Chapter 2117 The three heroes stand together
"Merry!!"
"Merry-ah!"
"Muhasibi!! Muhasibi made a great save! He blocked Melly's shot!"
"Melli was really unlucky in this game. He sent an assist but could not score. Even though the team is now leading Tunisia 2:0, facing Muhasibi, Melli's shot Still can’t break through his ten fingers!”
Seeing Tunisia goalkeeper Hamza Muhasibi flying sideways and pushing the football out of the baseline with his fingertips, Meli Banega put his head in his hands.
When he shot, he added a side spin force to the ball, so the football rotated strongly, made an arc, and headed towards the lower left corner of the goal.
But such a tricky shot was saved by the Tunisian goalkeeper.
In the last ten minutes of this game, Tunisia had already conceded two goals.
Ramon Cantero and substitute forward Pedro Grazzini both scored.
Only Melli was unable to score.
You must know that Grazzini's goal was unexpected. It was Tunisian goalkeeper Mouhasibi who made a mistake and missed the ball, giving Grazzini a chance to shoot the empty goal.
But Muhasibi, who made such a stupid mistake, seemed to transform into a "goalkeeper" when facing Melly's shot.
With magical saves again and again, every shot of Melli that hit the goal frame was blocked.
It's almost as if he can't get along with Merry alone.
But Melly himself didn't care much about it. He quickly took his hands out of his hair, and then gave a thumbs up to Farias who passed the ball to him, praising him for the good pass he just made.
There was a smile on his face.
The game has entered injury time, and Argentina leads Tunisia 2:0.
The Argentines have nothing to worry about anymore.
In the simultaneous match between Serbia and Saudi Arabia, the game was also close to the end.
The two teams are currently tied at 3:2, with Serbia leading.
According to the current results, Argentina and Serbia share six points, but in terms of goal difference, Serbia is 0 and Argentina is 3.
With their respective scores, both teams can qualify from the group, the only difference is who is first and who is second.
Unless Serbia scores three goals in a row at the last moment of the game, it can tie Argentina on goal difference and then become first in the group with the advantage of total goals.
This probability is so low that there is no need to consider it at all.
Because it is impossible for Serbia to go out in full force just to pursue the advantage in the total number of goals.
They are only one goal ahead of Saudi Arabia, and they have to guard against being scored by their opponents at the last moment - Saudi Arabia also only needs to beat Serbia to qualify from this group, so they will definitely work very hard.
If Serbia is given a "three black minutes" by Saudi Arabia, it will really be more of a loss than a gain.
Serbia does not need to compete with Argentina for first place in the group, it would be good to qualify.
The opponent of the first place in Group D in the quarter-finals is Spain, and its strength is not weak.
So whether you are first in the group or second in the group, it's the same. There's no need to pick your opponent.
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"...Although they lost 1:2 to Saudi Arabia in the first round of the group stage, which was the biggest upset of this World Cup so far. However, Argentina still withstood the pressure in the next two group stages and won two consecutive games. With a victory, he not only successfully qualified for the group stage, but also won the first place in the group...
"Melli performed well in these two group matches, with one goal and two assists. He was the biggest contributor to Argentina's advancement to the top 16. The Argentine head coach also said at the press conference after the 2-0 victory over Tunisia that the players were After losing the first group match, he withstood the pressure. He thought this was more meaningful than qualifying for the group itself.
"Melli also talked about this in an interview after the game. He believed that after losing to Saudi Arabia, everyone went back to seriously summarize and reflect on their mistakes. That defeat not only did not defeat them, but made the Argentine team even more United, they are confident to go further..."
"After the start of the third round of the group stage, this World Cup was like the accelerator button being pressed. There were four games in one day, and the fate of the eight teams in the two groups was decided quickly like commodities on the assembly line. ……
"When playing against the United States, France's starting lineup was adjusted. But they still defeated the United States team with a score of 2:1, making the United States team completely miss the top 16 of the World Cup. In addition, the Czech Republic also won 4:0 in the final round New Zealand has no desires and desires. In this way, the two qualifying teams in Group E are determined. France ranks first with nine points, and the Czech Republic ranks second with six points.
"Italy, which qualified early in Group F, sent out a rotating lineup and drew 0:0 with Uruguay. So the two teams joined hands to qualify. Although Nigeria defeated Iran 3:2, it could only be eliminated with Iran...
"The situation in Group G is also very simple and clear. The only suspense in the final round of the group stage is who will be first and second between Brazil and Belgium. The game between Denmark and Canada belongs to the honors of the two teams that were eliminated early. Perhaps because there was no baggage, the two teams played very openly in the game. In the end, Denmark defeated Canada 5:2
"The highlight of this group is the top spot between Brazil and Belgium. After a failed season, Kendall Kabangka also needs to prove at the World Cup that he is still one of the best players in the world. …”
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After receiving the football in the Belgian penalty area, Renaldo Lima knocked the football behind him with his heel and turned quickly at the same time!
Brazilian fans cheered in the stands.
Lima turned around and got ahead of Belgian center back Niels Van Akel and poked the football towards the goal!
"Lima——!"
However, the football was blocked by Belgian goalkeeper Jonathan Hewel with his foot when he fell to the ground!
Now it's the turn of the Belgian fans in the stands to cheer!
"Haywell! He made a very good save!"
The scoreboard displays the current score.
Brazil 1:1 Belgium
Counting injury time, there are still more than ten minutes left in the game.
If the game ends with this result, Belgium will surpass the defending champion with a goal difference and become first in the group, and then be placed in the top half, facing the second place in Group H.
Brazil's current goal difference is three, while Belgium's is six. The gap is too big.
Brazil must beat Belgium to take first place.
