With the end of the match between Belgium and the United States, the first round of the World Cup knockout round has also come to an end. What is a little amazing is that among the sixteen teams, eight of them were the first in the group and the second in the eight groups, and they all went home directly in this round of knockouts. Such a result has never been seen in previous World Cup competitions. This time, although the second-placed teams in the group all worked tirelessly, five of the eight teams dragged the game into extra time, but at the end of the day, none of them managed to reach the next round.

"The gap in strength is too big." Lao Niu saw this very clearly, "Belgium's tactics are not as good as the American team, but their bench depth is good." Origi and Mortens were used on the field, and Mirallas and Lukaku were replaced in extra time, and the thickness of this lineup was really incomparable to that of the Americans. It's about the same in Argentina. The whole game was played very poorly, and Heathfield blocked them for 110 minutes, but after reaching the worst, once the physical strength declined, the Argentine side still had the advantage of skill, and there was a slight one person who no longer made two mistakes, and if he could cooperate with Messi, Switzerland would not be able to bear it. ”

Belgium won, in fact, there is no good tactic at all. They just have too thick a bench, and when it comes to physical decline, they have enough substitutions to use. To say that the Americans' tactical coordination ability is no worse than Belgium, and it can even be said that they played better. It is a pity that in the face of the thickness of the opponent's bench, coupled with the characteristics of the game with too fast physical exertion, the delay of time determines the expansion of the advantage of the strong team.

As for Argentina, it is still unsatisfactory, it is difficult to say how big the gap between Messi and Maradona is, but his teammates are more than one grade worse than the Argentine players in the 86 and even the 90th World Cup.

"Argentina's game is a matter of the coach's arrangement. Heathfield on the Swiss side is well arranged, even if there are people like Juroud, they can still hold on. It's a pity that even if Inle played at a super level, he couldn't hold up 120 minutes. On the Argentine side, it is stupid itself. In the first half, Di Maria and Ravic switched positions, resulting in both men playing particularly poorly. Heathfield arranged an interception in the middle, and they were stupid enough to really cross, and Heathfield led them by the nose in the game, and the kick was naturally not good. ”

After yesterday's game, Liu Bo thought that the next round of matches between France and Germany would be a bad rhythm for each other, but looking at Argentina and Belgium today, he was also worried that these two teams would not win cleanly.

The quarterfinals have all been released at this time, but after watching this game, it is difficult to be satisfied with the state of the quarterfinals. Three of the eight teams advanced after extra time, two on penalties and one on a comeback, all looking precarious. After this round of games, each team has lost a lot of personnel, and the next round looks even more confusing.

"Brazil defends well, Colombia attacks well, Brazil has the advantage of being the host, and the outcome is unpredictable. Although the Netherlands have always played well, but without a De Jong, the midfield defense is gone, Costa Rica's tactics are difficult to say, they don't have the tradition and ability to put the bus, right? So it's hard to say whether you'll win or lose. On the French and German sides, it depends on who is more conservative and who is more adjustable, but considering that the German coach is Loew...... As for Argentina," Liu Bo smiled bitterly, he found that it was too difficult to predict the outcome of the game, "After the game, the first person I thought of scolding was Di Maria, because Di Maria didn't play well in the first half. Oddly enough, for Higuain, Kun, Ravitch, Palacio and others, I already have no desire to scold them at all. In exchange for change, no one can come up, is this Argentina's forward line completely cursed? ”

"Didn't you say that the more uncertain the outcome of a game, the more interesting it is?"

"That's right, so, I don't think I'll miss these games. There's no way to tell the difference between winning and losing, but it looks like it's fun enough. ”