The result of the first day of the quarter-finals did not surprise the pre-match predictions.

South Korea's exit was expected by most people, and while South Korea is one of the best teams in Asia, it is nothing in the world, and Uruguay are even more favored as a team that can come out of the highly competitive South American region.

Although there were some twists and turns in the process, the final result was uneventful, Uruguay defeated South Korea 2:1 and took the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

As for the showdown between Ghana and the United States, the strength of the two teams is evenly matched, and it is possible for whoever advances to be eliminated or eliminated, and in the end, the Ghanaian Buffalo is stronger and stronger, kicking Uncle Sam back to his hometown. Ghana have also reserved the last shred of glory for African football, and they are the only African team to have a successful World Cup.

The promotion of Uruguay and Ghana did not cause much waves, but the matchup on the next two match days attracted more attention. In particular, the Anglo-German war the next day attracted the attention of the world.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the England team, known as the strongest in history, was embarrassed to swallow four bullets in front of the ferocious German tank, and finally lost with a score of 1:4, reaping a humiliating defeat!

The German team swept away the leaves with the autumn wind and advanced to the quarterfinals!

In the next few games, Argentina defeated Mexico 3-1, the Netherlands defeated Slovakia 2-1, and Brazil swept Chile 3-0, and six places in the quarterfinals of the World Cup have been taken.

Of the six matches that have ended, the most amazing are Germany and Brazil.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team is basically the favorite to win the World Cup, and the strength they show is not to be underestimated by any team.

And the German team ...... In front of the 4-1 victory over the Three Lions, everyone is more aware of the strength of the German team, and it also makes more people feel that the German team is the most powerful contender for the Hercules Cup.

“4:1！ An unbelievable game! Such a score is not surprising for a match between a strong team and a weak team. England is not a weak brigade, but the result is no different, the English gentleman is beaten all over the ground to find teeth! ”

"After missing the final of the 2006 World Cup held on home soil, after four years of precipitation and accumulation, the German team has made a comeback with a stronger attitude! This time, they're aiming for ...... Champion! ”

"Neuer, Lahm, Mesut Ozil, Podolski...... These young but excellent young people are leading the team towards the road of revival! ”

"There is no doubt that after the quarter-finals, Germany will be the biggest favourites to win the tournament, and any opponent who meets them in the next stage will have a huge headache!"

The media and the Internet are unanimously optimistic and praised the German team, and the bookmaker also "conforms to public opinion", and the German team's odds to win the championship have risen by two terms, surpassing Spain and Brazil, ranking first.

This is the greatest affirmation of their strength.

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"It's a really good team. The overall team is excellent, the style is obvious, and there are a lot of players in the team who have good individual qualities...... There are hardly any shortcomings in this team! ”

In the conference room of the hotel, the Spanish players also tuned in to watch the live broadcast of the match between England and Germany, after all, these two teams are traditional powerhouses in world football, and whoever advances in the end will be a formidable opponent, and they may meet in the next match.

And watching the whole game, all the players were silent by default, and it was obvious that the big guys were shocked by the comprehensive and technical and tactical ability shown by the German team.

In fact, Spain is no stranger to the German team, firstly, the other party is the same as themselves, the same European team, often encountered in various competitions, more times they have played each other, naturally they understand each other, secondly, in the European Cup final two years ago, the two teams really did a real game, that game with Torres's goal at the last moment, the Spanish team successfully defeated the opponent with a score of 1:0, won the championship, and climbed to the top of Europe.

The German team is very strong, this is clear to every Spanish player, but after this game, they have a new understanding of the German team - compared to two years ago, this German team, it seems that there has been a lot of change, they emphasize the whole, but highlight the individual ability of the stars, their tactics are changeable, both in attack and defense, are extremely aggressive. LVE.

All in all, in a word, this is a much stronger German team!

The players were whispering, obviously discussing each other, and after watching the performance of the German team throughout the game, even if they were confident in themselves, they were not completely sure that they would be able to overpower their opponents in the game.

