Chapter 484: After the first round, some families are happy and some are sad
The match between Italy and England has attracted the attention of fans all over the world. This is a duel between two traditional strong teams.
After the game started, Italy took the initiative on the court with its exquisite skills.
In the 35th minute, Candreva took a tactical corner kick from the right. Verratti's counterattack was cleverly missed by Pirlo. Marchisio made a powerful low shot from 26 meters in front of the goal and went straight to the lower left corner!
One to zero!
Italy breaks the deadlock!
After only 2 minutes, England scored. Sterling intercepted the ball in the middle and broke through. Rooney made a pass from the left. Sturridge half-volleyed into the near corner from five meters away from the goal!
One to one!
Just five minutes into the second half, Italy took the lead. Damian made a direct pass. Candreva got rid of Baines on the right and crossed. Balotelli headed the ball from a small angle into the near corner!
Two to one!
Barocli has scored 4 goals in the past 5 major games, becoming the first Italian international to score a header in the World Cup since Materazzi in the 2006 final, and the first World Cup debutant since Quagliarella on June 24, 2010.
The Italian who showed off his goals.
As expected, Italy maintained the score of 2-1 until the end of the game and won the focal point of the game, which made the Italian fans overjoyed and the English fans secretly sad.
After the battle of Group D, people turned their attention to Group E.
Group E consists of Switzerland, Ecuador, France, and Honduras.
The media generally believe that the French team has already reserved one spot, and the other three teams will compete for the other spots.
The first to appear were Switzerland and Ecuador.
Ecuador took the lead in the 22nd minute!
Lichtsteiner needlessly fouled Montero, Walter Ayovi took a free kick from the left, and Enel Valencia hit the ball four meters in front of the goal and into the net.
One to zero!
Just two minutes into the second half, the Swiss team equalized the score.
Xhaka split the line, and Lichtsteiner's low shot from the right side 25 meters away from the goal was blocked by the left goal post. Ricardo Rodriguez took a corner kick from the left, and Mohammadi hit it three meters in front of the goal.
Throw your head into the far corner!
One to one!
In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Ricardo Rodriguez made a low pass from the left, and Seferovic pushed into the near corner with his left foot four meters from the goal!
Two to one!
Switzerland defeated Ecuador!
The match between Switzerland and Ecuador is over, and the match between France and Honduras is on.
In the 43rd minute, Pogba received an overhead ball from the left side of the penalty area and was knocked down from behind by Wilson Palacios, resulting in a penalty kick!
Wilson-Palacios received his second yellow card and was sent off. Benzema took the penalty and advanced to the upper left corner!
One to zero!
This is Benzema's seventh goal in the past seven games for the national team, becoming the third French player to score a penalty in his World Cup debut!
Three minutes into the second half, Cabaye passed a diagonal pass from the right behind the defense. Benzema volleyed with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area eight meters away from the goal and shot the inside of the far post. The ball hit goalkeeper Valladares' left hand and bounced towards the goal.
He fished the ball out, but referee Richie awarded a penalty kick!
Two to zero!
The French team extended their lead.
In the 72nd minute, Valbuena knocked back from the right. Debuchy volleyed hard from 22 meters in front of the goal and the defender changed the line. Benzema made a supplementary shot from a small angle on the right and hit the top of the goal!
Three to zero!
Benzema scored twice, becoming the second French player to score twice in the World Cup after Zidane!
In this way, the French team easily won with a score of 3 to 0. Benzema showed the world his true qualities as a killer in front of the goal!
Group F is similar to Group E. Argentina is in the only group, and three teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yin Lang, and Nigeria have to compete for another qualifying spot.
Messi finally made his debut, which made fans around the world full of expectations.
Li Chuanqi scored a hat trick, Neymar, Robben, and Benzema scored twice. How many goals will Messi score?
According to the rules of the World Cup, in whichever continent the World Cup is held, the team from that continent will win the championship, except for Africa and Asia.
As the two giants of South America, Argentina is of course the favorite to win the championship. According to the odds of the three major European gambling companies, Argentina is even more likely to win the championship than Brazil.
At seven o'clock in the evening on the 15th, Messi, who is loved by thousands of people, started his journey to the World Cup in Brazil.
Argentina took the lead in the first 128 seconds. Messi passed a free kick from the left. Rojo's header in front of the small penalty area missed the goal, but the ball hit Kolasinac's leg and deflected into the lower right corner. This is World Cup history.
The fastest own goal!
No one expected that Argentina's first goal in this World Cup would be an own goal.
