Although Wu Xi and Zhang Linpeng will both be absent in the semi-finals, the Chinese media are not too worried about this, because their best hope is that captain Ailuo can play!

In their minds, as long as Iroh is present, the other ten players, even if they are amateurs, are very likely to beat their opponents.

The presence of Iroh means that the team has a reason to win.

In the afternoon of the same day, on the eve of the quarter-final match between Argentina and Portugal, the Brazilian media received a piece of desperate news - after a hospital examination, Neymar was found to have a fractured third vertebrae.

Although thankfully he did not hurt his nerves, it has been determined that he is unlikely to return to the World Cup.

In other words, Neymar will definitely miss the semi-finals between Brazil and China.

Suddenly, this news caused an uproar.

In the perception of many people, even if the head coach Scolari, who led the Brazilian team to the 2002 World Cup, returned to coaching, the hope that can lead the Brazilian team further is undoubtedly Neymar, as the number one star of the Brazilian team, Neymar's existence is equivalent to giving Brazilian fans infinite hope.

But it's so hopeless that such a hopeful player will be out injured.

Reminiscent of captain Thiago Silva's cumulative yellow card suspension, Brazil's front and back pillars were absent respectively, and the game had not yet started, and most of them had already lost.

In this regard, the most headache is undoubtedly the head coach Scolari, because in his skills and tactics, the significance of Neymar's existence is very large, and he can easily take a two-goal lead in the quarter-finals In addition to Thiago Silva and David Luiz did perform well, the biggest contributor is Neymar.

Thiago Silva's goal came from Neymar's breakthrough, forcing Colombian Guarín to kick the ball off the line, as did David Luiz's direct free-kick, which led to a foul by Gutiérrez.

Neymar will miss Brazil's semi-final but has not caught all the media attention, and they quickly focused on Argentina and Portugal.

As we all know, Iello is a recognized brother in today's football, while Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have not been able to distinguish who is strong and who is weak in the past few years.

In this World Cup, Argentina and Portugal were able to reach the quarterfinals, and the biggest contributors were their respective captains.

It's just that two top stars lead a team that will not come as a surprise if it attracts enough attention.

After all, this game is about the promotion of their respective teams to the semi-finals, and from another point of view, whoever leads the national team to the semi-finals will be the captain of the national team who sits on the second place in world football.

Is it Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi?

The suspense can only be revealed when the game is over.

And Iroh, who is also watching this game, wants to see who he wants to see as well...... Stronger!

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The third quarter-final match of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil between Argentina and Portugal was played at the National Stadium in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, and the match was packed, but in terms of the distribution of fans, Argentina had significantly more fans.

The blue and white jersey resembles an eagle in the pampas, with Portuguese fans occupying only one-quarter of the area.

In this game, the most concerned is undoubtedly Argentina captain Lionel Messi and Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, on both sides of the stands of the National Stadium, you can clearly see from the broadcast camera, the huge photos of the two spread from top to bottom, under the shaking of the fans, become lifelike.

Sitting in front of the TV watching the game, Iello could feel the frenzy of the scene, which shows how much attention was paid to the game and how engaged the fans were.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi didn't have much communication before the game, and their only communication was the handshake before the game and guessing the ball at the referee, but there were no more saves.

In this game, the two sides naturally sent the strongest lineup.

From the first seconds of the match, players from both sides of the National Stadium gave the fans in the stands a passionate and exciting game, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi showing their best side.

However, as the game time went by, the disadvantage of Cristiano Ronaldo's team-mate not being strong enough was gradually highlighted.

Messi is supported by world-class stars such as Higuain, Di Maria, Mascherano and Sergio Aguero, while Cristiano Ronaldo is surrounded by quasi-world-class stars Nani and Moutinho at best.

Therefore, the situation between the two sides is becoming clearer and clearer, and Argentina as a whole is stronger, so it is normal to slowly occupy the advantage on the field.

In the eighteenth minute, Mascherano steals the ball at the feet of Moutinho in the midfield, Messi gets rid of the diagonal plug in the middle and inserts Di Maria at high speed on the right rib, who gets the ball and passes the ball into the penalty area, and Higuain hits the far corner with his right foot directly into the far corner outside the small penalty area to hit his first goal in this World Cup.

Argentina leads 1:0!!

This goal highlights Argentina's strong overall vividly, for which Sky TV well-known commentator Andy Gray regretfully said: "I have to say that Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal has a gap in strength, Argentina's goal is a perfect embodiment of the team, Messi, who should have entered more shots, just broke through a little to give a pass, causing a pass, while Cristiano Ronaldo needs to wear many hats, he needs to take the ball to organize, and to connect, A lot of times he needs to break through with the ball...... He's just a man! ”

Sitting in front of the TV, Iello shook his head, knowing that if nothing else, the winner of this match would belong to Argentina, and Cristiano Ronaldo's team-mates were really very different from him, leaving aside the 'historical' results.

In other words, Cristiano Ronaldo's team-mates can't keep up with him, so they can't feel like playing together.

Otherwise, Portugal's World Cup qualifiers against Sweden would not have required him to score five goals alone to lead the team to the World Cup.

In the subsequent game, Cristiano Ronaldo strengthened the number of times he got the ball, wanting to help the team equalize through his super individual ability, but many players on the field knew him too well, and his efforts were more like vindictiveness, not the Cristiano Ronaldo who was calling for wind and rain in La Liga and the Champions League.