The semi-finals kicked off with the hosts' match against Uruguay.

This game is a civil war in South America, and there are many grievances between the two teams, so before the game even starts, the outside of the stadium is full of gunpowder.

As the biggest player in the Brazilian team, Neymar's personal strength is not to be said, and he has been recognized by the majority of fans in the group stage.

However, Neymar's character has been questioned by fans.

This guy has just joined Barcelona, and it seems that he has fully learned the acting skills of La Masia Film and Television Academy.

His clumsy and exaggerated diving performance on the field made many fans feel embarrassed for him after watching it.

The key is that Neymar himself doesn't feel that he often uses this trick on the field, and sometimes he can even deceive the referee, deceive a free kick or even a yellow card from the opponent.

This is already not embarrassing, but shameless!

Fans of those teams who played against Brazil hated Neymar's diving performance, and attacked his character on the Internet, spitting on him as a shameless villain.

No, before the game even started, Uruguay's captain Lugano publicly attacked Neymar for often relying on fake throws to deceive the referee.

"I don't understand, why would a talented young man like him turn a football game into a show in this botched way, instead of using his skills to win the game with his own skills on his feet?"

After the Uruguayan captain's statement was reported by reporters, it immediately caused an uproar.

Naturally, Brazilian fans were indignant and attacked Lugano online.

The Brazilian Football Federation also urgently stood up in protest, issuing a public statement before the game:

"Neymar is an important member of the Brazilian squad and the threat he poses to opponents on the pitch is obvious to all, and against such a talented player who is difficult to defend, opponents will be more aggressive and even foul to contain his attack.

Neymar's moves are not a performance, but a form of self-preservation.

The Uruguayans' attack was ridiculous, and they feared that Neymar would pose a huge threat to them on the pitch, so they tried to use such statements to interfere with the referee.

Leave a bad impression on the referee, which will affect the referee's decision and give them a chance.

We are firmly against this and strongly protest! ”

There is some truth to the Brazilian Football Federation's response.

It cannot be ruled out that the opponent wants to use foul tactics to contain Neymar's attempt, but the Uruguayan's counterattack is also exceptionally sharp:

"Hehe, bad character is bad character, what does it have to do with football skills and talent?

Lin Quan, who is also talented and powerful.

Why is there no fake fall and diving?

We lost to Spain on the pitch, but we don't attack the character of the opponent because we lost convincingly! ”

This response was simply a critical blow, and the Brazilian Football Federation was a little speechless for a while.

In terms of the ability to create threats, Lin Quan is not inferior to Neymar at all, and even better than Neymar.

However, no one has ever attacked an opponent against Spain, and he has a record of fake falls, diving, lying on grass and other unsportsmanlike records.

Comparing the two sides, Lin Quan directly completed the counterpoint tulle against Neymar!

Lin Quan is innocently lying down again!

It was originally a dog-eat-dog in Uruguay and Brazil, but I didn't expect to be dragged into it.

But judging from the results, it seems to be pretty good?

There was no such visual contrast before, so people didn't feel anything.

But with a negative teaching material like Neymar placed there, Lin Quan's image in people's minds suddenly became taller.

"I haven't found out that Lin Huang's ball products are so good!"

"The ability is so strong, the person is still so handsome, the ball is still so good, I love it!"

"Originally, I didn't feel like Emperor Lin, but now for the sake of his balls, I have to fan one!"

"Upstairs, the little black man shows his chicken feet, right? Our real fans call Lin Huang Brother Lin, how can anyone follow the black fans to call Lin Huang? ”

……

In the face of the doubts of all parties before the game, the party Neymar had to stand up and publicly state:

"Everyone has freedom of speech, and these words attacking me for faking will not hurt me.

I don't care about the verbal attacks of the enemy, I just think about how I can help my teammates and my team and bring joy to all the Brazilian fans and the fans who support the Brazilian national team. ”

This statement is still very standard, but it's not enough to just talk about it.

