In the early morning of June 29, Beijing time, the first two quarter-finals were played, and the host Brazil and Chile fought to a 1:1 score in 120 minutes! In the 17th minute, Brazil opened the scoring with a header from Luis by virtue of a corner kick opportunity; in the 30th minute, Chile's number one star Sanchez equalized for the team, and then the two sides did not make any achievements, and the game entered a penalty shootout.

In this brutal matchup, Brazil Cesar saved two penalties in a row from Chile, while Jarrah, the last defender to play in Chile, hit the woodwork with a penalty, and Brazil won 3-2 on penalties, beating Chile 4-3 on aggregate and becoming the first team to advance to the quarterfinals.

The second match, played later against Colombia against Uruguay, was suspended by FIFA for up to four months due to the additional penalty for Uruguay's number one star Suarez, who suffered a big impact on Uruguay's attacking line. Colombia, on the other hand, relied on two goals from the demon star Rodriguez in the second half to beat Uruguay 2:o and advance to the quarterfinals.

Rodriguez's first-half was one of the best goals of the tournament. Rodriguez, meanwhile, is the top scorer with five goals, five goals he has scored in just four games, and the next time Uruguay will face Brazil for a ticket to the last four, Rodriguez will be a key scorer for Colombia, and he could also extend his advantage in the scorer charts.

Interestingly, with the popularity of Rodriguez in the World Cup, people began to call him "J Ronaldo", which is derived from the first letter of his name. It is difficult to determine who first called this name, but there is a theory of the origin of the name. Because Ronaldo was out of the group stage, in order to make up for the lack of this superstar, the Chinese media shouted "no Ronaldo, and J Ronaldo".

But many people don't quite agree with the title of "J Ronaldo", because Rodriguez is not part of Ronaldo's "family". Despite this, the shouting of "J Ronaldo" quickly spread in China.

At half past nine in the afternoon of June 28, local time in Brazil, the day before the match between the Chinese team and Costa Rica, the two teams held a press conference according to the arrangement, but it was held in different places and at different times, first Costa Rica, head coach Pinto attended alone, at the meeting he said: "The Chinese team is a very strong team, they have a lot of stars, and they do a good job in attack and defense. But I'm not going to rely on one of them, because football is an eleven-man sport and it's impossible for any player to get the team very far if he wants to be brutal. The fact that we were able to beat Italy and beat Uruguay to top the group shows that we are doing very well as a team. In the game against the Chinese team, we will still do this, we will wave the strength of the team to the maximum, so we will not be afraid of the Chinese team, and I also want to say to Zhang Shujie and his teammates, let the horse come!"

The audience was a little shocked when they heard his words, and Pinto's tone was a bit big. Is it because they defeated Uruguay and Italy that they don't take the Chinese team seriously? If that's the case, Pinto's psychology is too inflated, right? Is it true that he regards himself as a famous coach and his team as a giant?

Chen Hui and Shen Hao originally wanted to ask him a few words, but after thinking about it, the words came to their mouths and swallowed again, and in the end, the two of them didn't say anything.

Pinto's words reached An Rong's ears, and at the press conference, An Rong attended with Zhang Shujie and Ma Junqiang, and he said: "I don't want to pay attention to what he said, football can't win by grinding his mouth, otherwise the Chinese team would have won the world championship a long time ago, and no country in the world has a population as much as China." I'm sure my players will take this game seriously, and no matter who we are, winning is always our goal. ”

Ma Junqiang said: "Football matches are like this, many people always like to do something before the game, but we don't, we will only face every game and every opponent in a down-to-earth manner." As for Costa Rica...... I'm sorry, the first time I heard about this country was at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and I knew that the Chinese team lost that game, but now we are not the same as we were back then!"

Chen Hui asked Zhang Shujie at this time: "Do you have any opinion on the statement of the Costa Rican head coach?"

Zhang Shujie smiled and said: "Lao Ma has said just now, today's China is not comparable to that of the past, we are much stronger than twelve years ago." Anzhi also said that he didn't want to pay attention to what Pinto had said, and likewise, I didn't want to talk to Pinto, but since Pinto had named me in his press conference, I thought I should fight back. Mr. Pinto, I want to tell you that your team has done very well in the three group games and has impressed the whole world, but I think my teammates and I have performed better, and I would like to tell you that this knockout round will be the last game of this World Cup for you and your disciples!"

The scene was in an uproar. Zhang Shujie's words are completely declaring war in the air!

The reporters present suddenly became a little excited: This will definitely be a big news! I never imagined that on the first day of the battle between the two teams, such a piece of news could come out.

Shen Hao quietly asked Chen Hui: "Do you think it is appropriate for Zhang Shujie to say this? He is equivalent to saying in front of everyone before the game starts, that the Chinese team will definitely win!"

Chen Hui said: "What? Do you think the Chinese team will not win?"

"Not really. ”

"And what else are you asking?"

"This World Cup is not a child's game, I definitely hope that the Chinese team can win. Not to mention beating Costa Rica, I hope they win the World Cup. But if it ......"

"No in case. ”

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if!"

Chen Hui really wanted to knock him on the head: "I said, why have you become so pessimistic? Others don't know Zhang Shujie, don't you understand? Back then, you followed him to do news reports for three years, okay? Don't think so much, it's true that Costa Rica is a dark horse, but have you ever seen a dark horse that can be black to the end?"

"Yes. ”

"Who?"

"Greece at Euro 2oo4. ”

Chen Hui glared at him: "I now suspect that you are an undercover agent sent by Costa Rica!"

"No, Chen Hui, I just think ......"

"Don't feel like that. Well, let's make a bet, I lost the last round of bets, and we'll continue this round. If China wins, you invite me to dinner, and if China loses, I invite you. ”

"No, this bet can't be made. This is related to whether the Chinese team can reach the quarterfinals, and I can't bet on you on the future of the Chinese team. ”

Chen Hui touched his chin: "That's right." ”

The two were chatting hotly, and An Rong on the stage said: "It's been an hour, let's stop here today, what is the result of tomorrow's game, everyone will see soon, see who can advance to the quarterfinals by then!"

(End of chapter)

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