Chapter 150 Semifinal

In overtime, Germany was eliminated at 2:0. The Italian team completed a task that could not be completed in the eyes of others and successfully reached the World Cup final. When the phone door incident intensified and people were panicked, the Italians completed the redemption in their own way.

This is also the best counterattack against those who hold the view of "Italian football is ugly". In the face of the host German team, the Italians have shown advantages in all aspects. If the two opponents encountered by Italy in the previous knockout matches are weak and cannot explain the problem, then they have been imposing since the World Cup. Ruhong, the German team that once eliminated the popular Argentine team, should be a real touchstone.

In response to the reporter's question at the post-match press conference, Lippi once said: "We have the advantage of ball control in the whole game."

This is not Lippi's post-match madness, and the data fully supports Lippi's statement.

In terms of the number of shots, the Germans have only twice in the whole game, while Italy has reached six times, 12 corners in Italy, Germany has only four, the pass success rate is 79.7% in Italy, Germany 72%, the tackle success rate is 82.4% in Italy, Germany 71.9%, and the possession rate is 54.6 in Italy %, Germany 45.4%, as Lippi said, this is a complete victory. Although the Germans also have opportunities, Italy has more opportunities.

Before the Battle of Dea, Li Bi said that it is better for Italy to meet Germany, because Argentina and Italy are both technical teams, while the German team relies on strength and technology to restrain strength. This law, which is confirmed by today's world football, was confirmed again in this game, Pirlo and Girardino twice. The exquisite assist is the best concentration of Italy's technical advantages.

In the overall data of this World Cup, Italy is also proud. It has scored 11 goals in 6 games and conceded only 1 goal. The goal lost is still Zakardo's own goal, winning 10 goals, ranking second in the top 32, second only to Belgium, which shows that the Italian team has reached a high level of draw in both offensive and defense. Heng.

The data is dominant, and Italy is also the absolute opportunity in this game. In 90 minutes, the two sides were basically evenly matched, and there were not many opportunities in front of the goal. The Italian team had two single shots by Perota, which were destroyed by Leman's attack, while the German team Podolsky shot from a small close angle in front of the goal was shot by Buffon. , a header missed before the end of the game, and there is also a chance.

But in the 30-minute overtime, the Italians created more opportunities. Gilardino and Zambrotta hit the crossbar at the beginning. Before scoring, Piero had another strong shot on the penalty area. At that time, Lehmann had given up defense, but unfortunately Piero's shot was slightly off, and then Pirlo The long-range shot was saved by Leman. The German team only had one shot in the penalty area at Bodols Base and was lifted out of the crossbar by Buffon. In fact, the German team's defense line was already crumbling before it was broken, as Lippi said after the game: "If you can't win in 120 minutes, it's really a pity."

In fact, judging from the performance so far, Lippi's team has not done a bad job, and the game against Ghana was called "the most beautiful game since the start of the game."

For the Czech Republic, it was not successful in the first 20 minutes, but the subsequent game became difficult to test due to Italy's early goals and the Czech penalty in the first half. For Australia, the Italian team controlled the situation in the first half and changed to defense in the second half with one less person, with less ball control but less data It is not a loss. Ukraine is called a "victory of technical ability" by Lippi. To put it bluntly, it is not a good match against the United States, but throughout all the games, even Argentina, Brazil, France, Portugal, and the big dark horse Belgium have also played ugly games. Who can maintain the intensive competition. Stable state?

Lippi's team has obviously done a very good job, saying that the ugly people of Italian football are just reading the history in their minds with their eyes closed.

Italian football has indeed changed a lot in recent years, representing that Zoff and Trapatoni, who defended football, have withdrawn from Italy's first-line football. In order to see more sexy football, Moratti let the young coach Mancini replace Cooper, a conservative model who brought two championships to Inter Milan. The new generation of coaches Prandelli, Spalerti, and even what some people call conservative Ancelotti have brought people more active and technical football. Ancelotti's conservatism is more about using people than playing.

