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The Brazilian players collapsed on the ground, covering their faces one by one, not letting their crying side be exposed to the camera.

Four years of hard work, buried in a 90-minute game, this is the cruelty of football.

There is only one winner and one qualifier in the knockout stage.

Failure means losing everything, and previous efforts and performances will also be exhausted.

For Brazil, this is a very painful thing.

With the blessing of many identities such as five-star Brazil and host, they have high expectations for this World Cup, and at the same time, there is also great pressure.

But they failed to achieve their goals as they wished, and were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

But it cannot be said that their performance was not good enough.

At least when facing Croatia, they were the only team that caused Croatia to fall into chaos for a period of time.

However, as the timeline lengthened, when Croatia gradually regained its form and rhythm, the initiative of the game began to be lost.

In any case, the game is over, and the summer and the World Cup belonging to Brazil are over.

Although there are still two games in the World Cup, these have little to do with them.

Kaka was among the crowd. He pulled up his teammates one by one, patted their shoulders, held their heads, and gave them some soothing words.

Although his heart was about to be torn apart, as the captain, he still had to take care of the emotions of these young people.

After this World Cup, Kaka will withdraw from the national team, which has been said before.

He can withdraw, but the Brazilian team must continue.

He hopes that these young people can reshape the glory of Brazil!

Of course, the emotions of unwillingness, pain, and bitterness are still flowing in his heart.

After pulling up his teammates one by one, Kaka stood in the middle of the court with his hands on his waist, looking around every area and every corner of the court, as if he wanted to remember all of this in his heart.

His eyes were filled with reluctance, but more of helplessness.

The Brazilian players didn't care about Kaka at all at this time. They left with their heads down. At the moment when Kaka lowered his head slightly, a pair of hands patted his shoulders.

Kaka turned his head and looked over. He saw Suker standing in front of him, looking at him.

Suk didn't say anything. Comfort at this time would only be more like a mockery, so he said nothing.

But Kaka's emotions were surging at this time, and his eyes gradually turned red.

Leaving the national team stage and leaving this international arena is a very difficult decision for any athlete.

But Suk also knew that Kaka didn't want to drag down the Brazilian team again.

If he was determined to play, it would be difficult to do it. Only by withdrawing on his own initiative could he leave the last bit of tenderness for the Brazilian team.

But Suk also knew how painful it was to make such a decision.

Kaka still didn't cry. He took a deep breath, stretched out his hand, clenched it into a fist and gently pushed Suk's chest.

Although he didn't say a word, Suk seemed to feel something.

'My World Cup is over, I hope you can get what you want! '

Suk was also silent for a moment and nodded slowly.

'Just watch it! '

Watching Kaka leave, the lonely back was slowly swallowed by the dark player tunnel.

In the future, Kaka will probably never be seen again in major international competitions.

The once high-spirited young man chasing the wind finally lost to time.

"In this game, you completed a hat trick and completely refreshed the World Cup goal record. I think many fans want to hear how you feel at this moment!"

Facing the reporter's question, Suk thought for a moment and said: "To be honest, there is not much feeling. In fact, during the game, I forgot about breaking the record. I just wanted to win the victory urgently, that's all. Of course, this result is enough to make me proud, but now is not the time to completely relax. The World Cup is still going on and we still need to show better performance!"

"Are you dissatisfied with the performance of this game?"

"We have played in the semi-finals again. If we don't want to fail, we can only show better performance. What's more, the future opponents are equally strong, and we can't relax at all!"

"Can you predict your opponents in the semi-finals?"

"It's impossible to predict, but no matter who it is, we need to do our best!"

After the interview, Suk returned to the locker room.

There was already jubilation in the locker room.

Everyone was so excited to reach the World Cup semi-finals again.

And if they win one more game, they will reach the World Cup finals they have always dreamed of.

Everyone was both excited and nervous about this.

"Hey! Gentlemen, you did a great job, but you must not relax at this time, you must maintain your condition, the semi-finals are not your end, I believe you can achieve better results!"

Davor Suker mixed in with the players, acting a little nervous.

How much he valued the World Cup, how nervous he was at this time.

Although he was trying to comfort the players, he was obviously a little confused, emphasizing one thing again and again, and repeating it over and over again, making others a little nervous.

"Hey! That's enough!"

Boban couldn't stand it anymore.

If he continued, the originally good atmosphere might become overly tense.

"Okay, okay! I won't say it anymore!"

Davro Suker also immediately raised his hand, indicating that he would stop talking, and Boban let go of this guy.

However, Davo Suker's heart was still filled with a desire to talk. He turned his head and looked for a moment, and finally found Suker who was sitting on the bench changing clothes.

"What?"

Seeing Davo Suker coming over, Suker turned his head and asked.

This guy looked grinning, and it seemed that it was not a good thing.

