Chapter 199 vs. Messi

The 1/8 final of the World Cup in Brazil dissipated, and the 1/4 final began. The first to appear were France and Germany, the old enemies. Finally, with the goal of central defender Hummels, the German chariot defeated the Gallic rooster and continued to move forward.

After scoring a goal in the group stage to help Germany's leading Portugal, Hummels regained the character of a knife guard against France led by Benzema, scoring the winning goal and destroying Real Madrid's two major leaders.

Dortmund central defender also became the first German defender to score more than one goal in a single World Cup after Bremer in 1990. 24 years ago, it was the winning penalty of the former Inter Iron Guard that helped the German chariot win the Hercules Cup in Rome. Now Hummels is likely to replicate the glory of his predecessors.

In this game, Hummels, a defender, played a vanguard role. In the first 12 minutes, he pressed Varane to smash the ball into the French team's goal.

In addition to scoring goals, Hummels' defense is also perfect. He has been cleared seven times, blocked three times, intercepted twice, and won the success rate of the header for more than 50%. He was elected as the official rating of the best player in the game.

Although it was eliminated by Germany and missed the semi-finals, the French team in this World Cup gave people hope for the future, because of the young generation led by Pogba. Of course, we can't forget the veterans such as Evra and Sarnia who have contributed their youth to the Gallic Rooster. The last World Cup of their career has ended regretfully.

Evra, the captain of the French team, is 33 years old this year. The World Cup in Brazil is Evra's second and last in her career.

Although Ribery was absent due to injury, the French team performed well in the group stage and became the favorite to win the championship, but unfortunately lost to Germany and missed the semi-finals.

Efra started all four games and played the whole game, leaving data of 143 passes, 9 steals, 5 fouls, 1 yellow card and 1 assist.

The French team's exit also means Evra's farewell, and 31-year-old Sarnia left with him. The two iron guards once brought good memories to French fans. Xi Murong said that the memory is a flowerless rose that will never be defeated, and the memories of the two veterans of fans who like the French team may also be the same.

After the game, the French coach Dechamp, who lost the game, did not show much frustration. The French team has worked hard to the end. The players tried everything possible until Benzema's last shot in the penalty area, and everyone tried to break through the gate held by Neuer.

"At the beginning of the game, the French team seemed a little timid. Although they won a lot of opportunities, the players could not grasp it. However, the team did not mess up, and there was no discouragement when the score was behind. While everyone worked hard to defend well and did not give their opponents too many opportunities, they would also make effective use of it. The front-court offensive organization threatened the door of the German team.

"I am proud that the French team has made it to the quarter-finals, and the performance of the players also leaves a good memory for everyone. Although the result of being eliminated in the end is sad and disappointing, I don't think we need to blame ourselves. We have tried our best to do our best, especially the team's harmonious atmosphere and unity from beginning to end, which makes our World Cup experience more perfect. If we still lack some points What? I think it's a little luck. Strength is important in football, but luck is also indispensable.

Speaking of the prospects of the German team's next World Cup, Deschamps said that he thought Germany had a chance to win the World Cup: "Like the German team in its heyday, the German team led by Lev is still very competitive and is also a favorite to win the World Cup. One, German players no longer have any strangeness about the World Cup. They seem to be very used to playing well in such competitions and playing against high-level teams. Of course, Germany also needs a little luck to win the final championship, just like the French team today. If we have more luck, maybe the final victory will be ours. In my opinion, the power gap between France and Germany is very small.

Deschamps did not need to blame himself. When Ribery announced his withdrawal due to injury on the eve of the World Cup, people couldn't help sweating for the French team. However, it turns out that the French team without Ribery has not collapsed. Although they lost to the German chariot Germany in the quarter-finals, the overall performance of the French team in this World Cup is obviously commendable. More importantly, the post-90s stars led by Pogba and Glitzmann let people see the future and hope of the French team.

From the group stage to the 1/8 final, the French team's series of excellent performances have gradually changed them from "not being favored" to winning the championship.

In the first round of the group stage, France defeated Honduras 3:0. In the second round, France defeated the strong Switzerland 5:2, and in the last round, it won a draw with a substitute lineup.

In the 1/8 final, the French team defeated Nigeria and successfully reached the quarterfinals by 2:0, and the French team was able to go this way without the efforts and contributions of the new stars in the team.

First of all, as the main midfielder in the team, Pogba, born in 1993, showed strong control and offensive power in the midfield. He was almost omnipotent from scoring and assists, to organization and passing, to interception and confrontation. Although Pogba was slightly depressed in the battle between France and Germany, no one would question him. The potential of superstars.

Compared with Pogba, who has established a high value in European football, the striker Gretzmann, born in 1991, also has an eye-catching personal performance.

