Chapter 357 The weird upper half

In another game that started at the same time in Group B, South Korea drew 2-2 with Nigeria and advanced to the top 16 for the first time. In the 12th minute, Odia made a cross from the right, and K-Uche scored in front of the goal. In the 38th minute, Ji Chengyong made a free kick on the left side, and Li Zhengxiu scored after the goal. In the 48th minute, Park Zhouyong scored directly with a free kick 24 yards away. In the 69th minute, Yakub scored a penalty.

It is reported that on the morning of the 18th, Zheng Chenglong's wife, Lin Meijing, gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a hospital in Seoul, South Korea. After becoming a father, Zheng Chenglong hopes to strive for a better performance in the next competition.

And the South Korean players did not forget to congratulate their team's goalkeeper. After Li Zhengxiu scored, they played a lullaby together. This not only reminds people of the cradle dance performed by Bebeto after Brazil scored at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

During the game, Nigeria had a perfect chance to beat South Korea and score two goal difference, but captain Yakub's incredible mistake made Nigeria fail to turn the table in the end.

In the 66th minute, Aila suddenly changed to the bottom of the line after the horizontal fake belt on the left side of the penalty area. Zheng Chenglong made a mistake and failed to intercept the ball. Yakubu was facing the goal 2 meters in front of the goal, and there was no one around him. Under the condition that the speed of the ball was not very fast, Yakubu raised his right foot and gently pushed the ball to the goal. As a result, he actually missed the ball!

Lagerbeck on the sidelines bit his lips and looked serious, and almost cursed at Yakubu on the court. This is an easier chance to score than a penalty kick. In other words, it is a shot that is more difficult to hit than to score, but Yakub flew away, which is an unforgivable mistake anyway.

But this is not the first mistake made by Yakub. As early as the 59th minute, he missed a single-knife ball. He received a pass and smashed Li Zhengxiu and faced Zheng Chenglong directly. At this time, Martins had caught up with the response. As long as Yakubu passed Martins, he could hit the empty goal. Yakubu decided to shoot by himself and was gently pushed out of the goal by Zheng Chenglong.

Yakub's two shots on the field and hit two single-knife balls, otherwise Nigeria should have been promoted. In fact, the South Korean team in this game was completely out of shape. Many mistakes on the defense gave Nigeria many opportunities, but Yakub let go of good opportunities one after another, which made the confidence of the Nigerian team lose.

Nigeria got a penalty in the 69th minute, and Yakub personally took a penalty after taking several deep breaths. Fortunately, he didn't make a mistake again this time. He easily pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot. However, after scoring this penalty and scoring the 21st goal in 55 games in Nigeria, Yakub was replaced by Lagbeck.

It can be said that Nigerians used their bad performance to send Koreans to the top 16!

All four games in the two groups have been completed. Uruguay will play against South Korea and Mexico against Argentina!

In Group C below, England drew two games in a row. If they want to appear, they must win in the last round. It can be said that everyone in Group C has the hope of promotion now. The situation in Group C is extremely delicate.

In the first two battles, the performance of the Three Lions Army was disappointing. After two consecutive draws, Capello's team must defeat Slovenia in the last game to qualify from the group. Slovenia has 1 win and 1 draw in the first two games, and their performance is very good. In this game, as long as they draw with England, they will definitely get a promotion place. The two teams have only played one game in history, and England defeated their opponents 2-1 in a friendly match in 2009.

In this game, Milner, Uppson and Depford entered the starting lineup, Rooney was still at the front, Barry and Lampard sat in the midfield, Terry guarded the defense, and James guarded the gate. On the Slovenian side, Novakovic and Ljubianchi are on the front line, Kolen sits in the midfield, and Handanovic guards the gate.

England defeated Slovenia 1-0 and advanced to the top 16 as the second in the group. In the 23rd minute, Milner obliquely passed the penalty area from the right side, and Difford shot in front of the goal.

At the same time, in the last round of Group D of the 2010 South African World Cup, Germany defeated Ghana 1-0 and qualified as the first in the group. Their opponent in the 1/8 final will be England. In the 61st minute, Thomas Mueller made a cross, and Ozil volleyed at the top of the arc of the penalty area.

In Capello's career, there is a story that has been staged repeatedly. First, Capello "suppressed the rebellion", and then, the people he suppressed stood up to save his team. The most typical example is that in the 06-07 season, Capello suppressed Beckham at Real Madrid, but it was Beckham that helped Capello win the championship. This night, the story was one more story. Terry, the rebel, saved Capello again.

Before the game, there were rumors of infighting in England. Terry first asked Capello to make an exception and let everyone have a glass of beer. After a glass of beer, Terry brewed a "mutt". He led Gerard, Johnson, James, Lampard and Rooney to make suggestions to Capello and directly comment on the team's employment and tactics (requiring Capello to use Joe Cole, etc.). This move can be said to have caused a big disaster. Who doesn't know who Capello is? When will Capello allow players to offend his authority?

