The Belgians laughed once again when everyone thought Portugal would end their journey as a dark horse in Belgium, and although Portugal tried to turn over with all sorts of tricks, the opponents who weighed on them were too heavy.

Reaching the final of the Shijie Cup for the first time in history, the Belgian was also congratulated by FIFA President Sepp Blatter after the match: "You deserve it.

On the way to the Belgian team's qualification, leaving behind the corpses of three Jishuliu representative teams, France was the first to fall, which was once only regarded as a miracle of human landing on Mars, and Brazil fell immediately afterward, which caused Shijie to exclaim, when Portugal had no choice but to retreat, this seemed to have become a kind of law that was no longer worth surprising, and the tough Belgium simply became the nemesis of Jishuliu.

Scolari must have had a feeling of suffocation on the sidelines, as did Domenech and Andreas Pereira, changing the midfield and changing the striker, but to no avail.

In the course of 90 minutes, Portugal struggled to find the back of the net except for a chance given to Figo by Proto's escape, as they had almost 60 per cent possession but were unable to break through the Belgians' Fort Liège in front of the box.

Commenting on the game, Reuters said Portugal had possession, but it was the Belgians who really controlled the game.

'Stubborn fighting spirit, tireless running, the Belgian seemed to be in control for most of the game and Figo's header was the only fright they experienced.

A similar situation occurred against France and Brazil, where the opponents dominated possession but were unable to break down the Belgian defence, and Deegan not only showed his power in attack, but also made outstanding contributions in defence, with Degan's command and wide range of runs to maximize the impact of this system.

In the end, two set-pieces brought the Belgian victory, and the opponent was simply "suffocated".

"The most important thing is that we defended so well," Antienes pointed out the key to victory after the game, "after Digan's goal in the first half, we defended like eleven lions. ”

The excellent defensive system was the cornerstone of Rehhagel's creation of the Euro myth in 2004, and the current Belgian team seems to be on the verge of doing it again.

Rock-solid and well-walled, this is the most difficult opponent for the Belgian team? Where opponents feared, after three consecutive matches, Antienes proudly declared that his opponent had no chance, and he was not exaggerating.

The current Belgian team is like an "upgraded" Greek team, and what is even more terrifying is that they also have a super killer Digan who can give the opponent a fatal blow at any time.

After the European Championship final two years ago, Scolari lamented that the Greek way of playing presented Shijie with a problem: "Greece presented a challenge to the attacking style of play in Europe, they have a perfect defensive system, and the way they play is to wait for the opponent's mistakes, I don't think it's a step backwards in football, but if other teams want to win, they have to find a way to beat this system." ”

After two years of changing opponents, Scolari apparently still hasn't found a way, so he once again has regrets, and now, the problem is left to Lippi.

Belgium coach Antienes is looking forward to a great final, and he believes that Belgium and Italy have already made unforgettable memories of the Shijie Cup.

"In this Shijie Cup, there are two great achievements, one is that we beat Brazil, and the reason why it is great is because it is not something that just anyone can do. Another great moment was when Italy beat Germany, and the reason was that they did it in an extraordinary way, and I would like to take my hat off to them. ”

Belgium beat Brazil and Italy beat Germany, which were perhaps the two most classic matches of this Shijie Cup so far, Degan's hat-trick, the fall of the favorite Brazilian, the tenacity of the Italians, the host's header, and the magical 2 minutes of extra time, these are all factors that add to the classic index.

Now, Antienes can already think about the final, and he will be looking to bring glory to Belgium that he has been dreaming of for decades.

"Now we still have a game to play in Zuihou and our goal is to win the final, I used to say that our goal is to go to Berlin on July 9, but now I can tell you that we still want to go there and celebrate the victory."

Belgium and Italy, two teams that value defense equally and have excellent strikers, who will have the tougher life in the final? Can the invincible Digan break through Italy's reinforced concrete defenses?

Looking at the semi-finals that just ended, the Shijie Cup has reached the semi-finals, and it is said that the teams should no longer have obvious weaknesses. Portugal, however, is different. Compared to the other teams, or compared to their own strong midfield, the thin forward line has forced them to accept the fate of being knocked out of the final.

Ahead of the semi-finals, former Portuguese legend Eusebio commented on the team: "The morale of Portugal is high at the moment and it is likely to continue to move forward. If there's one thing that's lacking, it's that the strikers are a little bit less able to grasp it, which means we can't give the other side any chances. ”

Since Scolari took charge of Portugal, the core of the 4231 tactic is not attack, but defense, when the main central defender Andrade was injured and missed the Shijie Cup, Scolari once became angry, blamed him for his carelessness, and called other players one by one to avoid the recurrence of injuries.

