Chapter 190 Battle of Brazil

The opening match of the World Cup was held after the opening ceremony. The two sides were the host Brazil and Croatia led by Modric. Kaka sat on the bench in this game. Obviously, Scolari was still worried about Kaka's state. Although without Kaka, with Neymar's two yuan, Oscar Brazil defeated one of the strongest opponents in the group 3:1.

Although the victory made Brazilian fans happy, the process of the game was not as smooth as people thought before the game. Marcelo, who gave the gift of the oolong, became the opposite model, and the almost invisible Hulk also played poorly.

As for Croatia, the only thing worth affirming is Modric, who is properly dispatched and has a wonderful long-range shot. The other players' performance is only flat. The worst thing is to pull Fred in the penalty area and give referee Ximura a penalty opportunity.

Neymar is the hero of Brazil's game. In addition to this game, his national team career has been the fifth time to win two yuan, which can be called an expert who scored twice. The long-range shooting angle of his left foot is extremely tricky, and his right foot is full of penalty kick. He can stand up when the team is lagging behind, showing Neymar's strong psychological stress resistance. , and the leadership temperament that strives to turn the tide.

Another key player is Oscar, who plays for Chelsea. He first broke the ball to attract the bag, creating a scoring opportunity for Neymar. Before the end of the game, he staged a long-distance attack and stabbed the goal with his extremely difficult toes to lock in the victory for the team. It can be called the most outstanding game of his national team career and with practical actions. It countered the previous doubts of the media.

The only highlight of the Croatian team is their absolute core Modric. Although it was taken care of by Brazil's double backs in the game, the performance of the Magic Flute is still the best in the team, 57 successful passes and 4 key passes, all of which are the first in the team. At the same time, he also sent 6 accurate long passes, compared with The long-range shot during the game, if it hadn't been for Cesar's brave rescue, there was indeed a possibility of breaking the goal.

Behind the Brazilian team's victory, the most embarrassing thing was Marcelo. The result of his oolong gift was a little helpless. In an absolutely embarrassing way, the Brazilian team won the first four goals of this World Cup, and the performance in other aspects was not enough to make up for its mistakes. In the confrontation of Croatian captain Srner, completely At the bottom of the wind.

In addition, compared with Neymar and Oscar, Hulk, another general on the front line of the Brazilian team, performed almost negligible in this game. I'm afraid the most impressive thing is that when he blocked Neymar, when he pushed Joel Luca's hand, several shots were not marginal, and he was also blamed for being replaced early. .

After the game, the media also focused on the Brazilian team's penalty kick. Many media were very dissatisfied with Fred's fake throw to get the penalty. French and Italian media even said that Brazil barely defeated Croatia with the help of the referee.

Spain's famous Marca newspaper directly said "Fred, fake fall!" Report on the opening match of the World Cup: After a powerful, colorful but slightly boring opening ceremony, the World Cup kicked off in Sao Paulo. Brazil defeated Croatia 3:1 in the opening match. Scolari's media mythical defense was quite tested, but Neymar and Oscar's advance The ball helped Brazil win, and superstar Neymar scored twice, but unfortunately this included a needy penalty.

French newspaper is more direct: the referee helped Neymar save Brazil, Croatia completed the first goal of the World Cup in only 11 minutes, but two goals from Brazilian hero Neymar helped the team complete the reversal. Of course, Neymar's success is thanks to the help of Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura.

Italian newspaper Sport: The referee generously gave gifts to the host, Neymar and Oscar became the team's savior. In the face of Croatia's struggle, they were easily resolved by Neymar's two goals. His excellent performance and Oscar brought Brazil a good start, and the generous Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura gave some People bring a big gift, which is a penalty that should not exist.

Eurosport: The new Brazilian national hero is not Neymar, but Yuichi Nishimura.

Isola, an NBA reporter of the New York Daily News, disagreed with the almost decisive penalty in the game. In his opinion, Fred's practice of cheating the penalty with a fake fall was really excessive. He joked that the NBA would impose a $5,000 fine on Fred's fake fall.

