Thanks to "Thieves" and "Qingqing Little Wolf" for the reward!
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Just one day before England's final game in the group stage, the farewell to the World Cup officially kicked off.
If teams like Saudi Arabia and Nigeria were eliminated early, people would not be surprised, as if it was foreseeable, but when a world-class team returns home in the group stage, it is truly full of shock and cruelty.
The Gallic rooster has come home.
In the final battle of life and death for the French team, even if Zidane returned from injury, the fate of the French team could not be saved. They were defeated by the fairy tale team Denmark with two goals. The double champion set a record for the defending champion in the group stage and was eliminated in shame without a win or goal.
Record!
The Danish team won the first place in the group with Thomasson's four goals in three games, avoiding a meeting with England. Their top 16 opponents were either Argentina or Sweden.
Senegal, which debuted in the World Cup, made the world remember them. They will definitely be remembered and never forgotten!
In addition to defeating the defending champion France in the first game, they also almost suffered a collapse in the final group game to create another World Cup classic.
Leading 3:0 at halftime, in the 88th minute of the game, the score became 3:3.
Uruguay is only one goal away from completing an earth-shattering comeback and reaching the last 16.
Unfortunately, Uruguay seemed to enter the state too late. In the 270-minute group stage, they seemed to only wake up in the last 45 minutes.
Senegal's passion is remembered by the world, but their opponent in the top 16 is basically no surprise: England!
When Senegal celebrated its historic achievement of reaching the top 16 of the World Cup for the first time, the outside world showed a lot of respect and a touch of pity: Cherish the time and celebrate. In six days, you may also have to go home.
In the Japanese division, the German team defeated Cameroon 2:0 to secure first place in the group and advance to the round of 16. Klose scored again. He has scored 5 goals, a number that has made the world's media crazy, and one step away from the World Cup.
The golden boots have been cursed for more than twenty years, a very close number,
However, the German team is still worrying, and it keeps worrying, because during the game, Kahn always steals the spotlight, Olembe's single shot, Lauren's header from close at hand, Mboma's powerful shot...
....Kahn was like a god descending to earth, suffocating Cameroon to death!
And is this a good sign?
Of course not. The goalkeeper steals the spotlight and becomes the hero. The problem reflected is defense. Therefore, even though the German team advanced strongly, it is still not favored.
The miserable Saudi Arabia was probably in a hurry to fly home. Ireland gave them three eggs without hesitation. Just like that, Saudi Arabia left with a score of 12 eggs after losing all three games in the group stage without scoring a goal.
World Cup.
June 12, Osaka Nagai Stadium.
The atmosphere in today's game was not as lively as before. After all, the excitement and attention of the game were not as high as before.
Nigeria was eliminated and England advanced. In the last game, the former was for dignity, and the latter, uh, looking at the starting lineup, it seems that friendship came first and the game came second to give some face to the African brothers.
Most of the fans in the stands were mainly appreciative, not nervous and very relaxed.
When Aldridge entered the field, the Nigerian coach took the initiative to shake hands with him. Onibinder, an African with a background as a teacher, came to Aldridge. Aldridge shook hands with him and exchanged a few words.
"Today's most watched game is definitely the game between Argentina and Sweden that starts at the same time. The game between England and Nigeria will not have an impact on the situation of this group, unless Nigeria bloodbaths England and knocks down England's goal difference. At the same time, another
It should not happen that a game is decided by a huge margin."
"Haha, Andy, what are you worried about? Hall sent a group of young people and worried that they messed up?"
"Just kidding, is anyone worried about England now?"
"Haha, no matter what, we expect England to go all out today. I believe these boys will not slack off at all. And they have no pressure. As long as they perform to the best of their ability, it is enough."
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides.
England started with 451.
Goalkeeper: James.
Defenders: Mills, Terry, Campbell, Bridge.
Midfielder: Dyer, Carrick, Hargreaves, Rooney, Joe Cole.
Nigeria has determined that they will leave the World Cup after playing this game. They no longer need to be as conservative as in the previous two games. Looking at their formation today, they seem to want to compete with England and defend the dignity of African football. This is a good thing.
, we hope it will be an open game."
"I believe that those who are paying attention to this game are most curious about England's young player Rooney. He is not yet 17 years old, but he actually started in the World Cup, and it was the first official game of his career. He is so rich.
Amazing colors!”
Needless to say, Rooney, who was standing on the field wearing an England jersey at the moment, looked solemn.
It was an unexpected start to his career.
He dreamed of playing in the FA Cup final like Ronaldinho, dreamed of playing in the Toyota Cup final like Ronaldo, dreamed of being remembered like Shevchenko on his first appearance when the team needed it...
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No matter what he thought, he never imagined that his career debut would actually be the World Cup!
He knew that in London, his relatives and friends would be celebrating with wine glasses and cheering his name. His parents would record the game with a video recorder, and use a camera to capture the whole family recording this moment.
Thinking of this, he held his head high, raised his chin a little more, and his whole body was full of fighting spirit, just like the temperament he showed in the Millwall youth team: a strong desire to fight!
As the referee Brian Hall blew the whistle, the game began.
Although it was a formal game, Aldridge still stood on the sidelines to supervise the game. However, it can still be seen that he was not as serious as in the previous two games. At least he took off his suit jacket. The weather was terrible for the game at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Hot enough.
