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"Let us congratulate Croatia. Although there were some twists and turns in the game, we still successfully won the game and advanced to the elimination round early!"

Klausiewicz is very happy. Croatia's trend in this World Cup is still extremely stable.

There was no crotch-stretching performance, and the journey went smoothly. He played steadily from the first game, and already won the ticket to the knockout round in the second round.

The victory in this game means that Croatia can be relatively relaxed, but in order to qualify first in the group, Croatia still needs to be a little cautious.

Now, Croatia only has the last group match left, which is against Costa Rica.

As this year's dark pony team, Costa Rica's second game against England will determine what tactics Croatia adopts.

The moment he left the stadium, fans were still gathering around the stadium.

This has become a habit, and the fans are reluctant to leave for a long time. The bus can only enter the road under the escort of security personnel.

After returning to the hotel, the players went back to their respective rooms to put their luggage and packages back, and then gathered in the conference room again.

Naturally, they also need to watch the match between Costa Rica and England, so they can pay attention to their opponents in advance.

Su Ke came later. Since he didn't take a shower at the stadium, he came back and took a shower.

After he entered the conference room, the entire conference room was quiet.

Suker looked at the screen and found that the score had reached a situation where Costa Rica was leading 1:0.

"Who entered?"

Suk walked to sit next to Modric and asked.

"Ruiz!"

"That number 10?"

Modric nodded: "Costa Rica's forward line is very efficient and has strong penetration ability. Coupled with a stable defense and the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Navas, there is a reason why they have become the dark horse of this year!"

Suker looked at the big screen, which happened to be Costa Rica's offensive phase.

To be honest, it doesn't look like a dark polo team.

Most of the dark polo teams played passionate football, attacking fiercely and lacking room for slowdowns.

But the situation in Costa Rica is different. Not only can the forwards retreat to cooperate with the midfield, but they can also link up the midfield and backfield to improve the quality of defense. The command of goalkeeper Navas at the end is also crucial.

The goalkeeper's position is at the end and has the best view, allowing him to see the overall situation.

Therefore, after many of Navas' instructions were issued, Costa Rica quickly implemented them, resulting in the quality of their defense line also improving a lot.

It is really possible for Costa Rica to defeat Uruguay and England. At least compared to the two teams that are in poor form, Costa Rica is indeed in a hot state.

The World Cup is not short of upsets, and Costa's immediate dark horse status also adds a lot of color to the World Cup.

What's more, both Uruguay and England are former World Cup champions. The two World Cup champions are about to be killed by a dark polo team, which will naturally make the atmosphere even more fanatical.

As long as Costa Rica wins this game, they will definitely advance.

Two former World Cup champions were left alone in the wind.

Before the game, he was giving away points, but after the game, he was likely to defeat two former champions. Why can't this kind of performance be called a dark horse?

Some even call Costa Rica the championship killer.

However, their game against Croatia is still not very promising.

Metaphysically speaking, Croatia does not have a World Cup championship, so there will be no BUFF bonus.

From a technical perspective, Croatia and Costa Rica still have a big lead, so I won't be too optimistic about them.

But for Costa Rica, as long as they successfully advance to the knockout rounds of the World Cup, it will also be a huge success for them.

"Are we late?"

The door to the conference room was pushed open, and Davor Suker and other former national team teammates walked in.

There are still the same few people, Davor Suker, Boban, Jarni, Stimac, Radic and others.

Davor Suker walked in with a smile and sat down next to Besic.

Besic didn't even raise his head, looking at the TV attentively, constantly memorizing various data in his hands.

Seeing this scene, Dawo Suk didn't bother.

He turned to look at Su Ke and said, "We played really well in the first two games!"

Dawo Suker praised.

Although he couldn't watch it live, he still watched the whole process on TV. I have to say that it was very refreshing.

The first game against England was a clean win.

Against Uruguay in the second round, Croatia also maintained stable pressure.

This is much more refreshing than fighting against each other.

The offensive battle is certainly exciting, but for the Croatians, they still prefer to see this kind of stable and suppressive game.

Both South American and European powers were suppressed by them. After these two games, Croatia has begun to look like a champion.

"Why did you come just now?"

Suk asked.

Davor Suker: "There are still some things to deal with domestically, and FIFA has to make arrangements with them. I can't just leave if I want. It took a while, but I can watch the whole process later, too. It’s not too late.”

After saying that, Dawo Suk looked at Srna on Suk's left, pointed at his shoulder and said: "How is it? It's not bitten, right?"

In the era of highly developed self-media and the Internet, the Suarez biting incident quickly fermented and has spread all over the world.

