Brazil's 3-1 win over Croatia was no surprise, given that Brazil performed extremely well under the leadership of the post-90s stars of Neymar and Oscar, and with the support of players from the Mesozoic generation, and the home advantage, Brazil's victory became a logical one.

However, there was a lot of nonsense in the Croatian media about the defeat in this game, with Luka Modric from Valencia and Rakitic at Sevilla playing throughout the 2013-2014 season, and there were obvious signs that the run was not positive enough in the first group game against Brazil, otherwise it would not have lost a 1:3 with a midfield trio

In addition, top striker Mandzukic was unable to play in the first game against Brazil due to a red card in the last group game of the World Cup European qualifiers, which is also a big reason for the outcome of the game.

However, in addition to the Croatian media looking for the reason, many media praised the Brazilian team for this game, especially Neymar and Oscar, who performed well, scoring the highest 9.5 and 9 points respectively after the game.

They were undoubtedly the biggest contributors to Brazil's victory.

Therefore, many Brazilian media believe that as long as the performance of Neymar and Oscar can continue, then this World Cup on home soil is no longer a luxury!

Of course, not all Brazilian players are recognized by the media, and Fred, who wears the number nine to symbolize the main center forward, has no performance, but is laughed at by the world media as the worst number nine in Brazil's history.

Indeed, Fred is not comparable to any previous No.9 who wore the Brazilian senior national team in terms of fame and strength, and his frequent distractions on the field of play have made him the target of more media bombardment.

Who called this a world of the jungle?

When everyone is praising Brazil, it's natural to find all the resources you can use at this right time to attract more attention, so ...... Fred became one such unlucky bastard.

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As the clock ticked, all eyes were on the next two matches, Mexico vs Cameroon in Group A and Spain vs Netherlands in Group B.

Naturally, the opening match of Group B between Spain and the Netherlands attracted everyone's attention, as the last World Cup final in South Africa was against Spain and the Netherlands.

In the group stage of the new World Cup, the two teams had a direct confrontation in the first round, which naturally attracted huge attention.

In particular, the strength of this group and the Chilean team that should not be underestimated has caused the situation of this group to become delicate, so the professional media has given this group a very infectious term - the group of death.

As we all know, any group of death means that any game cannot be lost, otherwise there will be the fate of group elimination.

As the champions and runners-up of the last World Cup, Spain and the Netherlands do not want to be eliminated easily.

So whether it's for Spain or the Netherlands, it's a game that we can't afford to lose......

In a sense, a draw is also risky, because no one knows what the next game will turn out for.

In this way, the match between Mexico and Cameroon has become almost unattended.

Except, of course, this claim is only directed at the domestic media in Mexico and Cameroon.

It is worth mentioning that Iroh is also full of attention to this game, but his attention is a little different from the media attention, as a 'person who has come over', he is very impressed by this game!

Because the defending champions Spain will lose to the Netherlands with a disparity of 1:5 in this game......

Ten years later, he wasn't sure if he had influenced the World Cup......

Although he led the Chinese team to the quarterfinals in the World Cup in South Africa, he was stopped from the semi-finals, and the teams that entered the semi-finals were exactly the same as he remembered, and the final was also.

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The group stage between Mexico and Cameroon went ahead as scheduled, but unfortunately it wasn't particularly appealing as most fans were focused on the Pantanal in Cuiabá, where Spain and the Netherlands were preparing for a big match.

Before the game, the players of both teams were very low-key, and did not launch an 'offensive' against each other under the ridicule of the media, but focused all their attention on preparation.

In the first three hours of the match, both sides set off from their respective hotels and headed to the venue.

The 43,000-seat Pantanal Stadium is packed, and from a distance, the stadium is surrounded by red and orange, with Brazilian fans in yellow jerseys in the middle.

The World Cup is a carnival festival for all fans, and this World Cup is back in Brazil, as the hosts, how can they easily refuse to watch this game up close?

At the same time, all the members of the Chinese team came to the conference room of the hotel to watch the most interesting game since the start of the World Cup.

In Pep Guardiola's words, since the Chinese team has the confidence to compete for this World Cup, it is necessary to pay attention to any opponent who may appear in the knockout round, especially Spain and the Netherlands.

Because...... Not surprisingly, Spain and the Netherlands will qualify, while Chile and Australia will only be studying with the prince......

It's just that no one thought that this was not the case.

The starting line-ups of the two sides of the game were not much different from Elo's impression, the Spanish goalkeeper was captain Casillas, the full-backs were Valencia's main full-backs Jordi Alba and Cesar Azpilicueta, and the central defenders were Ramos and Pique.

The changes in midfield are more pronounced, with the three players in midfield being Xavi from Barcelona, Xavi Alonso from Real Madrid and Xavi Martinez from Valencia.

Interestingly, when the starting lineup came out, the talented fans found an interesting place - the three players in the midfield, all Xavi.

What's even more interesting is the Chinese fans, because Harvey's pronunciation is almost exactly the same as the Chinese pronunciation of 'silly-forced', so ...... Fans of good things have dubbed Spain's midfield combination a 'silly-forced' combination.

Up front, Isco was on the left, Diego Costa in the centre and David Silva on the right.

Not too many people were surprised by the starting line-up, with Valencia performing extremely well over the past four seasons and making five of their starting line-ups.