South Korea's match against Russia was the final match of the first round of the group stage.

After the game, it was immediately followed by the second round of the group stage.

The teams from Group A are back in action.

This time the hosts will face Mexico, and as long as Brazil can beat Mexico, they will qualify for the group after two consecutive wins.

But in the cheers of the Brazilian fans, the Brazilian team, which is famous for its attack, was collectively dumbfounded, and after 90 minutes of fighting, the two teams finally drew 0:0, and no one scored!

Both teams are tied on four points, but Brazil are top of the group on goal difference, followed by Mexico.

The rest of the group's fixture, Croatia and Cameroon, is not until the afternoon of the second day, so it's hard to say what the final qualification situation will look like for this group.

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On June 18, the first match of the day was the match between the Chinese team and the Dutch team.

The game was played at one o'clock in the afternoon local time in Brazil, and although it was winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it made no difference whether it was winter or summer for Brazil on the equator, and the midday sun was still blazing.

This has made Chinese fans even more worried about what the team can perform.

In the home team's locker room at the Bellario Stadium, the Chinese players are making final preparations.

In this game, the Chinese team drew the home team lottery, and it stands to reason that the home jersey of the Chinese team is actually the white one, so the Chinese team should wear the white jersey to face the Dutch team. The home jersey of the Dutch team is orange, which is just right and can be easily distinguished.

But there was a vote in the Chinese team, because everyone was a little dissatisfied with this white jersey, which in superstitious parlance was the same as the mourning clothes, which was too unlucky and unlucky. No one likes the white home jersey sponsored by Adidas.

Zhou Yi is also a person who dislikes the white jersey, but his dislike of the white jersey has been since he was a fan. At that time, the home jersey of the Chinese team was white.

He never understood why the home color of our national team's jersey is white, and white is equivalent to "mourning clothes" in most parts of China......

He always thought that the red set was the home jersey, but later he realized that he had made a mistake, and white was!

He prefers the red Chinese jersey to white.

And there are many people who think the same way as him in the eyes of the national team. As a result of that vote, the vast majority of people wanted red to replace white as the home jersey color.

In the last game against Chile, the Chinese team drew the away team sign, if according to Adidas's regulations on the Chinese team's jersey, white is the color of the home jersey and red is the color of the away jersey, then the Chinese team should wear red. As a result, the home team was drawn to sign the Chile home jersey in red, and Chile of course chose their representative color, red – and their flag was also red. So in order to avoid color contrast, the Chinese team can only wear white jerseys.

As a result, the game that should have been won was not won......

So this time, although the Chinese team drew the home team draw, they still chose to pass the red set of "away jerseys".

As a result, the Dutch team will have to ditch their favourite orange jersey and wear the white one.

Now, the Chinese players in red jerseys are in the dressing room, listening to coach Lippi speak: "The Dutch team is strong, there is no doubt about that. Arguably the strongest team in this group. But that's not a reason for us to throw in the towel. If we want to qualify, we can't afford to lose this game. For us, it's a battle for survival, and if we lose we die. The situation is very critical, but I have heard that there is a saying in China that is called 'death and then life', and I think there is nothing more appropriate to use this sentence than at this time. ”

"Let the Dutch team see what we believe in!"

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In this game, Lippi made a local adjustment to the starting lineup of the Chinese team, that is, he replaced Gao Lin, the center who started in the last game, and replaced Wu Lei.

Then let He Ying go to the middle lane, Yan Min and Wu Lei left and right.

This is a typical counterattack lineup, He Ying, Yan Min and Wu Lei all have speed and have a certain amount of individual combat ability.

In addition, He Ying is also a very versatile striker, and he can also play the role of an offensive fulcrum in the frontcourt.

On the Dutch side, Louis van Gaal maintained the same starting line-up as in the 5-1 win over Spain in the previous game, and did not make any changes.

The Netherlands played well against Spain and Van Gaal, as head coach, had no reason to make any changes to such a fluid squad.

When it comes to winning, adjustments are not necessary.

The Dutch team is in good form and they are confident to sweep away any opponent who stands in their way. Whether it's Spain or ...... China.

