On the second day of the group stage, the first knockout round of the World Cup in South Africa began, with Uruguay, the first of Group A, facing Argentina, the second of Group B, in a direct confrontation between the former World Cup champions of South America.

Although Uruguay has emerged a lot of young people to look forward to in this World Cup, but this game is not as intense as people imagined, Argentina confirmed a two-goal lead in the first half, Tevez and Higuain contributed respectively, and Messi provided assists, and Uruguay scored a consolation goal in the final moments of the game by Suarez.

Messi's first World Cup goal still hasn't happened, and although Messi played very well in this game and was voted the best player by FIFA after the game, he is still very close to his first World Cup goal.

Maradona's side were able to move forward after the victory over their South American neighbours, and it was even expected that Maradona would become the second man after Beckenbauer to win the World Cup as a player and manager.

Of course, the road to qualification is still not smooth for the Argentines and the Argentines will need to show more if they are to finally lift the Hercules Cup.

The second knockout match that followed, between the United States and Ghana, was unanimously expected to have the last laugh in the group stage, but when the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Americans, who had wanted to go further in the World Cup, eventually fell, losing 1:2 to African black star Ghana and missing out on the quarterfinals.

Donovan looked very irritable and angry, returned to the bench, didn't talk to anyone, failed to advance to the last 8, he was going to die with remorse, he simply looked up to the sky and screamed, he wanted to continue to help the American team move forward, but the team came to an abrupt end.

When the reporter handed the microphone to Donovan a little uninterestingly, Donovan only said one sentence: "Football is a cruel sport." ”

Then he bowed his head and went straight to the players' tunnel, he didn't want to stay here for another second.

The players of the American team have different expressions, they are all uncomfortable, it is certain, the old and serious Demeritt walked to the sidelines, applauded all the American fans on the field, and later joined him by Bernstein, captain Bocanegra could not forgive himself for his mistake in overtime, sitting quietly on the bench alone and experiencing the tragedy of life, the saddest thing was Edu, who was replaced in the first half, he fell on the field and cried into tears.

For the U.S. team, the World Cup is over, and the players feel unwilling, but this is life, no one can do anything, but all Americans, including fans in some other parts of the world, have reason to thank them, because the spirit of Bradley's team interprets the charm of sports, and because of their efforts, the World Cup has become suspenseful.

Because of the World Cup, football surpassed other sports in the United States for the first time and became the mainstream, former President Clinton came, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant came, rock star Jagger also came, because of football, the United States did not use the military to become the focus.

Because of the World Cup, South Africa has more stars, superstars, attracting more attention, the day before this game, South Africans "besieged" the American bus, they did not attack the players because of the United States itself, but liked these lads rather than to get close to them, and American athletes may have felt this treatment for the first time.

Because of football, people like the U.S. team, at least not as much as they used to, because of the World Cup, the U.S. team also made Americans fall in love with soccer, and that's the biggest contribution they have made to this tournament, even if they don't make it to the top 8?

Everything the U.S. team has given so far is enough.

And Ghana, who defeated the United States, has become a legend in the World Cup in South Africa after this game.

Rely on Boateng and Gian. Asamoah's goal made Ghana reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa with an overtime win over the United States, Cameroon reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Italy 18 years ago, Senegal also reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Korea and Japan eight years ago, and this time it was Ghana's turn.

As the only African team to qualify from the group, as long as they can go one step further and beat Argentina in the next game, it means that a new history is about to be made, and for the first time, an African team has a place in the last four of the World Cup, which has not been done by African powerhouses such as Cameroon and Nigeria before.

The technical superiority was the basis for the victory of the Ghana team, and their two goals, which made the Americans who were good at Jedi counterattacks powerless, easily passed, and gracefully escaped, showing the beauty and charm of football.

Especially the striker Ji'an. Asamoah, who scored another goal against the United States, now has four World Cup goals, and only one more goal could equalize Cameroonian legend Mila as the African player with the most goals in the World Cup.

But why is it Ghana that have reached the quarter-finals instead of the more famous Cameroon or hosts South Africa?

Individual skill and physical qualities are outstanding, but the lack of tactical discipline and weak will has always been the impression of African football.

However, the performance of the Ghana team has been different from traditional African football, its tactical organization has reached a very high level, the Ghana team is the youngest team in the top 32 of the World Cup, but it is based on last year's World Youth Championship runner-up lineup, in the face of big teams without stage fright, and there is an advantage in physical strength, and more importantly, the strength of the whole team in all positions is very average, which is why they can finally surpass Cameroon, South Africa and other teams to reach the top 8.

Speaking after the game, striker Ayew said: "We are very disappointed because there are no other African teams in the round of 16, so we have to fight, not just for Ghana, we have to fight for the whole of Africa and that's why we won this game. ”

In the next game, Ghana will face Argentina for a place in the last four, and either way, this African South American quarter-final is something to look forward to, as a new history could be made here.

The next day, another knockout match began, against Germany and England, the original expectation of Mars hitting the earth did not appear, people only saw the unilateral slaughter of England by the Germans, and a goal-line unsolved case that is destined to become the memory of this World Cup.

In this game, Germany's young player Muller is undoubtedly the brightest star, his two goals completely destroyed England's will to resist, but Klose's somersault after the goal is obviously more memorable than Muller's goal.

