The World Cup craze continues.

The whole of South Africa is also in a frenzied atmosphere.

Following the two groups A and B, France and Argentina have been upset.

In the first game of the third day, Germany lost 0:1 to Serbia, which directly made the world's gambling dogs directly fry on this day.

First France, then Argentina, and now Germany.

These traditional powerhouses in the world have been upset one after another, how can this make them not angry.

Fortunately, the Netherlands still won Japan steadily, which was a little consolation.

But soon, defending champions Italy were again drawn in New Zealand.

At this time, the hearts of many gambling dogs collapsed directly, and even believed in the words of 'the winning rate is bought in reverse, and the villa is by the sea', and then Brazil, Spain, and Portugal played normally and swept the opponents.

It can be said that the second round of the World Cup will vividly interpret the so-called pig killing plate, which can be called a nightmare for gambling dogs!

At the end of the second round, the standings of each group are as follows:

Group A:

1. Uruguay, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. Mexico, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. South Africa, 0-1-1, 1 point.

4. France, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group B:

1. Croatia, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1-0-1, 3 points.

3. Argentina, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. South Korea, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group C:

1. Slovenia, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. United States, 0-2-0, 2 points.

3. England, 0-2-0.2 points.

4. Algeria, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group D:

1. Ghana, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. Germany, 1-0-1.3 points.

3. Serbia, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Australia, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group E:

1. Netherlands, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Japan, 1-0-1, 3 points.

3. Denmark, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Cameroon, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group F:

1. Brazil, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. New Zealand, 0-2-0, 2 points.

3. Italy, 0-2-0, 2 points.

4. Slovakia, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group G:

1. Brazil, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Portugal, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. Ivory Coast, 0-1-1, 1 point.

4. North Korea, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group H:

1. Chile, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Spain, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. Switzerland, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Honduras, 0-0-2, 0 points.

By the second round, the situation had become clearer.

In the second round, there were a total of two slaughter shows.

One is Croatia 7:0 South Korea.

The other is Portugal 7:0 North Korea.

These two Peninsula brothers are difficult brothers, and no one can laugh at anyone.

Argentina is also tirelessly calling the Croatian Football Association to seek cooperation.

Even though they knew that Croatia had the idea of killing them, it was still the same.

This kind of action is not necessarily from the national team, after all, according to the character of Lao Ma, this guy is very strong, it is impossible for him to lower his proud head to seek cooperation, even if he dies, it is to hold his head high and rush to the execution ground proudly.

But Maradona patted his ass and walked away, and with his position in Argentina, no one was going to blame him.

At the end of the day, these problems will have to be put to the end of the Football Association, so the Argentine Football Federation wants to cooperate with Croatia as much as possible.

But the problem is that the phone can't be connected!

Since the first call, the Croatian Football Federation has not been able to reach him.

The Argentine Football Federation also had no way, he knew that this kind of thing could not be said on the phone, but they did not have time.

They even sent a commissioner to negotiate, but they were also closed.

The most infuriating thing is that this kind of thing can't be said yet.

In the end, the Argentine Football Association had no choice but to accept its fate.

Now, they can only hope that Argentina can beat Croatia and South Korea will take out Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Only then will they have the possibility of advancing to the knockout rounds.

Although slim, it is not without hope.

Both sides are intensively preparing for the war.

After entering the third round, the same group will play at the same point in time.

For example, in Group B, Croatia vs Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Korea will be played at the same time.

This is to prevent the victory or defeat of the match and to carry out some win-loss operations.

For example, if Croatia and Argentina reach an agreement, after Bosnia and Herzegovina loses to South Korea, Croatia deliberately loses to Argentina in order to kick Bosnia and Herzegovina out of the tournament.

Therefore, the third round of matches in the same group is played at the same point in time, which can effectively prevent this from happening.

Croatia has been working on targeting Argentina.

They will not let go of this opportunity and try their best to kick Argentina out of the World Cup stage.

A world-class powerhouse like Argentina has gradually increased its power with the World Cup.

If you can kill them as soon as possible, kill them as soon as possible.

So far, under Maradona's tactical thinking, Argentina is almost a 'rushing' and 'attacking' mode.

Argentina have added to their midfield in midfield, which has also led to a bit of emptiness at the back.

It can even be said that if it were not for Messi's retreat, the midfielder's problem would not be guaranteed.

Argentina has the most luxurious forward lineup in the world, and how proud Maradona is in the front line, how miserable their midfield is in the back.

For this reason, in order to deal with Argentina, Croatia must take the lead in defense.

The defensive quality of the Eastern European side is worth guaranteeing, especially with Srna performing well, and the backline under his lead is not impregnable, but it can definitely be handled.

Defending against Argentina's attack is the first step!

At the same time, they also need to constantly interfere with Argentina's passing with high pressing.

