962 Hart's Attributes...

Although England have established their qualification for the group, they still have a task ahead of them!

It's about making sure you finish first in the group.

In its current form, many of the best teams will make it to the top half!

England, on the other hand, will finish top of the group and move on to the bottom half of the table, avoiding a number of strong teams.

Gao Bo also knows that this England team does not have the absolute strength to win the championship, and if you want to win the championship, it is naturally easier to have a good schedule.

Therefore!

Beating Costa Rica and topping the group, both Gao Bo and the players have no doubt about it.

Since you are going to fight for the top spot in the group, you have to prepare for the last game of the group stage.

Predictably, this match was a very difficult battle!

Costa Rica formed 541 and set up a bus in front of their goal.

It's a challenge for any team to break down the bucket.

What's more, Costa Rica have also proved in the previous two games that their bucket formation is not pretentious!

They scored three goals against Uruguay on the counter-attack, and Italy couldn't breach their defence!

This Costa Rica is like the biggest dark horse in this World Cup.

Regardless of the outcome of the final group stage, they will reach the round of 16 and equal Costa Rica's record for the best result at the World Cup.

That's enough for them to be proud of.

Internally, the players did not take Costa Rica lightly as a team, but they prepared very seriously.

They are both professional players and the fact that they were able to beat teams like Uruguay and Italy in quick succession cannot be explained by luck alone.

In addition, Gao Bo emphasized from the beginning that Costa Rica must not be underestimated, so the players did not underestimate the enemy.

But among the media and fans.

England have a relaxed atmosphere and the Englishman believes that with the quality they have shown in their previous two games, they can easily beat Costa Rica and then progress to the knockout stages as group winners!

At this point, they are already analysing England's opponents in the knockout rounds.....

In the pre-match press conference, both Gao Bo and Rooney, who was present at the press conference, stressed that the team would not be taken lightly and that Costa Rica was a strong opponent.

However, in the eyes of the media, this is just a polite remark in response to the media.

Costa Rica's head coach Pinto also frowned slightly when he heard this.

Truth be told, Costa Rica's overall strength is certainly not as good as England's, their chance lies in catching a counter-attack, and if England shows the slightest sign of being underserved.... This is certainly the best thing for Costa Rica.

"Coach Gao Bo is the best coach in the world!"

Just as Pinto was thinking about things, the captain of Costa Rica next to him, goalkeeper Keylor Navas, said this.

This made Pinto a little jealous.

His captain openly called the opposing manager's best manager, and Navas and himself are usually in a working relationship within the team.

But... Pinto also knows that comparing himself with Gao Bo is a completely asymmetrical comparison between a tricycle and a Ferrari.

He quickly gathered his mood.

'We're going to give it our all tomorrow, I'm ready for a tough fight and we have to work a hundred times harder to beat his team!'

Navas said.

.....

When the game started, as most people expected.

The pace of the game is not fast!

And most of the time it's England attacking with the ball.

Costa Rica, on the other hand, put on a bucket formation, and even the only striker completely retreated to the edge of the penalty area.

It seems that they have completely abandoned the attack!

And in the first half, England's possession rate even reached 90% at one point!

Even with such an exaggerated possession rate, England could do little about Costa Rica.

Keylor Navas is in great form in this game!

England's few chances in the first half were saved by him.

In the thirty-fifth minute of the game, England got a corner kick opportunity!

Smalling, who got the chance to start this game, received a pass in the penalty area and flicked his head at the goal, slightly higher!

Forty-second minute of the game!

Rooney passes!

Gerrard received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and made a long-range shot, then burst into the left side of the penalty area and fired from a tight angle!

Football is bravely defused by Navas!

Forty-fourth minute of the game!

Jamie Vardy's shot creates a corner!

England's two centre-backs are all in the box!

Breaking the bucket formation often depends on set-pieces!

Therefore!

England has also practiced a lot of corner kick routines in the past few days!

Raheem Sterling goes to a corner!

At this time, the players of both sides in the penalty area are densely entangled together!

Sterling raised his right hand and held out three fingers!

England's players understood it and followed the drill's routine.

The Costa Rican players, on the other hand, were nervously standing in key areas and keeping an eye on key defenders!

The referee's whistle blows!

Raheem Sterling kicks the ball out!

But instead of driving into the penalty area, he pushed it to the left rib of the penalty area!

Luke Shaw, who followed at high speed, arrived at the ball and shot directly at goal!!

The soccer ball flies towards the goal on the turf!

In the eyes of all the fans!

Syllable!!

The soccer ball hit the crossbar and bounced back!

"Ahhhh Crossbeam!!! ”

In the commentary seat, many commentators held their heads in their hands, regretting England's almost goal-scoring shot!

Right now!

They suddenly found out!

The ball bounced to the edge of the box!

And the core of the Costa Rican midfield, Brian Ruiz, plugged in at high speed!!

Milner and Trippier hurried back!

However!

This time Brian Ruiz has done a world-class operation!

He first looked up at Hart's position, and then.... Kick straight in the area near the middle line!!

"Wouldn't it?!"

Gao Bo chuckled in his heart, especially after seeing Hart's location...

"I'll wipe it, it won't be so evil..."

When the arc of the football was kicked out, Gao Bo felt a little uneasy.

This ball...

"Bryan Ruiz shoots straight away...."

Lightkinson's voice was a little unpleasant.

All the fans watched the football flying in the air!

Hart's heart is also tight!

This ball... It's falling into the goal!!

He hurriedly retreated!

However...

As Hart leaps high, the ball flies past the tips of his fingers!

Fell into the goal behind him!