Chapter 374: 2:0 and Penalties
The first half of the game was finally over, Zidane burned himself out, but still could not recover the score, with a score of 1:0, the two teams returned to the dressing room.
Portugal was besieged in the second half of the first half, showing an unusually tenacious defense, Shengsheng did not let the peak Zidane lead the French goal, in the face of the suffocating attack of the Gallic roosters, but always stood tall, at this time, everyone began to face Portugal's defense.
It turned out that when Portugal was determined to defend, it was really like an iron wall, and it was not something that the iron horse could easily climb.
Perhaps the most impressive thing about Portugal in the past was their mercury-like attack, which was a pleasing technical football, but also a lethal counter-attack led by Quaresma.
But now, everyone is realizing that Portugal's defense is also so strong.
So, Portugal no longer has a clear weakness, does France still have a chance?
Even, if one of the other two semi-finalists meets Portugal in the final, will they be Portugal's opponents?
This question has unconsciously shrouded the minds of many fans and lingers!
Thinking of Zidane, who is about to retire, it is inevitable to feel sorry for him, Portugal has not lost the leading game, does it mean that Zidane will take this World Cup semi-final defeat as his farewell performance?
Slightly emotional, there are talents from all generations, perhaps, Zidane and his France losing to such a Portugal is the best way for them to say goodbye!
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The break was brief, and when the players from both teams were back on the pitch, they were already keenly aware of the change.
France is clearly not reconciled!
Domenech replaced Wiltord with Malouda, with Marda and Ribery forming the devil's wings, and after Zinedine Zidane dominated the midfield in the second half of the first half, it was feared that France would shift their strategic focus to the flanks in the second half.
Franck Ribery is France's biggest discovery in this World Cup, and even his performance is more dominant than Zidane, and he is definitely the best helper around Zidane, whose successor has already been crowned by the media.
However, the first half of the game may have been due to the pressure on Portugal's defense, or perhaps Zidane was in control of the ball, and Ribery did not have much room to play.
As for Wiltord, who was on the other side, it was as if he had disappeared throughout the first half, and his presence was completely unfelt.
So Domenech's adjustment is already telling.
On the Portuguese side, Scolari also made a bold adjustment, the mediocre Pauletta in the front line was replaced by the defender Petit, and the Brazilian coach once again sacrificed his strangled and fast counterattack formation!
In the last game against England, Portugal won the Three Lions with such a desperate tactical play, and today, when Portugal have already taken the lead in the first half, this set of sharp tactics is once again in front of fans around the world.
It can be seen that the second half of the game is destined to become a peak duel between France's flank attack and Portugal's fast attack.
It's just that before the referee officially blew the whistle, everyone didn't know what kind of changes Portugal had made.
In the last game, in the strikerless formation, Figo appeared in the middle and played the role of a pseudo-center, perhaps not very good in terms of technical characteristics, of course, a game reading ability accumulated in his career to complete the task.
However, in this game, after Scolari made adjustments, he did not let Figo play the role of pseudo-center forward, but chose the more impactful Quaresma.
Cristiano Ronaldo on the left, Figo on the right, Quaresma in the middle and front, in addition to the quick counterattack to kill the opponent, Scolari also hopes that in the attack against France, Quaresma can play the role of a good-stirring stick, maybe this is what Quaresma is good at.
Quaresma has no objection to this, after all, he is often in the middle of the middle of the Arsenal team, and even if he is not used to playing at times, he can still play to his strengths.
After the official start of the second half, everyone looked at Quaresma who appeared in the middle in shock, his eyes widened, and the expression on his face was full of incredulity.
Quaresma playing a false center?
It's kind of funny!
Even with Arsenal up front and Thierry Henry in front of him to protect him from the elements, Quaresma has not been as good as he has been on the wing.
And now in Portugal, without Pauletta in front of him, Quaresma will face the French defense, with Quaresma's five-short body, even if his strength is outstanding, but he really has the ability to fight hand-to-hand with French defenders?
