Chapter 209 European Red Devils VS German chariot

There is still an hour before the game. In Belgium's locker room, whether it is the main force or the substitute, everyone is checking their belongings and making final preparations.

Head coach Francois is still emphasizing some problems that the team needs to pay attention to after the start of the game. Although he has experienced several finals as Antiennis's assistant before, this time, he is alone.

"The Germans' offensive firepower is very strong. In this game, our defense will withstand more tests, especially their offensive core Ozil. We can't give him too much space during the game!"

In this World Cup, Ozil is undoubtedly one of the best players in the German team. Some people even regard him as the 1990 World Cup. The core player of the German team when it won the championship. Although Ozil is not as good as Matius on the defensive end, Ozil is obviously more Strengthen it.

François said a lot, and then it was time for Degan. Degan stood up and looked at his teammates: "Guys! The time for the decisive battle has come. Four years ago, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Belgium became the world champion for the first time. Now, such an opportunity is in front of us. I thought that after winning two European cups and one World Cup, my desire for the championship would not be so strong, but when I After coming here, I found that I was wrong. I am still full of longing for the championship. This desire cannot be satisfied by the number of champions. In front of us is the glittering Hercules Cup. Now, what we have to do is to defeat the Germans, hold the trophy, and make our names Belgium. The creator of the most glorious moment in football history!"

It's time to play. Two teams stand side by side at the entrance of the player channel to compete for the world's highest honor in football. Next to Digan is Ram, a strong little German man.

In this game, the Belgian team once again returned to the 4231 formation they are better at. The goalkeeper is Francois, Pocoline, Vermaren, Compani and Van Biten from left to right on the defense line, Fellaini and Witessek in the back, and Hazard and De Bruyne on the two sides, attacking front Wei is Dembélé and striker Digan.

Germany and Belgium have the same formation, both 4231. The goalkeeper is Neuer, who played the best in this World Cup. Although many goalkeepers have shown good strength in this World Cup, Neuer is undoubtedly the most comprehensive. It is because of him that Germany can defeat Algier. Asia enters the quarterfinals. As long as he can maintain the current high level, he will deserve to become the best goalkeeper of this era. In the final against Belgium, Neuer will also be an important factor for Germany's victory. With Neuer, the German team seems to have one more person on the field.

Right-back Ram, as the captain of the German team, Ram is the most skilled player in the German team and the best full-back in the world. This position is very important in competitions such as the World Cup, especially if his opponent is in the middle. He is conscientious in defense and can help at a critical moment. Before the attack, all Germans now hope that he can lift the championship trophy as captain.

Central defender Hummels, Hummels has performed very well in this World Cup. He integrates the defense well and is an ideal leader-level player, and he has not only defense but also attack in his mind. The two goals in this World Cup are It is the best proof that midfielders will be happy to have such a defender.

Central defender Boateng, although the German team is full of talents in the position of central defender, there is no doubt that Boateng is Hummels' best partner in the back line. Boateng's speed is very important to the German team's back line. He is also excellent in steals, strong, and has a good header. It is definitely Europe. One of the best central defenders.

Leftback Hewedes, no one would have thought that Hewedes will be placed in the left-back position by Loeb on the World Cup stage. Hewedes performed very well in defense, but he did not contribute much in the attack, but because of his steady defense, he is very trustworthy.

The midfielder Kramer, before the start of the World Cup, can be said to be unknown. Originally, the main force in this position has always been Khedira, that is, the main force in the previous semi-finals was Khedira, but in the final field, Loew was suddenly sent, and he did not get many opportunities to play in the previous games. Kramer, perhaps what Lorew valued was his **, speed, and excellent steal on the field.

Schweinsteg, the midfielder, and the increasingly mature Schweinstegger have made great progress in technology. He has brought stability to the team on the court and has a good control over the rhythm of the game. He has hardly made any mistakes on the field. He is a very important part of this team and is deeply trusted by Loew. Ren.

Former defender Ozil, as the core of the German team's offensive team, Ozil, is a highly skilled player with outstanding speed, and is also a player who is good at passing the ball, but sometimes he passes too much, and many times he can be more selfish. Although he has performed well in the World Cup, he is obviously still Not at his best, but he has proved his importance to the team.

