Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

"aaooaoaoaooaoao——"

The Portuguese fans at Lusail Stadium were particularly crazy. As Martin scored the opening goal, the Portuguese fans and neutral fans in the audience let out huge and long-lasting cheers.

The game restarted, and Uruguay, which was lagging behind, did not seem to be in a hurry to equalize the score, and still focused on stability.

"Uruguay's overall strength is remarkable, but it is a bit difficult to defeat the defending champion Portugal, but we have to think about the immediate situation of this group."

"Ghana defeated South Korea in the first game. Unless Uruguay can come back and beat Portugal, they will only be ranked third in the group. Then they can only defeat Ghana in the third round of the group to have any hope of advancing to the top 16! As we all know, The possibility of defeating Portugal is infinitely close to zero, so why do Uruguay bother so much?”

Central 5 commentator He Wei saw the problem. He changed the topic and said: "The ancients taught us Tian Ji horse racing. I think the Uruguayan people know this theory well. It is unrealistic to go all out to compete with Portugal, and they will lose their wife." The probability of losing troops again is very high, so I put all my energy into fighting Ghana to the death!”

Fans watching the live game on TV filtered their connections and knew what Uruguay was planning.

After this period of observation, Santos, who was sitting in the Portuguese coaching bench, also understood what Diego Alonso wanted to do.

To put it simply, Uruguay wants to use Portugal to practice their tactics. Winning or losing is not important. It can even be said that as long as it is not a disastrous defeat.

Portugal, which leads the score, is not in a hurry to widen the point difference. Anyway, it is enough to win. It doesn't matter how many games it wins.

Two consecutive wins can completely guarantee that they will qualify from the group early. There is no need to strengthen the offense for the so-called goal difference.

Controlling the game and spending time reasonably is the way to go.

Uruguay does not have much desire to attack, and Portugal, which leads the score, also focuses on stability and controls the overall situation through continuous passes.

Both sides in the game got some offensive opportunities, but the final shots were almost meaningless.

At the end of the first half, the scoreboard showed Portugal leading Uruguay 1:0.

Ghana head coach Otto Addo, who watched the live broadcast of the game, understood what Uruguay was thinking.

Fight yourself in the last round.

Thinking that we can qualify if we tie, I feel a little uneasy.

But it feels unnecessary to take the lead in points and compete with Uruguay.

So Otto Addo was very confused and didn't know how to deal with the final round.

Regardless of whether they are fully defensive or attacking, it seems possible to lose to Uruguay.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and the players from both sides returned to Lusail Stadium to prepare for the remaining 45 minutes.

Uruguay still plays the game step by step, taking it easy and unhurried, first making sure there are no problems in defense and then looking for opportunities to attack forward.

Cavani, who is experienced in the game, is at the front of the striker to attract firepower. The young Nunez runs without hesitation to press the Portuguese midfielder and backfield defender holding the ball to see if he can cause them to make mistakes in passing and receiving.

Facts have proved that the Portuguese midfielder and backfield players have good psychological quality. They were not intimidated by the big Nunez and passed and received the ball smoothly.

The game reached the 60th minute, and Portugal took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

Ronaldo replaced Gonzalo Ramos, who was not in great form.

Martin took the initiative to run to Ronaldo and returned the captain's armband.

"Personally, I think Ronaldo can achieve success in the World Cup only when he comes off the bench."

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly.

"Feel the same."

Guest commentator Xu Yang nodded in approval.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who came off the bench, was full of physical energy. The Uruguayan defensive players he faced ran for an hour, and his physical fitness dropped significantly, and the confrontation declined.

In just the past three minutes, Portugal expanded the score.

Uruguay's frontcourt pass was interrupted, and Martin, who received the ball, stopped and turned past Bentancur. Facing the upper hand of Valverde, the younger brother of the club, he made a light poke and completed a wonderful crotch pass.

Immediately afterwards, he swung his legs on the spot and sent a wide diagonal pass.

The football flew diagonally from the Portuguese defensive right rib about 20 meters away from the center line to the attacking left rib.

Felix, who advanced at high speed, overtook on the outside at a speed visible to the naked eye, took the ball to the left sideline of the penalty area and sent a pass to the ground.

Godin, who was blocked at the front point, fell to the ground to intercept the ball without touching the ball. Ronaldo, who was outflanking and following up in the middle, pushed and shot through the net, extending the score to two goals.

The entire Lusail Stadium was boiling again. Ronaldo, who had scored, made the iconic 'siu' celebration in front of fans all over the world, expressing the ecstasy and huge pressure release brought by the goal.

The on-site director gave Martin a close-up shot and pushed it to his face.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "Portugal's quick counterattack was very beautiful this time. Ruben Dias stole the ball, and Ruben Neves quickly gave the ball to Martin, Bentancur and Valverde. "The ball was very quick, but Martin's superb foot skills ensured absolute control of the football, and the long pass was just right. Ronaldo's final shot was also very simple. We seemed to see the Ronaldo who was scoring goals."

