The second round of Group G matches was divided into two days, with Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire playing first.
Brazil's first match was a difficult 2-2 draw with China and Hong Kong. Five-star Samba's first match in South Africa finally had the title of favorite to win the championship. Although Kaká did not fully perform, Maicon and Elano scored key points for the team.
Goal. Ivory Coast had a 0-0 draw with Portugal in the first game, and Drogba and Ronaldo's PK ended amicably. The two teams' historical confrontation records, pre-World Cup warm-up matches, and Brazil's imaginary rivals in Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, both scored 3 points.
It was a big victory with more than one goal, while Côte d'Ivoire only drew 2-2 with Paraguay of South America.
In this campaign, Dunga retained the winning lineup from the first game, with Robinho still partnering with Fabiano on the front line, Kaká leading the midfield, Lucio and Juan in defense, and Cesar guarding the goal.
There is only one change in Cote d'Ivoire compared to the previous game. Drogba continued to play injured, Warcraft took Gervinho's place, the Toure brothers sat in the midfield and backcourt, and B-Barry guarded the goal.
Brazil defeated Cote d'Ivoire 3-1 and qualified ahead of schedule with two wins from two games. In the 25th minute, Kaka made a pass from the middle and Fabiano shot from a small angle. In the 50th minute, Fabiano scored twice. No. 64
In the 80th minute, Kaka made a pass from the left, and Elano outflanked him to score two consecutive goals. In the 80th minute, Drogba regained a point with a header. In the 88th minute, Kaka accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card.
He will miss the next game.
Who was the player who stole the biggest spotlight in the battle between Brazil and Ivory Coast? The answer is of course Kaka. This is not only because he had two assists, not only because he got a red card, but also because, on this night,
What Kaka did reminds people of two people: Baggio in 1994 and Ronaldinho in 2002! [
Throughout the first half, Kaká was the king of mistakes. He passed the ball 15 times, 5 of which were missed; 4 times he broke through with the ball, and 3 times the ball was intercepted by the opponent. According to statistics, Kaká conceded a total of 15 goals within half an hour.
The number of times reached 9 times. In the 15th minute, his lost ball was quickly counterattacked by the opponent. The Ivory Coast team almost used this opportunity to score a goal.
But, what is a superstar? A superstar does not need to be brave and active throughout the game. He does not need to be able to easily penetrate the opponent's dense defense. Even if he makes mistakes from time to time, it will not be a problem. But as long as the opponent gives him
If you give him a little space, he can take advantage of it, and he will be able to punish his opponent immediately.
In the 1994 World Cup, Italy faced Nigeria in the 18th final. Baggio didn't have many highlights in the whole game. He was stared at by his opponent as if he "disappeared" on the court. But when the game was nearing the end, his opponent gave him a chance, just that chance.
, Baggio scored, saving Italy from falling behind 0-1. It can be seen in slow motion that there is only a narrow channel between the goalkeeper's hand and the goal post, and Baggio's ball went into the net from there.
Similarly, today, Kaka was closely guarded by his opponent. As soon as he got the ball, he faced many people blocking him. However, the opponent's defense was inevitably loose. In the 25th minute, Kaka got a chance. Robinney
Austria made a direct pass, Fabiano knocked the ball with his heel, and Kaka stopped the ball. On his left side, there was a defensive player in front of him. When he received the ball, he leaned against one person with his body, and then after stopping the ball, he quickly moved his foot.
Passed another player. At this time, Fabiano ran forward, and two Ivory Coast players "closed the door" trying to block the passing channel between Kaka and Fabiano. Only a narrow channel was left! But Kaka
Ka passed the ball from here. Fabiano received the ball, single-handedly shot angrily and scored.
As long as the opponent leaves him a little passing channel, Kaká can punish the opponent immediately, and Kaká can change the game. In fact, in the entire first half, this is the only time Kaká succeeded in passing. But this time
, the Brazilian team opened the door to victory.
In the second half, Kaka continued his style of "either sheathing the knife or drawing blood". In the 62nd minute, Kaka once again got a chance to break through from the left, and he did not dribble too gorgeously.
