After the match against Mexico, Bosque gave the team a two-day break as usual, so that the players could go out and relax before the quarter-finals.

According to the schedule, the quarter-finals will be played in a week's time.

Taking advantage of the rest time of the players, the coaching staff hurried to gather intelligence on other opponents.

Although their opponents in the quarter-finals are not very strong, it is not uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong on the World Cup stage.

Costa Rica can win the group because of its strengths.

The Greek team once counterattacked all the way without being favored by the outside world, and won the European Cup with the European team around.

These two teams, even if they are not as strong as Spain, should not be taken lightly.

Spain are aiming to defend their World Cup title, and they are now three games away from achieving that goal, so they can't afford to take it lightly.

So, Bosque made a special trip to take Coach Tony to watch the quarterfinals between Costa Rica and Greece.

Before the game, the outside world was more optimistic about Costa Rica, thinking that they would have a better chance of winning.

Judging by the situation of the game, it seems that this is indeed the case.

Costa Rica played very aggressively in this game and once had a huge advantage.

In the 52nd minute of the second half, Costa Rica's No. 10 player Brian Ruiz scored the first goal and rewrote the score to 1:0.

The goal seemed to mean Costa Rica's historic run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

However, the Greek team deserves to be the team that has created a dark horse miracle in the past.

They played with great resilience and not only were not overwhelmed by the opposition goals, but became more proactive.

In the 66th minute, Costa Rica's defender Duarte brought down Greece's Holebas in defense and was shown a second yellow card by the referee.

Two yellows turned into one red, and the young defender, who played for the same club as Wang Shangyuan, paid the price for his recklessness.

The red card made the game confusing, and Costa Rica, who were forced to play with 10 men, gradually lost control of the situation on the field.

The Greeks began to take the initiative and launched round after round of fierce attacks.

In the 67th minute, Holebas crossed from a free kick and Samaras' header went just wide of the right post.

In the 69th minute, Cristódopoulos' powerful volley from the top of the arc went wide of the goal.

During this time, the attacking quality of the Greek team has picked up, and every time they hit the goal, the Costa Rican fans are terrified.

Although they are still leading the scoreline, no one knows how long this lead will last under the onslaught of their opponents.

Under the opponent's high-pressure attack, Costa Rica's players suddenly increased fouls.

In the 70th minute, Ruiz brought down Samaras and was shown a yellow card, and two minutes later, Manolas was shown a yellow card for a flying tackle on Joel Campbell.

In order to control the situation of the game, Costa Rica replaced Acosta to defend with all their might.

Greece, on the other hand, stepped up the attack with the veteran Kachulanis.

The two sides are now desperately defending and the other is attacking desperately, and the game has gradually turned into a half-court offensive and defensive drill.

As a result, the match became extraordinarily intense, with fans on both sides almost standing to watch the game in the final stages.

Greece launched their most aggressive attack in the closing stages of the game, and in the 80th minute, Karagunis fired an anti-aircraft gun from a direct free kick 25 yards out.

In the 82nd minute, a Greek free-kick was hoisted into the penalty area, and Manolas' header from six yards out went over the crossbar.

The Greek team is on the offensive and seems to be getting closer and closer to scoring.

Seeing that the game situation was not good, the players were overwhelmed.

The Costa Rican coach immediately made one final change, bringing on Brenes for a physically exhausted Bolaños.

Bolaños came off the pitch and deliberately delayed the time, which made the Greek players very unhappy.

In the 87th minute, Cristódopoulos broke through on the right side and passed to the middle, and Samaras, who was outflanked in front of the goal, was a single knife as long as he received the ball!

At the critical moment, Costa Rica's goalkeeper Keylor Navas made a meritorious service.

He grabbed the ball before Samaras and defused a dangerous attack.

However, there will always be a time when good fortune runs out.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Jekas's volley from 8 yards out was saved by Keylor Navas again.

Keylor Navas pounced on the ball and the ball was still in the Costa Rican penalty area.

Greek defender Papastathopoulos, who had played with Lin Quan in Werder Bremen, scored a supplementary goal, 1-1!

Greece equalized, this is the first goal in the history of the Greek team in the knockout round of the World Cup, and it is also the first goal of Papastathopoulos in 51 national team games!

This precious goal as gold pulled the Greek team back from the abyss of elimination!

"Greece isn't going to make it to the quarterfinals, is it?"

Seeing this stunner of the Greek team, Coach Tony said with surprise on his face, it is worthy of being a team that has created a dark horse miracle, and this resilience is too strong!

"Chances are, the game is about to go to extra time, the Greeks have the advantage in numbers, and now they have a morale ahead of their opponents, so they have a better chance of winning!"