Neymar has to prove himself on the field!

And Neymar didn't disappoint, as he delivered a world-class diving show on the wing from the start.

In the 3rd minute of the game, Neymar met Uruguay's captain Lugano when he broke through with the ball.

Neymar first used his bicycle stunt to try to get past his opponent.

But Lugano was experienced and did not fall for it, but looked at Neymar with the attitude of watching a fool's performance.

Seeing that this trick did not work, Neymar forced his acceleration and tried to overtake.

Isn't Lugano easy?

Seeing this, he immediately stuck in position, and kept moving at his feet, trying to grab Neymar's ball.

In the scramble, the two pushed each other, and there were small movements in their hands.

And when Gargano raised his right hand, Neymar's performance began:

I saw that he first stopped suddenly, leaned back, and covered his face in the air, his expression looked very painful.

Then he threw himself high in the opposite direction and fell to the ground hard, like a gymnast's movements, which was extremely pompous.

Neymar's 'gymnastics' move caused strong dissatisfaction among the Uruguayan players, who surrounded them to condemn it.

Lugano stood next to him, spread his hands, and while signaling his innocence, he issued a wordless taunt to Neymar who fell to the ground:

See, I said this guy would dive!

The referee walked over with a black face, ignored Neymar's performance, motioned for him to stand up, and awarded the ball to Uruguay.

The nearby Uruguayan players immediately applauded the referee's discernment, while the Brazilian players looked embarrassed.

Only Neymar is still babbling at the referee, believing that he has been violated.

But in the referee's mind, he has already been blacklisted, so he simply ignored his protests.

Seeing that the protest was ineffective, Neymar gave up.

In the 13th minute of the game, Uruguay attacked, Lugano himself dribbled into the penalty area, and was about to shoot, but was tripped by David Luiz.

The referee decisively awarded a penalty that left the hosts with one foot on the edge of the cliff.

The Brazilian fans at the scene couldn't help but worry:

Could it be that the tragedy of 50 years ago will be repeated?

Will they be knocked out on their doorstep by Uruguay's arch-rivals?

At the crucial moment, goalkeeper Cesar, who had played for Inter Milan, showed great courage and saved his team by saving Diego Fran's push!

Then the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield, but they made mistakes again and again, and it was difficult to control the situation in the midfield, and the game became anxious!

Seeing that the team was unable to take the lead, the Brazilian fans at the scene couldn't help but start to get anxious.

They shouted the names of the players and hoped they would step up and help the team win.

Among them, the most shouted is Neymar's name.

Encouraged by this, the morale of the Brazilian team has improved.

In the 41st minute, after the Brazilian midfielder stealed, Paulinho picked up a cross into the penalty area.

Neymar received the ball in the penalty area and shook off the defenders, and instead of choosing to pass the ball to his teammates, he chose to come on his own.

The Uruguayan goalkeeper focused and saved Neymar's right-footed outside volley.

However, he saved the ball in the box and was met by Fred, who fired a right-footed shot from five yards out to make it 1-0.

After seeing the team take the lead, the Brazilian fans at home sang and danced, and all of them had smiles on their faces.

It's as if they've seen their team reach the final!

However, the situation changed after the opening of the second half, and just two minutes later, Uruguay equalised after a mistake by a Brazilian defender.

The culprit of this conceded goal was Marcelo, a left-back who plays for Real Madrid!

He was indecisive in his pass after receiving the ball and was tackled by Cavani.

The rest of Brazil's defenders failed to make up for it in time, giving Cavani the chance to single out the goalkeeper.

As the transfer bid leader so far in the summer window, Edinson Cavani will not miss such an opportunity.

After the equaliser, the game became even more anxious.

Both teams attacked aggressively, but neither team could find the back of the net.

Seeing that 85 minutes have passed in the game, the score on the field is still 1:1.

This score made the Spanish players who followed this match a little uncertain who would advance to the final.

