The 1/8 finals of the World Cup in Brazil dissipated, and the 1/4 finals began, and the first to appear were the old enemies of France and Germany, and finally with the goal of central defender Hummels, the German chariot defeated the Gallic rooster and continued to move forward.

After scoring in the group stage to help Germany beat Portugal led by Camuro, Hummels reappeared as a defender with a knife in the game against France led by Benzema, scoring the winning goal and destroying Real Madrid's two leaders in a row.

The Borussia Dortmund centre-back also became the first German defender to score more than one goal in a single World Cup since Bremer in 1990. Twenty-four years ago, it was the former Inter defender's winning penalty that helped the Germans lift the Hercules Cup in Rome, and now Hummels has a good chance of replicating the glory of his predecessors.

In this game, Hummels played a leading role as a defender, and after only 12 minutes of the game, he forced Raphael Varane to smash the ball into the French goal.

In addition to scoring goals, Hummels defended perfectly, making seven clearances, three blocks, two interceptions, and a success rate of more than 50% in headers, and was officially rated as the best player of the game.

Despite being eliminated by Germany and missing out on the semi-finals, the French team at this World Cup gave hope for the future, thanks to the younger generation led by Pogba. Of course, we can't forget those veterans such as Evra and Sagna who contributed their youth to the Gallic Roosters, and the last World Cup of their careers ended regrettably.

Patrice Evra, who captained France, is 33 years old this year, and the World Cup in Brazil is Patrice Evra's second and last appearance in his career.

Despite Franck Franck Ribery's injury-sided, France were favourites to win the tournament after a strong group stage and lost to Germany in the semi-finals.

Patrice Evra started all four games and played the full game, leaving 143 passes, nine tackles, five fouls, one yellow card and one assist.

France's exit also meant Patrice Evra's farewell, along with the 31-year-old Sagna, both of whom had fond memories for French fans. Xi Murong said that memory is a flowerless rose that will never be lost, and fans who like the French team may remember the two veterans as well.

After the game, France coach Didier Deschamps did not show much frustration after the game, and the French team had fought hard until the end, and the players tried everything possible until Benzema's last shot from inside the box, everyone tried to break down the goal guarded by Neuer.

"At the beginning of the game, the French team seemed a little timid, although they won a lot of opportunities, but the players failed to grasp them, however, the team did not mess up, and there was no discouragement when the score was behind, everyone tried to defend well, not to give the opponent too many opportunities at the same time, but also to use effective front-court offensive organization to threaten the door of the German team."

"I'm very proud that France made it to the quarter-finals and the performance of the players has left a good memory for everyone. Although the result of being eliminated from the competition was sad and disappointing, I don't think we have anything to blame ourselves, we have done everything we can to do our best, especially the harmony and the unity shown from start to finish has made our World Cup experience even more perfect, if there is something we lack, I think it is a little bit of luck, quality is important in football, but luck is also indispensable. ”

Talking about the prospects of the German team in the next World Cup, Deschamps said that he believes that Germany has a chance to win the World Cup: "Like the German team in the heyday before, the German team led by Loew is still very competitive, and it is also one of the favorites to win the World Cup. It takes a bit of luck for Germany to win the title, just like France today, and if we had a little more luck, maybe the final victory would be ours, and in my opinion, the difference in strength between France and Germany is very small. ”

Didier Deschamps really doesn't need to blame himself, and when Franck Ribery announced his retirement due to injury on the eve of this World Cup, people couldn't help but sweat for the French team. However, it turns out that the French team without Ribery did not collapse, although they lost to the German team in the quarter-finals, but the overall performance of the French team in this World Cup is obviously commendable. And more importantly, the new stars of the post-90s generation led by Pogba and Griezmann have made people see the future and hope of the French team.

From the group stage to the 1/8 finals, the French team has performed a series of outstanding performances, allowing them to change from "unfavorable" to the favorite to win the championship step by step.

In the first round of the group stage, the French team defeated the Honduras team 3:0, and then in the second round, the French team defeated the strong Swiss team 5:2, and in the last round, the substitute team played to get a draw.

In the 1/8 finals, the French team defeated the Nigerian team 2:0 and successfully reached the quarterfinals, and the reason why the French team was able to go all the way is inseparable from the efforts and contributions of the new stars in the team.

First of all, as the team's main midfielder, Pogba, born in 1993, has shown strong control and offensive power in the midfield, from scoring and assisting, to organization and passing, to interception and confrontation, although Pogba is a little low in the Franco-German battle, but no one will question the potential of a superstar in him.

Compared with Pogba, who has already established a high value in European football, striker Antoine Griezmann, who was born in 1991, also has an eye-catching individual performance.