Luckily, he spotted Mela, a defender of height, good positional sense, but with a slight deficit in speed, and before this game, Portugal had conceded just three goals in six games that had been played, and no one had conceded more than two.

Compared to a solid defence, Portugal are less impressive in attack, especially in terms of the ability of their strikers to take chances.

Six goals have been scored in six games, with only Pauletta and Simão in the attack, the latter of which was converted from the penalty spot, while the other four goals were scored by the midfielders.

No wonder some people have such thoughts, what would it be like if Digan and Pauleta were swapped?

Pauletta was the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, and it stands to reason that it shouldn't be "bad" to this point, which has to do with Portugal's overall style of play, with Scolari advocating a single striker and emphasizing the pressing and level of midfielders. This determines that Pauletta can only be a point of forward transition, or a striker who can only be useful when counterattacking, rather than the kind of killer who can score with the ball with his back in positional battles, in fact, in Saint-Germain, Pauletta is only the second striker, which is related to his body and jishu conditions.

As for Simao, he is not a goalscorer-type striker, and most of the impressions he gives people are "masterpieces" like 350 meters long-range shots against the Czech Republic and Liverpool, but how many times can such a difficult shot appear in a game?

Postiga and Gomes are both usable talents, but in Scolari's view, they do not have the quality to stand up for themselves, so they can only act as "surprise soldiers" in the second half of the game at most.

The Portuguese players are talented, the jishu is also good at their feet, and the tactical and psychological master Scolari has led them to the final four of this tournament.

However, the same tactics devised by Scolari, using a Pauletta as a "stake", and the fact that there were no heavyweights in the front line, it is not surprising that Belgium was eliminated.

At the end of the 90-minute game, the Portuguese had only Figo's header, and Digan's Belgian team will go to Berlin to compete with Italy for the Shijie Cup, while Figo, as the representative of the golden generation of Zuihou, can only go to Stuttgart to compete with Germany for third place.

When Rui Costa had already retired from the national team, Figo chose to persevere, and although many people in the outside thought that he was too old to give up his place to a younger player, Figo's performance perfectly responded to all doubts.

Before the semi-finals, Portuguese right-back Miguel had said: "If I were to say who is the best player in the Shijie Cup, I would say Carvalho and Mela, and if I were asked who was the biggest surprise in the Shijie Cup, this person would be Figo." He's 33 years old, you look at his runs, you look at his passing, that's Figo! ”

Miguel was right, Figo recovered for three days for the semi-finals, and it wasn't until the day before the match that the team doctor confirmed that he was fit to play.

In the first 30 minutes of the game, Portugal's attack dominated all the time. In the 16th minute, Figo's own long-range shot from outside the box was saved by Proto, and the chasing Kompany bumped him down, Figo was forced to take him off on a stretcher, but fortunately, it was not a big problem and he was back on the pitch.

This was followed by Carvalho's foul on Deegan on the penalty line, Degan's free-kick broke Ricciardo's ten fingers, Figo began to be a little anxious, and a mistake in the return pass at the beginning of the second half almost allowed Digan to extend the score.

The veteran is a veteran, and he can adjust his mentality on the pitch, and he plays a good pass on the left flank, and Pauletta turns away from Van den Boray and nearly misses the volley.

The most haode and also zuihou chance came in the 77th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick bounced high on Proto's chest and Figo headed it over the goal, but unfortunately it went over the crossbar.

With the referee's whistle, Portugal's dream of surpassing the 1966 final was frustrated, Figo was blocked from the final, in the 1991 World Youth Championships, Portugal led by Figo and Rui Costa won the World Youth Championship, the Portuguese team was called the "Golden Generation", in the following ten years, the Portuguese team across Europe, and Figo also became the representative of Portuguese football. In his 16-year national team career, Figo has only participated in two Shijie Cups, which is indeed a bit cruel for a generation of masters, and the German Shijie Cup will also be Figo's farewell performance on the Shijie stage, which also marks the farewell of the golden generation that once crisscrossed Europe.

Four years ago, at the Shijie Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, the 30-year-old Figo stepped on the Shijie Cup for the first time, which was also the Shijie Cup debut of Portugal's golden generation. But fate is always playing tricks on the golden generation, Portugal lost to the United States 2:3, a big upset, and Figo, as the core of the team, only handed over pale statistics: 0 goals, 0 shots on target, 62 passes, 1 tackle, 0 fouls, 5 violations.

At Jeonju in South Korea, Figo showed his core values against Poland, scoring a hat-trick with his assist in the pouring rain, but as Figo and Pauletta celebrated, they probably didn't expect that four days later, they would say goodbye to the Korea-Japan Shijie Cup.

