Chapter 370: Eliminate the three meows and the semi-final opponent

"Why are you pulling me and not letting me go to the referee?"

At this time, Ronaldo asked Quaresma puzzled, in his opinion, Quaresma's behavior just now was really a bit weird.

Quaresma looked at Ronaldo angrily, I'm good for you, okay?

Does it make you like in your previous life, because Rooney's red card is shouted by everyone in England like a street rat?

"Although the positions are different, if the referee gives Rooney a red card after you actively protest, do you think you and Rooney will be able to be close in the future?"

Quaresma pursed his lips and asked rhetorically.

Ronaldo hesitated for a moment, then pretended not to care and said, "Cut, so what? ”

However, this tsundere look has actually betrayed him, and Quaresma knows very well that Ronaldo will never care as he appears.

It's just duplicity!

Quaresma didn't bother to poke Ronaldo, the child is older, so he has to save some face.

The last few minutes of the first half were spent in Portugal's onslaught on the England goal, and the three meows, who played one less, had no momentum, and were beaten by Portugal on the ground, barely protecting their faces, and did not concede any more goals.

With a score of 1:0, the players from both sides returned to the locker room, but the emotions of the players on both teams were completely different, like the difference between heaven and hell.

At this time, except for some diehards of the Three Lions, I am afraid everyone knows that England is going to finish the calf.

No matter what happens to Portugal, England itself has too many hurdles that it can't get over!

England are not good at playing against the wind, and Eriksen's players can't solve the organizational problems, and the team will naturally fall into the disadvantage in the face of technical flow.

There is one less player to play behind the score, what do you use to compete with Portugal?

Not to mention that Portugal's strength is already faintly above England, you must know that Portugal's leading game still maintains an unbeaten record so far, no matter how you look at it, England does not look like it has the ability to break the record.

At the beginning of the second half, England boosted morale and attacked, Gerrard and Lampard, the two top midfielders, rushed fiercer than anyone else, but in terms of frontal defense, Portugal is not bad at all, the three major defensive backs are there, like a reinforced concrete wall, without a bulldozer, can you push it?

England national team captain David Beckham's long pass was also greatly reduced by Rooney's departure, and there was no one in the penalty area to answer, where is the threat?

Soon, Eriksen's catnip was too hard to feed, and the England players languished again one by one, and were driven back to half-time by Portugal.

Quaresma couldn't help but want to laugh, England at this time was actually quite happy, at least their headless appearance was not something that anyone could learn!

Although the score of 1-0 is the most unsafe score in the football world, Portugal still slowed down the pace and played around with England, slowly wearing down England's will to resist, and even they have set their sights on the semi-finals, and the second half is as little as possible to consume.

In the 71st minute, Ronaldo went crazy, broke through on the left side and cut inside with a burst shot, and the powerful shot directly blasted away the goal guarded by Robinson, rewriting the score to 2:0.

The goal was a bit sudden, but it seemed to come naturally.

Blunt knives kill, Portugal has already eaten England, and boiled frogs in warm water are extremely delicious!

England, who are two goals behind, are almost unable to attack, the game is completely controlled by Portugal, and Sanmeow urgently needs the protection of the Animal Association!

Scolari had been sitting in the dugout, but at this time he knew that he should come out and pretend!

With his arms crossed, he looked like he had a furrow in his chest, as if everything in the game had been controlled by him, and he was here to accept everyone's worship!

In this regard, Quaresma is too lazy to complain, after all, pretending to be forced is a human instinct, second only to innate sucking......

However, what are you pretending to be forced to do, replacing me?

Seeing the substitution card raised by the fourth official on the sidelines, Quaresma's exclamation mark turned into a question mark.

He's going to score again!

In the second half, we were unlucky, missing a few shots on goal, and I wanted to take advantage of the last bit of confusion to try to score again.

Fortunately, the ball didn't go in, and it was replaced by Scolari!

Yes, no need to ask, it must be Scolari who thinks he is not in good shape again......

The expression was crying and laughing and couldn't go to the sidelines, and along the way, the Portuguese teammates hugged and high-fived themselves, barely getting the hero's treatment, especially when they came to the sidelines, the Portuguese fans in the stands collectively gave a standing ovation and cheers, which moved Quaresma, after all, the happiness of the fans is the greatest pursuit of the players.

"Rest well, it's up to you in the semi-finals!"

As he hugged Quaresma, Scolari whispered in Quaresma's ear.

Naturally, Scolari was going to rely on Quaresma, and he wasn't lying at all.

Figo's explosiveness has dropped significantly, Ronaldo's knife is not sharp enough, and he doesn't rely on Quaresma, does Scolari still count on Pauletta to save Portugal?

In the end, Portugal defeated England with a score of 2:0 and entered the semi-finals of this World Cup without blood.

