Chapter 374 Return with Beauty

In the top 8 match on the first day, the Huaxia Hong Kong team lost in the penalty shootout. The team did not intend to return to Hong Kong Island and disbanded locally in South Africa.

After the end of a season, coupled with more than a month of World Cup, Li Yu can finally usher in a rare holiday. The rest of the games have nothing to do with him, so he doesn't have to pay attention to it. He took Jenny on the latest flight and rushed back to China.

Li Yu is going to take her adoptive daughter-in-law to see her Chinese mother-in-law.

Just the night they got on the plane.

The other top four battle has also begun.

Germany vs. Argentina!

The teams participating in the game are very attractive, but in China, many fans have lost interest in the World Cup, and only some fans choose to watch the World Cup again.

Germany swept England 4-1 in the 1/8 final to advance, and the German chariot morale was strong. Argentina also eliminated the strong Mexican team 3-1. In the quarter-finals, the early collision between Germany and Argentina attracted particular attention. The two teams have played 18 games in history, and Argentina has an advantage of 8 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

In this game, Maradona formed the strongest lineup, led by Tevez, Higuain and Messi, Mascherano in the midfield, Demikelis guarded the defense line, and Romero guarded the gate. In Germany, Klose rushed forward, Schweinsteg sat in the midfield, and Neuer guarded the gate.

Germany made a dream start in just 3 minutes of the game. Otamendi hooked down Podolski's foul, and Schweinsteg's left free kick went to the penalty area. Thomas Mueller nodded and grabbed the ball into the gate. Romero couldn't save it, 1-0!

The lightning goal set a tone for this game, and Argentina is in trouble.

Germany swept Argentina 4-0 and advanced to the top 4.

After the 0-4 defeat to Germany, Maradona returned to the locker room and cried. Obviously, the broken dream made Maradona and his players unacceptable. According to the German media Bild, in fact, Lao Ma had burst into tears once in the player channel. When the king met his daughter who came forward to comfort him, the invincible man could not hold back his tears.

Maradona still strongly encouraged everyone when the players left the field, and also deliberately comforted the crying Messi. However, after entering the locker room, the old horse, who was infected by the team's sadness, couldn't help crying and cried with several players. Bild later revealed that in fact, Lao Ma had already cried once. On the way back to the locker room, Maradona cried bitterly with his daughter who came to comfort him, and this scene happened to be seen by Lev, who happened to pass by... Argentine Football Association President Grondona and Technical Advisor Bilardo tried to persuade Maradona. And the Argentine players, but the despair in the team is obviously out of control.

Because Maradona was extremely sad, the Argentine team, which should have faced reporters before the German team held a press conference, postponed the press conference.

Maradona walked into the press conference half an hour later. At this time, he obviously calmed down and said his views on the game: "The score is not a reflection of the real situation on the court. The score will not reduce my pride in my players. I hope the boys can continue to prove themselves, continue to play beautiful Argentine football, don't believe in the spell, and don't fight.

Maradona has always left an aggressive and tame impression whether he was playing on the court or directing the game in the coach's seat. His personality is also an alternative label of Argentine football, while Maradona, who suffered a crushing defeat, showed his weak side. Lao Ma at the press conference also hinted at his intention to resign: "I have never experienced such a difficult time in my 50 years of life. In front of so many excellent players, excellent people and excellent colleagues, I am ashamed that I don't have the strength to do anything now. Whether I am a coach or a player, my understanding of football is always to move forward, and I have never thought of following the rules of Argentine football. I may resign tomorrow."

Perhaps, due to Maradona's high look and aggressive momentum, we ignored his old posture. But after Argentina lost 0-4, Lao Ma was completely defeated. After admitting that he might resign, Maradona's coaching Argentina's World Cup trip came to a sad end with a weak and sad tone.

"In this way, my mission is over, and I have given all my things." When Maradona, who returned to Argentina, said this to the camera with tears in his eyes, countless Argentine fans in front of the TV burst into tears with him.

Is Lao Ma really leaving? In the World Cup, he was defeated in the end, and he was exhausted. It is very likely that he will be discouraged; but with the stay of people from all walks of life, including the President of Argentina and the Minister of Cabinet, is Maradona really willing to leave?

"I firmly believe that Diego will not resign," Mancuso, Lao Ma's assistant, said solemnly. Is it true that Maradona, who has a low emotional intelligence, is playing with "regressing for progress"?

Argentina is crying not only Maradona, but also Messi!

There is an iron law in professional football: a player's state cannot always be at the peak, and any player will have ups and downs. Unfortunately, this night is the time when Messi is in a low state. But the cost of this downturn was too high. Messi said goodbye to the 2010 World Cup, and Argentina suffered a fiasco 0-4!

