Chapter 1157: First 1/8 Finals

The first quarter-final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was played at the Mineiro Stadium in Belo Horizonte between hosts Brazil and defending champions Spain, and it was the second time in a year that the two sides met in another international competition, the last being the semi-finals of the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Spain defeated hosts Brazil 3-2 to advance to the Confederations Cup final.

Before the game, the media on both sides of the game took the lead in a war of words, the Spanish media even now Spain is not in the best condition, while Brazil is in the stage of rising form, if it follows the normal development, then the team that advances to the quarterfinals is likely to be Brazil, so they use last year's results to satirize Brazil.

The official Twitter of "Marca" newspaper said: "Last year's Spain was also not particularly good, but still relied on tacit passing and cutting cooperation and the flash of individual players to finally defeat the host Brazil and enter the final, we believe that this year's World Cup is still the same!" ”

The Brazilian media did not give in, they think that the current Spain is no longer good, first last year's Confederations Cup final lost to the Chinese team, this year's World Cup first game and lost to the Netherlands, the midfield control has been seriously reduced Spain is impossible to beat the current high-speed rise of the Brazilian team.

Other media would love to see both sides of the media tearing up, but more media would like to see players from both sides step up.

Soon, the Spanish player Ramos, who plays for Real Madrid, openly bombarded the Brazilian genius Neymar who plays for Barcelona as a 'sissy' in an interview with the media, and he believes that in many games last season, Neymar would fall to the ground as long as he had physical contact with the opposing player, and his acting skills were quite good.

In addition to some Brazilian players who play for Real Madrid, many players have used social media Twitter to satirize Ramos, believing that Ramos is often a strong outsider, especially in the Spanish national derby, and many times uses bad fouls to hinder the opponent's attack.

Goalkeeper Cesar mentioned last season's Spanish national derby, Ramos was repeatedly pierced by Neymar, and finally fouled in anger and was sent off.

The captain of the national team, Casillas, who has a good relationship with Ramos, couldn't stand it, and he sneered at goalkeeper Cesar, believing that Cesar had been reduced to playing in the Premier League relegation team, not suitable for the top flight, and even insinuated that the relegation of Queens Park Rangers was due to the bad luck brought by Cesar......

The person in question, Neymar, took advantage of social networks to preemptively post a video of him using his super personal ability to humiliate Ramos and Casillas, and Aite the two.

It's really which pot shouldn't be mentioned, and in a moment, it caused more dissatisfaction, and Neymar was also pushed to the cusp.

Originally, the war of words only occurred between some players, but with the addition of the media, if there are more and more players on both sides of the war of words.

In the end, even the Brazilian stars who played for Real Madrid and Barcelona joined the war of words, which shows how important this World Cup 1/8 final is for both sides.

In fact, this match is more important for the host Brazil, because they play at home, and it will be difficult to explain to the domestic fans if they are eliminated in the 1/8 finals.

That's why Marcelo and Alves, the full-backs who play for Real Madrid and Barcelona, can't resist the pressure and shoot at their club teammates, so as to relieve the huge pressure on their hearts.

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With the passage of time, the first 1/8 final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil came.

The quarter-final between Brazil and Spain attracted the attention of countless fans, and from the long shot of the Mineiro Stadium, the 60,000-seat stadium was packed two hours before the game.

But because it was Brazil's home stadium, their supporters were dominant, and 70 percent of the stadium was occupied by Brazilian fans in yellow shirts, so from the first seconds of the game, the Brazilian team showed a strong sense of strategy.

Especially Neymar, who was on the cusp of the storm before the game, can pose a great threat to Spain's backline whether he is on the ball or off the ball.

Moreover, Spain's overall control has greatly decreased as Xavi's brain has aged, and the Brazilian team's central midfield combination is very strong, very strategic, and very fond of physical contact, so it is difficult for Xavi and Xavi Alonso, the golden combination of Xavi and Xavi Alonso to play their due strength.

The midfield lost control, Spain's overall performance has dropped greatly, and Paco, a teenager who has played super well in the last two games, was limited by David Luiz in this game, and there is no way to show the strength he should have.

There is no way to threaten in attack, so Spain is more often in the defensive phase.

Spain could have made up for the frontal defensive gap with aggressive running, but now it is not possible because of the physical decline caused by the age of some players.

Bosque, who has been standing on the sidelines and has been trying to figure out a way, is very distressed, and Paco, who has high hopes for him, has no way to get the ball in the front court.

From the point of view of the situation, the coach of the Brazilian team, Scolari, must have done a lot of work before the game, and he had studied the tactics of the team to support Paco in order to cut the link between the two in this game.

However, the distress was still to come, and in the 21st minute, the Brazilian team opened the scoring under the cheers of the home fans.

Neymar was fouled by Ramos in a series of attacks on the left flank, Willian took a free-kick, and David Luiz, a centre-back who rose high from the back post, smashed the ball into the back of the net against Pique.

Three minutes later, Neymar broke out again, playing a wonderful 'two-on-one' with Hulk and Willian in the 30-meter offensive area in the front court, causing huge cheers from the fans in the stands.

In the minds of Brazilian fans, it is better to have all kinds of gorgeous combinations or individual breakthroughs on the premise of scoring goals, and this time, both!

Neymar was on the line of the penalty area and chose to accelerate directly in front of Ramos's defense, so fast that the latter did not have time to react.

Facing the club team-mate Pique, Neymar calmly slammed the ball with his left foot, controlled the ball on his more familiar right foot, and then shot with his feet without hesitation.

Even if the goalkeeper Casillas is well prepared, he is helpless because of the tricky angle of Neymar's shot, coupled with Casillas's low stature and age, his body functions decline rapidly, and he can only be declared out of reach.