91. The battle for third place
1-0, the Spanish national team defeated the German national team to advance to the final of the World Cup in South Africa.
In this way, the two teams that will eventually advance to the final have been produced, that is, the Portuguese national team and the Spanish national team, and the Iberian Peninsula brothers will compete in the final to win this World Cup.
The German national team and the Uruguayan national team will compete for third place.
The German national team won a third place in the last World Cup on their home turf, and they also have a great hope of continuing to win this third place this time, the German national team seems to be a sad team, advancing to the semifinals in two consecutive World Cups, but not reaching the final once.
The fight for third place in this World Cup doesn't really make any sense, because the players on both sides can't change anything.
Now that Qiu Ze has scored nine goals on the World Cup stage, he is already determined to win the top scorer of the World Cup, and comrades Thomas Muller and Diego Forlan have only scored four goals, and they will not be able to catch up with Qiu Ze at all.
The final of these three and four places is actually a chance for Thomas Murray and Suarez to say goodbye, because these two guys are suspended in the semi-finals and have no chance to play, so the competition for the third and fourth places is considered to give them a chance to play.
Historically, the two teams have met eight times, with Germany unbeaten with six wins and two draws. Among them, the two sides have met three times in the history of the World Cup, and Germany has won two wins and one draw, including the 1970 World Cup, where the two teams played a third-place match, and the German team defeated Uruguay 1-0. The last time the two sides met was on 13 October 1993, when Germany swept Uruguay 5-0 in a friendly match in Bochum.
The German national team is absolutely dominant, at least psychologically. But the Uruguayans will not give up, and before the game, the head coach of the Uruguayan national team, Tabarez, said to reporters: "We will give it our all in this game, it is time to repay the fans, we will definitely work hard." ”
It can be seen that even if it is just a chicken rib game, the Uruguayans are still unwilling to give up.
However, not many people seem to be particularly optimistic about the Uruguayan national team right now. Since Poland finished third in 1982, the last seven World Cup runners-up have all been European teams. Germany finished third in the last tournament, while Uruguay have lost their last two third-place matches, the most recent being at the hands of Germany.
The German side also showed that they did not want to lose this game, and the head coach of the German national team, Loew, said: "Although this game is not very meaningful, we will still win, this is a game dedicated to the fans, we will definitely play well." ”
However, Loew's starting line-up was a sign of their determination to win, with veteran goalkeeper Bout starting in place of Neuer, Ogo, Cacau and Kiessling all starting, while Klose Thomas Muller did not start.
The Uruguayan national team, on the other hand, had a much better attitude, they were the main starters and they came into this game with a lot of determination to win this game.
After the start of the game, the Uruguayan national team, which was playing all the main players, occupied the advantage on the field, and their attack created a lot of trouble for the German national team, and the continuous attacks were almost too slow for the German national team to slow down.
And the German national team put on a defensive counterattack posture from the beginning of the game, which is their most common tactic in this World Cup, as if they were possessed by the Italian national team, and they played more Italian than Italy.
The Uruguayan national team's attack was ferocious, and the German national team did not have many counter-attack opportunities, and the German national team fans at the scene were a little nervous.
In the 28th minute, German national team midfielder Schweinsteiger was in the midfield and tried to get past Uruguay national team defender Diego Pérez. However, Diego Perez was well prepared and made a sliding tackle that cut off the ball at Schweinsteiger's feet.
The Uruguayan national team began to fight back, with Diego Pérez advancing with the ball. Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan's off-ball run drew the attention of the two German defenders, and Pérez immediately handed the football bed to Suarez in front.
Suarez received a pass from Perez and cleverly split the ball in front, and Uruguay national team striker Edinson Cavani cut into the box at high speed on the left and scored into the far corner of the goal. One to one, the Uruguayan national team took the lead. The veteran Bout was helpless against the ball.
The fans of the Uruguayan national team at the scene immediately became excited, very happy, and sang excitedly. The fans of the German national team are silent, and the German national team has really not shown the level it should have played so far.
The game continued, and the German national team tried to spend some effort on the attack, but the Uruguayans had already done it, and they attacked wildly, besieging the German national team.
