246. Turtle shells in Iraq

Although under the mediation of Queiroz, Cristiano 61 Ronaldo and Qiu Ze seem to have reached an agreement to forget the contradiction for the time being. But the competition between the two still exists, and it is getting more and more intense. It was Queiroz's words that made the competition between the two even more intense.

It is clear that they must play a leading role in the Portuguese national team's victory in the Confederations Cup, so that they can take another PK and gain the capital to compete with Messi. So, now both of them are holding back their strength, ready to kill their opponents.

In this context, the Portuguese national team welcomed their second opponent in the group stage, the Asian champions Iraq. This match was the earliest in the second round of the Confederations Cup, and it was followed by hosts South Africa against New Zealand.

The result of this game is likely to send the Portuguese national team out of the group ahead of the group, with the Portuguese national team head coach Queiroz stressing before the game that this game must be won to qualify as soon as possible so that they have more time to prepare for the knockout rounds.

In this game, Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo are holding back their energy, and they both hope to compare each other in this game.

The Asian champions Iraq faced a strong Portuguese national team, and it was clear that they wanted a draw to get another point, and then beat the weakest New Zealand team in the group in a round of matches in Zuihou, so that they could qualify from the group.

New Zealand coach Milutinovic made a big calculation, and this is also the right choice for the Iraqi team.

In the goalkeeper position is Castsd, and in the back five positions are Shakel, Ali 61 Karim, Majid, Hussein 61 Rehma and Abbas. In the midfield four are Mahd 61 Karim, Kaharid, Accra and Hawar. At the top is Younis.

The most threatening of the Iraqi national team is Younis at the front, this guy is very physical, has an excellent ability to hold the ball and protect the ball in the front court, and has a certain ability to play alone. The Portuguese national team should pay attention to the opponent's counterattack, but don't be unable to attack for a long time and be attacked by the opponent.

On the side of the Portuguese national team, Queiroz still lined up the same formation and lineup as in the last game, and none of them changed. The goalkeeper is Ricardo and the back four are Paolo 61 Ferreira, Carvalho, Pepe and Alves.

In the back two positions are Veloso and Joao 61 Moutinho, in the front three positions are Nani, Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, and at the top is Nuno 61 Gomez.

In the eyes of the Portuguese national team, Iraq is really not too strong an opponent, and in their opinion they should be able to win this game easily. As soon as the match began, the Portuguese national team launched a ferocious attack.

Especially Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, their desire to attack is very strong, and they both want to be able to score first, and strive to beat the opponent.

Seeing Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo so positive, Queiroz is happy in his heart, which he wants to see, he hopes that Cristie 61 Ronaldo and Qiu Ze can be unanimous in their guns, so that their Portuguese national team can go further.

Now, Queiroz is satisfied with the performance of Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo on the pitch. Both of them were very positive today and they were very good, and the two of them led the attack of the entire Portuguese national team and besieged the Iraqi team.

However, the Iraqi team was determined to defend today, and even Younis's counter-attacking knife retreated to his own half to participate in the defense. The Iraqi national team is like parking a bus in front of their goal, which makes the players of the Portuguese national team feel very aggrieved.

The Iraqi national team's tactics were very good today, they recycled almost everyone around the penalty area, and seemed to put a hard turtle shell on the goal, leaving the Portuguese national team with such a strong attack powerless to do anything.

In the game, Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo worked very hard. Cristiano 61 Ronaldo is even sharper on the pitch, frantically forward, long-range shots to break through everything, but he just can't figure out the Iraqi crowd tactics.

The front of the Iraqi penalty area is full of people, very dense, and it is difficult for Qiu Ze to be able to pass the football to the ball, let alone threaten the goal of the Iraqi team.

In the first half, the Portuguese national team had a lot of shots on goal, with a total of seven shots on goal, but six of them were from distance. The only shot that wasn't from distance came from a corner, when Pepe scrambled for a header in the box, but it was an anti-aircraft gun.

Therefore, throughout the first half of the game, although the Portuguese national team worked hard, it just did not break the turtle shell of the Iraqis. This made the players of the Portuguese national team feel very aggrieved, especially Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, who was aggrieved and panicked.