, but simply moved the ball to the baseline, and then accurately passed the ball low to the middle. Elano scored the ball into the goal. Kaká did not have many fancy moves, but simple
As soon as the pass was passed, the murderous intention appeared immediately. In the past two years, due to Kaká's repeated opponent's killing tactics and various injuries, Kaká no longer frequently attacks. He would rather use this method, which is more affordable and pragmatic.
His style of playing football. His offensive efficiency has also been greatly improved. Give him a little sunshine and he will shine. Such a superstar style is reminiscent of Baggio in 1994.
Without that red card, Kaka would have been qualified to compete for the best of the game. But unfortunately, after two assists, Kaka was possessed by another god. This is Ronaldinho in 2002. Ronaldinho won the World Cup
The pinnacle of history is Brazil
In the battle with England, he first used a lob free kick to tease Seaman and became famous all over the world. Then, under the constant fouls and violations by his opponents, Ronaldinho became angry. He was sent off by the referee with a direct red card for a flagrant foul.
, caused huge controversy.
The same is true for Kaka today. He was constantly maliciously violated by his opponents. He was fouled 4 times in the whole game, and all 4 times he was tackled. In addition, Elano was kicked, which also seriously affected the mood of the Brazilian players. So.
First of all, Kaka was also a little emotionally disturbed. He first appeared in the 8th
In 5 minutes, he received a yellow card for knocking down the opponent's player. Then, an unexpected scene happened. In the 88th minute, No. 18 Keita of the Cote d'Ivoire team collided with Kaká, although it seemed that Kaká did not intentionally hurt his opponent.
, but Keita fell to the ground and rolled after the collision.
The referee thought that Kaka was suspected of hitting his opponent and gave him a second yellow card. Dunga flew into a rage, and more than 90,000 spectators booed. Of course, there was also Keita. Kaka's arm touched his chest, but he
Covering his face and rolling around. This tricked the referee into giving a red card, and also earned Kaka his first red card since landing in Europe in 2003!
This is Kaka on this night. In the first half of the game, he behaved like Baggio in 1994; but in the second half, he acted like Ronaldinho in 2002, both god and devil. Of course, he was even more wronged than Ronaldinho back then.
, Ronaldinho was just angry because he was kicked, and received a red card for a foul. As for him, the first yellow card may have been his own fault, but the second one was a bit unjust.
From Brazil's perspective, this may be retribution for "those who come out to fool around will eventually pay back". In 2002, Brazilian No. 10 Rivaldo used the same acting skills to deceive the Turks into being sent off. Eight years later, this scene was repaid to
Brazil No. 10, although the No. 10 jersey has changed hands...
The group match between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire was held at the Johannesburg Football Stadium. Brazil finally defeated Cote d'Ivoire 3-1. Fabiano, the protagonist who scored 2 goals tonight, attended the post-match press conference and said that the second goal was
It is the "Hand of God".
"Today's game against Cote d'Ivoire was still very difficult. The whole situation was very complicated, but the Brazilian team controlled the game from the beginning. This game is also very important to me because I haven't scored a goal for a long time. This game proves
It shows my strength." Fabiano scored two goals in a row, press conference
He seemed extremely excited at the scene. He emphasized to the reporters present, "Although I scored a goal today, the most important thing is that the Brazilian team as a whole has taken a big step forward in the World Cup. We are here as a collective."
Up to this point, this awareness will always be present in all World Cup games."
After scoring the goal, Fabiano ran while making the sign of 6. The reporters present wanted to understand the special meaning of this gesture. Fabiano smiled and said: "This sign of 6 is dedicated to me.
My eldest daughter, because it was her 6th birthday. When she celebrated her birthday last year, I happened to
I couldn't celebrate her birthday in a game against Italy. I scored two goals that day. And today I repeated the record of two goals that day, so I dedicated the first goal to her.
To my eldest daughter. In order to avoid making my second daughter sad, I dedicated the second ball to my second daughter."
One of the controversies in Brazil's match against Ivory Coast is whether Fabiano's second goal was a handball. Fabiano admitted that when he touched the ball for the first time, the ball did touch his hand. "I believe everyone must be very happy.