It can be said that the whole world knows that Srna was bitten.

"It's no big deal, it won't affect the game!"

Srna waved his hand; "The team doctor also gave me a simple treatment."

Daver Suker nodded and said: "You still have to be careful at this time, you guys can't get hurt again."

Croatia is not like other European and South American giants, with sufficient substitute resources.

There is still a gap between the main players and the substitutes.

For example, Suker, Modric and Srna, these players can't find a replacement at all.

This is also the position where Croatia can't have any problems.

"How many goals do you have left to Ronaldo's goal record now?" Stimac asked Suker.

Suker: "There are only two left to tie the record!"

Hearing this, Stimac sighed: "The record can be tied in two World Cups, and the second one has just started!"

When Ronaldo created the World Cup goal record, they were already astonished.

It is very difficult to score in the World Cup. If you can score three goals in one World Cup, you are already a top scorer.

Ronaldo's crazy scoring efficiency shocked many people at that time, including Štimac.

But he never expected that a more terrifying shooter would be born in their next generation.

Of course, Suker is not a pure shooter.

"You guys be quiet!"

Besic suddenly turned his head and shouted.

Hearing this, Davor Suker and Štimac smiled and kept quiet.

In the national team, Besic is the most powerful person. Even Davor Suker, the chairman of the Football Association, cannot interfere with Besic.

Time passed little by little, and England on TV was also fighting a desperate battle.

They were facing elimination like Uruguay.

But they didn't expect to play so passively in the game against Costa Rica.

When the time entered the 80th minute, the conference room became silent.

Modric and others were a little stunned.

They saw Costa Rica's lead, but they didn't expect it to be in the lead all the time.

They thought England would score a goal to equalize the score at the end of the first half or at the beginning of the second half, and then re-enter the game.

But none of these happened. They played badly!

Or, it was a mess!

They could not organize an effective advance at all. Even if they pushed forward, they would be blocked by Costa Rica's defense and eventually destroyed.

Costa Rica switched to full defense mode at the 65th minute. They planned to defend this score until the end of the game.

And from the current situation, they seem to be able to do this.

"England can't organize an effective attack. Are they really going to end their World Cup journey here?"

The Brazilian commentator said, and the whole person was a little unbelievable.

Group D of the World Cup is really a mess!

The prediction before the game was that Croatia would win a qualifying spot, England and Uruguay both had the hope of qualifying, and Costa Rica was a gift boy.

But in the current situation, except for Croatia's stable performance, the other two teams that were optimistic about it have all turned over.

In the injury time, all England players pressed forward, trying to seize the last chance.

They were also frantically lobbed the ball into the penalty area, trying to score a goal by competing for the header.

But every time they were destroyed by Costa Rica's precise fixed point, Costa Rica did not feel confused at all. Perhaps they were also pretending to be calm, but at least they stabilized the situation.

The last few minutes of the confrontation were quite fierce, and England was obviously very irritable.

But no matter how they attacked, they could not score a goal, and they even started to shoot from a distance.

But this quality of long-range shots would be destroyed and saved by Navas.

"This goalkeeper is really good!"

Modric commented.

Suker did not speak, after all, this guy was going to replace Casillas and become the new goalkeeper of Real Madrid.

Navas' performance was indeed outstanding and could be called world-class.

Beep beep beep!

The moment the whistle sounded, it meant that England had completely lost the hope of advancing.

They left the World Cup stage with Uruguay with a record of two defeats.

Croatia and Costa Rica entered the knockout stage together. The third round is the key to determine who will be in the first place in the group.

"Let us congratulate Costa Rica. From no one optimistic about it to now defeating Uruguay and England to advance to the knockout stage in advance, they have made an amazing performance in this World Cup, and also added a lot of color to the World Cup!"

"We can see that the Costa Rican players are also very excited!"

"In this death group, they were originally an unpopular team, but they won the qualification for promotion through outstanding performance!"

The commentator was also quite excited. After all, this was very different from their expectations, but that was why he was so excited.

If the World Cup was all done step by step, it would be too boring.

The appearance of dark horses is like a condiment, making this tournament full of surprises and excitement.

After all, before the game, who could have expected that Uruguay and England, as traditional powerhouses, would be eliminated after two rounds.

The elimination of these two teams will inevitably make the next game more intense.

Four teams have left the World Cup so far.

Spain, Cameroon, Uruguay and England!

These teams can be called the world's strongest teams, but their poor form and performance caused them to be eliminated early.

This also shows that the World Cup is not about the lineup, but about tactical choices and status.

