With two games, two goals and two assists, Ricardo was undoubtedly the brightest player for Brazil.

And the odds of him winning the World Cup Golden Boot have risen to 3.7 to 1, and from this amazing odds, you can see how optimistic the bookmaker is about him.

The odds of Ronaldo, who is in second place, are 6.2 to 1, and the odds of Messi in third place are 6.8 to 1, which is a relatively large gap with Ricardo, and the odds of well-known scorers such as Muller, Villa, Forlan, Klose, Rooney, Higuain and other well-known scorers are even lower.

In Group G, Portugal slaughtered North Korea 7-0 in the second game, and now the situation in the group is very clear, Portugal is basically guaranteed to qualify, unless they lose to Brazil by 4 goals, and Ivory Coast can win North Korea by more than 7 goals.

Brazil are top of the group as long as they don't lose to Portugal.

There is still theoretical hope — only theoretically — in Côte d'Ivoire. But their probability of qualifying is comparable to the probability of the Chinese team entering the World Cup.

It is also embarrassing that Côte d'Ivoire, which was unanimously expected to be a dark horse, could not even enter the knockout stage. If their opponents were France, England, Italy or Argentina, they probably wouldn't be so embarrassed.

With Chile beating Switzerland in Group H and Spain beating Honduras, the third round of the World Cup group stage began.

In Group A, France lost to hosts South Africa and finished bottom of the group and lost their qualification. South Africa also didn't get a good deal as they were pushed into third place by Mexico on goal difference and were unable to qualify. Uruguay and Mexico qualified together.

The French team missed the knockout round, which made fans and major media fall through the glasses.

But bigger news is yet to come.

The situation in Group B is not surprising, Argentina won all 3 games to top the group, South Korea won 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and squeezed out Greece to advance due to mutual wins and losses, and Nigeria finished at the bottom of the group.

In Group C, England finally didn't drop the chain in their final game, they narrowly beat Slovenia 1-0, and finished second in the group due to goal difference, but also successfully qualified. The United States, on the other hand, unexpectedly topped the group.

Group D is also not too suspenseful, with Germany first and Ghana second. Ghana are the only African team to have advanced to the knockout rounds. Relatively speaking, Asian teams have a better record, with South Korea and Japan both advancing to the knockout rounds.

The teams that qualified from Group E were the Netherlands and Japan, and to be honest, it was a bit of a surprise that Japan were able to squeeze out Denmark and Cameroon, both of which are not underdogs, and Japanese football has really come a long way over the years.

Group F broke the big news. Defending champion Italy 2:3 is not inferior to Slovakia, and is at the bottom of the group. The defending champions are so miserable that they are rarely seen in the history of the World Cup......

Then it was the turn of Group G.

Group G is the one to lose suspense, and probably the only suspense is who will top the group between Brazil and Portugal.

Before the game, the media analyzed that Brazil and Portugal would play a tacit game and score 1 point each.

After all, the first or second place in the group is only about the opponent after that.

The top of Group G will play the second place in Group H, and the second place in Group G will face the top of Group F.

The current situation in Group F is a bit complicated, and the Chilean team has won all two games to top the group. Spain has one win and one loss, and Switzerland is also one win and one loss, due to the mutual win-loss relationship, Switzerland is currently second, and Spain is third. Honduras are fourth in fourth place with two defeats.

In the final round, Spain will take on Chile, while Switzerland will play against Honduras.

In the eyes of the media, it should not be a problem for Switzerland to win this game, then Switzerland will have 2 wins and 1 loss, and if Chile and Spain draw, or win Spain, then Chile will be the first in the group and Switzerland will be second in the group.

If Chile loses to Spain, then there will be 3 teams with the same points, and the relationship is very confusing, and the only way to look at goal difference is very complicated, and it depends on how many goal difference Spain and Switzerland can each get from their opponents to determine the ranking.

But overall, the performance of these three teams feels similar.

Therefore, neither Portugal nor Brazil in Group G will give their all in order to compete for the first place, and it is not worth it.

For Portugal, it is better to stay focused on beating the next opponent than to fight Brazil now.

For Brazil, no matter who the opponent is, a flat push is enough.

There wasn't much gunsmoke in the pre-match press conference either.

Dunga complimented Queiroz and praised Ronaldo; Portugal coach Queiroz praised the three superstars of Ronaldo, Kaka and Ricardo, and modestly said that Portugal still has a lot to learn.

It can also be seen from the starting list that the Brazilian team has no fighting spirit. Dunga has made a big change to the line-up, and there have not been many changes at the back, except that Alves has replaced McConn as the starter, but the midfield and front have changed greatly. Gilberto. Silva and Felipe. Melo partnered in midfield, Ricardo left winger, Hernanes in front, Rico remained on the right wing, and Fabiano was a single striker.

In fact, before the game, Dunga asked Ricardo if he wanted to rest, and Licardo thought that his physical fitness was fine, and the game against Portugal was not destined to be too intense, and he wanted to get the World Cup Golden Boot, so he took the initiative to apply to play.

Portugal also made several personnel changes, with Dani, Pepe, Duda and Costa coming into the starting line-up.

In history, Brazil and Portugal have played each other 19 times, with Brazil having an absolute advantage with 13 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The loss to Portugal was mainly during the Eusebio period.

The last time they met at the World Cup, Brazil won the game under the leadership of Ricardo, and Ronaldo's tears are still fresh in the hearts of fans.

But in this game, the two sides played very harmoniously.

After the opening, both sides played solidly, preferring to fall in the back when they didn't have a chance. Ordinary fans may not see anything, but in the eyes of senior fans and professional media, the players on both sides are indeed playing tacit football and lack of investment in the game.

Some of the one-in-a-half chance balls that can lead to injury will not be fought for.

After more than 20 minutes, both sides were threatening their opponents with long-range shots and set-pieces, and there was a lack of real chances to make the final decision.

But in the 30th minute, Gilberto. Silva drove a free-kick into the Portugal penalty area, where Ricardo flanked him at the back post and stabbed his marker past him, only for Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo to make a save, flicking the ball with his fingertips but failing to get the ball out of the net.

Brazil leads 1-0.

Portugal, who were behind, were still playing unhurriedly, while Brazil did not chase hard.

In the 60th minute, Portugal had the best chance of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo single-handedly entered the Brazilian penalty area, attracted the attention of defenders and passed the ball to the back post, Meireles shoveled wide.

In the 71st minute, after Ricardo cut inside to disrupt the opponent's defensive formation, he passed the ball diagonally to the right side, Rico inserted it at high speed, received the ball near the bottom line, and Fabiano scored with a header, and Brazil led 2:0.

Both sides then replaced their key players, and the score remained tacitly until the end.

Brazil won all three games and successfully qualified for the first place in the group.