Italian football has become more aggressive, and the total number of goals in Serie A this season is more than that of the Premier League and La Liga. The evolution of player characteristics also illustrates this.

In the past, Italian football was rich in excellent central defenders and defensive midfielders, but now Italy is rich in forwards, fast-fielders, and organized central defenders. Tradition cannot always be traditional. Coaches are changing, players are changing, and Italian football is also changing.

2:0!

Finally, in the 2006 World Cup semi-finals, Italy successfully defeated Germany, the most popular host team, and advanced to the finals. At the same time, it also dropped the "conservative" hat that has always been put on people's heads.

The 90-minute game was spent in a tug-of-war. In 90 minutes, Lippi only used a substitute place, and Gilardino replaced Tony. It seems that Lippi is already ready to work hard in overtime.

Italian football has always given people the impression of being conservative, but Lippi's behavior in overtime is surprising. First, former striker Aquinta replaced midfielder Camoranesi, and then Italy got the opportunity on the right side one after another. Girardino and Zambrotta's shots hit the goal one after another. Box, then, in 14 minutes of overtime, Piero replaced Perota, that is to say, in the last 16 minutes of overtime, the Italian team had four strikers, Totti, Gilardino, Aquinta and Piero!

Milan Sport said after the game: Now, this is a very 'offensive' Italy.

It is obvious that Italy has undergone such a big change. Lippi, especially with Yaquinta, is simply a magic pen. After Yaquinta came on the field, due to too much difference in height and weight, Ram did not work hard on his defense. The mediocre Udines striker became an important soldier in Lippi's hands.

In the past, Italian football was famous for its conservatism, but Lippi's bold scheduling at the critical moment made Italy reward actively. In fact, compared with the past, Zoff, Maldini Old and Trapatoni, Lippi is far from a conservative coach. At Juventus, Lippi was tactically changeable. He is famous for his rationality, and he emphasizes balance.

In 28 games coaching the Italian national team, Lippi used 27 different sets of main lineups. In the qualifiers and warm-up matches, it was to test players, and in the World Cup, in order to rotate. Italian captain Cannavaro pointed out: "This rotation system of Lippi makes players in this kind of competition system. It saves physical strength.

So we can see that Lippi's players are still running all over the field when the Germans who are strong in physical will have gone out of shape in overtime.

So far, the Italian team has been unbeaten in 24 consecutive international games under the leadership of Lippi. Compared with the Italian team in the past, this team has a relative balance of offense and defense and more adventures when necessary. Lippi has injected new things into the Italian team. In this allocation of 23 players, Lippi chose Six strikers were selected, the most among all teams.

Who said Italy was conservative?

As Reuters commented after the game: "Italy won the offensive gamble."

In addition to Lippi, one of the players, one of the greatest contributors in this game is the great Italian left-back Grosso.

Previously, after the 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic, the Italian media once had a comment: "The Italian team is like a perfect team, except for Grosso's sand."

However, this left-back, which is not particularly trusted by Italians, became the biggest hero in the game against Germany. An impeccable shot kicked Germany to Stuttgart, while the Italian team held its head high to Berlin.

Before this World Cup, Grosso could only be regarded as the last player of the Italian team. Indeed, let's see how many heroes Italy has made in this position, including Cabrini far away, Maldini and Zambrota nearby.

Compared with them, Grosso, who made his debut in Serie A at the age of 25, can only be regarded as a small role.

But who says that small characters can't complete the great feat?

In the match with Australia, Grosso has been surprised.

He won a golden penalty in his breakthrough at the last moment. Don't discuss whether it was a fake fall or a misjudgment. Grosso did it, and Totti scored a penalty. On Maldini's birthday, Grosso's name was branded on the Italian left-back position.

Returning to the game against Germany, the Italians may not have thought that at the last moment, it was the Sicilian who was about to transfer to Inter Milan with a deadly mace.

In the 118th minute, Pirlo received a corner kick outside the penalty area and suddenly had a straight plug. Grosso, who was going to fight for the header, did not stop the ball at all. He directly raised his left foot and made an arc. The ball turned around Lehman's fingertips and entered the net.