In the end, the opening match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, which attracted a lot of attention, came to an end in controversy. As one of the most brilliant stars of the host, Neymar's performance was amazing. Under the unfavorable conditions of the Samba Legion's own own own goal and conceded one goal, Nemar stood up for the second savior for Brazil. The team saves its face.

After the game, Croatia first attended the post-match press conference as the visiting team. Coach Kovacs first congratulated the Brazilian team and affirmed the performance of his players on the field, and then commented on the wrong penalty: "If anyone in the seat thinks it is a penalty, please raise your hand, but I won't raise it. Hand, everyone knows that it's not a penalty. That penalty kick is ridiculous. It won't be a penalty in any game. If that kind of ball is awarded a penalty, we might as well play basketball instead. I really can't figure out that a man like Fried who weighs 85 kilograms will fall down as soon as he touches it!"

"If other teams will still be punished in future matches against Brazil, it will be the same as the opening game, and the referees of the opening ceremony need to be more professional."

In fact, not only Croatia is very angry about this, but also other people in the football circle are now beginning to publicly criticize the referee's ugly performance in the game. French legendary star Lizarazu declared: "The penalty kick in the game does not exist at all, if the game is held in other countries. OK, then there will definitely be no penalty. It's really a shame. I can't see how the penalty was awarded.

And Arsenal coach Wenger said directly: "The penalty for this game is a shame! I'm ashamed of such a penalty. I don't know where the referee saw this ball as a penalty. I don't understand why there was such a mistake on the World Cup.

Okay! In any case, Brazil won and continued the unbeaten rule of the first game of the host in the World Cup. Since Uruguay defeated Peru 1-0 in the 1930 World Cup, the 20 host players in the past 19 World Cup have achieved an unbeaten record of 14 wins and 6 draws. They are often able to make full use of the advantages of the right time, place and people. , defeat the opponent and get a good start.

Therefore, in the minds of many fans, there is not much suspense about the opening game of this World Cup, and the only suspense is that Brazil can win a few goals.

However, this is not the case. If it hadn't been for the Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura's punishment for Lovren's pull on Fred, and awarded Brazil a slightly reluctant penalty, the Samba Legion would not only have been very likely to be unable to reverse victory, but also the probability of being killed at the end of the game was not completely absent.

Among the past 20 hosts, the only one in the group stage was the last South Africa. Since the launch of the group stage, all the remaining host teams have successfully entered the knockout stage, or the second stage of the group stage. Judging from the current situation, it is not a problem for the Brazilian team to enter the top 16 and is stronger. The test is waiting for Brazil as the host on the road to the knockout.

Another game in Group A was played between Mexico and Cameroon, and finally with a goal by Peralta in the second half, Mexico won the final victory.

The performance of both sides in this game makes people feel a little boring. The performance of Cameroonian leader Eto'o, who was highly expected before the game, was completely disastrous. There was only one shot in the whole game, which was ridiculous.

This makes people think that the rumors about Eto'ao's group trouble before the game, like the last World Cup, the contradiction between Eto'o and the Cameroon Football Association has always revolved around the issue of bonuses. I really don't know why the Cameroon Football Association has such a long memory and has to bring this disaster to Brazil.

The subsequent Group B match attracted the attention of the world. In a heavyweight match, Spain, which was more favored before the game, was finally overtaken by 5:1 in the face of the Netherlands and the first goal.

After the game, Spain's largest sports newspaper Marca immediately made a big headline accusing Spain's performance: "World's shame!"

Spain's performance in this game was very abnormal. 1:5 also created the team's worst defeat in 64 years in the history of the World Cup. The last time they lost so much in the World Cup can be traced back to 1950 World Cup in Brazil, when they lost 1:6 to Brazil.

Spain seems to have been cursed. Counting this fiasco, they failed to win the first game of the last three competitions. They drew 1:1 with Italy in the 2012 European Cup and lost 0:1 to Switzerland in the 2010 World Cup.

"This is really unbelievable." 5:1 victory over the defending champion Spain, Van Persie, the chief hero of the Dutch team, said to the TV camera, "This victory is a moment when dreams come true for all Dutch people."

