In the first round of Group D of the World Cup in South Africa, Germany got off to a good start with a 4-0 victory over Australia at the Durban Stadium. It is worth noting that Germany has scored a total of 16 goals in the first games of the last three World Cups. No. 8
In the 26th minute, Podolski opened the scoring; in the 26th minute, Klose scored another victory. In the 56th minute, Australia's core Cahill committed a serious foul and was sent off with a red card. In the 68th and 70th minutes, Muller and Kakau scored consecutively.
, helped Germany win the first battle.
In the warm-up match before the World Cup, Germany performed very well and won all three games. Historically, Germany and Australia had two encounters, and they achieved good results. In the absence of the core Ballack,
Next, what kind of performance the German team will bring has become the focus of media attention.
Today Germany arranged a 451 formation, with Klose leading the front. In the midfield, Podolski and Muller were active on the wings, Khedira and Ozil were in the center, and Schweinstein was behind him.
On the back line, Friedrich and Mertesacker partnered as central defenders, Badstuber and Lahm were on the left and right, and Neuer was the goalkeeper.
The World Cup finally ushered in a goal feast, and unlucky Australia could only become a spectator for others to celebrate the World Cup!
After the game, Australian team coach Welbeck seemed helpless about the defeat. He even said that after seeing the performance of the German team today, he believed that the German team would be the biggest favorite to win the championship. The next game between Australia and Ghana will be a good match for Australia.
For him, it will be a final, which will determine whether the team can advance to the next round.
"Of course I am disappointed that we lost the game. The German team performed very well today, especially Podolski and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Originally we still had a chance. But after the second goal was lost, the entire team
The deployment was chaotic." Welbeck said that when the second half just started, the team made some changes.
However, the German team’s offensive performance in the frontcourt was so good that they were unable to defend and ultimately lost the game. Compared with the German team in the 2005 Confederations Cup, today’s Germany has become even more terrifying. “Germany will be the best player in this World Cup.
One of the favorites to win the championship, they are now more integrated and performing better than us."
After the game, some reporters questioned why Welbeck did not adopt the more offensive formation of 4-4-2. Welbeck also insisted that there was nothing wrong with his tactical arrangements. "We lost in the midfield today. The German team's midfield is too strong.
, if we change to 442, the result may not be as good as now.”
In the next game, Australia will face Ghana. If they fail to win this game, Australia will be destined to miss the group stage. Welbeck also said that the next game will be against Ghana like a final.
The youngest German team in history still maintains the original flavor of the German team. It defeated Australia 4-0 in its debut in South Africa, continuing the tradition of winning by a big score in the first game of the past three World Cups. The 17th World Cup opened in Germany.
During the game, he actually scored 4 or more goals 7 times, which is a unique feat in football.
It has never been the German team's style to start slowly. The Teutonic Legion has qualified for the World Cup finals 17 times so far. If we exclude the 2-0 victory of the East Germany against Australia in the first game in 1974 when the two Germanys participated together, only Germany (Federal Germany)'s 17 results are counted.
In the first game, the result was 12 wins
3 draws and 2 losses, a total of 47 games scored with an average of 2.76 goals, and only 15 games with an average of 0.88 goals conceded. Since being tied 1-1 by Uruguay in the first group match of the 1986 Mexico World Cup, the German tank has been
Winning the first game of six consecutive World Cups.
Moreover, every time the German team makes its World Cup debut, it often plays classic battles with big scores, such as the 4-1 defeat of Turkey in 1954 when it won the Jules Rimit Gold Cup for the first time, the 3-1 victory over Argentina in 1958, and the recent ones such as
In 1990, they defeated the powerful Yugoslavia 4-1. In the past three World Cups, the German team has been unstoppable, scoring more than 4 goals in each of the first games.
Analysis of the reasons why the German tanks have won consecutive big scores is nothing more than three points. The first is the super strong psychological quality. Many teams are inevitably nervous and reserved when they debut in the competition, but the German team has always had the most indestructible willpower.