Forward Cross, many people may be surprised by Cross's performance in the World Cup. At Bayern Munich, he has always played an auxiliary role, but at the World Cup in Brazil, he successfully proved that he is a midfielder and is very threatening in set-pieces and long-range shots.

Müller, the forward, has performed perfectly in this World Cup. Whether on the right side or in the forward position, Mueller has played very well, especially in the right wing position. It is difficult to find a better player than him. He is a player who has the ability to decide the game alone.

People should show enough respect for the veteran to stand on the World Cup final again, which has proved his greatness. For a long time before, Klose was just a header machine, but he has also proved his efforts in the past few years, the best proof It's his goal against Ghana, and few strikers in the world have Klose's sense of smell in the frontcourt.

In the face of such a powerful German team, it can be said that Belgium will face the biggest test since the beginning of this World Cup. It will be left to the game to overcome this difficult time and successfully defend its title.

With the whistle of the referee, the final of the World Cup in Brazil officially started, and Belgium took the lead in launching the attack. As people expected before the game, Belgium began their best offensive football at at the beginning of the game.

After Digan took the ball in the front court, he divided the ball to Dembélé. Although the young player of the German team, Kramer was young, he did not have stage fright at all in the face of such a big scene. He directly knocked down Dembélé directly from behind and gave the Belgian a free kick opportunity at the front of the arc of the penalty area.

"At the beginning of the game, Belgium got a good opportunity. Kramer's foul just now was a little rash. Loeb should have warned them before the game that they should not give Belgium a chance to take a free kick in the penalty area, because there is a Degan in the team of the European Red Devils who can play as a free kick as a penalty!"

The referee's whistle sounded, and Dembélé gently hit the ball, and then Hazard stepped on the ball. After Digan ran away, he directly hit the German team's wall with heavy artillery. Unfortunately, Neuer's reaction was very fast. A fish leap made Digan's foot angle very tricky and powerful shot and grabbed it directly. Li, after getting up, he threw the ball directly to launch the attack, and the German team immediately made a quick counterattack. Ozil sent a straight plug ball. After the veteran Klose received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, he volleyed slightly from the far corner slightly.

Although the first attack of both sides failed to form a goal, it set a tone for the final of the World Cup and told people all over the world that the game would not become dull.

Both teams represent the highest level of football in the world today. It can be said that they meet their opponents. In terms of strength, the two teams are also inseparable, and the game is extremely fierce.

In the ninth minute, the Belgian team's midfielder cut off the ball and found De Bruyne inserted in front of the right side at the first time. Although the quality of De Bruyne's pass was average, Degan still grabbed the first point. Unfortunately, under the pressure of Stein Steger, Digan hit the door from a small angle and kicked directly on the side net.

In the twenty-minute minute, Hazard's pass and Cross grabbed the first landing point, but when the header was cleared, there was a mistake. After Digan took the ball, facing Hummels' defense, he made a fake shot and made a real pass. Hazard succeeded in offside and broke into the penalty area. Perhaps the opportunity came too suddenly. When he shot at the goal , in a hurry, the low shot with his right foot actually missed, missing the excellent opportunity to score.

In the 26th minute, the German team also played high-quality offensive cooperation. After running more than 20 meters along the right road, he sent a cross at an angle of 45 degrees. The German team's leading striker Mueller volleyed in the middle of the penalty area and was saved by the fast-reacting courtois. The German team also missed it once. A good opportunity to score.

In the 30th minute, the game ushered in the first goal. De Bruyne made a diagonal pass from the right side, and Degan headed the ball in the middle of the German penalty area. At the back point, Hazard pushed the goal, but before the Belgians began to celebrate, he found that the flag in his hand was holding high and signaled. The offside comes first, but from a slow motion perspective, this penalty is debatable.

Seeing that the goal was blown, the Belgian team was also very dissatisfied. It was about to find a borderline to ask for an explanation, but it was stopped by Degan. There must be no surprise in such an important game.

After communicating with the lineman, it can be seen that the lineman was also a little hesitant about the sentence just now. Degan knew that the sentence could not be changed, but he must not be soft when it was time to exert pressure.

