After Spain's victory over Australia to qualify for top of the group, the hopes of the Netherlands and Chile for top of the group were completely dashed.

The two teams will now have to fight to the end for the last place in the promotion!

As the opponent of Group A, the match of the Netherlands vs Chile not only attracted the attention of fans of the two countries, but also the fans of the host Brazil team.

As the group winners of Group A, Brazil's opponents in the round of 16 are the winners of this match.

In terms of strength, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands is certainly the stronger team, and because of this, the Brazilians are reluctant to meet them in the round of 16.

Comparatively speaking, Brazil knows Chile, an old South American rival, better.

Brazil and Chile have played each other 68 times in their history, with Brazil winning 48, drawing 13 and losing 7, scoring 158 goals and conceding 58 goals.

In addition, Brazil's home record is unbeaten with 15 wins and 4 draws, and in the last 12 meetings between the two sides, Brazil is unbeaten with 10 wins and 2 draws.

Looking at these stats, Brazil have the advantage in all aspects, and if they meet Chile in the round of 16, they have a very good chance of progressing to the last eight.

But if the opponent is the Netherlands, Brazil will have a much smaller chance of qualifying.

Brazil and the Netherlands have met 11 times in history, with Brazil winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 3, scoring 15 goals and conceding 15 goals.

The most recent meeting between the two teams was a friendly in June 2011 when Brazil and the Netherlands drew 0-0 and went on to the 2010 World Cup quarter-finals, where the Netherlands sent Brazil home 2-1.

As a result, almost all the Brazilian fans who came to watch the game turned into fans of the Chilean team temporarily.

In the name of cheering for the compatriots in South America, in fact, they all have their own little calculations in their hearts.

The game between the Netherlands and Chile was very anxious, and it was clear that the Dutch team was not at its best.

Chile, on the other side, learned the lesson of the previous game by Spain, and this one made a lot of targeted adjustments in defense.

These adjustments have effectively curbed the Dutch team's attack!

Until the 75th minute, the score was still 0:0.

Chile's goalkeeper Bravo really seemed to be hanging up, making a high and low block to save the Dutch team's dangerous shots one by one.

This outstanding performance has completely conquered the scouts of the big clubs, and the scouts from Barcelona have submitted a report to the club, suggesting that the club take the outstanding Chilean goalkeeper under their command after the World Cup!

If the match were to be finished with this scoreline, Chile would advance to the round of 16 with a goal difference of -2.

However, in the 77th minute, the first goal of the game finally came.

The Netherlands took advantage of a corner and Arjen Robben played the ball to Janmaatt just outside the box.

The Dutch full-back, who was almost beaten by Lin Quan in the last game, played a role in this corner kick tactic.

He didn't pass the ball immediately after stopping the ball, but waited for the defender to rush out, and then passed the ball into the penalty area, and assisted Fer, who replaced Sneijder, to score the first goal of the game for the Dutch team!

The score became 1:0!

The goal saved the Netherlands from the brink of elimination, and now it is Chile who have fallen into the abyss.

The Chilean team had to give up the defensive counterattack and attack with all its might!

In the final stages of the game, the situation on the field changed to a situation in which the Chilean team went out to besiege the Dutch team.

However, such a siege not only failed to score, but instead gave the Dutch a chance to play a quick counter-attack.

In the 92nd minute, the 20-year-old Depay scored his first goal of the World Cup to help the Netherlands seal the win.

In the end, the Chilean team was eliminated by the Dutch team and fell in the final round of the group stage when they could qualify with a draw.

With Chile out, the qualifying teams from Group A and Group B are all out.

Brazil, who are in first place in Group A, and Mexico, who are second in Group A, will face the Netherlands and Spain, who are second in Group B, in the quarter-finals.

In this matchup situation, except for the Spanish fans who are more detached and feel that it doesn't matter, the fans of the remaining three teams are very dissatisfied.

Mexican fans were already wailing that their team could be carried away.

Fans of the hosts, Brazil and the uncrowned Kings of the Netherlands, are nervous as their opponents are strong and this match is bound to be very tight, with neither team having absolute certainty of progressing.

However, it is not without good news for the Netherlands and Brazil, who will not face Spain until the final, after staggering Spain.

It's just that in addition to Spain, there are many strong teams in this World Cup, and it is not easy to reach the final.

After the matches in Groups A and B, the final rounds of matches in the other groups have also begun.