5 to 1? This score can't be explained. That's the truth. We must enjoy this victory now. Van Persie continued, "Now that we have three points, we still need to look forward. I have experienced wonderful moments like today, but tomorrow will be a new day, but we must enjoy today."

Van Persi believes that it is crucial for the Dutch team to equalize the score in the first half: "After losing the ball, it is very important that we equalize the score in time, and then Robben reversed the score to 2:1, which is very difficult for the Spaniards. Next, everything went smoothly. We didn't Stop, but continue to score until the 5:1 victory.

After the game, the Dutch media praised the new Orange Army: "This is an epic night, and the perfect Netherlands slaughtered Spain."

The media said that the Netherlands's victory in the opening match of this competition is "almost unbelievable". Four of the five goals scored by Van Gaal's team were scored in the second half. After entering the second half with a 1:1 score, the Netherlands no longer blindly defended, but began to fight back. Van Persie and Luo Ben scored twice in the game. This is a wonderful start to the World Cup. I'm afraid even Van Gaal himself did not expect that the trauma of the World Cup in South Africa can finally be forgotten at this moment.

In addition to the carnival of the Dutch media, the world's mainstream sports media also praised the Netherlands. Milan Sport said that this was a performance moment for Van Persie and Robben, which finally helped the Netherlands defeat Spain 5:1, and Roma Sport more directly used the word "Spanish Shame Day" , praising the Netherlands' 5:1 victory.

Sky Sports said that Van Persie and Robben joined forces to inspire the Netherlands to defeat Spain with a destructive victory: "The Netherlands made a perfect second half, and they defeated Spain with a devastating counterattack."

After a fiasco of 1:5, Spanish head coach Guardiola was also interviewed by the media after the game.

Guardiola admitted that Van Persie's equalization goal was a great blow to the team: "The Netherlands's equalization goal made the team depressed, and we could never overtake it again. That was one of the most vulnerable moments for the team. We have all tried to solve this dilemma. In the next game against Chile, we will fight for victory, where After that, we will hand over a satisfactory answer. In the second half, the opponent caught our weakness and made a lot of mistakes, but the whole team did not give up its efforts. We have been fighting for a better result. The Dutch team took advantage of the victory after taking the lead, and the high morale made them play better and better. We It's getting worse and worse."

Guardiola also criticized the Spanish defense. He also rarely pointed out that some players did not do their best in the second half of the game: "The Dutch team got a lot of opportunities and found a lot of space on our defense. The first half was calm, but our defense was too fragile in the second half. It doesn't matter. If we win, we can afford to lose. In short, we won't raise our hands to surrender.

In this game, goalkeeper Casillas lost his level in the game, but Guardiola did not blame the loss on General Ai: "A player can't decide the outcome of the game depends on the performance of the whole team. We can't blame a player too much, not all of them Igor. The responsibility of Casillas.

However, it is clear that after this game, Guardiola will reconsider the team's goalkeeper. Whether to continue to believe Casillas or Barcelona, who supports him, will defeat Valdes, which will be an urgent problem for Guardiola.

Another game in Group B was finally taken away between Chile and Australia. Although Australian veteran Cahill scored a wonderful header in the game, Chile finally defeated the Australian pocket 3:1 with the goals of top star Sanchez, Valdiby and Possejour. Rat.

Although the era of the front line Shuangsa has passed, the Chilean team that has returned to the World Series has shown a stronger state.

Subsequently, the match of Group C also began. In the first game, Colombia defeated Greece 3:0 without any suspense, and the high-profile James. Rodriguez became the biggest highlight of the game. He not only scored a goal before the end of the game and helped Colombia secure the victory, but also assisted Almero and Gutierrez to score respectively during the game.

After the game, major media also wrote articles to praise Rodriguez' performance. Colombia's domestic media even put the title of the second generation of the Lion King on his head. After all, Colombia has not had such an exciting player for a long time since Baldrama.