In this World Cup, although Glezmann did not score a goal on the offensive end, his mobility and response ability on the offensive line are undoubtedly worthy of recognition.

At the same time, Griesman's sense of smell and consciousness in front of the goal is also good, and his failure to score goals has something to do with bad luck. For such a striker who has proved himself in the Royal Society, he will definitely become a pillar of the French team's front line in the future.

Compared with Pogba and Glezmann in the midfield, the French team also has supernova in the defensive position, led by Varane, who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga, and Sarko, who plays for Liverpool in the Premier League. As Deschamp's most reliable central defender, Varane was born in 1993 and Sarko was born in 1990. Although the two occasionally performed unstablely in this World Cup, their great potential is beyond doubt. Four years later, the increasingly mature two are bound to reach a higher level, and the French team's defense line is bound to become more stable.

Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned post-90s demon stars, the long-known Mvilla, the Sevette known as the "New Eto'o", and new stars such as Digne and Mangala also have great potential.

With so many post-90s demon stars as the team, coupled with the current French team, the future French team must be strong and competitive. It is sure that in Russia four years later, the championship will be the goal of the French team's efforts.

The next game was played between two South American teams, Brazil VS Colombia. The two teams also from South America were very familiar with each other and did not adapt to each other at all. From the beginning of the game, there was a battle of high speed and high confrontation.

Tiago. Silva broke the deadlock in the seventh minute, making the game more open and completely stimulating Colombia's fighting spirit, but the host's strength was obviously better. If it hadn't been for Hulk's poor ability to seize the opportunity and Ospina's bravery, Brazil would have led by two goals in the first half.

The second half, David. Louis fully demonstrated his ability with a knife and iron gate, and the wonderful right foot's powerful deciduous ball stunned the Colombian general.

However, Colombia, which was two goals behind, did not give up, but showed a more aggressiveness. Rodriguez' wonderful pass helped Baca win the penalty. He used the time difference to deceive Cesar into an easy penalty. Although he failed to equalize the score at the last moment, Colombia's fighting spirit is still admirable.

After the game, the reporter also interviewed Rodriguez, who cried after the game, for the first time. Facing the camera, the tears on Rodrigues' face were still left: "This result makes me very sad. We have gone all out. Brazil is also a very strong opponent, but we can leave proudly tonight. "

Colombia can indeed be happy with their performance. Before the start of the World Cup, probably no one expected that they could be until now, especially the day before the start of the World Cup, their fierce striker Falco was suddenly injured and withdrew, which cast a shadow on the Colombians' World Cup journey, but Columbus The performance of Asians in the World Cup stunned the whole world.

Even if it lost to Brazil in this quarter-final, it can even be said that Colombia is not at a disadvantage at all. It should be said that the Samba Legion is abrupt to win from Colombia and proved its determination on the road to the six championships.

Although he won Colombia, Neymar was seriously injured in the game and was likely to be unable to play against Germany, and Silva was also unable to play because of the accumulated yellow cards.

Without Neymar, the most threatening in the frontcourt, the difficulty of Brazil to defeat Germany can be imagined, but if Scolari can trust Kaka, the Brazilian offensive problem is likely to be solved.

In this game, after Kaka came on as a substitute for the injured Neymar in the second half, Brazil's attack immediately improved. Although Kaka failed to score goals and complete assists, his state was still recognized by people.

The third quarter-final was held between the Netherlands and Costa Rica. The process of the game was calm. The Dutch did not show absolute dominance as expected, but when the game was dragged into a penalty shootout, a magical script was written by the Dutch.

14 years ago, the Dutch fell at the feet of San Tordo. Today, they defeated Costa Rica in Toldo's way to advance to the semi-finals.

Krull, a topic destined to be talked about by fans all over the world in the next few days, and Van Gaal and his coaching staff are directing this dramatic game.

In 2000, Buffon said goodbye to the European Cup due to injury. Tordo was appointed to be in danger. In the semi-finals with the Netherlands, Tordo saved three penalty kicks in one go and stunned the world. The Dutchman put Krull on at the last moment today and simply saved two penalty kicks to send Costa Rica home. The former is unintentional, while the latter is intentional, but they are on the same path.

Costa Ricans are undoubtedly eager and confident about penalty kicks, especially after the Dutch hit the three post. It is well known that the Dutch are not good at penalty kicks. Van Gaal and his team decided to do something.

In the 120th minute, they made a crazy decision to replace Hillerson, the hero goalkeeper of the game, and substitute goalkeeper Krull.

This is undoubtedly a wise and great decision. Sun Tzu's art of war has a saying:

Krull's appearance made the opponent feel that the Dutchman was a master of punitives. In fact, during his stay in Newcastle, Krull faced penalty many times and only saved twice. The efficiency was not bad, but this substitution affected the morale of both sides.

