Dominate the midfield

Chapter 647 Chapter 646: The anger and helplessness of the ball king!

The match between England and Uruguay has undoubtedly ignited the passion of fans all over the world. They are eager for more exciting scenes in the match between Argentina and Germany.

At the pre-match press conference, the British reporters didn't want to give Maradona a calm preparation mood at all. They and the German reporters frequently stimulated the ball king.

Just after the last German reporter asked: "What do you think of Wang's performance last night?", the next British reporter asked: "Do you still think Messi is stronger than Wang?"

The Argentine soccer champion's patience was tortured to death by these questions. Whenever a reporter mentioned Wang Rui, he immediately interrupted: "I won't talk about any issues that have nothing to do with this afternoon, next time!"

The strength of the Argentine champion was once again demonstrated.

On July [-]rd, at [-]:[-] pm local time in South Africa, at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, the third match of the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa started.

Argentina wears traditional blue and white jerseys, while Germany wears black away jerseys. The two teams have faced each other five times in the World Cup. Germany has the upper hand with three wins, one draw and one loss. The only loss was the 1986 final.

In the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Germany four years ago, Germany eliminated Argentina through a penalty shootout, but in the six encounters after the 1990 World Cup final, Germany never defeated Argentina in regular game time. One loses.

In order to cheer for his team, German Chancellor Angela Merkel came to the scene to watch the game.

Maradona played the same four-three-one-two formation as England, while Love played a four-two-three-one formation.

After the start of the game, Argentina, which took the lead in serving, launched an attack on Germany, and the Germans stood ready and stood firm.In the 3rd minute, the Germans disintegrated Argentina's attack, Schweinsteiger counterattacked from the right and moved in a wide range, Podolski broke through Otamendi after taking the ball from the left wing, and the Argentine right back brought the German winger down.

"Tick!..."

The referee blew a whistle and awarded the German a direct free kick in the front court.

This position is not very good, Schweinsteiger did not shoot directly, but kicked a free kick into the Argentine penalty area.

The Argentine penalty area was in chaos. Thomas Muller was in front of Otamendi and headed the ball seven meters from the goal. The football changed direction and went towards the goal!

Argentine goalkeeper Romero made a misjudgment and the ball hit his right calf and bounced into the goal!
One to zero!

The commentator of the German National TV shouted: "The ball is in! It's in! It's in! It's in!..."

The Argentine national TV commentator said painfully: "No! Romero, he actually made such a low-level mistake!"

Merkel in the VIP seat stood up and applauded for her team, and the green point stadium applauded thunderously...

The Argentine fans couldn't believe their eyes. The game had just started, and their team fell behind by one goal?

They suddenly had an ominous premonition, and their hands and feet inevitably began to tremble slightly.

Obviously, this premature loss disrupted Maradona's deployment and also changed the mentality of the Argentine players. They launched a counterattack against the German team in the next game.

The Germans did not look down on Messi like the British media did, and locked him in defense. Without Messi's sharp breakthrough, Argentina's offense was not as sharp as imagined.

On the contrary, the Germans who led the score played impressively, and Schweinsteiger continuously used long shots to threaten the Argentine goal.

No.13 minutes, the German team used a small cooperation outside the Argentine penalty area to create chaos. Ozil took the ball in the penalty area and was blocked. Thomas Muller stepped forward and knocked the football to the left. Podolski raised the edge of the penalty area The right leg is a strong shot!
Romero made a courageous pounce, saving the football from the baseline and defusing a high-quality German attack.

Then the two sides fell into a mid-field fight. No.20 In the second minute, Messi used his fast and flexible running without the ball to get a chance. After he took the ball, he made a diagonal pass outside the penalty area. The football was like a sharp dagger, piercing the German. line of defense!
Tevez galloped towards the football like a fast horse. German goalkeeper Neuer struck out in time and almost threw the football down in front of Tevez's toes.

The German fans burst into loud applause.

As the game time went by, there were more and more exciting scenes, and the two teams fought against each other.The Argentines are already known for their offense, and the Germans will not play on the defensive when they play against any team.

Unable to tie the score for a long time, the Argentine's mentality became more and more impatient.

No.305 minutes Argentina got a free kick in the frontcourt, Messi's free kick was blocked by the wall, Heinze went straight to the left side of the penalty area, Tevez's instep was dialed to the middle, Higuain was six meters in front of the goal Put your right foot into the empty goal!
But the referee judged that Higuain was offside, and the slow motion showed that at the moment Heinze passed the ball, as many as four people in Argentina were in the offside position!
This ball fully exposed the impatience of the Argentines eager to equalize the score.

At the end of the first half, the Germans temporarily led 3-15 with Thomas Muller's lucky goal in the opening [-] minutes.After a [-]-minute break, players from both sides returned to the court to change sides and fight again.

Argentina, which fell behind, launched a frenzied attack on Germany,
In the 3rd minute of the second half, Di Maria volleyed with his left foot from the right 28 meters away from the goal, and the football went wide of the far post!
In the 9th minute of the second half, Di Maria kicked the ball with his left foot from the bottom of the right, Maxi Rodriguez hit the ball in the back, Tevez volleyed with his left foot 12 meters in front of the goal!
The football hits Mertesacker's face and reflects off the near post!

In the No.18 minute of the second half, Messi scored the ball in the penalty area. Higuain shot a low shot from a small angle with his left foot ten meters away from the goal!

Neuer threw the ball away, but the second German goalkeeper reacted quickly, and then jumped up and pressed the football tightly under him, resolving the crisis.

In the No.20 minute of the second half, Di Maria dribbled the ball from the right, suddenly cut in the middle, and volleyed. The German goalkeeper Neuer firmly hugged the football!
The Argentines couldn't attack, and the Germans gave them a fatal blow in the No.20 second minute of the second half.

Khedira made a straight pass from the left rib, Thomas fell to the ground with his back to protect the ball and passed with his right foot, Podolski broke into the penalty area and made a low pass from the left side!
The football flew through the gap between Romero and Burdisso, and the unguarded Klose stopped the ball and easily sent it into the empty goal successfully!

Two to zero!
Maradona removed right-back Otamendi and replaced attacking midfielder Pastore. He wanted to increase the attacking numbers, which was a crazy move.

Argentina's defensive loophole on the right was quickly caught again. In the No. 209 minute of the second half, Schweinsteiger took a tactical corner kick from the left, and Podolski hit back directly.

After receiving the ball, Schweinsteiger accelerated past the three and cut into the bottom line of the penalty area to knock back. Friedrich kicked four meters away from the goal!
The football flies into the net from the near corner!
Three to zero, the Germans have secured the victory, and the Argentines are on their way!
After taking a big lead, the Germans focused on defense and launched a defensive counterattack.

In the second half, No.40 Ozil counterattacked from the left and made a cross from the left. Klose made a semi-volley shot with his right foot nine meters in front of the goal, and the football hit the net!

Four to zero!
Argentinian fans shed tears of grief as their World Cup dreams shattered, and so utterly shattered...

After 4 minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. The Germans entered the semi-finals strongly, while the Argentines were eliminated in shame.

Zero to four, this is a disastrous defeat. The last time Argentina suffered such a disastrous defeat in the World Cup, it dates back to the 1974 World Cup in Germany. They were defeated by the Dutch with Cruyff with four goals.

(End of this chapter)