Chapter 590: World Cup Final Four

In the quarterfinals, the match between Brazil and Chile was tied 1-1 in the regular 90 minutes, and everyone thought that the host Brazil team would be able to settle the battle in 90 minutes, but they did not expect that the opponent would drag the score from 90 to 120 minutes of extra time, and finally to the penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout has always been the most exciting moment, and in the end, Brazil saved two penalties from Chile in a row at the beginning with the excellent table of the old goalkeeper Cesar, and even the penalty kick of Juventus's former top scorer and midfield core Vidal was saved, although David Luiz's penalty was also saved by the opposing goalkeeper, but the Brazilian team finally eliminated Chile 4-3 in the penalty shootout and advanced to the next round, taking another step towards their dream of winning the Hercules Cup on their home soil.

In the match with Uruguay, Colombia once again eliminated the not weak Uruguayan team 2-0 with the excellent performances of Colombian full-backs James Rodríguez and Cuadrado.

It is worth mentioning that in the last game, Uruguay's core striker Suarez was forced to suspend due to the bite incident, although FIFA's final decision on him has not yet come out, but this game against Colombia is obviously impossible to play. In the do-or-die clash against Italy in the group, Suarez was a little anxious during a header dubbing, and he bit Chiellini, who was distracting from the defense. Chiellini screamed and pulled the jersey on his shoulder, revealing the crimson tooth marks on his shoulder for the referee to see, and in the end the referee could only send Suarez off with a red card, although Uruguay won the game and finally qualified, but it was destined that Suarez would miss the knockout round, and without Suarez in the knockout round, Uruguay's attack was not good, especially Cavani did not have the domineering and goal efficiency of the Napoli club in the national team, Even his cousin at Paris Saint-Germain is far inferior.

In fact, this is not the first time Suarez has bitten, Suarez already had a history before joining Liverpool. After joining Liverpool, in the red and blue battle between Liverpool and Chelsea last season, he also bit Ivanovic's wrist in a hurry because of Chelsea defender Ivanovic's defensive interference with him, and he was also banned by the FA for ten games as a punishment, until the eighth round of the first round of last season, he was released from the ban, but as soon as he returned, he was out of control.

After experiencing these two famous biting incidents, Suarez's nicknames of "Great White Shark" and "Man-eating Shark" have spread far and wide, and "Bucktooth Sue" has been weakened.

And Uruguay, which lost Suarez, was also destined to not go far and finally fell at the feet of Colombia. For the Uruguayan team, which has now been eliminated, the most concerned is naturally what kind of penalty FIFA will make to Suarez.

Interestingly, fans around the world are condemning Suarez's malicious bites and unsportsmanlike behavior, but at home in Uruguay, Suarez has been treated like a hero.

Another interesting thing is that after Suarez bites, many reporters wanted to find Li Zihan and ask him to talk about his views on this matter, Suarez's Liverpool and Li Zihan's Arsenal are both competitors, and the two are in a direct competition for the league Golden Boot award, so everyone wants to see what Li Zihan thinks about the opponent.

It's just that the reporters didn't find Li Zihan himself, and they didn't contact Li Zihan's agent Susan. In fact, at this time, Li Zihan was in a meeting with his partners to discuss things.

In other matches, the Netherlands beat Mexico 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals. Since the Dutch team beat Spain, it seems that the character has run out, and every game has been won very thrillingly.

And Costa Rica, the biggest dark horse of this World Cup, is also in the dark, they knocked out their opponents in the quarter-finals, European defensive powerhouse Greece. The regular score was 1-1 for 90 minutes, with no goals scored in extra time and the game went to penalties for the second time. The penalty lasted until the seventh round, and finally Costa Rica defeated the Greek team 6-4 in the penalty shootout and entered the quarterfinals of this World Cup, which is also the best result in the history of the Costa Rica World Cup.

The match between France and Nigeria was not a surprise, the Gallic Roosters easily beat Nigeria 2-0 to enter the next round, in which France's attacking midfielder Balbuena playing for Marseille club and Paris Saint-Germain's young youngster Griezmann were excellent, and there was news that Juventus and Atletico Madrid had their eyes on the young striker, and they didn't know if it was true or not.

