The news is a bit lost.

The game between the Netherlands and Mexico is the 1/8 final that the England team and Xiao Wen are most concerned about. Because it is related to their opponents in the next round!

I originally thought that the uncrowned king was stronger on paper, and their first game of brutally beating Spain 5:1 was amazing enough, so they should be able to win this game easily.

Unexpectedly, at the Castelao Stadium in Fortaleza, the Mexicans shouted loudly, and in the 48th minute Dos Santos scored from a long shot to give the Mexican team the lead!

They chanted slogans for more than 80 minutes. But just like what the world thinks, poor Mexico is too far from heaven and too close to the United States.

This time, they are still too far from heaven, because they are too close to death!

In the 88th minute, Sneijder connected with Huntelaar, who came on as a substitute, and shot a right-footed shot to equalize the score! In stoppage time, Robben made a penalty kick, and Huntelaar scored the reversal and winning goal!

Who can believe that the Dutch team, which has the strongest offensive power in the group stage, actually played an extremely ugly first half against the Mexican team, and unexpectedly fell behind at the beginning of the second half due to dos Santos's masterstroke.

This makes all England fans excited. If this is the case, then we are welcome!

Even the atmosphere within the England team has become a little more relaxed.

Then, the next day's 1/8 finals game had the same topics.

France easily defeated Nigeria, the African Eagle, 2:0.

The German team, which was the favorite to win the championship, fought hard with Algeria until the last minute of overtime, before Badger scored the winning goal.

Argentina also fought against Switzerland in overtime, and it was Di Maria who scored the winner in the 118th minute.

While these two games made all fans shout for excitement, they also realized once again that in the World Cup, every player will burst out 200% of their energy. Strong teams may also be affected by these unexpected ninety minutes.

It capsized the boat.

With the last game, after the European Red Devils Belgium defeated the United States 2:1, all the top eight were announced!

The opponents of each other among the top eight have also been chosen one after another.

France VS Germany!

Brazil and Colombia once again stage an American civil war.

Argentina, the favorite to win the championship, meets the challenge of Belgium's golden generation.

England, on the other hand, faced off against the uncrowned king, the Netherlands!

During the three days of preparation, the most nervous people, besides the players and fans, were undoubtedly the intelligence analysts of each team.

For a time, information obtained from all aspects was gathered into the hands of every head coach through various channels.

Three days later.

In the first game of the quarter-finals, Germany defeated France 1:0.

In the history of the World Cup, the French team and the German team have played against each other 3 times. The two teams had 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in regular time, and the results were evenly matched.

But this time, in the 12th minute, the German team opened the scoring. Pogba committed a defensive foul in the backcourt. The German team got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. Kroos drove the ball to the center of the penalty area. Hummels succeeded with a header, 1

-0.

This score was maintained until the end.

In the second game, Brazil naturally defeated Colombia. But Brazil's top player was once again plagued by criminals. In the end, when Neymar was carried off the field on a stretcher, all Brazilians' hearts were broken.

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Before coming to Brazil, Xiao Wen had imagined many scenarios: For example, in the group match, Hart was shot through the clouds by the opponent's striker, and then everyone went back to Europe in despair. For example, he tried his best to rush in but to no avail.

Of course, this is now the best possibility.

But no matter how he imagined it, when Xiao Wen walked into the New Water Source Stadium in Salvador City, he still felt that human imagination is indeed quite poor, and his own imagination was not much stronger. He looked at the orange and white fans in the stadium,

Suddenly his eyes widened.

In the stands, the England fans who came to Brazil stole from the Dortmund fans. I don’t know where they improvised a huge jersey, white jersey number 7, with the name ‘XIAO WEN’ printed on it!

Rooney and Gerrard, who followed Xiao Wen out of the tunnel, did not expect such a scene, and even opened their mouths and exclaimed.

…

The stadium is a new stadium.

The opponent is an old acquaintance.

In the other half, there stood a bald man with a cold expression.

Judging from the face, this man who looks a bit like an old man should have been quite handsome when he was younger. He has thin lips and sharp eyebrows. It's just now that he has become stronger and bald.

Xiao Wen saw that the look he was giving was not a kind one, and thought with a wry smile, "I defeated Bayern in the Champions League, but it's wrong for the entire Dortmund team to only hate me."

The old man surnamed Luo opposite was naturally Robben. When he discovered that Xiao Wen was among the few people walking out of the players' tunnel, he frowned.

In fact, he is in the limelight these days.

Because of the decisive penalty against Mexico, it caused huge controversy after the game. Many people said that he dived. And even if he didn't dive, the black men were saying that 'Robben is a coward' and created the penalty himself.

