No. 510: Messi, when will you be able to score?
Turning their attention to Group B, can Argentina make it three wins in a row?
Who are the other teams that qualify?
Is it South Korea or Greece?
Will Nigeria, which has been eliminated early, stop South Korea and help Greece break through?
Obviously, South Korea have a better chance of qualifying, as Greece's opponent is Argentina. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Argentina can't afford to relax, they have to continue their form and prepare for the knockout rounds.
At half past eight o'clock in the evening of the 22nd, the two matches were played at the Peter-Mocaba Stadium in Poroguani City and the Durban Stadium.
At the Peter Mocaba Stadium in Poroguani City, Maradona rotates up to 7 people!
Gutierrez was suspended, yellow carded captain Mascherano and Heinze and Higuain were rested, Veron returned from calf injury, Milito partnered Aguero in attack, Burdisso, Otamendi, Clement Rodriguez and Borati also got the chance to start.
Maradona still started Messi in the hope that he could continue to find his form and score his first World Cup goal.
It can be described as well-intentioned.
Chen Fan and Ronaldo are all out of the way, and Messi is very embarrassed now.
The only previous meeting between the two teams was in the 1994 World Cup group stage, when Argentina won 4-0, with Maradona scoring his 34th and final international goal in that game.
After that game, the king was expelled from the World Cup in the United States for taking illegal drugs.
That match was Maradona's swan song at the World Cup.
Once the match began, Argentina quickly controlled the tempo of the game on their own.
Greece's tactical thinking is very clear, that is, to defend and counterattack, set up a bus in front of their own penalty area, and withstand Argentina's shock waves again and again.
At the Durban Stadium, the South Koreans wanted to take the initiative into their own hands with a victory, and in the 78th second of the opening game, they almost knocked on the door of victory!
Nigerian defender Afrabi made a mistake in the backfield, Park Joo-young stole the football and then made a direct pass, and the football flew to the upper right corner of the penalty area!
Li Qinglong drilled into the penalty area and swept in the upper right corner of the edge of the small penalty area!
Football unfortunately went out of the way, and the South Koreans missed the opportunity to take the lead.
The Nigerian was aggressively looking for opportunities under the onslaught of the South Koreans, and in the twelfth minute of the first half, Odia narrowly crossed from the right after connecting two on the right.
At the critical moment, the two central defenders of the South Korean team were out of position, and Nigerian striker Uche pushed before Cheduri ten meters from the goal!
Football hits the net!
1 to 0!
Nigeria is to defend its honor!
Nigeria almost doubled the score in the 36th minute, Kanu passed the ball, and Uche shot hard from 25 meters from the goal!
The soccer ball hits the right post and pops up the bottom line!
Koreans feel like they've been out of hell for the rest of their lives.
Two minutes later, the South Koreans struck the fatal blow when Obasi was booked for a foul on Lee Young-pyo, and South Korea were given a free-kick opportunity in front.
Ji Chengyong crossed a free kick from the left, and Li Zhengxiu scored from a small angle from a distance!
One-to-one!
The South Koreans equalised and kept their hopes of promotion alive.
In the end, the two sides ended the first half with a score of 1-1, and the other piece of turf, the tenacious Greeks, did not allow Argentina to convert their fierce attack into goals.
After a fifteen-minute half-time break, four teams returned to the game.
The fateful second half of the game begins!
At the Durban Stadium, the Koreans got off to a dream start!
In the fourth minute of the second half, Hittu fouled Park Joo-yong on the edge of the box, and the referee awarded South Korea a well-placed free-kick opportunity.
Park Joo-young shoots straight at goal, and the ball jumps into the far corner after going around the ground from the side of the wall!
Two to one!
The Koreans overtook the score, and they were in sight of qualifying!
The Tai Chi Tigers took advantage of two set-piece opportunities to score two goals!
The news of the South Koreans' comeback over the score reached the Peter Mocaba Stadium in Boroguani City, giving the Greeks a change of mentality as they must beat Argentina to qualify.
They had the heart to attack, but in the face of a huge disparity in strength, their offensive simply could not put Argentina under pressure.
They can only pin their hopes on Nigeria.
Twenty minutes later, their hopes were supported by Nigeria!
At the Durban Stadium, South Korea's defense had problems again, and Kim Nam-il fouled after being tackled by Obasi in his own penalty area!
"Tick! ……”
The referee awarded the penalty very decisively!
Nigerian striker Yakubu in one fell swoop!
Two to two!
Qualification is immediately confusing, and if Greece can hold Argentina to a draw, they will be able to advance on goal difference!
The Koreans defeated themselves completely on their own and made trouble for themselves.
The delicate situation made the two matches even more tense, and at the Peter Mocaba Stadium in Poroguani City, the Argentine team continued to storm on.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, the Greeks' defense finally had problems, Di Maria took a corner kick from the left, and Demichelis headed it seven meters in front of the goal!
The ball bounced off teammate Milito's chest and Demikelli stepped forward and fired a left-footed shot from the edge of the six-yard box!
The ball drills into the net from under the crossbar!
The Argentines finally broke the deadlock on the field!
Maradona, the football king standing in the command area, was as excited as a child!
The goal put Greece in a desperate situation and relieved the South Koreans at the Durban Stadium that they could progress as long as they could maintain their current scoreline.
Demichelli's goal set Argentina's attacking group in motion, who frequently pressed the Greek defence.
In the 41st minute of the second half, Di Maria passed the ball with his heel, and Messi burst into the left side of the penalty area and volleyed with his left foot thirteen meters from the goal!
Football goes straight to the near corner!
The commentator of Argentine national television shouted: "Messi's first goal is coming!" ”
However, God seems to be playing a joke with Messi.
"Pong! ……”
With a bang, the football hit the post!
Messi missed his first World Cup goal!
Frustrated and painful, Messi covered his face......
Messi failed to help Argentina seal the win, and the "madman" Palermo, who came on as a substitute Milito, scored his first World Cup goal.
Three minutes after Messi hit the neutral post, Pastore made a direct pass, Messi took the ball in the right rib and cut inside to evade the defense, and volleyed with his left foot from eighteen meters in front of the goal!
Football goes straight to the goal!
Greek goalkeeper Tsovas saved the ball, and Palermo made a stop-up shot!
Two to zero!
Argentina seal the win!
In the end, Argentina beat Greece by two goals to win three in a row and advance to the knockout rounds, where they faced Mexico in the first round.
The other game ended in a 2-2 draw, with the South Koreans getting their wish to get a draw, beating Greece by one point and finishing second in the group.
The Koreans' opponent in the knockout round is Uruguay, who are the top team in Group A.
South Korea made it out of the group without a hitch, which was a relief to Asia, after all, there are Asian teams that have advanced to the knockout rounds.
While congratulating Argentina on qualifying, the Dutch Telegraph ridiculed Messi: Congratulations to Argentina on advancing to the knockout round strongly, but Messi, when will you score?