In Group C, Japan lost 1:4 to Colombia in the last round, and finally ended their World Cup journey with a poor result of 1 draw, 2 losses, 2 goals and 6 goals conceded.

Japan are not a traditional powerhouse, and their best result in the World Cup is only the round of 16, so this result can only be said to be a surprise.

However, the exit of the Japanese team still made Asian fans, especially East Asian fans, wail.

The Japanese team is the strongest men's football team in East Asia, and even they were beaten so badly in the World Cup, I am afraid that the result will be even more ugly if they change to other teams.

Compared to Japan, Greece, who lost to Colombia in the first game, performed a miracle.

After a heavy defeat in the first round and a draw in the second round by a weak Japanese team, the Greek team won against Ivory Coast in the last round.

Ivory Coast also became only the second team to qualify for the tournament after a draw, only to be eliminated.

In Group D, Italy lost 0:1 to Uruguay in the last round, and was also eliminated after a draw to qualify.

As for the other European team, England, they drew 0:0 with Costa Rica, who had no desire, and finished bottom of the group with a record of 1 draw and 2 losses.

In the end, Costa Rica and Uruguay qualified from Group D, with the two South American teams having the last laugh and the two European teams going home.

With the confirmation of the teams that qualified for the two CD groups, their matches in the knockout rounds were also announced.

In the quarter-finals, Colombia, who finished first in Group C, will face Uruguay, who are second in Group D.

Greece, who are second in Group C, will face Costa Rica, who are the top team in Group D.

It is worth mentioning that if Spain beat Mexico to advance to the last eight, their quarter-final opponents will be between Costa Rica and Greece.

In Group E, the two teams that qualified were France and Switzerland, while two teams from the Americas, Honduras and Ecuador, were eliminated.

In Group F, Argentina defeated Nigeria 3:2 in the last round, winning all three games and qualifying first in the group.

It was a dramatic game, with Messi scoring in just three minutes into the game.

As a result, the opposite side of the team equalised in the fourth minute, Boss May scored another goal in the 45th minute, and Moussa also equalized again in the 47th minute.

Messi is a little skeptical, who is this guy, so fierce?

Fortunately, Argentina's third goal was not scored by Messi, and Moussa on the opposite side also seemed to have lost his magic and failed to equalize again.

Although Argentina has won all three games, the outside world has looked down on them even more.

Before Rojo scored this goal, all of Argentina's goals came from Messi.

If Spain is just a little dependent on Lin Quan, then Argentina would have been eliminated long ago if they left Messi!

They had a lot of goalscorers up front, but the performances of those scorers were disappointing.

Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero, Angel Di Maria and others have not scored a goal in three games, and this poor performance is a world away from their excellent performances at their respective clubs!

Fortunately, Argentina's opponent in the round of 16 is Switzerland, which is not very strong, and Argentina has time to adjust its form.

Iran, another Asian team in Group E, finished with a similar record to Japan, with 1 draw and 2 losses, and finished at the bottom of the group.

And they have scored one less goal than Japan, scoring just one goal in three games and conceding four.

This huge gap once again made Asian fans feel extremely frustrated and pessimistic.

Counting Australia, 3 of the 4 teams in Asia have been eliminated, and only South Korea is left.

South Korea, who drew 1 and lost 1 in 2 rounds, theoretically still have a little hope of qualifying, as long as they beat Belgium, the group leader, in the final round.

Before the game, fans of the South Korean team shouted on the Internet.

Say that Japan and Iran are scum.

Only the South Korean team can defend the dignity of Asia, and the South Korean team is the last hope of Asia.

They seem to really see themselves as saviors, and firmly believe that the Korean team will definitely create a miracle in the final round and become the only Asian seed to make it out of the group stage.

However, the South Korean team failed to create a miracle and lost 0:3 when the opponent was sent off with a red card.

This led to the Haikou under their crotch before the game all became boomerangs, which attracted countless Asian fans.

"Koreans, don't pretend to be dead, come out and take two steps!"

"What about the guys who shouted before the game to look down on Japan and Iran, and they didn't dare to show their faces?"

"Hehe, I deceived a red card with exaggerated acting skills, and I played more and less for most of the time, and I was beaten so badly, what kind of light of Asia is this, this is clearly a shame of Asia!"

