On June 23, the first day of the quarterfinals, there will be two matchups to be played, namely Denmark vs France and Mexico vs Poland.

Denmark and France were clearly a tough matchup, with the Mexicans drawing another good signing, with Morocco and Poland the weakest in the bottom half, who were able to pick one of the two with precision.

In the end, the French team, under the leadership of Platini, used an artistic offensive battle to eliminate Denmark, which trampled Italy and Spain in the group stage with a score of 4:1.

This is an exaggerated score in the knockout stages of the World Cup, with both teams attacking in the game, especially the French, who continued to attack even after taking the lead.

The Chinese team naturally watched this game, because France is the team in the second half of the division.

After watching this game, Wu Jie finally knew why the French were able to beat Brazil head-on with offensive football in the original plane.

This year's Platini is no longer at the peak of his personal ability, at least compared with the last World Cup, but his overall situation, ball control ability, and organizational ability are more outstanding than four years ago.

These improvements have not dropped too much in athleticism, so that they not only have first-class ball control, breakthrough, and shooting ability, but also have the ability to judge and control the situation on the field, which can quickly and accurately see the changes in the situation on the field and make quick and accurate responses.

The attacking French stars have finally found a real balance under the leadership of such a central midfield, and their overall strength in attack is stronger than in the last World Cup.

Wu Jie feels that this is the luck of the French team, and the 31-year-old Platini is in the most balanced and powerful moment of his career at this World Cup.

But with his physical condition, he can only continue this level for a year or two, because Platini, who is not known for his athletic ability, will soon decline significantly in terms of physical fitness after the age of 30.

The Mexicans have nothing to say about it, their strength this time is at most higher in Pot 3, and they definitely don't have the strength to qualify first in the group.

However, the benefits of the host are not only reflected in the draw, but also in the judgment of the game.

So it was no surprise to beat Poland, who were not strong, and Mexico beat Poland 2-1 to reach the quarterfinals.

On the second day of the quarterfinals, there will be three sets of matches, namely Argentina vs. Morocco, West Germany vs. Belgium, and Italy vs. the Soviet Union.

China's focus is on Argentina as they can beat Brazil to advance, and they are likely to face Argentina or France in the next round.

This seems to be thinking too far, but planning early has always been the tradition of the Chinese team.

Argentina played Uruguay in the original plane, and Morocco's strength was much worse in comparison, so Argentina did not look very difficult, and locked up the victory with 3:0 in the first half, and finally killed Morocco 4:0 cleanly.

Maradona's performance in this game is still world-class, or it has already smacked of oppression.

Not only did he show a wide field of vision and a strong ability to read the game, but he was always able to make impossible passes possible, and the most terrifying thing was that his breakthrough ability was completely incomprehensible against Morocco.

This can also be seen from the data, Maradona's number of successful passes in this World Cup is only slightly worse than Wu Jie, and he can complete at least 10+ successful passes in every game.

In addition, like Wu Jie, Maradona's dribbling is not in an inconsequential area, but frequently dribbling the ball in the middle to break through, and almost every game will stage many 1v2, 1v3, and even 1v4 wonderful performances.

In this game, Maradona not only delivered 2 assists again, but he also broke through Morocco's entire defense with a terrifying ability in the second half, scoring his second goal in this World Cup with four people in a row, and his assist count has risen to an astonishing 6.

On the forward line of Argentina, Baldano, known as the "killer hidden by Maradona's side", also relied on Maradona's organization to score a brace in this game, successfully surpassing Papan and Lineker with 5 goals, and temporarily ranked first in the scorer list with Wu Jie.

China didn't pay much attention to the other two sets of matchups, although the two groups of battles were much more intense in the process, but since the winners were all teams from the top half of the division, the Chinese team naturally did not pay too much attention.

The only thing that can arouse the alarm of the Chinese team here is the process of Italy's elimination of the Soviet Union, Wu Jie agrees with the Soviet players' denunciation of the referee after the game, because it is indeed a game that involves football in politics and ideology, in short, everything that happens is very unfair to the Soviets.

Of course, they have to be careful that they are also targeted, although the bald eagle at this time needs to use the rabbit, but after all, it is only a use, and the Chinese team will definitely suffer similar injustice because of ideological reasons, that is, more and less.

On the second matchday of the quarter-finals, West Germany, Argentina and Italy reached the quarter-finals.

The media and fans in South America are unhappy about this, because three of the five teams that have qualified so far are European teams, and Mexico has been able to qualify with the special care of the hosts.

But they won't be frustrated yet because tomorrow the three South American teams will be playing their respective games.

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On June 25th, today was the last match day of the eighth-knockout round, and it was also a very hot Monday, but fortunately the temperature had become comfortable in the evening, which was suitable for football matches.