Thuram's black and hard is not something that can be crushed with excellent strength, and there is an all-round defender like Gallas, how can you think that Quaresma can't stir up anything with a-stirring stick?
That's definitely what the vast majority of fans think.
If Quaresma knew that the fans were so dismissive of him, I'm afraid she would be very helpless!
How is it possible that the-stirring stick can't stir up something?
Unless it's winter, the is frozen!
Portugal's first attack in the second half gave France a draw from the bottom of the pot, making all the fans who were not optimistic about Quaresma almost scream.
Deco's midfielder intercepted a French attack, Maniche handed the ball to Deco's feet, Deco played the ball quickly, and Ronaldo ran wildly with the ball on the left like a wild horse, running Quaresma happily.
Figo led the way on the right, Quaresma flanked in the middle, and the Portuguese troika was like a chariot on the battlefield, breaking through the opponent's line like the wind.
In the face of Sagnol's defense, Ronaldo stepped on a few bicycles, suddenly walked quickly to the middle, and a lateral pass of a short distance made the ball appear at the feet of Figo on the right.
Lateral passes across the middle have always been taboo on the pitch, but Cristiano Ronaldo did just that, and the Frenchman couldn't stop it.
In the midst of everyone's exclamations, the Portuguese captain sent the ball straight through without stopping, and with one blow, Quaresma had already broken through the powerful package of Thuram and Gallas to get the ball first.
At this moment, all the fans at the scene had already stood up nervously, staring at Quaresma, who was about to complete the single knife, and his next move would undoubtedly determine the life and death of many people.
In front of everyone's eyes, Quaresma did not panic in the slightest, facing Barthez who abandoned the goal, and shook the ball lightly, which had already made this great goalkeeper born for France lose his center of gravity, and then, with a gentle push of his right foot, the moment when the whole world seemed to have been frozen, sent the ball into the French gate.
The Allianz Arena was like a high-pressure steam engine, the whole thing boiled, and the roars and cheers of countless fans converged, and the atmosphere of terror seemed to be able to deorbit the earth.
After the calmness of the single shot, Quaresma also went crazy, the abruptness of this goal, and the passion that made Quaresma unstoppable.
I've scored again!
Even France can't stop itself!
On the way to becoming a legend, he is moving forward step by step and will never go back!
Rushing in front of Figo, he jumped up and pounced heavily on the captain, even if he was grateful for the assist, he still had to go crazy.
Cristiano Ronaldo followed suit and pounced on Quaresma, regardless of whether Figo could handle the weight of two men.
Celebrating unbridledly, the goal was almost doomed, and Portugal were close to advancing to the final.
It was only Portugal's first attack in the second half!
The fans who were dismissive of Scolari's tactical tweaks were already on their knees calling Daddy!
What does it mean to have an immediate result?
That's it!
From the interception from the middle to the quick counter-attack of the three-man group, the whole process was completed in one go, fully demonstrating the maturity of Portugal's tactical system, especially Quaresma's one-on-one shot at the end, everything combined to become Portugal's sharpest goal.
It's like a cage fight, the fighter has just entered the arena, and before he is even ready, he is knocked down by his opponent with a knockout, lying on the ground and starting to doubt his life!
This is the state of affairs in France at the moment!
Very aggrieved!
The eighteen kinds of martial arts have not yet been shown, and a brick on the opposite side will shoot you into the hospital!
It's a bit unreasonable!
But you can't help it, you can't go to the referee and say: I'm not ready, this ball doesn't count!
Thuram and Gallas' faces darkened, and Quaresma had just burst in
It seems like the defense of the two of them has become child's play.
That's the scariest thing about Quaresma!
The excellent explosiveness makes it difficult to grasp the timing of closing the door at all, the door closes early, Quaresma directly changes direction, and the door closes late, which is the result just now, was ruthlessly broken in by Quaresma, and became a single knife after being thrown away!