, Facing a weak team such as Saudi Arabia is like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, but against a team that is slightly less powerful
Neither Costa Rica nor the Kangaroos were soft-footed. Even if the victory was certain, they continued to attack and never let go of any scoring opportunity. This is something that even five-time champion Brazil would be ashamed of. It is this quality that allows the German team to fully
Taking advantage of the World Cup expansion opportunity, they continued to kill opponents in Asia and North America.
The second is the careful tactical deployment of the German team. This victory over Australia is a textbook example of figuring out the opponent's shortcomings and exploiting the gaps in both ribs. This can't help but remind people of the famous "little note" in Lehmann's hand.
It is the tradition of the Germans to know oneself and the enemy, and to study the opponent down to every detail. Such precise preparations are beyond the reach of strong teams such as Britain and France.
The last point lies in the increasingly perfect whole of the German team. Compared with the equally superior Argentina team, they will always unconsciously rely on Messi's personal ability in advancing. Whenever the new ball king is troubled on the court, the offensive of the entire Argentine team
Naturally, it was hindered. The German team was not the same. They did not rely on individual performance and did not have gorgeous skills at their feet. However, they played an interlocking and impressive ground attack.
From Klinsmann to Loew, the team's lineup has not changed much, and the style of play has been consistent, ensuring the team's overall style and stable performance. Even the absence of captain and big-name star Ballack happened to be more beneficial to the German team in this regard
, a bunch of invincible little guys in the European Youth Championship.
They will cooperate with each other tacitly, not only showing a formidable and powerful tactical execution ability, but also giving this youth version of the German tank a bit more Latin charm than the traditional strong bow and horse. There is reason to believe that such a "
"Starless" German team is expected to continue its wonderful history in South Africa.
At the end of the third match day, people finally saw the excitement of the World Cup.
There will be three more battles on the next day, with the European brothers Netherlands and Denmark competing for the first time.
The Netherlands has been unbeaten against Denmark for 43 years (within 90 minutes). The last time the Oranje lost to an opponent was in October 1967, when Denmark defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the European Cup qualifiers. Since then, the Netherlands has
The opponents who have been pressing them are unable to lift their heads. It is with this strong confidence that many Oranje generals even played Twitter and online games easily before the war with Denmark.
In a series of warm-up matches before the World Cup, the Netherlands performed very well. They were undefeated in the last 11 warm-up matches and won the last four. The performance of the Danish team was not satisfactory. They lost three of the last four warm-up matches and lost twice.
The two teams have only played 27 times in history, and the Dutch team has the advantage with 11 wins, 10 draws and 6 losses. However, the two sides have never played against each other in the history of the World Cup.
In this campaign, Van Marwijk formed a 451 formation. Van Persie advanced forward alone, Van der Vaart, Sneijder and Kuyt were cruising behind him. Van Bommel and De Jong were in the midfield, and Stekelenberg guarded the goal.
Robben was substituted. For Denmark, Gunners legend Bendtner returned in time to lead the starting lineup, with Kallenborg and Romedal as the two full-backs. Jorgensen was the captain, and Liverpool defender Agger guarded the defence.
In the 46th minute, Robin van Persie made a pass, and Simon Poulsen's header deflected off Agger's back and broke the net. The first own goal of this World Cup was born. In the 84th minute, Kuyt sealed the victory for the Netherlands.
2:0, the showdown between European brothers was quite exciting.
The Dutch team had a good start in this World Cup, and with the end of this 2-0 victory, the Dutch team has been undefeated in 20 consecutive international A-level matches. This is the best result in the history of the Dutch team, and at the same time this
It also means that the Netherlands will continue to set new records in every unbeaten game in the following games.
Although the Dutch won this game and did not show their gorgeous playing style very well, the Dutch still proved to the world that they have the ability to win the championship, thus removing the title of "Uncrowned King". And look at them, they have been 20 consecutive years.
