In the players' tunnel, the Chinese players and Colombian players in the locker room met here, the starters stood in the pre-match place and waited for the entrance, and the substitutes went straight into the stadium, walked to their respective benches, and sat down.

The two players on both sides had an interaction before entering the pitch, with Tang Zheng walking towards James Rodriguez and Zhang Linpeng walking towards Jackson Martinez.

In this match, James Rodriguez and Jackson Martinez will start for the national team in the final round of Group C.

The broadcast screen is facing the players' tunnel, and fans sitting in front of the TV can watch the friendly and simple contact between the two sides before the game through the live TV broadcast.

One of the most eye-catching was Tang Zheng and James Rodriguez, the two No.10s who met directly before the race.

James Rodriguez is as reserved as ever, giving the impression of a boy-next-door look.

Tang Zheng rubbed James Rodriguez's head like a big brother as before, and said with a smile: "Come on, play well." ”

"Definitely. James Rodriguez suddenly looked up at Tang Zheng at this time, and grinned playfully: "If winning leads to your out, don't blame me and Romedahl?"

"You win?" Tang Zheng smiled and shook his right index finger: "No, no, no, it's us who wins." ”

In many cases, no matter how big the difference in strength between the two sides is, first of all, they must not fall behind in terms of momentum!

James Rodriguez didn't know Tang Zheng for the first day, smiled, and stretched out his right hand to hold Tang Zheng's outstretched right hand: "Wait for the game to speak." ”

"OK!" Tang Zheng patted James Rodriguez's right shoulder with his left hand and said meaningfully, "You will feel like you've disappeared." ”

Without waiting for James Rodriguez to react, he walked straight ahead and was at the back of the line, waiting to play.

Looking at Tang Zheng's back, James Rodriguez was helpless.

He didn't know why he always felt a lack of confidence when he saw Tang Zheng, even if the overall strength of the national team was now higher than that of the Chinese team, he still didn't feel any advantage.

"Hey ~ Hames, ready to play. ”

Goalkeeper Ospina tapped James Rodriguez on the shoulder and reminded.

"Got it, David. ”

James Rodriguez came to his senses, held his head high, and walked straight forward, lined up behind his brother-in-law Ospina, waiting to play.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's voice was obviously excited, and he was full of passion: "The game is about to start, the two qualifying places in Group D have been decided, if the Chinese team can finally draw with Colombia, we will face Costa Rica in the 1/8 finals when we advance to the round of 16, and it is very likely to advance to the quarterfinals by then......"

As he spoke, the Hungarian referee led the players from both sides into the pitch.

The Chinese team, which drew the home team draw, stood on the right side of the broadcast screen, with the referee team as the center, while Colombia, who drew the away team's draw, stood on the left side of the broadcast screen, facing the main stand.

After a series of necessary pre-match ceremonies, the players of both sides waited for the Hungarian referee Koshoi to blow the opening whistle of the game.

The Pantanal Stadium, which has a capacity of 45,000 fans, is packed, and the grandstands, which were originally bustling with activity, gradually lower their voices, and the atmosphere has dropped significantly.

It's not that the fans are no longer enthusiastic, but the fans wait for the referee Kaushoi to blow the opening whistle of the game, and then create a loud chant to ignite the frenzy on the pitch.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of the referee on duty, the final round of Group C of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil kicked off with the match between the Chinese team and Colombia.

At the same time, the match between Greece and Ivory Coast, which is already out, at the Castello Stadium in Fortaleza has also begun.

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The main players of the Chinese team, which has not yet ensured the early qualification, are all out, and Colombia, which has already qualified in advance, has made some rotations.

The goalkeeper of the Chinese team's starting lineup is still Dortmund goalkeeper Yan Junling, and the four defenders except for central defender Li Xuepeng continue to replace Ren Hang, Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting and Zhang Linpeng have not changed their three positions.

The midfield double back configuration is Tang Zheng partnering captain Zheng Zhi, three forwards Lu Liang, Hao Junmin and Wu Sanshi, and striker Gao Lin at the front of the front line.

The official lineup given by Colombia is four four-two, goalkeeper Ospina, four defenders Arias, Valdés, Barranta and Almeiro lined up, four midfielders Quintero, James Rodriguez, Guarín and Cuadrado, and double striker Jackson Martinez partnered Adrian Ramos.

