In another match in Group B that started at the same time, South Korea drew with Nigeria 2-2 and advanced to the top 16 for the first time outside of the country. In the 12th minute, Odia made a pass from the right and K-Uche scored in front of the goal. In the 38th minute
, Ki Sung-yong took a free kick from the left, and Lee Jung-soo scored from behind. In the 48th minute, Park Joo-young scored directly with a free kick from 24 yards. In the 69th minute, Yakubu scored a penalty kick.
It is reported that on the morning of the 18th, Zheng Chenglong's wife Lin Meijing gave birth to a healthy baby boy in a hospital in Seoul, South Korea. After becoming a father, Zheng Chenglong hopes to strive for better performances in subsequent competitions.
The Korean players did not forget to congratulate their team's goalkeeper. After Lee Jung-soo scored, they performed a lullaby together. This is not only reminiscent of Bebeto's performance after Brazil scored in the 1994 World Cup in the United States.
Cradle dance.
During the game, Nigeria had every chance to defeat South Korea and achieve a 2-goal difference, but captain Yakub's incredible mistake prevented Nigeria from coming back in the end.
In the 66th minute, Aila faked a horizontal pass on the left side of the penalty area and suddenly changed the line and passed the ball. Zheng Chenglong made a mistake and failed to intercept the ball. Yakub was 2 meters in front of the goal, and there were people around him defending. When the ball came,
When the speed was not too fast, Yakub raised his right foot and flicked the ball towards the goal, but he actually missed the ball! [
Lagerback on the sidelines bit his lip with a serious look on his face, almost yelling at Jakub on the court. This was an opportunity that was easier to score than a penalty kick. In other words, a miss was more difficult than a goal.
The shot was shot, but Yakub missed it. It was an unforgivable mistake no matter what.
But this was not the first mistake Yakub made. As early as the 59th minute, he missed a one-on-one ball. He received the pass and dunked over Li Zhengxiu and directly faced Zheng Chenglong. At this time, Martins had followed up.
In response, Yakub could hit an empty goal as long as he passed the ball to Martins. But Yakub decided to shoot by himself, and Zheng Chenglong poked the goal with his kick.
Yakubu's two shots on the field missed two single-handed goals, otherwise Nigeria should have advanced. In fact, the Korean team in this game was completely out of shape. Many mistakes in the defense gave Nigeria many opportunities, but Yakubu
Missing good opportunities one after another caused the entire Nigerian team to lose all confidence.
Nigeria got a penalty kick in the 69th minute. Yakubu took a few deep breaths and took the penalty himself. Fortunately, he made no mistakes this time and easily put the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot. But after the penalty,
After this penalty kick, his 21st goal in 55 games in Nigeria, Yakubu was replaced by Lagerback.
It can be said that the Nigerians used their poor performance to send the Koreans into the top 16!
All four games of the two groups have been completed, Uruguay will face South Korea and Mexico will face Argentina!
In the following group, England has drawn two games in a row. If they want to appear, they must win in the last round. It can be said that everyone in the group still has hope of advancing. The situation of qualifying for the group is extremely delicate.
In the first two games, the performance of the Three Lions was disappointing. After two consecutive draws, Capello's team had to defeat Slovenia in the last game to ensure qualifying from the group. Slovenia had 1 win and 1 draw in the first two games, and its performance was very good.
, as long as they draw with England in this campaign, they will definitely get a promotion spot. The two teams have only met once in history. In a friendly match in 2009, England defeated their opponent 2-1.
In this campaign, Milner, Upson and Defoe entered the starting lineup, with Rooney still at the front, Barry and Lampard in the midfield, Terry guarding the defense, and James guarding the goal. For Slovenia, Novakovic and
Ljubjankic joins the striker, Koren sits in the midfield, and Handanovic guards the goal.
England defeated Slovenia 1-0 and advanced to the round of 16 as second in the group. In the 23rd minute, Milner made a diagonal pass from the right into the penalty area, and Defoe was outflanked in front of the goal and scored.
At the same time, in the final round of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Germany defeated Ghana 1-0 and qualified first in the group. Their opponent in the 18th final will be England. In the 61st minute, Thomas Muller passed the ball and Ozil
I volleyed from the top of the penalty area and scored.
In Capello's career, there is a story that has been repeated repeatedly. First, Capello "suppressed the rebellion", and then the people he suppressed stood up to save his team. The most typical example is 06-07
During the season, Capello suppressed Beckham at Real Madrid, but it was Beckham who helped Capello win the championship. This night, this story has an extra plot. Terry, the rebel, once again saved Capello.
Before the game, rumors of internal strife broke out in England. Terry first asked Capello to make an exception and let everyone drink a glass of beer. After drinking a glass of beer, Terry brewed a "mutin". He led Gerrard, Johnson, James
,Lampard and Rooney and others,
He made suggestions to Capello and directly commented on the team's personnel and tactics (asking Capello to use Joe Cole, etc.). This move caused a big disaster. Who doesn't know who Capello is?
When did Perot allow a player to offend his own authority?
