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Three days passed quickly, and soon it was June 13, the day of the match between Italy and Mexico. The result of this game will directly determine who can have the last laugh and get a qualification for the round of 16 of the World Cup!

Before the start of this match between Italy and Mexico, five groups had already finished all of their matches, and here is a passing overview of the qualifications of these groups.

The first to end was the battle in Group A, where France, who had only one point from one draw and one defeat in the first two games, played their main force in this match against Denmark to make a last-ditch fight for a place in the round of 16 of the World Cup. However, judging from the fact that Lemaire arranged Zidane, who had not recovered from his injury, to start in this game, the French team's qualifying form and the atmosphere in the team at this time were indeed bad to the point of being quite strict. Otherwise, Le Maire would definitely not let Zidane, who is in unknown form, go into battle with an injury.

However, in the face of the sinister exit shì and the steady Dane, Zidane, who went into battle with an injury, was also powerless. In the end, the French team, which was eager to get three points, was attacked by the opponent twice, and the goals of Romedal and Tomasson helped Denmark in the post-Laudrup era to successfully advance to the round of 16, and also made the Gallic Roosters, who were regarded as one of the favorites before the start of the World Cup, have to swallow the bitter fruit of not scoring a goal in three group games and only getting one point.

The news that the French team returned home at the end of the group stage of the World Cup shocked countless fans, who did not expect that France, with many stars such as Thierry Henry, Trezeguet and Vieira, would be so unbearable. Although this is due to the accidental injury of Zidane's soul of the team, even Senegal, a new World Cup team and Uruguay and Denmark, which are in the ascendant, cannot be won, which is a bit too undeserved.

The biggest disappointment for French fans was the new Premier League Golden Boot winner Thierry Henry, the striker who became known as the "King of Highbury" after moving to Arsenal from Juventus, not only failed to score a goal in the group stage, but was even sent off the pitch after being shown a red card by the referee for a dangerous tackle against Uruguay, ending his second World Cup journey in a hurry.

And as France's sworn rival in every sense, Germany, which has been struggling to survive since it upset a Delaunay Cup in England, finally seized the opportunity to laugh at this neighbor this time. This time around, they were clearly much better than their opponents at the World Cup: with goals from veteran Marco Bodø and rising striker Klose, Germany beat African Lions Cameroon 2-0 in the group finale to join Ireland with seven points with two wins and one draw. As for Saudi Arabia, which has not scored a goal in three games and swallowed 12 bullets, if there is no accident, I am afraid that there will be no suspense to beat competitors such as Celestial Empire and Slovenia, who are also likely to suffer three consecutive defeats, and win the bottom of the World Cup rankings.

There is not much to say about the matches in Groups B and C, with Spain and Brazil, two traditional powerhouses, securing an early qualification spot and eventually progressing to the next round with three wins in all three games, while Paraguay, led by Chilavert, and Turkey, who squeezed out Costa Rica on goal difference, secured the other two qualifying spots in their respective groups. And before the start of the World Cup, it was said that it would "score a goal, score a point." One World Cup newcomer has realized the gap between them and mainstream international football, ranking second from bottom of the top 32 standings with just three goal difference.

Group F, known as the Group of Death, was also divided the day before Italy faced Mexico, facing the dazzling 1-1 on the big screen of the stadium, abandoning the team's main center in the qualifiers Crespo, choosing to believe in the old god of war Batistuta, Bielsa, led Argentina, one of the favorites to win the championship, and finally eliminated in the group stage with one win, one draw and one loss, and saw Sweden and England, who had three games and five points, join forces to advance to the quarterfinals.

In this way, after France, one of the favorites to win the championship, was out, Argentina, another favorite to win the championship, also bid farewell to the World Cup and went back to his hometown to fish.

Now, it's the Italians' turn to decide whether to go fishing home with France and Argentina or advance to the knockout stages with Spain and Brazil, depending on the outcome of their showdown with Mexico.

At 7:30 p.m., at the Oita Stadium on the Japanese island of Kyushu, in the dressing room of the Italian national team, Zoff was announcing Italy's starting list for this game under the expectant gaze of a large group of players.

"Now I'm going to announce the starting line-up for tonight, and I hope you can stay quiet during the process." It seems that because this game will directly determine whether Italy can qualify, the expression on Zoff's face, who has always been strict, is a little more cold at this time, which makes the Italian dressing room have a lot of solemnity, "We still use a four-four-two formation in this game, as for the starting eleven, the goalkeeper is Gian Luigi Buffon, and the left wing-back is ......"

Listening to the names that came out of Zoff's mouth, the Italian internationals sat in their seats, their expressions happy or sad. Those who were given the chance to start were naturally overjoyed, with the likes of Andrea Pirlo and Totti, for example, gearing up to contribute to the team. And those who didn't make it to the starting line-up are a bit disappointed, they are all internationals representing Italy at the World Cup, and who doesn't want to be taken seriously by the manager to show their style on this top stage?

"Ho! There are a lot of fans who came to watch our game today! After walking out of the players' tunnel, Inzaghi first observed the surrounding situation, and then whispered to Vieri beside him, "Christian, it seems that the Football Association has had some effect on the Japanese side over the years, you see, this is about to become our Italian home stadium." ”

Hearing Inzaghi's words, Vieri looked up and found that Pippo was right, not only had the stands been filled by the fans who had arrived early, but among these fans, the fans who supported the Italian side had the absolute upper hand in terms of numbers and momentum!

"That's a ...... Looks like we're not going to be able to play with our lives today, Philip. Looking at the fans in the stands holding signs and shouting slogans to support his side, Vieri muttered to himself, quite emotionally, he didn't want to disappoint these loyal fans, let alone see Italy go home at the end of the group stage!

Thinking of this, Vieri clenched his fists and was determined to show the Mexican why he was called the world's No. 1 centre-forward!