Argentina expanded the score in the 65th minute. Messi dribbled the ball through the midfield and cooperated with Yin Guain to kick the wall. Then he shot hard with his left foot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball hit the inside of the left post and entered the net!
Two to zero!
This is Messi's second goal in the World Cup finals. The last goal was against Serbia and Montenegro in 2006.
Bosnia and Herzegovina pulled one back in the 84th minute. Lulic made a direct pass. Yin Bisevic shot low from a small angle from behind Federico Fernandez on the left side of the penalty area. The ball passed between Romero's legs and entered the net!
Two to one!
Argentina got off to a good start without any danger, and Messi also scored the first goal of this World Cup.
Another match in the same group was played at the Baishada Stadium in Curitiba. Yinlang drew 0-0 with Nigeria. This was the first draw and the first game without a goal in this tournament.
After the match of Group F, people turned their attention to Group G.
Group G consists of Germany, Portugal, Ghana, and the United States.
The first game is a strong dialogue, Germany vs Portugal.
Ronaldo is about to make his debut.
As the three top forwards today, Li Chuanqi and Messi both scored goals in the first game. Can Ronaldo also score goals?
In the 11th minute, Gotze broke into the right side of the penalty area and was pulled down by Joao Pereira. Serbian referee Mazic whistled a penalty! Joao Pereira received a yellow card, which was the fastest Germany received in the World Cup.
In the penalty kick, Muller advanced to the lower left corner!
One to zero!
Germany expanded the score in the 32nd minute. Ozil made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. Gotze's shot from ten meters in front of the goal was shoveled out of the baseline by Joao Pereira. Kroos took a corner kick from the right and Hummels
Headed the ball seven meters in front of the goal and hit the net!
Two to zero!
Portugal made matters worse in the 37th minute. Pepe raised his hand to touch Muller's face while fighting for the ball, and then touched Muller's face while he was sitting on the ground. Muller got up and argued with him. Mazic directly showed Pepe a red card!
In the stoppage time of the first half, Ozil made a pass from the right. Höwedes took the ball back from the back point. Kroos passed the ball diagonally from the left. Bununo Alves made a clearance and was intercepted by Muller. Muller was in front of the goal.
A left-footed push shot from 12 meters was saved by Patricio and went into the upper left corner!
Three to zero!
Germany sealed the victory in the first half.
In the 79th minute, Schürrle drew across the right side of the penalty area in front of the goal. Patricio fell to the ground and Muller swept the shot into the lower left corner four meters in front of the goal!
Four to zero!
In the end, Germany ended this strong dialogue with a score of 4 to 0. It was also the game with the most wins since the start of the game, showing an excellent state.
Portugal was defeated 0-4, causing an uproar around the world. Is Portugal a fake strong team?
Another game in the first round of Group G was played at the Dunes Stadium in Natal. The United States defeated Ghana with a 2-1 revenge. Dempsey scored in 29 seconds, A-Aye equalized the score, and the 21-year-old Brooks came on as a substitute before the end.
Killer.
The biggest highlight of this game was Dempsey's lightning goal in the opening 39 seconds.
After Group G, fans around the world turned their attention to the last group, Group H.
Group H consists of Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea.
The first match of Group H starts at the Mineiro Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Belgium vs. Algeria.
There was a sudden disturbance in the 23rd minute. Gulang made a pass from the left. Feguli, who was connected at the back point, was pulled down by Vertonghen. The Mexican referee Ricardo Rodriguez whistled a penalty kick!
This was Algeria's first penalty kick in 10 World Cup games. Vertonghen was given a yellow card and Fegouli advanced to the lower right corner!
One to zero!
Belgium tied the score in the 70th minute. De Bruyne passed a diagonal pass from the left. Fellaini's header from nine meters in front of the goal hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced in!
One to one!
In the 80th minute, De Bruyne made a tackle and launched a counterattack. Hazard ran a low pass from the left, and Mertens volleyed hard into the near corner from 12 meters away from the goal on the right!
Two to one!
Belgium comes back to win!
The second match of the first round of Group H was held at Cuiaba Pantanal Stadium, with the South Korean team facing off against the Russian team.
In the 68th minute, Lee Geun-ho's long shot caused Akinfeev's save error, and South Korea was lucky to take the lead!
In the 74th minute, Korzhakov came on as a substitute and scored an equalizer in a melee three minutes later. In a fierce battle in the 90th minute, the South Korean team failed to get off to a good start, 1-1 against the Russian team.
After the first round, some people were happy and some were sad.