Although the Chinese team had the advantage of kick-off, the football was obtained by the Colombian players without a few passes, and the Chinese team had to switch from offense to defense.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was still reporting the starting list of players on both sides of the game, and when he saw the football change hands, his voice changed: "Colombia is strong, ranked in the top ten in the world, our players are still too nervous, Tang Zheng is ready to receive the ball, fullback Jiang Zhipeng did not hand over the ball to Tang Zheng after getting the football, but directly cleared the siege with a big foot, it really shouldn't be ......"

Tang Zheng was very helpless about Jiang Zhipeng's big foot to break the siege, but he didn't blame Jiang Zhipeng.

The position of a defender is very important, and in many cases, the first thing a defender should do is not to seek merit but to be innocent.

In the face of pressure from Colombia's frontcourt players, there is nothing wrong with clearing the ball.

If the ball is cut off at the back, the consequences are unimaginable!

Fortunately, Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi did a good job of mental preparation before the game, and they were not affected by the strength of their opponents, as if they were playing a very ordinary warm-up game.

Tang Zheng's wide-range running ability and precise positioning were vividly reflected in the Chinese team's defense, and Colombia's penetration in the middle was in great trouble.

This time, James Rodriguez did not pass the ball out of the first place after getting the football, but rushed to Tang Zheng with the ball.

For the current James Rodriguez, Tang Zheng does not dare to slack off, as a frontcourt all-rounder, James Rodriguez has good passing, and the breakthrough ability is very strong.

Facing Tang Zheng again, James Rodriguez was not shocked on the surface, but in fact, his heart fluctuated very much, but he knew that a breakthrough maniac like Messi could not break through Tang Zheng 100% in a one-on-one breakthrough.

The distance is getting closer and closer, and before James Rodriguez can wait for Tang Zheng, who is fighting and retreating, to take the lead, his brain suddenly has a short circuit, and he doesn't know what to do.

Tang Zheng, who has a lot of experience defending, realized that James Rodriguez hesitated at his feet, and he took the lead and stretched his long leg with his right foot to poke the ball to the side.

"Whoa—"

The Chinese fans at the Pantanal Stadium subconsciously tore their throats and shouted loudly to cheer for Tang Zheng's wonderful defense.

However, it is a pity that the football was not obtained by the Chinese players, and Guarín's clever selection won the ball for the Colombian team, allowing them to continue to take the ball and organize the attack.

Tang Zheng did not press forward, he noticed that James Rodriguez, who lost the ball, decisively chose to step forward, in order to avoid Guarin passing, Tang Zheng paid attention to Guarin's pass route to James Rodriguez while retreating.

Guarin originally wanted to attract Tang Zheng to step forward, and then hand the ball to James Rodriguez, but Tang Zheng was very sophisticated, and instead of continuing to run forward, he retreated, and had no choice but to pass back and control the rhythm when there was no way.

James Rodriguez had his first failed breakaway, and he didn't choose to break through again.

There is no doubt that James Rodriguez has made the right choice, and as a young player with the potential to grow into a world-class superstar in the future, level-heading is a necessary essential quality.

James Rodriguez did not break through with the ball, which was completely within Tang Zheng's expectations, so he was not surprised, but moved to defend according to the well-thought-out tactics laid out by head coach Lippi before the game.

Colombia is strong, but it does not mean that the Chinese team has no offensive opportunities.

Lippi's tactical arrangement before the game included a large number of offensive tactics, in view of the striker Gao Lin's ability to grasp the need to be strengthened, the Chinese team's attack is not the imaginary long pass directly to the striker or through the speed of the two wings to create space, but by Tang Zheng to dominate the offensive direction, the two fullbacks adducted, so that the fullbacks get space to step forward.

In the first ten minutes of the game, in addition to being passive on defense for most of the time, the short performance on the offensive end was eye-catching.

But the final kick at the door was quite speechless, and the crosshairs were always a little bit off.

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the on-site director gave Tang Zheng a close-up, Yang 5 commentator He Weidao: "Gao Lin's ability is comparable to foreign aid at the level of the Chinese Super League, but his ability is still slightly lacking on the stage of the World Cup, especially the problem exposed by the kick is really a bit big, and his skills have long been finalized at the age of 28 this year, but ...... He's very good on the ball and can create better chances for other teammates who cut forward. ”

In other words, if the Chinese player who stepped forward was Tang Zheng, the effect would be better.

It's just that the Chinese team is passive on defense most of the time, and Tang Zheng, who has a strong sense of responsibility, does not dare to leave his post without permission.

