news.

"Don't worry, I will avenge you!"

After receiving Lin Quan's reply, De Bruyne frowned.

Why does this statement feel weird?It's like they're dead!
Forget it, don't worry about it, just cheer him on and it's over!

At 7 o'clock in the evening on July 6th, the last game of the World Cup quarter-finals, the match between Spain and Costa Rica officially started.

　There were low-level mistakes in the last chapter, and the encounter between Germany and Brazil was a semi-final, not a quarter-final
　　
　
(End of this chapter)