The German team also managed to advance to the next round, but the German team won not convincingly, they won a thrilling 2-1 victory against Algeria, and I don't know if it was because the performance was not good or the Africans were too good.

Argentina beat European side Switzerland 1-0 and the Crusaders stopped in the round of 16, but it was still good that they could face a strong Argentina and lose by only one goal. If it weren't for Di Maria's critical moment to assist Messi to score a goal, perhaps Argentina would have been forced into a penalty shootout by Switzerland in this game, because Switzerland's defense is too good, of course, it may also be Pastore's poor table and Aguero's premature injury.

The European Red Devils Belgium defeated the United States 2-1, and finally the quarterfinals of this World Cup are also out. It's just that I didn't see Spain and Italy, and many fans are not used to it, as for the England team, it's not surprising that we can't see them in the quarterfinals, in fact, they didn't even come out of the group.

On the eve of the World Cup, some media broke that Hodgson was worried that England would fall in front of penalties like every World Cup and European Cup, and he deliberately practiced penalties in his usual training. It's just that the Three Lions are embarrassed that the penalties they practise are not of any use at all, and they don't even feel the shadow of the knockout round.

After a three-day break, the first teams to reach the quarterfinals from the round of 16 to the quarterfinals were immediately coached, and the last teams to qualify were postponed for the next day.

There are also a lot of highlights in the quarter-finals, and the German-French battle between France and Germany is naturally the focus. It was a strong conversation, and although the French team was not as strong as the German team, the World Cup was very good without the Gallic rooster table of Ribery, and the German team also stumbled along the way after the big win over Portugal.

The French team did not conservatively want to drag the game directly to the penalty shootout just because the opponent was Germany, which is unrealistic. So the French team took the initiative as soon as they came up, and the French team, which has two elderly midfielders such as Benzema, Balbuena and Matuidi and Pogba, who played well in the midfield, also played well, and they almost opened the door to the German team.

Of course, that would be a handicap, if the German team did not have Neuer. In this game, goalkeeper Neuer received a high and low block, defusing all the attacks of the French team, especially when the central defender pressed forward, Neuer also moved his position to the front of the big penalty area, whenever the French team's counterattack started, Neuer immediately rushed up as a scavenger central defender, sliding to destroy the opponent's dribble, and then after he won time for his teammates to return to the defense, he returned to the penalty area to guard the goal non-stop.

Neuer's watch is indeed blinding everyone's eyes, but the fans of the German team are still very frightened. Because they are afraid that Neuer's mistake will be passed by the opponent, then the opponent will go straight into the empty goal.

It's just that such worries have not come true, Neuer's table makes French center forward Benzema cry, he has only been so speechless on two people recently, one is the German goalkeeper Neuer in front of him, and the other is the Belgian goalkeeper Courtois on loan at Atletico Madrid.

In the end, the French team were unable to break through Neuer's ten fingers, but in a counter-attack, Ozil assisted the young German genius Gotze to score a goal.

It was the only goal of the game, and the final result was a narrow 0-0 win over France to become the first team to progress to the last four.

In the knockout round, everyone played relatively safely, because there was no opportunity to make up for their mistakes, so once some mistakes occurred, they may not be able to make up for a lifetime, and this cautious style of play also greatly reduced the number of goals in the knockout round.

After the German team entered the semi-finals, the Brazilian team, as the host, was naturally not to be outdone. They beat their South American compatriot Colombia 2-1 at the São Paulo Stadium to advance to the next round. Colombia is also powerless against the hosts, who are bent on reaching the Maracanã Stadium, the venue for the World Cup finals.

Neymar was the leader of the Brazilian team, and he was the first to set the stage for Brazil with an assist, and after James Rodriguez equalised, he took Oscar's pass and scored directly against Colombia.

It has not been easy for Colombia to get to this point, so even if they lose the game, no one said anything, but many fans stood up and applauded them, especially their current leader James Rodriguez, who is now leading the World Cup scorer list with a six-goal advantage, beating Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Aguero and other world-class goalscorers.