Chapter 137 Unworthy

Brazil was eliminated by the Dutch team. Kaka left South Africa and returned to Brazil without saying goodbye to Digan. Maybe he did not want to disturb Digan, or maybe he did not want to face it. He did not fulfill the promise of the two brothers. As a brother, Kaka could not put down his face.

Digan sent a text message to Kaka: Four years later in Brazil, no one is allowed to break the appointment this time!

Back in Rio de Janeiro, Kaka saw Degan's text message and did not reply. He just held his mobile phone tightly in his hand, and his lost mood was swept away. The rest was only infinite motivation. Four years later, Kaka was 32 years old, which will be his last World Cup.

The next day, the World Cup in South Africa will continue. In the second quarter-final, the two sides will play against Argentina and Ghana. In terms of strength, Argentina obviously has an absolute upper hand, but Ghana's youth storm is not completely absent.

What makes Ghanaians more happy is that Essien and Montari will return to the stage in this game, greatly improving the strength of the Ghana team's midfield.

Maradona continued his stubbornness and couldn't wait to announce his "kill order" to the world at the press conference before the game.

"Ghana is a strong opponent, but Argentina is stronger. We will not give our opponents a chance to create miracles. The only goal of this game is to win."

Maradona announced a must-kill order, and the Argentine team looks full of confidence. Team captain Mascherano also said in an interview: "We have come to this point, and nothing can stop us from moving forward. We have to defeat all our opponents and win the championship."

Unlike Argentina's shouting, Ghana seems to be much more low-key and able to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup has done a miracle for this young Black Star Legion. Now all they have to do is to make their World Cup journey as far as possible.

It can scream enough to bite, and the silent lion can bite people's necks at any time.

When the game started, people were surprised to find that even in the face of the powerful Pampas lion, Ghanaians were not a soft persimmon.

Even in the fifth minute after the start of the game, a quick counterattack by Garner, Montari passed the ball to Asamoa, who stopped the ball and volleyed, leaving the Argentine goalkeeper completely unresponsive. Fortunately, at the last moment, the goalpost saved the Argentine and refused Asamoa's shot.

For most of the game, although Argentina occupied the initiative on the field, there were very few threatening shots. On the contrary, several quick counterattacks of Ghana shocked Maradona in a cold sweat.

On the court, the two sides played fiercely. It was completely impossible to see that this was a dialogue between the strong and the weak. People even felt that the Argentine team's weak defense line could collapse in an instant under the continuous impact of the African Black Star at any time.

Maradona began to roar loudly, constantly reminding the players on the field to pay attention to this and that. His instructions sounded upside down and messy.

On the court, the Argentine team is also becoming more and more passive, but the good luck did stand on the side of the Argentine team today, and they resisted the passive second half.

When the regular time was exhausted, the game on the field was still 0:0. The game entered overtime. In the overtime, Argentina began to fight back, but Ghana's steady defense made the Argentine's attack come back again and again.

The game was dragged into the final penalty shootout, which was the second penalty shootout after the start of the World Cup in South Africa. In the first five rounds, both sides hit one after another. In the sixth round, luck once again favored the Argentines.

Assamoa's spoon penalty tricked the Argentine goalkeeper, but was cut off by the crossbar of the goal. Then Mascherano took the penalty and made a steady hit, and the Argentine team passed the game.

After 1990, the Argentine team, which reached the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, began to celebrate crazily, and the young people in Ghana shed sad tears for the defeat.

But in the comments of the major media after the game, people unanimously praised the young Ghana, and the evaluation of Argentina's victory was: unconvinced!

In the game, the Ghana team obviously had more opportunities. Unfortunately, their luck today is really bad, but they can force the powerful Argentina into a penalty shootout. In the end, it is only because of luck that they missed the opportunity to move forward. Ghanaians have reason to be proud.

As the best African team in this World Cup, Ghana has defended the dignity of Black Africa. Even if they leave, they should leave with their heads held high.

On the contrary, Argentina's performance in the whole game makes it difficult to believe that they are the final winners. During the game, the playing style is chaotic, attacking, hesitant, defending, and full of loopholes. In the words of the media: "What can such an Argentine team continue to move forward? Can we still expect them to defeat the powerful Netherlands?

The team's leading star Messi's performance in this game was also extremely sluggish, with only two shots in the whole game, and all of them played high.

The performance of the team's top scorer Higuain is even more disappointing. After half-time, he was replaced early.

It can be said that the performance of this Argentine team has not shown the strength it deserves to win the championship. It can be said that Maradona's Argentine team has no idea at all. It is completely piled up by a group of stars, and then relies on the personal ability of the stars to fight and play.

Such a team may not show anything to deal with weak teams, but people are waiting to see what they will do in the face of strong teams.

Of course, Maradona was unconvinced by the unanimous bad-mouthing of the media, found countless excuses for Argentina, and finally vowed that Argentina would definitely enter the final and win the World Cup.

"I know some people are saying some strange things. Victory is unconvinced. Is it only possible for us to score more than a dozen goals in each game to win? I am well aware of Argentina's strength. This is definitely the most powerful Argentine team in history. We are on the right path and will continue to win the championship!"

Lao Ma's ambition is admirable, but his ambition also needs to be supported by strength. Now Argentina is really worrying about its strength.