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June 30, 17 o'clock, Ovschalke Stadium!

England in white jerseys and Portugal players in maroon jerseys walked out of the tunnel side by side!

At the same time, the starting line-ups of both sides were shown on the television screen and on the big screen at the Afscharke Stadium...... Portugal starting line-up (4-3-3):

Goalkeepers: RicardoDefenders: Miguel, Meera, Carvalho, ValenteMidfielders: Petit, Maniche, ThiagoForwards: Figo, Paoleta, Cristiano Ronaldo"Portugal's midfield has been damaged due to the bans of Deco and Costinha. Scolari simply discharged the defensive midfielder www.biquge.info was obviously going to play a defensive counterattack! ”

England starting line-up (4-4-2):

Goalkeepers: JamesDefenders: Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Terry, Ashley ColeMidfielders: David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Hargreaves, GerrardForwards: Wayne Rooney, Edison Chan "Eriksen once again put Edison up front. In midfield, Steven Gerrard was once again on the left. The four midfielders also have good defensive qualities. It seems that Eriksen's tactics today are also more cautious! ”

…… When the commentator was introducing the lineups of both sides, a series of ceremonies on the field were also completed.

The first to serve was the England team, and when Chen Xi and Rooney sent the ball in the middle circle, the attacking players of the Portuguese team quickly pressed over.

When they played against the Netherlands, Portugal did the same.

Therefore, Eriksen also reminded the players before the game, so the England team looked very calm in the face of pressing.

As England passed the ball to midfield, they soon discovered that Portugal's high-intensity pressing was not just up front. The midfielder and backfield are all players they actively fight for.

Especially in the midfield, Petit, Maniche and Thiago are all defensive midfielders, and except for Maniche, the other two games have not had many opportunities to play.

It also made it a little difficult for England to get through midfield.

However, in the opening stage, there were not too good chances, and the England team did not blindly move forward.

In the sixth minute, Beckham on the right was forced to play the ball back to Gary Neville behind him.

Who knows, Xiao Xiaoluo suddenly accelerated and rushed over.

Faced with such a situation, Gary Neville could only cross the ball to Rio Ferdinand.

It's just that Ferdinand didn't have a good time, because Pauletta rushed in front of him.

In a hurry, Ferdinand's big foot failed to hit the middle of the field and directly kicked Figo on the right.

After Figo got the ball, he took the ball directly to the front of the penalty area and killed it!

After he used his skillful foot skills to shake off Hargreaves' defense, he didn't give Terry a chance to make up for the defense, and directly got up with his right foot and volleyed vigorously!

The ball just passed by Terry and flew straight to the top right corner of the goal!

James made a save but couldn't touch the ball.

At this moment, the Anglo-Portuguese fans in the stands seemed to have traveled back to the European Championship six years ago, when Figo took advantage of such a long-range opportunity to break through the door of the England team!

It's a pity that this time Figo didn't make a world wave again. The ball grazed the post and went wide of the goal!

Even so, the England fans in the stands broke out in a cold sweat!

Three minutes later, Portugal broke the ball at the back and the ball reached Figo on the right side of midfield.

Figo sent a long ball straight down the left and Ronaldo was in that position, using his speed to catch the ball ahead of Gary Neville.

In the face of the club's big brother, Xiao Xiaoluo has no fear.

He dribbled diagonally towards the penalty area.

Neville, who knew that Xiao Xiao Luo was powerful, didn't dare to blindly grab it, so he could only retreat.

Suddenly, Ronaldo flicked the ball back, as if to cut inside and shoot.

Gary Neville also immediately put on the brakes and was ready to come over to block.

Who knows, Xiao Luo deducted in the direction of the bottom line again, and then didn't give Neville a chance to make up for the defense, and shot directly with his left foot.

Thankfully, his left-footed shot couldn't be held down and the ball eventually grazed the crossbar and flew off the line.

After a couple of back-to-back attacks from Portugal, England finally got a chance to hit back in the 16th minute.

David Beckham took the ball down the right and pretended to be the bottom but actually crossed it to Frank Lampard.

Frank Lampard took the ball and went straight into the box from a 45-degree angle!

Chen Xi was about to insert the outflank, but was pulled by his club teammate Carvalho behind him.

This slowed his pace by half a beat, and he couldn't catch up with the landing point of the ball.

