No. 546: Ronaldo tears on the pitch!
The final match of the quarterfinals was also a heavyweight matchup.
Spain and Portugal are both European technical players.
With Barcelona's excellent performances in La Liga and the Champions League in recent years, Spain has continued Barcelona's style of play and has rarely lost since Euro 08.
Before the game, many people thought they would dominate this World Cup, and now this Spanish team is the strongest team in Spain's history.
As for Portugal, although the golden generation has come to an end, as Ronaldo grows, they are a world powerhouse.
Before the game, Ronaldo kept silent about Chen Fan's goal, only saying that he would lead Portugal to defeat Spain and advance to the quarterfinals.
At half past eight o'clock in the evening of the 29th, the showdown between Spain and Portugal was contested at the Green Point Court in Cape Town.
After the start of the game, Spain changed their previous slow heat and launched a fierce attack on Portugal.
In the first minute of the opening minute, Spanish full-back Capdevilla assisted in a cross from the wing, and Torres took the ball on the left penalty line and fired a powerful shot!
The ball was saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo.
In the third minute, Xavi passed the ball and Villa fired a powerful shot from 30 meters from the goal on the left side, and the football was saved by Eduardo again!
The opening passivity also caused the Portuguese goalkeeper to express his displeasure to his team-mates, but the effect was not obvious. In the seventh minute, Xavi passed, and Villa burst into the left side of the penalty area and shot at a small angle!
Once again, the football was saved by the brave Eduardo!
As the game progressed, Portugal gradually found their rhythm and attacked Spain, but Ronaldo was heavily targeted by the Spanish defenders and could not find a good chance to shoot.
Both teams had a couple of good chances in the first half, but neither team took advantage of them and the two sides went into the second half with a 0-0 scoreline.
Spain are still in control of the tempo on the pitch, while Portugal are very passive.
Spain kept trying to attack from the left flank, and in the fifteenth minute of the second half, Ramos crossed from the side, and the ball landed excellently.
The unguarded Llorente jumps to the top with a header from outside the edge of the small penalty area, and the ball flies towards the right side of the goal!
Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo, who had been showing great courage before, jumped to his feet and once again tried to keep the goal intact.
Everyone knows that Spain are getting closer and closer to scoring.
From a Spanish corner, Xavi and Andres Iniesta took tactical corners, and then they combined on the edge of the Portuguese penalty area.
Xavi cleverly made a back-heel pass, and Villa followed up with a powerful shot!
The soccer ball flies towards the left side of the goal!
Portuguese goalkeeper Eduardo flew out and blocked the football!
Villa reacted quickly and immediately stepped forward to make a follow-up shot!
This time no one could stop his goal!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
Spain breaks the deadlock!
With the score down, Portugal launched an onslaught, but with the Spaniard's tight defence, they couldn't find the back of the net.
As the game time became scarce, Spain switched to possession and lost time, and in the end, the Matadors defeated Portugal by one goal and won the heavyweight matchup!
After the game, a depressed and angry Ronaldo spat on the camera lens.
When asked why Portugal lost, he said to reporters: "Go ask Queiroz!" ”
Cristiano Ronaldo's actions caused an uproar.
There are media reports: FIFA has officially issued charges against Ronaldo for "uncivilized, immoral and disrespectful people".
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has given three sanctions: a warning, a fine or a ban, but they are currently considering the penalty measure.
The British Daily Mail reported: Although the result of the 7-0 victory over North Korea sent the Portuguese into a frenzy, the result of being eliminated by Spain in the 1/8 knockout round put the team in a dead end.
As the captain of the team, Cristiano Ronaldo lost his mind after being rejected in the round of 16, and he vented all his anger at the loss on coach Queiroz in front of reporters: "You should ask Queiroz! And also spat on the videographer.
Such behavior undoubtedly angered the Portuguese Football Association, recently, according to the Portuguese "Athletic": head coach Queiroz has reached an agreement with the Portuguese Football Federation to deprive Ronaldo of the position of captain of the Portuguese national team, and the new captain of the team will be central defender Bruno? Alves.
"Athletic" revealed the details of Queiroz's discussions with the Football Association, "Due to Ronaldo's inappropriate remarks and behavior during the World Cup, head coach Queiroz and the Portuguese Football Federation have reached an agreement on the removal of Ronaldo as captain, and defender Alves will wear the captain's armband of the Portuguese team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers starting on September 3."
Although Alves has a certain status among the players, he has only made 35 appearances for the Portuguese national team so far, which is still far from Simao's 85, Deco's 75 and Carvalho's 67.
Spain's Ass newspaper reported: "Green Point" stadium, Ronaldo left a sad back. Portugal lost 0-1 to Spain in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup in South Africa and was eliminated from the competition.
After the game, Ronaldo left the pitch by himself and walked into the pitch dressing room. Whether on the pitch or outside the dressing room, Ronaldo did not chat with the Real Madrid players in the Spanish team and send congratulations and blessings like his national team teammate Pepe.
Caught in the grief of being eliminated, Cristiano Ronaldo did not say hello when he met his Real Madrid team-mates outside the dressing room, much to the surprise of Casillas and Ramos.
It is reported that Ronaldo apologized to his Portuguese team-mates in the dressing room, but when he left the stadium and passed through the mixed zone, he refused to be interviewed by any media, which also caused dissatisfaction in the Portuguese media.
However, Ronaldo issued a statement through the company of his agent Mendes, explaining why he was reluctant to be interviewed by the media.
Ronaldo said he was reluctant to speak at the time because he felt he had been "devastated" and that "my grief is unimaginable. ”
Cristiano Ronaldo faced the microphone that reporters stretched out at the time, and only said one sentence: "You go to Queiroz to talk." ”
For fear of causing misunderstanding, Ronaldo also explained: "I don't want everyone to make something out of nothing. Suffice it to say that I feel ruined, completely ruined, I have a huge sense of frustration and I have the right to lick my wounds alone.
The reason why I told the reporters was that you should ask the manager because he was in the press room and the reporters could go and listen to his explanation, and I was not in the mood to explain what was going on. Of course, as the captain of the team, I should take responsibility.
I never thought that a simple, straightforward sentence would cause such a big controversy. That's why I ask you not to make a fuss. In fact, nothing happened. Now I don't want to say anything more because I can't say three sentences in a row. At this point, Ronaldo couldn't cry.
Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup in South Africa is over, and it has been a disappointing season and a disappointing summer for him. At the end of last season, Barcelona beat Real Madrid to win the La Liga title, and Real Madrid fell early in the first round of the Champions League knockout round.
The Portuguese superstar had been ambitious this summer, but he only scored one goal and now Portugal have been knocked out by Spain.
For him, this was the low point of his career. [.]