The "beer coup" initiated by Terry was easily suppressed by Capello. Under Capello's high pressure, Gerrard and many other players did not dare to participate. Terry reluctantly issued an apology statement afterwards. Capello was interviewed afterwards.
When he said coldly: "Coup? No, this is just a player's wrong behavior. My door is always open, whoever wants to talk to me can do it. But before speaking, you must know respect!"
There are many people who suspect that Terry will be deprived of his main position. However, since England is experiencing a shortage of central defenders, Capello will not take action easily. Therefore, Terry is a big attraction in this game. If he performs poorly,
He may be scolded by the English for many years. Fortunately, under heavy pressure, Terry played in extremely amazing form.
Throughout the war, Terry's statistics were extremely astonishing: as a central defender, he ran nearly 9,000 meters. He made four clearances in the penalty area, blocked the opponent's fast break 4 times, made 22 anticipatory interceptions, and all 9 headers were successful! And all of them were successful!
In the first and second half, Terry blocked two inevitable shots from his opponent.
In the 20th minute, Slovenia quickly counterattacked. Ljubjankic broke into the right side of the penalty area, and Novakovic on the other side had also followed up. In front of the two forwards, only Terry was defending. Terry's performance
Extremely calm, he resolutely stood up to Ljubjankic
The inside block not only blocked Ljubijankic's cutting route, but also hindered his passing route. Terry, who was fighting and retreating, spotted the moment when Ljubjankic shot and made a shovel to block the opponent's shot.
Come out. A two-on-one double ghost counterattack, which was resolved by him.
In the second half, Terry continued to save the day. In the 66th minute, Barry's mistake in the frontcourt was intercepted. Slovenia quickly counterattacked. Novakovic shot from the penalty spot. Terry once again blocked the inevitable goal with a flying tackle.
Out, the opponent gets the ball again
Terry jumped in and tried to block the opponent's explosive shot with his head! Although the ball did not hit his head, it obviously still interfered with the opponent. In any case, this approach can be called heroic, regardless of one's own safety, and quite
It's a bit evocative.
Throughout the game, Terry blocked the opponent's shots 3 times in total, especially the two blocks in the first and second half. If any one time was even half a step slower, Slovenia would be celebrating promotion today. It can be said that England can compete in the final battle.
In danger of promotion, Terry's contribution is no less than that of players such as Defoe! To paraphrase a famous saying, "Terry has made a contribution. At this moment, several traitors will flexibly possess him!" [
People have never doubted Terry's ability. However, the media has criticized Terry's public image. In fact, since the 2010 World Cup, many of Terry's actions have harmed the interests of England. A "Friendly Wife"
"Gate", discredited England's captain's armband and detonated the team's
The internal turmoil caused the England team to be ridiculed by the world; a "beer coup" had the smell of chaos before the big game. Fortunately, on the edge of the cliff, Terry used such a performance to somewhat vindicate himself.
.People have to admit that although he has a "ball dominating" demeanor, he still has strength after all.
Terry, as a suppressed "rebel", saved Capello. This is reminiscent of the story of Beckham, who was also suppressed, saving Capello in the 2006-07 season. Of course, in terms of the excitement of the story,
Degree, when it comes to the appeal of a story,
Terry is obviously not as good as Beckham. Because Beckham completed the rescue of Capello after being inexplicably suppressed, while enduring the grievances. And Terry, what he saved was not only Capello, but also himself.
Already a very poor public image.
Stoppage time winner! Donovan! When the US team had already stepped into the abyss of elimination, the real savior finally appeared in the 91st minute. Donovan, the best player in American football in the past 10 years,
A Jordan-style buzzer beater was staged in the World Cup! The buzzer beater brought the U.S. team back to life in an instant! This is Donovan’s current tournament.
His second goal in the World Cup also increased his total number of World Cup goals to 4, tying the goal record held by Bate Paterno, the top scorer in the history of the United States in the World Cup. The sea is changing, and heroes are revealed.
True Colors. Donovan created a miracle with a buzzer-beater. At that moment, he not only won the right to qualify for the American team, but also won the entire world.
From the fledgling world youth championship in 1999 to the culmination of the 2010 World Cup, 11 years passed by, allowing Donovan to complete the transformation from a young boy to a world star. In the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the United States and Mexico competed 1\8
In the final, Donovan scored two goals to help the United States defeat their opponents 2-0. After becoming famous in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Donovan quickly
Joining the ranks of world-class stars. In the US national team, he became the top scorer with 44 goals. At the same time, Donovan won the American Footballer 3 times, the best player of the national team 6 times, and won the Major League Golden Boot in 2008.
In 2009, he won the Major League MVP and was named to the Major League All-NBA Team three times. Among American players, Donovan's brilliance is hard to match.
In the 2006 World Cup, the U.S. team was eliminated in the group stage and scored only two goals, one of which was an own goal gifted by Zacardo of the Italian team. For Donovan, this was like a great shame. Four years later
South Africa, Donovan vowed to regain the lost face. In the last game against Slovenia, the United States team
We fell behind 0 to 2. In the second half, it was Donovan's explosive goal that sounded the clarion call for the U.S. team's counterattack; it was Donovan who assisted Brandley Jr. to score, helping the U.S. team equalize the score. If it hadn't been for the referee's mistake
Judgment, the US team will definitely complete a shocking comeback. After the game, Donovan was selected as the best player of the game by FIFA, which is also the greatest recognition of his outstanding performance.
