From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 473 Check-in

After Ronaldo scored the team's third goal, Santos returned to the coaching bench and sat down to watch the ball. With a 3:0 lead, the team's morale is high and the situation is under control. Santos does not believe that Chile has the ability to come back from a 0:3 deficit.

This is also true. In the subsequent games, the Chilean team obviously lacked fighting spirit. Until the referee blew the three whistles to end the game, the score on the field was still 3:0.

In the end, Portugal defeated Chile 3:0 and took the lead in reaching the final of this Confederations Cup.

One day later, at the First Stadium in Sochi, the German team defeated the Mexican team with a score of 4:1 and grabbed another ticket to the final. The two European teams met for the final. The two teams will compete on July 7 On the evening of the same day, we will compete for the championship of this Confederations Cup at the St. Petersburg Stadium.

The two American teams, Chile and Mexico, will compete for third place at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on the evening of July 7.

When Portuguese fans learned that the Portuguese team had once again reached the final of the intercontinental competition, countless Portuguese fans rushed out of the country and rushed to St. Petersburg, the venue for the Confederations Cup final.

At the same time, the Portuguese team also took a charter flight to St. Petersburg to prepare for the upcoming Confederations Cup final.

For the Portuguese team, this final is relatively beneficial to them because they will have one more day of rest than their opponents.

For a cup match with a dense schedule like this, even one extra day of rest is very crucial.

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Although the distance between Portugal and Russia is much greater than the distance between Germany and Russia, because Portugal's semi-finals were played one day earlier, the number of Portuguese fans who rushed to St. Petersburg was not less than that of Germany.

But the Portuguese team is not considered a wealthy team. In their history, they only won the European Cup last summer. After all, the Confederations Cup is still very attractive.

As for Brazil and Argentina, ranked No. 1 in the world, both teams failed to qualify for this Confederations Cup. Chile, a South American team participating in the Confederations Cup, is ranked fifth in the world.

The midfield is Kimmich, Goretzka, Rudy and Hector.

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The Portuguese team also sent all its main players to play in this game. The goalkeeper arranged for veteran Patricio to start, the defense was a combination of Cancelo, Pepe, Alves and Semedo, and the midfielder arranged double midfielders Danilo Pereira and William Ka Valho partners, Bernardo Silva comes forward, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva and Bruno form the front trident.

This is also a common problem of teams composed of young people, which lack stability.

The front three are Stindl, Werner and captain Draxler.

Judging from the ticket sales reported by Russian officials, the number of fans from both countries entering the stadium to watch the game is evenly matched.

This is also the strongest lineup that the Portuguese team can currently field.

This can be seen from the fact that Santos brought all the strongest strength of the Portuguese team to Russia.

From the fact that Santos still arranges double midfielders, it is not difficult to see that he is still quite wary of the German team's counterattack ability, especially their midfielder Goretzka. Before the game, he repeatedly reminded the players to pay attention.

The German team wore traditional black and white jerseys and formed a 343 formation. The goalkeeper is Ter Stegen, and the defense is Rudiger, Mustafi and Ginter.

In the latest world rankings before the start of the tournament, the German team ranked third in the world, while the Portuguese team ranked fourth in the world.

Arranging Danilo and Carvalho to partner as a double midfielder is probably also intended to limit Goretzka.

In comparison, the Portuguese team's defense is more solid. They only conceded 1 goal in four games, while the German team conceded 5 goals and conceded goals in all four games.

The Portuguese team and the German team met in the Confederations Cup final, which attracted great attention from fans in Portugal and Germany. The St. Petersburg Stadium can accommodate more than 68,000 fans, but the tickets were sold out before the final.

During the tournament, Portugal and Germany were also the best performing teams. The Portuguese team scored 10 goals in the first four games, while the young German team has more firepower, scoring 11 goals in the four games, making them the two teams with the most goals.

For example, in the German team, Loew sent his youth team to play. The average age of this German team is only 23 years old. Captain Draxler is less than 24 years old. There are only two players born in the 80s in the team, namely 29-year-old Wagner. and Stindl, 28.

For wealthy teams, the Confederations Cup is somewhat tasteless, and they attach relatively low importance to this event.

Among the eight participating teams, the strongest ones are undoubtedly the German team and the Portuguese team.

