Chapter 591: The Second Round is Over
The final match of the second round of the group stage was contested at the Kazan Arena.
The two sides against each other are Poland and Colombia.
After this match, the final third round of matches will be opened, and the final decision will be made on the teams in the round of 16 of this World Cup!
In the 5th minute, Poland's attacking opportunity, a cross from the right side was hoisted into the penalty area and was confiscated by Ospina, and Konnacki kicked Ospina's ankle in the scramble, but Ospina said that it was okay after dealing with it.
The two sides come and go, and they don't give in to each other. In the 21st minute, there was a good chance in the Colombian penalty area, Quintero and Cuadrado skillfully linked, and then Arias was cleared with an inverted triangle pass. Subsequently, Falcao counter-attacked and distributed the ball to Cuadrado, who was following him, and was cleared by Pazdan.
In the 30th minute, Piszczek and Aguilar both fell to the ground again in a scramble, and both hit them lightly, Aguilar could not insist on being carried out on a stretcher, Uribe came on as a substitute, and Colombia made forced substitutions in two consecutive group games.
In the 34th minute, when it was difficult to open the situation, Cuadrado also tried a long-range shot, but it was quite deflected. In the ensuing counterattack, he broke through strongly on the right flank, and his shot from a small angle near the baseline was blocked.
In the 40th minute, Colombia seized the opportunity, J Ronaldo picked up a pass from the right side of the penalty area, and Mina jumped high in front of the goal to press the defender's header! Poland 0-1 Colombia.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 50th minute, Colombia had a chance in front, Quintero hit a long-range shot directly near the middle, and it missed. Subsequently, Colombia counterattacked, and Falcao shot high again.
In the 59th minute, Colombia kicked a big shot, Poland directly intercepted the counterattack, Lewandowski had a good chance on the left side of the penalty area, Ospina gave up his body and saved the ball.
In the 69th minute, Colombia scored again! Quintero found Falcao, who cut in to form a one-on-one chance, and he calmly faced Szczesny and slotted home! Poland 0-2 Colombia.
In the 75th minute, Colombia sealed the win! In the counterattack opportunity, Ronaldo broke the ball and found Cuadrado with a scalpel-like accurate pass when he was trapped, and the latter also calmly pushed and scored in the face of Szczesny! Poland 0-3 Colombia.
In the 80th minute, the opportunity for a corner kick of the Polish team, Grositsky took a corner kick from the right side, and Krihowiak adjusted the goal before and after the goal, and tried to hit the goal, but was destroyed by Ospina.
In the 88th minute, Lewandowski also completed a dangerous long-range shot, but Ospina showed solid performance and lifted the ball away.
Colombia won the game, and the form of their and Japan's teams is not clear, but it is not a big problem for both to compete for the top spot in the group!
The final match of the second round was over, and the situation was clear, with England and Belgium having won both games to qualify from the group ahead of schedule.
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The next day, England became the subject of heated media discussions, scoring 11 goals in two games and conceding zero goals!
The Guardian exclaimed: "England's golden generation is set sail again!"
At half-time, Jones completed his hat-trick at the World Cup in only half time!
Two games, five goals, Jones's form can only be described as shocking, as well as Kane's two consecutive games with two braces, Kane 4 and goals are also in hot form.
This year, England has used the World Cup as a stage for their performances!
England played a dominant game, Panama and Tunisia were simply vulnerable in front of them, such England is terrifying!
The Times said: "Jones and Kane continued their red-hot form in the first game, with Jones scoring a hat-trick in the first half and maybe he would have scored more goals if he hadn't been substituted early.
Kane is also in hot form, scoring twice in two consecutive games, and Kane was also replaced early in the second half! Maybe Kane can score a hat-trick too! ”
The World Media newspaper commented: "England have shocked the world and their opponents in the group stage simply cannot stop them.
With 11 goals in two games, England have shown the world that they have the qualifications and quality to challenge any top team!
In addition to Jones' five goals, Kane's four, and Vardy and Sterling's two, England's attacking group is terrifying!
And also in defense of the good performance, did not give Tunisia and Panama the chance to score, two games 11 and 0 goals conceded, now all teams can not ignore England! ”
After the game, the Times reporter interviewed former captain Wayne Rooney by phone, and Rooney was full of praise for Jones: "Jones has begun to conquer the world!" ”
He also joked: "If Jones had continued to play in the second half, he would have scored five goals, and the Panamanian defenders simply couldn't keep up with his pace!"
Of course, all the players in England showed their quality in the game.
However, the real test for England will be in the knockout rounds, so they cannot afford to let up after qualifying from the group early. ”
He continued: "I hope Jones and Kane will have a better performance in the knockout rounds and give us more exciting goals! ”
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After playing their second game, England started their next leg with a trip to Kaliningrad, Russia.
In their final match of the group, they will face Belgium, who have also won two consecutive games in a row, at the Kaliningrad Stadium for top spot in the group.
The third round of the World Cup is about to begin, this is the real time of life and death, some groups for the qualification of the finals, some groups for the first place, after this round of the World Cup round of 16 will be born, and at the same time there will be 16 teams leaving Russia to say goodbye to the World Cup stage.
Unlike the previous two rounds, the final round of the group stage is played at the same time!
Major cup competitions, whether it is the European Championship or the World Cup, the final round of the group stage was still played successively at first.
It wasn't until Euro 1984 that the new rule of simultaneous kicking was introduced for the first time, of course because of the 1982 World Cup, which included the Federal Republic of Germany, Algeria, Chile and Austria in the second group.
In the first two rounds of the group stage, the Federal Republic of Germany successively 1-2 Algeria and 4-1 Chile, accumulating 2 points, at that time it was still a 2-point era, with 2 goal difference.
Austria 1-0 Chile and 2-0 Algeria have 4 points and 3 goal differences, and the right to qualify will be contested between the three teams of the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Algeria.
In the final round, Algeria and Chile played first, and Algeria narrowly won 3-2, so that they accumulated 4 points and a goal difference of 0.
Late Germany will have to beat Austria if they want to qualify, and Austria can afford to lose by a narrow margin as they would still be able to qualify on goal difference.
Given the unusual relationship between the two countries, they decided to play a tacit game, and in the 11th minute of the game, the Federal Republic of Germany scored a goal, and if they held on to that scoreline, the two teams would advance together, while Algeria would be eliminated.
In the next 80 minutes, the two teams started the infinite inversion, and the negative play kept letting the time flow slowly.
Even the narrator refused to narrate the scene, and the crowd in Spain, the host country, waved money in the stands in a sarcastic protest.
At this point, FIFA also realized the seriousness of the problem, and they quickly introduced the final round of the group stage to be played at the same time to strive for the fairness of the game.
The new initiative was officially unveiled at the 1984 European Championship and has been used ever since.
Just like today's VAR, if it weren't for too many misjudgments and misjudgments in the past, which led to many injustices, England's super injustices at the World Cup in South Africa would not have been repeated!
Maradona's Hand of God is obviously a foul but is regarded as a good talk, but for those who have suffered injustice, that kind of damage can never be repaired.