The "beer coup" launched by Terry was easily suppressed by Capello. Under Capello's pressure, Gerard and a large number of other players did not dare to participate, and Terry had no choice but to issue an apology afterwards. Capello said coldly in an interview afterwards: "A coup? No, it's just a player's wrong behavior. My door is always open, and anyone who wants to talk to me is fine. But before you speak, you should know respect!"

Many people suspect that Terry will be deprived of his main position. However, because England was in a shortage of central defenders, Capello did not do it easily. Therefore, Terry is a big point in this game. If he performs badly, he may be scolded by the English for many years. Fortunately, under heavy pressure, Terry played in an extremely amazing state.

In the whole game, Terry's data is extremely amazing: as a central defender, he runs nearly 9,000 meters. Four times in the penalty area, 4 intercepted the opponent's fast attack, 22 pre-judgment interceptions, and 9 headers were all successful! In the first and second half, Terry blocked the opponent's two inevitable shots.

In the 20th minute, Slovenia quickly counterattacked, Liubiyankic broke into the right side of the penalty area, and Novakovic on the other side had also followed up. In front of the two strikers, only Terry is defending. Terry was extremely calm. He resolutely stuck in the inside line of Ljubiyankich, which not only blocked the line of Ljubiyankich, but also hindered his passing route. Terry, who fought and retreated, looked at the moment of Lyuby Jancic's shot and shoveled out of his feet to block the opponent's shot. A two-on-one double ghost-style counterattack was resolved by him in this way.

In the second half, Terry was continuously saved. In the 66th minute, Barry's front-court error was broken, Slovenia quickly counterattacked, and Novakovic shot at the penalty point. Terry blocked the ball again with a flying shovel. The opponent got the ball and shot again. Terry flew out and tried to block the opponent's shot with his head! Although the ball did not hit him on the head, it obviously interfered with the opponent. In any case, such an approach can be called heroic, desperate, and quite a bit of a sad taste.

Throughout the game, Terry blocked the opponent's shots three times in total, especially the two blocks in the first and second half. Any one is a little slower, it is Slovenia who celebrates the promotion today. It can be said that England can advance in the last game, and Terry's credit is not inferior to that of VP and other players! To use the famous phrase, "Terry has made great contributions. At this moment, countless traitors will be flexibly attached to him!"

There has been no doubt about Terry's ability. But the media complained about Terry's public image. In fact, since the 2010 World Cup, many of Terry's practices have been detrimental to the interests of England. A "friend's wife" smeared England's captain's armband, detonated the team's internal turmoil, and made the English team laugh at by the world; a "beer coup" was even more like chaos before the big game. Fortunately, on the edge of the cliff, Terry used this performance to more or less correct his name. People have to admit that although he has the style of "ball bully", he still has strength after all.

Terry, as a suppressed "rebel general", saved Capello. This is reminiscent of the story of Beckham, who was also suppressed in the 06-07 season, saving Capello. Of course, in terms of the wonderfulness of the story and the appeal of the story, Terry is obviously not as good as Beckham. Because Beckham completed the rescue of Capello while enduring grievances after being inexplicably suppressed. And Terry, what he saved was not only Capello, but also his own poor public image.

Make-up time kill! Donovan! When the U.S. team had stepped into the abyss of being eliminated, the real savior finally appeared in the 91st minute. Donovan, the best player of American football in the past 10 years, staged a Jordan-style kill in the World Cup! Kill, let the U.S. team turn around in an instant and come back to life! This is Donova's second goal in this World Cup, and it also increases his total number of World Cup goals to four, equaling the goal record held by U.S. team's top scorer Bette Paterno in World Cup history. The sea flows through the sea, which shows the true nature of the hero. Donovan made a miracle with the final kill. At that moment, he not only won the qualifying right for the United States team, but also won the whole world.

From the beginning of the 1999 World Youth Championship to the peak of the 2010 World Cup, 11 years have passed, allowing Donovan to complete the transformation from a young teenager to a world star. In the 2002 World Cup between South Korea and Japan, in the 1/8 final between the United States and Mexico, Dovan won two yuan to help the United States defeat the opponent 2-0. After becoming famous in the World Cup between South Korea and Japan, Donovan quickly became one of the world-class stars. In the U.S. national team, he became the top scorer with 44 goals. At the same time, Donova won the American Footballer of the Year three times, the best player of the national team six times, the Golden Boot of the Major League in 2008, and the end of 2009. The MVP of the major leagues has entered the best lineup of the major leagues three times. Among American players, Donovan's brilliance is hard to match.

In the 2006 World Cup, the U.S. team was eliminated in the group stage, and only two goals were scored. One of them was an own goal given by Zaccardo of the Italian team. For Donova, this is like a great humiliation. Four years later, in South Africa, Donovan vowed to recover his lost face. In the last game against Slovenia, the United States fell behind 0-2 at halftime. In the second half, it was Donovan's shot and scored, which sounded the horn of the U.S. team's counterattack; it was he who assisted Brandoli Jr. to score and helped the U.S. equalize the score. If it hadn't been for the referee's misjudgment, the U.S. team would have completed a shocking reversal. After the game, Donovan was selected as the best player of the game by FIFA, which was also the greatest recognition of his excellent performance.