"Cristiano Ronaldo, who will soon be 38 years old, is in declining physical condition. It's okay to say that he is in hot form in the starting lineup. But if the defensive players are tough enough and get into long-term hand-to-hand combat, Ronaldo's physical fitness will decline rapidly, and it will be difficult to achieve the results like just now. Opportunity, I personally think that coming off the bench is the most suitable for Ronaldo.”

Guest commentator Xu Yang analyzed in a deep voice.

Uruguay, trailing by two goals, made two positional adjustments before the restart.

Godin and Vecino were replaced by De Arasketta and Pellistri respectively.

However, the two adjustments are not for offense, but for the hope of doing better on the defensive end.

Portugal, which was leading by two goals, took full control of the game under Martin's deliberate rhythm control.

As the game time goes by, the ball possession ratio of both sides is also slowly increasing, and Portugal's ball possession ratio even exceeds 75%.

Since this World Cup has five substitutions, both sides will use all substitutions in the remaining game time.

Portugal's absolute core player Martin was not substituted. He needs to stay on the field to stabilize the situation.

In the 86th minute of the game, Seat B took a tactical corner kick from the right, and Dalot, who came on as a substitute, met the ball and passed the ball.

Martin jumped high on the right rib of the penalty area and beat Jimenez and Bentancur to complete the header.

Ronaldo, who was in the middle of the small penalty area, overpowered the Uruguayan veteran Suarez who came on the bench to complete the header relay and headed the ball to the upper left corner of the goal.

Portugal leads Uruguay 3:0.

Ronaldo was extremely excited after scoring the goal. He motioned to his teammates to celebrate the goal together.

This was followed by the iconic 'siu' celebration.

"Cristiano!"

"Ronaldo!!"

The Portuguese fans at Lusail Stadium were ecstatic, shouting hysterically.

This... is the captain who has worked hard for the Portuguese national team throughout his career!

Uruguayan fans are frustrated.

They thought they would lose to Portugal before the game, but they didn't expect such a disparity in strength.

But this goal was not the last goal of the game.

In stoppage time, Suarez got the ball in the penalty area and got rid of Ruben Dias's defense. His partner Danilo Pereira's kick was half a beat too slow, and it happened to hit the right side that Suarez was dragging behind. foot.

The referee on duty decisively called the foul, and after the intervention of the video assistant referee, he found that there was no problem.

Suarez, who took the penalty kick, easily hit it and scored a face-saving goal.

In the end, Portugal defeated Uruguay 3:1, winning two consecutive group matches of this World Cup and qualifying from Group H one round ahead of schedule.

The on-site director gave a close-up shot to Martin, who made great passes and shots in this game.

Without a doubt, he was the best player in Portugal vs Uruguay.

Post-match mixed zone.

The reporter from South Korea asked Martin without knowing the extent of the situation: "Portugal has already qualified, do you have any plans to rest the players in the last round?"

Martin didn't need to look at his job card to know that the other person was a reporter from the South Korean media. He said without hesitation: "Why take a break? I don't have any physical problems."

"But Portugal has qualified early."

Reporters from SBS Sports are still fighting.

"But South Korea is not out yet."

The corners of Martin's mouth raised slightly, revealing a playful smile.

The reporters from the nearby Dragon Kingdom and the Portuguese reporters applauded.

Media reporters from both countries have no favorable impression of South Korea.

I was very happy when I heard that the reporter from South Korea was directly criticized by Martin.

Portuguese media reporters’ dissatisfaction with South Korea stemmed from the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

Twenty years have passed, but I still remember it in my heart.

……

The first match day of the third round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup kicked off.

Considering the fairness of the final round, the two games in the same group kicked off at the same time.

The Dutch team defeated the host Qatar 2:0, sending the opponent to the worst host since the start of the World Cup.

In the other game, Ecuador, which could qualify with a draw, lost a good game and lost to Senegal 1:2. Senegal and the Netherlands watched as they won and qualified together.

The two group matches of Group B kicked off at the same time. There was no surprise in the British Derby. England, one of the favorites to win the championship, defeated the 'Red Dragon' Wales led by Bell 3:0.

In another game, Persia lost to Sam 0:1.

The second match day of the third round of the group stage is Group C and D.

The first two group matches were from Group D. The French team lost to Tunisia 0:1 after qualifying early.

Australia also achieved an upset as they defeated Denmark 1:0 at Janub Stadium.

The two group matches in Group C were Argentina 2:0 Poland and Saudi Arabia 1:2 Mexico.

The third match day is the four group matches of groups E and F.

Portugal, which participated in the fourth match day of the third round of the group stage, participated in a regular pre-match press conference that day.

Portugal head coach Santos, who was interviewed by the media, said that in the final round, he will go all out to defeat South Korea while ensuring that the main players are rested.

