"This is the third game of the quarter-finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa!"

"Croatia against Portugal!"

"After yesterday's game, England and Brazil reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and this match will determine whether Croatia or Portugal will follow in the footsteps of the previous two teams and reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup!"

"In the group stage, Croatia and Portugal both had great performances, they both completed a slaughter show!"

"But in comparison, Croatia has three wins, and the performance is a little better."

"As for Portugal, Ronaldo finally got the goal against North Korea, breaking his 16-month national team goal drought, and the Portuguese stadium desperately needs to prove himself in this game, even in the national team, he can put in a good performance."

"And for Croatia, the forward line led by Suker is definitely the most impactful forward combination in this World Cup!"

"Youngsters Perisic, Mandzukic and Suker all scored, and Suker leads the World Cup scorers with five goals!"

"Suker's firepower is still very strong, for Portugal, they must limit this Croatian super goalscorer, otherwise, it will be difficult to win!"

Accompanied by the voice of the South African commentator, the scene suddenly erupted in violent cheers.

Players from both sides began to walk out of the tunnel of the players.

The camera swept over the players on both sides, and finally froze on the same frame of Suker and Ronaldo.

"As the most talked-about top stars in football, the rivalry between Suker and Ronaldo has always been the talk of the talk, but it's been 1,084 days since they last met, and the last time they met was back in the 2006/2007 season when Suker and Manchester United played for Ronaldo in the Champions League semi-finals!"

"At that time, it ended with AC Milan winning, and at the same time, Milan also won the Champions League that season, becoming the first team to win the Champions League in a row after the Champions League was restructured!"

"And this time, after more than 700 days, what kind of performance can these two stars bring us?"

With the high-pitched voice of the commentator, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the screen.

Croatia (4-3-3):

(from right to left)

Goalkeeper: Pleticosa.

Defenders: Srna, Simunic, Kovac, Jorluka.

Midfielders: Pranic, Modric, Rakitic.

Forwards: Perisic, Mandzukic, Suker.

Portugal (4-3-3):

(from right to left)

Goalkeeper: Eduardo.

Defender: Ricardo. Costa, Carvalho, Alves, Coentrão.

Midfielders: Thiago, Pepe, Meireles.

Forwards: Simao, Almeida, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The cheers of the audience were one after another, filling the entire stadium.

Fans on both sides were cheering for the match and looking forward to the start of the match.

The national anthem was played.

Players from both sides shake hands.

Ronaldo's expression was extremely serious, and even when he shook hands with Modric, he kept a tense face.

Obviously, he is well aware of the strength of this Croatian team.

This World Cup is the first World Cup to be captained by Cristiano Ronaldo after all the retirement of Portugal's golden generation.

For this reason, this game has a lot of pressure and responsibility for Ronaldo.

It's just that compared to Croatia or Suker, Portugal can not give Ronaldo much support.

Croatia have Luka Modric in midfield.

The backline is made up of Srna.

There is also Mandzukic up front.

Even when Suker is heavily disrupted, he can create chances for his team-mates.

But for Portugal, if Ronaldo loses his voice, then their game will be difficult to play.

From the data, it can be seen that in the three group games, Ronaldo only scored one goal, but contributed three assists.

The camera kept swinging back and forth on Su Ke and Ronaldo, constantly giving close-ups of the two.

They know very well who will have traffic.

Whoever shoots, fans will love to watch!

Therefore, they grasp the point of greeting.

In a short time, the captains of both sides have already completed the selection of sides.

Srna walked over with a banging look on his face and waved his hand towards the left half.

Su Ke blinked, raised his hand and cheered: "Captain! ”

The rest of the Croatian players were smiling.

When this kind of sensitivity occurs, small strengths can be continuously expanded on a psychological level.

Both sides came to their respective halves.

Croatia attacked from left to right, wearing a black away shirt.

Portugal attacked from right to left, wearing a white away kit.

Players from both sides take their positions in their respective halves.

Suke kept bouncing, activating his leg muscles.

On the other side, Ronaldo's warm-up method is similar to that of Suker, and the two are almost jumping opposite each other.

Of course, both of them are playing on the left wing, so they are in a diagonal position, not on the same wing.

Moments later, Suker walked into the box and stepped on the ball.

He looked at the Portuguese squad.

Portugal is also really fighting this time.

Pepe had not played until now, but this game had to send him on as a defensive midfielder.

Portugal are relatively weak in midfield.

Of course, it's not just the midfield, if strictly speaking, any position is relatively weak.

For that to happen, if they want to beat Croatia, they will have to play more collectively.

At this point, the referee raised his hand towards the goalkeepers on either side.

With the whistle blowing, Suker kicked off decisively.

The game is on!

As soon as the kick-off was kick-off, Suke immediately ran towards the opposition half, and Pepe was already moving towards his side.

Seeing this, Suker symbolically retreated a few steps towards the midline position.

Pepe closes the distance again.

Suke grinned.

It's like that for every game.

Whenever you play against a strong team, you will inevitably have a follower next to you.

This is true in Argentina.

The same is true in Portugal.