After the game, Messi looked at the distance dullly, with tears in his eyes. No one knows how he prepared for this World Cup. No one knows how much he expects from this World Cup. Several people understand what this two generations of Argentine football totem together means for Argentine football. This is almost taking all the capital to fight without a way out. If you lose such a game, how can you not let Messi and Argentine fans feel pain?

Messi is not lacking in fighting spirit. However, the sudden cold before the game still greatly affected Messi's condition. It is not difficult for careful people to see that when playing the national anthem, Messi kept touching his neck, and the expression on his face was very strange. According to the Argentine team doctor Donato Villani, "Messi has a cold, a little inflamed, and his throat is red and swollen..." This small detail shows that Messi has indeed not recovered and he is very uncomfortable.

This kind of physical discomfort is also reflected in the game. Messi didn't play very decisively today, and even he was not very active. A prominent example is running, which is only 8,571 meters away. This figure is more than 1,000 meters less than Bietweis, Higuain and others, 2,500 meters less than the front waist of the German team. Even Messi ran 1,500 meters less than Thomas Mueller, who only played for more than 80 minutes. Let's not talk about threats and technology. In the past four games, Messi has been running about 10,000 meters in each battle. Today is the peak duel, but he runs less, which has a lot to do with his illness and poor breathing.

With less running, the threat is naturally less. Statistics show that Messi shot eight times in the whole game, but three times he was blocked by the opponent's feet at the first time (this proves that he had not completely got rid of the opponent, so he started to attack the goal, so he was blocked; if he changed at ordinary times, he often completely shook the opponent before shooting, and it was difficult to be blocked by the opponent's shovel). Three times missed, only two The second hit was within the scope of the door frame, but the two shots did not cause too much trouble for Neuer.

In terms of passing, Messi also works very hard. He constantly hopes to launch a threatening pass, hoping to help the team's front line. But he launched 16 direct passes and 4 passes. However, in his four passes, he was relieved by the opponent at the first time. He made 16 direct passes and only two shots. One was in the 29th minute, Messi scored the ball, and Heinze's shot from the left was higher; the other was in the 63rd minute, Messi scored, and Higuain shot with his left foot 10 meters away from the goal and missed. Obviously, these two passes can be described as "smart", but this level of effort is not very convincing in front of the 0-4 score.

It is undeniable that Argentina's defeat has a lot to do with Argentina's weak defense, Maradona's incompetence, and Argentina's tactical choice. But it is also undeniable that Messi today is not the best Messi. He has not played to his due level. As the core of the Argentine team, Messi failed to help the team with goals and assists, and did not fight hard when the team lost. He couldn't even use more runs and more fights to inspire the team. Argentina, without a core, fought separately, so all the attacks turned into flower fists and legs, and collapsed invisibly in the face of the bloody slaughter of the opponent.

It's strange to say that before the World Cup, the media hyped up the "Five Heavenly Kings", Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Li Yu, Messi and Kaka.

Before this battle, the four were out in a group, which provided the best opportunity for Messi to win the Golden Globe Award. If Messi can lead the team to win the championship - even if it's just a step further, Messi will be the biggest favorite to win the Golden Globe Award. But this night, Messi made Argentina, Barcelona and fans all over the world suffer. Of course, he himself is more disappointed than anyone else. This proves once again that stars are not the only weight in the football field.

Li Yu learned the news on the plane that another superstar can go on vacation at ease. Jenny was curious about why Li Yu looked very sad, and the feeling of being eliminated was very heavy. Li Yu vowed not to pay attention to the report of the World Cup in the future, so as not to ruin the hard-won holiday.

In another big battle, Spain played against Paraguay, and the Spanish laughed to the end, 1:0!

The Spaniards defeated Paraguay economically.

The opponents in the semi-finals are also confirmed, Spain against Germany and the Netherlands against Uruguay!

The quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa are all over. In the last two games, Germany defeated Argentina 4-0 and advanced to the top four. Then Spain beat Paraguay 1-0 in a tug-of-war, and they will meet Germany in the semi-finals to compete for a place in the finals.

According to the statistics of FIFA's official website, Germany and Spain have a record of 20 confrontations in international A-level events, of which Germany has a slight advantage of 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. Among them, the two sides had three matches in the history of the World Cup. In the 1966 England World Cup group stage, the former Federal Germany defeated Spain 2-1; in the rematch of the 1982 Spanish World Cup, the former Federal Germany defeated the host Spain 2-1 again. In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Germany and Spain drew 1-1. In addition, in the final stage of the European Championship, the two sides also met on a narrow road three times. In Paris in 1984, Spain defeated the former Federal Republic of Germany 1-0; in Munich in 1988, the former Commonwealth of Germany defeated Spain 2-0. The most impressive thing is the final of the 2008 European Championship. Spain defeated Germany 1-0 with a goal from Torres to win the final championship.

