Chapter 6: Upset! See you again for an upset!
The opening match of the World Cup is over, and the audience is still unsatisfied.
It wasn't a pretty game, but it was a great one.
In particular, Russia's five goals in a row ignited the world's enthusiasm for football.
Russia won the game, but the focus was not on them.
Saudi Arabia head coach Renard has become the focus of controversy for all.
They were puzzled by Renard's substitution of Al-Sahravi and the fact that he made a substitution in attack even though he knew he would lose.
The group stage of the World Cup is a single round-robin with only three rounds of matches.
Every game counts.
Now, in the opening game, Saudi Arabia conceded five goals, which was unacceptable to Saudi fans.
Scrum is also one of the key factors in the promotion clause, and if the gap is too wide, their path to promotion will become extremely bumpy.
In particular, they have lost one game and with five in scrum, they have to win the next game.
It can be said that this match of Russia directly sent Saudi Arabia back to its homeland.
In the post-match press conference, Renard's face was ugly, and the media from all over the world were talking about the substitution and the key decision.
Their unanimous idea was 'Renard's greed ruined Saudi Arabia's path to qualification!' ’。
In the face of questions from reporters, Renard replied strongly, and he had only one reason, he did not accept defeat.
This reason is far-fetched, and it can't even be called a reason.
But Renard was a scoundrel and didn't let up on this reason.
After the post-match press conference, Renard was greeted with criticism from the media around the world.
London Life: "The manager's greed to make the fans and the country pay is extremely irresponsible! ”
Kicker: "Stupid decision! Renard is a sinner in Saudi Arabia! ”
Apennine Life: "Unbelievable, this is something that a national team manager would do, he sucks! ”
"PP Sports": "Controversial substitutions, controversial choices, Renard may ruin Saudi Arabia!" ”
The media criticism made Renard extremely irritable.
He defended his case on Twitter, but was attacked by angry Saudi netizens, and even Al-Sahrawi publicly said that the substitution was puzzling to him.
This situation really shook Renard.
One game made the situation extremely bad for Saudi Arabia.
Fans criticize the manager.
The commander is out of harmony.
The conflict between Renard and Sahravi broke out completely.
Saudi Arabia seems to be drifting further and further.
Of course, fans in other countries don't pay much attention to this matter, and when the heat rises, they complain and divert their attention when the heat is gone.
The first day of the race fully mobilized their enthusiasm.
Not to mention the next day, there are two more crucial matches on June 15.
Portugal VS Spain!
Argentina VS Iceland!
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Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will always be the focus of football.
The two supercourts play on the same day, much to the delight of the fans.
It's just that Portugal's opponent is the mighty Matador legion.
In 2016, a new generation of Portuguese players led by Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Championship and stood out in the strong European arena, and their strength should not be underestimated.
But their opponents, Spain, are just as strong.
For the youth, the most impressive thing for the Spanish team is undoubtedly the invincible Matador team in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
At that time, Spain was sitting on Real Madrid and Barcelona, and they were extremely powerful from goalkeepers to front, middle and backfielders, and they couldn't find any shortcomings.
That year, the golden boy was still there, the gourd baby was still coquettish, the midfield was in the Barcelona duo Xavi and Iniesta, and the water master and Pique in the backfield were under the leadership of the old captain Puyol to build a strong defensive combination.
At that time, the goalkeeper was still called St. Kathy!
Spain at that time was so powerful that it was shuddering.
Despite the curse of the defending champions in the 2016 World Cup, when they were eliminated by the Netherlands in the group stage, the Matadors are still going strong.
This time Spain is brand new, they have completed a new generation, and they are back on the world stage with a different style of play.
Everyone is looking forward to this powerful conversation.
And in this game, despite Ronaldo being in Portugal, fans still feel that the Matadors will win the game.
As for the other match, Argentina vs Iceland is not to be said.
Iceland, a country with a population of only 340,000, struggles to assemble a national team.
And there are also rumors of a 'part-time player' on the Internet.
For example, dentists, head coaches, directors, goalkeepers, etc...
But in fact, they are all real professional footballers.
'Dentist' head coach Ham Len is a serious UEFA A-level manager.
The 'director' goalkeeper started training at the age of 6 and embarked on a professional path in 2002 as a true footballer.
Of course, rumors are rumors, but in the face of the mighty Pampas Eagles, Iceland is clearly not ready to fight.
Everyone is so sure.
Portugal VS Spain, Spain wins!
Argentina VS Iceland, Argentina wins!
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On the evening of June 15, when everyone watched the Portugal vs Spain match with great interest, they were shouting 'it' the whole time.
The battle of the two teeth did not give Spain the imaginary advantage.
Both teams played extremely anxiously.
I have the feeling that you are singing, and I am on the stage.
As soon as the game began, Portugal launched an onslaught.
In 4 minutes, Ronaldo burst into the penalty area and successfully made a point.
A penalty kick in the opening game lifted Portugal's spirits.
Cristiano Ronaldo lived up to expectations and scored this penalty to achieve the advantage on the field.
And before Spain even reacted, they were going to go to the goal to catch the ball.
Next, Spain also began to fight back.
The beast Costa was up front, carrying the defense of the two and scored a goal to equalize.
In the 44th minute, when the first half was about to end, Ronaldo received a cross from Guedes and headed the goal, once again penetrating the Spanish goal.
The score is 2:1!
In the 55th minute of the second half, Costa once again used his physical advantage to score a goal to equalize.
On 58 minutes, just three minutes after the previous goal, Spain's Nacho scored a crucial goal to turn the game around.
In 68 minutes, Portugal made frequent substitutions.
In the 70th minute, Spain made two substitutions in a row, including Andres Iniesta and Costa.
In the 88th minute, on the verge of the end of the game, Ronaldo stepped up again, and a long-range shot from outside the penalty area completed the hat-trick and forced another equalizer.
The score remained at 3:3 until the end of the game.
Portugal managed to hold Spain to a draw.
In this game, Portugal's resilience surprised everyone, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored three goals in a row, and his performance was crucial.
Of course, this game was also a standard upset.
After all, before the game, there were high calls for Spain to win, but in fact, the two sides ended in a draw.
If you say that the match between Portugal and Spain is a battle of Tianwang Mountain.
Then the match between Argentina and Iceland is a rookie pecking at each other.
In the face of a weak Iceland, Argentina showed no strength, and the Pampas Eagles seemed to be sick and lost their previous passion.
On 19 minutes, Sergio Aguero scored a goal, the only goal of the game for Argentina.
But they equalised with a goal from Iceland in the 23rd minute.
But none of that was the concern, and the most unbelievable thing was that on 64 minutes, Messi conceded a penalty.
The defeat demoralized Argentina until the end of the game, which ended 1-1.
Two games in a row, two draws in a row, two upsets in a row.
Upset! See you again for an upset!
These two games fully interpret the surprise of the World Cup, and at the same time reflect that sentence.
Football is round, anything can happen!
Who would have thought that Iceland, a small country with a population of only 340,000, would overthrow the mighty Pampas Eagle on the stage of the World Cup!
There is no such thing in the world where a strong team is always strong and a weak team is always weak!
There is only one reason ....
That's football!
This is the World Cup!
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