What is a star? A star is a person who can stand up at a critical moment, score a goal, and lead the team to win. In the match between the United States and Algeria, Donovan finally interpreted the definition of a star. In the game, Donovan also assumed the heavy responsibility of the U.S. team's offensive organization while charging. In the 7th minute, Donovan organized a quick counterattack. Edoumiao passed Gomez, who was saved by the goalkeeper. In the 35th minute, Donovan passed the ball to Dempsey, and Dempsey's push shot was saved by the goalkeeper again. Not only that, Donovan also arranged the corner kick of the American team, showing comprehensive technology. In the 37th minute, the U.S. team attacked, and Donovan grabbed a point with Edou due to his eagerness and kicked the ball away directly. Tencent data analysis master shows that Donovan scored 1 goal after three shots in the whole game, which is amazingly efficient. In addition, he has 7 passes, 4 corner kicks, and 12 passes into the penalty area, all ranking first in the team.

In the second half, the time passed by minute by minute, and the score remained unchanged. In the 58th minute, Dempsey did not enter in front of the empty goal, which seemed to indicate that the U.S. team had returned to power. In another game, England led Slovenia 1-0. For the United States and Algeria, the draw means elimination, but who is willing to accept the fate of being out? Where is the star who can save the American team? In the stoppage time, the savior finally appeared: in the 91st minute, Howard kicked out the ball with his big foot, and Donovan went straight. In Artidor's cross, Dempsey's push shot was saved, and Donovan shot through the net! Kill, kill, kill! Donovan saved Bradley, saved Dempsey, and saved American football!

Tonight, for the fans of the U.S. team, it is destined to be a sleepless night. Donovan's heroic feats are bound to be recorded in the history of the World Cup.

The opponent of the United States in the knockout round will be the African Ghana team.

Although the Ghanaian team lost at the foot of the Germans in the last round, they finally relied on the advantage of goal difference to squeeze out Australia, which has 4 points, to become the first African team to advance to the knockout stage so far.

It is generally recognized that the upper half of Argentina, Germany and England are weak, and the lower half of Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal is stronger.

With the announcement of the qualifying teams and rankings of Group C and Group D of the World Cup, a more weird half-zone match has emerged. England and Germany will meet in advance, and the winner between them will face the winner between Argentina and Mexico, which also brings together Uruguay, South Korea, the United States and Ghana in another half.

The strong one is too strong and the weak one is too weak. Not only will some favorites win the championship fall in advance, but a "dark horse channel" has also appeared. If the unsatisciting English have completely messed up the situation in the first half, then in the second half, the Spanish team, which will fight for the final match, has become another spoiler.

If there is a strong dialogue, there must be a weak team meeting.

Uruguay vs. South Korea, the United States vs. Ghana, these two competitions span the four continents. Although they are not the top 16 match that the outside world wants most, if not, how can the "dark horse" that has always been indispensable in the World Cup escape?

It's strange that the original situation of a strong team defending the first district was broken by the English, and Wu, Han, the United States and Canada were followed by a favor.

In the past 20 years, the names of Cameroon, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey and South Korea have been written on the "dark horse book" of the World Cup. The only exception is the last World Cup in Germany. Only Ukraine, which has reached the top eight, is barely counted.

At present, it is certain that the weakest half of this World Cup will definitely run out of a "dark horse" to advance to the top four. Who will it be? Except for Ghana, which is reluctant to advance, the other three teams have performed well in the group stage. Uruguay has won the World Cup twice, and the South Koreans have also advanced to the semi-finals in 2002. In particular, the U.S. team, which advanced at the last minute, is eye-catching. They not only have the fast, concise and practical impact play like American football, but also their luck seems to be on their side.

According to the previous World Cup practice, strong dialogues generally do not appear until the quarter-finals.

For example, in the last World Cup, three of the four quarter-finals were strong dialogues.

In South Africa this year, the most eye-catching strong match will be staged as early as the 1/8 finals. In the second half, the situation is much more complicated than the forecast. What is most interesting to fans is what if Spain also meets Brazil in advance?

The situation in Group G is already very unclear. If the Brazilian team really does not release water to Portugal as they promised, it will definitely qualify as the first in the group. In contrast, Spain must defeat Chile to qualify, and it needs to score as many goals as possible to win the first place in the group, so that there is hope to avoid Brazil. Brazil and Spain are currently ranked first and second in FIFA. Brazilian striker Nielma said, "If we really meet, it will be an early World Cup final."

Of course, even if Spain avoids Brazil, it will definitely meet the Chinese Hong Kong team. Li Yu will face Real Madrid products such as Casillas, Ramos and Alonso, which will also be a star-like decisive battle. However, the premise of all this is that the Spaniard must win the last game, otherwise it will be a disaster for this World Cup.