June 15 was a sad day for Switzerland, one of the hosts of this European Championship. Although they already knew in advance that the team would be doomed, today their fans will have to head to the stadium to give their beloved team one last ride.

Maybe even God is sad for Switzerland, it rained a lot in Basel today, standing on the banks of the Rhine, watching the Swiss fans rush to the stadium in the rain, I was really moved by them, and I was also saddened by them. However, the cold and rainy night did not stop the enthusiasm of the fans, and the St. Jacobs Stadium continued the tradition of full capacity since the start of the European Championships, and the Swiss fans continued to show strong support for the team.

"Before the game, you could smell the tension of the police around the stadium, and it is true that if the hosts lose all three games, there will inevitably be fan trouble. The San Jacobs Stadium is heavily guarded, traffic is stagnant, and there are some makeshift guardrails, while in a compound 500 meters from the stadium, more than 10 police cars and four fire trucks are "hidden". All security personnel are on standby on board and are on call to know what is happening outside the venue. …… This is Sky TV reporter Ji Li. Hazel reports from Basel. ”

A tragic match between Switzerland and Portugal.

Portugal are in the top half of the tournament and are likely to meet Germany, the second place in Group B, in the next knockout round!

On the final match day of the group stage of each group, the two matches will start at the same time, and on the other venue, at the Geneva Stadium in Switzerland, the Czech Republic will compete with Turkey for another qualifying spot.

The match between Switzerland and Portugal has begun, and in this game, Portugal, the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of this tournament, changed as many as eight players in the starting line-up. Only Ricardo, Pepe and Patrick Ferreira retained their starting line-up. The hosts, Switzerland, who were the first to go out of the tournament, played for glory.

Jonk was able to sit on the bench and watch the atmosphere of the European Championships.

Seeing the starting line-ups for both sides, Jonker smiled. He poked Nani beside him, "Nani. Bet or not, I bet Switzerland will win. ”

Nani looked at Jonker, as if to see if Jonk was in a state of confusion, betting on the winner of the opponent as a Portuguese player, but Nani insisted that Portugal would continue to beat Switzerland and advance to the last eight with a winning record.

And so a £200 gamble began.

At the end of the first half, Switzerland and Portugal were still 0:0. Nani rolled his eyes, quite sure, after all, he was betting on Portugal not to lose, and in his opinion, there would be nothing wrong with that.

In the 71st minute, the Swiss midfielder made a direct pass from the right side, Deldiyok knocked directly behind the wall with his back, and Hakan Yakin stopped the ball a little and raised his foot to shoot. The ball flew between the legs of the blocked Ricardo and drilled into the net...... Switzerland 1:0 Portugal ...... At this point, Jonk glanced at Nani, who swallowed his saliva......

Ten minutes later, Swiss striker Barnetta was tripped in the box by Portuguese defender Mela. Hakanyakin takes the penalty - Switzerland 2:0 Portugal!

Nani's hands were shaking and he was dizzy......

Jonk hugged his offensive partner, "Nani. What's wrong with you, what's wrong? Doctor. Doctor, he pumped ......"

It's not about qualifying. The atmosphere in Portugal is very relaxed, compared to the Swiss, who are united, the Portuguese do not pay much attention to this game at all, and it is gratifying to be able to win, but not winning will not affect Portugal's record of first place in Group A.

In the end, in this game, the host Switzerland, which had been out of the tournament in advance, defeated Portugal 2:0 in this battle of honor.

This night was sad for the host Swiss coach Kuhn, but it was also happy. He did not manage to lead the team to the round of 16, but he received the highest respect from all the players and fans on the pitch. The moment when the players thanked him with banners at the end of the game was one of the best moments of his life, and for Kuhn himself, it was the perfect end to ending his national team coaching career in such a way after seven years.

However, when coach Scolari showed some of the wonderful footage of the Czech Republic and Turkey match recorded by the coaching staff to the players, everyone was stunned, because this game can be described as ups and downs.

The Czechs launched a furious attack from the beginning, and in the 34th minute, the Czechs who insisted on attacking took the lead, Grigra broke through the cross from the right, and Jan Kohler jumped high in the middle and shook his head to smash the ball into the door! 1-0。

In the 62nd minute, the Czech team scored another goal, Sionco crossed the back point from the right, Prasil rushed to the ground and shoveled, and although the Turkish goalkeeper Volkan touched the ball, he still couldn't stop the ball from flying into the gate! 2 to 0.

