Chapter 443: Eliminate the host five-star Brazil
On June 26, with the end of the last two matches of Group H, the 2014 Brazil World Cup group stage schedule was over, China, the Netherlands, Brazil, Germany and other 16 teams advanced, Spain, Italy, England, Portugal and other teams were eliminated.
Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup journey in Brazil came to an abrupt end in the group stage.
The promotion of the Chinese team was the most unexpected.
Although there is a goal machine Zhang Huasong, the weakness of the Chinese team in other positions still makes people feel uneasy about the Chinese team's defense against other strong teams.
In fact, it is also true that the Chinese backline is conceding goals in every game in the group stage, and at least two.
However, they have a Zhang Huasong. Zhang Huasong led the Chinese team out of the group of death with 7 goals and 2 assists in three group games, and advanced to the round of 16, which is impressive.
After breaking out of the group of death, the spirit of the Chinese team members is obviously very different.
The nervousness and nervousness at the beginning of the group stage have disappeared, replaced by a full spirit and high fighting spirit.
Although the process of qualifying was thrilling, after the test of the group of death, the Chinese team players believed that as long as they played well and defended the backline, Zhang Huasong would have a way to score and lead them to victory.
That confidence will naturally be good for the next knockout rounds, even if they face hosts Brazil.
On June 28, at the Arena Minerão in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, the first 1/8 final officially began, against the two sides of the Chinese team and the Brazilian team.
Five-star Brazil have the advantage of being at home and are looking to win a sixth World Cup title under the leadership of Neymar.
Therefore, although the Chinese team broke out of the group of death, few people are optimistic that the Chinese team can pass the hurdle of Brazil, as evidenced by the Chinese team's defeat to the Netherlands in the group stage.
However, this 1/8 final surprised the world.
The final result turned out to be that the Chinese team reversed the Brazilian team 2-1 after conceding one goal first!
In the 18th minute, Brazil took a corner kick and Luis scored a goal, and the Arena Minellang was full of Brazilian cheers.
However, this goal does not hide the fact that Neymar of the Brazilian team is dumb, the attacker sleepwalks, and the front and back are disjointed.
This Brazilian team, with the exception of Neymar, can be said to be star-studded, far from the star-studded Brazilian teams in the past.
After conceding a goal, the Chinese players did not panic and did not lose confidence, but continued to defend tenaciously and occasionally counterattacked.
Before the end of the first half, in the 43rd minute, Zhang Huasong was knocked down by the opponent in a counterattack with the ball, and the Chinese team obtained an excellent free kick position less than 30 meters from the goal.
Although the Brazilian defended well against the human wall, Cesar also played 120 per cent.
However, Zhang Huasong's free kick flew into the dead corner of the Brazilian goal after crossing an arc.
China equalized.
At this moment, the scene and overseas Chinese around the world raised their arms and chanted, while the Brazilians closed their eyes in pain.
However, it was only the first half, and the Brazilians were still holding out hope, hoping that Neymar would explode in the second half and lead the Brazilian team to lead the Chinese team again.
However, they were disappointed!
This Brazilian team can't afford their dream of six crowns!
In the second half, the attackers of the Brazilian team continued their sleepwalking performance, while the Chinese team scored a goal that overtook the score with a quick counterattack by Zhang Huasong!
After three minutes of stoppage time, the referee dragged on for another 30 seconds to try to give the hosts Brazil a chance.
However, the Brazilians were unable to pull off a miracle and equaliser: they were beaten by China 1-2 and tragically eliminated in the first round of the knockout round.
After the game, the head coach of the Brazilian team claimed: The Brazilian team lost to Zhang Huasong alone!
The global media also covered the game like crazy.
"In the 1/8 finals, five-star Brazil was eliminated by the Chinese team, Zhang Huasong scored two goals, and the total number of goals reached 9!"
"The host Brazil team was eliminated: they lost to Zhang Huasong alone!"
"The Chinese team broke into the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and the Chinese and overseas Chinese all over the world celebrated!"
The match between the host five-star Brazil and the Chinese team, which has the largest fans in the world, has brought Zhang Huasong a lot of attention.
After Zhang Huasong scored twice in the game to lead the Chinese team to reverse Brazil and advance to the top 8, Zhang Huasong's popularity and prestige ushered in another skyrocket.
As a result, Zhang Huasong upgraded his off-ball running and defensive position to the master level.
This is in preparation for the knockout rounds later.
Through the parallel space-time data queried by the system, it can be known that in the semi-finals of the parallel space-time earth, the Brazilian team lost to the German team 1-7, and the German team finally won the championship.
Now that the Chinese team has defeated the Brazilian team, they will meet the German team after winning another quarter-final.
Therefore, Zhang Huasong not only has to score goals himself, but also upgrades his defensive position to a master level and contributes more to defense.
There is no need for Zhang Huasong to clear in front of the goal, and there is no need for him to tackle.
As long as he can stand in a good position, force the Germans to make more detours in front of him, and through more passes to reach the Chinese team's half, and provide time for the Chinese team's back line to lay out the defensive line, it will be a success.
A masterful defensive stance can help in this regard.
On July 1, the last 1/8 finals came to an end, and the European Red Devils Belgium defeated Uncle Sam USA 2-1 to advance to the top 8, and the final eight list of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was released.
China, the Netherlands, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Argentina, Germany, Belgium, this is the list of the top eight of this World Cup.
Among them, the Chinese team is undoubtedly the lowest-ranked team in the world, lower than Costa Rica!
If it weren't for Zhang Huasong, the Chinese team would undoubtedly be the belly of the fish.
But now, the Chinese team not only came out of the group of death, but also eliminated the host five-star Brazil, and no one dares to underestimate the Chinese team anymore.
Obviously, the strength of the Chinese team with Zhang Huasong has far exceeded their world ranking.
Moreover, some media and fans have begun to discuss the possibility of the Chinese team winning the championship.
As long as the Chinese team wins the championship, Zhang Huasong, who has scored 9 goals and occupies the top scorer list, will undoubtedly become the third recognized king in the world.
Of course, in addition to Zhang Huasong, Argentina's Messi has always been a candidate for the king of the ball.
Zhang Huasong and Messi, no matter who wins the championship, will be crowned the king of the ball! It only depends on whether these two teams can continue to win the quarterfinals and semifinals and enter the finals!
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