The one-eighth elimination match of the Chinese team was scheduled for the evening.

The match between Uruguay and Spain began in the afternoon, and it was a scorching battle.

Spain had a terrible run in the group stage, finishing third and narrowly avoiding the group, while their opponents, Uruguay, edged out England to top the group.

However, some teams can break out in the knockout round, and the overall strength of Spain is not weak, especially the overall technical level is not inferior to Uruguay, after all, it is a team known for its technology in European football.

However, it was the individual heroism that decided the outcome of this game, and the Spanish team still fell behind after the opening, and the strength of Uruguay this time is indeed outstanding, even in the face of Brazil and Argentina.

However, in the case of falling behind 0-1, the Spaniards relied on the brave play of Butragno's big four, and finally won 4:3.

These two teams also scored 7 goals in a single game, creating the second highest number of goals scored in a single game in this World Cup after China and Canada.

Chen Haonan, a teammate at Real Madrid, also became a world-class striker with this wonderful performance, and at the same time surpassed Wu Jie and Baldano in the scorer list with 6 goals.

Today's first set of matchups ended with a pleasing process and result, with England and Paraguay also starting in the evening, while China and Brazil played at 8.30pm local time.

In these three games, judging from the time, the Chinese team seems to be more valued.

This is true, but it is mainly stained with the light of the Brazilians, the ratings of the Samba Army have always been very high, coupled with the alternative aura of the Chinese team, it has naturally become a more high-profile competition.

The Chinese team did not have a lengthy pre-war meeting before the game, because they had already memorized the key points that should be emphasized and the tactics that should be arranged.

At this time, what you need to do is to adjust your mentality, for example, it is a good choice to see England play Paraguay.

Chinese fans also watched the game, but they still couldn't tell the difference between Uruguay and Paraguay, and they couldn't figure out the strength of the two teams.

However, it can be seen after this game, Uruguay are in the same group as England in the group stage, and the two teams are in the group stage, and the Uruguayans can be said to have the upper hand firmly and the victory is a natural result.

But Paraguay faced England in the knockout rounds today and were beaten from start to finish.

The main reason for this is that Uruguay's starters are higher than England in terms of average technical ability, tactical literacy, and coordination ability, and at the same time, they are not much behind in physical confrontation.

At this time, the English, who mainly relied on their bodies and were not so delicate in technique, were killed to death, and the result was very different from that of Spain in the afternoon.

However, Paraguay did not have much advantage in average technical ability, and suffered a big loss in physical confrontation, and the result was that they could not control the scene at all, and were rushed by the English after the opening, and finally collapsed, suffering a 0:3 defeat.

Lineker also played well in this game, taking his tally to five goals thanks to a brace, and he is tied for second place with Baldano and Wu Jie.

At this time, the scorer list has changed a lot, the Spaniard Butragueno has completed the transcendence with the only big four in this World Cup, Wu Jie, Lineker, Baldano are tied for second with 5 goals, and the French team's Papin also has 4 goals, and the competition in the scorer list in this World Cup is stronger than the original plane.

But this is actually very normal, similar to the "catfish effect", Wu Jie is obviously the catfish that stimulated the players of the same generation.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi from 2010 to 2017 are similar, if there is no competition between these two people, they may not be able to create that record-breaking goal performance.

Wu Zhuo is now in the 80s, to a certain extent, he has forced more potential of the stars of this era, and even accelerated the evolution of modern football with his performance beyond the times.

Under his oppression, if the superstars of this era can't go far beyond themselves in the original plane, then they won't even have the qualifications to compete with Wu Jie.

A good example of this is Maradona, who is said to have finally finished his weeding last season.

If there is a Maradona who does not take drugs in this plane, then Wu Jie can't guess how much stronger he can be than the original plane?

But as long as you think about a Maradona who is addicted to drugs + is not self-disciplined, can become the king of the ball, what kind of existence will a Maradona who is not on drugs + a little more self-disciplined?

After England made it to the quarter-finals, the final and most anticipated match of the knockout round is about to begin.

The match between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team has been held in Mexico City, using Mexico's famous "Aztec Stadium".

The stadium is considered one of the liveliest in the world, not only because it can accommodate up to 120,000 spectators, but also because it is located at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, and the striking bowl roof design of the stadium is a good way to collect and even amplify the sounds emitted from the top floor of the stadium, so that the 100,000 fans can fill the stadium with shrill screams and noises.

The Chinese team said: They don't have to go in to guess what the scene will be, and the negative curses and noises in this stadium tonight must be directed at them, and as for the positive blessings caused by the frenzied atmosphere, it must belong to the Brazilians.