He hasn't been comfortable with the ball since Suker became famous, but that doesn't mean Portugal can limit themselves.

In the face of this kind of marking, Su Ke is already very experienced.

Suker began to run back and forth in the middle and on the flanks frequently, pulling Portugal's midfield line.

Occasionally, Luka Modric would send the ball to Suker, but Suker just kicked the ball out and didn't give Pepe any chance to make a face.

After a few times in a row, Pepe couldn't help it.

"You're going to take it!"

Listening to Pepe's complaints, Suke turned his head; "Am I sick? Give you a chance to shovel me? ”

In Pepe's several follow-ups, this guy has a shovel posture.

Suker is sure that once Suker receives the ball, either the ball stays or the man stays.

Pepe can do this kind of thing.

Pepe is also depressed, he also holds a grudge, Su Ke pushed him to walk through the disabled passage, and this revenge has not been avenged.

Suke ran leisurely in the midfield, not in a hurry or slow.

Pepe stayed by Suke's side.

Suddenly, Suke stood on his feet and ran a few steps in reverse, pulling out a gap.

Rakitic shoved the ball through.

Pepe is anxious, and after being successfully kicked by Su Ke several times, he is unwilling to do so.

To this end, Pepe stepped sideways and blocked the channel of Suke's cross, trying to force Suke towards the outside.

At this point, Suker flicked the ball with the instep of his left foot, led the ball, spun around, and faced the attacker.

Pepe is also pulling back the center of gravity, and at this distance, he is confident to stop Suke.

At that moment, Suke's body jerked sideways, which caused Pepe to stride inside again.

Suke pulled his center of gravity back again, and at the same time jerked forward with his right foot.

That's right!

This is not a ride, but a right foot forward, using the swing of the hip to lead the ball forward.

This kind of activation speed is rapid and fast, and half of the body is pulled out in an instant.

At the same time, under Su Ke's strong explosive power and speed, Su Ke pulled out a distance of one body in two consecutive steps.

"What the hell is an outbreak!"

Pepe was shocked.

The Portuguese defenders also saw this scene, and their hearts were shocked, and they quickly gathered around Suke.

Suker flicked the ball sideways and stepped forward again.

Mandzukic retreated, trying to play a one-two with Suker.

But the intention was too obvious, and Carvalho immediately cut in and pushed the ball out.

"What a ball! Step on the ball directly and pull it back! ”

Su Ke missed the opportunity and patted his thigh, signaling that he shouldn't dial out at that time.

The most reasonable way to do this is to turn your body to the left side while playing a one-two with Suker with a pull-and-pull defense.

With this kind of cooperation, Carvalho definitely can't react.

And Mandzukic's choice and action, his intentions are too obvious.

Mandzukic scratched his head and pointed to his feet.

Here you go!

Suke rolled his eyes and turned back.

This guy has a temper tantrum!

Portugal's counter-attack was fast, with just two feet at the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.

As soon as Ronaldo received the ball, Srna immediately kicked it.

In this game, Srna played right wing-back, and in the Croatian lineup, Srna is the defensive element on the wing, playing on both the left and right, and has the attribute of swinging for this.

In the group stage, Srna managed to limit Higuain.

This also boosted Srner's confidence, and as captain, he had to set an example.

Pranic was about to run over when Srna held out his hand.

"Watch your position, leave it to me here!"

Pranic trusted Srna and turned around and began to block Cristiano Ronaldo's passes.

Srna's attitude is obvious, if you have the ability, you will pass me.

In the face of such a provocation, Ronaldo is arrogant and will naturally not give in.

It's just that Ronaldo's muscle mass has increased at this time, and his body is not as flexible as before, and he is more inclined to be a pure goalscorer than a wide breaker.

Cristiano Ronaldo flicked the ball to the side and suddenly had a bull's tail at his feet.

The movements are not standard enough, and there is not too much confusion, but this guy's physical fitness is very strong.

Bang!

Srna collided with Cristiano Ronaldo's shoulder.

Srna refused to give way to the inside passage, and after Ronaldo gritted his teeth and resisted a few times, he slammed his right foot towards the wing.

It was Ronaldo's trademark move, and just as he looked up into the penalty area, Srna suddenly made a tackle.

Bang!

The ball is kicked straight off the touchline.

Cristiano Ronaldo watched the ball roll off the touchline, and he turned to look at Srna again.

"This guy is so decisive in putting a shovel!"

If it was his own feint, Srna would have been passed.

However, Srner's control of timing is excellent.

"Retreat! Drawdown! Defend! ”

Srna yelled back, rubbing his shoulders as he retreated.

It's hard!

In the confrontation just now, he felt like he had hit an iron plate.

I've never seen a guy train his muscles like iron.

And it's so explosive that it almost didn't keep up.

The final shovel is also a choice in desperation.

All of this is telling Srna that there can be no carelessness.

At the same time, Srna felt a familiar feeling in this confrontation.

That's the obsession with shooting.

Cristiano Ronaldo looked up at the goal several times, preparing to open up space.

Once you get rid of it by this guy, you will definitely hit the door immediately.

And this style is very similar to Suke.

"Be careful!"