Pepe, the veteran who accompanied him, said that the whole team has unified their thinking and will do their best even in the last round to keep the team highly prepared for the game.

So the domestic media and fans from South Korea were numb.

……

Belgium, which suffered an upset loss to Morocco in the second round of Group F, drew 0:0 with Croatia in the final round, and Morocco defeated Canada 2:1.

As a result, Belgium was eliminated in third place in the group...

There was drama in the final round of Group E.

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Considering that the final round of matches is Spain VS Sakura Country, Germany VS Costa Rica.

Not many media and fans think that Germany, which is ranked last, will be eliminated. On the contrary, it is believed that it will advance to the top 2 of this World Cup as the second place in the group.

In the minds of the vast majority of media and fans, Spain defeats the Sakura Country, and Germany defeats Costa Rica. At that time, Spain and Germany will join hands to qualify.

After all, we are all European teams and we should look after each other.

Unexpectedly, in the last round, when Sakura Country conceded a goal first in the first half, within three minutes of the second half, Don'an Ritsu and Tanaka Aoi scored two consecutive goals to take the lead and maintain the score. The whole game is over.

Although the German team defeated Costa Rica 4:2 in the final round and accumulated 4 points with Spain, which suffered an upset loss, the goal difference was so far behind that it missed the knockout rounds for two consecutive World Cups after the Warring Nations four years ago. .

After all three match days of the third round of the group stage, fans following the Qatar World Cup turned their attention to the fourth match day.

The third round of the Group H match between Portugal and South Korea started at 12 pm local time on December 2.

The Education City Stadium, which can accommodate 45350 fans, was packed.

The main color of both teams is red, giving people the feeling of falling into a sea of ​​red.

South Korea, which must win in the last round to have a chance to qualify, naturally has a full lineup, while Portugal, which qualified early, has a semi-main lineup.

Portugal 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Diogo Costa

Defenders: Dalot, Antonio Silva, Pepe (C), Cancelo

Midfielder: Joao Mario, Martin, Nunes

Forwards: Leo, Andre Silva, Vitinha

South Korea is also in the 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Kim Seung-gyu

Defenders: Kim Jin-soo, Kim Young-kwon, Kwon Kyung-won, Kim Moon-hwa

Midfielder: Li Gangren, Zheng Yourong, Huang Renfan

Forward: Son Heung-min (C), Cho Kyu-sung, Lee Jae-sung

In the final round, South Korea, which had a chance to advance only by winning, showed no signs of timidity in the opening stage and went straight to action.

Captain Son Heung-min, who got the ball, directly accelerated and cut in the left rib of the attack and passed Nunes. Unexpectedly, Martin's defense was very timely, and he made a cool tackle to save the ball.

Immediately, Martin got up and received the ball from Joao Mario and passed Zheng Yourong who was rushing up. Then he sent a diagonal pass more than 50 meters to the left in the middle of the defense.

The extremely fast Leo crossed the center line at a speed visible to the naked eye and approached Martin's pass at high speed.

In order to score goals as soon as possible, South Korea invested a lot of people in the attack. I never expected that Portugal, which played as a semi-main force, would launch such a decisive and quick counterattack in the beginning.

Quan Jingyuan was not fast enough and could only watch helplessly as Leo caught up with Martin's pass.

Kim Seung-kyu, who was guarding the goal, panicked, and at the same time he was mentally cursing captain Son Heung-min.

Why are you going to mess with Martin when you have nothing to do?

Isn't it possible to cooperate?

Didn’t you see that left back Kim Jin-soo was put on the sideline?

Fake!

Leo learned a lot of effective single-handed ball experience from Martin during his time at Arsenal. Facing the uncertain Kim Seung-kyu, he directly used the change of rhythm to complete the breakthrough and then hit an empty goal.

No one expected that less than a minute into the game, Portugal would lead South Korea in the Education City.

The head coaches of Ghana and Uruguay, who are fighting for another qualifying spot in Group H at the Janub Stadium, are very motivated.

Portugal leads South Korea, which means a win!

So they are all doing their best to qualify!

The on-site director at the Education City Stadium gave a close-up shot of the captain of South Korea.

The South Korean fans in front of the TV were very angry and pointed their finger at Son Heung-min.

Had it not been for the failure of his reckless inward challenge to Martin, Portugal would not have had such a good opportunity for a quick counterattack.

Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that the psychological impact of conceding the ball less than a minute into the game was huge.

"Goal scored in the first 24 seconds!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "Leo created the fastest goal in this World Cup! This goal is also the third fastest goal since the inception of the World Cup! South Korea also set an amazing record, they were on the list twice The top three teams that conceded the fastest goal. In the 2002 World Cup third place match, Turkish player Suker scored the goal of South Korea in 11 seconds and set the record for the fastest goal in the World Cup! "