At 8 p.m. Beijing time on June 15, the second match of Group A began, Uruguay beat Egypt 3-0 at the Yekaterinburg Stadium, Barcelona striker Suarez scored twice, and Cavani scored a goal. And the score is not a complete display of the result of the game, Uruguay completely dominated the field, Egypt only had half the possession time, and the number of shots on goal was only a fraction of that of this South American powerhouse, if it weren't for Egypt's luck and Cavani's wasted two great chances, Uruguay could have scored at least five goals!

Egypt entered the World Cup after 18 years, but they didn't expect to lose to Uruguay in such an ugly way, and they will fight the hosts in the next round, and if they lose again, then they can pack their baggage and go home to see the pyramids.

Also on this day, at 11 o'clock in the evening Beijing time, the first round of Group B began, with Morocco versus Iran, and the two teams of equal strength but not very strong met, which did not attract too many fans. It was a more dreary match than yesterday's match between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and it wasn't until the twentieth minute that the first shot of the game was taken from outside the box by Moroccans, who threatened nothing at all. Throughout the first half, both sides had one shot on goal, and the scene was so hard to see that even the commentators were surprised.

Not much changed in the second half, with very few shots on goal and either too high or too off. The only one or two hits were just in the hands of the goalkeeper, and the game ended 0:0 unsurprisingly. Interestingly, the fans at the scene fell asleep directly because the game was too boring, and they didn't wake up until the end of the game.

If this 0:0 makes fans reluctant to talk about it, then the second game of Group B is about to start, and the two sides are Spain and Portugal. You must know that Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has countless fans in China. I just don't know why this game will start at 2 o'clock in the morning Beijing time, doesn't FIFA think about the huge Chinese market?

But no matter what, no matter how late this heavyweight game is, die-hard fans won't miss it. All the players of the Chinese team will also watch this heavyweight matchup, and both teams are the favorites to win the championship, so it is not surprising who wins or loses. Moreover, the two teams may also be potential opponents of the Chinese team in the knockout round, so this time, no Chinese players deserted, and no one slept.

Cristiano Ronaldo will face a number of club team-mates such as Sergio Ramos, Isco and former Real Madrid team-mate Alvaro Morata. And in the game, it was Alvaro Morata who opened the scoring.

In the 24th minute, David Silva headed in a corner and Alvaro Morata headed home for his second strike of the game and Spain's third of the game, with Portugal having just one shot on target.

The first half ended with Spain leading 1-0, and in the 66th minute of the second half, Isco shook the ball past two people in the penalty area and hit the ball into the corner, and Spain rewrote the score to 2-0. Seeing this score, probably many Ronaldo fans are going to be sad, and even the Chinese commentator said: "Portugal is very difficult now." ”

Facing Spain, the score of 0:2, even if it is so difficult, there is one person in Portugal who has never given up, he is Ronaldo! As the number one superstar in Portuguese history, Ronaldo constantly encourages his teammates, Ronaldo, who has reached the age of 33, is the last time to participate in the World Cup, if he fails again this time, then everything will be over.

This Portuguese team is the only one in Rome, and his encouragement has quickly paid off. In the 74th minute, after he broke through on the right side, he crossed the bottom, and Andre Silva in the middle grabbed his head before Ramos to score the score at 1:2 for Portugal! After the goal, seat A and all the Portuguese players did not celebrate, seat A quickly picked up the ball from the net, ran to the center circle to set the ball, and waited for the kickoff.

Zhang Shujie applauded Andre Silva, who he didn't really care about Portugal's results, but was happy to see his club partner score Portugal's first goal of the tournament.

Portugal almost went out for the second goal, and Pepe was on the verge of becoming a centre-forward. Although Spain is still very strong today, but without Xavi, the team's control in the midfield has decreased a lot, and although there is also an Iniesta, it is difficult for him to complete the work of two people alone. In addition, Xiaobai is 34 years old, and the later the game, the more physically exhausted he becomes, but he doesn't dare to replace him. Silva and Isco have skills and dribble, but they are still inferior to Xiaobai in controlling the field.

In the 84th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo received a pass from Nani on the left side of the penalty area, and after he cut Pique, he hit the goal with his right foot, and the ball went around De Gea and hung up the net. 2:2! Portugal equalizes!

All the Portuguese fans were boiling over and the Portuguese players almost accomplished an impossible task. Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored in this game, has scored in four consecutive World Cups, but it is a little embarrassing that this is the fourth goal scored by Ronaldo in the World Cup, in other words, he has only scored one goal in every World Cup he has participated in. Of course, this is also limited by the overall strength of Portugal, which makes Ronaldo's goals in the World Cup relatively small.

After the game, An Rong asked the players what they thought, and Ma Junqiang, as the captain, was the first to answer: "Spain and Portugal both have strong strength, but I think that from the perspective of the offensive scenes of both sides, they are a little lacking in stamina." To put it simply, it's hard to go far with Spain's dribbling break and Portugal's quick counter-attack. ”

An Rong nodded lightly, didn't speak, and asked the deputy captain Zhang Shujie: "What do you think?"

Zhang Shujie said: "I have the same opinion as Dashuai. Spain are not as controlled as they used to be, and most of their chances rely on Isco's dribbling and breaking, but football is a whole sport and it is simply unrealistic to want to score and win every game. As for Portugal, in this game, they used three different tactics according to different on-field situations, and it can be seen that Santos has put a lot of effort into the team, but they have used it for the longest time, the most handy, or the defense, there is no doubt that this is Santos tailored for Ronaldo! I do not deny Ronaldo's strength, but he is 33 years old after all, and he often does this kind of fast sprint, and his physical fitness may be difficult to hold up every 90 minutes in a dense schedule. ”

An Rong nodded and smiled: "That's right." Said very carefully. Although I don't know if there will be any changes for these two teams in the next games. But if they don't make big changes to their tactics, then even if we meet them in future games, I think we have a better chance of winning. Their core squad is all over 30, which is not the same as in their prime, while our main squad is under 30. The ability to compete in this cup is one aspect, and physical strength is also an important reference, so according to my theory, we are stronger than them. Of course, it's also possible that we won't be able to meet them in the knockout rounds, but we will meet stronger opponents. But, no matter who we meet, first we have to go through the group stage!"

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