With an unbeaten record, we have to admit that this Dutch team does have a combat effectiveness that impresses its opponents. During Van Gaal's coaching period, the Dutch team had an unbeaten record of 17 games, but Van Marwijk has made this number a
history, and Van Marwijk is also leading the team to create new records step by step.
The 20 consecutive games without defeat proves that the Dutch team has not lost for a long time. The last time they lost was two years ago, on September 6, 2008, when the Australians defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in a warm-up match. However,
After that defeat, whether it was a friendly match or a qualifying match, whether it was at home or in the so-called devil's away game, Van Marwijk's team never tasted defeat again. And in this World Cup qualifying match,
The Oranje have even achieved more
It has an impressive record of winning 8 games, and it is the first European team to advance to the World Cup finals. In the budget competition of the World Cup in South Africa, the Matador Spanish team also achieved a record of victory, but it was in the 2009 Confederation.
The loss to the United States in the Cup also brought the Spanish team's 35-game unbeaten record to an abrupt end. If we count from the time of the first European World Cup qualifier in South Africa, the Dutch team has been undefeated for a longer time than the Spanish team.
I tasted the taste of defeat.
As the favorite team to win this World Cup, the Netherlands was not favored by the media and experts before, but the Dutch star Cruyff said it to the point: "The Netherlands will be the most underestimated giant." And the Netherlands' performance.
It also proved this. In the warm-up match, they continued their excellent form in the qualifiers and won many big-scoring victories. In the last warm-up match,
In the first game, they defeated the Hungarian team, and the team was full of confidence. In the first game, they defeated the Danish team, which will undoubtedly make the Dutch team more confident. Because the Danish team is also very strong.
It was this team from Northern Europe that forced the powerful Portugal to play in the qualifiers, and also made Ibrahimovic and the Swedish team become spectators.
In previous World Cups, the best result achieved by the Dutch team was the World Cup runner-up. They won the runner-up twice in the 1974 and 1978 World Cups, and are the well-deserved uncrowned king. This time they are also trying to get rid of this bit of bitterness.
The title. While the Oranje are refreshing their unbeaten record step by step, they are also constantly advancing towards the highest honor.
The second game was between the Asian powerhouse Japan and the African Lions Cameroon led by the cheetahs.
How can a cheetah lead a lion?
Since entering the World Cup finals for the first time in 1998, Japan has appeared in the top 32 for four consecutive times. However, in the warm-up match before the game, their performance was quite poor. After losing to their old rival South Korea 0-2, Japan again
Consecutive losses to England and Cote d'Ivoire 1-2 and 0-2, and the loss in all three warm-up games put head coach Takeshi Okada under tremendous pressure.
Cameroon's performance in the warm-up match was also very poor. The record of 2 draws and 2 losses gave the current head coach Le Guin a headache. Japan and Cameroon have met three times in history, and Japan has 2 wins and 1 draw and remains unbeaten. In the 2001 Federation
In the cup group stage, Japan won 2-0. In the 2003 friendly match, the two sides drew 0-0. In the 2007 friendly match, Japan defeated Cameroon again 2-0.
In the end, the Japanese team defeated Cameroon 1-0 at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and won its first World Cup finals victory on a non-native continent. In the 39th minute, Keisuke Honda, who played for CSKA Moscow, scored the goal
The only goal.
Before the first game against Japan, Cameroon's top star Eto'o made a bold statement: "Cameroon will definitely create history and win this World Cup championship!" Although the Cheetah's words are a bit exaggerated, many media predicted before the game that the lineup is complete and the group will be strong.
Cameroon, who is under relatively little pressure, is still worth looking forward to breaking through the group. However, no one expected that in the first game against Japan, the weakest team in the same group, the African Lions ended embarrassingly 0-1.
As a veteran powerhouse among African teams, Cameroon has a record that is outstanding among the others. Historically, Cameroon has advanced to the World Cup finals 6 times, the most among African countries. It should also be pointed out that the African Lions set a record in the 1990 World Cup.
