Chapter 617: Belgium Enters the Final Four
Whoever of these two teams advances to the last four of the World Cup is a possibility, and whoever wins them won't surprise the fans too much!
At 2 o'clock on July 7, the World Cup 1/4 finals ushered in a key match, and the match between Brazil and Belgium was launched at the Kazan Arena.
Just two minutes into the game, De Bruyne broke the ball in front of the field and curled a long-range shot from the top of the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the left post.
In the 8th minute of the game, Brazil's left corner kick was passed into the penalty area, Miranda nodded the ball back, Thiago Silva knocked the ball towards the goal, and the ball hit the left post and popped up.
In the 13th minute of the game, Belgium got a corner kick opportunity on the left side, Shazli drove the ball out, Kompany dangled a shot in front of the point, and the ball hit Fernandinho's arm and bounced into the goal! Brazil 0-1 Belgium!
In the 26th minute of the game, Marcelo took the ball on the left side and feinted to shake off the defense and suddenly shot from a distance, and the ball was saved by Courtois.
In the 31st minute of the game, Belgium extended its lead! Lukaku took the ball in the middle of the field and advanced past Fernandinho and distributed the outside of his right foot to De Bruyne on the right side, and De Bruyne hit the far corner on the right side of the penalty area! Brazil 0-2 Belgium!
In the 36th minute of the game, Marcelo crossed from the left, Jesus headed the goal, the ball went wide of the right post, and one minute later, Coutinho fired a long-range shot from outside the box, and the ball was saved by Courtois.
In the 41st minute of the game, Belgium got a free kick opportunity in front of the corner on the left side of the penalty area, De Bruyne took a direct shot, the ball was lifted off the crossbar by Alisson Becker, Belgium won a corner kick on the left side, the corner kick was opened, Kompany hit the goal with a heel in front of the point, and the ball was confiscated by Alisson.
In the 45th minute of the game, Neymar burst into the left side of the penalty area and fell to the ground under the defense of Meunier, and the referee signaled that there was no problem and the game continued.
Coming back in the second half, the two sides changed sides again, and Brazil took the lead in making adjustments, replacing Willian with Roberto Firmino.
In the 51st minute of the game, Marcelo took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and turned away from the defense and crossed in front of the goal.
One minute later, Neymar cut into the box with the ball on the left side, Neymar fell to the ground under Fellaini's defense, and the referee still did not award a foul.
In the 56th minute of the game, Jesus fell to the ground after passing Vertonghen through the crotch on the right side of the penalty area and was intercepted by Kompany, but the referee still did not give a foul, and then after VAR confirmation, the referee said that the original decision was upheld.
In the 62nd minute of the game, Belgium counterattacked again, De Bruyne split the ball in the middle to Hazard on the left, Hazard fired a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, and the football grazed the right post out of the bottom line.
In the 76th minute of the game, Brazil pulled one back! Coutinho sent a cross from the edge of the penalty area, and Augusto, who had just come on as a substitute, shook his head and scored the goal! Brazil 1-2 Belgium!
In the 81st minute of the game, Coutinho took the ball on the left side and cut inside and handed the ball to Augusto in the middle.
In the 90th minute of the game, Brazil made a long diagonal pass to the penalty area from the right side, and Neymar, who was outflanked at the back point, fell to the ground again under the defense of Meunier, and the referee did not say anything.
In stoppage time, Neymar curled a ball from the top of the penalty area, which Courtois easily lifted over the crossbar.
At the end of the game, in the end, Brazil lost 1-2 to Belgium and missed the semifinals of the World Cup, and Belgium advanced to the semifinals again after 32 years.
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In the top half, Uruguay and France battled for a ticket to the semi-finals, which France won, and Brazil and Belgium fought for another ticket to the semi-finals, which Belgium won.
The second half of the game was opened by England and Sweden, and in the second half, Russia and Croatia were the other games that fans focused on.
Whether young England wins or Nordic nemesis Sweden wins, no one can predict the outcome in football.
As for the hosts and the Plaid Corps Croatia, it is widely believed that Russia is more likely to win.
The third match of the quarter-finals is between England and Sweden, who will face Sweden at the Samara Arena for a place in the semi-finals.
After one big win after another, England's morale is unprecedentedly high, Jones's stunning performance with eight goals, plus Kane's five, and the relationship between the players is very good, there is no contradiction!
It was a good deal for Southgate, and victory was the best way for the team to do so, and England were ready to play as soon as they arrived at Samara Arena.
Sweden also made their way to the Samara Arena soon after a narrow win over Switzerland, and Andersson was feeling the pressure.
Sweden is not at all on the same level as the current England team, and England are clearly in an advantageous position.
Sweden are not favourites at this World Cup, and the team has become a completely civilian team in the post-Ibrahimovic era, but they have beaten the Netherlands and Italy all the way to the main tournament since the start of the World Cup qualifiers.
In the group stage, Germany and Mexico beat the top spot in the group, defeated Switzerland in the 1/8 finals to advance, England is also not optimistic about this World Cup, interim coach Southgate reuses young people, the average age of the team is only 25.1 years old, but the total value of the team is still as high as 980 million pounds, compared with Sweden's 107 million list advantage is extremely obvious.
In terms of specific performance, Sweden was in the same group as Germany, Mexico and South Korea in the group stage, and the team beat South Korea on penalties in the first game, and was defeated by Germany in the second game.
The key life-and-death team played a bloody wash, defeated Mexico 3-0 to qualify, and at the same time, grabbed the top spot in the group and successfully entered the bottom half.
In the 1/8 finals, he faced Switzerland without stage fright, and finally relied on Forsberg's lucky goal to advance to the next level.
Sweden had the fewest possession, shots on goal and shots on target of any team in the round eight, but relied on their overall defensive enthusiasm to make it all the way.
England reused newcomers from the start of the World Championship and the team was quite dynamic, winning back-to-back group stage victories against Tunisia and Panama before losing the last game to Belgium.
Sweden are marginally underdogs with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in five meetings between the two teams in the 21st century, with the last meeting coming in a friendly in 12 years, when Sweden beat England 4-2 at home, and it was in this game that Ibrahimovic scored the shocking barb from outside the box.
The other two teams were in the same group at Euro 12, when England beat their opponents 3-2, and the last time the World Cup met was the 06 World Cup in Germany, when the two teams drew 2-2.
After a five-goal win between England and Colombia, Andersson overhauled the Swedish team to focus more defensively.
As for the match between England and Sweden, in addition to speculating about the outcome of the two teams, there is also speculation about whether Jones can continue his heroic form in the first three games.
According to the Times of England: "Jones is in good form and has a good chance of continuing to score goals, and judging by the game against Colombia, he could even have a quadruple if it wasn't for Southgate's early substitution."
Southgate did the right thing to do, both avoiding a possible injury to Jones and stifling his goal, which would have been good for the game against Sweden.
It is clear that England have not been really tested in their previous four games, saying that Sweden are the most civilian team at this World Cup, but we must not be blinded by such statements.
If you look at Sweden's record at this World Cup, they have reached the last eight from the Netherlands and Italy, and they are in top form with their light win over Switzerland.
Such a Sweden is not as weak as one might think, but very dangerous!
Come on, England, you have the best of times, you are the most talented generation in the history of England! ”