The most crucial thing is that Vansteak did not send players to mark Messi, which was to prevent Maradona from changing tactics after seeing Messi's inability to pass and receive the ball.

For this, this is the trap that Vansteak put on Maradona.

With Croatia having the ability to limit Messi, keep letting Messi receive the ball and then contain this attacking passing point at the root.

Van Sturjak has been very meticulous in his pre-match preparations, and as he did at the European Championships, he will not let any chances slip away.

Meanwhile, at Argentina's training base, the players are packing up their stuff after finishing their pre-match preparations.

There was some quiet in the locker room, almost no one spoke.

Since the defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last game, the atmosphere inside Argentina has become extremely low.

Although they didn't say it, the players still had some complaints in their hearts.

For example, the strikers complain about the defense, why can't it?

For example, defenders complain about why strikers can't score?

Messi is also full of sadness.

It's a moment of life and death, but it's going to be against Su Ke again!

So far, Messi has never won a game against Suker, which has made him very worried.

"It's hard to play tomorrow!"

Higuain suddenly spoke up.

'Croatia's performance at this World Cup should not be underestimated, and they are better overall than us.

"Is there only wholeness? They are also a lot more efficient in scoring goals. “

"What do you want to say?"

"What I want to say, you know it in your heart!"

"Stop arguing! There's no point in arguing now! ”

Di Maria looked at the locker room, everyone was blushing one by one, they were all shirking their responsibilities, how could such a team atmosphere go far.

Call~~~~

Di Maria exhaled, her heart full of irritation.

At this juncture, they even have to play Croatia, the Croatia with Suker.

As a club teammate, Di Maria has the most intuitive understanding of Suker's strong ability.

Higuain can say that to a guy who is so proud, which shows how difficult it is to play tomorrow's game.

But even so, they have to bite the bullet.

For them, only a win over Croatia will give them a glimmer of hope.

The next day, the world's eyes were all on Johannesburg.

The clash of the highlights will be played at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg.

Euro 2008 winners take on 2007 Copa America runners-up Argentina.

It's a direct dialogue between a European powerhouse and a South American powerhouse.

There are also Suker and Messi, these two superstars played like Mars hitting the Earth in the group stage, and it can be said that this game attracted the attention of countless people.

In the afternoon, just before the start of the game, Paul the Octopus, the 'Emperor of Prophecy', made another prediction.

In the jar containing Croatia and Argentina, Paul the octopus burrowed into the jar belonging to Croatia, which caused the Argentine fans to break their defense again and angrily curse for the slaughter of the dead octopus.

And for Croatian fans, it is natural that their mouths are going to be crooked.

Look at!

Paul the Octopus is on our side!

Truth be told, Croatian fans aren't that scared of Argentina.

If it were Germany, Spain or the Netherlands, they would probably be nervous.

But after two rounds of matches, Argentina's performance was really a bit stretched.

At the moment, the ability to take advantage of opportunities is not enough, and Higuain has not been able to play well with the task of attacking arrows.

If it had been replaced by Suker, Argentina would have won Bosnia and Herzegovina a long time ago, and where would it be necessary to play a life-and-death battle with Croatia.

And then there's the fact that Croatia did so well in this game, which is why they are so confident.

The sun was like fire, dyeing half of the sky red.

The Soccer City Stadium is already crowded with Argentine and Croatian fans, as well as local and international fans.

This match is a do-or-die battle for Argentina.

It is inevitable to deal with it with all our might.

The only thing they were curious about was Croatia's options.

In the end, it is the rotation of the lineup, so that the main players can rest and face the knockout round, or whether they will fight with Argentina and send Argentina home in advance.

Based on this issue, the commentators of various countries are also discussing it closely.

Some people analyze that Croatia will face the game with all its main force and eliminate Argentina in advance.

It has also been said that the most important thing for Croatia to recharge and face the knockout stage is to 'lock' the top spot in the group, so they will rest key players such as Suker and give the substitutes some opportunities to accumulate World Cup experience.

Argentine fans are also lucky.

What if Croatia doesn't have the idea of killing them?

What if they also feel that the knockout rounds are fiercely competitive and recharge their batteries to face teams such as Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany?

These may not be nothing!

Now, they can only expect Croatia to start and not send a full main force.

With the influx of fans, the Soccer City stadium has become crowded and scorching.

Fans on both sides were shouting fiercely.

Croatian fans are more relaxed, they have a huge advantage, which is almost like locking up the top spot in the group early, so even if they lose this game, they fall into a win-lose cycle, and then they are still top of the group on goal difference.

But not Argentina!

The only way they can go is to beat Croatia at the moment.

Soon, the buses of the players from both sides arrived at the stadium, which made the overall atmosphere even more intense.

