The quarter-finals between Belgium and Brazil were preceded by three other matches, with Germany, Italy and Portugal having the laugh and Argentina, Ukraine and England coming out of the tournament.

The first match of the quarter-finals was played at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Germany drew 1-1 with Argentina in 120 minutes and won 4-2 on penalties to advance to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 5-3.

In the first half, the two teams exchanged scores, but the situation was broken at the start of the second half, when Riquelme headed in a corner and Ayala headed home to end Germany's record of 336 minutes without conceding a goal. In the 80th minute, Kloss scored his fifth goal in the Shijie Cup.

The game went to penalties, and in the second round, Lehmann saved Ayala's spot-kick in front of the goal line, giving the Germans almost hope of victory. Previously, in the past penalty shoot-out of the Shijie Cup, the Germans have not conceded 12 consecutive penalty shootouts, and conceding against them is almost a defeat. In the fourth round, Cambiaso became the protagonist of the tragedy, Lehmann calmly pounced to the left and saved the opponent's half-high ball, 4:2, the Germans won the penalty shootout!

After the game, Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann praised Lehmann after the game: "I used to play as a striker, and when I take a penalty, I don't want to meet Lehmann, he has a natural feeling about where the penalty taker is going to kick the ball, and today he showed that again, he saved two, which is a key reason why we reached the semi-finals. ”

Unbeaten on penalties is the myth of the German team in the Shijie Cup, and generations of German goalkeepers also have a good tradition of shining in penalty shootouts in major tournaments.

In the semi-finals of the 1982 Shijie Cup, the legendary German goalkeeper Schumacher saved two penalties from the French team to keep the opponent out of the final; In the semi-finals of the 1990 Shijie Cup, Ilgener blocked Pierce's powerful shot, and Germany eliminated England; At Euro 1996, Koepke saved Gareth Southgate's low shot to help them reach the final.

This time, Lehmann took over the baton and Germany had a new penalty goalkeeper.

As early as the 1996/97 UEFA Cup final, Schalke 04 defeated Inter Milan to win the championship, and in the penalty shootout, Lehmann, who was playing for Schalke at the time, saved Zamorano's shot, which can be described as a debut.

During his time at Arsenal, Lehmann also made a number of penalty saves, with Lehmann saving Riquelme's penalty in the second leg of last season's Champions League semi-final against Villarreal to send Arsenal to the final, and in 04/05 Arsenal beat Manchester United on penalties in the FA Cup final, thanks to Lehmann saving Scholes's penalty.

Lehmann, who has become a hero of Germany, also enjoys the celebratory atmosphere: "It's important for us to see how the Germans celebrate, I haven't lived in Germany for two years, and this atmosphere has brought me back in, I love Germany and the way they celebrate." ”

Before the penalty shoot-out, there was an impressive shot of Germany's substitute goalkeeper Kahn walking up to Lehmann, who was about to play, putting his arm around the latter's shoulder and whispering something, perhaps the 2002 star wanted to give Lehmann some help or tell his own story, and then Kahn reached out and struck Lehmann, and the two smiled and encouraged each other.

Just a few days ago, there were some remarks in the media that Kahn was dissatisfied with being a substitute for Lehmann, and rumors of a feud between the two were also reported by the German media, but before the battle of life and death, Kahn and Lehmann abandoned their previous suspicions, and the hands of the two men were tightly clasped together.

While the Germans celebrated their victory, Argentina, who had been excluded from the semi-finals, could only taste the bitter result of the first penalty loss in the Shijie Cup.

For the third time, Argentina appeared in the Shijie Cup penalty shootout on June 30, and this time, God was the Germans. The substitute goalkeeper Franco who was replaced in the middle of the Argentine team failed to repeat the scene of the "magic goalkeeper" Goyechea, who turned from a substitute to a hero, and the main German goalkeeper Lehmann became the "magic goalkeeper" of the Germans with the encouragement of his rival Kahn.

Lehmann first easily confiscated the penalty shot by Ayala, who had knocked his finger open in the 48th minute, and then blocked Cambiaso's inevitable penalty, giving the Argentine his first taste of the bitterness of penalty defeat.