1:0!

Remember this time, this time is left for the Germans to equalize, or only two minutes from Italy's march into Berlin.

If it is inappropriate to laugh at Grosso's position and defense today, Grosso's defense is impeccable for the whole 120 minutes, except for a shot given to Schneider in the 27th minute of the first half.

Even if Klinsman replaced Odonco, Grosso did not let him believe in the reins. In two hours, Grosso made 4 long passes and 3 tackles 2 times. The important thing is that he still has 9 times to relieve the siege, which is quite high for the full-back.

All those doubts about Grosso disappeared in the game against Germany. If he was still a "sand" of the Italian team more than ten days ago, then today he is the finishing touch. Perhaps the Italian media can say backwards, "Italy is like a perfect team because of this grain of sand from Grosso."

Counting the penalty created by Australia, Grosso has saved Italy twice at the last minute. The last time such a person appeared was 12 years ago, when Baggio defeated Nigeria in overtime in the 1/8 final of the United States World Cup and ended Spain in the 88th minute of the quarter-finals.

Grosso was even incoherent in the post-match interview: "I can't describe all this in words. We have said from the beginning that we are a great team with a real team spirit. I want to dedicate the goal to my wife, my family and all my friends.

Four years ago, Italy said goodbye to the World Cup due to Maldini's mistake, but four years later, a new left-back helped Italy reach the final. Remember his name: Fabio. Grosso.

In Italy, which values team football, there can't be only one hero. Grosso defeated the German will at the critical moment, and the goal was Pirlo, who scored the first goal of this World Cup for Italy. It is said that 4 of the 11 goals in Italy's World Cup so far It's all related to Pirlo's goal against Ghana, which caused Kufre's mistake in Aquinta's goal, also from Pirlo's long pass, Gilardino's goal to the United States, and today's assist. In contrast, today's assist is more beautiful.

In 118 minutes of overtime, Lehmann hit Piero's corner kick. Pirlo took the ball on the penalty area line. He carried the ball sideways to the goal and seemed to want to dodge the gap and hit the goal. In front of him were Barak and Schwein Steger. Pirlo did not find the space for the shot, and even took two steps. The space for swinging his legs was gone, and the opportunity was lost. Almost everyone thought he would pass the ball to Piero, who returned to the right line after kicking the corner. Pirlo looked in the direction of Piero and also went in the direction of Piero.

But the moment he touched the ball, it suddenly changed. The ball passed through a gap of more than half a meter between Barak and Schweinstein, and just slowed down in front of the unguarded Grosso's left foot. Grosso's comfortable shot went straight to the far corner!

It was this goal that tilted the balance of the game.

The clock refers to 118 minutes.

"The existence of Pirlo has taken this team to a higher level."

This is what Lippi said in an interview with the media after the game. Now the Italian team recognizes Pirlo's core role. In this game, Pirlo passed 105 times and threatened passes 4 times, all of which are the most in the game. Even shoveled 6 times, and it was a perfect performance under the perfect data.

Milan veteran Albertini called Pirlo a genius, but the genius was also achieved under the premise of hard practice. In his youth, Pirlo practiced his skills and ball nature in a cruel way, lying on ** with his feet before going to bed until he fell asleep.

The foundation created by such training allowed Pirlo to easily get rid of the Germans's many encirclement in today's game. He even knocked Kyle down with his back before the end of the game. After coming to AC Milan, Ancelotti thought he needed to strengthen his strength, so Milan's laboratory developed a plan for him to practice jumping in the water to strengthen his strength and be effective.

Pirlo also likes to study various ways of passing on the court. In the last game against Ukraine, a free kick in front of the penalty area, his arc crossed the wall and unexpectedly fell in front of Grosso in front of the door behind the wall. Unfortunately, Grosso did not stop the ball, otherwise it can be called An incredible cooperation, but this time, Grosso finally turned his assist into a goal.

