No. 586: The Great War between Germany and Spain!
On the evening after the Dutch-Uruguay match, the battle between Germany and Spain will take place at the Durban Stadium.
This is Germany's 98th World Cup match, and they have become the country with the most matches in the World Cup finals in the world, which also shows that their overall result in the World Cup is the first in the world!
Germany are unbeaten in the World Cup meetings between the two teams, winning two and drawing one, and have lost just two of the eight meetings between the two teams in the tournament and qualifiers, both of which were at the European Championships, in 1984 and Euro 2008.
After 1958, Germany only lost to Italy in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
At 8 p.m., the Durban Stadium was packed, and the football legends of the two countries sat in the stands to cheer for their teams, and the Queen of Spain, Sofia, also came to cheer for Spain.
At 8:15, the starters of both sides followed the four referees into the stadium and were greeted by a tsunami of cheers.
The commentator of the French commercial sports station exclaimed: "The match between the Germans and the Spanish matadors is on the verge of a match, and now we will introduce the starters of both sides.
Germany coach Loew lined up a 4231 formation, which was the same as the one in the Dutch semi-final. Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer; Four defenders: captain Lahm, Mertesacker, Friedrich, JΓ©rΓ΄me Boateng; Two midfielders: Khedira, Schweinsteiger; Three attacking midfielders: Trokhovsky, Mesut Ozil, Podolski; The only striker: Klose!
Spanish veteran coach Bosque also lined up a four-two-three-one formation, goalkeepers: captain Casillas; Four defenders: Ramos, Pique, Puyol, Capdevilla; Two midfielders: Sergio Busquets, Xavi Alonso; Three attacking midfielders: Iniesta, Xavi, Pedro; The only striker: Villa.
It was Pedro's first start for Spain, and Fernando Torres, who had not scored for 791 consecutive minutes in official matches for the national team, lost his position......"
The Milan sports narrator exclaimed: "With the Netherlands' victory over Uruguay, a suspense has been revealed in this World Cup - the champions will go to the European teams!" β
As the time of the game approached, the atmosphere at the Durban Stadium became more lively, and it was a battle of the best and the best.
"Tick! β¦β¦β
At half past eight, with the referee's whistle, the game began!
Spain, who were the first to serve, were in no hurry to get the ball in front of the opposition penalty area, and they kept the ball firmly at their feet, while Germany stood by and built a solid defence in their own half.
Before the players of both sides showed their talents to the world, an emotional fan could not resist jumping onto the pitch with a vuvuzzula.
Of course, he was immediately subdued by the on-site security guards and taken out of the court.
In the sixth minute of the first half, Spain suddenly accelerated the tempo, Pedro's right rib suddenly went straight through, and Villa stepped forward to form a single knife!
The air at the Durban stadium suddenly became tense, who would have thought that Spain would get a single chance just after the game began.
Villa, who flew forward, fell to the ground nine meters in front of the goal and shot with a shot!
The German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who attacked in time, bravely saved the football!
"Boom! β¦β¦β
There was a huge exclamation in the stadium, with the German fans clapping vigorously and the Spanish fans encouraging their teams with applause.
The commentator of Spanish national television regretted that "Villa missed a great opportunity to open the scoring, Spain missed a dream start......"
The German national television commentator exclaimed: "Neuer! The fantastic Neuer, the best goalkeeper in Germany after Kahn, saved Villa's one-on-one goal! β
Loew, who was on the bench, could no longer sit still, and he came to the command area and yelled at his defenders.
When the game restarted, Germany broke up Spain's corner kick and began to counterattack, Spain did not retreat from the whole line, and several players in the midfield immediately counter-attacked, preventing the German team from launching a quick counterattack.
This trick worked, and the Germans could only abandon a quick counterattack and start a positional attack.
A battle unfolded in midfield, the ball changed hands several times, and the football finally came to the feet of the Germans, and Weinsteiger made a direct pass!
Mesut Ozil turned around to get the ball, and the referee blew a whistle to signal that Ozil was offside, and the German team's attack ended in vain.
Once again, football came to the hands of the Spaniards, who pushed forward unhurriedly, with the German midfield pressing aggressively.
But now the Spanish team is in their prime, and they are playing the ball to the extreme, and the Germans can't get the football except for fouls.
Every time you pounce and are about to press, the Spaniard has already passed the ball to the feet of a team-mate not far away.
Over time, Spain gradually took control of the situation on the field.
In the fourteenth minute of the first half, Xavi took a tactical corner, and after a series of inverted feet, Iniesta suddenly took the ball on the right side, and the football flew to the left side of the penalty area!
The Lion King Puyol shook off the defense next to him and made a beautiful leap to the top!
The soccer ball flies off the pitch over the crossbar!
The ESPN commentator exclaimed: "Last night, Chen's wonderful goal was scored with a leap to the top, Puyol couldn't control the header, and the ball flew over the crossbar!" β
Five minutes later, Spain let Germany's attack come to an end, and defender Marcos Alonso suddenly launched a quick counter-attack with a long ball.
It was a 50-metre-long diagonal pass that the ball found exactly to the attacking full-back Ramos!
The Real Madrid backfield unloaded the ball with his right foot on the edge of the penalty area, followed by a powerful shot!
Because the angle was too small, the ball went wide of the goal and hit the side-netting.
The commentator for the French commercial sports station said: "Alonso is undoubtedly one of the best midfielders in the world today, and his long ball shows his vision and precise footwork.
This has to be reminiscent of Chen's weird and precise long pass......"
Subsequently, the Germans launched a ferocious attack, they are a strong team in world football today, how can they be pressed and beaten by the other side.
But Spain's two centre-backs were in peak form as the game progressed, with two key tackles in quick succession by Puyol and Pique to dismantle the Germans' menacing attack.
Xavi was on the outside of his left rib in the German half and he was about to deliver the lethal assist.
At the critical moment, German central defender Mertesacker stepped forward, quickly turned around, cut off the football halfway, and then launched a quick counterattack!
Mesut Ozil crosses from the left, Klose stops the ball and swerves into the box, but the ball is intercepted by Puyol in time!
In the thirtieth minute of the first half, before Spain developed the football into the German penalty area, Xavi saw that his other teammates were completely defended by the German players, and knocked back.
Alonso stepped forward and fired a long-range shot!
The football flew to the right side of the goal like a cannonball, and between the lightning and flint, the football flew out of the bottom line by grazing the post!
The commentator of the Milan sports station said in surprise: "Spain has four shots on goal, but Germany has not had a shot on goal so far, I very much doubt that this is a showdown of the pinnacle!" β