Cambiaso didn't believe that he would kick such a weak and angled ball, he pulled his hair that didn't have much left, and there was a smile on his face, a helpless wry smile, and then, tears of sadness and remorse flowed from his eyes. On June 30, the lucky day of the original Argentine team became their sad day today.

Before that, the title of "penalty shootout" in the Shijie Cup was supposed to be shared by both the Germans and the Argentine. The Argentine felt the brutal penalty shoot-out eight years later than the German, but it was two in a row.

On June 30, 1990, that is, exactly 16 years ago, the Argentine team, which only relied on Maradona to support the overall situation, dragged the former Yugoslavia team to a penalty kick 0:0 in the 1/4 finals of the Italian Shijie Cup.

Three days later, they had a second time, in the semi-final against Italy, where they held on to penalties after 120 minutes of 1-1 tiebreakers, and Goyechea saved two more penalties to knock the hosts out 5-4.

On June 30, 1998, exactly eight years after the first penalty shootout, the Argentines entered the penalty shootout again, beating England on 4-of-5 penalties and advancing to the quarter-finals 6-5.

Another eight years have passed, and this time, Argentina's lucky day turned into a sad day, as their unbeaten penalty shoot-out run in the Shijie Cup was finally ended by the Germans.

After the game, the secret of Lehmann's penalty kick was the subject of media attention, and the German media revealed the secret, and before the penalty shootout between Germany and Argentina, German goalkeeper Lehmann had a piece of paper on which to record which direction each Argentine player who took the penalty kick might have kicked the ball.

Speaking after the game, Germany team principal Bierhoff said: "Lehmann watched all the penalties that Argentina have taken in the last two years. He looked at it with our goalkeeper coach because you don't know who's going to take it before the shoot-out. Ahead of our knockout games against Sweden and Argentina, we gave Lehmann information on possible penalties for their opponents. ”

This strategy was devised by Siggensaler, who was born in Switzerland and was tasked with observing the situation of the German team, which also helped the German team stay in the Shijie Cup.

The Germans have never lost a penalty shoot-out in a major tournament, and this is a proven method they have been using for years.

After the game, the German and international media were full of praise for the German media, hailing Germany's "fairytale victory". However, the coach of Brazil, Germany's strongest rivals in the Shijie Cup, Pereira, believes that the final score of the game is not a fair result, and that Argentina should have won the game, and they were too unlucky.

In an interview, the Brazilian boss said: "The German team did not deserve their victory on the pitch, Argentina played much better than them on the pitch, and Argentina deserved the game more. ”

Commenting on the dreary process of the game, Pereira said: "Both teams showed their respect for their opponents in the game, so they were too careful to press the attack, and the goalkeepers of both teams had nothing to do for a long time. ”

But Pereira believes that Argentina and Germany contained each other on the pitch as one of the main reasons why the game went to penalties: "The Germans reduced the quality of the Argentine passes and shots, while the Argentines managed to contain the Germans' speed. ”

As a result, in the 120 minutes of the game, the success rate of the Argentine team's previously proud shot on goal was not continued, and the German team's speed football was greatly limited.

But the coach, who won the 1994 Shijie Cup with Brazil, still praised Germany's performance from the penalty spot: "They shot very well, as the fans expected, tricky and powerful. Lehmann was the only hero of the whole game, and I was happy with the performance of no other player in this game other than him, whether it was in regulation time or in extra time. ”

Andreas Pereira's Brazil side will face Belgium with Digan on the morning of 2 July and will want to meet Germany until at least in the final.

The next day, the second game of the 1/4 finals of the SHIJIE Cup started at the AOL stadium in Hamburg, Italy finally defeated Ukraine 3:0, and entered the semi-finals for the first time in the last three SHIJIE cups, they will compete with the German team for a place in the final, Zambrotta scored from a distance soon after the opening, and in the second half, Toni, who had not scored in the previous four games, scored twice with an overhead kick, and Lippi's Italian team was unbeaten in 23 consecutive games.

It was a game in which both sides played at a fast pace, with an aggressive attacking attitude, and the scene was very good, and there were a lot of goals. Overall, Italy has the upper hand in jishu, and Ukraine's sideline offensive also poses a considerable threat to Italy, although the Italians have been more successful in seizing opportunities.