Seeing this, almost everyone thought that the Czechs would win the game and advance to the quarterfinals, but then the Turkish team staged a Jedi counterattack, Turan made the score 1-2 in the 75th minute, and then Nihat scored two goals in the 87th and 89th minutes. Despite goalkeeper Volkan's foul foul, the 10-man Turkey side will win the game and join Portugal in the quarter-finals.

However, Turkey also paid a very heavy price in order to qualify, goalkeeper Volkan is suspended, and midfielder Aurelio has also accumulated two yellows and will be suspended for one game.

After showing the highlights of the game, Scolari drove the players back to their rooms to sleep.

The next day, under the watchful eyes of the whole team to watch the game in a regular manner, the German team defeated the host Austria 1:0, while eliminating the host, it also won the right to qualify for the second place in the group, Ballack's direct free kick scored, the only goal of the game, however, the focus of the game was not on the field, and on the sidelines, in the 39th minute, the two teams coaches Loew and Hicksberg had a verbal altercation outside the field, and the referee was both sent to the stands.

In the other match, Croatia, who qualified early, took on Poland. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Croatia, who came on as a substitute, defeated Poland 1-0 to qualify first in the group. On 52 minutes, Krasnic scored the only goal of the game with a low shot from a tight angle in the box. After the match, Krasnich was the famous 'kidney fighter'. The footage of running wildly after scoring a goal occupied the front page headlines of major media. It's awe-inspiring.

June 17, on the training ground. Jonker was in such a hot streak that he scored six goals with an overhead kick in the intra-team match, which made the German coaches who came to scout a little chill, and he was considering whether to sneak a grease on the soles of Jonker's feet......

Jonker is in good form, which is the favourite news of Portuguese fans, and it is said that when the news of this training session was transmitted back to Portugal, some pubs in Portugal were selling beer. It's up at least 10%.

After dinner, the whole Portuguese team showed up in the conference room 'on time' again to watch the last matchday of Group C, in Scolari's team, eating and not following the rules is the least tolerated, for which Scolari has adopted a zero-tolerance attitude, so he is late. and violations of team rules, which have largely disappeared in the Portuguese team. This was also considered the greatest miracle of 2008 by the tabloid reporters in Portugal.

Considering that the Dutch team has already secured the top spot in the group, therefore. Scolari arranged for his players to watch the Italy vs France match, which was the fourth time the two teams met in two years......

They didn't expect the game to be so dramatic......

The game has just begun. There was an accident.

In the 7th minute, Ribery fouled Zambrotta. However, he sprained the ankle and calf of his left leg and had to be carried off on a stretcher. Domenech had no choice but to replace Ribery with Nasri.

Seeing this, the Portuguese players burst into laughter, for Portugal, whether the French are unlucky, or the Italians are guilty, it is a good thing.

'Let the storm come harder.' Carvalho said, much to Jonck's awe, wondered if he could take some time to chat with Carvalho and discuss topics of interest to both sides, such as Gorky and Soviet literature.

Perhaps, Jonker will also feel the efficacy of Carvalho's crow's beak.

In the 24th minute, there was another storm on the field: Italian center Luca. Toney received a long pass from the midfielder, stopped the ball in the penalty area to form a single knife, French defender Abidal put him down behind Toney, and referee Michel awarded a penalty!

Moreover, the referee also showed Abidal a red card!

Andrea Pirlo took the penalty and smashed the ball into the top left corner of the net, but although Kupe was right, there was nothing he could do. 1 to 0.

Domenech had no choice but to make another substitution, and Nasri, who had just played just 16 minutes, fell victim to that as he was replaced by defender Boumsson.

"Oh, poor Nasri." Carvalho let out a hint of mourning, but there was really no concern in that expression.

On the other side, the Netherlands still won 0:0 Romania.

In the 45th minute, Italy's Perrotta was injured and fell on the field, the French team continued to attack, Pirlo maliciously fouled Benzema and received a yellow card, and saw the referee give a yellow card to Pirlo.

The first half ended with Italy 1:0 France.

The Portuguese players booed and booed, others ate and drank in the conference room, although Scolari is strict in governing the army, but he is not the kind of old-fashioned old guy, in fact, as long as the players are in order, this day is still relatively comfortable.

"Gattuso committed so many fouls, and in the second half of the game, if he gets another yellow card, the Italian will be miserable." Carvalho said suddenly.

In the 54th minute of the second half, it was Gattuso who received a yellow card for a foul on Claude Makelele, and Gattuso, like Pirlo, will also miss the next game.

However, none of this matters, the important thing is that everyone looks at Carvalho with strange expressions, and the centre-back does not seem to have expected his mouth to be so lethal, he looks a little helpless like a little girl who is about to lose......

