Chapter 498: Messi scored three goals in a row, and Ronaldo said goodbye to the World Cup
After the Group C match, people turned their attention to Group D.
Costa Rica are in the best form, winning both of their games and needing a draw in the final round to top their group.
Italy and Uruguay both have one win and one defeat, with Italy needing only a draw to qualify because of their superior goal difference.
As for England, who have lost both games, they have lost their chance to qualify, and all they have to do is fight for glory.
In the third round, Costa Rica vs England and Italy vs Uruguay.
Both games were very close, with the first half being to break the deadlock.
Italy suffered a blow in the 59th minute, Marchisio broke through with the ball, faced Arévalo who was pressing up, half-turned to protect the ball and stepped on the opponent's calf, referee Marco Rodriguez directly showed a red card!
In the 79th minute, Suarez and Chiellini scramble with each other in the penalty area, and suddenly bit the opponent's left shoulder, Chiellini raised his left arm to get rid of it, Suarez covered his face and fell to the ground, Marco Rodriguez only awarded Italy a free kick, Chiellini pulled down his left sleeve to show the wound.
But Suarez bit and escaped punishment.
Uruguay broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute!
Ramirez takes a corner kick from the right and Godin jumps seven meters in front of goal and puts the ball into the bottom right corner with his back shoulder!
1 to 0!
Uruguay got their fate in the throat and kept the score until the end of the game!
On the other turf, Costa Rica ended up tied 0-0 with England, with the former finishing first in the group with seven points and Uruguay finishing second with four points.
The two giants of this group, Italy and England, were eliminated.
After the game, Suarez's biting incident caused a heated discussion in the media, and the Italian media believed that the referee was biased in favor of Uruguay, and Suarez should have received a red card.
After the Group D battle, people turned their attention to Group E.
Group E third round matchups, France vs Ecuador, Switzerland vs Honduras.
The situation in Group E is similar to that of Group D, which is clearer, with France winning both games and securing the top spot with just one more point, while Ecuador has lost both games and has lost hope of qualifying.
Switzerland and Honduras, with one win and one loss, will compete for the other spot.
Both teams have a minus two goal difference, but Switzerland have the advantage in goals, so Switzerland only need a draw to advance, as is the case with Italy.
Attention is drawn to the life-and-death battle between Switzerland and Honduras.
Switzerland took the lead in the sixth minute when Lichtsteiner passed the ball and Bayern Munich winger Shaqiri curled a left-footed shot into the top left corner from 22 yards after cutting inside from the right.
1 to 0!
Switzerland extended their lead in the 31st minute, Dermic crossed the ball on the counter-attack, and Shaqiri burst into the edge of the box and fired a low shot!
Two to zero!
Switzerland sealed the win in the 71st minute, Dermic crossed the ball on the counter-attack, and Shaqiri swept the goal from 13 meters in front of the goal!
Three to zero!
Shaqiri scored a hat-trick to make the suspense of promotion completely disappear.
In the end, Switzerland defeated Honduras 3-0 and took control of their destiny.
France drew 0-0 with Ecuador in the end, and France qualified for the top spot!
After the Group E match, fans all over the world are excited, can Messi score three games in a row?
The situation in Group F is very clear, Argentina has six points and has already locked a ticket to qualify, Nigeria has one win and one draw, as long as it does not lose to Argentina by a small score.
Yin Lang's team, which won a draw, wants to qualify, there are two conditions, first of all, a big win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and secondly, Nigeria wants to lose to Argentina by a big score, and they only have the possibility of qualifying theoretically.
As for Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has zero points, it can only fight for honor.
In the big battle between Argentina and Nigeria, Argentina took the lead in the 3rd minute, Mascherano passed, Di Maria's shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Enyeama and hit the left post and bounced back, Messi volleyed into the net ten meters in front of the goal!
Messi has scored in three consecutive games and has shown great form!
Messi became only the second Argentine to score in each of his three group games at the World Cup since Oreste Cobata in 1958. The 146 seconds broke Messi's previous record for the fastest goal of 161 seconds.
Nigeria equalised after 80 seconds, Babatunde broke through the middle and Moussa cut into the left side of the box to face Zabaletta and curled the ball into the far corner!
One-to-one!
Argentina extended the score in first-half stoppage time, Messi took a free kick from 25 meters in front of the goal and shot into the top right corner, Enyeama had no chance this time, so he had to watch the ball go into the net!
Two to one!
Messi scored twice!
This is Messi's tenth goal in the last eight games for Argentina!
Nigeria equalized in the 47th minute, Musa and Emenik kicked the wall and pushed into the near corner of the net from 14 meters in front of the goal!
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Two to two!
Nigeria's resilience has won the admiration of the world.
Argentina exceeded again in the 50th minute, Di Maria's powerful shot in front of the penalty area was saved by Enyeama, and the unguarded Rojo corner kick melee knocked the ball into the gate with his right leg in the small penalty area!
Three to two!
In the end, Argentina defeated Nigeria 3-2, and the two teams qualified together.
In the other game, Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Yin Lang 3-1 and won the first victory of this World Cup.
After the game, Messi was widely praised by the media, and Messi's supporters believed that with Messi's good form, Argentina could win the World Cup in this World Cup, and Messi could also become the king by virtue of the World Cup championship and become a new generation of football kings.
Group G matchups are: Germany vs USA, Portugal vs Ghana.
Germany and the United States are both one win and one loss, and if the two teams draw, they will join hands to advance to the knockout round, and Portugal and Ghana will have to expect Germany and the United States to split the winners and losers, preferably with a big victory over the United States.
Portugal took the lead in the 30th minute when Veloso crossed from the left, Boyer got on the edge of the six-yard box before Moutinho cleared it but it went wide, the ball hit the knee and deflected off the crossbar into the top right corner!
1 to 0!
Ghana equalized in the 57th minute, Asamoah crossed with the outside of his foot on the left side, and the unguarded Gyan rushed into the net from the edge of the small penalty area!
One-to-one!
Portugal took the lead again in the 80th minute, Nani crossed from the left, Dauda barely hit the ball in the scuffle in front of the goal, and C-Ronaldo scored with a left-footed volley from ten meters in front of the goal!
Two to one!
In the end, Portugal won 2-1 against Ghana.
In the focus battle between Germany and the United States, Germany broke the deadlock in the 55th minute!
Mesut Ozil took a tactical corner from the right and then received a left-footed cross from a teammate, Mertesacker nodded the ball into the far corner and was saved by Howard, and Muller pushed it into the far corner from the edge of the box on the left!
1 to 0!
Germany topped the group thanks to a goal from Muller who beat the United States 1-0.
The United States and Portugal both have four points, with the United States finishing second in the group on goal difference.
Portugal was eliminated!