The official best selected after this game is the second time that Pirlo has won this award in this World Cup. If anyone has questioned the soft but excellent midfielder, then Pirlo has countered all doubts with his performance in this World Cup.

You know, Pereira chose only two Italians who could play the main force in Brazil, Pirlo was one of them, and the other was Nesta.

Pirlo and Grosso made Italy's first goal. When the winning balance began to tilt towards the Italians, the Italians did not habitually choose to defend, but attacked.

When the match between Italy and Germany went to the last minute of overtime, Italy led 1:0, the Germans overwhelmed, Pirlo's backcourt cut off the ball, Totti's wonderful pass in the midfield incited a counterattack, the ball fell to Girardino's feet, and the young man from AC Milan formed a pair with Metzelde First, the German defender ignored a person and Piero, who had been running from the backfield and rushed directly into the German penalty area in the counterattack.

Giladino made a hidden pass to Piero's feet. Piero and Lehman formed a one-on-one. He was full of confidence and did not stop the ball. He directly lifted the ball up the corner with his right foot arch. Leman stretched out his hand and then gave up defense. Piero's confident shot defeated him.

The goal is scored!

The white-dressed German team in the front and backcourt fell to the ground. Piero went crazy. He rushed to the billboard, roared at the audience, and waved his fist continuously. Ferrara rushed up and hugged him. The team members also rushed up. Piero was still roaring. Maybe he was not roaring at the audience, but angry at himself. Roar, an illusory self, a past self.

Back to eight years ago, the French World Cup, when the high-initiated "Golden Boy" replaced Baggio and became Italy's regular striker, but his performance with injuries was disappointing. In the game eliminated by France, Baggio's appearance almost won the Italians, but the old Maldini left him The time was too short, so the spearheads were pointed at Piero.

The European Cup six years ago was an addend to injury. Like today, Piero, who came on as a substitute with a 1-0 lead, missed two golden opportunities in the front court, which was considered a suicidal mistake and failed to lock in victory for Italy, which eventually led to Vil Todd's last moments. The score was equal and won with Trezeguet's golden goal in stoppage time.

"I'm a sinner." Piero said after the game.

Six years have passed, as Piero himself said: "Time has changed me a lot."

Piero is more able to withstand pressure and is more resilient. In Juventus, he has actually been substituted by Capello, but he has repeatedly contributed key goals when he plays as a substitute. When Juventus lost to Arsenal at home, the scene where the fans shouted "Piero" when Ib took the ball was for him. The best reward of persistence.

In fact, the pressure of Piero's selection is no less than in the past. For the United States, Keller's magical save delayed Piero's goal, and for Australia, Piero's Totti scored a winning penalty. Media criticism once again targeted Piero.

In the next game, Tony, Gilardino and Yaquinta played one after another, and Piero seemed to have no chance, but at the critical moment against Germany, Piero was in danger again.

Time again from six years ago to now, Piero got some opportunities on the court. In 110 minutes, Piero was forced to take the ball in front of the goal and knocked back on Yaquinta on the right, but Quinta did not choose to pass to Totti in front of the empty goal, but hit the door by himself and was blocked.

Three minutes later, Totti, Aquinta and Gilardino made an uninterrupted beautiful cooperation. Lehmann lost his position, but in the face of Gilardino's ball, Piero's right foot shot missed the far post.

But 120 minutes, Piero finally did not miss the opportunity. At almost the same position as the French team six years ago, Piero's shot buried himself six years ago.

Lippi smiled and said after the game: "In the coach's seat, I said that Piero would score goals. When he warmed up on the sidelines, he watched his teammates playing on the field. From his eyes, I saw that he seemed to be on the court. You can see his desire to play. I believe it will make a difference."

Piero also confirmed after the game: "Yes, I warmed up on the sidelines for nearly an hour. While warming up and watching the progress on the field, I have accumulated enough energy to wait for the field to be released."

After the victory, Piero faced the choice of the future. In fact, he has made a choice to stay in Juventus. Even if he is relegated, without Capello, Piero can become the flag of the club, and the new club's senior management has also reserved a retired high-level position for Piero. This is The best reward for persistence and loyalty.