At 7:10 p.m., the two teams held their pre-match press conferences at different venues.

The number of media people and reporters present on the Chinese team is not lagging behind, but most of them are media from Asia and Europe, who let most of the players of the Chinese team play in Europe.

The European media is also more inclined to the Chinese team to advance, but not to have any good feelings for the Chinese, but after Spain defeated Uruguay and England also beat Paraguay to advance, there are already West Germany, Italy, France, Spain, England on the European side, a total of five teams have broken into the quarterfinals.

Of course, the South American media support Brazil, and if Brazil are eliminated tonight, the European team will be in the quarter-finals.

So now is not the time for infighting, it's a matter of honour in South American football and European football.

Of course, the Asian media can only support the Chinese team, although they do not want China to be the representative, but the problem is that only the Chinese team can compete with these strong teams in Europe and South America.

Now China represents the whole of Asian football, represents the status of the yellow race in the field of football, and symbolizes that the yellow race can also reach the same level as whites and blacks in the field of football, and even better than them.

At this time, looking at the Chinese team, the only seedling in Asia, especially when looking at this team with a different color, many Asian fans suddenly found that the Chinese players were the same color as the light!

This metaphor is very topical, because Wu Jie's rare nonsense at the pre-game press conference was caused by a Canadian reporter who was very rude to ask him to predict who would advance tonight after Yang Yang was angry?

Of course, Wu Jie would not give face to this kind of direct face-rushing question, and opened his mouth to say something that was equally rude in the eyes of many people: "Who can advance to the quarterfinals between China and Brazil?" Only God knows the answer, but I don't believe in God, but I'd be happy to send you to God. ”

Wu Jie's words will definitely cause controversy after the game, but he has no heart to think about it, and the game will be everything.

If we can knock the Brazilians out tonight, it will be to say, "Who will advance to the quarterfinals, China or Brazil?" Only God knows the answer, and you're talking to God right now," and you won't be exposed to too much criticism after the game.

But if he is eliminated by the Brazilian, even if he recites the entire Bible before the game, he will be called a "heretic" after the game!

This is the winner is king, no matter how arrogant you are, as long as you win, it's easy to say, no matter how low-key you lose, you will be pulled out and criticized.

When the Chinese team finished the pre-match press conference and came to the locker room for the final arrangement, the time had come to 7:30, an hour before the official game.

Head coach Nian Weisi closed the door and began to make the final pre-match arrangements to the players.

At this time, only one photographer from the CCTV film crew and a special reporter were allowed to stay in the locker room for filming.

However, everyone has already known how to play today, and this arrangement is more about several coaches telling players in different positions, and more of encouragement.

Wu Jie and the three didn't need to tell anything, but they were explaining the details of the game to their teammates for a while.

Wu Jie, in particular, seemed to know every player in the Brazilian team inside out, and soon the Chinese coaches could only listen to him explain to his teammates in embarrassment.

"Careca is a very versatile striker, not only fast, impactful, but also very good dribbling and shooting skills, he is a bit like Rummenigge back then, you have to cut him off from other Brazilian players, you have to pay attention to the position of other people when you create offsides, this Brazilian has a very good ability to make offsides."

"Socrates handed over to Haonan to deal with, you both have to cheer up on the wings, that Blanco and Júnior style are similar, and the fullback who seems to play is actually not inferior to the top winger's ability to penetrate. The same goes for Jurkinho and Josimar on the right, and the Brazilian full-backs are wingers who wear defenders, and everyone is able to assist all the flanks. You have to pay attention to the penetration of them into the middle while going down the bottom, and these people have excellent in-cut, breakthrough and long-range shooting ability. ”

Wu Jie shook his head when he said this, the two wings in Brazil are too luxurious, all of them are all-rounders who can attack and retreat, and they are basically four stars of the same type as Marcelo, which is terrifying.

The Chinese players were very serious at this time, but if you want to say how much they are afraid of the Brazilians, they are really not too afraid!

It's not that the Chinese team doesn't have a way to deal with Brazil's side attack, but they didn't show it in the group stage.

Of course, the coaches of the Chinese team will be even more embarrassed, Nian Weisi feels that he may not even be a puppet, because the second version of the chain defense they prepared for the World Cup, including the first version of the Olympic Games, is basically a system researched by Wu Jie and Chen Haonan.

Even their various novel methods in training were also developed by these three people, and even the tests were designed by the three of them.

Let's put it this way, it doesn't have much impact on how the coaching staff of the Chinese team changes, because from training, testing, tactical system, and even management methods, all of them have been developed and improved little by little.

And today, it is the time to test how effective the efforts of the past five years are, and tonight's samba army will be a big test for the Chinese team.