Paying attention to this issue, when the ball fell down for the first time, it did hit the hand, and the second time it hit the shoulder. But I feel that these are not intentional on my part, it is a very natural result, and I feel that if I can
To have such a goal in the World Cup is actually very exciting."
The match in Brazil finally came to an end. Ericsson of China Hong Kong team announced the starting lineup for tomorrow's match against Portugal at the press conference. Li Yu's name did not appear in the starting lineup. However, what comforted the Chinese fans was that Li Yu
's name is among the substitutes.
The reporters at the scene did not pay attention to any other names. All the topics focused on Li Yu's injury.
Facing the reporter's question this time, Eriksson did not choose to remain silent, but answered with a serious face: "It's hard to say everything. Li Yu's recovery can be described as miraculous, but the problem is that everyone advised me not to do it."
Let him take risks on the field, and his name can appear on the substitute list. It is entirely Li Yu who fought for it!"
Eriksson's answer can reflect many problems, that is, Li Yu's injury is indeed serious, and whether he can play is still a mystery. Li Yu himself is very proactive and eager to return to the game! [
Whether he can play or not is just Eriksen's smoke. He changed players before the start of the game. I haven't seen Li Yu so far, so it's really hard to judge. All the news comes from the media in Eriksen's answer.
This is the only insider's explanation of Li Yu's injury.
Tomorrow's game will determine the qualifying situation of Group G. Brazil took the lead with 4 points and is in a relatively safe position, while Cote d'Ivoire only has 1 point. With one more game, it is on points with the other two teams.
In the last round of the group stage, their opponent was the China Hong Kong team. The only way for the Ivorians was to win.
In the last round, the China Hong Kong team had to face the Ivorian team. The match against Portugal in the second round was also extremely important. If they win the Portuguese team, the China Hong Kong team will be beaten by the Cote d'Ivoire team, and Brazil will also be beaten by the Portuguese team.
Come on, Group G is worthy of being called the group of death. Every game is crucial and there is no room for failure.
The first team to appear the next day is the Spanish team, the top favorite to win this cup. The match between China Hong Kong team and Portugal will be held later.
In the first round of the group stage, the Spaniards suffered a shocking upset and lost to Switzerland 0-1. After losing in the first round, Spain's situation took a turn for the worse. If they want to get the right to qualify, they must win in the next two rounds.
Achieve a complete victory. Honduras as this group
The weakest opponent performed mediocre in the first round and lost to Chile 0-1. Historically, Spain and Honduras had a record of confrontation. In the group stage of the 1982 World Cup, the then host Spain was unexpectedly defeated by Honduras 1-1.
draw.
Today Spain arranged a 442 formation, with Villa and Torres starting together on the front line. Xavi and Navas were responsible for the offense in the midfield, with Busques and Alonso as the back midfielders. On the back line, Puyol and Pique partnered as central defenders.
Capdevila and Ramos are on the left and right, and the goalkeeper is still Casillas. For Honduras, the famous forward Suazo made his debut, and his partner on the front line is Martinez who once played for Yanjing Guoan.
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Spain, the favorite to win the championship, defeated Honduras 2-0 at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg and achieved its first victory. In the 17th and 51st minutes, Villa scored twice, and his number of goals in the national team reached 40. No. 61
Minutes later, Spain also got a penalty kick opportunity, but Villa missed the shot and missed the chance to score a hat trick.
In the first match against Switzerland, Spain took 25 shots and scored 0. In the second match against Honduras, Spain completed 22 more shots and the scoreboard only turned over twice. Considering the loss in the first match, it scored 3 points after two rounds and scored a goal.
2, and 1 goal difference. Under the World Cup rules that the smaller score is required for the same score, the promotion pattern is extremely unfavorable.
After two rounds, Chile leads the way with 6 points. Switzerland and Spain both have 3 points. Switzerland has a goal difference of 0 and 1, so it ranks behind Spain. However, in the last round, Hitzfield's opponent is recognized as the weakest team in the group.
Team Honduras, Rueda's team has only one theoretical point to qualify
Hopefully, if Spain wants to ensure that it enters the top 16, it must defeat the Chilean team, at least overpowering its current opponent with a goal difference of 2. If it draws or loses, it will be a shame for itself, and it will most likely have to be in Europe.