12 years later, Italy entered the World Cup final again. Lippi is only one step away from replaying the great career of pipe coach Bialzot 24 years ago, and regardless of his victory or defeat in the final, his results have surpassed the legendary coach Vicini in 1990.

After defeating the Brazilian team 24 years ago, Berazzote hugged his golden boy Rossi emotionally. The magical Juventus striker scored a hat-trick at the most critical moment to send the proud Brazilian home. After that game, the golden boy was possessed like a god, winning Poland 2-0 in the semi-finals. He won two yuan, and the final took the lead in knocking on the door of West Germany.

24 years later, the Italians looked for their golden boy, and a familiar face came into sight.

Buffon, the great Juventus goalkeeper, has made great contributions on his way to the finals in Italy. In the six games to Berlin, Buffon did not let his opponent break through a goal, and it was only Zakardo's strange own goal that could defeat him.

In the match with the German team, Buffon once again sealed his opponent. Klos's single-knife breakthrough was blocked by him, and Podolsky's close-range shot was also defeated by him.

Before the semi-finals, Juventus teammate Zambrotta praised Buffon's performance, saying that he should win the Golden Globe Award. According to statistics, Buffon saved 21 goals in 5 games before the semi-finals, making him the most goalkeeper in this World Cup. In Italy, there was a magical performance similar to divine possession on the goalkeeper. Tordo in 2000 had been taught by the Dutch in a game, and Buffon in 2006 continued the magic six games.

Some incredible coincidences also linked the fate of Rossi and Buffon. The 1982 World Cup witnessed the myth of the "resurrection" of the golden boy. Before the competition, Rossi was banned for two years on suspicion of manipulating the game until April 1982.

In the season before the 2006 World Cup, Buffon was also involved in Juventus' scandal investigation, and after a long injury, he once continued to be depressed, but he also repeated the miracle of "resurrection" at the World Cup.

24 years ago, Rosie, 24 years later, Buffon, this is like a great legend. The striker has become a goalkeeper. "Rassi" put on gloves and stood in front of the Italian door, but it is still the same calm and the same key.

In 90 minutes, they drew 0:0 with Germany, but at the end of overtime, the Italians defeated Germany 2-0 with their tenacious will and reached the 2006 World Cup final with a great victory. At the post-match press conference, Lippi said happily that he was now a little excited to say Don't say anything.

"I am very satisfied that we deserve this victory. Italy has an advantage on the scene, and the players have performed great! They played what they should play. They finished a fantastic game. This is the team's victory, a strong team.

Lippi said that Italy should indeed win the game: "It's a pity if we don't win the game. Maybe we won't win if we enter the penalty shootout, but we did perform better than the German team on the field. We pressed them in half-court in front of tens of thousands of German fans, and the fatigue at the last moment made the other party create a dangerous situation in front of our door, but not much. In terms of strength, the two sides are similar, but we are more enthusiastic, and the players should be proud of what they have done. At such a moment, I admit that I have less words and are happier. I want to say that the players maintain pressure on each other. Although we had an adventure in overtime, Buffon made a great save and I am very satisfied with being able to reach the final. Now, I hope to put a perfect end to this World Cup in Sunday's final.

Some reporters asked Lippi to score his team members, and Lippi said with a smile, "Is it a percentage system? Then I will give 300 points."

Asked if he wanted to touch Belgium or Portugal in the final, Lippi said, "If I say who I choose, then I'm a fool, and then another team will definitely say, look at our performance."

After the World Cup, Lippi's contract with the Italian Football Association will automatically expire. Will he renew his contract?

For this question that has been answered thousands of times, Lippi still repeated thousands of times in the past: "I said that we will discuss my future after the World Cup. This is what we are going to do. Looking at our performance in this World Cup, I think we have to wait."