However, Rooney at the back post got rid of the defense of another central defender, Mela, to outflank.

When he made a flying tackle, he found that Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo punched the ball out of the box before he did.

The ball fell to Steven Gerrard on the left side of the box.

Gerrard faced the ball and came straight to a volley!

However, Gerrard, who was only interested in exerting his strength, could not hold the ball down, and the ball grazed the crossbar!

In the ensuing attack, Figo switched positions with Ronaldo and he appeared on the left.

Although he didn't dribble the ball as quickly as Rowe Jr., his steady pace made Gary Neville dare not relax in any way.

After Figo made a feint, he dribbled the ball horizontally, and then came a right-footed curling shot!

The ball flew towards the far corner of the goal with a wonderful arc.

This time, though, James made a world-class save as he flew to fish the ball out of the line.

…… Although both sides played counter-attacking tactics, there were not many opportunities created by everyone. However, every opportunity is very threatening!

Halfway through the first half, Frank Lampard received another return ball from Chen Xi and fired a powerful long-range shot.

The shot was powerful and heavy, but the only pity was that the angle was a bit right, and it was pressed under Ricardo.

Three minutes later, England were back in action.

Beckham sent a cross directly from the right, and Chen Xi still completed the head-shaking attack under Carvalho's entanglement.

Ricardo flew to save the ball and the ball bounced back into the box, but Rooney's outflanking was slightly slower by half a beat, and the ball was cleared by Mela.

…… The first half of the game was in the back-and-forth counterattack between the two sides, and unconsciously came to the last few minutes.

The score on the field is still 0-0!

In the last moments of the first half, after Chen Xi retreated to receive the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he once completed a forced and powerful shot that turned around.

Ricardo made a hasty save and couldn't get the ball, but the ball hit the outside of the post with a crisp sound and bounced off the line.

This really made the Portuguese gasp, and the England fans were sorry!

In the end, the score remained 0-0 until halftime.

…… At half-time, neither manager made any personnel changes.

Obviously, in the eyes of Eriksen and Scolari, both teams played well in the first half, just a little bit of luck!

At the start of the second half, England launched a wave of attacks after the ball broke off at the back.

Frank Lampard broke through midfield with the ball down the middle and then passed it to Chen Xi, who retreated to just outside the box.

Chen Xi received the ball and turned around in one go, and also dodged Maniche who blocked him.

After dodging Maniche, Chen Xi directly picked up his left foot and seemed to be about to shoot.

At this time, Carvalho blocked it.

At this time, Chen Xi turned his ankle and stuffed the ball into the right side of the penalty area!

"Edison shoots...... No, it was a feint, he stuffed the ball into the box! ”

Beckham appeared in that position, and after glancing at Wayne Rooney in front of goal, he didn't stop the ball and rubbed the ball with his right foot, ready to pass to the back post!

However, the ball he picked up was blocked by the defending Valente with his arm, and then Valente kicked the ball out of the box.

Beckham hurriedly raised his hand to signal Valente's handball, and Chen Xi, Lampard and others nearby also signaled.

However, the referee on duty, Argentine Elisson, signaled for the game to continue.

This immediately caused a huge wave of boos at the Aufschalke Stadium.

Before the game, when FIFA announced the list of referees, many people questioned the Argentine referee's referee for the England team's game.

After all, the hatred between England and Argentina on and off the football pitch is well known.

At this time, Elisson turned a blind eye to the handball in the Portuguese team's penalty area, which obviously made England fans more convinced that he would do something bad for England!

When Chen Xi, David Beckham, Frank Lampard and others were all around the referee for a penalty.

Xiao Xiaoluo, who won the ball outside the penalty area, accelerated and galloped towards the front!

"Oops! While the English players were arguing with the referee, the Portuguese team played a counterattack! There is a bit of emptiness in England's midfield right now! Paul Mortenson also said anxiously.

Ronaldo was so fast that in the blink of an eye, he broke through the midfield with the ball.

At this time, Hargreaves, who was at the back of England's midfield, had to make up for him!

Facing Hargreaves who ran diagonally, Xiao Xiaoluo knocked the ball from behind him to the middle with his left heel, and then changed direction and rushed towards the middle!

Soon, Ronaldo was at the edge of the England team's penalty area!

England's Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand, two of his club team-mates, surrounded him.

