Football irons are burning

Chapter 284 Reaching the Top 8

The top sixteen matches are as follows:
Denmark vs Sweden
Senegal vs England

Spain vs Croatia
Paraguay vs Italy

China vs Belgium

Brazil vs Japan stupid
germany v usa
South Korea vs Australia
Here, there are still many confrontations with balanced strength, such as Spain vs. Croatia, which is a pair of evenly matched strengths.

However, the Chinese team, Brazil team, Italy team, Germany team, England team, etc. are all favored and can easily advance.

The Chinese media also think so on this point.

For the knockout opponent Belgium, the Chinese team is not worried at all.

This Belgian team is obviously far inferior to the Belgian team that Li Tie traveled through time and space. The strength of the team can only be regarded as second-rate, and the stars in the team are also in average condition. Otherwise, they would not be tied by the Japanese stupid team.

Wilmots also feels a little old. At the age of 33, he is no longer the courage of the past. He scored one goal and assisted in the group stage, which is not at all the level that a core midfielder should have.

Need to pay attention to their forward player Mpenza, the Schalke 02 striker is still in good physical fitness and fast.

The Chinese team's former team's wounded have basically recovered now, only Sun Jihai has to wait, the Chinese team can definitely send the strongest lineup.

On June 6, the quarter-finals officially started.

In the first Nordic civil war, the Swedish team defeated the Danish team 3:1. Ibrahimovic scored two goals alone to help the team defeat the opponent. This World Cup is also the guy's famous work.

Ibrahimovic is also regarded by the Swedish media as the new Dahlin. In 1994, Dahlin led the Swedish team to the semi-finals. This time, the Swedes also have high expectations for the team.

In another game, the Spanish team defeated Croatia 2:1. The technical flow of the Spanish team still made Croatia feel very uncomfortable. In the end, they failed to hold on and lost.

The third runner-up in the last World Cup also withdrew from the stage of the World Cup. Most of their players were older, so their condition was not as good as in the previous World Cup, and it was reasonable to be eliminated.

Spanish striker Raul is radiant, and his ability to grab points in the penalty area is commendable. It seems that in recent years, Raul has mixed with Zidane, Ronaldo, Beckham and others, and has a lot of long balls.

Especially the ball behind him, after the opponent's collision, he threw his body out, and scored the ball with a side volley shot.

In this regard, the Spanish media also praised the team's performance, believing that the team's World Cup is expected to rewrite history.

In the past, they have always been considered the kings of the qualifiers. They performed well in each qualifier, qualified early, and scored high points. But when it came to the main stage of the World Cup, they couldn't do it. They belonged to the category of pseudo-strong teams.

This time, the stars of the Spanish team are all in good condition. Some young players have performed particularly well, such as Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol and other Barcelona players.

Anyway, after winning the game, the media are easier to talk about, which is roughly the same at home and abroad.

A day later, Senegal beat England 2:1, another big upset.

This once again made people's impression of Senegal even more shocking. This big dark horse seems to want to black out to the end.

After the World Cup, Diouf, Diop and others must be the objects of competition among European clubs.

The two teamed up to score two more goals, and for a long time, it was the England team who attacked, but unfortunately, they only scored a free kick from Beckham.

The star-studded England team was eliminated by the African team. The head coach Eriksson is obviously going to be scolded bloody!
The English media said to Eriksson that enough was enough. The Swedes are keen on the newspapers and continue to spread scandals, but they are not responsible for the results of the England team.

It's not easy to meet a weak chicken this time, but to be eliminated by the opponent, which is tolerable or unbearable.

Just one day after the England team was eliminated, Eriksson also received the notice of getting out of class, and he didn't know who would be in charge of the England team. This position is also very dangerous, and the chance of getting out of get out of class is very high.

Another strong team, the Italian team, defeated Paraguay through a penalty shootout, and both teams performed their defense to the fullest.

Pirlo continued to be absent due to injury, and the Italian team's offense seemed to be limited. The two teams failed to score in regular time and overtime, and had to enter a penalty shootout.

This time, Buffon's performance was simply amazing. He saved two penalty kicks and finally helped the Italian team pass the test and reach the top 8.

This result also made Zoff feel a lot more relaxed. In this World Cup, the morale of the Italian team is very problematic due to the impact of the phone gate incident.

Fortunately, there are Buffon and Pirlo, who brought the Italian team into the quarterfinals.

Zoff used a lot of Inter Milan players, Pirlo, Materazzi, Chiellini, Grosso, Barzagli, Esposito, Di Canio, and Di Biagio. These are the main players of the Italian team. Reaching the top 8 can also be regarded as a victory for Inter Milan.

This group of players cooperated with each other tacitly. Except for the loss to the Croatian team in the group stage, they performed very well in other games.

And Materazzi became the captain of the team and the pinnacle of the Italian team.

On June 6, the Chinese team moved to Kobe, Japan to face the Belgian team.

All the main players of the Chinese team played, which also gave Rehhagel more room for adjustment.