Another game in Group C was followed by between Ico d'Ivoire and the Japanese team. Although the Japanese star Keisuke Honda took the lead for the Japanese team in the game and successfully maintained the lead until the end of the first half, in the second half, with Drogba's appearance, the Japanese team instantly became Sparta Although Drogba failed to score a goal, his role in the front line was undoubtedly the key to CIvoire's victory. In the end, with the goals of Boni and Ghervinio, C&B Cote d'Ivoire overtwineded Japan and won.

The first round of Group D followed and took the lead in the game. Uruguay was unexpectedly defeated by the weak Costa Rica. Cavani took the lead for Uruguay, but then the Costa Ricans who were unwilling to fail launched a Jedi counterattack. Campbell, Duat and Urenia scored goals to help The Costa Ricans won an incredible victory.

Of course, the biggest reason for this defeat is the absence of Uruguay's number one star Suarez. Without a sharp knife on the front line, Cavani seems to be alone. Although the loss is surprising, it is actually reasonable.

Another game in Group D can be regarded as a major focus battle of this World Cup. Finally, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, England 1:2 Italy, during the game, Marchisio broke the deadlock on the field in the 35th minute, but only two minutes later Sturic equalized the score, and finally Barlow Triley's goal in the second half helped the Italians win a victory.

After the game, he was so excited that he was so excited that he even flirted with the British Queen in an interview: "If the British want to win, it's better for us not to let go in the game with Costa Rica and Uruguay, but I need a kiss from the Queen!"

Okay! People won't be surprised by what this bastard says. There is a pile of shit in his head, and it makes sense.

The game of Group E also started the next day. In the first game, Switzerland 2:1 Ecuador. Although Ecuadorian star Valencia scored the first goal, the gap in strength still made them collapse in the second half. In the end, the Swiss reversed with the goals of Mehmetti and Seferovich. Victory.

In another game in Group E, France, the favorite to win the World Cup, beat Honduras 3:0 in 90 minutes, missing Ribéry. Benzema became the absolute core of the French team. He scored twice in the game, and the other goal was an own goal scored by Baladares.

The first match in Group F was the match between Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In just three minutes of the game, Corasinachi scored an own goal to help Argentina take the lead. In the second half, Messi also began to break out. His sharp breakthrough in the midfield and front court made Bosnia and Herzegovina completely There was nothing he could do, and finally scored his second goal on the World Cup stage in the 65th minute, and Bosnia and Herzegovina scored their first goal on the World Cup stage near the end of the game.

Another game in Group F, the match between Iran and Nigeria, also gave birth to the most boring game of this World Cup. In the game, both sides seemed to be unmotivated and defensive, with few shots. In the end, the two sides drew 0:0 and each scored one point.

The next day, a focus battle of Group G began. Finally, in a match that should have been matched, the German chariot completely crushed Portugal by 4:0, the new leader of German football Thomas. Mueller played a hat-trick in the game, and defender Hummels is the icing on the cake.

Kimuro, who was highly expected before the game, still performed disastrously in this game. He seemed to be in a stateless in the game. The only threatening shot was a free kick in the second half. Unfortunately, his shot was rejected by Neuer.

After the game, the disappointed Kim Rero once again showed his gunshot to his teammates: "I don't know what they have done in today's game!"

Okay! Everyone has learned about Jin Maoluo's stinky mouth. If you like to say something, just let him say it!

Another game in Group G was between Ghana and the United States. Degan scored a goal less than a minute before the opening of Tottenham's teammate Dempsey, which helped the United States establish a lead early. Then although Ghana equalized in the 82nd minute of the second half, everyone thought the game would be equal. At the end of the game, Brooks' goal helped the United States lock in the victory.

Then it was Belgium's turn in Group H. In the first game, Russia and South Korea drew 1:1. Lee's goal helped the South Koreans take the lead, but their lead only lasted for a minute. Russia's number one striker Korzakov relied on one foot. The long-range shot equalized the score, and the game ended in a draw.

Then, it's time for the defending champion Belgium to debut. Their first opponent in this World Cup will be Algeria from North Africa, known as the Desert Fox.