After the start, the Italian team grabbed very fiercely in the frontcourt, and Camoranesi pushed to the forward position, somewhat like the play of three forwards, pressing on the opponent's half for continuous pressing. After Ukraine won the ball, it also accelerated its attack, and the two sides launched an attack. In the midst of such quickness, it was the Italian's ability to take advantage of his chances that showed his power, and Zambrotta opened the scoring in the fifth minute.

Eight minutes later, Ukraine seemed to feel that this kind of quick attack might be at a loss, so it slowed down and used some long passes more to the front court to organize some counter-attacks, while Italy still insisted on surrounding the front court and playing fast attacks after breaking the ball.

Of course, this style of play is very physically demanding, but on the whole, Italy's physical strength and overall condition are very good. But after attacking the opponent's penalty area, the speed is too fast, and the effect is not particularly good.

In the first half, Camoranesi was very active on the right side of Italy, with more attacks organized by him, and he was also active in defending on the right side. As a result, the center of gravity of Italy as a whole is tilted to the right.

At the start of the second half, Ukraine pressed heavily and attacked with multiple crosses from both flanks, either from the bottom of the pitch or from a diagonal cross, taking advantage of the height of the front court to compete for the top, posing a considerable threat to the Italian team.

Especially in the first ten minutes, there were many headers on goal, and if it weren't for Buffon's brave saves and the help of the goalkeeper, Ukraine might have scored.

At this time, Italy was still grabbing the ball in the front court, and did not recycle the defense, and still put on a counter-attacking jiashi. In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Italy scored a goal from a corner kick on the left flank by Toney.

The goal was technically Toney offside, but the referee didn't spot it. After that, the Italians gradually took control of the situation, and their interception in midfield was relatively effective.

Ukraine's momentum has since suffered, but the few attempts still pose a threat, especially with crosses from the flanks and headers from the middle.

Italy brought on Barone and Oddo in the 23rd minute of the second half, replacing Camoranesi and Andrea Pirlo, moving Zambrotta to the left and playing left midfield, with Odor playing at right-back. Shifting the focus to the left, this substitution should be said to be very effective.

Just 20 seconds later, Zambrotta broke through from the left and crossed, and the Italian scored the third goal.

After that, Lippi was replaced by Zaccardo, which strengthened the interception in the midfield, so that Ukraine no longer had a good chance, and the overall physical performance of Italy in this game was very good, but there were still some problems.

The coordination in the rapid attack is not smooth enough, not tacit enough, Totti is still not in very good shape, at least not to the level of his most haode, at most 70%, so after Italy attack the front, there is always some unsmooth. Also at the back, Italy's ability to defend the ball remains a concern, with a couple of occasions threatening Ukrainian headers.

At the same time, news is coming from Italy that the final outcome of the scandalous "phonegate" trial will be revealed soon, and the deadline is likely to be set for July 9, the day the Shijie Cup ends in Berlin.

The four clubs involved in the scandal will be subject to possible penalties, and 13 of the 23 Italian internationals currently playing in Germany are from these four teams.

Italy coach Lippi believes that such negative news will not be an obstacle to Italy's campaign, and anything will be brought to the table after the Shijie Cup.

Before the start of the Shijie Cup, the incident about "Phonegate" has been hyped, and many media predicted that it would lead to the premature "death" of the Italian national team in the Shijie Cup.

However, Italy's performance surprised many, and they made it all the way to the top four. This gives Lippi reason to believe that the Italians are capable of resisting any interference from the outside and playing every game with full concentration.

Perhaps it was the pressure of the "phonegate" incident that sparked the potential of the Italian players, who showed unprecedented fighting spirit and proved their courage in the Shijie Cup, at least Lippi believes that this sentiment is very evident in him, and the goal of the Shijie Cup is in the hearts of all the players of the Italian team, and there is much more than that.

Although they have good intentions, it is impossible for the "phonegate" incident that broke out in Serie A on the eve of the Shijie Cup not to affect their journey. The incident has involved Juventus, Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio in Serie A, and these four clubs are also the main source of international players for Italy.