The top 8 results, so far no African country has
The team can be broken. At the same time, Cameroon shined even more in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. By defeating Spain with a penalty kick in the final, Cameroon became the second African team to win an Olympic gold medal after Nigeria. Yes.
It is said that Cameroon’s football history was once quite glorious.
Before the start of this World Cup, through analysis of all aspects of the six African participating teams, the media once believed that Cameroon was most likely to break through the group. Especially in the last warm-up match, although Cameroon lost to Serbia 3-4, it was
Compared to Eastern Europe where all the generals are out
The Cavaliers, Cameroon's No. 1 goalkeeper Kameni, midfielder Song and top striker Eto'o were not present. However, the African Lions still only lost to a strong opponent at home by 1 goal. No wonder the authoritative media "The Guardian" said,
Cameroon will represent the African team and take the lead in breaking through the group.
However, what is surprising is that in the first game against the weakest Japanese team in the same group, Cameroon lost 0-1. In fact, in this game, Cameroon did not have no chance, especially in
The final period of the second half, including several extremely threatening shots against the goal post
The attack almost changed the score. What is very puzzling here is that neither the No. 1 goalkeeper Kameni nor the absolute core of the midfielder Song appeared in this game. Cameroon coach Legane is known for deposing big names.
, I wonder if the two main generals in Xue Zang this time originated from this.
After defeating Japan in the first game, Cameroon's qualifying situation is in danger. After all, the other two opponents in the group, Denmark and the Netherlands, are far stronger than Japan, which has never won a World Cup game outside its home country before. This time the African heroes
It is self-evidently difficult for the Lions to break through the group.
Although the Japanese team won a small victory in the first game, head coach Takeshi Okada's pre-match words may be as unconvincing as Eto'o's winning words. Takeshi Okada once said: Japan will advance to the semi-finals of this World Cup.
.Although they won the first battle, if the Japanese want to replicate the Asian history created by the Koreans in 2002, let alone abroad, even in Japan, it has proven difficult to achieve.
In fact, with the exception of Cameroon, several other African teams that have appeared have also performed quite average. Among them, South Africa drew 1-1 with Mexico in the opening match, Nigeria lost to Argentina 0-1, and Algeria lost 0-1.
Slovenia and Ghana narrowly defeated Serbia by 1 goal yesterday
, but the African Youth Army, who are missing Essien, Muntari and others, still have worrying prospects for qualifying. The only one among the six African teams that has not yet appeared is Cote d'Ivoire, but the African Elephants were once again assigned to the group of death.
Qualification is also not favored. Generally speaking, the African Legion fighting in the local area is already in danger.
Next up will be the defending champion Azzurri, their opponent is the Paraguay team from South America.
The Italians still continued the old tradition of a bad start to the competition and only scored 1 point against Paraguay. The two teams ended up drawing 1:1.
In 2010, when Italy went on the campaign, they faced even more serious problems. The core of the team was seriously aging. Pirlo, Buffon, Cannavaro and others were all over 30, and their condition had declined a lot;
Players do not come from traditional giants, such as Pepe of Udinese, Heat
Criscito of Naia. The most important reason is that, as the foundation of the Italian national team, Serie A has experienced an alarming decline in recent years. Not only are the league teams deeply troubled by financial problems, but the league has also suffered a serious loss of stars. These have made Italy
The team is underestimated, neglected, and despised.
But even so, Italy still cannot be ignored. This has always been the case with the Italian team. The more difficult it is, the more powerful it can be. Isn't it? In the 1994 World Cup finals, Nigeria led Italy until the 88th minute, but Baggio's
The decisive victory helped Italy turn defeat into victory. In the 2006 World Cup, Australia once led until the 89th minute.
, but was defeated by Italy's magical kill. All this proves that the Italian team is such a team: they do not have the most luxurious lineup, the best stars, and even the Italian team does not have the most powerful
Strength. However, the more difficult the situation is, the more terrifying this team is! With strong fighting spirit and extraordinary tenacity, the Italian team can always create miracles.