Bosque nodded solemnly, the Greek team is indeed a tenacious team.

Winning the European Championship 10 years ago is the best proof of this.

It's not just the two Spanish coaches who think the Greek team is going to win, even the Greek fans are so optimistic.

However, Greece seemed to run out of good fortune after the equaliser.

Costa Rica's goalkeeper Keylor Navas made four crucial saves in stoppage time and extra-time to keep all of Greece's attacks out.

Costa Rica held on to the last minute with 10 men, and the game was dragged into a brutal penalty shootout.

This is the second penalty shoot-out of this World Cup.

In the three knockout matches so far, there have been two penalty shoot-outs, and the frequency of penalty shoot-outs is increasing.

It also proves how difficult it is to overcome opponents in the knockout stages.

The first three goals of the shoot-out were securely scored, but on the fourth penalty, Greece's No.17 Jerkas' spot-kick was saved by Keylor Navas.

With this crucial save, Costa Rica defeated their opponents in a thrilling penalty shootout and reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in team history.

They are also confirmed to face the strong defending champions Spain in the quarter-finals!

In this game, Navas won the best player of the match without any suspense.

Greece had a total of 27 shots on goal in this game with 13 on target, four of which were almost must-score.

But Keylor Navas saved those shots one by one, saving Costa Rica again and again.

This made him remembered by many fans and even scouts of the top giants!

As the transfer period begins, more and more big clubs are sending scouts to Brazil to get a closer look at the players they like!

In the case of frequent penalty shootouts in the World Cup, some powerful goalkeepers took the lead in standing out.

For example, Navas, for example, Bravo, etc.

These two goalkeepers were quickly spotted by the big clubs with their excellent performances.

Just as Barcelona were in contact with Bravo's agent, Real Madrid were also planning to make an offer to Levante to bring Navas back to the Bernabeu to replace the aging Casillas.

However, this transfer may not go so smoothly, because at the same time that Real Madrid has taken a fancy to Navas, another club has also taken a fancy to him!

This club is none other than the new Champions League champions Manchester City!

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is not very satisfied with the team's current main goalkeeper Joe Hart, feeling that he is not strong enough and his form is not consistent enough.

Pellegrini has long had the idea of replacing Joe Hart, but he has not been able to find a suitable candidate before, and the performance of the promoted second door is even worse, so he can only pinch his nose and use it.

However, after Manchester City won the Champions League, they have a higher desire for the squad for the new season.

If the instability of the back line like Joe Hart can be eliminated, it is better to eliminate it as soon as possible.

Manuel Pellegrini wants to bring in a better goalkeeper with a stronger ability and a more suitable style for Manchester City to further improve Manchester City's backline.

In addition to bringing in goalkeepers, he also plans to look at excellent defenders, and if there are suitable candidates, he will not hesitate to make a move.

This season, Mansour still invests heavily in Manchester City, and has no intention of reducing his investment just because Manchester City has won the Champions League.

On the contrary, Mansour intends to use the opportunity of Manchester City to win the title and build Manchester City into a top team and establish the foundation of a giant club.

A real wealthy family, and a nouveau riche, the gap between the influence and reputation of the two is very large.

What Manchester City lack most now is the heritage, a Champions League trophy can only temporarily get them rid of the image of the nouveau riche, but there is still a certain distance from becoming a real giant.

Therefore, he wants to continue to work hard and let Manchester City try to defend the Champions League, if they can achieve the feat of defending the title that no one has been able to do before, then Manchester City will completely get rid of the image of the nouveau riche and become a real top giant.

So, taking advantage of the World Cup, Manuel Pellegrini personally visited the team to inspect the players recommended to him by the scouts and to get a closer look at those who were not on the squad.

The players who can participate in the World Cup are basically the top players on the planet.

Therefore, every World Cup year is a great time for many clubs to bring in reinforcements.

On the World Cup stage, it is easier for those who have quality players to seize the opportunity to make their mark and win the favor of big clubs.

Moreover, the gold content of the World Cup is high enough, and the players who perform well in this kind of high-intensity competition will basically not be parallel goods, so there is no need to worry about spending unjust money.

Because of Lin Quan's relationship, Pellegrini watched more of Spain's games, and in the group stage, he was very impressed by the goalkeeper Bravo of the Chilean team.

Bravo's strengths are outstanding, with a large defensive coverage and good at attacking and intercepting.

In addition, he has quick reflexes, delicate technique at his feet, and strong ball ability, and can calmly participate in the cutting of the back court and the ability to launch long balls at the right time.