Srna secretly reminded herself.

Portugal's hand toss.

Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball forward and pushed the ball to team-mate Meceres, who saw Croatia's dense defense on the right and could only pass the ball with a big foot.

Simão chested the ball down the other wing and made a one-two with the retreating Almes.

Simão immediately crossed with his feet.

"Be careful!"

Croatian goalkeeper Pletikosa yelled.

At this moment, Simunich roared and jumped violently.

The height advantage of the high defender was on display, and the lion shook his head and cleared the ball away.

"Fight back!!"

Simunic immediately yelled.

Luka Modric couldn't get on the ball in the first place, he was distracted by the retreating Almes.

He was forced to turn in the opposite direction, and by the time he was about to play the ball, Portugal had retreated entirely.

"What a positive retracement!"

Modric was so dark that he played the ball to Pranic on the wing, who played forward to Perisic.

Perisic didn't rush to break through after pulling out space, and he's not a good player to break through.

He passed back again.

Croatia is still playing steadily.

On the other hand, Portugal's side is also getting hotter and hotter after several offensive and defensive attempts.

"That's right! That's it! Just hold on! As long as you hold on, you've succeeded! ”

Thiago yelled.

In the first half, Croatia were in a tailwind half and they were bound to attack.

And being able to contain Croatia's offensive and successfully stall for time is a good thing for Portugal.

It will only be in the second half, when the sides are changed and the game is played, that Portugal will show their attacking fangs.

Bang!

Perisic was directly transferred widely.

Pepe rushed to the landing spot first, but Suke was a little faster.

Suker came to the landing point, carried Pepe, and picked up his toes to stop the ball steadily.

Pepe pushed Suke on the back to prevent him from turning.

Suker flicked the ball back to Modric and turned to cut forward.

Luka Modric plays the ball to Mandzukic.

Mandzukic took on the role of fulcrum, carrying Carvalho and smashing the ball horizontally.

It's just that the intention is too obvious.

The three of them gathered around Su Ke in an instant.

"Fuck!"

Su Ke couldn't help but curse secretly.

Suker unloaded the ball and made a sudden stop, he leaned heavily on Pepe with his back, and when the two collided, Suke used the impact to stabilize his backward body, and at the same time slammed the inside and began to try to shake Ricciardo. Costa's center of gravity.

But this guy retreated one after another, not giving Su Ke a chance to shake his center of gravity, and at the same time resolutely not to kick.

Seeing that Carvalho was about to rush over, Suker gritted his teeth, and in the middle of the crowd, he suddenly flicked the ball sideways, picked up his right foot and volleyed fiercely.

It was like an attempt to shoot from outside the box.

The ball slipped under Costa's crotch and flew towards the near post, which flew off the line.

"Oh!! Sucre!! ”

Klašiwicz's face was full of amazement.

Three of them!

In the three-man defense, Suker did not lose possession and also completed a shot attempt.

It was a dangerous shot and with a little more luck it could have scored.

Su Ke also grinned and secretly said that it was a pity.

Suker immediately retreated, and he took the initiative to find Modric.

"Help me open the passage of the impact!"

Portugal set up a dense defense on the left flank.

Pepe is the first line of defense, shrinking the space and containing Suke's activation burst and speed.

Today's Suker has no speed and explosiveness, but there is no room for it.

This requires his teammates to help him create a track that is enough for him to get up to speed.

Sooke is going to run!

The runway doesn't have to be long, but it does have to lure Pepe away.

"I see!"

Modric also immediately nodded to understand what Suker meant.

During his time at Milan, Andrea Pirlo used to do this for Suker, using his passes and runs to open the way for Suker.

And now, Modric is going to do the same.

"Portugal are very strict with Suker, Pepe, Thiago and Costa form three buffers on the left flank to avoid Suker's starting impact, even if Suker passes one, another player will appear just two steps away, which makes Suker need to change direction again, causing his speed to not get up."

"Portugal coach Fernando. Santos is very strict with Su Ke, and he has obviously carefully studied the tactics against Su Ke! ”

In the camera, Portugal coach Santos touched his chin, his brows still locked.

He did make a targeted tactical arrangement for Suke.

But is it really restrictive?

The answer is no!

Suker was still able to storm the defence.

Moreover, as soon as Croatia strikes back and Portugal's retreat is not timely, then Suker will take off immediately.

But he couldn't limit Thiago and Pepe from keeping an eye on Suker the whole time, which was no different from giving up.

So, in the first half, he put Thiago in a joint defense with Pepe, staring at Suker.

Anyway, in the first half, they weren't ready to attack.

To hold Suker is to hold the Croatian offensive.

The two of them were holding Su Ke one after the other, and they followed you the whole time, and he didn't believe that he couldn't limit it.

As for decency?

This is a national competition!

Losing is the most undignified thing.

What's more, Croatia is the champion of the European Championship, they are a strong team, and Portugal is relatively weaker.

A weak team plays a strong team, what decency do you want?

Defend!

Crazy Restriction Sooke!

Contain Croatia's attack in the first half.

In the second half, wait for the opportunity to attack, score a goal, and win the game!

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