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In the twelfth minute of the game, there was good news on another playing field, the main player of the Greek team suffered a strain without physical confrontation and could not continue the game, and Samaris came on as a substitute.

Lippi's coaching team, who received the news, was secretly happy, the Greek team was the only team that could threaten the Chinese team to advance to the round of 16, and the main player was injured in the first 12 minutes of the game, which will definitely affect the next game.

Just because it's 0:0 doesn't mean it's going to be 0:0 all the time.

If Ivory Coast can take the lead, the Chinese team will be on a layer of insurance.

Closer to home, James Rodriguez was at the heart of Colombia's midfield, and he was a good passer and a loose runner.

In the 14th minute, James Rodriguez got a long-range shot on the right side of the attack, forcing goalkeeper Yan Junling to make a wonderful save.

Watching the football fly off the bottom line, James Rodriguez held his head in his hands and felt very sorry.

Tang Zheng turned his head to look at James Rodriguez, and fell into a difficult choice.

James Rodriguez is not only smart in his running position, but also good at playing with his teammates, which means that Tang Zheng can not prevent the pass when he breaks through, and he can't prevent the shot from the angle of the pass.

Standing in the coaching area of the home team, Lippi paced back and forth, looking up anxiously at the pitch from time to time.

He was worried that the team would concede goals sooner or later if they continued to defend like this.

Really!

In the sixteenth minute, Guarin, James Rodriguez and Quintero played a series of one-two in the middle, and Tang Zheng could only block the space in the case of fighting and retreating, ensuring that there was no mistake in front of the central defender.

James Rodriguez was smart enough to pick up his left foot and shoot from distance when Tang Zheng hesitated.

Tang Zheng didn't think much about it, took the initiative to stretch his feet, put his hands behind his back, and expanded the defensive area, but James Rodriguez did not shoot from a distance, he shook his left foot, and passed the ball to Adrian Ramos who was diagonally inserted into the penalty area with the outside instep.

Feng Xiaoting had a prediction in advance, but what he didn't expect was that Adrian Ramos reacted faster, stretched out his right foot and poked the ball forward gently, and Feng Xiaoting, who was about to clear the siege, kicked Adrian Ramos who stabbed the football in advance with his right foot and fell to the ground.

The referee on duty, Kao Shaoyi, stood well, decisively blew the whistle, pointed to the penalty spot with his right index finger, and also showed a yellow card to the fouling Feng Xiaoting.

The foul Feng Xiaoting also tried to convince the referee Kao Shaoyi, but the captain Zheng Zhi was quick-eyed, he pushed Feng Xiaoting away, and then communicated with the referee Kao Shaoyi as the captain.

But Kausshoi was very firm and insisted on his decision.

"The referee Kaushoi was very confident and indifferent to Zheng Zhi's complaint. ”

At the same time, He Wei, the commentator of the Central 5, seemed to suddenly think of something, and his voice changed: "This is the second yellow card that Feng Xiaoting has received in this World Cup, which means that even if the Chinese team advances to the top 16, he will not miss the 1/8 finals of the Chinese team!"

"This ...... That's not good news for us. ”

Commentator Xu Yang was a little confused.

James Rodriguez stood in front of the penalty spot, calm.

In the face of Yan Junling, he was very calm, James Rodriguez kicked the ball to the bottom left corner of the goal, although Yan Junling judged the right direction, but helpless because of the tricky angle of James Rodriguez's shot, he could only declare that the whip was beyond his reach......

0：1

The Chinese team is in front, and Colombia is in the back.

The score is behind, which also means that the goal difference of the Chinese team has changed from '1' to '0'.

I don't know if it was the Chinese team that brought good luck to the Greek team on the other field, the Ivorian defender's careless pass at the back was intercepted by substitute Samaris, and then played a wonderful one-two with center Samaras to enter the left rib of the penalty area.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper Barry, Samaris looked very calm, and scored with his right foot into the far corner to help the national team lead Ivory Coast 1:0!

Based on the current two games in Group C, Colombia has nine points, China and Greece have four points, but they are in second place due to a higher goal difference than Greece.

If the match ends according to the current score, the Chinese team can still get a promotion place.

However, with only 20 minutes to play, or 70 minutes to go, the morale-boosting Greek team is likely to score again.

And the Chinese team is also likely to continue to concede goals.

In short, anything is possible.