Chapter 1176: The top four are all out
Cristiano Ronaldo plays very hard, but there is no way to compare with the overall effort, many times he can rely on his individual ability to break through one or two, or even break through the third, but when facing the fourth, he will always lose control of the football.
As the game went on, Cristiano Ronaldo became more and more solitary, linking up less and less with his team-mates, often standing still after passing the ball and 'appreciating' his individual performances.
Messi, with the support of his powerful teammates, is getting better and better.
Of course, there is still a certain gap with his performance in Barcelona, because there is no Iniesta and Xavi in Argentina, and in the national team, he needs to play the role of Iniesta, Xavi and himself, that is, he wears many hats.
Compared to Cristiano Ronaldo's multi-tasking, Messi is still playing like a fish in water in Argentina, who can let his teammates keep up with his playing rhythm?
At the end of the day, it's your teammates who give you the help.
However, the only regret is that the score was still 1:0 at the end of the first half, and he entered the locker room with a one-goal advantage.
Fans who like football a little know that a one-goal lead is the most dangerous score in a football game, as long as there is a little carelessness, the opponent will equalize, although Portugal as a whole and Argentina as a whole There is a gap, but who can pack a ticket will not be nervous once?
Coupled with the fact that Cristiano Ronaldo is a star player who relies on his individual ability to change the score, who can guarantee that he will not be 'blinded'?
You must know that Cristiano Ronaldo was the second only player to score goals by himself throughout the 2013-2014 season, second only to Iro, with six goals more than Messi!
That's why Portuguese fans are adamant about Cristiano Ronaldo leading the team to the last four of the World Cup by beating Argentina.
Interestingly, during the intermission, the live director gave the camera to Cristiano Ronaldo's face in a very allegorical way, and pushed it to a close-up of his face, and two words can be easily seen from his expression - unhappy!
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Cristiano Ronaldo, who entered the dressing room, had a clearly bad face, and his teammates and even the manager Queiroz did not speak, worried that Cristiano Ronaldo's emotions would explode.
But what surprised them was Cristiano Ronaldo's surprise after taking a deep breath: "Hey guys, it was my fault in the first half, I didn't choose to believe you guys to make the game so messy, I have to apologize to you." ”
In this regard, everyone was stunned and did not react at all.
Immediately afterwards, Cristiano Ronaldo said: "I hope we will be reunited in the second half, and I believe that everyone here will buy tickets and go home now, and getting into the semi-finals is what we should strive for!" ”
Cristiano Ronaldo is Portugal's number one star and naturally has a privileged position in the national team, and his team-mates have a mental buffer while he speaks.
Since the captains took the initiative to admit their mistakes in the first half, they naturally wanted to give him some face.
In the second half, Portugal changed significantly to keep up with the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo was no longer alone as he was in the first half, he chose to cooperate more with his team-mates.
The sudden change caught Argentina off guard.
Because during the half-time break, the head coach Savilla did not add to this aspect at all, so ......
Fortunately, at this time, goalkeeper Romero stepped up, and he made a high save to keep the goal intact.
After a few minutes of slight adjustments, Argentina gradually adapted to Portugal's tactical changes and made targeted tactical changes, and Cristiano Ronaldo had to rely on his superior individual ability to create chances again.
However, Savilla was prepared for this, and with a wave of his hand, he motioned for Mascherano to keep an eye on Cristiano Ronaldo, and if necessary, he could take him to the ground at all costs.
Mascherano was not surprised by Savilla's arrangement, having been tasked with guarding Cristiano Ronaldo in the national derbies between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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Cristiano Ronaldo was targeted, Portugal's attack became paralyzed, and at the same time, Argentina's attack was strengthened after solving the defensive problem, Messi broke through with the ball in the front court again and again, causing local panic among the Portuguese defenders.
In the sixteenth minute of the second half, that is, the sixty-first minute of the game, Messi used a free kick created by himself to assist his friend Sergio Aguero's header, and the score was rewritten to 2:0
Seeing this score, Iroh shook his head, he was already able to guess the final outcome.
Despite the widening of the scoreline, Cristiano Ronaldo did not choose to give up, he was as tireless as a perpetual motion machine, running and asking for the ball, hoping to help the national team through his own efforts, just like the troubles at the start of the group stage......
However, until the referee's whistle sounded, the score remained unchanged, Argentina 2:0 Portugal
In other words, Argentina beat Portugal to advance to the semi-finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where their semi-final opponents will be the saints between the Netherlands and Costa Rica.
The result was not unexpected, but the process was commendable, especially Cristiano Ronaldo, who left the world with the impression that he was ...... Lone Hero.
Everyone knows that as long as Portugal's overall strength is a little bit higher, the outcome of this game will be different.
So when the full-time whistle sounded, the on-site director's camera was not given to Messi, who was the best in the game, but to Cristiano Ronaldo, who was lonely, and his tall back was regrettable.
The last quarter-final was a bit of a surprise when the Netherlands thought it would easily beat Costa Rica, but the game was tied 0-0 in 120 minutes
However, the process was a pity for the Dutch team, as they had three goalposts in the game......
The game was tied within 120 minutes and the two sides had to go to penalties, and the experienced Dutch players were obviously better mentally than Costa Rica, and even if goalkeeper Keylor Navas performed against the sky, there was still no way to change the final result......
With the end of this match, all four teams that have reached the semi-finals have been released.
China, Brazil, Argentina and the Netherlands.
The winners of the two semi-finals will decide the winner at the Maracanã Stadium!