Zheng Zhi and Deke formed a double midfielder, and Li Tie went directly to the front line, partnering with Qu Hanqing.

Qu Bo appeared in the position of the right midfielder, while Xu Yunlong served as the right back!

The 4-4-2 formation seems more secure. Rehhagel knows that the team is not weaker than the opponent, so he adopted a more secure method to deal with the Belgian team.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team immediately launched a fierce attack, and with their skillful cooperation, they tore apart the opponent's defense time and time again.

In the 11th minute, Deco covered, and Zheng Zhi made a long pass to Li Tie. Li Tie unloaded the ball with his thigh near the sideline. This action is also eye-catching.

Li Tie then passed the ball and forcibly entered the penalty area with speed.

As a result, the opposing player stretched out his hand and yanked Li Tie to the ground!

The referee immediately awarded a penalty kick, and the Chinese fans cheered.

This penalty is equated with a goal. Li Tie has never missed a penalty.

Li Tie held the ball and put it away, then took a step back and looked at the opponent's goalkeeper with no hesitation in his eyes.

After the whistle, Li Tie volleyed vigorously, and the ball hit the upper left corner of the goal, 1:0!

In the stands, there was cheering.

"Li Tie scored another penalty. This is his third goal in this World Cup. Let's see if he will continue his scoring momentum in Serie A and become the top scorer in this World Cup!"

5 sets of live seats, Huang Daxian began to explain passionately again.

In recent World Cups, the top scorer has basically been on par with 6, not exceeding this number.

On the current scorer list, Klose scored 4 goals and ranked first, and there are more three goals, which all have the opportunity to compete for the top scorer.

Huang Daxian's words were probably heard by Li Tie.

Shortly after the re-kick-off, the Chinese team intercepted the ball in the backcourt and counterattacked with a long pass. Qu Hanqing used his speed to overtake the opponent and got out of space again. Then he swept across the goal, Li Tie lightly rubbed the front point, and the ball rolled into the goal again, 2:0!

Li Tie smiled and walked to the sidelines to celebrate his goal. This is his fourth goal in this World Cup, catching up with Klose.

Of course he also wants to compete for the top scorer, as long as he has the opportunity, he will not give up scoring.

In the stands, the Chinese fans are relieved that the team has entered the quarterfinals.

Now is the time to watch the show. Whether the following teams will expand the score is still interesting.

The lagging Belgian team began to press aggressively. If they don't attack now, are they still waiting for the next World Cup?
In the 28th minute, Wilmots took a long shot, An Qi dropped the ball, and Mpenza made a supplementary shot alertly. However, Zhang Heizi also kicked up and broke the ball out of the baseline.

This is the best chance for the Belgian team. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by Zhang Heizi. Now Zhang Heizi is at his peak. This replacement is absolutely impossible.

Three minutes later, Wilmots sent a through ball again, and Mpenza threw off Zhang Heizi and shot hard. This time, An Qi played very well again, holding the ball firmly in his arms.

The two excellent opportunities were not grasped, and the Belgian team was immediately punished.

In the 39th minute, the Chinese team passed several times in the midfield, and Wang Dong suddenly took a long shot, and the ball went straight into the dead corner, 3:0!

"Oh, oh, the young player Wang Dong also scored a goal. The Chinese team has a successor in the midfield. This footwork is very good, and it is theoretically dead. Now the score is 3:0, and the Belgian team has gone home. Congratulations to the Chinese team for entering the top 8 and tying the results of the last World Cup."

Huang Daxian continued to explain excitedly.

Zhang Hehe also said: "This young player is really good. I watched his performance for a long time just now. He is very stable and his technique is good. Although he doesn't look very handsome, his technique is very reasonable. This long shot also gave the opponent a surprise attack. The opponent's goalkeeper obviously focused on Li Tie and Qu Hanqing and didn't notice that Wang Dong would shoot. Of course, the opponent is not easy to pounce at this angle. Now the score is really open. The distance to enter the top 8 is basically not difficult."

In the end, the Chinese team won the game 6:1 and defeated their opponents to enter the top 8.

Li Tie scored another goal in the second half, staged a hat-trick, and also increased his number of goals to five.

After the game, Rehhagel also felt that the game was won easily and the team was stable, while the opponent congratulated the Chinese team for reaching the quarterfinals.

This is a convincing defeat. The entire midfield of the game was controlled by Li Tie, Zheng Zhi, Deco, and Wang Dong. The Belgian team's ball possession rate was only a pitiful 30%. How do you think he won this ball?
After defeating Belgium, the Chinese team rushed to Shizuoka to prepare for the quarter-finals.

This is basically a match in Japan, but it saves you a lot of traveling. The traffic conditions in Japan are good, and you can go to Shizuoka to wait for your opponent.

There is no major problem with the team as a whole, except that Octopus is depressed and out of form. He probably regrets it. He shouldn't have done that at the beginning, but now he is completely out of shape. He probably won't have a chance to play in the next game.

Of course, he probably doesn't know that his career has basically not developed much. After his strength has declined, it may not be easy to continue his career in European football.

(End of this chapter)