These are all in line with the requirements of passing to Barcelona, and they need the kind of goalkeeper who is delicate at the foot and can act as a ball point.

And the advantage of being good at attacking also makes it easier for Barcelona to end the opponent's attack when facing the opponent's counterattack.

Therefore, Barcelona immediately made an offer to Real Sociedad with the intention of bringing him back to Camp Nou.

If Navas hadn't been shown to be in good form in this game, Pellegrini might have considered a move against Bravo.

After all, Manuel Pellegrini and Bravo are both Chileans, and buying a player from their home country will give them more control in the dressing room.

However, after watching this match, he felt that Navas was also very good.

If you can't buy Bravo, then you have to buy Navas.

Although Real Madrid are also planning to buy Navas, their main goalkeeper Casillas is currently in good form, and Navas will have to compete for the post for the time being after he goes.

Casey's age of 33 is not particularly high, and it is not uncommon for a goalkeeper to still play for a top club at the age of 36 or seven.

For example, Buffon, who is now 36 years old, is still the absolute main force of Juventus and the Italian national team.

There is also former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who was 35 years old when he moved to Manchester United and played for Manchester United until he retired at the age of 40.

With Casillas' current form, it would be perfectly fine to play for Real Madrid for a few more years, unless Real Madrid took the initiative to purge him.

In view of this, Pellegrini is full of confidence, after all, if Keylor Navas goes to Manchester City, then he will be the absolute main force of Manchester City.

However, if he goes to Real Madrid, he will likely sit on the bench for the new season and wait until Casillas is injured or his form has declined.

On the one hand, he is the absolute main force with a high salary, and on the other hand, he is a small salary and a substitute, unless he has a very special affection for Real Madrid, otherwise he should choose to join Manchester City.

Pellegrini moved quickly, and immediately after this game, he asked the club's people to make an offer to Levante, first to test the water with an offer of 8 million euros to see if the other party could sell it.

If the other party is not satisfied with the price, he can continue to increase the price.

However, Manchester City's recruitment strategy has also changed, and it is not as blindly buying people at a high price as before.

In the past, they paid high prices because they had no background, no honor, and could not attract excellent players.

But now that they have a Champions League title and are very competitive in the league, it will be much less difficult to attract high-level players.

So when they buy people, they don't need to impress each other with high-premium strategies!

Of course, Manchester City are not short of money, so Pellegrini can accept an offer of up to 15 million euros.

If he goes beyond that, he'll have to reconsider.

After the match between Costa Rica and Greece, Manuel Pellegrini went to another stadium to watch Colombia and Uruguay play.

This is a South American civil war with both teams strong and Colombia are unbeaten in their last ten matches, but their most recent defeat was to Uruguay.

Therefore, many people were more optimistic about Uruguay before the game, because on paper, Uruguay is a little stronger.

The game attracted a large number of spectators and scouts because of the presence of a large number of top stars.

Scouts from giants like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United and others were present.

The managers of Bayern Munich and Manchester City were in the stands in person, and Pellegrini came with his assistants.

And Guardiola watched the game with Lin Quan.

In this game, there are three main people to watch the most: J Ronaldo, Suarez, and Cavani.

There has been news that Liverpool's leading goalscorer will leave Anfield this season.

And the team he is most likely to defect to is La Liga giants Barcelona.

In order to observe Suarez's condition, Barcelona sent senior scouts to watch the game.

But to their disappointment, before the game, FIFA announced the punishment for Suarez.

For biting Chiellini in a match against Italy, FIFA decided to ban Suarez for four months.

At this moment, Suarez's World Cup journey is directly over, and if anyone buys him, he will not be able to play in at least 9 games in the new season.

If he stays in the Premier League, the suspension will reach 19 games, and he will not be able to play for half a season.

In view of this, Arsenal, who were originally interested in Suarez, withdrew directly from the competition, and the professor was reluctant to give an offer of 40 million and 1 pounds.

Without Suarez, there was a lot less to watch in this game, but Ronaldo used his excellent performance to attract everyone's attention.

When Monaco spent 45 million to bring him from Porto to Ligue 1 last summer, the outside world generally felt that the Monegasque had been deceived by Porto's old black shop.

Because of the language, the Portuguese Super League is the first stop for many South American players to land in Europe.

With such an advantage, some teams in the Portuguese Super League have started a business of buying low and selling high.

Among them, Porto is the most famous.

Of the players they have sold in recent years, almost every trade has made a lot of money!

The most famous of them is Carvalho, who joined for zero transfer fee and sold to Chelsea for 30 million euros!

Falcao was introduced for 4 million euros and sold to Atletico for 40 million euros!

