Chapter 499: Beckenham's prediction for the knockout round

The team newspaper believes that Portugal were eliminated mainly due to two reasons, one is that they lost four goals to Germany in the first game, which put a heavy burden on their backs.

The second point is that they failed to beat the United States in the second game, which led to a passive position.

The German media praised the German team, believing that they were getting more and more in control.

Of the eight groups, seven have already decided the qualifiers, leaving only the last group.

The final round of Group G is played against South Korea vs Belgium and Algeria vs Russia.

Belgium with 2

Two consecutive wins and a record of early qualification; South Korea and Russia have only one point in the first two rounds of the group stage, and they must win this game to qualify; Algeria are in second place for the time being, with one win and one loss, and a win against Russia would give them another spot.

At the Baisada Arena, the life-and-death battle between Russia and Algeria unfolded.

Feghouli was forced off for treatment with a bleeding head in the fifth minute, and Russia seized the 11-on-10 chance to take the lead in the sixth minute, when Kombarov crossed from the left and the unmarked Kokorin scrambled a powerful header in front of goal.

One to zero, Russia leads.

At the Paul Corinthians Stadium, the match between South Korea and Belgium began.

In the 44th minute, there was a sudden change on the field - Devore stomped on Kim Shin Wook with both feet in the midfield scramble, and was directly shown a red card by the referee, and the South Korean team had to fight with one less person!

Baishada Arena.

Algeria equalized in the 60th minute, Brahimi crossed a free kick from the left, Akinfeev intercepted and Suleimani scored with a header from close range!

One-to-one!

Paul Corinthians Stadium.

In the 77th minute, Belgium scored a goal - Belgium's middle pass had been cut off by the South Korean team, but Lee Geun-ho's pass was wrong and was tackled, Origi made a strong attack in front of the penalty area, causing Kim Seung-kyu to save, and Vertonghen scored in front of the stop-up shot!

1 to 0!

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Algeria drew with Russia with a score of 1-1, Belgium defeated South Korea 1-0, and finally Belgium, which won all three games, won the first place, Algeria won the second place with one win, one draw and one loss, and South Korea and Russia were eliminated.

At this point, the group stage has been played, and the first round of the knockout round has been discharged.

In the top half, hosts Brazil vs Spain, Colombia vs Uruguay, France vs Nigeria, Germany vs Algeria.

In the bottom half, Netherlands vs. Mexico, Costa Rica vs. Greece, Argentina vs. Switzerland, Belgium vs. USA.

Regarding the elimination of the first round, major media made pre-match predictions.

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, former England star David Beckham talked about his views on elimination:

"Brazil vs Spain: It's a game that is difficult to predict, there are no big problems with Brazil's attacking line, Neymar is in very good form at the moment, the problem is that the Brazilian midfield is weak and now Fernandinho comes up in midfield to make up for it.

The only problem was centre-back, with David Luiz also having a history of emotional instability, having problems defending high balls from wide crosses, and right wing-back Alves was not in good shape.

Spain's overall form is not very good and Lee's form will play a decisive role.

However, his injury is the biggest concern.

Uruguay vs Colombia: Suarez's suspension has a very big impact on the whole team and will have a certain impact on the morale of the team, it is difficult to say that this game is slightly inclined to Colombia.

No. 21 striker Martinez and No. 10 Rodriguez are very good, so you can't look down on Colombia, they are not particularly familiar with them, and there is not much analysis in too detail, but no matter who qualifies for these two teams, they can't beat Brazil.

France vs Nigeria: The situation in France should be better, Deschamps' team is very team, very strong in combat, France does not lack physical and technical skills, what was lacking in the past was a kind of spirit, now the spirit is there, there is no problem in beating Nigeria.

Germany vs Algeria: Germany has historically lost to Algeria in the group stage of the 1982 World Cup, almost exited, and finally came back to life.

This Algerian team is not to be underestimated, the combination of technique and body is very good, but it is still a little worse in front of the German team. The Germans are very in control of the game, this Germany team can go very far, Algeria can't withstand them.

Netherlands vs Mexico: The Netherlands is not very easy to play, the group stage is in very good shape, but the state is very early, whether it can be maintained is a problem, after all, some players are old, and his style of play is very physically demanding, Robben and other players have been running hard.

Mexico is a resilient team that can play against the Netherlands without having the upper hand, and the technical level is even a little better than that of the Netherlands. One of the factors that won the game was Robben's speed, and the other was the height, so it looks like the Netherlands are a little bit better.

Costa Rica vs Greece: Greece is playing better and better, and this game is not easy to predict. Costa Rica have better skills, Greece is physically stronger than them, Costa Rica may be better because after all, they have half the home advantage.

Argentina vs Switzerland: I don't think Argentina has much of a problem playing Switzerland, Argentina has no problem attacking, but there are two sets of plans that need to be adjusted.

Messi, Aguero, and Yin Guain played at the same time, and the impact of the attack line was insufficient, and the ideal way of playing was to have 1 or 2 players in front of them to open the way, giving Messi and Aguero back to create opportunities, but now Aguero is injured again, which just prompts Argentina to change the formation.

You can put Ravitch or Palacio in front, and I personally think that Palacio is more suitable for the role of opening the way and creating a chance for Messi to strike a fatal blow. Of course, Argentina's plan A is not good, and there is plan B, that is, Di Maria's back row is inserted into the attack.

Argentina's problem is in defence, mainly in central defender Fernandes, the problem is not in Zabalita, the goal conceded seems to have been conceded from Zabalita, but the problem is that Fernandes is not in a good position to protect Sabalita, and he has a problem with his defensive selection in the middle.

This vulnerability may not be obvious against Switzerland, because after all, Switzerland is relatively rough, and there is only one attack point in Shaqiri, and the situation is relatively simple, and Fernandes may be able to deal with it.

Belgium vs the United States: Belgium should have a chance, the American team's anger has almost worn off after the game against Germany, everyone sees that the United States may just have a few hits, three axes, can run, jump and rush.

However, Belgium also played hard when they played South Korea, thinking that they might be a team with very elegant skills and tactics like traditional Belgium, but this Belgium is not, and it belongs to a tougher team.

In this way, Belgium is not afraid of the United States, so Belgium may run into Argentina. Judging from his play against South Korea, Belgium can't beat Argentina, the technique is rougher, and the defenders may have more difficulty dealing with Messi, and Messi will not be able to react if he is so fast. ”

When it comes to the quarter-finals and the semi-finals and finals that follow, Beckenham thinks it's hard to say in the top half: "Germany, Brazil, Spain are all likely to be in the semi-finals.

In the bottom half, whoever wins the Netherlands vs. Mexico will surely beat the winner of the Costa Rica vs Greece match to advance to the last four, most likely against Argentina.

If Mexico face Argentina, then the latter has a good chance of reaching the final, and if the Netherlands progress to the final, Robben will certainly pose a considerable threat to the Argentine backline. ”

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