The tombstones of the martyrs who won the World Cup continue to have their names engraved on them.
But even if Spain can defeat Bielsa's team in the final game of the group, it is still unknown whether it can win the group first place. As we all know, the top two teams in Group H will compete with the top two teams in Group G to play in the knockout rounds, and the top two teams in Group H will play in the knockout round.
It is very likely that Brazil, with its strong ability and good condition, is obvious to all, and no one wants to win the Confederations Cup right now, especially the Spaniard, who aims to win the championship but is currently showing a slow start.
Both Chile and Spain squandered too many scoring opportunities on Honduras, which gave the Swiss an opportunity to take advantage. Although Switzerland currently has a goal difference of 0, in the final round, it is expected to win from Central and North America, which has limited strength and slim chances of advancement.
Score more goals for the team
, if Spain's goal difference cannot surpass Switzerland (taking into account Chile's excellent form and excellent wing attack force), it will be forced to accept a deadlock with the number one candidate (the target bookmaker touted Brazil as the favorite).
Destiny, there is nothing you can do if your intestines are regretful.
God can do evil, but you can't survive it. If the European hegemon and the South American champion really have an early conflict in the 1\8 finals, it will be a disaster created and left by the Spaniards themselves. The formation in the first game was conservative and indulged in possession of the ball.
As a result, the opponent became more confident the more they defended with a steel-barrel formation. As a result, Villa was denied a clean sheet by the opponent for the second time in two years.
In today's battle, although the Matadors' offensive organization improved greatly, with both sides and center alive, there was another problem with the final kick: Torres became the fifth defender in Honduras, and he was able to hit two goals in just 2 minutes.
It was an excellent opportunity. Cesc Fabregas shot into the empty goal but was saved by the "goal line angel". Ramos missed the opportunity with a head shot. Xavi's header either missed the top or hit the wrong side of the post and crossed the baseline. Villa also
, scoring two goals is worthy of congratulations, but the cost of missing a penalty kick may not be reflected until the final whistle of the final round of the group stage...
Puyol, who did not perform well against the Swiss team in the first game, once again showed outstanding form in today's game. While helping the team keep a clean sheet, his state has improved day by day with the team. After the embarrassing first game, he found himself in self-criticism.
Puyol, who has returned to the direction, is leading the team towards the miracle of winning the championship.
It seems to be an unwritten "rule" in the World Cup that the losing team is destined to win the championship, and Spain is challenging this record. In the first match against the Swiss team, Spain's performance was mediocre, and the door was wide open at the back. The Swiss team's little-known forward line was...
Puyol can be easily played. After the game, the status of the Barcelona captain was also questioned by the media. With the support of Pique and other teammates, Puyol led the team today. In the game against Honduras, people are usually familiar with
That Puyol is active again.
For most of the game, Puyol was more dedicated to his defensive duties. In the 52nd minute, Tursios' shot in front of the penalty area was decisively scooped out by Puyol. This was exactly what the Barcelona captain was doing.
The epitome of the game was the outstanding performance of the defense, which firmly protected Casillas behind him and his goal.
In terms of offense, Puyol made many interventions in the last half hour of the second half, aiming to achieve a bigger victory for the team. In the 66th minute, he passed the header and almost helped Navas score; in the 78th minute, he rushed into the penalty area.
If you run a little further, you will have a chance to head Mata's corner kick into the opponent's net.
Just before the game against Honduras, Puyol also said in front of the media: "The team will treat this game as a final." In this game that is about qualifying, Puyol is on offense and defense.
The outstanding performance at both ends was also a major foundation for Spain to score three points.
In fact, "AFP" reported that since the beginning of Spain's World Cup tour in South Africa, whether Puyol should give up the central defender position to Real Madrid's Ramos has been a hot topic in some Spanish media. In today's game, Puyol
Joel not only proved once again that he is more qualified than anyone else for the central defender position, but also proved his ability to lead the team to victory. Losing the championship? Puyol, who never admits defeat, is leading his teammates to challenge this historic event in World Cup history.
