Chapter 589: The Birth of the Round of 16 of the World Cup

This World Cup is destined to become a hotbed of upsets, and when the six matches in each group are over, everyone looks at the teams that finally qualify in a cold sweat.

In Group A, it was not surprising that Brazil came out of the tournament as top of the list, and as the hosts, they certainly had to show that they were a little stronger. Then followed by Mexico, a powerhouse in North America and the Caribbean, Little Pea Hernandez is average, but the overall cooperation of the Straw Hats Mexico is good. The eliminated are African Leopard Cameroon and the former Yugoslav football powerhouse Croatia, Manju. The duo of Keic and Luka Modric failed to lead the Plaid Army to the group stage.

It's cold in Group B, and it's not cold in general. Australia is here for tourism, but they still played very well in a few games. At least in the game against the Netherlands, they almost pulled the Dutchman off the horse, and the thrilling score of 2-3 almost sank the "Flying Dutchman" to the bottom of the sea. The first place to qualify is naturally the last World Cup runner-up Tulip Netherlands team that won all three games, and the second place to qualify is not the Matador Army Spain, but the South American powerhouse Chile team, with Vidal and Sanchez excellent table xiàn They have two wins and one loss, the only game they lost was the last game against the Netherlands, as for the defending champion Spain did not even qualify from the group!!

Then in Group C, Colombia did not sink without Falcao, but came out with the best results in the group, among which James Rodriguez, a full-back who played for Monaco in Ligue 1, has since become famous all over the world, and Cuadrado is not bad, and the two led Colombia to qualify! The other qualifying spot was won by Greek mythology, especially in the final game of the group against direct rivals Ivory Coast, where Greek veteran Fawei scored the winning goal. The Japanese team in Asia can only sink into the sand, and the Japanese samurai are sharpening their knives and preparing to do a big job in this World Cup, and the Japanese media have also spent more than 100 million yuan on the broadcast fee of this World Cup in order to build publicity. Elsewhere in the game are the African Elephant Legion Ivory Coast, where Drogba is no longer as brave as he used to be, and the 35-year-old striker has not been able to hold on until now, while midfielder Yaya Toure is struggling to do it alone.

Group D, the most complex of the group, began with Costa Rica's miraculous two-game winning streak that led to Uruguay and Italy securing a place in qualification. England, on the other hand, lost two in a row, conceded four goals and scored two goals to exit early, and it was Liverpool's leading striker Suarez who sent them out. In the final match, Uruguay defeated Italy 1-0 and secured a place in the other group. Before the game, everyone thought that the final qualification for this group would be between England, Italy and Uruguay, and the best chance is of course Italy and England to qualify together. As a result, the two brothers went out of the game hand in hand and went home.

In Group E, the Gallic Roosters France qualified strongly, scoring eight goals and conceding only two goals in their three group games, and might have scored more goals had it not been for Ecuador's desperate desire to win a chance in their final game, and the French team also made a certain rotation on the stage, as they played 0-0 with Ecuador. The second to qualify was a European team, with Crusaders Switzerland beating Honduras to break out of the group. They adjusted themselves in time after France 5-2 and then beat Honduras 3-0, while Honduras and Ecuador could only come and play a round of soy sauce.

In the game of Group F, although the world-class Argentina stumbled all the way, but finally won the first place from the group stage to break through, their results were 2-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1-0 narrowly defeated Iran and 3-2 thrilling Nigeria, although it was qualified, but everyone was not convinced, saying that Argentina could not go far in this World Cup, maybe the next knockout game will be hung up. The other team that came out of this group was the African eagles Nigeria, who picked up four points. Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, were unfortunately eliminated, especially Bosnia and Herzegovina, where Dzeko's legion had a chance but lost in a crucial match against Nigeria.

