Chapter 1153: A complicated qualifying situation

In the second round of Group G of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Chinese team defeated Ghana with a score of 3:0, which means that the group won two consecutive victories and was able to qualify for the group one round ahead of schedule, and also gave Ghana the second group stage defeat in this World Cup.

China, who have won two consecutive games in the group, and Ghana, who have lost two in a row in the group, are two extremes, with the former qualifying early and the latter exiting early.

It is worth mentioning that after the game, Ghana captain Gyan, who made bold statements before the game, chose to leave the stadium and enter the locker room as soon as possible, obviously knowing that his pre-game remarks would definitely be caricatured by the media supporting the Chinese team.

However, most of the pro-China media did not focus on mocking Ji'an, because it is very happy that the powerful Chinese team qualified for the group one round early, and the teams that defeated Portugal and Ghana in succession are still very golden.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Chinese players are in excellent competitive condition, whether they are starters or substitutes identified by Guardiola, they are the kind of players who can have an immediate effect on the field.

In another match in the same group played a little later, Portugal drew 2:2 with the United States, which means that Portugal lost the opportunity to qualify from the group.

At present, the Chinese team that has won all two rounds of the group has qualified ahead of schedule, the United States team has four points with one win and one draw, and Portugal has one point with one draw and one loss in two rounds, and only Ghana, which has lost two consecutive rounds in the group, is out of the group ahead of schedule.

The final round of Group G meetings are Portugal vs Ghana and China vs USA.

In the case of the Chinese team qualifying early from the group, it is very likely that they will make adjustments to the personnel in the final round, which means that the outcome is unpredictable, while the United States team can advance as long as they remain undefeated.

You must know that there are only two qualifying places in the entire group, and if China draws with the United States in the final round, Portugal will not be able to qualify even if it wins Ghana by ten goals in the final round, and a hundred goals will not be able to qualify.

Therefore, if Portugal wants to have a chance to advance, it is necessary to pin the hope of promotion on the Chinese team, only if the Chinese team defeats the United States by a large score in the last game, and Portugal beats Ghana by a large score in the last game, will it have a chance to advance with a goal difference......

With the final match of Group H and the third round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil officially underway, those teams that have not yet qualified must seize their last chance to qualify or progress to the round of 16 will be a distant prospect.

In addition, due to the emergence of four teams in some groups with a chance to qualify, and also for the World Cup to be controlled by international gambling groups, FIFA is fully prepared in the arrangement of the World Cup schedule, and the final round of each group is to kick off at the same time.

Such an option is to minimize the possibility of game manipulation......

The teams with the best chances of qualifying from Group A are undoubtedly Brazil and Mexico, which won one and drew one in the first two rounds, followed by Croatia with one win and one loss, and Cameroon, which lost all of the first two rounds, has already been eliminated early.

The two matches in the final round of the group are: Brazil vs. Cameroon and Mexico vs. Croatia

Many media believe that Cameroon have already exited the tournament early, and the final round will not pose any threat to the host Brazil, and it is a bargain to occupy one of the qualifying places, while the last qualifying spot will be between Mexico and Croatia.

There are also two group games in Group B on the same matchday, Spain vs Australia and Netherlands vs Chile.

This group is somewhat similar to Group A, but with some peculiarities, the Netherlands should have qualified early because the second-placed Chile and Spain both had three points, and if Chile beat the Netherlands and Spain beat Australia in the final round, there would have been three sixes in the group.

If two or more teams do have the same number of points, they will be ranked according to the rules of this World Cup: 1 results of teams with the same score against each other, 2. Goal difference between teams with the same score, 3. Goals scored between teams with the same score, 4. Goal difference in the group stage, 5. Goals scored in the group stage.

If Spain beat Audilia and Chile beat the Netherlands in the final round, then the group will be at a dead end, and it will naturally have to go to the second rule comparison.

Therefore, the final round of Group B is particularly important, whether it is for the Dutch team that has won the first two rounds of the group or Spain and Chile with one win and one loss, the last round is not to be lost.

So just from the point of view of importance, the two matches in Group B are more watched.

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First up were the two games in Group A, Brazil faced Cameroon, who had exited early, and showed their best form since the start of the World Cup, with Neymar scoring twice and becoming the biggest contributor to Brazil's victory.

In the end, Brazil defeated Cameroon with a score of 4:1.

In the other game of the group, Croatia did not show the momentum of their backs, and despite Modric's hard work, they faced a surprisingly good form Mexico...... Alas, the heart has more than enough power.

At the end of 90 minutes, Mexico defeated Croatia 3-1 and finished second in the group on goal difference.

After this match, all eyes will be on the two Group B group games between Cuiabá and Sao Paulo.

In the coming hours, the two cities will decide the two teams that will advance to the round of 16.

However, with the qualification for Group A confirmed, the two matches in Group B have become even more eye-catching.

According to the rules of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, the first in Group A is the second in Group B, and in the case of the Brazilian team determining the first place in the group, no one wants to meet the host Brazil.

Aside from being the host, Brazil's strength should not be underestimated, so this Brazil team has the strength and home advantage, which is something that no team wants to touch, which means that the qualifying teams in Group B will have to get more goal difference on the premise of guaranteed victory in the final round of the group stage if they want to go far in this World Cup.

Because in Group B, once the three teams have six points, the comparison is goal difference......

Louis van Gaal, Bosque and Sampaoli are all coaches with a lot of coaching experience, so it is natural to look further, especially the head coach of defending champions Spain, Bosque, who lost to the Netherlands in the first round, and as a manager, he has an unshirkable responsibility.

If the second round against Chile had not been Paco's impressive performance, Spain could have declared themselves fighting for honour at this time.

Spain face an early-exit Australia in the final round, and Bosque is a cunning man who has set the goal of beating Australia by a big margin and getting as many clean sheets as possible.