The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 540 Higuai made a contribution, Argentina entered the semi-finals!

The first match in the second half is the match between Argentina and the European "Red Devils" Belgium.

Before the game, both sides were full of confidence in winning, and Messi even said "Argentina deserves the championship!" Such rhetoric.

At one o'clock in the afternoon that day, the game between Argentina and Belgium began at the National Stadium in Brasilia.

Argentina has been in the quarter-finals in the previous two World Cups.

If penalty shootouts are not counted, the last time Argentina won the quarter-finals was in 1986, when they beat England 2-1. Maradona was a god in that game, passing six players from England in a row and sending the football to the goal.

It was a World Cup that belonged to Maradona, and Argentina won the championship in the end.

It is with this World Cup that Maradona became the second star to have the title of "ball king" after Pele.

In this game, Messi will tie Maradona with 91 appearances, tied for sixth in Argentine history.

梅西曾经六次攻破库尔图瓦的球门，包括2011年9月24日西甲巴萨5比0胜马竞的帽子戏法，但与库尔图瓦近七次交锋没能破门。

Belgium has won seven consecutive victories in all competitions, tying the team's 1979-80 record.

Belgium have lost three of the four meetings between the two teams, which is one of the reasons why Argentina thinks it can advance.

"Tick!..."

With the whistle of the referee, the game between Argentina and Belgium officially started.

Not long after the start of the game, Argentina kicked off the attack by Di Maria.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Di Maria cut in from the right and shot, and the ball was blocked by Courtois!

No one thought that Argentina's second attack would score.

In the 8th minute of the first half, Mascherano intercepted the ball in the middle circle, Messi turned around and knocked to the right, Di Maria passed the ball and touched Vertonghen's toe and changed the line, Higuain volleyed in front of the goal. Bottom left corner!
One to zero!

Higuain also tied Messi with five World Cup goals!

After the game restarted, Belgium launched a frenzied counterattack.

No. In the 13th minute, Hazard counterattacked and passed the ball, and De Bruyne volleyed with his left foot from outside the penalty area and missed the near post!

No. In the 18th minute, De Bruyne took a corner kick from the left, and Kompany missed it!
No. 206 minutes, Witsel made a cross, De Bruyne volleyed vigorously from outside the penalty area, causing Romero to drop, Origi missed the ball with a follow-up shot!
After withstood Belgium's crazy attack, Argentina began to fight back.

No. In the 208th minute, Messi's midfielder made a long-distance and precise pass behind the defense line, and Di Maria broke into the penalty area with a left-footed push and was blocked by Kompany!
No. 301 minutes accidentally appeared, Di Maria stood due to injury.

In the rest of the second half, both sides created good scoring opportunities.

Argentina entered the second half with a score of [-]-[-].

After the start of the second half, Belgium continued to launch a fierce attack on Argentina.

In the No.11 minute of the second half, Higuain almost scored twice, Hazard was intercepted in the backcourt, Perez launched a counterattack from the right, Higuain passed Kompany through the crotch, broke into the penalty area and hit the crossbar!
"coax!……"

There was a huge sound of regret and joy in the Brasilia Stadium.

In the following time, Argentina focused on defense. Belgium's offense threatened Argentina's goal again and again, but it was still unable to score.

Time went into stoppage time, and Messi almost scored a goal to kill the game early.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, Gago made a direct pass from the left and instigated a counterattack. Messi counterattacked and single-handedly broke into the penalty area with a left foot stab and was blocked by Courtois!
Then Belgium had a chance to equalize. Lukaku's small-angle pass from the left side of the penalty area was blocked by Garay, and Mertens made a supplementary shot from outside the penalty area!
Argentina kept the one-to-zero score until the end of the game as they wished, and advanced to the semi-finals!

After the game, Belgian coach Wilmots was interviewed by the media on the sidelines.

The goal was conceded at the beginning, and even if Argentina made passive substitutions due to injuries, their team still couldn't catch up with the score. Wilmots' face was full of disappointment:

"Yes, our game is over, anyway, our players played the whole game and we saw that Argentina really wanted to win, they played very hard in this game and ours The players did their best."

"The Belgian team, which is full of big names, had high hopes, but they failed to create their own miracle."

A reporter asked that the Belgian team did not perform well today, and Wilmots did not deny this, "Yes, but this is the game, either Argentina wins or Belgium wins.

We had a few good chances, but when we fell behind, we could only keep catching up. We should see the result of this game rationally. "

Argentine coach Savilla said in an interview after the game that he was very happy with the victory. "Thank you to everyone who supported me and my family for supporting me."

Savilla believes that the Argentine team played the best game so far in this World Cup, with a balanced offense and defense, and he is also very satisfied.

Argentina's goal hero Higuain said in an interview: "I am very happy, but I feel very calm now. Our team deserves this victory. Now is a very important moment for our team. We It’s not enough yet.”

After nearly a year of scoring drought in the national team, Higuain did not doubt himself because of this, nor did the head coach lose patience with him.

Higuain said with tears: "I know my goal will come sooner or later. We have not passed the semi-finals for many years. We will definitely continue to work hard. I want to thank my family and everyone who supported us. "

Higuain believes that Argentina will enter the final: "We are not satisfied yet, we have to strive to enter the final."

As Belgium's biggest star Hazard said in an interview: "We were too anxious and fell into Argentina's offside trap many times."

A reporter asked him if he was satisfied with his game?

Hazard shook his head and said: "I am very dissatisfied with my performance!"

In such an important game, Hazard didn't get a shot. He knew he would be the target of media attacks, so he ended the media interview hastily.

A Belgian reporter was very dissatisfied with Hazard's performance, and said angrily: From Hazard's performance in the past season, it is not difficult to see that his character and style show that he is not yet a leader-level player!
Whether in Chelsea or the Belgian national team, excessive pressure and responsibility will have a greater impact on his performance.

Only when he is part of a regular weapon and tactical combination can he be seen more freely.

Compared with his predecessors Xifu, Wilmots and others, the biggest difference between Hazard and them is that they play a very strong strategic role in the team, while Hazard is only at the tactical level! "

Some people think that Hazard is only 23 years old and cannot give him too much pressure and expectations.

The reporter said emotionally: "23 years old? Li is only 20 years old, but how many goals have he scored in the knockout round?"

(End of this chapter)