J Ronaldo bought for 7 million euros and sold for 45 million euros to Monaco!

If you count Pepe, who bought 30 million for 2 million, and sold Anderson and others for 5 million, and sold for 31.5 million, the money that the black store has made in the transfer market in recent years may exceed 300 million euros!

Porto are making a lot of money, but the clubs that buy their players are taking a big risk.

Of these deals, Quaresma and Anderson were the most controversial, with one sold to Inter Milan and the other to Manchester United, but neither of them showed the strength to match their value, so they were considered to be big parallel goods.

Last year, Ronaldo was also questioned by the outside world.

But in his first season in Ligue 1, he dispelled doubts with his outstanding performance.

He made 37 appearances for Monaco last season, scoring 10 goals and providing 12 assists.

That's a statistic for an attacking midfielder.

If it weren't for the existence of a monster like Lin Quan among the younger generation of players, Ronaldo would definitely be able to get more attention with these data.

However, it is gold that always shines.

In this World Cup, Ronaldo has been outstanding.

In the first round of the group stage against Greece, Ronaldo scored a goal for his team in stoppage time, and in the second game against Ivory Coast, he opened the scoring for Colombia to help Colombia win and advance to the round of 16 one round early.

In the final game against Japan, substitute Ha J Ronaldo only needed 45 minutes to directly plan three goals to send Japan back to his hometown.

If the performance in the group stage is just an appetizer, then in this quarter-final, Ronaldo's performance can be said to be amazing.

In the 28th minute of the first half, Ronaldo pierced the Uruguayan goal with a flying kick.

Shortly after the start of the second half, he doubled the score with another header!

Facing Uruguay, which was more favored before the game and had many stars such as Suarez, Cavani and Forlan in the team, Colombia crushed the opponent with only Ronaldo, and finally sent Uruguay away with a score of 2:0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

And J Ronaldo, who scored five goals, also successfully climbed the scorer list, temporarily ranking second on the scorer list, second only to Lin Quan, who scored 6 goals.

After watching the game live, the scouts of the major giants were shocked by Ronaldo's dominant performance!

Last year they laughed at the Monegasques for being stupid and having to be cheated by Porto, and now they wish they were being cheated by themselves!

With this game alone, Ronaldo's value can soar to at least 50 million euros!

If you count his outstanding performances in the group stage of Ligue 1 and the World Cup, it is widely believed that he can be worth at least 60 million or even 70 million euros!

In the whole of South America, I am afraid that there is only one player who can compete with him at his age!

So, after the game, the big clubs took action and submitted offers to Monaco, hoping to take Ronaldo away.

Among them, Real Madrid was the first to send someone to contact the player's agent and made a super high offer of 80 million euros to Monaco.

This offer is something that the Monegasques can't refuse, they only spent 45 million euros last year, and they didn't spend a penny for a year, and they made a net profit of 35 million euros, such a good thing is hard to find with a lantern!

However, before Monaco could accept Real Madrid's offer, Real Madrid's sworn enemy Barcelona jumped out, and there was a grapevine that Barcelona was willing to spend 88 million euros to buy Ronaldo.

Barca's offer has yet to be confirmed, and Manchester United have come out to join in the fun, making an offer of £63 million to bring Ronaldo back to Old Trafford.

The Red Devils, who are determined to crush their rivals Manchester City, immediately began to recruit Louis van Gaal after signing them.

Juventus' midfielder Paul Pogba, Monaco's J Ronaldo and even Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria are among their lists.

Manchester United have just signed a 10-year, £750 million sponsorship deal with Adidas.

This leaves them with plenty of money to squander in the transfer market, and Van Gaal, who has a lot of money in his hands, will naturally not save money for Manchester United.

Manchester City won the championship by burning 1 billion pounds, and Manchester United can too!

Manchester United have just joined the race for Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Reds Liverpool have immediately stepped up to disrupt the situation.

Seeing Suarez and Barcelona eyebrows, they have no interest in the team's contract renewal.

And Suarez always bites people on the field and is banned at every turn, which is not a thing.

As a result, Liverpool have tacitly agreed that Suarez will leave this summer, and once he leaves the Reds, Liverpool urgently need to bring in a high-quality attacking player to fill the void left by Suarez's departure.

And Ronaldo, who has performed well in this World Cup, is naturally the best candidate in their opinion!

If Ronaldo was the most high-profile person at the beginning of the transfer period, then with a small news in the French team newspaper, the whole football world was shocked!

Paris Saint-Germain made an offer to Manchester City for 200 million euros, hoping to take their No. 10 player Lin Quan!

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