Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

Portugal defeated Morocco 4-0 at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Another second-round match in Group B came to an end later at the Kazan Arena.

Neither team made any achievements throughout the first half, until the ninth minute of the second half, when Diego Costa blocked Iniesta's pass and the football, which slightly changed its trajectory, crossed into the lower left corner of the goal.

With this goal, Spain defeated Persia 1:0.

Although they won the game, the goal difference was still three less than the opponent, so they could only settle for third place.

The best news for Spain is that it has already played Portugal in the first round and will face Morocco, which was eliminated early in the last round. As long as it scores three points, the possibility of advancement will be very high.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the plastic brothers of the Iberian Peninsula release water.

Otherwise, too little goal difference is likely to become the key to qualifying.

In addition, Persia coach Queiroz has a close relationship with Portugal.

Ronaldo's ability to join Manchester United was fully recommended by Queiroz when he was Ferguson's assistant.

It is said that the transfer was finalized at Queiroz's apartment.

Secondly, Queiroz coached Portugal, which was in a period of recession, from 2008 to 2010, but this time was not pleasant for the two of them.

This... is also something that the Spanish media can take advantage of.

In this context, the Spanish media began to use various methods to 'stimulate' Portugal, which had already qualified ahead of schedule.

Obviously, they wanted to 'force' Portugal to do their best in the final round.

Portugal, who qualified early, did not pay attention to outside reports and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the preparations planned in advance.

No matter who plays in the last game, the group's two-game winning streak will definitely require rotation, otherwise a good start will become a show-off.

The special feature of the tournament system is the intensive schedule. If you want to have the last laugh, it is very necessary to arrange your physical fitness reasonably.

Especially since the start of the World Cup comes after a long season, the physical fitness of the main players of those wealthy clubs has almost bottomed out.

Even after half a month of rest, his physical fitness has not returned to its best condition.

Santos planned this, and the Portuguese team also reached a tacit understanding.

After all, the most important thing is the championship.

The second round of group matches for other groups continues.

The strong teams basically won the game, but the favorite Argentina, led by Messi, suffered a 0:3 defeat in Nizhny Novgorod by Croatia, led by Modric.

The weak process and poor results quickly made Messi and Argentina the hot focus.

There was a voice in Argentina quickly criticizing Messi.

[Can you please stop taking a walk? Look at Martin, who averages 12,000 meters per game, and then look at yourself? 】

[The past glory is indeed outstanding, but what about the contribution of the national team? 】

【Soft-footed shrimp competition! That’s what you’re talking about! Leo Messi! 】

【Get out of here! Stop talking about the national team! Without Habaibu, you are nothing! 】

……

There are endless abuses directed at Messi.

The only thing that can have an impact is the passage of time. After all, everyone's attention is attracted by the intensive World Cup group matches.

As Poland, led by Lewandowski, lost 0:3 to Colombia in Kazan, the second round of the group stage of the Fighting Nations World Cup came to an end.

Eight teams have advanced to the top 16 of this World Cup ahead of schedule.

The remaining seats will be decided in the third round of the group stage.

The host nation and Uruguay, who have won two consecutive victories in Group A, both qualified early, but they need to continue to fight for the top spot in the group.

According to the arrangement of the schedule, A1 vs. B2, and B1 vs. A2.

Portugal has almost locked in second place in Group B, so neither the Fighting Countries nor Uruguay, who have advanced in Group A, want to face Portugal, the favorite to win the championship, in the 1/8 finals, even if the Fighting Countries have the advantage of home court.

The best news for the hosts is that they have a goal difference advantage, and the game at the Samara Stadium can be reasonably avoided with a draw.

The day before the match between Portugal and Persia.

Regular press conference before the game.

Media reporters who always like to find faults took the initiative to follow Ronaldo, who was also present, to mention his former 'mentor' Queiroz, and hinted at the unhappiness between the two at the national team level. They also mentioned the FIFA Ballon d'Or/World Award during his tenure as the head coach of Persia. Not a single vote for Footballer of the Year was given to him.

Ronaldo narrowed his eyes slightly and saw from the corner of his eye that the reporter's work nameplate showed that he was from the Spanish media "Marca".

Obviously, this is deliberately provoking trouble.

He smiled and made a pun: "No one can change the past. What the whole team and I are focused on is tomorrow night's game."

Later, Persia coach Queiroz, who was on the field for the final time before the game, also encountered targeted questions from media reporters.

In order to upset him, he used various tricks to praise Ronaldo, and consciously mixed in a handful of sand, publicly stating that Ronaldo was better than Martin, and believed that he could play a more important role in the national team as he did in the past.

How smart is Ronaldo?

Why don't you know Queiroz's plan?

He has always taken the game very seriously.

No matter who the opponent is, he will go all out!

……

In the last round, taking into account the possibility of betting companies manipulating the game, games in the same group will kick off at the same time.

The hosts, who wanted to keep the tie, eventually lost to Uruguay 0:3.

Another game played at the same time will not affect the situation, but it is a game for glory for Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which were eliminated early.

Salah took the lead for Egypt, but was later equalized by Saudi Arabia through a penalty kick.

In the fifth minute of stoppage time of the game, Saudi player Dossari completed a buzzer-beater at the front of the small penalty area on the right side.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Portugal faced the challenge of Persia at the Saransk Stadium.

Persia had one win and one loss in the first two group matches and accumulated 3 points. In terms of goal difference, it was better than Spain and ranked second in the group.

The game strategy is naturally to focus on defense, and only pursue upsets when ensuring not to lose.

What if Morocco gets upset?

Portugal has made several position adjustments compared to the first two rounds of the group stage.

At the beginning, the focus was on stability, which meant that Persia, who mainly defended, did not face much threat on the defensive end.

Another match in the same group in Kaliningrad had an unexpected start.

Morocco scored first.

Only 14 minutes into the game, Iniesta and Ramos both showed obvious humility when receiving the ball, but the fishermen took advantage of it.

Butayib broke into the penalty area with a single shot from the right rib and penetrated between De Gea's legs and into the net.

Persia head coach Queiroz at the Salanques Stadium could not help but clenched his fists and had great confidence in advancing to the top 16.

But not long after, Spain equalized the score.

David Silva made a direct pass from the left rib. Iniesta received the ball and passed it back from the bottom of the left rib of the penalty area. Isco kicked the ball into the upper corner from the left edge of the small penalty area.