"Germany vs. Sweden, their winner will face the winner between us and Mexico, then England vs. Ecuador, their winner will fight the winner between Portugal and the Netherlands for a place in the last four, Brazil against Ghana, France against Spain, the winner of both sides will face it, Italy will face Australia, Ukraine will face Switzerland, and they will form the final semi-zone...... And then if we break into the last four, then our opponents are Italy, Australia, Ukraine and Switzerland, it is clear, then now our target is Mexico! "After the group stage, in the hotel where the Argentine team was staying, coach Bielsa has already calculated the various scenarios of the knockout stage on more than one occasion.

The World Cup in Germany can really be said to be a World Cup for European teams, in the round of 16, European teams occupy ten places, as the center of world football, European football once again showed their strength to the world.

A South American team has never won the title on the continent in the history of the World Cup, and will the strong defending champions Argentina be able to break that curse?

...... "I said Tevez, you have to be quicker on the ball, Mexico are like us, they go as a team and they have a lot of players who are not below you. Defensively, the Mexicans are also fierce, so if you can't get the ball faster, our strengths will become our weaknesses. "On the training ground, in the off-season between the group stage and the knockout stage, Argentina is making final preparations.

As the captain of the team, Leon will stop the ball as soon as his teammates make a mistake, if the next time a player makes the same mistake, then he must be punished, and if the main player makes the same mistake three times in a row in a training session, then he will be disqualified as a main player.

"No, Leo, you can't play like that, the biggest weakness of the Mexicans' defense is the air, and the least feared thing they are is their feet, you must know that the Mexicans' foot skills are definitely not inferior to ours, and their style is very close to us, so we have to change our style and find out the weaknesses of Mexico in order to kill with one move." Leon remembers very clearly that the Argentine team played an easy game in the round of 16 in the previous life, and they were even forced into extra time by Mexico.

The reason why the Argentine team played Mexico in the previous life was mainly because Mexico's style was very close to the Argentine team, so when it came to Mexico, the Argentine team's advantage was not so big, but their advantages were likely to become their disadvantages.

The style of the Argentine team in the previous World Cup was very particular about ball control, but against Mexico, your too much possession is ineffective, and the reason why the Mexican team played Angola in the group stage is difficult is because Angola is a team with excellent physical fitness.

Physicality is the Mexican's biggest drawback, so during these days of running-in, León has been in communication with head coach Bielsa.

"How's that, Leon." After the morning training session, Bielsa also left Leon alone.

Leon shook his head: "No, if we still play Mexico in the group stage, we will play very difficult, I think, we can use the tactic of two center forwards. ”

Bielsa thought for a moment, then clasped his hands and said, "Go to Higuain?" ”

"No, it's Cruz." Leon said very clearly, "Mexico's back put, the tallest is their central defender Max, and Marquez's height is only 1.83 meters, Crespo is not enough for a center forward, we will go to two, with Cruz and him to attack, the Mexicans will be difficult to parry." Messi didn't play as well as Maxey because his crosses would be more precise than him, and in the midfield position, we need an interception midfielder, and I think Mascherano will play better than Camby. ”

Bielsa nodded, "It's just a temporary change......

Leon shook his head: "Boss, we have to be flexible, the knockout round is not a group stage, this is a winner-or-lose game, I know that my idea is likely to fail, but with Cruz's height and Maxey's long-range shots and insertions, we will easily break the dense defense of the Mexicans, plus Mascherano's large-scale interception in the midfield, we will not play very hard, and besides, if our first lineup can't open the situation, Higuain, Tevez, Messi, Cambiaso will all be our changes." ”

Bielsa buried his head, and he had to think about it.

After about ten seconds, Bielsa nodded, then looked at Leon and said, "Okay, my captain, you have impressed me, I think what you said makes a lot of sense, I hope your idea can bring us good luck." ”

Leon shrugged his shoulders, "Chief, if my idea is to become a reality, I still need your command, you are our brain, and you must run at high speed for our team to be invincible." ”

Bielsa patted Leon on the shoulder: "My captain, you think too highly of me, well, I'll study it well these days, tsk, if the Mexicans knew that we would educate them in the German way, I don't know how they would feel?" ”

On 25 June, at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany, the host German team took the lead in raising the curtain on the round of 16 of the knockout round of the World Cup in Germany.

The Germans will take on Viking Sweden today, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in their power style of play, who were seen as a formidable rival in their path before the game.

However, in the monstrous cheers of the home fans, the Germans made great strides!

Before the sails of the Viking could be raised, the cannon fire of the Germanic chariot exploded on the pirate ship.

Ibrahimovic was completely lost in the long German defence of Mertesacker and Metzelde, and in the 21st minute of the first half, the new golden bomber Santa Klose had a good chance to shoot after his shot was saved by the Swedish goalkeeper, and Podolski, the rising Prince of Porti at this World Cup, followed up and burst into action!

At 1-0, the entire Olympic Stadium in Munich quickly turned into a sea of joy.

However, the Germans' celebration had only just begun, and three minutes later, Prince Porti brought the stadium to a new level, this time with Klose's response, and Prince Porti's heavy shot from the edge of the box knocked on the door of Sweden again!

A brace in four minutes made Podolski the hero of the entire Olympic Stadium in Munich!

The Germans let the Viking Sweden see the monstrous momentum of the hosts!

Jurgen Klinsmann's side got off to a dream start and the Germans continued to extend their lead in the upcoming fixtures, while the Swedes lackluster in attack.

Halfway through the 10-year plan of German football, the birth of a group of young people such as Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Deisler, and Podolski quickly revitalized the German team, an old powerhouse in world football.

2-0, it was the final scoreline, thanks to a brace from Prince Porti, the Germans advanced to the quarter-finals, where they will await the winner between Argentina and Mexico.

'It's tough, there's some technical flow, and if we can play the way the Germans play, it's very difficult for Mexico to resist.' After watching the whole game with head coach Bielsa in the hotel, Leon couldn't help but sigh.

Bielsa also nodded on the side: "Seriously, if I meet the German team in the quarterfinals, I really don't have any confidence at all." ”

"Boss, you're too arrogant, I don't think the German team has confidence, don't forget that we are the first favorites to win the championship. Boss, four years ago you were able to bring Argentina to the throne, and four years later, you can do the same. Leon said after patting Coach Maniac on the shoulder.

Bielsa smiled and nodded, as a coach with a surname, Bielsa is the kind of coach who is optimistic after being optimistic and pessimistic after being pessimistic, which is why he often has some crazy and surprising actions on the field.

Because his surname is very extreme, but the more extreme the surname, the more he can create miracles on the court.

The Germans' strong qualification has made the other 14 teams at the World Cup feel the Germans' desire to return to the top of the world.

In the final game of the first match of the knockout round, David Beckham once again saved England with his full moon scimitar, and England, who were almost upset in the game, beat Ecuador with a direct free-kick from their captain David Beckham.

In the '06 World Cup, Eriksen was too superstitious about the young Rooney and did not dare to use the best Crouch, which was his biggest failure.

In fact, in this World Cup, Crouch is the best state among England strikers, although the reputation of the tall guy is not as good as Rooney and Owen, but the tall guy is indeed the most suitable English center forward with the British style of play.

David Beckham saved the world again, but it was his saving that made people misjudge the strength of the England team, although it was not very easy, but the promotion of the England team was generally easy.

With that, the first match of the knockout round is over, with Germany and England reaching the quarter-finals with both hands, and tomorrow, the defending champions England will play!