Compared with Lippi winning praise after the game, Klinsman got more sympathy. Klinsman used to be a famous player, and whether he can be promoted to a famous coach depends on the competition of key games. Judging from the semi-finals against Italy, the former "golden bombers" still have a long way to go.

This time he met Italy, and Klinsmann changed the lineup that he had adhered to many games before. Flins was banned and replaced by Kyle. After winning Schweinstein, he switched to Bolowski. On the surface, the skeleton of the team did not move, but only a crossword puzzle was carried out, but the actual effect was not so.

Bolovsky is strong and can attack and defend. Klinsmann uses his combination of Zambrotta and Camoranesi, who have stronger assists, and can also protect Ram's assists. But he did not play at the same level as against Argentina, but he not only put down Totti behind him and received a yellow card, so that he was the first one to be replaced in the second half.

Barack should also be criticized. In order to ensure the connection and offensive deterrence of the midfield, Klinsman did not withdraw Barak to the back, but replaced him with Kyle's special protection.

In actual combat, Barak rarely had a chance to face the goal at the front of the Italian penalty area. All three shots were impossible, and the power of the header was not shown. Kyle got several chances, but his feet can't be compared with Flins.

In addition, Klinsmann's three substitutions also lacked new ideas. If Odonko can still be called a "secret weapon" against Poland in the last game of the group stage, there is no secret in the semi-finals. In the 37 minutes of the game, he was basically frozen by Grosso and lost his head in several passes. The long shot before losing the ball exposed the nature of his rough footwork.

As for the repeated replacement of Clos and Podowski, who will only waste opportunities, it is also something that Klinsman can't understand.

Closs's answer to this is: "Maybe the coach thinks there is something wrong with my running."

But in fact, the German team's several threatening breakthroughs were basically made by Clos, and Podolsky could only scratch his hair with regret after failing and losing shots again and again.

Another and most important point is that Klinsmann did not arrange a special person to defend Pirlo of the Italian team, which led to the pace of the game basically in the hands of the opponent. Pirlo passed more than 100 times in the whole game, saying that Ballack's defense was unfavorable, but rather that Klinsmann did not target Italy's goal.

Of course, Klinsmann brought a united and upward German team. The introduction of American-style physical training methods is very effective, and also improves the defense system, which are his contributions to the German team. But when it comes to training and on-the-spot use of troops, Klinsmann does have something to continue to learn.

Italy defeated Germany and reached the World Cup final for the sixth time. This game also became the first defeat in the history of the German national team's "magic home" in Dortmund. Since 1935, Westphalia's unbeaten record of 13 wins and 1 draw at home has been ruthlessly ended by Lippi's team.

Westphalia is one of Germany's three undefeated places at home. Except for the team's draw with Wales in the 1970s, the team has won 13 games. There are always some strange things on this court, such as a hat-trick in a European Cup qualifier in 1999.

If measured from the perspective of the number of goals, no one can compare with Mueller, who scored 6 goals in the two games that year, but there are also some active players who have achieved good results. Barak's four goals surpassed his predecessors such as Klinsmann, Waller and Rummenig, and super substitute Neuville has also scored three goals here.

From the perspective of opponents, Germany does not face many strong enemies in Dortmund. The Netherlands, which has Koman and Gullit in 1986, is one. The most important thing is the 4:1 victory over Ukraine in the last game of the 2001 play-offs, laying the foundation for going to the World Cup between Korea and Japan.

In addition, the first European Cup qualifier was also quite interesting. Waller led the German team to cut off Scotland led by his predecessor Vogelz at 2:1.

Tonight's game is the highest-sized match played by the German national team in Dortmund. In this peak match, the German striker failed to show his power, and Italy's magical left-back and substitute veteran Piero changed everything.

In the view of the Germans, they lost the semi-finals but had no hope of losing. The strength and potential of this young German team in the World Cup have been recognized by people.

The first thing that "Football Emperor" Beckenbauer thought of after the game was to retain Klinsmann, who has turned his eyes to the European Cup two years later and even the World Cup in South Africa.

The main striker Cross also believes that the young German team is full of hope. He said, "We can be proud of this team. We have a lot of young people, and I think we have a good future."

