Chapter 552: Brazil VS Chile
Ricardo, who has scored three goals, is currently tied for first place in the scorers' charts with Gonzalo Higuain, who scored one goal per game, and Higuain scored a hat-trick against South Korea.
The next day, the two Group H matchups also came to fruition, with Switzerland surprisingly held to a draw by Honduras, who picked up their first point of the World Cup and Switzerland were eliminated.
Spain managed to take their fate in the final game as they beat Chile 2-1 to top their group.
So Brazil's first opponent in the knockout round was decided.
Group H is second in the group, Chile.
For Chile, Brazil has a psychological advantage. The two teams have met 65 times in their history, with Brazil having an absolute advantage with 46 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses.
So after the end of Group H, the Brazilian media began to celebrate the team's entry into the last 8 in advance and began to analyze the team's opponents in the last 8.
Their opponent in the round of 8 will be the winner between the Netherlands and Slovakia.
The Netherlands are certainly stronger, but Slovakia are also a dark horse, although this is their first time in the World Cup finals, and the team does not have many big stars, but they can beat Italy in the group stage, not necessarily the Netherlands, which is always infighting.
It would be nice if the opponent was Slovakia, the Brazilian fans thought happily.
As for the game against Chile in front of you? Is it necessary to care about the game that must be won?
The game has to be played one game at a time. Although Brazilian fans, and indeed many neutral fans, would like to see Brazil on the pitch as soon as possible, as Brazil have played a pleasing and artistic game this year, they will have to wait until the previous games are over.
Entering the knockout round, the traditional powerhouses have finally bared their fangs.
Uruguay beat South Korea with two goals from young striker Suarez, who plays for Ajax. As a well-known high-potential rookie in FM games, he has scored three goals in this World Cup and is currently tied with Ricardo and Higuain for the top scorer.
The media and fans all believe that his future must be bright, and soon there will be giants beckoning to him.
Ghana beat the United States in extra-time, with goals from both Auden Boateng and Asamoah already making a name for themselves in football.
Germany defeated England 4-1 to avenge Bayern Munich's defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League. There were once again eternal grievances in the game, and the grievances between the two teams will continue to be entangled.
Klose scored a goal, and Thomas. Muller scored twice. Muller also rose to the top scorer list.
Then, the Netherlands won against Slovakia, and the score of 2:1 makes one imagine the strength of Slovakia.
Tulips didn't break out into infighting this time, with Arjen Robben and Sneijder scoring respectively.
Finally, in the eyes of the public, the Brazilian team appeared. On the evening of June 28, at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, Brazil and Chile faced off.
"We're going to win," Dunga said lightly at the pre-match press conference, "and I never thought my team was going to lose to Chile." I'm not saying Chile are underdogs, in fact they have a lot of quality, but it's a pity they met us. They won't, we will; They will, and we'll do better. And we are all too familiar with them. There won't be much suspense in this game. ”
Chile coach and madman Bielsa scoffed at Dunga's remarks, "Historical records are meant to be broken. Even if Chile lost to them 100 times in history, I don't think the 101st time we lost. Dunga underestimated the progress we have made in recent years. ”
'The number of stars has never been our forte, but we play football as a whole, with 11 players on the pitch working together, we have the ability to beat any strong opponent.
This Chilean team is indeed a bleak star, with only one Vidal and one Bravo barely being called a well-known star. But their record in World Cup qualifying is not bad, and being able to qualify for the World Cup finals is enough to speak for itself.
However, Chile did have a bit of a restraint by Brazil, and the Brazilian team was not afraid of them even when they were at their worst.
Chile in the '98 World Cup should be at its peak, led by Zamorano and Salaza, they caused a lot of problems for Italy. Baggio cunningly cheated a penalty to knock them out.
After the Shuangsa era, the Chilean team lacked star players and relied more on overall tactics, they were physical, fierce and had more small movements.
Brazil have met them twice in the World Qualifiers, winning comfortably, so there's no reason why they can't win this time.
Dunga tweaked his line-up for this game, with Baptista and teenager Ramirez partnering in midfield, with Ronaldo starting again.
After picking the side, Chile kicked off.
Chile was very aggressive, attacking from the start, with a few long-range shots in a row, and played with determination.
However, it did not pose much of a threat to Brazil.
On the contrary, it was the Brazilian team that was more threatening on the counter-attack.
In the 5th minute of the game, Ricardo cut inside and sent a precise through ball, Ronaldo received the ball on the right side of the penalty area, shook off Contreras and shot directly at the side netting.
In the 8th minute, the Chilean team's attack was blocked, Brazil played a quick counterattack again, in the high-speed run, Kaka and Ricardo crossed positions, Baptista sent a straight stopper, Licardo jumped from the football, Kaka led in front of him, ran to the bottom line with the ball, and Ricardo ran to the middle.
However, the Chilean defenders were also very fast, and when Kaka came to the baseline, he saw that Fabiano in the middle and Rico at the back point had been stared at, while Ricardo was witty to stay outside the box, so he passed an inverted triangle.
Ricardo then suddenly started, shook off Vidal's marking, and shot angrily at the ball, Bravo couldn't save, and the ball went into the net.
"Licardo Goalllllllll! In the 8th minute of the game, Ricardo opened the scoring for Brazil! It was his fourth goal of this World Cup! He's getting closer and closer to the Golden Boot! The Brazilian commentator said happily, "I wonder how many goals he can score in this game?" He has already broken the all-time single-season scoring record in La Liga and the Premier League, breaking the single-season scoring record in the Champions League, and now everyone is curious to see if he can break Fontaine's World Cup scoring record? It's difficult, but not impossible. Even if he doesn't do it this time, there will be a next time, and a next time, he has just turned 24 years old, and he can at least play two more World Cups for Brazil. ”
After the restart, Ricardo found himself more closely marked, often with two Chilean players following him.
Moreover, Chilean players play football very poorly, with frequent small movements, such as pulling their jerseys when starting together, covertly pushing themselves when jumping, and deliberately kicking their ankles when they kick out......
Ricardo didn't want to get hurt. Faced with this situation, he simply dropped back into midfield and assisted his team in possession with a neat shot.
It's not his unauthorised change of tactical duties, it's the privilege that Dunga has given him – he can decide for himself how to play.
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