In this World Cup, although Griezmann did not score in the offensive end, his mobility and adaptability on the offensive line are undoubtedly worthy of recognition.

At the same time, Antoine Griezmann has a good sense of smell and awareness in front of goal, and his failure to score has a certain relationship with bad luck, and for such a striker who has proven himself in Real Sociedad, he will surely become a pillar of the French team's forward line in the future.

Compared with Pogba and Griezmann in the midfield, the French team also has superstars in the defensive position, led by Varane who plays for Real Madrid in La Liga and Sako who plays for Liverpool in the English Premier League. Born in 1993 and Sako in 1990, Varane's centre-backs are the most relied on by Didier Deschamps, and although their performances at this World Cup have been occasionally inconsistent, their huge potential is unquestionable. Four years from now, the maturing duo will inevitably move up to the next level, and the French defence will inevitably become more solid.

Of course, in addition to the above-mentioned post-90s demon stars, Mwila, who has been famous for a long time, Servit, who is known as the "new Eto'o", and new stars such as Digne and Mangara, are also very potential.

With so many post-90s demon stars as the team, coupled with some Mesozoic generations of the current French team, the future French team will definitely be strong and competitive. Presumably, in Russia, four years from now, the championship will be the goal that the French team is striving for.

The next game was between two South American teams, Brazil VS Colombia, the two teams from South America were very familiar with each other, and they did not adapt to each other at all, and from the beginning of the game, they launched a contest of high speed and high confrontation.

Thiago. Silva broke the deadlock in the seventh minute to make the game more open and get the mood out of the game, but the hosts were clearly a little bit better and Brazil could have taken a two-goal lead in the first half had it not been for Hulk's slightly less ability to take their chances and Ospina's bravery.

In the second half, David. Luiz showed his ability to carry a knife and iron gate, and his brilliant right-footed ball with a powerful defoliation left the Colombian general jaw-dropping.

However, Colombia, who were two goals behind, did not give up and showed more aggressiveness, Rodriguez's clever pass set up Baca to win a penalty, and he took advantage of the time difference to deceive Cesar into an easy penalty, and although they could not equalize in the last moments, Colombia's fighting spirit was still admirable.

After the game, the reporter also interviewed Rodriguez who cried after the game for the first time, facing the camera, the tears on Rodriguez's face still remained: "This result makes me very sad, we have done our best, Brazil is also a very strong opponent, but we can leave with pride tonight." ”

Colombia can indeed be happy with their performance, before the start of the World Cup, probably no one expected them to be able to get to now, especially the day before the start of the World Cup, their striker Falcao suddenly withdrew with an injury, which laid a shadow on the Colombians' World Cup journey, but the Colombians' performance in the World Cup made the world feel amazing.

Even if it is the 1/4 final that lost to Brazil, it can even be said that Colombia is not at a disadvantage at all from the field, it should be said that the Samba Army is fighting for a victory from Colombia and proving their determination on the road to the six crowns.

Although he won Colombia, Neymar suffered a serious injury in the game and was likely to miss the game against Germany, and Silva also missed the game because of the accumulation of yellow cards.

Without Neymar, the most dangerous player up front, it will be difficult for Brazil to beat Germany, but if Scolari can trust Kaka, Brazil's attacking problems are likely to be solved.

In this game, after Kaka came on as a substitute for the injured Neymar in the second half, Brazil's attack immediately improved, although Kaka failed to score and failed to complete the assist, but his form was still recognized.

The third quarter-final between the Netherlands and Costa Rica was played in a tumultuous affair, with the Dutch not showing the absolute dominance as expected, but when the game was dragged into a penalty shoot-out, a magical script was written by the Dutch.

Fourteen years ago at the European Championships, the Dutch fell at the feet of Santo Toldo, and today, they beat Costa Rica in Toldo's way to reach the semi-finals.

Krul, a topic destined to be talked about by fans around the world in the coming days, and Louis van Gaal and his coaching staff are directing this rather dramatic game.

In 2000, Buffon bid farewell to the European Championship due to injury, and Toldo was ordered to save three penalties in the semi-final with the Netherlands, shocking the world. The Dutchman put Krul on in the last minute today, saving two penalties neatly to send Costa Rica home, the former unintentionally and the latter intentionally, but with the same goal.

The Costa Ricans were undoubtedly hungry and confident for penalties, especially after the Dutchman hit the post, the Dutchman was notoriously bad at taking penalties and Van Gaal and his team decided to do something.

In the 120th minute, they made a frantic decision to replace the main goalkeeper of the game, Alan Hillerson, and substitute goalkeeper Krul came on.

This is undoubtedly a wise and great decision, and Sun Tzu has a cloud in the art of war: go to war and strategize.