However, four years later, will Germany's World Cup prospects be as bright as this year?

As the host, the German team occupies the right time, place and people in this World Cup. They enjoy an excellent home atmosphere in any city, including being more familiar with the venue than their opponents, and the number of fans far exceeds that of the visiting team. In addition, they are also the team with the least distance among the World Cup teams, waiting for work and saving a lot of physical strength.

The above are all advantages on the table, and some potential benefits cannot be mentioned. For example, when drawing lots in the group stage, they may not be able to escape the death group, such as the referee factor.

In other words, all these host advantages will no longer exist for the German Legion in four years.

It is said that the current German team is a young team, but after careful analysis, at least the main lineup of this German team is not young at present. The number one goalkeeper Lyman is nearly 37 years old. By 2010, he will reach the 40-year-old threshold. Kahn is 5 months older than Lyman. It is still unknown whether the two goalkeepers can support him until 2010.

Kahn has become the past tense of the German team, and Lehmann deserves deep regret. 118 minutes, final kill, 120 minutes, locked the victory.

Leman's World Cup journey stopped moving forward in this dramatic two minutes, and perhaps for a few minutes, he will once again play the hero in the 12-yard game, just like the game against Argentina a few days ago.

However, the Italians, who were always vulnerable in front of the penalty spot, showed the strength that made the Germans collapse at the end of overtime. Grosso, Piero and Leman were doomed to be sad in front of them.

For Lehman, this is a near-perfect game. Although the performance of his teammates is still normal, Italy's advantages in technical and overall strength still give them more opportunities.

Two minutes, old, although there is not much to be picky about Lehman's performance this night, and the post-match media scoring of the goalkeeper is also the most acclaimed part of the German team, Berlin's dream has ended.

After experiencing the defeat of the opening battle and the glory of dialogue with Argentina, Lehmann returned from the end to the starting point this night.

Westphalia, a stadium he was extremely familiar with when he played for Dortmund, where he experienced unprecedented sadness this night. Compared with Leman, Buffon, who is far away from the other end of the court, is undoubtedly as good, but also more fortunate. Podolski's two shots were resolved by him one by one. In addition, he has not experienced any other tests. In this goalkeeper's dialogue, Lehman may not be a loser, but he is the one who is a complete failure.

In the midfield, the number one striker Cross is 28 years old and 32 years later. This age for the striker means that his career is approaching the end, and his physical strength and competitive state begin to slide from the peak. Neuville, a 33-year-old veteran who scored the winning goal in stoppage time against Poland, was basically unable to go to South Africa as a player.

Barack, the captain and soul of the German team, is 29 years old and 33 years later. He may play the role of a master like Zidane this year, or his pace may be heavy and difficult to support the overall situation. His midfield partner Flins is 30 years old and Schneider is 33 years old, which is more "dangerous" than Barak.

Four years is a long time, and no team can move forward smoothly and steadily. Euro 2008 and 2010 qualifiers include friendly matches in these years. Any game may bring great changes to the national team, such as a change in coach.

In four years, there are many factors such as the alternation of old and new, the design of playing methods and changes in the situation of opponents, which will have a significant impact on the German team's World Cup championship.

Therefore, the loss of the World Cup in China is definitely a heavy blow to the German team. At least from now on, German football has not yet emerged its own Wright brothers, and it will take time to verify whether Podolsky can become the new Klinsmann.

In addition, there is a heavy burden on the Germans. Since they defeated England 1-0 in October 2000, they have not won a "strong dialogue". In the game with the top football team, the German team was tied and defeated.

The elimination of Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals was a victory in the penalty shootout. In 120 minutes, they drew 1:1 with their opponents. Three or four finals, whether against Belgium or Portugal, are the best chance for Germany to end this embarrassing record.

A winner has emerged from the semi-finals, and it's time for Degan and his Belgian team.

"Berlin! That's a good place! We should go for a walk! As for the Portuguese, they may still have a chance to avoid us next time!"