What is a star? A star is someone who can step forward at critical moments, score goals, and lead the team to victory. In the match between the US team and the Algerian team, Donovan finally explained the definition of a star. During the game
, while Donovan charged into the battle, he also took on the heavy responsibility of the American team's offensive organization. In the 7th minute, Donovan organized a quick counterattack. Edu made a wonderful pass to Gomez, whose shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
.In the 35th minute, Donovan
Passed the ball to Dempsey, and Dempsey's shot was saved by the goalkeeper again. Not only that, Donovan also took care of the U.S. team's corner kick, showing his comprehensive skills. In the 37th minute, the U.S. team attacked. Donovan was eager to make a contribution, and he and E.
Du grabbed one
point, and directly kicked the ball away. Tencent data analysis master showed that Donovan scored 1 goal out of 3 shots in the game, which was amazingly efficient. In addition, he also made 7 crosses, 4 corner kicks, and 12
Passing into the penalty area ranks first among the team.
In the second half, time passed minute by minute, and the score remained unchanged. In the 58th minute, Dempsey failed to score against an empty goal, which seemed to indicate that the American team had recovered. In another game, England led Slovenia 1-0.
, a draw would mean elimination for the United States and Algeria, but who is willing to accept the fate of being eliminated?
?Where is the star who can save the US team? In stoppage time, the savior finally appeared: in the 91st minute, Howard took a goal kick and Donovan passed through. Altidore passed the ball, and Dempsey's shot was saved.
, Donovan's follow-up shot broke the net! Killer, absolute kill! Donovan saved Bradley, saved Dempsey, and saved American football!
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for fans of the US team. Donovan's heroic feat will surely go down in the history of the World Cup.
The United States' opponent in the knockout round will be the African team Ghana.
Although the Ghana team was defeated by the Germans in the final round, they ultimately relied on their goal difference to edge out Australia, which was tied with 4 points, and became the first African team to advance to the knockout rounds so far.
It is generally recognized by the outside world that the upper half occupied by Argentina, Germany, and England is relatively weak, while the lower half occupied by Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands, and Portugal is relatively strong.
As the qualifying teams and rankings of the World Cup group and group were announced, an even weirder half-zone matchup took place. England and Germany will meet in advance, and the winner between them will face the winner between Argentina and Mexico, which also makes Uruguay
, South Korea, the United States and Ghana are brought together in the other half.
Too strong, too weak. Not only will some of the favorites to win the championship fall early, but a "dark horse channel" has also emerged. If the unsatisfactory English have completely messed up the situation in the first half, then in the second half
, the Spanish team, which will still be fighting for qualifying in the final game, became another spoiler.
If there is a dialogue between strong and strong teams, there will inevitably be encounters between weak teams.
Uruguay vs. South Korea and the United States vs. Ghana, these two contests spanning four continents, are not the top 16 matches that the outside world most hopes to see, but if not, how can the "dark horses" that have always been in the World Cup escape?
The only strange thing is that the original situation of a strong team defending one zone was broken by the English, and Ukraine, South Korea, the United States, and Canada took advantage of it.
In the past 20 years, the names of Cameroon, Bulgaria, Croatia, Turkey, and South Korea have been written on the "dark horse book" of the World Cup. The only exception was the last World Cup in Germany, where only Ukraine, which reached the top 8, barely counted.
It is now certain that the weakest half of this World Cup will definitely have a "dark horse" to advance to the semi-finals. Who will it be? Except for Ghana, which barely advanced, the other three teams performed well in the group stage.
Point, Uruguay has won the World Cup twice, and the Koreans also advanced to the semi-finals in 2002. Especially the American team, which advanced at the last moment, is eye-catching. Not only do they have a fast, concise and practical impact style similar to American football,
style of play, and luck seemed to be on their side.
According to the practice of previous World Cups, dialogue between strong players usually does not begin until the quarter-finals.
For example, in the last World Cup, three of the four 1\4 decisive games were strong dialogues.
In South Africa this year, the most eye-catching showdowns will take place as early as the 1\8 finals. In the second half, the situation is far more complicated than predicted. What interests fans the most is what if Spain also meets Brazil in advance.
manage?
The situation in Group G is already very unclear. If the Brazilian team does not give up to Portugal as promised, it will definitely qualify as the first in the group. In contrast, Spain must defeat Chile to ensure qualifying, and it needs to score as many goals as possible.
The goal is to strive for first place in the group, so as to avoid Brazil. Brazil and Spain are currently ranked first and second in the FIFA rankings. Brazil forward Nirma said: "If we really encounter
, then this will be an early World Cup final."[
Of course, even if Spain avoids Brazil, it will definitely meet the Chinese Hong Kong team. Li Yu will face Real Madrid products such as Casillas, Ramos and Alonso, and it will also be a star-studded decisive battle.
However, the premise of all this is that the Spaniard must win the last game, otherwise it will be a disaster for this World Cup.
