No. 494: The second game of the Netherlands is coming!
Germany's unexpected defeat shocked the whole world. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the midst of heated discussions, the match between Ghana and Australia in the same group began.
Ghana narrowly beat Serbia by one goal in the first round, and a win in this one will advance to advance, while Australia must beat Ghana to retain their chances of qualifying.
At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th, the match between the two sides started at the Real Bafken Stadium in Rustenburg.
After the start of the game, Australia, who were in a desperate situation, were more proactive.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Valery broke through the middle and was tackled by Annan, and Australia won a free kick opportunity in front.
Australian midfielder Bresciano takes the penalty.
The football flew over the wall and rebounded in front of Ghanaian goalkeeper Jinson, who misjudged the ball and took it off, and Holman followed up with a left-footed volley eight meters from the goal on the left!
Football hits the net!
The ball is in!
Australia leads by one goal!
With the score behind, Ghana immediately launched an onslaught on Australia.
In the twenty-fourth minute of the first half, Ghanaian striker Gyan turned past Moore and fired a right-footed volley from 13 meters from goal on the right side!
The football was blocked by the Australian captain and was denied by Neil at the near post.
Corner kick.
Ayew's corner kick was headed over by Australian defender Neil, and the ball flew towards the corner area, where Ayew took control of the ball.
Ayew then crossed from two people near the baseline, the ball flew to the back post, and Jonathan Mensah squeezed past the Ghana defender and volleyed!
Colwill, guarding the left post, blocks the ball with his right upper arm!
"Tick! ……”
Referee Rossetti awarded a penalty and showed a red card to Colwill!
Colwill complained that he had not handballed on purpose, but in vain.
Ghanaian striker Gian's goal is in one fell swoop!
The ball is in!
The score becomes 1 to 1!
Ghana equalise!
The Ghanaian fans in the stands were quite excited, they saw the opportunity to qualify early, while the Australian fans were extremely nervous.
However, Ghana were unable to convert their numerical advantage into a scoring advantage, and Australia stubbornly held the score 1-1 until the end of the game.
Ghana failed to materialise on their hopes of qualifying, while Australia still had a theoretical chance of qualifying.
With Ghana and Australia tied 1-1, the first two rounds of Group D of the World Cup ended.
In the current group standings, Ghana are ranked 1st with 1 win, 1 draw, 4 points, scored 2 goals and conceded 1 goal, and goal difference +1, Germany is ranked 2nd with 1 win, 1 loss, 3 points, scored 4 goals and conceded 1 goal, and the goal difference is +3, Serbia is ranked 3rd with 1 win, 1 loss and 3 points, scoring 1 goal and conceding 1 goal, with a goal difference of 0; Australia are at the bottom with 1 draw and 1 loss, scoring 1 goal and conceding 5 goals, with a goal difference of -4.
The final round of the group stage is as follows: Ghana, who are temporarily ranked first, will face Germany, who are ranked second; Serbia, ranked third, will take on bottom-placed Australia.
Theoretically, all four teams have a chance of qualifying now, but Germany, Ghana and Serbia are in their own hands, while Australia's chances of qualifying are very slim.
The German team must not lose the final game, because Serbia will meet Australia in the final round, and any result will have one team surpass the losing Germany, so once Germany loses in the final round, it will be eliminated.
With Serbia and Australia unable to win in the final round, a win over Ghana would ensure a six-point finish over Germany and a good chance of topping the group due to goal difference. If Germany draws, they need Serbia to draw with Australia, or not lose to Australia with an ultra-high score of 0-8 or more.
Ghana, who are currently ranked first, will qualify as long as they win or draw with Germany in the final round.
If Ghana loses to Germany in the final round, Serbia will join Germany in qualifying with Germany if they beat Australia.
If Serbia fails to beat Australia in the final round, 1. If it draws, Ghana will compete with Serbia on goal difference; 2. If it loses to Australia, Ghana will compete with Australia for goal difference. One thing is for sure, Ghana and Germany did not dare to play tacit football in the final round, and a draw could knock Germany out.
Because Germany and Ghana cannot win or lose together in the final round, Serbia will inevitably qualify if they win in the final round; If you lose, you will inevitably be eliminated.
If Serbia draws with Australia, in this case, it will be necessary to: 1. Germany loses to Ghana; 2. Germany beat Ghana by two or more goals; 3. Germany beat Ghana by one goal, while Serbia played a high-scoring draw to ensure that the total number of goals was more than Ghana.
For Australia, a winless finish will inevitably lead to elimination. Only an eight-goal win over Serbia will ensure Australia qualify.
If Australia beat Serbia by a narrow margin, they will have to hope that Germany will lose to Ghana, or Germany will beat Ghana by a big score.
With the end of Group D, attention shifted to Group E.
Can the Netherlands become only the second team after Argentina to qualify early?
Or will they also be like Germany and lose to Japan?
Japan beat the African Lions Cameroon by a single goal in the first round, and only need to beat the Netherlands to qualify early. In other words, this game is a key battle for early qualification, and whoever wins will be able to qualify early.
Robben was injured and unable to play, casting a shadow over the Netherlands.
If it weren't for the scandal of the French team, the Netherlands would have been the subject of heated media discussions. Before the game, the media reminded the old story that the Dutch team, which had infighting, was likely to lose at the feet of the Japanese team.
The match between the two teams will be played at the Durban Stadium.
Durban is South Africa's second largest city and Africa's busiest port, and has become a famous tourist destination due to its warm subtropical climate and coastal scenery.
Like the city's ranking, Durban Stadium is the second largest stadium in South Africa at the 2010 World Cup, with a design capacity of 70,000 people, second only to the Soccer City Stadium.
The stadium's creative exterior design features an east-west viaduct over the stadium, an iconic arch reminiscent of Wembley Stadium in London, England.
In fact, the design of the Durban Stadium is inspired by the South African flag, with two arches on the north side of the stadium meeting in the air and becoming one when they extend to the south side, symbolizing the unity of South Africa, a country that was once divided in history.
At the beginning of the lantern, this arch beam is like a rainbow in the sky, which is very beautiful. The 46,000-square-meter fiberglass roof covers 88% of the stadium's seating capacity.
Interestingly, Chinese elements have also become part of the stadium, and there are two Chinese sentences on the walls of the stadium - "Welcome" and "Victory is certain".
At twelve o'clock at noon on the 19th, the Dutch bus drove into the Durban stadium, and when Chen Fan saw those two sentences of Chinese, he felt a long-lost sense of intimacy.
Since he was a child, his mother has taught him Chinese at home and often communicates with him in Chinese.
Coupled with his grandfather's Chinese complex, he has a special affection for Chinese and even China.