But he didn't dare to kick. He also tried to let Huntelaar, who came on the bench, take the blame. Fortunately, Huntelaar made it happen in one go, otherwise the story of this Dutch trio would have been a sequel!

Robben's sudden indifference shocked the other two team leaders.

Sneijder turned his head sideways in astonishment and looked at the people opposite.

"Xiao asked?"

"Who?" Van Persie also turned around and frowned.

This stadium is extremely spacious, and the light in the Brazilian midsummer is bright enough. However, at this time, the three Dutch players were across the center line, looking at the crowd over there. Xiao Wen in the crowd sighed in his heart, this year's Champions League and the World Cup so far

, I don’t know how much limelight this kid has made.

However, tonight, let us give you a good beating with our sticks!

Rooney stubbornly and proudly chose to follow Xiao Wen, sparring with him in silence, excited but suppressing it as much as possible to calmly wait for the start of the game.

The Dutch team is definitely a strong team.

Although they have not won any World Cup, the title of Uncrowned King can somewhat reflect their strength.

The teams that can reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup are not ordinary teams. And when the double-headed starting lineup is put out, especially when names like Sneijder, Robin van Persie, and Robben appear, in the eyes of some fans, the result is already very high.

clear.

However, in the eyes of Dutch coach Louis van Gaal, the haze is deep.

The Dutch team has played very hard in every game since they beat Spain in the first game.

After Italy defeated England in the first game, almost everyone sentenced England to death. So the Dutch were also very surprised. And when they saw two free kicks and an assist in a single game to help England cross the Olympic Mountains, they couldn't hide their feelings.

A look of shock.

Fortunately, Van Gaal has been in the world for many years, and there was a legend that he conquered Toni and other Bayern players in the locker room with a magic stick. Therefore, he is definitely a real man. And real men are never afraid of facing challenges.

So the 3-4-3 formation he deployed for this game was still very aggressive——

Goalkeeper Cillessen.

Indy, de Vrij, Flair

The midfielder is Sneijder, Wijnaldum, veterans Kuyt and Blind.

The three forwards are Robben, Robin van Persie and the popular Eredivisie player Memphis Depay!

On the sidelines, Hodgson looked at the England players warming up and frowned.

"I hope you are not deliberately angry with Van Gaal." Gary Neville looked at Van Gaal who was discussing something with his assistant coach not far away and said to Hodgson.

At the pre-match press conference, Van Gaal said: "Of course I respect England. But the current team is obviously Xiao Wen's team. The other 10 people, including Hodgson, all squatted behind him and defended.

He went on a rampage with this young man."

So, Hodgson's formation today is - 4-3-3.

Although Joe Hart occasionally makes adrenaline-fueled mistakes, it seems that no one is better than him at the moment.

The ability of Glen Johnson and Luke Shaw to attack forward allowed Hodgson to use the full-back pairing again.

The central defenders Gary Cahill and Smalling did not withstand many tests in the last game against Greece, but the pressure will definitely increase significantly today.

Midfield three - Gerrard, Henderson, Wilshere!

I wonder if Xiao Wen’s assist activated his aura from many years ago. After coming on as a substitute against Greece in the last game, the small threat actually made everyone’s eyes shine again! As a result, he gained Hodgson’s trust as if he had put all his money into it.

The three forwards, Sterling, Rooney, and Xiao Wen, now known as the Happy Boy after missing out on Xiao Wen's possible best assist in the World Cup.

"I have no interest in playing these things with Van Gaal." Hodgson coughed lightly and looked at Neville with a complicated expression. "If Xiao Wen hadn't asked, maybe I would have been as wretched as Van Gaal said. But, Gary! Every time

Everyone says I don't have what it takes to lead England. Of course I know my qualifications and my past performance in leading teams. But damn. Like my grandfather said, you know, my grandfather was a fisherman. I'm young.

Every time when I was confused, he always told me that fishermen don’t know where the fish are before they go to sea, but they still choose to go out because they believe that they will return with a full load. Many times in life, only by choosing can you have the opportunity, and only by believing can you get the chance.

It's possible! These young people have something they are persistently pursuing, and as an old guy, I also want to compete with those who look down on me."

"Everyone said this formation was too risky." Gary Neville looked at his phone, sighed, looked at him and said softly: "The Guardian, The Times, ESPN, Sky Sports, even

Even the fucking Sun says your lineup is the same as their Page 3 girls!”

Hodgson was a little confused, "What do you mean?"

Gary Neville smiled ambiguously, "No defense."

"Shet!" Hodgson cursed loudly, and then turned his attention to the young man again. Too many people's hopes were placed on him. I only hope that his shoulders can still be as strong as when he was in the Champions League.

Take the heavy responsibility!

After returning to the locker room and making final preparations, Xiao Wen walked out of the tunnel with his teammates again.

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To be continued...