The German team, which escaped the disaster, once again played a wonderful cooperation in the 37th minute of the game. Muller broke through the inverted triangle on the left and passed back. Schwein Steig shot the ball and was blocked by Kurtua's palms.

Then, the Belgian team also made a quick counterattack. Degan, who pulled across the side road, cut the ball and rode into the penalty area of the German team. After passing a defensive player, he passed it to Dembélé, who followed up in the middle. At that time, Dembélé's speed was a little slow. When he caught up with the football and was about to shoot, the German team The defensive player was already in place. As a result, the shot failed to gain strength and was cleared by Boateng on the goal line in time.

In the 43rd minute, the German team's attack made a comeback. Ram intercepted the ball from the right side. Klose stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area and gave it to Cross, who followed on the left side. The latter's right foot shot was once again stopped bycourtois.

In the second minute of stoppage time, Cross's right corner kick was served to the edge of the small penalty area. Hewedes inserted a header and hit the post, following Mueller, who tried to make up for his shot, was offside first. Although he scored the ball, he was invalidated.

In the first half of the game, although both sides failed to score goals, the attack was very beautiful, which made the fans at the scene and in front of the TV also shout.

After a half break, the two sides changed sides in the second half and fought again. In the 47th minute, Degan, who retreated to the midfield, sent a straight plug. After Dembélé received the ball, he stopped for a moment and then pushed the ball forward. Degan's explosive power was fully shown at this moment. His speed was so fast, leaving the whole German defense line. Behind him, while taking the ball, he took the opportunity to enter the penalty area of the German team. Looking at Neuer, who attacked, he directly chose to push the ball into the far corner of the goal with his left foot. But at this time, Neuer made a very critical move. He, who had lost the opportunity to save, gently poked the football with his toes and let Degan take his foot. Nine steady shots finally missed.

"Digan shot! What a pity! The Belgian team's series of cooperation before the shot was very wonderful, and Degan's shot was also very beautiful, but unfortunately they met a hot Neuer today!"

Seeing such an opportunity, it was destroyed by Neuer. Degan couldn't help sighing, shook his head with a wry smile, and turned around and ran towards his half.

In the 56th minute, the Belgian team made a comeback. Fellaini's long pass from the middle to find De Bruyne, who followed up from the right side, rushed out of the penalty area in this World Cup. As a result, he hit De Bruyne's side face on his knee, but this malicious foul escaped the referee's eyes.

This scene can't help but remind people of the foul of German goalkeeper Schumacher in the 1982 World Cup that was enough to be recorded in the history of world football.

Although the Belgian team strongly protested, causing the game to be interrupted for a while, the referee stubbornly insisted that Neuer did not foul.

The Belgian team obviously suffered a hidden loss, but Fortunately, De Bruyne's injury was not serious. After a simple treatment by the team doctor, he returned to the court.

This controversial penalty obviously affected the mentality of the whole Belgian team. In the following period of time, the German team took the opportunity to make several high-quality attacks and occupied the initiative on the court for a time.

In the 59th minute, Ram made a cross from the bottom line from the right side, and Klose headed the ball to the top of the goal.

Belgian players also began to become impatient on the field. In the 64th minute, Fellaini shoveled Klose in the midfield and was warned by a yellow card. Just one minute later, De Bruyne was also yellow because of the foul of Schweinsteg on the sideline defense.

Seeing that the team was passive on the scene, François immediately made a substitution adjustment and replaced De Bruyne with Miralas. He was fouled before. Although De Bruyne didn't seem to be a big problem, his recent tending mistakes were obviously affected by that foul.

After the substitution, the Belgian team's mood also began to stabilize. In the 75th minute, Degan cut the ball on the right side, shook Ozil and Hewedes continuously, and shot the ball with his left foot.

In the 82nd minute, the German team once again created a good opportunity to score. Ram's straight ball and Mueller passed back near the bottom line. Cross pushed the ball with his right foot but missed the ball when he was unmarked at the front of the penalty area.

When the game entered the injury stoppage time, the German team still had a chance to kill the game. In the first minute of stoppage time, Götze, who came on to the court, counterattacked after breaking the ball. A cold arrow was suddenly shot at the front of the penalty area, and the football was confiscated bycourtois.