When the referee blew the end of the game, the Portuguese fans in the stadium were boiling, this historic moment was finally waited for by them, and the excited heart seemed to be about to fly into the sky.

The Portuguese players hugged each other and smiled brighter than ever.

Quaresma got up from the bench and clapped and cheered, and it was all like a dream.

Looking at England, who were all sitting on the turf on the other side, Quaresma didn't know if he was sympathizing with them, at least, he felt sorry for England.

A world-class team, the most fanatical fans, and the most beautiful wife......

Well, the last one is not worth regretting at all.

What will Eriksen be scolded by England fans, how long will Rooney sink because of this red card, and how many years will England have to wail, Quaresma is too lazy to care, he only knows that he and Portugal are one step closer to the Hercules Cup.

Quaresma also attended the post-match press conference, but this time he was not so indignant, although he wanted to criticize Rooney for falling into the ground, but he didn't use himself at all, and Scolari almost scolded Rooney out of Xiang.

Eriksen is full of lawsuits, his national team coach is not guaranteed, where is there still the heart to help Rooney explain, so that the reporters seem to smell the salted fish cat, which is called an excitement.

Quaresma's silence made reporters very helpless, even if the most suitable topic of the World Cup Golden Boot was thrown, Quaresma was too lazy to say anything, and only made a few stylized answers, which were extremely official.

In the end, the press conference ended so blandly, so bland that it didn't look like the post-match press conference of the quarterfinals at all, compared with the popularity of the pre-game press conference, it was completely like a phoenix in distress!

In fact, there is no need for everyone to beep more, very professional reporters themselves know what is worth paying attention to in this game, they just need to be some text porters behind closed doors.

After the game, the Portuguese side was naturally happy, in the context of the gradual decline of the economic situation, football has become the sustenance of the vast majority of Portuguese, the team has achieved excellent results and is in good shape, all the way to the final four of the World Cup, this result is enough to make them happy for a whole year.

On the England side, under the rendering of the media, mourning is everywhere, as miserable as hell on earth.

Eriksen is out, although he knew he was going to do before the World Cup, but he is an aspirant and he wants to prove himself at the World Cup so that England have to keep him.

But I don't want to, let alone keep myself, it's good if England can settle accounts after the fall, he has brought England into shit, and killing him is a crime.

Wayne Rooney was no better, and the impulsive red card was actually the culprit for England's elimination, and even without his red card, England would have struggled to win against Portugal, but at least not to be beaten out of temper.

Fortunately, Rooney is known as the future of England fans and is the darling of thousands of English fans, even if the top of his head is gradually thinning, he is still loved by everyone, and the scolding lasted for a few days, and it passed.

None of this is Quaresma's concern, even if the Portuguese media have lifted him up to the sky and blown him up as a god, he is only a member of the Portuguese team, a little special at best, nothing more.

You can stink a fart, but you can't be proud, because, after entering the semi-finals, any opponent is not so easy to deal with.

Portugal and England played the first game in the quarter-finals, and on the second night, all the Portuguese players watched Brazil and France together, and the winner of this game will be Portugal's semi-final opponents.

Both teams are favourites to win the title, one team has the alien Ronaldo, the rising Ronaldo, and the other team has Zinedine Zidane, and the two teams met again in the World Cup after colliding in the World Cup final eight years ago.

When watching the game, many teammates felt that Brazil could win, which is in line with the mainstream perception of the two teams in world football.

"Brazil's overall strength is so strong, Xiao Luo is almost omnipotent, and with the assistance of Kaka and Ronaldo, France can't beat Brazil!"

"It's not a question of whether France can beat Brazil, it's that France will score a few goals by Brazil!"

"I don't know if Brazil will return France a 3:0 to avenge the hatred of the 98 World Cup, even if Brazil can score the fourth, they will definitely deliberately not score."

"It looks like we're destined to play Brazil, alas, I really don't want to face this opponent!"

......

The team-mates kept sighing, even Scolari frowned and didn't say a word, obviously, the Brazilian opponent gave them a lot of pressure.

Portugal has a similar goal to Brazil, but the overall lineup is not as good as Brazil's, so it will be awkward to play.

Don't look at Scolari, who used to be the head coach of Brazil and led Brazil to the 02 World Cup championship, but it is precisely because of this that he knows Brazil very well, and it is definitely not easy to play against Brazil.

"Why can't our opponent be France?"

But at a time when everyone was worried about Brazil, Quaresma spoke surprisingly, attracting the surprised eyes of all his teammates.

"How is that possible?"

"Yes, how can the old, weak and sick France play Brazil?"

"Don't make a fuss, let's think about how to play Brazil!"

"yes, the thought of me going to defend Xiao Luo gives me a headache!"

......

Quaresma couldn't laugh or cry, why didn't anyone believe his words?

Don't look at the strength of the Brazilian lineup, but the big team doesn't mean that it will definitely win!