At this time, Brito, the assistant coach who was following the match between the Netherlands and Romania on his laptop, suddenly said, "The Netherlands is 1:0 Romania!" Huntelaar scores! ”

In the 62nd minute, the Italian team won a free kick about 30 meters away from the goal, De Rossi took the free kick, the chance of the free kick was not very good, however, De Rossi's right foot volleyed hard, but the ghost hit Henry's foot in the wall, and the French goalkeeper Coupe has made a save. I didn't have time to change direction, I could only watch the football go into the net. 2-0, Italy extended their lead.

"Are the French cursed?"

"yes. Why is it so unlucky? ”

"Because their manager's name is Domenech." Jonker said that the others looked at him strangely, and Jonker's scalp tingled for a while, and asked him to explain the relationship between the thunderous 'moldy panties' and Domenech, but it was not easy to say, and in the end, Jonk just had to bite the bullet and say, "This pronunciation of Domenech means in Chinese." 'Moldy panties that have been worn for a long time'! ”

After Jonke finished speaking, the audience was shocked, and everyone was amazed and amazed.

When assistant coach Brito told everyone that Robin van Persie had scored and the Netherlands were leading Romania 2-0, everyone knew that the big picture of Group C was decided. The Dutch won all three games to top the group, and the Italians finished second in the group after beating the hapless 'moldy panties' France 2-0.

The final Group D match. The Russian, who was longer than running, was the first to step into the car door and reflexively gave the Swede behind him two kicks! The quarter-finals of this European Championship have been decided, and Russia defeated Sweden with two goals. Got on the last train.

If you look at South Korea at the 2002 World Cup, you know you played under Guus Hiddink. The first is to be able to run.

Yesterday, the 11 players of the Russian team exemplified the essence of Hiddink's coaching in charge. Running all over the field, the Swedes are at a loss and unable to do anything, which is in line with an old saying in the Chinese football circle: run out of tactics.

In the 23rd minute of the first half, the Russians tore through the Swedish defense with successive passes, and Pavlyuchenko swept the goal, 1:0. Just five minutes into the second half, the Russians counter-attacked again quickly, and Arshavin tackled the middle to score again. In addition to the two goals, the Russian's frantic run also recorded at least five kills, but unfortunately the team's shooting skills were mediocre.

In the other game, Spain, who qualified early, won two points in a row after falling behind by one goal to defeat Greece 2-1, and the defending champions were out of the group stage with three consecutive defeats.

So far, the quarterfinals of this European Championship have been released, which are Portugal, Turkey, Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, and Russia.

How much is a quarter-final seat worth? In the eyes of the Russian players, the benefits of reality are already clearly visible. The Russian Football Federation has decided to give a huge prize money of 7 million euros to reward the Russian team for reaching the quarterfinals of the European Championship for the first time.

Since Russia's independence, the "Polar Bears" have not made it to the group stage of the European Championship.

The Russian Football Federation said in a high-profile manner that Hiddink will receive a bonus of 500,000 euros personally, while the team bonus will be distributed proportionally, and the main players are expected to receive about 300,000 euros.

And at the moment, the Portuguese team is looking at how to beat Germany!

In a lethargic match, the German team, which is said to be in the "transition period", and the host Austria team seem to be playing with sparks, but in fact there is no technical content. If it weren't for Ballack's groundbreaking free-kick, the tidbits of Germany coach Loew and Austria coach Hicksberg both being sent off the pitch due to an argument with the fourth official would have been blown up by the media, because there is really no place to write about this game.

To paraphrase a sentence from a professional sports newspaper as the "closing statement" of this campaign: "Despite the victory, the German team's performance is still disappointing. ”

The German team has a first-class reputation and second-rate technology, and once they play abnormally, they immediately become third-rate, which is also the reason why they have won one win in the previous two European Championships. In the face of the host's all-in-one tactics, the Germans insisted on implementing the pre-match procedures without any flexibility.

The only variable is left-back Lahm, who is like an elven mouse in the Germans side, recreating the style of the World Cup two years ago. When the two strikers, Gomez and Klose, insisted on fighting a "mechanized war" with their opponents, the "little brother of the rat" couldn't stand it, and took a small red tassel gun to kill the Austrians.

It was a breakthrough from Lahm that won a free-kick for Germany and completed Ballack's heroic feat. It is worth mentioning that Ballack's free-kick was truly spectacular: 27 meters from the goal and a speed of 108 kilometers per hour, the Austrian goalkeeper Maho, who played for AEk in Athens, Greece, had probably never seen such a heavy artillery.

With the first free kick of this European Cup, Ballack rode the Nth solo savior, and the German team also reached the quarterfinals with trepidation.