Davo Suker looked at Suker with a smile, and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"I am now very satisfied with my decision to return to Croatia from Germany to play football!"

"Huh?" Suker turned his head.

Davo Suker shook his head and sighed: "At that time, I thought that Besic had ideas. It happened that the national team at that time was indeed in a weak state after we retired, so I agreed to Besic's training plan, but I didn't expect your growth rate to be so amazing, and you can grow to such a height!"

Thinking of the past scenes, Davo Suker was like a dream.

It can be said that he watched the players such as Suker, Modric and Mandzukic grow up.

He also gave a lot of help in their growth process.

However, at that time, Davor Suker was just thinking about putting more Croatian players into the top five leagues to get a better growth environment, and he didn't think about the height of growth at all.

But these guys are doing well!

Suker is now definitely the best player in active service, Modric is also the strongest midfielder at this stage, and Mandzukic, as a false nine, also played a key role.

The rest are Vukojevic, Srna, Perisic, Rakitic, etc.

Looking at this lineup, Davor Suker is also full of confidence!

"Come on, beat the Netherlands in the next game."

Looking at Suker, he said silently in his heart.

'Take us to the final! '

As Croatia defeated Brazil and advanced to the semi-finals, the other three teams also won one after another.

First, the German team defeated the French team 1:0 and became the second team to reach the semi-finals.

In this game, although there were not many goals, the German team showed the same or even more efficient tactical execution as Croatia. The rigorous Germans used their most fierce attack to break through the French defense.

In 90 minutes, the confrontation seemed fierce, but the deeper situation was that the German team controlled the rhythm.

The game was not intense enough, and the rhythm was also dragged.

But this is how the German team defeated France, and in this game, Germany did not seem to have done its best, leaving a very deep impression.

Where is Germany's limit? This is something everyone is curious about.

The Netherlands and Colombia fought for 120 minutes, and the winner was not decided, but they finally won the game with a penalty shootout.

In the end, they won the game, but they were also seriously exhausted.

Since the massacre of Spain in the group stage, the morale of the Netherlands has soared, but as the game progresses, they have gradually shown signs of fatigue.

Especially in the game against Colombia, there were many defensive problems, and in terms of strong attack points, Van Persie and Sneijder were not stable enough, and only Robben was the main player.

In the end, it was Luo Laohan's cut from the side that equalized the score, helping the Dutch team to survive and even win the game.

It can be said that after this game, many people have a little doubt about the concept of "the Netherlands is very strong".

The last team to reach the final is Argentina.

This is also the only one in South America.

The Argentine team with Messi as the core did not have a smooth progress in the World Cup, stumbling all the way, but their performance became more outstanding as the event progressed.

In the game against Belgium, Messi also relied on Messi's maneuvers in the midfield and frontcourt, using his terrifying personal ability to constantly pry open gaps, and finally defeated Belgium and entered the World Cup semi-finals.

In the end, the semi-finals were determined, namely Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands and Argentina!

Based on the rules of the World Cup semi-finals grouping, the matchups in this final are:

Croatia VS Netherlands!

Germany VS Argentina!

"We play the Netherlands!"

Looking at the matchup table, Srna frowned slightly, but soon relaxed.

Compared with the other two teams, the Netherlands is the best opponent.

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It's not that the Netherlands is not strong enough, but the state has indeed begun to fluctuate.

Moreover, the Netherlands' offensive mode is mainly counterattack, which relies more on Robben's performance. The performance of the others is not stable enough, and Croatia is very good at freezing a player, so it is the best answer.

"It should be the best solution. When playing against Argentina, you must think about how to freeze Messi. If it is Germany, then prepare to fight to the death!"

Rakitic shook his head and said; "So, I think the Netherlands is pretty good."

Suk also nodded. Compared with other teams, the Netherlands is indeed easier to play, and at the technical and tactical level, the Netherlands' tactics are a bit rigid, and they can be better dealt with.

Of course, the Netherlands should not be underestimated, especially their counterattack.

If it is pinched, it's okay, but once it can't be pinched, the Netherlands' counterattack is still very sharp.

"Okay, we should go."

Watching the players walk out of the room one after another, Srna also picked up his luggage and said.

They are moving today, rushing to St. Paul.

Their semi-final stage will be played in Sao Paulo.

As Croatia moves, so does the Netherlands.

Van Gaal, the head coach of the Dutch team, was on the plane, scratching his head constantly and looking at the tactical board in his hand, showing that he had a headache.

The tactical board is filled with horizontal and vertical lines, like ghostly drawings. It is estimated that no one except Van Gaal can understand it at all.

For Van Gaal, each of the above lines is a different tactical deduction.

But no matter how we deduce it, we just can't find the best way.

The reason is simple!

There is a continuously painted asterisk in the upper left corner of the tactical board. This 'star' is the key. No matter how the deduction is performed, this bastard is completely unable to be restrained.