Krul's play made the opponent feel that the Dutchman was a master of penalty kicks, in fact, during Krul's time at Newcastle, he faced many penalty kicks and only saved twice, which was not inefficient, but this substitution caused the morale of both sides to be affected.

At the beginning of the penalty, before the Costa Rican players took the penalty, Krul, who was on the verge of being on the move, imitated the NBA players to go up and say some provocative trash talk, including body language, of course, maybe the buddy on the other side didn't know what he was doing, but there would be a subtle change in mentality.

The referee quickly stopped the action and then Krul began to deliberately leave the goal to walk on the edge of the six-yard box before the penalty kick began.

It's hard to say how much of an impact this series of actions had on the shoot-out, as Krul was more of an actor on the pitch in a way, but two of his five penalty saves, all in the right direction, were convincing.

Krul was also quite excited after the game, saying: "It's incredible, I can't believe the result, I kept telling myself to be calm, I need a chance, in the end I can help the team win the game, but in the end the game went to penalties, but fortunately I saved two penalties, it was a fantastic result. ”

Commenting on Louis van Gaal's substitution, Krul emphasised the strength of the team, saying: "It was enough to show that it takes all 23 people to win, not the main 11, and we rely on the strength of the whole team to win, which is a great feeling, the game was very tight, especially in extra-time later, we were very nervous, but in the end we went from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals, which is almost every boy's dream and we have achieved it now." ”

Dutch goalkeeper Alan Hillerson was substituted in the 121st minute, but apparently he didn't mind the substitution: "We had a great win, Krul can be trusted, we all know it's a very good result, I don't have any displeasure, it's a great win for the team, and I'm part of the team, as long as the team can win the game, any approach is right, I completely obey the coach's arrangement, and I think Van Gaal's substitution is simply amazing." ”

It was not only a moment when Krull's dream became a reality, but also a moment when the Dutchman said goodbye to the tragedy of the penalty shoot-out, with Louis van Gaal and his team turning around morale with wit and cunning to win the game. Amazing script, amazing actors, and more importantly, amazing director!

In penalty shootouts, there are always people who are happy and some who are worried, such as Ruiz, the handsome striker who is known as Costa Rica's "Beckham", unfortunately fell on the 12-yard line. In the penalty shoot-out, Ruiz's penalty was low and flat and easily saved by Krul, and he also became the culprit of Costa Rica's exit.

However, Costa Rica is more historic enough to reach the quarterfinals and become the biggest dark horse of this World Cup, and Ruiz has contributed a lot.

In the group stage match with the Italian team, it was Ruiz who scored with a header to complete the stunner, and in the 1/8 final match with the Greek team, it was Ruiz who broke the deadlock for the team. You know, Costa Rica only scored five goals in five games, and Ruiz contributed two alone. As a striker and captain on the field, Ruiz has performed well as Costa Rica's leading figures.

In today's game, God has actually been on Costa Rica's side, the Dutch team has 20 shots on goal without 1 hit, 13 offsides were all blown offside, 3 times the frame did not bounce into the goal, and even Robben did not fake a fall in the penalty area.

Pulling the game into a penalty shootout was what Costa Rica wanted most, however, the suspense blockbuster came to an abrupt end at the climax, and Costa Rica still failed to defeat the Dutchman, who were the least adept at penalty shootouts.

You must know that before the start of the World Cup, Costa Rica was divided into three former World Cup champion teams, England, Italy and Uruguay, in the group stage. They're not thinking about getting out of the group, it's not about scoring a goal and winning a game, it's about losing a few goals!

It is this kind of inertial thinking that has labeled the Costa Rican team as a "fish belly", which is why when they beat Uruguay 3-1, the shock brought to world football was so strong.

If Costa Rica's victory over Uruguay was an upset, then the 1-0 win over Italy was a miracle, from an impressive team of fish belly to a super dark horse who qualified from the group ahead of schedule, Costa Rica's performance was shocking.

This is an iconoclastic World Cup, with the decline of old powerhouses such as Spain, England, and Italy, contrasting with the domineering of new talents such as Costa Rica and Colombia.

When Costa Rica eliminated the Greek team through a penalty shootout in the 1/8 finals, killing the myth in the cradle, all fans began to re-examine the quality of this dark horse.

Facing the uncrowned king of the Netherlands, can the dark horse of Costa Rica continue to run wild?

The Dutch team obviously learned the lesson of England and Italy's exit, and pressed the Costa Rica team from the opening game, how crazy the Dutch team's attack was, but the Costa Rica team showed too tenacity, this clean sheet Rooney and Bashen defence, and Robben, Van Persie, Sneijder.

Now that they are going home, Costa Rica can leave with their heads held high, and they once reached the door of the semi-finals, but they lost to luck. Tonight, heaven to the left, Costa Rica to the right, what else can be said but regret?