Another big upset naturally happened in Group G, and the German team, which was favored by everyone, won the first place in the group. It's just that they seem to have run out of character after the first big win over Portugal, and the next two games are very thrilling, the second game they were forced to draw 2-2 by Ghana, and the third game was a narrow 1-0 victory over the United States team. In the match against Ghana, the legendary center forward Klose scored the fifteenth goal of his World Cup career, helping Germany get a point at the last minute, and he also equaled the record of legendary star Ronaldo to score 15 goals in the World Cup, becoming the joint top scorer of the World Cup with Ronaldo.

The second place in this group is the United States, in this country known as one of the football deserts, actually miraculously broke into the knockout stage of the World Cup, and they snatched it from the European powerhouse Portugal. Portugal was knocked out and became one of the two biggest upsets in this World Cup like Spain, no one would think that Portugal could win the World Cup by relying on Cristiano Ronaldo alone, but no one believes that Portugal will fail to qualify from the group, especially with them Ghana and the United States, these two teams are not very strong in the round of 32 of the World Cup, perhaps the German team's 4-0 in the first game directly blinded them, It is also possible that Cristiano Ronaldo is not in good shape because of injury, this year's World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo is twenty-eight and a half years old, and the next World Cup The superstar will be close to thirty-three years old, and he may only have one World Cup.

The surprise was the U.S. team, of course, but fans who watched the U.S. team three games may not be surprised, because they really played so well. The U.S. team is headed by German legend and football legend Jurgen Klinsmann, a figure of German football who has brought the coordination, tactics and discipline of German football to the American team. Fans who watched the U.S. game privately refer to the team as the German second team, and the match between the United States and Germany became the focus of attention because it was a direct conversation between Loew and Klinsmann, two close friends and two of the two great generals of German football reform.

In the final group H, Belgium, known as the European Red Devils, stumbled along the way, but finally won the right to qualify for the first place in the group, and the second place in the group was won by African powerhouse Algeria. Italy's Fabio Capello's Russia team could only face the dilemma of exiting the group, they were hoping to get a place in the qualifiers, but they were forced to draw by the opponent in the match against Algeria, while the South Korean team could only two losses and one draw and conceded an embarrassing result of six goals.

In this way, the round of 16 of the World Cup was all born, but it was embarrassing that none of them were from Asia. Japan, South Korea, Iran and Australia all sank in the group stage, with Japan being the most disappointing of all, as they have the likes of Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa and Yuto Nagatomo in their squad, as well as good performances against Belgium and other strong teams in the warm-up matches.

The biggest winners are, of course, Europe, with the world's top five leagues, accounting for six of the sixteen teams that have qualified.

The list of the top 16 is out, so according to the matchup chart, the first group will face the second in the group, and the remaining 16-in-8 matches will also come out.

Hosts five-star Brazil faced off against their nearby South American neighbor Chile, while Colombia and Uruguay also staged a civil war in South America. The Gallic Roosters France face a less powerful Nigeria, while Germany face an even less strong Algeria.

On the other side, the uncrowned Tulip Legion Netherlands faced the Straw Hats Mexico, Costa Rica from the Caribbean faced Greek mythology, Messi's mighty Argentina faced a mediocre Swiss team, and the European Red Devils Belgium faced the United States.

Such a grouping is very advantageous for European teams, as there is no European team against a European team, and there are two civil wars in South America.

If I hadn't known that this matchup would have come out a long time ago, before the group stage was played. And if Blatter, the helmsman of FIFA, and Platini, the boss of UEFA, do not deal with each other, perhaps everyone will think that this is a conspiracy of FIFA to eliminate American teams and favor European teams.

After the group stage, the managers of the major European giants have locked in their favorite objects. James Rodriguez, who led Colombia out of the group stage, naturally became everyone's primary object of investigation and attack, and his club is Monaco in Ligue 1, although it is not easy for this club to qualify for the Champions League next season as a promoted horse, and Monaco also has some heritage, but it is much worse than other teams, so several big clubs from Spain, England, and Germany are very confident. In particular, Borussia Dortmund, who have lost Gotze, want to fill the vacancy in which he left to replace Gotze, and of course it is said that Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are all keeping an eye on the Colombian.