Don never returned to the hotel where the team was staying that night. In order to relieve the pressure in the players' hearts, Domenech announced the night before the game that the players could not return to the hotel at night. The players shouted hooray, and after taking a shower, most of the players went to the hotel where the wives were staying.

That night, Tang Jue and Alice fell in love in every way, and they said: This is a drill before the war.

In this case, Tang Jue, who had endured it for a few days, fought bravely to kill the enemy in bed, and Alice, who had killed directly, was paralyzed on the bed. After the battle, Alice and Tang Jue soon fell asleep. At half past seven the next morning, after getting up, Tang Jue was full of energy.

After washing, he left a note for Alice: "Honey, I'm going to fight the enemy!" Wait for my good news!

When Tang Jue left Alice, he gently kissed her smooth forehead, for fear of waking her up.

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July 1 is the second day of the quarterfinals, and it is also the last day. The two matches in the lower half will be played in the afternoon and evening. England's match against Portugal is scheduled for 5pm at Gelsenkirchen at Schalke Stadium. Brazil's match against France is scheduled for 9 p.m. at the Commerzbank Stadium in Frankfurt.

England vs Portugal played first, and players from both sides expressed their views on the upcoming match in front of the media before the game.

Gary, the main right-back who is currently recovering from injury? Neville, appealing to his teammates to seize their chances and advance to the semi-finals. 'We've got John Terry, David Beckham and Wayne Rooney, so of course we're confident,' he said. ”

Neville also said there would be no excuses if England lost. And four years later, the World Cup will be held in South Africa. It's hotter there and England could be in a group of death, so this chance is the best.

For Portugal, striker Pauletta says they are ready. He also hit the nail on the head when he pointed out that England's goalkeeper Robinson would be the team's soft underbelly.

England captain David Beckham vowed: "England will not repeat the mistakes of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup and Euro 2004 and will definitely beat Portugal in tonight's game to reach the last four." ”。 If England can reach the last four, will Beckham be the successor to Bobby in 1966? Moore and Peter in 1990? After Hilton, he was the third England captain to lead the team to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Four years ago, the World Cup. England in the quarterfinals. They lost to 10-man Brazil, and two years ago, England lost to hosts Portugal in the quarter-finals. Missed out on the European Championship title.

Beckham said: "Every time we are at this stage. It's painful to be eliminated. If that happens twice with Portugal, they will be very sad. But we can't always look back at what happened in the past, we have to look forward. We have to believe that we can beat Portugal! We don't want to lose again at this stage and are determined to do better. It's always very difficult to admit that you have been eliminated, your heart hurts, and that's sad! ”

Beckham admits he occasionally makes foul language during the game, but stresses that playing against Portugal "is a big game for everyone and we have to be physically and mentally ready to play from the start." ”

In contrast to England's pre-match penalty spree, the Portuguese did not have it at all, worried about a possible penalty shoot-out, captain Luiz? Figo has threatened that they can knock out England within the legal time to advance. Portugal relied on the outstanding performance of goalkeeper Ricardo in Euro 2004 to eliminate England on penalties.

This is also the third time in a row that England has fallen in front of a penalty shootout after Euro 96 and the World Cup 98. In addition, England's Frank Lampard and Crouch missed penalties in the warm-up matches before the World Cup. Therefore, the Portuguese star believes that even if he takes another penalty this time, the result will be the same, saying: "We haven't practised penalties so far. I'd rather beat England in 90 minutes and even if extra time was needed, it wouldn't be a problem for us. ”

'It's also a matter of luck and we want our luck to be better than England's. Figo continued, "In this tournament I think we have shown a lot of mental strength and we have to beat England by any means. ”

England fans are desperate to avenge their defeat in Lisbon two years ago, with Figo noted: "We remember the games we played, but it didn't help us. This kind of game is usually won or lost by the details, so the most important thing is to focus on the game and not make mistakes. ”

In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo has been training with the team yesterday due to the injury he picked up in the red and yellow card match against the Netherlands, so his availability for the quarter-final against England is in question. Figo said on Tuesday: "Cristiano Ronaldo has gotten a lot better and I hope his performance will help us play a great game against England." ”

Figo also added that the value of a strong team will be tested with Deco and super midfielder Costinha sent off against the Netherlands. 'We have 23 players and at the moment we have two players who are suspended and cannot play. But everyone in our team is important and we will do our best. ”

Every big war will have a war of words, and the war of words between the English players and the Portuguese players is much more elegant than that between France and Spain.

The match between England and Portugal has caused a lot of heated discussions in the media. The media called this game the battle of the spotlight. The team newspaper had this to say about the game: "It was destined to be a game of gunpowder because the managers of both teams and the players were full of a strong desire to win this game, more than usual.

At the same time, this is also the last chance for England coach Eriksen, who will leave after the World Cup, to defeat Scolari in his current capacity. Otherwise, he will be defeated by his opponent three times in a row. In the previous two fights between the two, Eriksen lost to his opponent on both occasions.