At the Incheon Gate Crane Stadium, Figo needed to lead Portugal to victory over South Korea to ensure promotion, but the referee's two red cards made Figo gradually move away from the round of 16, with Figo's free kick in the 74th minute, Portugal was getting farther and farther away from the 16, and Park Ji-sung's left-footed volley ended Figo's Shijie Cup dream early.

On June 12, 2006, at the Rheinland Energy Stadium in Cologne, Germany, the 34-year-old Figo once again walked into the Shijie Cup, the former golden generation only Figo was left in the German arena, the first game with Angola, Figo passed the ball 75 times, threatened to pass the ball 7 times, and sent an assist, Figo in the twilight of his career interpreted the core concept in his own way.

On June 17, 2006, at the Commerzbank Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany, Figo provided another assist for Deco, and Portugal, which had won two consecutive games, advanced ahead of schedule, completing the task they had not completed for 40 years, and also ending the 15-year unfulfilled wish of the "golden generation".

On June 21, 2006, Germany went to Schalke Stadium, Figo's corner kick made a penalty, Portugal advanced to the round of 16 with a winning record, and the 34-year-old Figo fulfilled his 12-year wish, and the Shijie Cup knockout round came to Figo.

On June 26, 2006, at the Frankish Stadium in Nuremberg, Germany, Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1:0 in a match full of red and yellow cards and advanced to the top 8. Figo headbutted Van Bommel during the match, but FIFA did not impose additional penalties on Figo, and Figo was able to continue playing.

On July 1, 2006, Germany went to the Schalke Stadium and relied on the magical performance of goalkeeper Ricardo in the penalty shootout to make Portugal advance to the semi-finals.

On July 6, 2006, at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, a clash between a generation of midfield master Figo and the forward wizard Digan, Portugal finally hated, and the closest Portugal came to score in the whole game was Figo's header in the face of most of the empty goals, but the top Figo of Jishushijie at his feet missed this rare opportunity, and the fighters of the golden generation Zuihou fell outside the final.

For the 34-year-old Figo, he only has one game left in the Shijie Cup, and it is a pity that he did not participate in the final for such a great player, and the biggest regret in Figo's career is that the championship he won is not proportional to his own skills, which may be the regret of Figo's football career.

Portugal lost, but reaching the semi-finals of the Shijie Cup was enough to make the Portuguese go away with the same pride as the Germans, and the only regret was that after this game, it was finally time for Portuguese football to say goodbye to the "golden generation".

As the playmaker of the Portuguese team, Figo was very active, and his running and passing were completely unrecognizable that he was 33 years old. However, Figo was already exhausted, and it wasn't until the day before the match that the team doctor confirmed that he was fit to compete.

The Portuguese media gave all the praise to the mainstay of the "golden generation", Figo was a European footballer of the year, a shijie footballer, but he was never able to taste the taste of a shijie championship, he finally fell in front of the tenacious Belgian, and he can leave without regrets.

Scolari likes to play lone arrows, and Pauletta has been in charge, with fellow 'Golden Generation' disappointing strikers.

Yesterday, Pauletta only made an impression with one shot into the side-netting, and the rest of the day was inactive. As the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, Pauletta is suitable for positional battles and not for counter-attacks, which is incompatible with the overall combat philosophy of the Portuguese team.

Obviously, this game is not a match that Pauletta is satisfied with, and as the leading striker of the "golden generation", it is undoubtedly a pity to say goodbye to the Shijie Cup with only one goal.

After the Shijie Cup, the Portuguese team will bid farewell to the "golden generation", what color will the Portuguese team after the "golden" be?

There is no doubt that this edition of the Shijie Cup is a pinnacle of Portuguese football, and after the retirement of the 'golden generation', the Portuguese team may not be able to reach this height again for quite some time.

The real flaw of the Portuguese team is still in the forward line, Pauletta has not done much in the first place, and after his retirement, the pale attack of the Portuguese team has been exposed, and Gomez and Simão are difficult to take on the big role. What the current Portuguese team needs is not necessarily a "Figo II", but a real striker killer.

With 12 shots to 5, 8 to 3 corners and 59 per cent to 41 per cent of possession, Portugal were unable to find the back of the net while dominating the field across the board, and the key was the weakness of their attacking line.

Portugal, which adopts a single center forward tactic, encounters Belgium, which is heavily defended in the middle of the upper part, and the difficulty of scoring can be imagined, and when the opponent controls the situation a little and plays an effective counterattack, the Portuguese's defeat is inevitable.

