At five o'clock in the afternoon of the 27th, at the Westphalia Stadium in Dortmund, the match between Brazil and Ghana began. Brazil beat Ghana 3-0 thanks to three goals from Ronnie, Kaka and Ade. Ronnie's World Cup goals reached 16 goals, continuing to rewrite his World Cup scoring record.

Judging from the process of the game, Kaka and Ronnie have entered the best form. The two made many wonderful dribbles in the game. Whether France or Spain can reach the quarterfinals, it will be unlucky to meet such a Brazilian team.

After the match, a number of media outlets praised Brazil, saying that they had revealed their championship image and were approaching their sixth World Cup trophy. Ronnie and Kaka have been praised by the media, with the media calling them the perfect midfield partnership in the World Cup.

The match between France and Spain is scheduled for 9 p.m. and 7:40 p.m., and the two teams arrive at the stadium one after another. As soon as I got off the bus, the reporters couldn't wait to surround me. Domenech and Zidane ignored the reporters who were stopped by the security guards, and Tang Jue left without saying a word to the media.

"We'll meet Brazil!"

This is a rhetoric that does not put Spain in the eye at all. The Spanish press sneered: Hmph, damn it! It's over, see what else you have to say!

That's what the French media like to hear, but they know it's going to be a tough game and no one can predict what will happen. So after they heard Tang Jue's words, they were not overjoyed. However, Tang Jue's words made them feel a little more confident, because Tang Jue had never let them down.

Raul got off the bus and said to the media, "I'll give myself a meaningful birthday present!" ”

That's when the media remembered. Today is Raul's twenty-ninth birthday. Some Spanish journalists remembered some gossip: according to Western custom, Raul, the captain of the Western Extraction Team, was supposed to celebrate on the evening of June 26 and the early morning of June 27. However, when his teammates proposed this, the captain flatly refused: "Let's celebrate after the match against France, now is not the time." ”

Raul took the initiative to postpone his birthday celebration because he wanted to focus on the fight. The captain once said: "In the past, Spain were eliminated in the tournament before my birthday, but this time, my birthday is the day of the competition, and I want to celebrate with a victory. ”

Raul's attitude before the war with France was a kind of redemption for what he had done in the last few days. Know the way. Since Raul knew he had been relegated to the bench in the group stage. He once sank, once fell, once lost his fighting spirit on the training ground.

The reason why Aragonés was photographed scolding Raul was because of the captain's bad attitude during a training match. Work is not contributive. The most annoying old handsome. Think back to the week that elapsed between the end of the first group stage and the start of the third group stage. It was as if Raul was having a nightmare.

In this nightmare, he ruined his usual good image, knowing that he has been playing for Real Madrid since he was 17 years old. He had never given such a negative impression.

People are accustomed to a robot-like Raul, but what appears in our field of vision now is actually the real Raul. The captain also has seven emotions and six desires, and he also cares about his position. Falling from the clouds makes people realize a real Raul, and at the same time makes Raul sober, which is undoubtedly the process of the captain re-understanding himself and his future.

After playing in the final group game against Saudi Arabia, Raul's attitude became much more positive. It wasn't until Raul smiled again before the game and laughed with his teammates that Aragonés finally believed that Raul could return to the main position, because the gloomy captain could not have a good performance——— as he had proven in the past three years at Real Madrid.

The penalty he missed in the last moments of Euro 00 against France, and the ridicule that Butters made after his penalty. All this further boosted Raul's fighting spirit. Raul can be defeated, but not mocked, and now, his sense of humiliation has turned into fighting spirit.

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Hannover-AWD Stadium with a capacity of 67,000 people. It is the largest stadium in Germany and set a new European football attendance record in the 2004/05 season with 1.4 million spectators. The rectangular shape of the stadium resembles a large theater, and some people call this stadium the "Grand Theater of German Football".

By the time players from both sides warmed up on the pitch, the pitch was already full. The south stand is occupied by French fans in white jerseys, and the north stand is occupied by Spanish fans in red jerseys. The battle of the fans has begun, with the majestic "La Marseillaise" sung in the south stand and the "Royal March" in the north stand. The Royal March originated from the March of the Granada Army under Carlos III in the 18th century.

It was a battle of the highlights, as well as the last match of the quarterfinals, which attracted a lot of heavyweights. UEFA President Johansson, next UEFA President contender Platini and other UEFA Bowls were all present. Many retired stars in Spain, led by Hierro, came to cheer for their team, and France did not show weakness, Papin, Cantona, etc. were all present. Cisse was also on hand to cheer on his teammates.

