Mackin glanced at the Uruguayan players lined up next to him, especially their three strikers, and it happened that Fran also looked over, and the two of them nodded with a smile.

They form a world-class forward trident that could have sustained them for at least three World Cups if Forlan had been younger.

Unfortunately, Forlan is 31 years old and this is destined to be his last World Cup.

The stadium's stands were already full, and the crowd was full of people, and the vibrations of nearly 90,000 people could be felt in the passages, even if they only released some energy slightly.

Portuguese referee Ben Clenza made a final confirmation with the other members of the referee team in English at the front, and then walked directly into the stadium with his head held high.

"Boom", the hustle and bustle suddenly rises, and the war is coming!

"Audience friends, the players of the two teams have entered, this is CCTV TV, I am Duan Xuan, sitting next to me is Zhang Luzhang Guidance, the second game of the top 8 battle, England vs. Uruguay, is about to start", Duan Xuan introduced in a high tone.

"What is playing on the screen is the starting line-up of both teams, Uruguay announced the starting line-up two days ago, England announced it yesterday, Uruguay's manager Tabarez is very bold, he not only announced the starting line-up two days in advance, but still adopted the same three-striker lineup as in the previous game"

'It's no secret that England have scored the most goals of any team that hasn't been eliminated at the moment, apart from Germany, which speaks volumes about their attacking firepower, but Tabarez is just that kind of personality and as he said in his pre-match interview, we have the ability to score one more goal than any team!"

Zhang Lu smiled and continued: "This game is estimated to be good, we all know that South American teams advocate attack, England has also changed the style of the past, both teams are very strong in attack, but the defense has its own problems, maybe you really have to fight for the goal in the end"

"And Tabarez is also the opposite, the first three teams that fought with England to defend were all beaten home, he estimated that it was not enough to rely on defensive counterattacks alone, so he simply used offense to suppress, and he could fight 55 open"

On the screen, the players of the two teams are already performing the opening ceremony and playing the national anthem, and the starting lineups on both sides are still suspended on it.

Uruguay:

Goalkeeper: Muslera

Defenders: Pereira, Lugano, Victorino, Fucille

Midfielders: Ríos, Perez, Fernandez

Forwards: Edinson Cavani, Forlan, Suarez

“…… God bless the queen, sweep the enemy, Mu Rongguang ......", as the English national anthem reverberated throughout the audience, the stands roared, shouting, whistling, and fighting spirit.

As the England players of the visiting team, they immediately went to shake hands with Uruguay under the leadership of Gerrard, and the managers on both sides, Capello and Tabarez, also stood on the sidelines early.

Capello looked at Uruguay's starting lineup two days ago and guessed what Tabarez was going to play, and made a slight change directly in the starting lineup.

Frank Lampard recovered, Gerrard moved forward, in the past games, Lampard was in front of Makqin to receive the front, this time moved behind him, Gerrard usually defended will return to the right side of the back area to protect, now let him directly suppress the right side.

This gives Frank Lampard a bigger responsibility to defend and help Barry protect the backline, while Forlan's long-range shots in the midfield area are sometimes a bit out of the blue, so they must be a bit of a priority.

Steven Gerrard is now more commuting than Frank Lampard and can put more defensive pressure on Uruguay's midfield up front.

Although the two teams have not been masked in an official tournament for decades, the players on both sides who are slowly settling down are no strangers to each other, and to this extent, their respective coaching staff will investigate the opponent's front and back, and I don't know how many tactical meetings have been held.

"I'm a little nervous right now", Lineker said to the camera, 'I'm sure a lot of fans feel the same way I do, and this game means a lot to us'

"We have too many regrets left and we don't want to let them continue, the game is about to start, let's pray for England together"

"England, England", "Uruguay, Uruguay", although the language is not clear, but the sound of the collision in the stadium can make everyone understand his meaning in an instant.

Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez stepped onto the ball in the centre circle and kept their eyes on the referee, ready to start the highly-anticipated last-eight clash at any moment.

When you come to the knockout round, every step forward, what is buried is the hope and tears of the opponent, which is so cruel that you can't be merciful.

Mackin stood outside the center circle, waiting for the game to start, the passion of Beckham in the dressing room was far from subsiding, and he was more looking forward to the once-in-a-four event, and he wanted to write his name more here.

Written in South Africa, written in the history of this World Cup.

"Toot ......", like starting a journey again, the destined moment will eventually begin, and there is a tsunami in the stands, and the field is moving.

Suarez pushed the ball back to Forlan outside the center circle, and then went straight towards Mackqin, although familiar, he was now only the opponent he had to beat, Mackin met him, and the moment they collided, the two of them each flicked their arms, pushed each other, and then staggered.

Wayne Rooney, Macken, Steven Gerrard and Crouch rushed straight into the heart of Uruguay and began to press their midfield, with both teams resting for a week and feeling fit.

'Lugano, Uruguay put the ball back at the back and today their other main centre-back Godin had a minor injury and Victorino took his place,' Lineker explained.

Lugano looked up and saw that all of his team-mates were covered by England except for their two centre-backs, and Crouch was running for him.