Without a strong center forward to pull the cover in front, in the face of Belgium's dense defense, Deco and Maniche could not penetrate the middle of the midfield, and could only distribute the ball to both sides again and again.

Figo, Ronaldo and Simão came on to play on the flanks to make a successful comeback, but countless crosses could not find the target, and the lone centre-forward was drowned in the Belgian's tight defence, with Pauletta having only one shot on goal in the whole game.

What's more, because the Portuguese centre-forwards, both Paoleta and Postiga, are too famous and small to gain sympathy when they fall in the opposition box.

The referee waved his hand and the game continued, but when Deegan stumbled on the line of the opponent's penalty area, the referee tightened his whistle and was ready to help.

At the Zuihou moment, the Portuguese increased their speed and intensified their oppression, but with little effect, watching their disciples create thrilling scenes again and again, and fall on the road of attack again and again, Scolari, who has rich command experience, did not chatter and thunder as usual, he faced reality calmly and even a little sluggishly.

The poor woman is unable to cook without rice, and the team's lack of killer reserves makes it impossible for him to make a trump card bet in the Zuihou moment like Lippi, and this time "Big Phil" loses convincingly.

Figo's Shijie Cup dream is over, but Portugal is going to continue, and after Figo's imminent departure, it's time for Portugal to find a new leader for themselves.

Deco, who is also from Brazil and has a bitter gourd face, is obviously a very good candidate.

In the semi-final against Belgium, Scolari saw Deco as the key to progress, and he told Deco before the match against England: "We will go to the last four, but after this I need a stronger you. ”

Also echoing the tone of "Big Phil" is Figo, who also said: "Without Deco, our attack can only be done with half the effort. ”

As for Deco himself, the desire to fight is also very strong, "I can't imagine what it's like not to play, I only played two games in the Shijie Cup, and this time, I won't miss the opportunity again." ”

Playing against Deco was Gul, the veteran captain of the Belgian team, and in the first half of the contest, Deco still created a lot of chances under Gul's watch. Just four minutes into the game, he fired a low right-footed shot from goal, Proto was buttered and Pauletta was saved by Kompany before the rebound.

Under the coordination of him and Figo, Portugal's offensive was once more efficient and threatening than the Belgian team, and in the 36th minute, he shot from a distance again, but unfortunately the ball was too positive and was not well developed, and it was again obtained by Proto.

In the second half, Belgium deliberately regained their defence, and perhaps it was Degan's pre-game warning to his team-mates that "Deco is the player we have to focus on" came into play, and Deco always has two Belgian players in close defense whenever he has the ball.

There was a noticeable drop in his passes, with 15 fewer passes in the last 45 minutes than in the first half. Portugal is not Barcelona, Barcelona can have Xavi in possession, and even Edmilson and Van Bommel can organize attacks, but Portugal has only one Deco.

Figo and Deco exchanged passes 12 times, with Figo winning the ball and forming crosses on six occasions and two long-range shots.

Euro 2004 was not much of a call, but now they have become an indispensable and important pair in Portugal's attacking system. However, the outcome could not be changed, and Deco and his Portugal could only fight for third place.

Who else can carry the banner of the Portuguese team besides Deco, and one will surely think of the same answer: Cristiano. Ronaldo!

The appearance of the golden mulo gave some hope to people, although the scheming teenager was booed by the fans as soon as he got the ball because of too many fake falls in yesterday's game, but to be honest, his jishu, speed and breakthrough ability can be among the top in Shijie.

However, it is clear that the current Golden Mauro does not have this ability, how to become a leader, and he is really far from doing this in this regard. And compared to Degan, the Golden Mulo is obviously much worse than the impression.

In today's game, some fans at the Allianz Arena in Munich booed every time Ronaldo picked up the ball, which was even stronger after Camuro fell in the box several times to demand a penalty.

In this regard, Xiao Xiaoluo said after the game that he didn't care about it: "I don't care, it doesn't worry me at all, I just continue to do my job and work hard to help the team." ”

After Portugal reached the semi-finals, there were accusations that they had made it through fake falls and some unsportsmanlike behaviour, with Camuro being one of the main targets. While his dribbling breakaway could cheer the crowd, his tendency to fall to the ground after a slight touch also made some disdainful.

In the first half, Figo's cross from the right was met by Camuro who flew out and fell to the ground, causing a commotion from the Portuguese bench asking for a penalty, and the same situation happened again in the second half, but this time the intention was too obvious for Scolari to protest against the referee.