The Uruguayan people are in full swing, and it is difficult for the German national team to parry, which makes the German national team fans at the scene tremble and feel very unhappy.
In the 41st minute of the first half, Álvaro Pereira, a full-back of the Uruguayan national team, suddenly broke through with the ball on the side, broke through the German national team's fullback Ogo, and then directly crossed the ball into the penalty area of the German national team.
At the back of the penalty area, Uruguay national team striker Diego Forlan volleyed directly without stopping, and the football flew to the goal of the German national team like a cannonball. It was also Diego Forlan's fifth goal of the tournament.
The fans of the Uruguayan national team are very excited, they are now revenge, they will be the third place in this World Cup. At this time, they are very happy, but at the same time there are some regrets, if in the semi-finals, the Uruguayan national team can play like this, then it will not be the Portuguese national team that advances to the final, it's a pity.
At the end of the first half, the Uruguayan national team led the German national team by two goals, and the game seemed to be one-sided. This is beyond a lot of expectations, the German national team seems to have no intention of fighting, and the third place seems to be given to the Uruguayan national team.
But in the second half of the game, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically. Loew made a substitution at half-time, with Thomas Müller and Klose coming off the bench at the same time, and it looked like the German national team was going to fight hard.
As soon as the main force came up, the momentum was really different, and the Uruguayan national team was gradually dragged down by the offensive of the German national team, and the fans of the Uruguayan national team on the scene were not as stable as before.
Sure enough, in the nineteenth minute of the second half, the German national team broke through the goal of the Uruguayan national team.
The German national team won the ball in midfield, Schweinsteiger dribbled past Diego Perez and fired a long-range shot from 35 yards from goal, and the ball shot towards the Uruguayan national team like a cannonball.
Uruguay national team goalkeeper Muslera is not prepared for this goal, he jumped in a hurry, although he touched the football, but did not hit the football far, the football rebounded back into the small penalty area, the German national team's young player Thomas Müller caught it right, rushed up to push the shot, 1 to two, the German national team pulled back a goal, which is also the fifth goal of the teenager Thomas Muller in this World Cup.
The fans of the German national team at the scene were very excited, jumping up and cheering excitedly, this is their impression of the German national team, they immediately cheered for the German national team, they hoped that the German national team could win the game in one go.
After the restart of the game, the German national team obviously stepped up their attack, and they also wanted to win the opponent in one go.
The German national team's attack is very sharp, the Uruguayan national team seems to be a little overwhelmed, and their attack is not as sharp as before, at this time, the fans of the Uruguayan national team gradually began to worry.
In the fifth minute after Thomas Müller's goal, the German national team had another good chance, after the German national team fell in the middle of the back, Schweinsteiger suddenly passed the ball to the side, and the German national team's Boateng quickly cut forward, chased the ball, and then took the ball directly from the 45-degree position.
The ball arced through the air and flew into the Uruguayan national team's penalty area.
The ball Boateng passed very well, very exquisite, the attacking Muslera did not touch the football at all, the football flew directly to the back point, the German national team's fullback Janssen rushed out quickly, in the case of no defense, directly jumped to the top, the football into the empty goal, two to two, the German national team equalized.
The German national team fans at the scene were very excited, they all cheered with great excitement, they seemed to feel that victory was beckoning to them, they were very excited.
The fans of the Uruguayan national team are gloomy and lack of interest. At this time, they felt very worried, because the general trend of this game was not on their side at all, and they felt that the Uruguayan national team had little chance of this game.
Sure enough, in the 39th minute of the second half, the German national team scored the goal that sealed the victory.
It was a corner kick, and the German national team's midfielder Mesut Ozil drove the corner into the penalty area, and the goalkeeper of the Uruguayan national team, Muslera, jumped up and hit the football, but did not hit the football away. Klose and Godin in the box jumped high and scrambled, and the ball was hit by Godin.
The ball was not far away, the football fell to a step in the big penalty area, where Khedira rushed in, jumped directly high, pushed the football out of a parabola, the football jumped past Muslera who jumped up, and fell into the goal.
Three to two, the German national team completed the overtake, and the German national team also defeated the Uruguayan national team with this goal and won the third place in this World Cup.