Klose has now scored 12 goals in World Cup finals since scoring his opening goal against England, and has scored two goals in his two World Cup appearances, excluding the Serbia game against which he was sent off.

While it is almost impossible to surpass Degan's goalscoring record as Deegan continues to score goals, Klose is keen to catch up with Ronaldo, who is second in the overall scorer list.

Moreover, after scoring a goal, Klose is now on par with the achievements of the two celebrities, before this game, the "Golden Bomber" Klinsmann was originally tied with Klose with 11 goals, tied for sixth place in the World Cup scorer list, and the Brazilian king Pele was slightly better with 12 goals, but after this battle, Klose has left the German fellow behind, and Pele alone "enjoyed" the situation of 12 goals, which was also lost.

Klose's goal was a bit of luck, but it also showed his keen forward awareness and excellent physicality.

At that time, the German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer kicked the goal kick to the front, and the ball bounced to the front of the penalty area, at which time Klose quickly inserted, and the central defender Upson stepped forward to stop it when he saw the situation, but Klose had a very obvious physical advantage, forced it away, and scored in the lower right corner of the goal in the face of James's calm shovel, which was also Klose's 50th goal in his 99th appearance for the German national team.

Klose's goal beyond his predecessors is indeed worth mentioning, but what is destined to be controversial in this game is the goal-line suspense, England stopped the World Cup 1/8 finals, 1:4 defeat to Germany, the biggest watershed of the whole game is undoubtedly the misjudgment in the 39th minute of the first half, which changed the "momentum" on the field.

Frank Lampard's lob shot bounced off the crossbar and slammed into the back of the net almost half a metre before the referee and linesman made the wrong decision, sending the celebration of Lampard and Capello instantly frozen in the air.

The goal immediately reminded people of the classic suspense of the 1966 World Cup Anglo-German final, when Hirst's extra-time goal was also dropped off the crossbar, when the linesman ruled that the goal was valid, but whether the ball crossed the goal line is still inconclusive, which has become one of the biggest suspense in the history of the World Cup.

Compared with the 1966 goal, the nature of the misjudgment in this Anglo-German game is completely different, the former is a "controversial goal", the latter is a very obvious "misjudged ball", the English grievances are obviously heavier than the Germans, if the goal 44 years ago has kept the Germans haunted, then for a long time to come, it will be the turn of the English to talk about the crossbar and the goal line.

It can be expected that this goal-line goal will become one of the focus topics of this World Cup, and will be discussed for a long time, and even go down in history as one of the biggest misjudgments in the history of the World Cup.

The ball crossed the goal line so much and did not count, in terms of the severity of the mistake, in the history of England's participation in the World Cup can be "comparable" of the misjudgment, people will immediately think of the 1986 World Cup Maradona's "hand of God", all of which were World Cup knockout rounds, all of which changed the trend of the game, after 24 years, England became victims again.

If this goal is scored, the score will be 2:2, and England will have two goals in three minutes, which will have a huge impact on the second half in terms of momentum and style of play, so to speak, this misjudgment changed the trend of the game and had an impact on the final result.

Almost everyone except the referee saw the ball cross the line, Capello waved on the sidelines for a long time, and then was surprised to find that the goal "didn't go in", Lampard raised his arms in celebration, but helplessly saw that the referee did not say anything.

Beckham on the bench naturally saw it clearly, he couldn't believe the referee's decision, at half-time, he stood on the sidelines to encourage his teammates walking to the lounge, and when the referee walked over, Beckham naturally did not sit idle.

Beckham's hands were put together and he made a "half a meter" gesture, his meaning was obvious, the ball crossed the goal line for nearly half a meter, are you blind?!

In the face of Beckham's protests, the referee and linesman were expressionless, wondering how they would feel after watching the video.

In the last moments of the game, although Capello was replaced by Beckham, the England team launched a furious attack, but helplessly, the trend of the game was determined in the first half, and the Three Lions could only cry out in vain.

A rout that many people have to take responsibility for, and manager Fabio Capello, who has an annual salary of 6 million pounds, is inevitably on the cusp.

England have been in the doldrums since the start of the World Cup, barely breaking through from the group stage, and now, the stubborn Capello finally took LinkedIn Gran to wave goodbye to the World Cup, and the moment the Three Lions left, the question of Capello's stay became one of the hottest topics.

At the post-match press conference, when asked by reporters whether he would resign voluntarily, Capello gave a clear answer: "About my future? I'm going to have to talk to Mr President about it before I can decide what to do and I need to know if the FA will continue to trust me. ”

In the course of the interview that followed, Capello still refused to take responsibility for the England rout: "When the team loses, it is natural to blame the manager, we didn't play badly in the first game against the United States, we just made some small mistakes, and then we got out of the group, and in today's game, if the referee had not misjudged, the result would have been completely different, which is a serious mistake. ”

However, some previous comments from the FA have hinted that Capello will remain in office despite England's poor record in this World Cup, and it is reported that many senior members of the English FA have expressed their support for Capello, and Capello is still the most suitable person to lead the Three Lions.

Capello may still be able to lead LinkedIn Gran, but Beckham can only say goodbye to the national team with helplessness, he obviously cannot wait until the next World Cup, only this time, Beckham did not shed tears, he even showed his trademark smile in front of fans around the world, one by one to comfort his teammates.

Beckham's performance on the World Cup stage was worthy of the time he was given, and this time, Beckham didn't lose!