No. 511: Lore, kill the first in the group! this
If there is one of the most complicated situations to qualify, it is Group C, where every team has the possibility of qualifying, not just theoretically. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Before the game, the British media encouraged the England team: "It's time to show your strong team style!" ”
England's opponents are Slovenia, who are in the best position to qualify, with one win and one draw in their two games, and a draw against England will qualify.
But if they lose at the feet of England, they are in danger of being eliminated.
Any goal scored in either game will affect the progress of the other three teams.
This is the World Cup, the World Cup that people love and hate.
At 4 p.m. on the 23rd, the two matches were contested at the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria and the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
At the Levtos Stadium in Pretoria, the United States team with two points and Algeria with one point started a battle of life and death!
Algeria had a dismount against the United States team in the opening game, fifteen seconds into the opening game, Belhadge made a long pass from the backfield, Jebr's header returned to the point, and Mattmoor volleyed with his right foot from 25 meters in front of the goal!
It's a pity that the football is out of the door!
In the sixth minute, Bougerra made a long pass from the right side of the backfield, Demeritt intercepted the leaked ball, Jebr successfully countered offside, and stopped the ball on his chest twelve meters in front of the goal!
Then he volleyed a volley!
The ball actually hit the crossbar!
Algeria once again missed the goal!
At the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, England, who had fought on their backs, were more proactive from the start of the game.
In the twenty-second minute of the first half, England attacked, Barry split the ball, and Milner crossed from the right.
Defoe volleyed in front of Schuler on the edge of the six-yard box, and Slovenian goalkeeper Handanovic saved the ball!
However, he couldn't get the ball under control, and the ball magically rolled into the goal!
The ball is in!
1 to 0!
England leads!
England fans in the stands were overjoyed and turned the stadium into a sea of joy.
If the score of the two games at the moment is followed, England will join Slovenia in qualifying.
After the resumption of the game, England launched a more aggressive attack on their opponents, after all, the advantage of one goal was not huge.
In the 26th minute, Milner's cross from the right was narrowly saved by Handanovic before Defoe, and Lampard kicked the ball with his left foot on the edge of the box in the face of half of the empty goal!
In the thirtieth minute, Gerrard passed the ball and Defoe shot hard from 20 meters from goal!
The football is saved by Handanovic!
England were back two minutes later, with Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney combining in the opposition penalty area and the latter firing a low shot!
Handanovic made a save and turned back to confiscate, not allowing the scene of 10 minutes ago to be repeated.
At the Stade Lovtos in Pretoria, the scene was extremely dull, with both sides failing to capitalise on their chances to score and end the first half 0-0.
England went into the second half with a one-goal lead.
England came close to doubling the lead just 30 seconds after just 30 seconds, when Wayne Rooney's quick corner was saved by Handanovic, Barry's header was headed back in front of goal, and Defoe fired wide of the right post with the outside of his instep eight yards out!
In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Lampard made a precise long pass, and Rooney, who successfully countered offside, shot a single shot from 12 meters from the goal!
The soccer ball hits the left post!
England's attacking group are in very average form, squandering their chances to seal the win.
In the twelfth minute of the second half, the United States launched an attack from the left side, Altidore broke through and made a low cross, and Algerian defender Yahya made a mistake in clearing the siege with garlic at his feet!
Dempsey takes the ball in the middle and bursts into the box!
After the American midfielder burst into the penalty area, he pushed a right-footed shot!
Football flew past the fingertips of Algerian goalkeeper Mbulehi, and the Americans saw hope of scoring!
To the disappointment of American fans, the football hit the post!
The goalposts seemed to be the protagonists of the stadium, and the USA missed the opportunity to score!
As the clock ticked on, there was no change in the scores of the two games, and England slowly slowed down the tempo, and Slovenia understood it.
Such a score is enough for both teams to advance together.
In the blink of an eye, the regular time of the second half of the game is over, and Slovenian fans are starting to cheer for their team, who are about to enter the knockout round!
The Americans have not given up, they have always believed that miracles will happen.
In the second minute of stoppage time, the Americans' efforts paid off, Donovan countered and split the ball, Altidore crossed low from the right side of the penalty area!
Dempsey pushes a shot from the edge of the six-yard box!
The ball was saved by Mbulehi again!
Donovan reacted quickly and fired a follow-up shot from seven meters in front of goal!
Football hits the net!
The ball is in!
The United States leads 1-0!
Donovan staged a lore, the Wonder Savior!
When the news reached another stadium, the Slovenian fans were stunned, they had no idea that the reality was so cruel, one moment they were cheering for their team's imminent promotion, and this moment they were stunned by the Americans.
Soon after, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the match, and the England players hugged each other and cheered for promotion.
The Slovenian player covered his face in pain and kicked on the turf......
On the other piece of turf, when the referee's whistle blew at the end of the game, the U.S. bench howled and rushed onto the field as if they had won the World Cup.
Donovan, who created the magic, was hugged tightly by his teammates......
A few happy and a few sad, the World Cup is a stage of life, some people are proud, some people are disappointed; Some people have bright stars, and some people have dim stars......
The U.S. made a last-minute comeback from the group, and back in the locker room, they met a special fan – former U.S. President Bill Clinton.
The former U.S. president witnessed the magic of his team in the VIP box and couldn't suppress his excitement and came to the locker room to congratulate the players.
At the end of Group C, the United States not only qualified from the group, but also topped the group with more goals, while England could only finish second in the group.
England are likely to meet a strong German in the first round of the knockout round!
While praising the England team, the British media also criticized the team's poor form.
The Guardian said: England managed to get a win and showed their quality in the game, but they squandered plenty of chances in attack and finished second in the group.
Such a ranking would lead to the possibility of meeting Germany in the first round of the knockout round, which would be extremely detrimental to England's future.
But that's already the case, we have to get back into training as soon as possible, get back into training and face our knockout opponents with a positive attitude.