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This was the final result of the contest between England and Ecuador. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After Wang Li scored the third goal, although the Ecuadorian players were still trying to fight for that glimmer of hope for victory, the strength of the English players to regain their morale was absolutely unimaginable, and the team's open attack on three fronts made the Ecuadorians unable to fight back.

Eventually, Beckham and Joe. Kerr scored goals to put the icing on the cake for the team.

The Ecuadorians won the first half and lost the entire game.

For this result, Ecuador coach Sutares looked helpless, but the old coach was not too sad after the game, after all, for Ecuador, being able to enter the knockout round of the World Cup is already a breakthrough in history.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Ecuador coach Luis Suarez said: "It was a very difficult game, very tough and tactically demanding. We didn't have many chances to score, and they had a lot of chances, so it's a difference in quality. I think I'm happy with the way the players played, we had a point in the first half where we were leading and I didn't think I was able to do that. ”

When asked by reporters about Wang's performance, Suarez said: "Sometimes a world-class superstar can make a difference, and I admire the opponent's No. 21 Allen. Wang, he's been doing really well and if he scores a hat-trick in other games, I'll definitely congratulate him. ”

'It's very difficult to keep the shooting standard at a very high level in a game, but he did it, three goals with three shots, and I really can't say anything about it, except that he did a fantastic job. Unfortunately, he is not an Ecuadorian player, but an opponent. I can only congratulate England on their better results in the future. ”

Suarez did not shy away from the defeat in this game, but quipped: "We have given everything for our jersey and we feel very calm about what we have done. McClaren said to me after the game that we are a very good team and if we continue to go this way, we will improve a lot. ”

'That's a big encouragement for me and I hope the team can continue to develop like this, and hopefully we can keep going to the World Cup, which is already very good for us.'

But not only the Ecuadorian manager, but also many Ecuadorian players have been interviewed, as losers, they have the right to say a few words after the game, which will be regarded by the media as a 'last word' before leaving the World Cup.

Ecuadorian Valencia said in an interview: "We have done our best and the team makes me happy. We're missing a bit of luck, we're missing some quality, so I think it would be nice if we had more stars like England. However, I think England can be a little more conservative, they played too openly, and that's why we scored two goals comfortably in the first half. ”

Striker Delgado said: "We told the world that we are a good team and that may be enough. We've come to this World Cup step by step, it's our last game, and I'm very sad. We had a very happy time in Germany and we enjoyed our time. ”

The game was hot, and after the game the two teams were friendly.

This is the end of this quarter-finals, and on the second day, the quarter-finals of each game have been fully concluded. Unsurprisingly, hosts Germany easily beat Sweden 2-0 and Argentina also beat Munich, and the two teams that were evaluated as potential dark horses in the early stage have all come to an end in the World Cup.

In addition, the Italian team, which has always been favored, easily eliminated the Australian team 1:0 under the leadership of the 'Silver Fox' Lippi; Brazil easily beat Ghana 3-0.

In the two games that have attracted much attention, Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1:0 and Spain lost 1:3 to France, and these two games are the focus of the World Cup round of 16.

The only game that can be called an upset in the round of 16 knockout round was produced between Switzerland and Ukraine, and there is no doubt that since it is an upset, of course, it is the Ukrainian team that has entered the World Cup for the first time and advanced to the quarterfinals.

After 90 minutes of play, Switzerland, who had three goals from Ukraine, was powerless.

Shepchenko's one-man team reached the quarter-finals in their first World Cup appearance, setting a World Cup record for the best result ever achieved by a first-time team.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with England, because after the win over Ecuador, the whole England team was caught up and down in the pre-big tension, which was rarely seen before.

Just because England's next opponent is Portugal......

Portugal!!!!!!

Just after the match between England and Ecuador ended, the official website of the German newspaper "Kicker" called the match a 'fateful match', and there will always be endless topics between England and Portugal, both in history and in the present.

40 years ago, in the 1966 London World Cup, England stepped on the shoulders of Portugal to reach the final, winning the only World Cup title in the history of the England team.

Known as the "Black Pearl", Eusebio is a footballer who was born in Mozambique, Portugal.