Despite this, Ronaldo felt after the game that the referee today was unfair: "I don't think the referee was fair, there were a lot of fouls in the game that deserved a yellow card, but he didn't give them. I don't want to get too involved in the controversy, though. ”

When Deegan endured the injury on his leg, insisted on fighting, tied Fontaine's single-session Shijie Cup goal record with two goals, and led the weak Belgium to the final, while Golden Mauro would only follow the referee to talk about it, no wonder some people said after the game: The debate about who is the new generation of football kings, now there can be a conclusion for the time being, Degan is much better than Ronaldo!

The Belgians won, and there will be no more miracle talk now, although they have been in contention for the title for the first time in their history by knocking out France, Brazil and Portugal in a row without being looked down upon. But looking at the pained expression on Degan's face when he was carried off the field, this unexpected victory seemed to make sense again.

So can the seemingly "weak" Belgian take the Hercules Cup into his arms again?

As things stand, the outlook does not look promising.

The Belgian team has encountered three major rivals along the way, France, Brazil, and Portugal. Judging from the performance of the game, the Belgian defense won the victory over France, and the match with Brazil, the state of the whole team reached its peak, and in the semi-finals against Portugal, although the game was won, but there was no momentum like the 1/4 finals, in other words, the Belgians were in decline.

In the final, the Belgian needs to be more mentally strong to return to the peak of his form, and it is difficult to bounce back to the top in a short period of time.

And due to the schedule, the Belgian team has one less day off than the Italian team before the final, which is likely to kill the Belgians who have been relying on eleven main players since the start of the Shijie Cup.

Continuous combat has already lowered the physical fitness of the Belgians to the freezing point, and in the face of Italy, which also pays attention to defense and overall combat, the Belgians are obviously at a disadvantage in terms of physical fitness.

Of course, there are no absolutes in anything, and it will be clear on July 10 whether Belgium will break out or hate Germany after eliminating the three favourites.

Zidane, Henry, Vieira, Carlos, Ronaldo, Figo, one after another emperors and superstars have become the sacrifices of Degan. Perhaps, Figo is lucky, as a representative of Portugal's "golden generation" Zuihou, Figo led the team all the way to the semi-finals, but unfortunately he could not go further.

In 2006, Germany witnessed Figo's second trip to the Shijie Cup, and it is believed that this is also the first time that he and Zuihou participated in the Shijie Cup at the age of 34. Four years ago, Figo made his debut on the stage of the Shijie Cup in South Korea and Japan, and that time, all that was left for the Portuguese was the dark experience of failing to qualify for the group stage.

Compared with four years ago, Figo has less of his good friend Rui Costa, but he is more mature and sophisticated, and the captain's armband on his arm also gives him more responsibility.

As captain and leader, Figo has integrated himself well into the team, he is Portugal's most played player in this Shijie Cup, except for an early injury against England, the other four games Portugal can not win without Figo's excellent performance.

The semi-final against Belgium was Figo's 126th appearance for Portugal, tying the Portuguese national team's record held by Eusebio, and the third-place match on the 9th will be Figo's best chance to surpass the "Panthers".

It took Figo three full days to recover from injury for this semi-final, and it was not until the day before the match that the team doctor confirmed that he was ready to play.

On the grass at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Figo was not only very active in attack, but also returned to the back court to participate in the defense on several occasions. But Figo's Zuihou trip to the Shijie Cup failed to create a miracle, and for Figo, who is about to say goodbye to the national team, his Shijie Cup is not perfect.

Perhaps, in the next third-place battle, Figo still has the opportunity to keep his goals in the Shijie Cup, but, as a king-level football superstar, it is not enough to have goals in the Shijie Cup, and without the honor of the Shijie Cup champion, Figo's football career can only end in an imperfect way.

As a ray of light from Portugal's "golden generation", Figo will also retire after this Shijie Cup. However, all shijie fans will not forget the breakthrough passes, assists, and goals that once belonged to Figo, as the official FIFA said: "Even Luis. Figo retired from international football, and his outstanding performance will remain in the memory of all Shijie fans forever! ”

Figo was defeated against a stubborn Belgian and his header sent the "Golden Generation" Zuihou out of the final.

The injured Digan scored from two free-kicks to seal the fate of the Portuguese-French clash with the Belgian and Italian in Berlin, while the Portuguese had to battle hosts Germany for third place in Munich.

In fact, the Portuguese team had a lot of chances throughout the game, but they also wasted a lot of chances. Fifteen minutes before the end of the game, they pressed and attacked wildly, and even goalkeeper Ricardo joined in the moment of Zuihou.

However, they lacked a consistent, lethal striker who was not enough to tear through Belgium's tight defence, which led to Portugal's eventual defeat with possession dominance.

The Portuguese are gone, far from Berlin with endless regrets, and Belgium is going on to fight for the highest honor.

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