During the warm-up phase, the Argentine fans were also frantically booing the Croatian players, but the Croatian fans were not far behind, making all kinds of noise to disturb the Argentine players.

They want to kill the possibility of Argentina's theoretical qualification!

At the same time, they also believe that the Croatian lads will be able to overcome Argentina.

The warm-up is over.

Players from both sides line up in the tunnel of the players.

When the Argentine players saw that Suker, Modric and other starters all appeared, their hearts suddenly became extremely urgent.

Croatia is here with the determination to kill them!

Of course, they are also able to understand.

After all, if Argentina were given that opportunity, they would do the same!

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ——

The cheers at the scene suddenly surged.

Players from both sides enter.

The starting line-ups for both sides are as follows:

Argentina (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Romero.

Defenders: Otamendi, Demichelis, Burdisso, Heinze.

Midfielders: Rodriguez, Mascherano, Di Maria.

Forwards: Higuain, Messi, Tevez.

Croatia (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Pleticosa.

Defenders: Joel Luka, Simunic, Kovac, Srna.

Midfielders: Rakitic, Pranic, Modric.

Forwards: Perisic, Suke, Kranica.

"Came up with a full main lineup!"

The moment he saw the whole main force of Croatia, Klaušivić perked up and said excitedly: "That's right! You should play like this, you can't put on an arrogant posture just because you have an advantage, and win this game steadily! ”

"'Bilic' sent the center forward position in this game, and used Suker, not Mandzukic!"

"This was probably Croatia's first tactical routine, in the first half, Suker played as a central striker to violently attack the Argentine backline, and in the second half, Suker was placed on the wing, and Mandzukic came on to continue to attack the backline."

Klaušiwicz blinked.

Croatia have always been able to make some key tactical changes in the game.

This time too.

Suker and Mandzukic took turns to attack the Argentine defense, how do you top?

Pampas Eagle?

The hair has been removed for you!

Seeing the Croatian line-up, the Croatian fans shouted excitedly, even with the neutral players.

They came here to watch the confrontation between Suker and Messi.

If Suker doesn't play, then there's really nothing to look forward to.

And for Argentine fans, when they saw this facelift, their brains began to ache faintly.

Croatia's attitude is obvious, this is to kill itself.

Croatia, of course, has good reason.

They are yet to secure top spot in the group, and despite having a huge advantage, even to the point of 10 goal difference, they are still 'cautious'.

Majestic music rang out in the arena.

The national anthem on both sides.

Taking advantage of this link, Suker is also looking at the Argentine coach's seat.

He has slightly long curly hair on his head, is very short, and has an extremely fat body.

This is Maradona, one of the two great champions!

At this time, Maradona closed his eyes and sang the national anthem in the most high-pitched voice.

This moment, for him, is also a moment to fulfill his mission.

He has won two World Cups for Argentina, and this time, he will challenge for the World Cup again as a coach.

The singing slowly died down, and the scene resumed the violent noise again.

The captains of both sides guess the edge.

Croatia took possession first.

The camera focused on the center circle, and Suker stepped on the ball and waited for the opening round.

In this game, Croatia wore a black away kit, while Argentina wore a blue and white home kit.

The two sides lined up neatly, and the game was about to start.

While the game has not yet started, the camera also frequently rotates between Suker and Messi.

Su Ke's expression was a little more relaxed, and he would chat with his teammates from time to time.

Messi, on the other hand, frowned, and his eyes revealed a look of confusion.

Obviously, after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last game, this was a huge blow to Argentina's morale.

Now, it is even more difficult to confront Croatia, which is several times stronger than Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the pressure can be seen.

But no matter what, the game still has to go on.

Beep!!

A sharp whistle sounded.

The entire Soccer City stadium was boiling in an instant.

The ground seemed to be shaking.

With the whistle, Suker immediately kicked off and at the same time went straight forward to the opposition backline.

The Argentine players also bullied themselves instantly.

Immediately rushed towards Modric, who was holding the ball.

But at this point, Modric suddenly turned around and stepped forward directly.

The ball flew high and fell towards Suke's location.

Suker took advantage of the fact that the opposing defender had not yet reacted, and immediately followed up the landing point, and at the same time his body fell slightly to the side, facing the falling ball, and volleyed directly with the outside of his instep.

Bang!!

Bite!

The ball hit the crossbar hard and flew off the baseline.

The whole beam is shaking, and at the same time the hearts of the Argentine people are trembling.

As soon as the game started, Suker gave them a big dismount with a volley!

The whole stadium was based on Suker's volley, which was also brought by sudden silence.

Soon, the Croatian fans erupted in loud cheers.

"Suke! Just nine seconds into the game, he tried to volley and had his first shot, but he couldn't press the ball and hit the crossbar, but it was a shot that showed that Suker was still in hot form! Argentina beware, Croatia's super scorer is on standby! ”

(End of chapter)