"Brazil is a little bit tougher, we played Uruguay twice and we are more familiar with them, so if Uruguay advances to the final, it will be more beneficial for us!"

"It's hard to say, Uruguay's momentum has obviously risen, they have a lot of solidity at the back in this game, and it won't be as easy as before to meet them again!"

"Think about what to do, no matter who makes it to the final, we are confident enough to beat them and win the Confederations Cup!"

Ramos, who is full of self-confidence, does not seem to have these two opponents in his eyes.

In his opinion, Spain's squad is stronger now than when they won the World Cup three years ago.

……

Seeing that the game was about to drag into extra time, Neymar, who had no wonderful performance in the whole game, finally stood up.

In the 86th minute, Brazil won a corner kick opportunity.

Neymar stood in the corner and watched the position of his teammates and opponents before driving the ball far away.

Paulinho, the Brazilian defender who was ambushed here, carried the opponent's defender, jumped high, and hit the goal with a header, rewriting the score to 2:1!

Scoring at this point in time is almost a lore!

With less than four minutes left, even with stoppage time, it's less than eight.

As long as they can hold on to the lead and don't let their opponents score, then they will be the ones who will advance to the final!

While the Brazilian fans and players were celebrating their goals, the big screen replayed the clash between Neymar and Uruguayan Gonzalez in the corner.

The two appeared to have an altercation, and by the time Gonzalez walked off the field, Neymar made a gesture akin to Gonzalez.

There is no doubt that Neymar's 'flying kiss' and the verbal altercation that broke out between him and Gonzalez will definitely be the focus of attention of the media reporters after the game.

In the end, with goals from Paulinho and Fred, Brazil defeated Uruguay 2-1 and advanced to the final first.

Although there was a lot of controversy in the match between Brazil and Uruguay, after the game, there was also a war of abuse between fans of the two countries because of some of Neymar's actions.

However, after this match, the focus quickly shifted to the other semi-final.

Maybe it's because Neymar's performance on the field is too flamboyant, or maybe it's because he couldn't continue his streak of scoring goals in the last game.

So before the start of the match between Spain and Italy, the debate about who is stronger and who is weak between Lin Quan and Neymar seems to have an answer.

At present, in the scorer list, Lin Quan is already 2 goals ahead of Neymar.

If he can still score in this game, then he will also surpass Neymar in consecutive goals and will not give his opponent a chance to overtake.

Moreover, as long as Lin Quan can score in this game, then after entering the final, he has a goal advantage of at least 3 goals ahead of Neymar.

Since ancient times, there has been no name in the finals, and it is very difficult to score a hat trick or even a big four in the final.

Especially against a top team like Spain.

So if Lin Quan can break through Italy's goal in this game, then he will basically lock up the top scorer in this Confederations Cup.

Considering that Lin Quan has scored 5 goals so far, he is only 2 goals away from the all-time scoring record in the Confederations Cup.

As long as he can score three goals in his remaining two games, he will break Romario's all-time record of seven goals set in the 1997 Confederations Cup.

Of course, this record is still a bit difficult to break.

Spain's next opponents are not weak, and it will be difficult to score three goals against Italy and Brazil.

A day later, Spain's semi-final against Italy started as scheduled.

It's just that it's not what fans imagined before the game.

After the start of this game, the performance of the Italian team was very good.

Their chain defence seems to have regained its chances, strangling opponents' attacks out of the box time and time again.

At the end of the first half, the score of the two teams was still 0:0.

Spain couldn't find a chance to score for a long time and had to return to the dressing room with a depressed draw.

This result surprised all the fans!

Italy, who were recently beaten four goals in a single game by Brazil and three goals by a weak Japanese team, why would the world champions have nothing to do with them?

Could it be that the World Champion is not as strong as they think?

In the dressing room, Bosque said to the players with a serious expression:

"We underestimated our opponents!"

(End of chapter)