The German team adopts a three-back playing style. Facing the Portuguese team's four-three-three winger tactics, it still suffers somewhat, especially in the defense on both wings. We will have to wait until the game to see how the German team arranges it.

The referee of this game is Milorad Mazhi from Serbia. He is a referee with very rich experience in law enforcement. In the player tunnel before the game, he clearly told the players on both sides that he hoped The result is a smooth game that hopefully both players can enjoy.

While the two sides were waiting to play, Bruno stood silently at the end of the Portuguese team's queue, slowly adjusting his emotions and getting himself into the game.

As a time traveler, he knows how strong this young German team is. If the Portuguese team is not careful, it will be very difficult for Portugal to win the game once its opponents get into shape.

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In the corner kick area on the left side of the German team's half, Bruno gently put down the football, stepped on the turf behind the ball, slowly stepped back a few steps, stood up straight, and looked straight ahead.

<divclass="contentadv">In the penalty area, several players of the Portuguese team with outstanding high points and header abilities are already standing in their respective positions.

The German team's defensive players also pestered the Portuguese team's players as if they were facing a formidable enemy. There were always some harassing little moves on their hands, which made the penalty area look chaotic.

In the stands of St. Petersburg Stadium, every fan had a nervous and solemn look on their face.

It was now the twelfth minute of the game, and the Portuguese team, not unexpectedly, controlled the situation and the ball from the beginning.

The German team retreated steadily in their own half, allowing the Portuguese team to attack. They seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Since the German team adopts a three-back defensive formation, which makes their wing defense relatively weak, the two wings composed of Ronaldo and Semedo, Bruno and Cancelo are more threatening.

In just twelve minutes, the Portuguese team had already received three corner kick opportunities.

The first two times, one left and one right, were all taken by Cristiano Ronaldo. Without exception, the Portuguese team's corner kicks failed to create a threat. The German team obviously made arrangements for corner kicks.

In the 12th minute, the Portuguese team won the third time. Ronaldo took the initiative to change and handed the free throw opportunity to Bruno.

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Although Bruno is not yet the number one taker of set kicks in the Portuguese national team, he is already the number one taker of set kicks in Manchester United, and he frequently helps Manchester United score through set kicks.

So, when Bruno stood in the corner, the Portuguese fans cheered.

The German team is also facing a formidable enemy. After all, Bruno's free kick prowess has already spread around the world.

Bruno could clearly feel that the live broadcast camera behind him was always aimed at him.

He heard the cheers and cheers from the fans in the stands, which was encouragement but also pressure.

He exhaled heavily, slowly raised his right hand, and pointed his index finger toward the sky, as if to say something.

This took everyone's breath away on and off the pitch, and no one knew what it meant, except for a few players on the Portuguese team.

This is the tacit understanding cultivated by Bruno and them through daily training.

After the referee blew the whistle, Bruno took a deep breath and jumped out quickly. Every step he took was very steady and powerful.

He has done this kind of training countless times in the past few years, and the pace has long become an instinct of his body.

After the left foot stood on the left side of the football, the body formed a specific angle with the football, and the right foot quickly popped out like a bowstring and touched the football.

There was a muffled sound like air explosion, and the football flew out at lightning speed. The arc is not high, but the ball is very fast.

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In the penalty area, players from both sides were in a mess. Cristiano Ronaldo, Andre Silva and Pepe all used their movements and crowds to interfere with and attract the defense of the German team players.

But before Bruno's penalty kick, Cancelo suddenly retreated to the penalty spot, and then suddenly rushed forward and chased the penalty spot.

By the time the German team's defenders realized Cancelo's danger, he had already reached the goal point, made a diving dive, and headed Bruno's cross into the goal guarded by Ter Stegen.

"GOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"

“Portugal scored first in the seventh minute!”

"1:0!"

"Cancelo! This is Joao Cancelo's second appearance in this Confederations Cup and he scored a crucial goal!"

"This is a corner kick assist from Bruno! The quality of the corner kick is very high. Bruno's landing point was almost towards Cancelo's head. After the Portuguese defender made a move, the football changed direction and hit the goal. , Ter Stegen didn’t even have time to react.”

After Cancelo saw the header scored, he slammed his fists on the turf, jumped up from the ground, ran towards Bruno, and hugged Bruno directly.

The two celebrated wildly on the sidelines, shouting loudly at the live camera and the Portuguese fans in the stands.

Behind them, the Portuguese team players also rushed out and surrounded them.