In the first half, Cristiano 61 Ronaldo had four shots on goal alone, all four of which were long-range shots. Three shots were on target against the Iraqi defenders, and one was off target.

The Iraqi team's 1000 tactics were very successful indeed, they did not concede a goal in this half, as long as they held on for another half of the game, they were able to get a point as they wanted.

The fans at the scene were very dissatisfied with the obscene tactics of the Iraqi team, and they booed the Iraqi players in the first half of the game.

However, at the beginning of the second half, the Iraqis changed the way their fans thought about them. At the beginning of the second half, the Iraqi team suddenly launched a counterattack, and a long pass directly from the back found Younis in front.

Younis has been waiting for more than half a time, and now he finally has his chance.

Because the players of the Portuguese national team had a fixed pattern in their minds, they thought that the Iraqi team would continue to defend stubbornly, so at the beginning of the second half of the game, they pressed forward frantically, and now the defenders are almost over half-time.

Younis seized the opportunity at this moment, and the guy stepped forward at high speed, chasing the ball from the fire. Younis frantically stepped forward and the ball was not offside, because Younis was still in his own half when he passed the ball at the back.

This time, Younis surpassed the defense of the Portuguese national team and rushed directly into the half of the Portuguese national team. At this time, the Portuguese national team was alone in the half, and everyone was panicked.

The fans of the Portuguese national team are very anxious, if this goal is lost, the Portuguese national team will be finished, Iraq will definitely defend shamelessly, and it will be difficult for the Portuguese national team to equalize.

Fortunately, the speed of this guy Younis is not very fast, and this guy Pepe chased back quickly, and finally caught up with Younis when he was on the line of the big penalty area.

Younis also sensed that Pepe was chasing after him, and he didn't want to lose such an opportunity. So he immediately got up and shot, and at this time, Pepe, who rushed up, reached out and pulled Younis, interfering with Younis's shot.

The ball that was blasted out by Younis flew quickly towards the goal, slightly deflected the goal, and the Portuguese national team escaped.

This time, the fans of the Portuguese national team were scared a lot, and they were almost taken down by the Iraqi team.

This time it was a reminder to the Portuguese national team, and when attacking frantically, you must also pay attention to defense, but you can't be successfully attacked by the Iraqi team. Therefore, when attacking from behind, the Portuguese national team always has a central defender who drags behind to defend.

However, after this counterattack, the Iraqi team recovered all to the half-court and began to defend tightly. Now they even gave up on fighting back. The fans at the scene sighed again, the Iraqi team is really obscene, shoot and run.

The players of the Portuguese national team can't control so much, they attack like crazy and they have to win the game. Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo are also attacking frantically, striving for goals.

Twenty minutes into the game, the Portuguese national team finally had the advantage. Under the frantic attack of the Portuguese national team, the turtle shell of the Iraqi team also cracked at this time, and it is no longer as strong as before.

The physical fitness of the players of the Iraqi national team has dropped very much at this time, and they are gradually unable to keep up, and the defense is not particularly timely. Therefore, at this time, the attack of the Portuguese national team is becoming more and more threatening.

Qiu Ze and Cristiano 61 Ronaldo saw this situation, and they were even more positive, because they both saw the hope of scoring. Cristiano 61 Ronaldo this guy strengthened the breakthrough and long-range shot, once, his long-range shot almost blasted the Iraqi team's goal, Zuihou, his Iraqi goalkeeper made a miraculous save and saved the football.

Seeing that the goal is getting closer and closer, the players of the Portuguese national team are getting more and more energetic, and they are all attacking frantically to try to score goals.

And it was at this time that the efforts of the Portuguese national team finally paid off. Qiu Ze received a pass from Joao 61 Moutinho at the edge of the penalty area, and shot directly with his feet. The ball made a beautiful arc in the air and flew straight into the corner of the Iraqi goal.

1-0, the Portuguese national team relied on Qiu Ze's goal and finally defeated the Asian champion Iraq by one goal.

Milutinovic's Iraqi side were covered in a thick turtle shell, but they were unable to stop the Portuguese national team's victory. Milutinovic's tactics were almost successful, they held the Portuguese national team for half the game, more than 70 minutes, just a little bit of time before they succeeded, it's a bit of a pity.