Germany and Spain had similar experiences in the group stage. They both achieved two wins and one loss, and finally kept their first status in the group and advanced to the top 16. But in the knockout stage, the two teams have completely different trajectories. Germany has been resisted all the way, but they have given a pleasant and submissing score. He swept England 4-1 and defeated Argentina 4-0.

A large number of stars such as Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard, Messi, Higuain, Tevez and so on fell in front of the Germanic chariot. Loew's soldiers and the tenacious will of the Germans are impressive. On the contrary, Spain sent two 1-0 endings. Although it also blocked Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo from the top eight, counting Paraguay, the two teams are obviously not as good as England and Argentina. The media generally believe that Spain has not yet been really tested. In the semi-finals, Germany encountered the third favorite team to win the championship, while Spain faced a real challenge. Such a dialogue is quite exciting.

In the semi-finals, the performance of the two team's scorer king will also be the most eye-catching focus. Villa's goal helped Spain beat Paraguay, and he also scored five goals in this cup, ranking second in the scorer list after the quarter-finals. As Spain's number one striker, whether he can successfully win the Golden Boot Award is a topic of concern for Spanish fans.

In addition, Villa has scored 43 goals for the national team, ranking second in Spanish history, only one less than the first Raul. If he can win again in the remaining two games, Villa will have a chance to catch up with or even surpass Raul to become the top scorer in the history of the Spanish national team.

The same as Villa, German striker Klose is also waiting for the record-breaking moment. First of all, he has scored four goals in this Cup, which is very promising to compete for golden boots. If his dream comes true, he will become the first player in history to win the World Cup Golden Boot Award. In addition, there is a greater record waiting for Klose. In the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan and the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Klose scored 5 goals, plus the four goals he has scored in this Cup, his total number of goals in the World Cup has reached 14, second only to Ronaldo, who scored 15 goals.

In the next two games, he is likely to catch up with or even surpass Ronaldo to become the player with the most goals in World Cup history. For this goal, Klose is bound to go all out in the semi-finals.

However, Villa is still 4 goals behind Li Yu, who is the first place. Many media are sighing that the top scorer of this World Cup has actually lost the suspense!

According to the Spanish media Daily Sports, with Argentina's 0-4 defeat and Germany being eliminated from the World Cup in South Africa, Messi chose Spain, his second hometown, as the supporting team. And tell Barcelona's teammates by text message that if you want to avoid Argentina, please eliminate the German team, and remind them to beware of the rapid counterattack of the Germans.

Messi was born in Roserio, Argentina, but due to developmental hormone deficiency, he followed his father to Barcelona, Spain at the age of 13. In Barcelona, Messi not only receives a high level of football training, but also enjoys the large cost of the club to provide him with medical treatment. Although Argentina is Messi's homeland, Spain is the second hometown to train Messi. Therefore, when Argentina was eliminated from the World Cup, Messi chose to support the Spanish team, which was also a matter of course.

In addition, Messi, who has gradually grown into a football superstar in the Lamacia youth training camp, has a deep relationship with Barcelona teammates. When Argentina was humiliated by the Germans with 4 goals, Messi received text messages of comfort and blessings from Pike, Harvey, Iniesta and others in the emergency preparation for the battle. Teammates hoped that Messi would not be depressed. As a reward, Messi will also tell Barcelona's teammates about his experience in the game against Germany to support Spain's successful elimination of Germany in the semi-finals.

According to the Spanish media, Messi gave Barcelona teammates advice to deal with Germany, just like the secret agent of the Matador Legion. Messi told Barcelona teammates: "The Germans are very good at using defensive counterattack tactics. In our game, every time they fight back, they can threaten Argentina's goal. And German players are tall and fast, which is what you must beware of.

Messi hopes that Spain will defeat Germany as a shame for himself, so he inspires Barcelona's teammates: "You don't have to be too nervous to deal with the Germans. If you kick out of your usual training level, you will definitely defeat the Germans. Help me take revenge with your gorgeous football!"

When the foreign media were still in the semi-finals of the boom, Li Yu's plane had quietly landed at Yanjing Airport in China. Li Yu would not be lonely along the way. There was a fiancee Jenny and, of course, a large group of reporters followed.

There are more media outside, but what is unexpected is that the media has waited for a long time and has never seen Li Yu and Jenny disappear in front of many media?

The special passage is still hidden. I don't know it now, but no matter how secret Li Yu's itinerary is, there is still one stop that can't escape, that is, Li Yu's home in Yanjing, where the media rushed to squat.

Jenny, the foreign daughter-in-law of a Hollywood star, sees her Chinese mother-in-law. It's all big news!