Of course, I believe that the same is true for the German team, the two teams are similar in strength and equal, and football matches are full of various factors and accidents, so which of the two teams is stronger is estimated to be known only after the meeting.

But what everyone has in common is that if both teams continue to play well, will they meet in the next match, perhaps the semi-finals? Or maybe it's the final?

Perhaps that time is the time for the two teams to put an end to the "grudge" in the European Championship final two years ago!

Of course, it's still a bit far away to think about these now, and the top priority of the Spanish team is to survive Portugal in the next matchup, after all, the German team has taken the lead in advancing to the quarterfinals, and Spain has not passed the test, even if it wants to settle the grievances, it can only be measured after they qualify.

"Alright, let's talk about tomorrow's game."

Bosque turned off the TV, stood in the middle of the room, clapped his hands, motioned for the players to stop whispering, and began his arrangements and explanations for tomorrow's game.

"What do you think?"

Offstage, Casillas elbowed Fan Bizhuang next to him.

"The overall strength is a little worse than ours, but the guy Cristiano is here, he is a variable, how he will play in tomorrow's game, I can't say ......" Speaking of this, Fan Bizhuang smiled, "But don't worry about him, as long as we play normally, it's enough." ”

Casillas rolled his eyes: "I mean the German team. ”

"Oh." Fan Bizhuang nodded suddenly, thought about it, and said, "It's very strong, not worse than us." But don't worry, no one can say what will happen on the field, and maybe the German team will be eliminated by other teams before they meet them? These things are inconclusive, and now we haven't even passed the level of Portugal, so we think about the next game, will it be too early? ”

"Yes." Casillas also nodded, smiling and putting his arm around Van Bizhuang's shoulder, "I'm not too worried about Portugal." Anyway, you've always had the upper hand in the competition with Cristiano. Tomorrow's game, it's up to you. ”

Fan Bizhuang smiled, stopped talking, and listened carefully to the coach's "teachings" with his teammates.

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June 29, Bloemfontein, Free State Football Stadium.

With a capacity of over 60 years, the 48,000-capacity Free State Football Stadium, also known as Vodakon Park, is one of the oldest football stadiums in South Africa, having hosted the quarter-finals of the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

In this World Cup, the Free State Stadium will host five group stage matches and one quarter-final.

The group stage has passed, and now the stadium will see the winner between Spain and Portugal advance to the quarter-finals.

It was the final spot in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and on the same day, Paraguay and Asian powerhouse Japan battled hard for 120 minutes to find the back of the net in regulation time, forcing them to play the most brutal penalty shoot-out.

In the penalty shootout, Paraguay had the last laugh, Japan scored three of five free throws, Paraguay hit all five free throws, and the aggregate score of 5:3 gave South Africa the seventh team to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

So far, the sixteen teams participating in the quarterfinals, except for Spain (Portugal), the remaining seven teams are all freshly released, among them, South American teams occupy four seats, the advantage of South American football power is clear, while Asian teams are all wiped out, Africa is the only remaining team by Ghana, as for Europe, it occupies three places, namely the Netherlands, Germany, and the winner between Spain and Portugal.

According to this ratio, the team most likely to win this World Cup will be born among the South American teams, followed by European teams, and Africa will continue to play the role of accompanying the prince to study.

Because there is only one last suspense in the battle for the quarterfinals, the eyes of the world are almost all on the Free State Stadium at this moment.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the two teams stepped into the green field with their heads held high in the jubilation of the crowd and carried out the final preparations before the game.

The clock was fast approaching 5:15 a.m., and the game would be at 5:20 a.m., with the two teams shaking hands and saluting before the game, and the members of both teams were warmly shaking hands and hugging each other.

Due to the natural geographical proximity of the two countries, the relationship has always been very close, and many players in the Portuguese team are playing in La Liga and are acquaintances with each other, so it is reasonable for their brothers to warm up before the game officially starts.

Fan Bizhuang, who is still the team's starting striker in this game, shook hands with the "acquaintances" of the Portuguese team one by one, and whispered a few words from time to time......