Eusebio is as important to the Portuguese as Maradona is to the Argentine. Like Maradona, Eusebio has always inspired his national team to move forward.

In the semi-finals of the 1966 World Cup, England beat Portugal 2-1 to reach the final and eventually win the title. Although it was a great shame for the Portuguese, Eusebio remained the brightest star of the World Cup, where he was the top scorer and scored nine goals alone. And in Portugal's 5-3 win over North Korea, he scored four goals alone.

Eusebio's performance was so good that it wasn't long before Madame Tussauds in London quickly produced a statue of him.

Now that Eusebio is old, all he can do is cheer on his team from the stands.

In an interview with the newspaper Kicker, Eusebio hoped that the "Brazilian team of Europe (Portugal)" would achieve unprecedented success and reach the top podium.

And now the first thing Portugal have to do is beat England at the Gelsenkirchen Stadium this Saturday.

Eusebio had been Portugal's top scorer until last year, when Pauletta broke his record. Eusebio is confident that Portugal can reach the final and lift the trophy.

In the group stage, the 64-year-old burst into tears after watching Portugal's 2-0 win over Iran, saying: "I have a strong premonition that Portugal can do better than we did in 1966. It's not boasting at all, I can feel the confidence of the team and I'm optimistic that they will make it to the final. Ironically, this is the first World Cup final for most of our golden generation. ”

Yes, at the beginning of the 90s of the 20th century, the players of the Portuguese youth team were called the golden generation of Portugal, which is not the self-praise of the Portuguese, but the evaluation of the world media, because at the World Youth Championship, this golden generation won the championship.

There are many famous players among them, such as Rui Costa, Couto and Figo, all of whom belong to the golden generation. Figo is still playing for the national team and is Portugal's captain on the field.

Now that Eusebio has been with the Portuguese players, it is very rewarding for all the players and manager Scolari to have Eusebio with the team and to give them some good advice.

In this regard, the head coach of Brazil, Scolari, said: "There is no doubt that Eusebio is considered the greatest player in Portugal. Everything he said was a treasure trove for the players, as he was the idol of many players, some of whom were involved in football under his influence. I've also seen some players write down what Eusebio said in their notebooks as a motto to motivate themselves. ”

When asked about this, Eusebio admitted that he could only say some encouraging words and some pertinent advice.

He is still reminiscing about the defeat at the World Cup 40 years ago: "After losing to England, the feeling of collapse was unimaginable. When we were about to advance to the finals, we were suddenly out, which was a huge blow to our hearts. I just want to convey my feelings to the players in the Portuguese team and hopefully it will further strengthen their resolve to win. ”

Compared to Portugal's momentum, England want to win even more if they want to beat England and have completed the 'humiliation' revenge of 40 years ago.

Because in the European Championship two years ago, England lost to the host Portugal on penalties in the round of 16 The European Championship process, this scene is still deeply remembered in the minds of every English player, even Wang Li is no exception.

In that game, Wang Li came on as a substitute, but a goal could only help the team to a draw. So, David. Beckham's failure to score a penalty made him the sinner of England's defeat.

And now, the same England team has hope of revenge, they don't have to wait half a century, just two years they got their chance.

The England players were clearly happy with the result, having been in serious training since the game against Ecuador, with everyone hoping for a head-on win over Portugal.

"I'm excited to play against Portugal. Two years ago, I made a mistake that knocked England out of the tournament and I still remember that moment vividly. ”

Speaking to reporters after the game against Ecuador, David Beckham said: "I can't forget it, Eriksen asked me to take a penalty, I was a little nervous but as captain I had to start a good game for my team-mates and unfortunately I failed. ”

'Now we're meeting them again and I don't think we're afraid of anything now, any team that stands in our way to winning the title will fail, including Portugal, of course.'

The day after the results came out, the media began to make frenzied reports and comments on the Anglo-Portuguese war.

Compared to the other three games: Germany vs. Argentina, Brazil vs. France, Italy vs. Ukraine, there are so many stories to tell between England and Portugal, and the most important thing is that the players of the two teams are also-for-tat, and no one shy away from this topic, each of them looks like they want to win the big game.