Behind the benches of the French and Spanish teams is a beautiful group of wives. Wearing a white France jersey and denim shorts underneath, Alice transforms into a true French fan. Some media later said that she was the most beautiful French fan in the world.

Tonight, inside and outside the stadium, it is destined to be starry!

Brazil's assistant coach, Jorginho, was also sitting somewhere on the pitch, taking a closer look at the two teams and gathering first-hand information for the quarter-finals.

The famous football commentator Henrik of France Télévision? Hilario said: "Nine days ago, Zidane, Don and Domenech had a conflict. The mediation of Seamus and Platini, the two sides reconciled and the team reunited. ”

"This may be a hurdle, a hurdle that the French team has to cross, Zidane and Domenech have too many grievances. The French team will only be able to unite once they have crossed this hurdle. I'm glad. The point of their conflict was nine days ago. If the time of the dispute is now, then the French team will definitely be lucky in this game. ”

"It is said that there was a touching scene at the training ground of the French team this morning, and many players bowed to Zidane. Zidane was moved and shed tears. Don said at the time that he would score even if he broke his leg. ”

"I think tonight's French team will be different from the previous French team, they will fight hard for Zidane to play one more game. What an astonishing burst of energy from the aging French team. We'll see! ”

Antonini, a commentator for Television de Españo, said: "The Spanish team is ready. They will be looking to defeat France in the World Cup to avenge their European Championship victory six years ago. This is the 700th match in the history of the World Cup, and the two teams have not met in the World Cup, the last time they met in the quarter-finals of Euro 2002. Raul missed a penalty in the last moments. Spain lost 1-2 to France. ”

"Tonight's game. For Raul, it is a special commemorative occasion for his twenty-ninth birthday. Teammates won't lose a game. Come and celebrate the birthday of your captain. ”

The ESPN commentator said: "The match between the Netherlands and Portugal, which was the highlight of the quarter-finals, was a brutal game with a total of 16 yellow cards and four red cards shown by the referee. Tonight is another big fight for the quarterfinals. We look forward to a great match for fans from all over the world! ”

"The war of words between the players of the two teams before the game attracted the attention of the media and fans. The French team has just gone through an infighting, and no one knows what they are doing internally. Spain, on the other hand, have been very calm, winning all three of their group games and boosting their morale. France's defeat to Togo in the last game of the group will inevitably affect their morale. ”

"The battle of the spotlight is on the horizon and all we need is to get the beer ready, keep our eyes open and watch the game with all our hearts. Fans and friends, the last eighth-final of the 06 German World Cup is about to begin! ”

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At 8:20, the players of both sides left the field, and they had to make the most preparations for the game.

France locker room.

Domenech stood in the middle of the locker room and began to announce the starting lineup: "Goalkeeper, Butters; defenders, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal; Midfielders, Vieira, Makelele, Zidane, Ribery; Forwards, Henry, Don. ”

The scar on Ribery's face flashed red, and he didn't expect to appear in such an important match, which showed that he had already taken the main position. There wasn't much expression on the faces of the other players, and this is the strongest squad in the French squad right now.

Domenech glanced at the players, raised his voice a few degrees and said, "The knockout round is a life-and-death battle, and there is no way back. I don't want to say too much about that, because you know that quite well. ”

"Tactically, I made it very clear in last night's meeting, and I won't say much about it now. I emphasise that when the tempo needs to be increased, we must reduce the lateral passes and give more through balls to play to the speed advantage of our two strikers. ”

'You have to be patient defensively, the Spanish have good skills at their feet. We didn't play after possession, that's their strength and we don't have to compete with them in that area. Scoring goals is king! ”

"Once the score is up, our strategy is to defend and counter-attack. It doesn't matter if you're behind, believe in yourself and your teammates! ”

Makelele exclaimed: "Coach, you can rest assured, we will definitely give the fans a satisfactory game." Zinedine Zidane and I know them very well and know how to deal with them! ”

In the match against Real Madrid, Thierry Henry, who staged a long run, said: "Makelele has a point, we know how to deal with them. ”

In this season's Champions League, La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona were eliminated by Arsenal and Milan successively. The key figures in the elimination of the two heroes are all in the French team at this time. One is Henry, the other is Tang Jue. The main force of the Spanish team is basically made up of Real Madrid and Barcelona players.

Tang Jue said loudly: "That's right, we know how to deal with them!" (To be continued......)