Chapter 559: Kick another class

There is no suspense for the rest of the game.

In the inverted foot of the Brazilian team, the Dutch team ushered in the fate of their own exit.

In the stands, orange is listless, yellow is bright like fire.

The rhythm of the samba continues throughout the competition.

With a score of 4:1, the Dutch had nothing to say.

The Brazilian team's strong attacking power has attracted the attention of the media all over the world.

Speaking at his post-match press conference, Van Marwijk reluctantly said: "We did everything we could, we did our best, but the result was not satisfactory. ”

"I can't imagine any team that can defend against this Brazil. I think the only chance to beat them is to score more goals than them and not try to defend. I did, but I failed. In my opinion, Brazil's hopes of winning the title this year are really very big. ”

'I'm not making excuses for losing. But I think it's really not a shame to lose to this Brazil team. Maybe I can't let the Dutch team continue to improve, it's time for someone else to accept the job. ”

Another head coach kicked out of class.

Dunga, for his part, remained sober: "We have to forget about this game as soon as possible. There are two tough games ahead, and we still have a lot of work to do if we want to win the title. ”

"Licardo, Kaka, Ronnie and McCone gave us some fantastic performances today and of course I hope they play like that every game so it will be a lot easier for me. But there are always ups and downs in the form of the players, and who can't guarantee that they will play like this every game, even though they are already the best players in the world. What I'm trying to do is to use training to keep them in shape, to make the team work as a whole, and to win without relying on the performance of any one player. ”

"Our next opponent is the winner between Uruguay and Ghana. Personally, I don't mind bumping into any team. In the last World Cup, we won against Ghana and in the Copa America we won against Uruguay, both of which are familiar to us. No matter who we face, we will stick to our style of football. ”

"The opponent in the final? I think it's Germany or Argentina and see which of them makes it to the semi-finals. Personally, I'm more optimistic about Argentina, they have Messi, a player who always puts on some incredible performances and I think he has a good chance of reaching the heights of Ricardo. ”

"Top scorer? It has to be Ricardo. He's scored seven goals in five games and I can't imagine him not winning the Golden Boot. ”

The Dutch team flew home, while the Brazilians didn't celebrate too much and continued to train in.

Although they have reached the top 4 and their opponents will get stronger and stronger, the atmosphere of the Brazilian team has always been very relaxed. In this World Cup, the Brazilian team has not encountered any hard battles. Even against the Netherlands, it was easy to solve the opponent.

In this regard, the media raised some concerns: "The Brazilian team has entered the state too early, so far they have won all five games, and all of them are big wins, and their players have entered the excitement period early, so that their semi-finals and finals may be more difficult." ”

'Ricardo and Kaka are overdrawing their form and fitness and the better they play now, the more I'm worried about them going to be ineffective in the semi-finals and finals.

"Historically, teams that have been slow to heat up have tended to win championships more easily. Brazil are a bit of a hanger this year and I'm not optimistic about their performance in the final. ”

"The big hit is going to die, the Brazilian team is too hot, just like in '98, their odds to win the championship are too high, the bookmaker won't allow them to actually win the title."

Interestingly, no matter how much the media is not optimistic about Brazil, they also think that Brazil can reach the final.

After all, whether it is Uruguay or Ghana, they may be able to cause a little trouble for Brazil, but they are not Brazil's opponents after all.

If Brazil do make it to the final this time, it will be Brazil's fifth consecutive World Cup final (champion in 1994, runners-up in 1998, champion in 2002, runner-up in 2006), which will be an unprecedented feat.

And if Brazil win the championship, in addition to adding a star to their jersey, Ricardo will also officially become king.

The game goes on.

Uruguay won a thrilling penalty shoot-out against Ghana. Forlan scored his third goal of the tournament.

And the match between Germany and Argentina made people fall through the glasses, and the German team won 4-0. Muller and Klose also scored four goals. Messi did nothing.

In the last quarter-final, Spain defeated Paraguay, who had a superior defense, 1-0 through a belated goal from Villa, to advance to the last four. Villa, on the other hand, have scored five goals in this tournament, ranking second in the scorers' charts.

The semi-finals will be Brazil vs. Uruguay and Germany vs. Spain.

European and American teams split evenly.

In the top 8, there are 4 American teams, 3 European teams, and 1 African team, with South America having a slight advantage.

Compared to the next few editions of the European Championships, the current South American teams are much better overall.

Old rival Uruguay keeps Brazil on the bandwagon.

"There is no more suitable opponent," Dunga said, "and we will take revenge again and again for the vengeance of 1950." ”

'We have a lot of confidence, we met Uruguay in the Copa America and this is a team with a lot of character, but we are very aware of their quality,' said Ricardo. ”

At the pre-match press conference, Uruguay coach Oscar Oscar Murphy Oscar Oscar Os "We have to respect our opponents, Brazil have the best players in the world, they have a mature tactic and they are in the top three in this tournament," Tabarez said. But football is not a simple game of addition and subtraction, and it is not a guarantee that the stronger team will win, otherwise it is difficult to explain why Italy lost 2-3 to Slovakia. ”

"I wouldn't say I'm confident I can win, that's a lie, but we're going to do everything we can and fight for the goal of winning. In this tournament, our initial goal was to get to the knockout rounds, and we did. And then we thought, at least one win in the knockout round, and we did. Now that you're in the top 8, why not try it out in the top 4? Luckily, we did. Now our goal is to win against Brazil. We will remove all distractions and focus on this goal. ”

Although Dunga said that he didn't care about Uruguay and believed that he could win, he was very serious in training, and the team also practiced set-piece tactics and added penalties.

Brazil had never practised a penalty in the previous games, and Dunga was confident that he could settle the battle within 90 minutes.

But with Uruguay, he lost that confidence.

It's not that Uruguay is better than the Netherlands or Chile, it's that Uruguay is too familiar with Brazil and doesn't know how to deal with it.