After the game, the German captain was too lazy to look back on his personal achievements. Only care about the 1/4 finals and the meeting of the Portuguese team. Although in the 3rd and 4th place finals of the World Cup two years ago, Germany lost to Portugal at home. Ballack still put his team in the position of a weak team this time, saying that he would "be a man with his tail between his legs": "Ferreira, Carvalho and others are my teammates at Chelsea. I know a lot of Portuguese players, they all have great individual qualities and they play as a team. Especially Jonker and C. Ronaldo, who have just finished a perfect season in England. ”

Of course, Captain Ba's shocking kick made Loew much easier, because no matter how difficult it was, he would qualify. Loew was in the mood to complain about the referee who sent him to the stands: "I just went up to the fourth official, Hicksberg and I were just doing what a coach should do in the designated coaching area, I didn't leave the designated area. Also, our coaches on both sides have the right to coach the players from the sidelines. I don't understand that at all. I don't know what UEFA is doing! ”

Because of the defeat to Croatia, the German team, which was the biggest favourites to win the championship, suddenly seemed to become mediocre.

In the 1/4 finals, it seems that the whole world is optimistic about that "one" Portugal. Even the Germans themselves seem to be pessimistic.

In addition to Ballack, the "Emperor of Football" Beckenbauer also wrote in his column: "We can continue to stay in the European Championship, this is the most important news from Vienna. Germany managed to avoid the humiliating end of being eliminated from the group stage of the European Championship.

But in fact, the gap between Germany and Portugal is by no means as big as the outside world thinks. Portugal were in a tight position in the group and played big in the final round, and the Germans only had to take advantage of the Achilles heel of their opponents' air defences. The battle was not without a win.

Interestingly, Portugal coach Scolari will be on his way to Chelsea after the tournament, and Ballack is the Chelsea midfielder. Ballack smiled: "I don't know if this game is an opportunity for Scolari to look at me. ”

This season's Champions League final is between Manchester United and Chelsea, while Portugal, who have the most players from both teams, are set to host Germany led by Stamford Bridge midfielder Michael Ballack ahead of the game. The 'Chelsea gang' in the Portuguese squad helped their defenders to take a closer look at Ballack's technical and tactical characteristics, and there was no doubt about it. Whether they can successfully clamp down on the core of the German midfield will be the key to Portugal's victory in this campaign.

Portugal's main defensive player in midfield is Petit. And his main task in this game will undoubtedly be to limit Ballack's play to the maximum. Speaking to the media, Petit said: "There is no doubt that Ballack is a great player. But my main task is to limit his play. I know it's not an easy thing to do, but I'm confident that I can get the job done. ”

Portugal's two defenders, Pacos Ferreira and Carvalho, also provided him with a lot of information. Portugal's first-choice centre-forward Gomes revealed that it was the two Chelsea players who "betrayed their club teammates" before the big game for the Czech team, which led to Portugal's victory over the Czechs, led by the first goalkeeper Petr Cech.

Petit revealed: "I've certainly spoken to the two of them about Ballack's characteristics, but the more help comes from the Scolari tapes, we've been studying the German team's tactical play these days and I think I've found a way to successfully block Ballack. ”

By comparison, Bosingwa, who moved to Chelsea this summer, clearly doesn't provide much information, but the three players who play for Manchester United, Jonker, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani also know a thing or two about the old Premier League rivals. If Ballack wants to play or even dominate this game, the first task is to successfully deal with the detailed analysis of the "acquaintances".

Although it was Ballack who saved Germany with a direct free-kick in gold in the final group game, Predator's performance in the group stage was clearly worrying, and their table was far from the "hot" potential of Portugal, but Petit believes that Portugal should not be taken lightly: "Now we have to forget the group stage of the game, Germany did have trouble in Group B, but from any point of view, They are by no means an easy opponent to beat. ”

In addition to the extra emphasis on Ballack, Petit did not ignore the strength of the German team as a whole: "We have to be mentally focused throughout the game and not let up in the slightest. The strongest and most terrifying thing about the Germans lies precisely in their willpower, they are a team that is good at winning games, especially taking advantage of one or two mistakes by opponents, and if we don't want to go home so early, we have to stay focused until the end of the game. ”

Ballack will have to face too many "familiar faces" in this game, which is definitely not a good thing for the heart of the German team, but fortunately the same problem is also plaguing Ronaldo, who previously played for Arsenal goalkeeper Lehmann said that he has a way to deal with Ronaldo's shot, and the German team in this position against the defensive Lahm also happens to be one of the best players in this tournament. (To be continued......)