If you allocate too many troops, the defense in other positions will be empty.

Mandzukic, Rakitic, Modric, these players are easy to deal with?

Perisic's condition is slightly worse, but he cannot be underestimated.

But if you don't do this, the 'star' representing Su Ke will mess up the overall situation.

"I finally understand why he called it the problem of the century!"

After coming for a moment, Van Gaal suddenly raised his head and let out a long breath of depression.

The assistant coach on the side also grinned: "If you allocate too much defense, you won't be able to protect other positions. But if you don't do this, you won't be able to watch Su Ke!"

At this point, the assistant coach shook his head; "So, when will this guy's condition decline?"

Van Gaal also grinned and said nothing.

In fact, there had been a lot of speculation before.

Many people believe that with Su Ke's high-intensity game performance and pressure, a sudden drop in form will occur one day, and after this problem occurs, it will be out of control.

Many professional football commentators and sports science experts have said that Su Ke has maintained this peak state since 2007. Although there were some slight fluctuations during this period, he was not big.

And this state must consume a lot of energy and physical patience.

For this reason, they concluded that Su Ke would not be able to maintain this state for long.

In 2007, they said two years.

By 2009, Suker was still like that, and they said that it would definitely decline in two years.

In 20011, Suker scored a terrifying 50 goals in a single season!

This made these experts slap in the face!

Until 2013, Suk did have some minor problems. Muscle mass and flexibility could not coexist, and one of them needed to be discarded.

At this time, these guys jumped out and said that Su Ke's condition was finally declining.

Then, Suk transformed!

This transformation transformed Su Ke from a No. 7 position to a No. 10 position!

And they found that Su Ke at No. 10 seemed to be even more difficult to deal with.

Until now, this issue is also a hurdle that haunts the minds of many head coaches.

After all, apart from problems with the team's status or internal strife, they really couldn't find a way to restrict Su Ke.

In other words, just like the original alien, this guy is also unsolvable.

He can only rely on time to polish off his peak period!

But the question is, how long will Ronaldo be at his peak?

How long can Suk last at his peak?

This is not a fucking concept at all!

Van Gaal turned to look out the window. The plane was hovering in the sky, overlooking the city of Sao Paulo.

At the same time, he also saw the outline of the Corinthians Stadium.

This will be their semi-final stage of this World Cup, and it will also be the venue where they will face strong opponents.

Croatia and the Netherlands arrived here one after another.

Compared to before, the enthusiasm has subsided slightly.

After all, after the Brazilian team was eliminated, many Brazilian fans could not accept the impact and had no interest in paying attention to the World Cup.

Of course, this is just a side portrait of the World Cup. There are still many fans paying attention to this World Cup.

Especially with the arrival of the semi-finals and the emergence of the top four teams, the enthusiasm of the fans became even higher.

Croatia and the Netherlands arrived in Sao Paulo, which indicated that the World Cup semi-finals were about to begin.

The media has conducted interviews with the main players of both sides, but neither side has revealed much information, nor does they have much to share.

And from their attitude, it was obvious that these players were very impatient.

Obviously, facing the upcoming game, they also get a lot of pressure.

After arriving at the hotel, Besic led the Croatian team to the training ground for training.

He could feel a solemn atmosphere, many players stopped talking, and the atmosphere was not as cheerful as before.

Obviously, after reaching the semi-finals, these players also feel the pressure, and this pressure is constantly accumulating.

At this time, you need to vent the pressure through exercise, or constantly touch the ball to consolidate your beliefs and status again and again.

Bang! Uh-huh!

Bang! Uh-huh!

Bang! Uh-huh!

Su Ke was conducting shooting training. As he shot, the ball showed a graceful arc and penetrated into the goal again and again in an absolute blind spot.

No matter how hard Subasic tried to save, he just couldn't save it.

"Stop for a moment. If you keep playing like this, you will knock Subasic out of shape!"

Srna ran over to stop Su Ke.

Subasic immediately sent a grateful look.

Suk said, "You keep the goal for me," and Subasic didn't have the courage to refuse.

But he was also uncomfortable being abused like this.

Suk nodded, turned his head and said, "Come here!"

The substitute goalkeeper Kalinic's eyes widened immediately, and he pointed at himself.

Suk said impatiently, "Come here!"

Kalinic had a sad face, put on his gloves silently, and prepared to accept Suk's spur.

"You are so procrastinating, and you don't know how to cherish it. Do you really think I am just giving you extra training?"

Subasic was silent

There is nothing wrong with what Suk said. If you want Suk to give the goalkeeper extra training, there are not many such opportunities.

However, he couldn't save the ball once, which really messed up his mentality.

If this happens too often, he may not be able to maintain his state, and he will lose the confidence to save the shot.