At the end of 90 minutes, the score was still 0:0, and the two sides entered overtime.

At the beginning of overtime, Germany launched a fast attack. Götze broke through to the front of the bottom line and returned. Schüller, who came on as a substitute for Kramer, got a strong shot from the ball on the left side of the penalty area. Once again, it was blocked by the bravecourtois, and Ozil's make-up shot was blocked by Compani.

In the 97th minute, Belgium launched a quick counterattack. Hazard made an oblique pass on the left side. Hummels, who played very steadily in the whole game, appeared topped. After Degan got the ball, he formed a single-knife opportunity, but his chest stopped the ball slightly larger. Although he picked the ball over Neuer, it missed the goal range.

In 113 minutes, Germany almost scored, Schüller broke through the cross on the left side, and Götze was leaked in the penalty area. He stopped the ball in the chest and volleyed his left foot. Kurtois had given up, but Götze's shot hit the post, and the German team missed the opportunity to kill again.

In the next game, both sides seemed to have no strength, and the game began to gradually become dull. It seemed that the penalty shootout was inevitable.

"The two sides fought for 120 minutes. Although the game was very exciting and both sides also created several good opportunities, they failed to create goals in the end. With the referee blowing the whistle at the end of the game, the two sides entered a cruel penalty shootout!"

In the history of the World Cup, there has only been one penalty fight in the final, or in the 1994 World Cup in the United States, when the two sides were Brazil and Italy, and now the second penalty victory on the World Cup stage is about to begin.

After a few minutes of rest, the penalty shootout officially began. The Belgian team was the first to play, and the first penalty was Miralas, who only appeared as a substitute in the second half.

Although Neuer judged the right direction for Miralas' penalty kick, Miralas's shot was very powerful, and he directly rubbed the post and flew into the goal.

1:0!

The first player on the German side was Götze, a substitute player in the second half. His penalty kick completely deceivedcourt and fell steadily into the goal.

1:1!

The next appearance was Fellaini of the Belgian team. Although he gave people a rough feeling, his footwork was very outstanding. He pushed the shot with his left foot and completely deceived Neuer and flew into the goal!

2:1!

The pressure fell on the Germans again. The second appearance of the German team was Cross. He often took penalty kicks when he was in Bayern Munich, but now he is on the stage of the World Cup final, and the pressure he faces can be imagined.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Cross ran, got up and shot. Perhaps because of tension, his shot was obviously insufficient in strength. Courtois judged the right direction and suddenly rushed to the left side of his body. Seeing that Cross's penalty was about to be saved by Courtois, but at this time, an accident occurred. The turf under Kurtua's feet suddenly turned over, making his feet slip, and he could only watch the football fall into the net.

Kros was lucky enough to hit the penalty, which made the German fans in the stands suddenly exclaim. The German coach on the sidelines also couldn't help lean back and said something, as if he was thanking God for his blessing.

2:2!

Next, it's Belgium's turn. Their third appearance is Hazard. Although this demon is young, he has rich experience in the competition and is very calm even in the face of penalty kicks. In the face of Neuer, who has played extremely well in this World Cup, Hazard actually sent out a penalty. The spoon penalty successfully deceived Neuer.

3:2!

The pressure returned to the German team in an instant. Their third penalty player was captain Ram, who was very steady and hit the penalty.

3:3!

Then Dembele and Husmeer also hit the penalty, and both sides scored 4:4!

Belgium's fifth appearance is their captain, number one star Degan!

This is not the first time Digan faces a penalty kick. Of course, he is not nervous, but Belgium's luck in today's game is really bad. Neuer's foul slipped from under the referee's eyes. Just now, Cros's penalty, Courtois had a chance to jump out, but the turf was again. At this time, it was a great help to the Germans.

Take a deep breath, put the football away, stepped back a few steps, and then waited for the referee's whistle!

This penalty can be said to be crucial. If the penalty goes in, the pressure will all be transferred to the Germans. If there is a mistake, it will be up to Curtua next.

B~~~~~~~~~~~

The referee's whistle sounded, and Degan began to run!