Xiao Xiao Luo took the ball and shook it left and right, hoping to shake it out of the gap, but the two big brothers didn't eat his movements.

Seeing that a counterattack was about to be squandered by him, he finally gave up his idea of going it alone and crossed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

Figo appeared there, and in the face of Ronaldo's pass, he made a direct shot at goal.

However, after attracting Ashley Cole's attention, he suddenly swooped the ball into the box and then accelerated sharply to pass Ashley Cole.

At this moment, Figo's speed seemed to be back to its peak.

In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the ball, and without any hesitation, he directly got up with his right foot and volleyed vigorously!

The ball flew like a cannonball towards the far corner of the goal!

Although James was already 12% focused, he still couldn't react in the face of Figo's powerful shot from close range!

All he felt was a flash of white light in front of him, and then the ball was bouncing in the net behind him!

"Oh, no! Ball...... in. Portugal seized the opportunity of the England players to reason with the referee and played a counterattack! It was the veteran Figo who scored the goal to break the deadlock! It was obviously a big blow for England. They were supposed to get a penalty just now, but who knew that they didn't get a penalty, but they were hit by the opponent on the counter-attack! Paul Mortenson said depressedly.

The boos of the England fans in the stands were even louder!

But the Portuguese didn't care so much, they just knew that their team was ahead, so they erupted in a huge cheer.

On the sidelines!

Scolari also rushed to the sideline excitedly and waved his fist, and then hugged his assistants!

Eriksen and a group of assistant coaches of the England team rushed to the sidelines to protest!

On the field!

After the goal, Figo rushed to the stands where the Portuguese fans were standing to celebrate his goal.

The England players are still theorizing around the referee on duty.

"Such an obvious handball, the fans in the stands have seen it, haven't you seen it yet?"

"He blocked my pass with his hand, it's not a penalty, what is a penalty?"

…… In the face of the "siege" of the English players, Argentine coach Elisson still made an effective gesture with an unchanged face, and then rushed from the encirclement of the English players.

However, the England players still chased after them.

At this time, Elisson lowered his body and explained: "It was an unintentional handball just now, and a penalty should not have been awarded. ”

However, Elisson's argument is not convincing.

However, at this time, the players of the England team also knew that it would be fruitless to continue to fight. They could only swallow the bitter fruit.

…… The game continues!

After taking a one-goal lead, Portugal defended more thoroughly.

However, in the face of England's ferocious attack, they still have a lot of pressure.

At this point, the Portuguese could only once again play with the same ferocious defence that they had against the Netherlands in their last game.

One by one, the England players were brought down like a tree.

In the 54th minute, Beckham was brought down by Thiago when he crossed from the right.

He was immediately taken off the field for treatment.

Although he returned to the field after receiving simple treatment, his movement was noticeably less aggressive.

After a few more minutes of struggle, Beckham finally realised that he could not continue playing.

As the captain, with the idea of being responsible for the team, he could only make a gesture towards Eriksen on the sidelines to ask to be substituted.

Seeing this scene, the English fans in the stands looked very anxious one by one.

Once upon a time, Beckham and Owen were the spiritual sustenance of England fans. Irving had already been injured in the World Cup before. Now that Beckham is injured again, how can they not be in a hurry?

What's more, now that the team is still one goal behind, without his pass on the right, what can the team do?

Beckham's wife, Victoria, also had a sad face.

She may have been thinking more about Beckham's physical problems.

As David Beckham is the captain, he has to hand over the captain's armband to his team-mates on the pitch before he leaves the pitch.

In this World Cup, Owen is England's vice-captain, but he is no longer in the team.

In the last game, Beckham, who was substituted early, handed the captain's armband to central defender Rio Ferdinand.

Because Rio Ferdinand is one of the older players in this England squad.

However, this game is different from the previous one.

When he left the game last time, England were already in a big lead.

And in this game, the team is in the midst of adversity, and he hopes to be able to hand over the captain's armband to someone who can lead the team through the comeback!

Almost immediately, Beckham thought of Chen Xi!

Even if he doesn't want to admit it, he knows in his heart that the reason why the England team has been able to change from a "warm-up game" to a real "king of the competition" is that Chen Xi is the biggest hero.

Therefore, before leaving the field, Beckham walked towards Chen Xi and put the captain's armband on Chen Xi's arm!