In the quarterfinals of the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. Eriksen's England team was eliminated by Scolari's Brazil team with two goals in a row after leading 1-0. At Euro 2004 in Portugal, Christian Eriksen's England lost on penalties to Scolari's Portugal in the quarter-finals.

It was a great opportunity for England's players to reach the semi-finals for the second time since the 1990 World Cup in Italy, and a great opportunity for them to get revenge on Scolari and Portugal. In the group stage of the 2000 European Championship between the Netherlands and Belgium, England led 2-0. It was scored 3 goals in a row by the Portuguese team. Miserably.

Similarly, in the quarter-final of Euro 2004, Wayne Rooney went off injured in the first half, which is believed to be the most fundamental reason for England's eventual loss. Right now. Rooney stood in front of the Portuguese again. This time. Wayne Rooney has just returned from a phalange injury. As things stand, he should be able to play at least 90 minutes.

In this game, Wayne Rooney will once again play as a lone striker for England. Coach Christian Eriksen wants to continue to field a midfield of five players, as he did in the 1-0 win over Ecuador.

Gary? Neville's return from injury has allowed Eriksen to return Hargreaves to his familiar midfield position, and in order to stifle the smooth passing of the Portuguese team, Hargreaves' active scrambling in midfield will be crucial for the team's defence.

In the face of this battle of focus, Scolari also has his own ideas. Two months ago, the FA asked Scolari to take over as manager of Christian Eriksen after the World Cup, but he turned down such an offer. There was no understanding of Scolari's resolute refusal, and a win is now the best defense.

Deco will be replaced by Figo, a veteran who has shown his ability to tear through opposition defences in previous games against England. Cristiano Ronaldo has also returned from a thigh injury and will play as Portugal's left winger and will face his Manchester United team-mate Gary in the game. Neville.

In such a passionate game that is destined to be played, the number of red and yellow cards will largely depend on the attitude of Argentine referee Eerizodo. At the 2000 World Club Championships, he sent off David Beckham, who was still playing for Manchester United at the time. ”

Most of the British media believe that Portugal's midfield strength has been damaged due to Deco's absence. England have a slight advantage in terms of quality and if the players can play normally, it will not be difficult to beat their opponents and advance to the semi-finals.

And the Portuguese media believe that their team will beat the arrogant England team and advance to the semi-finals.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the game began after a whistle from Argentine referee Eerizodo!

Both sides were very cautious at the beginning of the game, not investing too many troops in the attack, but only making tentative attacks. As the clock went on, the pace of the game picked up and the scene became better. England attacked mainly from the right flank.

England's attack was concentrated on the right flank. In the 17th minute, Gary. Neville's ball from the right-hand touchline is flicked into the box by David Beckham for Lampard, who crosses from the bottom line but goes behind Wayne Rooney.

In the 19th minute, Figo made a long pass in the middle, Ronaldo cut into the penalty area on the left, faced the blocking of two Manchester United teammates Neville and Ferdinand, and fired a left-footed volley high from 13 meters in front of the goal. In the 21st minute, Gerrard curled a diagonal ball from the right into the penalty area, Lampard tackled a shot from nine yards in front of the goal, and goalkeeper Ricardo confiscated the ball.

From time to time, Figo returns to the middle lane to organize the scheduling. In the 39th minute, Figo cut into the penalty area on the left and dodged Lampard, and curled the ball with his right foot inside fifteen meters in front of the goal, slightly over the far corner!

In the 41st minute, Figo took a tactical corner from the right, Petit lifted the ball to the back post, and Carvalho's header from 9 yards out was about to go wide of the left post, but Robinson's exaggerated flying save caused it to get out of his hands, but fortunately he was surrounded by teammates.

In the 43rd minute, Beckham took a corner kick from the left side. Kerr was tackled at the top of the box by Thiago, who received a yellow card and will be suspended for one game. Beckham hit the wall with a right-footed free-kick from 21 yards out. In the 45th minute, Joe. Cole crossed to the left flank and Frank Lampard's powerful right-footed volley from 25 yards was parried away by Ricardo.

At the end of the first half, neither side could find the back of the net. After a half-time break, the two sides entered the second half. What people didn't expect was that after 90 minutes of play, the two teams were still 0-0 and had to go into overtime. The fans on both sides realised that the match might be a penalty shootout.

England fans looked confident as their players trained for penalties before the game. Half an hour later, extra time ended with the score still 0-0. Following yesterday afternoon, the quarter-finals will once again need to be decided by penalties.

Portugal had the best laugh in the shoot-out, with Frank Lampard, Gillard and Carragher missing a penalty as Portugal beat England 3-1 to advance to the semi-finals.

It was already half past seven in the evening, and the French team was on their way to the Commerzbank Stadium. Tang Jue looked at the live text broadcast on his phone, exhaled a long breath, turned his head to look at the tall building outside the window, and secretly made up his mind that he must defeat the powerful Brazilian team and meet Ronaldo in the semifinals to fulfill his promise to Ronaldo!

The Great War is finally about to begin! (To be continued......)