"You know what? In the parallel universe, the South Korean team has already punched Germany, kicked Spain, and reached the top of the world! ”

"Hehe, it deserves to be the origin country of the universe!"

With the defeat of the South Korean team, the Asian teams participating in this World Cup were completely wiped out, becoming the first continent to be completely wiped out.

And in all 12 games, they have struggled to find a win, only achieving 3 draws and 9 defeats, scoring 6 goals and conceding 27 goals.

This is definitely the darkest moment for Asian teams at the World Cup!

With the heavy defeat of Asian teams in the World Cup, many Asian countries have been wake-up to the gap between them and the football powers, and as a result, more and more young Asian players have begun to go abroad.

And their choice to stay abroad is no longer limited to the five major leagues, such as the Portuguese Super League, the Russian Premier League, the Eredivisie, and the Belgian League, all of which have begun to show the faces of Asian players.

It is worth mentioning that in this game, De Bruyne played very well, he scored one goal and provided two assists, and he was responsible for all the goals!

De Bruyne was also named the MVP of the game, and was praised by Belgian national team coach Mark Wilmots after the game.

"Kevin is a very good player, I am amazed by his creativity on the pitch and there seem to be endless possibilities for football at his feet!"

Mark Wilmots himself is a coach who plays as an attacking midfielder, so he has a strong preference for players like De Bruyne who play in the same position as him.

After training in the Bundesliga and the Premier League, De Bruyne grew up quickly and became the core of Belgium's midfield early.

With him, the Red Devils look strong and can compete with the other favourites for the World Cup crown!

Moreover, Belgium's opponent in the round of 16 is the United States, which is not very strong, and they have a high probability of advancing to the quarterfinals.

As for the semi-finals, it depends on whether they can get past Argentina!

If they can make it past Argentina, then Belgium will face Spain in the semi-finals.

Lin Quan and De Bruyne are likely to appear on the field as opponents for the first time!

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After playing against Australia, Spain began to prepare for the knockout stage.

Although it is widely believed that Mexico cannot hinder Spain too much, Spain itself does not dare to be so careless.

There are 3 games in the group stage, and if you lose one, you just need to chase back the next two.

But the knockout round is a decisive victory, and if it rolls over, it will really be a catastrophe.

You are the number one favourites to win this World Cup, and if they overturn in the gutter on Mexico's body, they will have to be scolded to death by the fans.

"Mexico is not weak, we can't face our opponents with the mentality that if they are not as good as their world rankings, we look down on them!"

In the pre-match preparation session, Bosque gathered the players together and did some ideological work.

He felt that the team's consecutive big wins could easily make the players develop a pride mentality, so it was necessary to knock them off.

Especially the main central defender Ramos, as a defender, this guy actually dreamed of being a striker.

Every attack is bold and runs forward, and the thought of wanting to score is almost written on his face.

Bosque could tell that Ramos was excited.

This guy has scored 2 goals so far and is the second leading scorer in the Spanish team, second only to Lin Quan in terms of goals.

For a defender to score so many goals, there is a real reason to be excited.

However, the defender's job is to defend, and the striker is responsible for scoring goals, and if everyone is attacking, then who will guard the goal?

After being reprimanded, Ramos was a little embarrassed.

The mood looked a lot lower, but Bosque didn't rush to the end of the game, allowing Ramos to leave his own half and go to the opposition penalty area while the team was executing set-piece tactics.

Although Ramos's height is not very high, his heading ability is very perverted, and such excellent heading ability really needs to be put to good use.

After all, there are not many tall players in the Spanish team, and although Pique is very tall, his header level is average, far less than Ramos.

Therefore, when executing set-piece tactics, involving Ramos in the aerial duel can effectively improve the threat of Spain's headers.

Lin Quan did not participate in header training, and at his height, it was too difficult to go to the top in the penalty area.

Bosque arranged for him to be joined by several goalscorers for a dedicated penalty training session.

Because of the conservative tactics and the high defensive intensity, there are often penalty shootouts in the knockout rounds of the World Cup.

If you don't practice penalty tactics in a targeted manner, if you are dragged to the penalty shootout, you can really only rely on luck.

The forwards have little to say about Bosque's arrangement, but they have a lot of opinions about the goalkeeper who will be assigned to them.

"David, is it your habit of saving penalties in one direction?"

After scoring 10 penalties in a row, Lin Quan stopped the ball and asked De Gea with some doubts.

(End of chapter)