At the beginning of the penalty, before the Costa Rican player's penalty kick, Krull, who was in danger, imitated NBA players and said some provocative rubbish words, including body language. Of course, maybe the guy opposite didn't know what he was doing at all, but there would be subtle changes in mentality.

The referee quickly stopped this behavior, and then Krull began to deliberately leave the goal and walk on the edge of the small penalty area before the opponent's penalty kick began.

It's hard to say how much this series of behavior has had a great impact on the penalty shootout. To some extent, Krull is more like an actor, playing wantonly on the court, but he saved two of the five penalty kicks, and all the directions were hit, which had to be convincing.

After the game, Krull was also quite excited and said, "This is incredible. I can't believe such a result. Before that, I have been telling myself to calm down. What I need is an opportunity to help the team win the game in the end, but in the end, the game still entered a penalty shootout. Fortunately, I saved two penalty kicks. This The result is really fantastic."

For Van Gaal's substitution, Krull emphasized the strength of the team. The Dutch goalkeeper said, "This is enough to prove that victory requires the collective collaboration of all 23 people, not the main 11 people. We rely on all the strength to win. This feeling is great. The game is very sticky, especially In the later overtime, we will be very nervous, but in the end, we advanced to the quarter-finals to the semi-finals, which is almost every boy's dream, and we have realized it now.

Dutch goalkeeper Hillerson was replaced in the 121st minute, but obviously he did not mind such a substitution: "We have won a great victory. Krull is trustworthy. We all know that this is a very good result. I don't have any displeasure. This is a great victory for the team, and I am As a member of the team, as long as the team can win the game, any method is correct. I completely obey the coach's arrangement, and I think Van Gaal's replacement is simply wonderful.

This is not only the moment when Krull's dream shines into reality, but also the moment when the Dutchman bid farewell to the tragedy of the penalty shootout. Van Gaal and his team used wisdom and tricks to reverse morale and win the game. Magical scripts, magical actors, more importantly, magical directors!

In the penalty shootout, there are always people who are happy and worried. For example, Ruiz, the handsome striker known as " Beckham" in Costa Rica, unfortunately fell on the 12-yard line. In the penalty shootout, Ruiz's penalty kick was low and flat, and he was easily saved by Krull, and he also became the culprit of Costa Rica's out.

However, Costa Rica has historically reached the top eight and became the biggest dark horse in this World Cup, and Ruiz has made great contributions.

In the group stage and the Italian team, it was Ruiz who scored a header to complete the final. In the 1/8 final against Greece, Ruiz broke the deadlock for the team. You know, Costa Rica only scored five goals in five games, and Ruiz contributed two goals. As a sharp knife and captain on the field, Ruiz's performance is worthy of Costa Rica's leader.

In today's game, God has always been on Costa Rica's side. The Dutch team did not hit 1 of 20 shots, 13 offsides were blown, 3 times the goal frame did not bounce into the goal, and even Robben did not fake a fake fall in the penalty area.

dragging the game into a penalty shootout is Costa Rica's most wanted plot to see. However, this suspense blockbuster suddenly stopped when ** arrived, and Costa Rica still failed to defeat the Dutchman who was least good at penalty shootout.

You know, before the start of the World Cup, Costa Rica was divided into three former World Cup champion teams, England, Italy and Uruguay. I believe that most fans will think that Costa Rica will become a beloved "point-giving boy". They are not thinking about qualifying in the group, or scoring a goal to win a game, but losing a few goals less!

It is this inertial thinking that labeled the Costa Rican team as a "fish brisket", so when they won the Uruguay team 3:1, the shock to the world football world was so strong.

If Costa Rica's victory over Uruguay is a surprise, then it is a miracle to beat Italy 1:0. From a memorable division of fish fillets to the super dark horse who qualified in advance, Costa Rica's performance is shocking.

This is an anti-traditional World Cup, with the decline of old strong teams such as Spain, England and Italy, reflecting the up-edge domineering of Costa Rica and Colombia.

When Costa Rica eliminated Greece through a penalty shootout and killed the myth in the cradle, all fans began to re-examine the character of the dark horse.

Can Costa Rica continue to run wildly against the uncrowned Dutch team?

The Dutch team obviously learned the lesson of England and Italy's outs. After the opening, they suppressed the Costa Rican team. How crazy the Dutch team's attack was, but the Costa Rican team was too tenacious. This blocked Rooney and Ba Shen's defense, and sealed Robben, Van Persie and Sneid.

Now that they are going home, Costa Rica can leave with their heads held high. They once walked to the door of the top four and had no choice but to lose to luck. Tonight, heaven goes to the left and Costa Rica goes to the right. What else can we say but regret?