He certainly can't be mistaken about this!

Maybe he can't remember the rest, but Zidane's shocking head hammer in the final must not be forgotten!

In other words, France must have appeared in the final!

So, how is it possible to lose to Brazil in the quarterfinals?

Don't believe it, anyway, after 90 minutes, you'll know who to face!

......

In Quaresma's detached expression, 90 minutes passed!

"Damn, Brazil actually lost!"

"How is this possible?"

"This game feels fascinating, huh? It's like the '98 World Cup final, indescribably weird! ”

"In other words, our opponent is France?"

......

Everyone's eyes turned to Quaresma again in surprise, and no one would have thought that Quaresma would be a prophecy.

Brazil's squad is so much more luxurious and stronger than France, but it was blocked from the top four of the World Cup, which is really shocking.

However, it seems that France is a little easier to deal with than Brazil.

Thinking of this, the Portuguese players couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Still, they wanted to know how Quaresma guessed that Brazil was not playing.

Faced with a teammate like a curious baby, Quaresma couldn't help but pretend to be forced.

"Don't look at the strong Brazilian lineup, but there are not many who really play in shape!"

"Except for a few players such as Kaka, most of the rest are messing around, even Xiao Luo is no exception!"

"Compare Xiao Luo in Barcelona last season and Xiao Luo in the World Cup now, those are completely two people!"

"Deco should know this best!"

"How is it possible for such a Brazil team to play better than France, which is better overall?"

Quaresma's unceremonious pointing to the problem also made his teammates can't help but sigh.

They watched the game just now, and they did think that Brazil played soullessly, but to say that the state is not good, it doesn't seem too reasonable.

"So, since Xiao Luo and they are not in good shape, why do Dunga still let them play?"

Some teammates couldn't help but ask, but this question made Quaresma roll his eyes.

"Even if Dunga has enough prestige to lead the Brazilian team, but he dares to take down Da Luo and Xiao Luo casually?"

'Even if they're not in good shape, Dunga has to send them on the pitch.'

"Otherwise, if you can't win the championship, Dunga will wait to be scolded for Xiang!"

"If you can't win the championship with the superstars, at least Dunga has something to say, isn't that the truth?" 、

......

Quaresma's words silenced the players.

There's nothing wrong with that, and besides, it's not a good topic to go on.

You know, this problem exists in any wealthy family.

Do you think Scolari is going to take down the likes of Figo and Quaresma casually?

Isn't that the same thing?

However, in any case, the semi-final opponents have been newly released, and Portugal also have a goal to prepare, so they just need to prepare seriously.

Compared to Brazil, they still believe that France is a little better to deal with.

......

Quaresma prevented Ronaldo from becoming England's public enemy, and although public opinion in England was still wailing at this time, it had nothing to do with Portugal.

He wanted to sneak out of the hotel to go on a date with Emma, but Emma, who was in a bad mood because of England's loss, had already returned home to England, much to Quaresma's frustration.

No way, Emma is just a student after all, how much pocket money can she have?

Being able to go to Germany to watch a game has already completely exhausted her small coffers, and she doesn't want to use Quaresma's money, so she can only watch one game and leave.

But England lost this game, so you can imagine how depressed Emma will be.

Therefore, Quaresma could only vent all his energy in training, which made the substitute goalkeeper complain.

In order to reduce the pressure on the team, except for the daily open training time, Portugal is in a completely closed state at the rest of the time, and Scolari's control of the team makes the omnipotent reporters a little powerless.

However, since the World Cup has been played, there are almost no secrets for each team, and any mistake may lead to a direct return home.

The feast of world football, so far, has almost entered the climax, the four teams in the semi-finals, any one of which is the top giants in world football, strong dialogue, will make all fans excited to coma.

The bookmaker's odds for this game are actually relatively optimistic about Portugal, after all, since the group stage of the World Cup, Portugal has been strong all the way and has shown strong strength, while France, on the other hand, has stumbled and walked very reluctantly.

If nothing else, the average age in France alone is higher than that of Portugal in the golden generation, and the biggest disadvantage of Portugal before has unwittingly turned into an advantage today.

Fans basically feel the same way, compared to France, Portugal has a better chance of advancing to the final.

You know, Quaresma alone has scored more goals in this World Cup than France in all the games combined.

Maybe the overall strength of the two teams is almost the same, but as long as the French can't stop Quaresma, then the French don't think that they can break through successfully.

The French right-back is Chelsea star Gallas, a big colander at the back and a time bomb in the defence, he was abused by Quaresma in the Premier League, and it was not a game or two, and every time Quaresma led Arsenal to a complete victory over Chelsea, it was based on the tyranny of Gallas.

Now that he is in the national team, can Gallas rise against Quaresma?

If you think about it, France is probably going to be in Gallas!