This scene made Chen Xi a little unprepared: "Captain, this ......"

"I can't keep the game anymore, I hope you can lead the team to overtake the score!" Beckham patted Chen Xi on the shoulder and said.

Hearing Beckham's words and the trust stolen from his eyes, Chen Xi didn't shirk it anymore, he nodded heavily and replied: "Captain, you can go off the field and treat well." In the next games, the team still needs you! ”

Chen Xi said that Beckham is still needed in the next game, and the meaning is obvious. That is, he will definitely try to lead the team to the last four.

Because, if you lose this game, there will be no "next game"!

After hearing Chen Xi's words, Beckham also nodded excitedly.

However, Beckham's eyes moistened as soon as he turned around.

At the most dangerous time of the team, as the captain, he could not stay on the field and fight, which made him feel a little powerless.

This is even more uncomfortable than when he was sent off with a red card in the match against Argentina in the 98 World Cup!

After walking to the sidelines and hugging the young Walcott, Beckham couldn't hide his grief and shed tears.

Perhaps because he didn't want others to see his fragile appearance, he covered his face with his hands and limped to the bench.

Then, instead of sitting on the bench, he sat on the ground with his butt in his head, buried his head and cried!

The TV broadcast camera also captured this scene, and there is no doubt that there were countless female fans in front of the TV at this time, and their hearts were aching for this scene!

Even fans with male surnames are very touched by Beckham's heroic tears!

…… At just 17 years old, Walcott was given another chance to play in such an important game, something he hadn't expected before.

However, after coming on the court, this guy seems to have forgotten what it means to be nervous.

The first time he touched the ball, he rushed directly to the bottom line with the ball at high speed!

Walcott doesn't have the same seven games as David Beckham, but his pace makes Portugal's defenders uncomfortable.

Thiago was thrown off by Walcott in his first conversation because he underestimated Walcott's speed.

After getting past Thiago, Walket took on Portugal's left-back Valente.

Walcoat still put on a posture of accelerating breakthrough, but after Valente posted it, he suddenly dunked the ball into the middle!

Valente didn't have time to retract his center of gravity, so he could only watch Walket pass by him!

At this time, Chen Xi had already appeared in the middle, and he signaled to ask for the ball.

It's a pity that Walcott, who was immersed in the thrill of breaking through with the ball, did not see Chen Xi, but continued to dribble the ball.

When Walcott dunked Mela's defense again and looked up again, Chen Xi had already been posted by Carvalho.

Faced with this situation, Walcourt chose to return the ball to the edge of the penalty area!

Frank Lampard was in that position and fired a shot at the ball!

At this time, the Portuguese team's penalty area was already overcrowded, and the ball bounced directly on Miguel's body.

After the offense was resolved, Chen Xi also walked to Walcott's side and said to him: "When you dribble the ball, look up and observe the situation of your teammates, don't just focus on breaking through!" Sometimes it's easier to pass the ball with one foot than three or four people, you know? ”

Not to mention, with the captain's armband, Chen Xi really feels a bit of a leader.

Although he is a young man in the England team, his resume is one of the best in England and even world football. In addition, Walket is younger than him, so Walket also nodded honestly to show that he was clear.

…… Halfway through the second half, Hargreaves cut off Maniche's pass at the back and struck a pick-up to Wayne Rooney, who retreated to midfield.

Rooney leaned his back against Carvalho, who was chasing after him, and controlled the ball.

However, Carvalho behind him and Thiago on his side were constantly interfering with him from behind him, preventing him from turning and trying to break the ball.

Both men moved a little too much, and Rooney was knocked off balance and fell to the ground.

However, Rooney was tenacious, quickly scrambled to his feet, squeezed Carvalho away with his body, and once again kept the ball at his feet.

But at this time, Thiago next to him wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to break the ball, so he stretched his leg to reach the ball. This made Rooney, who was already unstable, even more shaky.

Rooney wasn't tall, but he was stocky, and after he leaned all the weight of his body on Carvalho, Carvalho fell straight to the ground.

Losing his support, Rooney also subconsciously took a step back, and then stepped on Carvalho's ...... Vital points!

Carvalho suddenly rolled in pain with a face on his face.

The two sides, who were already a little angry, suddenly became tense......

(To be continued)