However, many football commentators began to speculate about the final result, and according to some historical records, all kinds of 'England penalty loss theories' came from nothing and instantly dominated all the arguments - England and Portugal would draw and lose to Portugal on penalties!!

This may seem strange, but it is still reasonable, because England has failed on penalties on the most important international battlefields: the 1990 World Cup in Italy, the 1996 European Championship, the 1998 World Cup in France and the 2004 European Championship, in recent years, England have all fallen to the penalty spot, and the last time was eliminated by Portugal.

This is the history of blood and tears of the England team!!

What others don't know is that the day after the game against Ecuador, manager McClaren asked the English players to do a morning penalty training specifically for their surnames, and even the young manager's husband was afraid that this kind of thing would happen to the England team again.

Luckily, McClaren is not very afraid of penalty kicks, because the current England team is not the same team as it was two years ago, and the main change is that the team has a goalkeeper who is very responsive and good at saving penalties - Thomas. Clarke.

In this way, even when it comes to penalty shoot-outs, McClaren feels that England have a better chance of winning.

On the third day, June 29, England went straight to Gelsenkirchenschalke in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany, and the whole team was already preparing for the next big game two days later, on July 1.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Portuguese team also arrived at Schalke.

The big battle seems to be on the verge of breaking out, at this critical moment, most of the players of the two teams are concentrated in the training ground, no team has made their training content public, and the media reporters can only take advantage of the free time of training to find some players outside the training ground to 'meet' and get some news materials.

On June 30, there was only one day left before the quarter-finals with the focus of the game. Figo then made a bold statement, saying: "Against England, 90 minutes is enough, we don't need to practice penalties." ”

In an interview with The Sun, Louis. Figo revealed that Portugal did not put the effort into practising penalties because they were convinced that England could be dealt with within 90 minutes.

'We haven't practised penalties until now and we could practise tomorrow or the day after tomorrow if the coach needs to. I hope to beat England in 90 minutes, but if the game goes to extra-time, it won't be a problem for us. Our goalkeepers are good at saving penalties, but in a penalty shoot-out anything can happen. It's a psychological problem and we want our nerves to be stronger than England. I think we've shown a good mental quality in the game and we want to outperform the English in everything. ”

When the reporter asked about the most feared problem of the game, Figo focused on Wang Li: "Allen. Wang, I went to East Asia with him to play a few commercial matches before I left Real Madrid, and I know a little bit about his ability, and he will be our most difficult enemy the day after tomorrow. ”

Speaking of this, Figo changed his words: "However, I am confident that I will lead the team to victory against England. Because that team is Allen's team alone, and they have a gap between the rest of the players and us, I don't think there is any obstacle to our victory. ”

"He [Wang Li] has always said that he wants to score more goals than his opponent and I believe he will score the day after tomorrow, but we will score more than them and we will end the fight in 90 minutes."

Figo's stance is really high, he looks confident and when asked by a reporter if Portugal's lack of two big players tomorrow, Deco and Costina, will affect Portugal's performance, Figo said that he will move to the middle, and said: "No matter where I am, I will give everything for my team and my country. ”

It seems that he has decided to retire from the national team after the World Cup. 'Maybe the English want revenge, we won them two years ago and now we're focused on winning them again.'

In this way, listening to the ears of the English, it becomes **naked contempt

At least, during the afternoon training session, there was an air of revenge in the England squad, with every player working hard and they were very serious.

Perhaps Figo didn't expect that the words he used to boost the morale of the team would also succeed in arousing the fighting spirit of the English players.

However, at least on the day before the game, no players in England were interviewed, and even Wang Li silently continued to do shooting training, and did not appear in the eyes of media reporters to counter Figo's remarks.

This made reporters all over the world feel a sense of loss, because Wang Li basically made a win-winning statement before every game, and then Wang Li's team would easily win.

"Maybe England are going to lose this time." A lot of people see it that way.

However, at the same time, Wang Li is working hard to enter training, and he has some historical records for other games, which he has never been optimistic about, but two years ago England vs Portugal, he lost the game on penalties, but he experienced it himself, and that game was also the only defeat since he participated in the professional league.

That feeling of powerlessness still lingers in his mind until now!!

This match, perhaps, will become his own revenge!!

(To be continued)