None of them would have struggled with any other striker, and only Quaresma's unusual striker would have had that effect.
It's like hanging up!
From now on, Quaresma will be called Hang Resma!
The Portuguese celebrated wildly, while the French, who were two goals behind, fell into an endless slump, and the game seemed to be one-sided compared to each other.
Who would have thought before the game that Portugal would start the second half with a two-goal lead over France?
Many people can't help but shake their heads and sigh slightly, it seems that they have locked in a World Cup final qualification!
After the celebration, Quaresma walked to his half with Figo in his arms, feeling very emotional.
If French veterans don't die, why doesn't Portugal have veterans?
Even if the captain will still be active in Serie A after the World Cup, it is undeniable that he is also an out-and-out veteran!
Figo and Zidane have too many uncleaned and messy relationships, both are the top stars in world football, the World Footballer of the Year honorary winner, and the two built Real Madrid's star-studded Galaxy Battleship at the same time, they have too many similarities.
But all the while, Zidane seemed to be faintly ahead of Figo.
Figo defected from Barcelona to Real Madrid, bringing Real Madrid a long-lost league title in his first season;
But after Zidane arrived the following year, he led the team to win the Champions League and won the ninth Champions League trophy in Real Madrid's history, which instantly dimmed the light of next season's La Liga championship.
As for personal honors, Figo is not as good as Zidane, how can the Portuguese captain be willing!
Zinedine Zidane was majestic in the first half, and it was Figo's turn to perform in the second half.
Now, Figo can finally laugh uncontrollably.
Even though you dominated the game in the first half, you still didn't change the scoreline, and I, I, have helped Portugal to another goal.
Sorry dude, this time I'm going to be ahead!
Of course, the above is the narration that Quaresma made for Figo, and in fact, what the captain thinks, he doesn't know.
At this time, as the captain of the national team, how could Figo bring his personal ideas into the game?
He just wants to make it to the final with Portugal and stand on the final podium, that's his calling!
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The game soon restarted, and the French's attack was already a bit messy, and perhaps the mental pressure on Portugal was much greater than the pressure brought to them by the 2-0 scoreline.
Domenech stood on the sidelines, constantly encouraging his players, but to little effect.
This is the time for leaders to step up!
Zidane is not the kind of captain who constantly motivates his teammates on the pitch to move forward and forward, making him a qualified leader as well, because he will influence his players with his actions.
Zidane once again forced the takeover of the game, even throwing Domenech's advice aside.
Ribery will be his successor, which Zidane also admits.
But, not now!
The omnipotent Zidane is back, every time he gets the ball, every time he breaks through, it makes the Portuguese midfielder very uncomfortable, and he does not give up every opportunity to fight, every time he does his best, which is moving.
The French, infected by Zidane, also came out of the panic and tried to be themselves.
Captains can do it, and they can do it too.
Now, their goal is to equalise as soon as possible!
It was destined to be a contest between the strong, and Portugal was still unable to defend France at their peak.
In the 67th minute of the second half, Zidane took the ball in the middle, broke through Deco's defense and split the ball on the left side, Ribery quickly broke along the sideline after winning the ball, and Miguel was very embarrassed by Ribery's breakthrough.
Soon Ribery sent the ball to the middle, Zidane leaned on Maniche, and sent his left foot directly into the ribs, Henry had already shaken off Mela to get the ball first, directly forming a single knife.
How similar this goal was to Quaresma's goal!
The French fans were so excited that they were ready to cheer for their hard-earned goal.
However, at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared from the slanted stab, and swept towards the ball with a lightning flash.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim, and at that moment, their hearts seemed to burst out!
Carvalho!
It's Carvalho!
He broke the ball at Henry's feet.
Portuguese fans can't help but let out an exclamation of survival.
It's just that this exclamation came a little early.
Henry fell to the ground, Carvalho also fell to the ground, and the referee blew the whistle in his mouth with hesitation at that moment!
Finger Penalty Point!
Penalty kick!
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