On 4 July, Italy will face hosts Germany in Dortmund for a place in the final, and although Germany has the right time and place, Lippi does not think this will be a factor for Italy to be subordinate, and he has shown great confidence in overcoming the hosts' barriers: "We have the support of the whole country behind us, it will be a tough game, but it will also be a passionate game, the German team can take advantage of the home field, but Italy have more strength than them to cause problems for them." ”

Germany's boss, meanwhile, said that Italy, the semi-final opponent, will be intimidated by the host team. Bierhoff is convinced that their next opponent is already starting to worry about the future.

Speaking at a press conference, Bierhoff said: "It's wonderful to win five games in a row, but winning the title is the most important thing. The fans of the German team and the whole shijie have seen that the German team is at its best, and the Italian team is a tough opponent, but they will be afraid of this German team. ”

The most recent meeting between the two teams was a friendly in March this year, when Italy thrashed Germany 4-1 at home, leaving Klinsmann's coaching in jeopardy questioned.

However, this time the German team has home advantage. Bierhoff revealed that Klinsmann and he will show what they learned in the 4-1 fiasco.

The third match of the Shijie Cup quarter-finals was played at the Schalke Stadium in Gelsenkirchen, Portugal drew 0-0 with England in 120 minutes, and finally won 3-1 on penalties, following Euro 2004, the Portuguese beat England again, and Scolari completed the "hat-trick" of eliminating England in three consecutive major tournaments.

In the penalty shoot-out, Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo saved three penalties from Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Carragher. England have lost five of their last six major shoot-outs and have failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Shijie Cup since 1990.

In the 2002 Shijie Cup and the 2004 European Championship, Eriksen was eliminated by Scolari's Brazil and Portugal in succession, both of which were eliminated with the first goal.

The game was tense and evenly matched, but shortly after the second half, the referee showed a red card that completely changed the course of the game.

In the 62nd minute, England striker Wayne Rooney fell into the middle of the opposition player's scramble, Portugal's Petit and Carvalho and Rooney collided, in the squeeze, Carvalho fell to the ground first, Rooney also lost his balance in the stumble, his left foot stretched out backwards, stepped on the back of the fallen Carvalho, who immediately rolled on the ground, looking very painful.

At this time, a number of Portuguese players rushed to the scene of the incident, questioned Rooney, and several English players also surrounded him, at this time, Argentine referee Elizondo called Rooney out of the crowd and showed him a red card directly, seeing this decision, the English players and coaches on the sidelines were surprised, they did not expect the referee to send Rooney off directly.

What happened when I fell to the ground?

Judging from the slow-motion replay, Rooney lost his balance under the squeeze of several Portuguese players, and looked a little angry, after Carvalho fell to the ground, his foot stepped backwards, just stepped on the part between Carvalho's legs, however, at that time, Rooney was facing away from Carvalho's direction, and was retreating, it is difficult to judge whether he stepped on this foot intentionally, more likely, Rooney subconsciously stretched his foot back in anger, just for the opponent's entangled counterattack, but I didn't expect to step on Carvalho's vital point impartially.

The red card is reminiscent of David Beckham's dismissal in the 1998 Shijie Cup. At that time, after being hit by Argentine player Simeone in the back, Beckham, who fell to the ground, picked up his right leg and touched Simeone's calf, who staggered to the ground, and referee Nelson immediately showed Beckham a red card. This time, the Argentine referee Elizondo did not show mercy to Rooney's men.

There was another controversial decision in the second half when David Beckham's cross hit the outstretched right hand of Portuguese defender Valente in the box, and England signalled a penalty, but Elizondo did not award it.

Christian Eriksen's England side were unable to achieve their hopes of qualifying, and the luxurious England team were unable to break through the penalty nightmare, falling to Portugal in a penalty shoot-out for the second time after the European Championships.

The latter advanced to the semi-finals with his head held high and will battle the winner of Brazil and Belgium for the right to the final, while the Swede and his disciples had to go home.

After the three 1/4 finals, some people were happy and some were worried, and at this time, people's eyes were all focused on Zuihou's 1/4 finals, the contest between Brazil and Belgium.

Some media directly used such a headline to mark this match: Brazilians will decide the victory or defeat of Zuihou!

On one side is Pereira's five-star Brazil, and on the other side is Belgium led by Digan, a Brazilian.

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