With a flick of his right foot, he drove the ball forward with a big kick and headed straight for Cavani, the center of the front, and Forlan and Suarez cruising around him without accident. These three are their own playmaking system and do not need midfield support at all.

"Terry and Cavani fight for headers, dangerous", Lineker suddenly shouted, only to see the tall Cavani run back two steps to grab the header before Terry.

Suarez was like a fox with a keen sense of smell, and he was already close to Carragher's side at this time, obviously he had already made a prediction in advance, and at the same time as Carragher rubbed back, he suddenly rushed forward.

The ball jumped straight forward from between Terry and Carragher, and as long as it passed, Suarez was a one-on-one knife! , fortunately, a foot suddenly stretched out and touched the ball in time.

"Danger, Carragher, this kick is too critical......", Lineker shouted, Carragher fell to the ground in time and stretched his legs, right next to Suarez, who was running, and hooked the ball back in time, "Terry, hurry up and clear the ball with a header, give it to Johnson, phew, it's dangerous"

Suarez rushed forward a few meters, looked up and sighed regretfully, almost a single knife, he was born like Inzaghi, an elf who lives on the offside line.

This time, it was like completely letting the two sides show their blades, without temptation, just to show their greatest ability, attack, and then crush the opponent.

"The ball just now almost made Uruguay form a single knife, so suspended", Duan Xuan shouted, "Johnson, give it to Lampard, Uruguay's midfield pressing is also very active, Lampard, quickly hand it over to the retreating Macklin"

Perez followed him stubbornly, only to see his shoulders shake, the outside of his left foot to the left side, turned around and immediately buckled the ball back with his heel with his right foot, and took advantage of the gap to shake up, and pushed his left foot directly in front of the middle circle.

Rooney, who came diagonally from the left side, just plugged in and led the ball forward, "Good ball, Rooney moved to the middle to advance with the ball, and Mark Qin passed the ball just right", Duan Xuan shouted, "Both sides played very fast at the beginning, and Rios was desperately chasing back"

Rooney rushed forward with the ball for at least ten meters and had reached the 40-meter area of Uruguay, at which time the Uruguayan backline, which had been retreating, stopped directly, and Lugano came up to close the goal.

"Rooney, handed over to Gerrard, who is also cut inside", Makqin also plugged in frantically from behind, and the blue and white on the field at this time were intertwined, all desperately running and pulling.

"Beautiful", Lineker shouted, eager to stand up and cheer immediately, and a classic triangular pass was born.

Gerrard didn't hesitate at all when he received the ball from Rooney, and just knocked it back, just avoiding Fernandes' stride to press.

With more than three years of tacit understanding, as familiar as playing football with himself, England's midfield core No. 18 rushed to the front, followed by Perez.

Crouch stepped in behind Lugano, Rooney did not hesitate to go straight into the other side of the penalty area, including the qualifiers, more than a dozen games have already told them that when Mack receives the ball, they must run resolutely.

Run!

Perez sensed the danger, having seen it countless times in the footage and in tactical meetings, as well as countless through passes from Makqin, so he put a tackle and tried to break it before he could catch the ball.

Another central defender, Victorino, faced Crouch and Rooney forward with one left and one right, hesitated, and then subconsciously chose to get close to Rooney, and at the same time prepared to create an offside position!

A lot of times, the difference on the pitch can make all the difference.

Mack Qin gave Perez a quick push with his left hand, causing his tackled body to deviate, and it was this that the rolling ball passed through his toes.

He made a sharp sideways stop, braked sideways with his left foot, and then swung his right leg slightly, and in an awkward position, let the ball hit his right foot, and then flew up.

"Mark, overhead through ......", the flying ball crossed Lugano's head, he subconsciously raised his hand high, and the linesman also raised the side flag.

But Wayne Rooney stopped, the ball didn't fly in front of him, and the referee's whistle and outstretched hands signaled for the game to continue.

Crouch wasn't fast, but it was enough for now, he strode towards the spot where the ball landed, then chested the ball and was already in the box, where he saw Uruguayan goalkeeper Muslera abandon the goal, and then raised his leg to take the ball to the other side.

"Crouch, chest stop, pass, Rooney, Rooney......", Lineker shouted.

"Goaaaaal, GoalGoalGoal......, Rooney, England scores", Rooney, who was inserted twice, was not offside this time, he shot directly with a volley, and the ball was easily sent into the empty goal!

"Roar", the stands of the entire stadium jumped up like an earthquake, raised their arms and shouted, and the tearing cry erupted like a piercing sky.

"Boom", all the pictures are shaking, and all the figures are going crazy.

'Goaaaaal...... the ball went in, the ball went in, Mark made a brilliant pass, he didn't give Rooney for offside, it was a good goal, the referee was right!"

Even though Lugano and the Uruguayan players surrounded the referee and claimed over and over again that the goal was offside, the referee ignored it, and he saw clearly from the sidelines that Crouch was not offside, and Rooney, who was offside, stopped running, which was a good goal.

The moment the ball went into the net, Mark opened his arms and chased after Rooney, who was already crazy......