Aldrich, who was standing on the sidelines, had his own thoughts.
The whole world knows that this is an insignificant game, but he will not waste a minute of the World Cup.
It is the players who play football, but as the head coach, he has something he wants to show. That is his talent, ability, style and football philosophy.
European football has hailed him as a master, and the most important thing is his coaching creativity.
There are many strong men in the green world, but not many strong men can be remembered. And he just wants to do his best to leave his mark on the team he coaches in an era.
This is not fixed by the style of football. It takes time to become understood, familiar, and ultimately accepted by the outside world and is an imprint that is unforgettable.
"Huh? The style of the England team today is completely different from the previous two games. They pressed forward from the beginning. Even if the opponent got the ball, they still would not retreat quickly. Hall was trying to use Millwall's high pressing tactics.
Winning this game? This may be a bit risky, because these young players do not have terrifying offensive pressure."
The commentator, who was in a relaxed mood, was very surprised when he saw the attitude of the England team after the kick-off.
The England team is like a wolf and a tiger.
Smith, Joe Cole, and Rooney rushed up, with Dyer and Carrick in the back row, and Bridge and Mills on the wing. The defensive triangle was relatively stable, but the distance from the front group was also small.
It is kept very reasonable. The space behind him is either big or small. If he encounters a speedy forward, there will definitely be enough space for him to perform.
England appear to be aggressive and overestimating their capabilities.
Dyer scored the ball, Carrick took over, and went straight to Rooney on the first line, but was intercepted by Udeze!
"Strange! Hall isn't angry? England really seemed to have returned to their original form when they played like this. Carrick's through ball was so obvious. Everyone could see that Rooney was only focused on running and the ball was intercepted behind him.
, the ball was given to the opponent, and where was Smith? Oh my God, England's formation is such a mess! Why did Smith run back to the midfield to defend? He is a forward."
The scene was chaotic, England's offense had nothing new, and the formulaic passing was normal. It was not difficult for Nigeria to defend frontally, and there was no threat of personal breakthrough.
But why the confusion?
Because Nigeria does not have a master organizer when it comes to passing the ball after switching from defense to offense, the passing is also formulaic, and it is not surprising that it is predicted. Less than 3 seconds after they successfully defended, the England team pressed them closely.
, menacing, and it seems that the England team is just waiting for them to do this!
Nigeria coach Onibinder looked at the situation on the field and was a little confused.
Is the England team messing around?
They were running back and forth in a furious manner, which made people dizzy. The rationality of the formation and the distribution of positions were unbalanced. It was as chaotic as a group fight...
Christopher, the right midfielder, finally found space and waited for his teammate to pass the ball. His teammate also passed the ball to him. However, before the ball reached his feet, he found that England full-back Bridge was close to him and directly connected with him.
Their bodies were close to each other and entangled together. At the same time, Carrick on the side was also rushing toward him with murderous intent, as well as Smith on the right front.
Christopher suddenly realized that he was isolated. The ball hadn't even been touched yet, but he had to engage in physical confrontation with Bridge. He wanted to leave, but Bridge grabbed his jersey covertly, and his power was hindered. He couldn't control the ball when he touched it.
Good footwork, stop big!
Carrick came over and took the ball away, turned around, and passed the ball directly to Smith in front of him. Smith turned around again and passed the ball directly to the front.
England stuffed the goal into the box!
Someone successfully countered offside, Joe Cole!
Nigeria's players are all a little confused.
4 seconds ago, they were attacking!
Joe Cole was facing the goal diagonally in the ribs of the penalty area. An opponent's defender was blocking his shooting angle. Joe Cole suddenly stopped the ball and pulled the ball laterally. He passed the ball diagonally to the other side. The 16-year-old Rooney
He rushed over and shot the ball without stopping.
Bang!
Masturbated!
Joe Cole looked up at the trajectory of the football flying into the stands. His first thought was: He might as well shoot it himself! His second thought was: Laugh.
Before the game, Rooney specifically grabbed him and kept telling him: Pass the ball to me, pass the ball to me, pass the ball to me...
I passed you a single sword, but you hit the plane.
Joe Cole just wanted to point at Rooney's nose and laugh.
Rooney cursed, probably because he was scolding himself.
But when he turned around and ran back, he gave Joe Cole a thumbs up to indicate that the opponent had passed the ball well.
Nigeria completely did not expect to encounter such an England team that was completely different from what they expected.
Shouldn't they be retreating to prevent counterattacks?
Three minutes later, Nigeria had just blocked Smith's long-range shot and launched an attack from the left. However, Agajowa was kicked by Rooney behind him and destroyed the ball. Dyer took the ball and went straight up to him single-handedly, cleanly and without any hesitation.
A sudden cross passed in front of the penalty area. Joe Cole moved diagonally and cut inside. While leading the ball, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area. It was also a one-way ball. He shot the far corner with one kick. The ball missed the goal post and flew out of the baseline.
Joe Cole cursed, probably also cursing himself.
Nigeria was completely panicked, and all the fans and coaches watching the game were interested.
The England team gave the game an unexpected picture today.
A kind of holistic, team-oriented, and extremely fast-paced violent aesthetics of attack and defense! (To be continued...)