So starting from the 70th minute of the game, Brazil coach Pedro Garcia had already replaced all the offensive players in his hands to defeat Belgium.
Belgium, with their goalkeeper Hewel as the core, steadily defended the counterattack and could threaten Brazil's goal from time to time.
In fact, because the Group H game hasn't started yet, I don't know who will be first and who will be second in the group.
Therefore, Brazil and Belgium may not be able to avoid Germany if they compete for first place in the group.
After all, Germany and Switzerland now have four points, and the goal difference is also the same, both are one. It's just that the German team has more goals in total, two more than Switzerland, so it ranks first.
But in the last round of Group H, Germany and Switzerland have a direct dialogue. If Switzerland can defeat the German team, it will become the first.
So taking second place in Group G doesn’t seem to be a bad thing...
But neither Brazil nor Belgium would think so.
On the one hand, the possibility of the German team becoming the first in Group H is still very high.
On the other hand, as the defending champion, they obviously played well, but in the end they were ranked second in the group due to goal difference... Where did the Brazilian team put their face?
Therefore, in this game, the Brazilian players have a very unified mind - we want to be first in the group!
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Lima's shot failed to break through the goal guarded by Hewel, but created a corner kick opportunity for the Brazilian team.
The Brazilian team took a corner kick and the football passed to the goal was punched out by goalkeeper Hywell.
The Brazilian team, which had formed a siege, occupied the starting point, controlled the football, and continued to attack.
However, Kabangka shouted and gestured to Marquios who was holding the ball: "Stay still, don't rush to pass the ball!"
Anyway, Belgium has all retracted their 30-meter area, and the Brazilian team does not need to play fast break.
If you rush to pass the ball forward, but are blocked by Belgium and directly counterattack, that will be a threat - the Brazilian center backs who were competing in front of the goal during the corner kick have not returned to their own half.
After listening to Kabangka's words, Marquez held the football at his feet and waited for his center back teammate to run back.
However, they did not retreat too much. They turned around and stopped just after crossing the center line.
The Brazilian team was already laying siege to Belgium in the half.
After center back Tavares Cao retreated to the midline, he stopped, turned around and asked Marquios for the ball.
Marquez passed the ball from the wing.
After receiving the ball, Kao took two steps forward, and then faced Belgium with all its members shrinking, but was unable to do anything.
Seeing this, Kabangka retreated from the front.
Seeing him retreating, Kaa passed the football forward to him.
Because Kabangka retreated deep enough, there was no Belgian player around him when he received the ball.
He got the ball and was able to turn around calmly.
After turning around, he faced the same situation as Kaa, or even worse.
Because some players from Belgium stepped forward and put pressure on Kabangka.
Facing the Belgian player approaching him, Kabangka passed the football to the left front to Cardoso Tonini who was connecting him in front.
Then after passing the ball, he suddenly started, taking advantage of the opportunity when the Belgian player who came up to put pressure turned around and looked back, and penetrated from behind him!
When Tonini saw Kabangka thrust forward, he knew what he should do.
After receiving the ball, he faced the second Belgian player's attack and flicked the football to the right with the outside of his right foot.
Kabangka has already moved forward to receive the ball.
After receiving the ball, Belgium midfielder Michel De Bruyne stepped forward to block him.
Kabangka raised his arm and made a move to shoot directly from a long distance. De Bruyne adjusted his pace to block his shot, but his right foot pushed the football forward hard.
Pass to the center forward standing on the line of the penalty area.
It was definitely not only Michel De Bruyne who was deceived by Kabangka's fake shot, but also Belgian center back Brent Bormans.
He rushed forward and tried to block Kabangka's shot with his body.
As a result, Kabangka passed the ball directly!
He quickly stepped back and tackled the football, hoping to destroy the Brazilian team's attack before Lima could receive the ball.
But his hasty move not only failed to allow him to tackle the ball, but also caused him to lose his balance and slip to the ground.
Lima swings his leg directly and knocks the football forward!
The football was passed into the space behind the Belgian defense!
There, Kabangka, who had just passed the ball, was speeding across!
Another Belgian defender, Mehdi Shotten, tried to block Kabangka's advance, but Kabangka was too fast!
With just one step, he got stuck in front of Shotden. Shotden continued to take steps forward to block Kabangka.
He successfully squeezed Kabangka out. But after landing, Kabangka turned back, and even shook off Shotden, catching up with the football again.
Then, before he fully regained his balance, he stretched out his foot and gently pushed the football forward, chasing the football and dodging the attacking Belgian goalkeeper Hewel!
Seeing this scene, the cheers of the Brazilian fans in the stands filled the sky!
After Kabangka got out of the way of Hewel, the angle was actually not that big, but he still shot the football towards the goal firmly!
The football finally flew over the legs of center back Van Acker, who was returning to the goal, and flew into the goal!
"Kabanka——!! GOOOOOOOOOL!!!"
The Brazilian commentator stood up from the commentary table excitedly.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!"
He held the headset on his head with one hand, clenched his other hand into a fist, and waved it toward the sky.
"Brazil! Brazil! Brazil!!! Brazil leads Belgium 2:1! Although Belgium recovered from all fronts, we still penetrated their defense! Kabangka and his teammates cooperated in two consecutive one-twos, and finally passed Hywell! The Brazilian team's attack was as smooth as a hot knife cutting through butter!
"Kabonka proved to the world with this goal that today's football is still an era where he, Melli and Hu Sanxiong stand in harmony! On the stage of the World Cup, he is the defending champion! And everyone else is just his Just a challenger! ”
Kabangka, who scored, went around the goal and ran towards the corner flag area excitedly. Then he jumped up high and punched hard!
(End of chapter)