Weak teams also have the possibility of counterattacking strong teams!

Snap!

Besic closed his notebook, stood up and said: "The game is over, we should prepare to go to Brasilia. Let's rest early today and leave here early tomorrow morning."

After that, Besic and Van Stryak left early, obviously they were going to further study tactics.

However, the Croatian players did not leave, but gathered together to chat, including Davor Suker and others.

"This Costa Rica team feels very dangerous. If we don't play well, we will lose too!"

Modric touched his chin and said.

"Uruguay lost because they underestimated their opponent, and England lost because of the midfield. We are all lacking in these." Suker waved his hand; "We can't lose."

Srna smiled; "Can't you be a little nervous?"

"Now is not the time." Su Ke turned around and said; "The knockout rounds haven't started yet, why are you so nervous? Our opponents are not strong enough now. In the future, we may have to face top teams such as Brazil, Germany, Netherlands, and Argentina. Now Adjust your condition well first, there will be plenty of time to explode in the future!”

Everyone nodded, and Davo Suker on the side said: "Brazil is indeed very difficult to deal with. I don't want to meet them in advance!"

Suk turned to look over.

"What's wrong?" Dawo Suk asked.

Suk shook his head; "Nothing!"

He believes that Dawo Suk is still in an inertial mindset.

After all, in his era, the Brazilian team was indeed too strong.

However, although the current Brazilian team is much better than the original time and space, it has not reached that level.

Furthermore, among these teams, Brazil may be the least threatening.

On the other hand, Germany and Argentina, which he ignored, are the key.

Argentina's offensive power is very strong, especially the forward penetration and breakthrough ability, which will pose a threat to Croatia's defense.

The situation in Germany and Croatia is similar. They are both very balanced.

Therefore, Su Ke does not want to encounter Germany prematurely!

He was referring to the top eight!

According to the situation of these teams, they may all qualify first in the group. As long as Croatia guarantees victory in the next game, they will also be first in the group, thus avoiding meeting them in the top 16.

After escaping the draw for the quarterfinals, the rhythm was perfect.

However, Su Ke is also worried that their luck has not been good.

Everyone chatted for a while and returned to the room to rest a little later.

The next day, Croatia will start moving in the morning!

World Cup matches are played in different cities and at different stadiums, so they need to be constantly moving.

For example, the third game was held in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.

Croatia also needs to move through the morning hours.

"I'm excited and excited. We qualified for the World Cup, which makes our World Cup meaningful, and for me personally, I'm about to play against the best No. 9 in the world, which is also A reward for me!”

From the bus moving at the airport, an interview from Costa Rica's No. 9 player Joel Campbell was played on the car radio. Since the interview was in English, the Croatian players could understand it.

Campbell, who was born in 1992, performed very well in his first World Cup.

His wonderful performances not only made him famous, but also finally ended his loan career, allowing him to win a place in the Arsenal first team.

It seems that everything is going in the right direction, not to mention that Campbell will compete with his idol.

In the interview, Campbell unreservedly dubbed Suker the title of 'the best No. 9 in the world'. From this sentence, it is not difficult to hear that this is also one of Suker's fans.

"The whole world is your fan!" Srna looked at Suk with a smile.

Mandzukic looked at Suk with envy.

The moment they arrived at Brasilia Airport, a group of Brazilian fans dedicated a TIFO show to Suker.

Although not very big, you can see their love for Sukkah.

There are so many fans in this land that Su Ke rarely sets foot on. You can imagine how famous he is around the world.

Even in the professional arena, Su Ke's fans can't escape his pursuit!

Those new little demons and geniuses can see how Suk's posters are stuffed in their retrospectives and videos.

Campbell is not an exception. There are many talented players who strive for Suker.

There will be more like this in the future!

Brasilia’s local fans are passionate.

When Croatia arrived, they were given loud applause and cheers even though they were not their team.

Compared with other cities, the security here should be better. There are not many armed troops on the road, or they may be blocked at other entrances and exits.

But there’s no such awkward feeling!

The bus went smoothly from the airport to the hotel.

The hotel is located about one kilometer away from the stadium, and their training ground is two kilometers away, so it is very convenient.

After arriving at the hotel, checking in, and having a simple lunch, the players began their daily training.

The upcoming third round of the World Cup, perhaps because of the early promotion, the pressure on them is not that great.

The most stressful game should be the first one, after all, that game needs a good start, and they have done these tasks very well.

Now everything is on track, adjusting the state, waiting for the game, and winning one game after another, this is Croatia's next goal.

As for the goal that is too far away, they still don't think about it!

It's too early now!