This Chinese team does have some players who have performed well in the European League, but the most important thing is that Zhou Yi is not there, so in the minds of the Dutch team, the threat level of the Chinese team has dropped a lot.

Before the game, Van Gaal carefully studied the video of the match between the Chinese team and the Chilean team, especially in the first fifteen minutes, to see how the Chilean team led the Chinese team by two goals in a short period of time.

He thinks it can be useful for his team.

Of course, in the end, the Chinese team came back, but Van Gaal believes that it was because of the Chilean team's own problems, they made mistakes, plus the strength of the Chilean team did not have an advantage over the Chinese team, and the strength of the two teams was equal, so it was normal and fair to end up tied.

The Netherlands is not Chile, and once the Dutch team takes a two-goal lead, it is absolutely impossible for the Chinese team to equalize.

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After the start of the game, the Dutch team did launch a fierce attack like the Chinese team's goal, and their goal was clear, which was to use their speed to break down the Chinese team's defense at the beginning of the game, catch the Chinese team by surprise, and then try to take a two-goal lead in a short period of time. Just like Chile.

And then then, the game will not develop like Chile anymore.

Five minutes into the game, the Chinese team controlled the ball in the middle of the field. Yang Hao was a little hesitant when he got the ball, he should have passed it forward, but he didn't know who to pass it to, and he was immediately posted by De Jong.

De Jong's murderous name is famous, Yang Hao was a little shaken, and quickly turned around, wanting to protect the football. As a result, he had just turned around when Sneijder pressed him on again.

These Yang Hao couldn't take care of anything else at all, so he could only rush the football back!

But because the return pass was too hasty, Zheng Zhi did not receive the ball, Yang Hao passed off, but let Robben after Zheng Zhi intercept the ball!

Robben, who intercepted the ball, turned around and kicked the ball forward directly!

Then he started to accelerate, relying on his own speed to force a breakthrough through the Chinese team's central defender Feng Xiaoting in front of him.

Although he was still some distance away from Feng Xiaoting, his speed was too fast, and he came first and still received the football on the line of the big penalty area.

"Robben—danger!" He Ping exclaimed.

However, in this process, Feng Xiaoting did not give up, he was also sprinting with all his strength, forcing Robben.

Under his hot pursuit, Robben received the ball, but did not completely shake him off.

So when Robben got the ball on the line of the big penalty area, he found that Feng Xiaoting chased it back!

This was somewhat unexpected.

Maybe I was shocked by this accident,

Then Robben made a mistake when he handled the ball again, and he slipped the ball out, but when he was about to accelerate, his feet went limp and he didn't kick up......

Feng Xiaoting hurriedly protected the football and gave the football to Sun Pan, who came out.

A false alarm.

"It's dangerous, it's dangerous...... Robben had a weak foot in the final moments, otherwise the ball was dangerous...... The Chinese team should be careful, there can be no more mistakes like this in the midfield pass...... "The person who commented on the Chinese team's game in this game was He Ping, who usually commented on La Liga and the Champions League.

And he is partnered with Gong Lei, a domestic football commentator and coach.

"Yang Hao is too sticky with the ball, he should know his positioning, he is not an organizer, he must be decisive in handling the ball, just give the football to his teammates around him, don't think about sending a fatal pass...... It is best to deal with the back waist cleanly......" Gong Lei also criticized Yang Hao's handling of football just now.

"Fortunately, Feng Xiaoting did not give up on the defense of this ball, although he was thrown away by Robben by speed, he still chased after him, and finally caught up with ...... in the penalty area"

In fact, Feng Xiaoting's speed is not slow, he is a rare central defender in China with excellent sprint speed. "Gong Lei is the head coach of the Chinese Super League team, and he certainly understands the situation of the players who play in China. 'Lippi has definitely stepped up the team's defensive demands as well, and the defenders are clearly focused. The ball was an accident just now, but Feng Xiaoting's reaction was also very fast. The bottom line is that we can't lose this game, so it's important to defend ......"

Robben, who missed this opportunity, laughed helplessly himself in the close-up.

The Dutch TV commentator couldn't understand why Robben had weakened his legs at the most crucial moment......

“...... But it doesn't matter, it's only been five minutes and we still have a chance!"

In the end, he gave confidence to the Dutch fans in front of the TV.

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