Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

2018年战斗国世界杯结束第三场1/8决赛，夺冠大热葡萄牙3：1轻取东道主。

The fourth 1/8 finals started at pm local time.

The winner of this game will also become Portugal's opponent in the quarter-finals.

After returning to their hotel, the Portuguese team once again gathered in the hotel's multimedia room to watch the 1/8 finals between Croatia and Denmark.

The place is Nizhny Novgorod.

The two teams scored very early. In the 57th second of the game, M. Jorgensen succeeded in a low shot from the melee in the penalty area, helping the Danish team score a lightning goal.

Croatia's equalizing goal was also very fast. Just three minutes later, Rakitic made a pass from the right side of the penalty area. Dalsgao made a clearance and accidentally hit his teammate's back. Mandzukic volleyed outside the edge of the small penalty area on the right. A sweep equalized the score.

In the following eighty minutes, both sides missed many excellent scoring opportunities and had to enter overtime.

In the first half of overtime, both teams were affected by their physical fitness and did not perform as well as they should. It was not until the end of the second half of overtime that Croatia created an excellent scoring opportunity.

Tottenham star Eriksen made a mistake in catching the ball near the arc of the center circle. Modric received the ball and sent a through ball. Forward Rebic got the ball and drove straight past goalkeeper Schmeichel before being brought down. The referee decisively awarded a penalty. ball.

Everyone thought Croatia would beat Denmark, but Modric's penalty was saved by Schmeichel.

As a result, the fourth 1/8 finals, which should have ended in overtime, had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.

The next game was completely a performance by the two goalkeepers.

Schmeichel saved two penalty kicks, while Subasic turned away Denmark's penalty kicks three times.

In other words, Croatia defeated Denmark 3:2 on penalty kicks with a total score of 4:3 and became the fourth top eight team in this World Cup.

The next morning, the Portuguese team took a flight to Sochi to prepare for the quarter-finals against Croatia.

Although they eliminated the host country Fighting Nation, the game was very honorable.

Putting aside Ignashevic's own goal, the team only scored two goals.

You must know that Spain lost 1:5, Morocco was also massacred, and a penalty kick was given at the last moment of the game, so the local fans in Sochi once again gave a warm welcome to the visiting Portuguese players.

The results of the third knockout match day were normal, but the process was slightly unexpected.

Brazil defeated Mexico 2:0.

Belgium allowed two to chase three, especially the go-ahead goal, which is a classic.

Martin simply ignored the first half and only looked at the end of the second half.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Courtois went to the small penalty area line to pick off Honda Keisuke's corner kick. He ran forward while looking left and right. When he ran to the small penalty area line, he saw Deb. Laune started on the right front, quickly threw the football, and launched a quick counterattack.

The physical fitness of the Sakura players has bottomed out, and they simply cannot catch up with De Bruyne, who is still in good physical condition.

Although I saw this goal countless times in my previous life, the excitement I felt when I saw it this time was even stronger.

After all, De Bruyne is now his good friend.

He ran with the ball for forty meters.

He dribbled the ball past the circle of Sakura Junior High School. Facing the defensive player, he used the outside instep of his right foot to pass the ball to the right rib. Meunier, who was running forward at high speed, passed the ball from the front of the penalty area on the right side.

Lukaku, who was outflanking the middle of the penalty area, made an alert move in the passing route. Shadley, who was ambushing at the far end, pushed and shot through the net to complete the real victory.

The Belgian fans in the entire stadium were ecstatic and celebrated with joy.

Sakura National fans were stunned, obviously not yet accepting the reality of being defeated.

You know, they once led the European Red Devils Belgium by two goals.

As a result, three goals were scored in a row.

This goal was also the last goal of the game.

In the end, Belgium achieved a huge reversal and became the sixth team to advance to the quarterfinals.

The fourth match day of the knockout rounds kicked off at the Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg.

The two-Switzerland battle lasted for 66 minutes, and the Swedish team defeated Switzerland 1:0 with a lucky goal in the th minute.

In the evening, the eighth World Cup 1/8 final was held at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow. Harry Kane created a penalty kick in the 54th minute and hit it, raising his personal number of goals in this World Cup to six, thus reversing the C Luo ranked second on the scorer list.

England led 1:0 into stoppage time, and the Colombian player successfully extended his life in the 93rd minute.

Neither side scored in overtime, and eventually the two teams had to enter a brutal penalty shootout.

Pickford saved two penalty kicks, and Martin's club teammate Ospina only saved one penalty kick from Henderson, which means England won the penalty shootout.

With England defeating Colombia on penalties, the national teams that advance to the quarter-finals are all decided.

The World Cup of Fighting Nations has also entered a three-day intermission period, allowing the remaining teams to fully get time to rest.

Only by combining work and rest can a hearty and classic game be played.

In terms of schedule, Portugal has a very advantage.

1/8决赛是7月1日下午五点开踢，1/4决赛是7月7日晚上九点，等于说间歇期长达六天。

There was no great physical exertion in itself. Croatia played another 120 minutes and a penalty shootout. It can be said that they tried their best, so they have certain additional advantages.

最惨的还是英格兰，赛事来到八强战的赛程本身相当密集，7月3日晚上九点踢完120分钟+点球大战的1/8决赛，7月7日下午五点就要跟瑞典踢1/4决赛，等于说休息时间不足四天。

But there is good news for England. The weakest team that has advanced to the quarterfinals is Sweden.

The three-day break is very uncomfortable for fans who are used to watching World Cup games every day. They always feel that something is missing.

Major social platforms have become the best place for these fans to kill time.

Analyze, share, argue, curse...

Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Samara and Sochi are the cities that have hosted four World Cup quarter-finals. A fanatical football atmosphere spreads in the four cities.

The fans of each team and the traveling fans who joined in the fun fully unleashed their passion and created enough atmosphere for the quadrennial World Cup.

Everyone knows that the next World Cup will have to wait until four years from now!

Many stars are at the end of their careers, and no one knows whether they will be able to see them again in the next World Cup.

Thiago Silva is 34 years old, Cristiano Ronaldo is 33 years old, Modric is 33 years old, Godin is 32 years old, Suarez is 31 years old, Cavani is 31 years old...

The players known as the golden generation of Belgium can be said to be in the best form of their careers in this World Cup. Four years later, it will definitely be a different scene.

At two o'clock in the afternoon on July 7, the Portuguese team went to Sochi's Fisht Stadium for a routine pre-match adaptation to the venue and a pre-match press conference.

As early as around ten o'clock in the morning, Croatia had already participated in the pre-match stomping ground and press conference.