As the Netherlands became the second European team to advance to the semi-finals, the ensuing game between Germany and Argentina also attracted more fans' attention. For South American fans, Argentina, which defeated Mexico to enter the quarterfinals, is the hope of saving the reputation of South American football.
In the 18 historical encounters between Argentina and Germany, Argentina has the upper hand with eight wins, five draws and five losses. Therefore, for this game against the German team, not only Argentina fans have great confidence that they can defeat the German team and enter the semi-finals of this World Cup. Even fans in South American countries have great confidence in seeing Argentina defeat the German team.
Manadona was also in the starting list announced before the game, and all Argentina's main players were sent on the field. It can be said that this game against the German team is the strongest starting lineup of the Argentine team. Manadona is also full of confidence in the game, and advancing to the semi-finals seems to be no longer a dream.
It¡¯s just that, like the fans in Argentina, the fans in Germany are also full of confidence in their team. If the performance of the German team in the group stage still worries the fans. After entering the knockout rounds, the German team has become more and more courageous, making fans more and more reassured about them. German tank itself is the kind of team that is slow to warm up, and its strength will only get stronger as it plays.
The starting lineup arranged by German coach Loew still has Klose leading the way, followed by Podolski, Ozil and Muller. Bastian Schweinsteiger sits in the midfield and Neuer guards the goal. The German team's lineup is also the same as Argentina's. It is their strongest main lineup.
Before the game started, both the media reporters and the fans of both sides thought that this was a passionate match. The two teams would be inextricable in the 90-minute regular time, and it might even be possible. The possibility of sending the game into overtime and a penalty shootout.
But all the fans did not expect that the game only started for less than three minutes. The German tanks roared with cannon. He blasted the Argentina team's goal and got off to a fantastic start. Podolski's breakthrough from the left was brought down by Argentine defender Otamendi, and the German team got a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt.
Schweinsteiger ran to the free kick spot. After hearing the referee blow the kick-off whistle. A spinning half-lob. Sent the ball into the penalty area. Muller grabbed a shot from the front and headed the ball towards the goal. Argentina goalkeeper Romero failed to save. Watching the ball rush into the goal.
This is the German team's first goal in this game and Muller's fourth goal in this World Cup. This goal opened a fantastic start for the German team, and the advantage was in the hands of the Germans. A minute later, the German team made a comeback and once again attacked the Argentina team's penalty area.
However, this attack failed to bring a goal to the German team. Schweinsteiger's long shot was first blocked by Demichelis, and then Schweinsteiger grabbed the ball again. At the landing point, another powerful shot shot directly into the sky and flew out of the baseline.
With the score trailing 0-1 and the situation being controlled by the German team, the Argentine fans began to become anxious in the stands. Argentina's starting players also appeared anxious. Messi, who was entrusted with important tasks by Argentine coach Manadona, intercepted the ball brilliantly in the eighth minute and launched a quick counterattack, but was ended by German team captain Lahm, and he became silent after that.
In the stands, among the fans of the German team, Bierhoff and Ballack were chatting with interest. The situation on the field was very favorable for the German team. They seemed to have seen the German team advance to the semi-finals of this World Cup. hope, saw the hope of the German team to advance to the finals.
In the 20th minute, Messi, who had been silent for a long time, once again appeared in front of the fans. He made a through ball at the front of the penalty area and sent the ball into the German team's penalty area. Tevez quickly penetrated forward, but unfortunately for Germany The team's goalkeeper Neuer struck very crisply, successfully getting ahead of Tevez and neutralizing the threat to the German team's goal.
And after two minutes, the German team's offense seriously threatened the Argentine team's goal. Muller broke through on the right, rushed into the Argentine team's penalty area, passed a cross, and sent the ball to the goal. Klose took advantage of the opportunity to push the ball, but the ball flew high and flew over the crossbar. Klose's eyes widened and he held his head in great annoyance.
In the subsequent game, Muller was given a yellow gem card by the referee for a handball foul in front of the penalty area. If the German team advances to the semi-finals, Muller will not be able to represent the team in the next semi-final. Playing with the German team, he will miss the next game due to the accumulated topaz cards.
This time Argentina took a free kick in the frontcourt, and the player who took it was naturally their core player Messi. ?However, Messi's free kick shot was blocked by the German team's wall. Messi once again sent the ball into the German team's penalty area, but Tevez was in an offside position and was called on duty. The referee blew the whistle directly.
The first half of the game came to an end in the passionate confrontation between the German team and the Argentine team. The Argentine team failed to equalize the score in the end, and the German team failed to expand the score in the first half. Although the German team has an advantage, the one-goal advantage is not safe for them.
In the second half, the players changed sides and fought again. The Argentine team players obviously strengthened their offensive intensity. Now that they are behind, they must tie the score as soon as possible in the second half. If they can reverse it, that would be the best. However, the German team's strength, although it has been at a disadvantage in historical confrontations, did restrain the Argentine team in this game.
Another fifteen minutes passed, and the desperate Argentine team still failed to find a chance to break the German team's goal. The score still remained at 1-0. Sixty minutes into the second half, the Argentine team's offensive came in waves, one after another heading towards the German team's penalty area.
Tevez's long shot from the front of the penalty area was bravely saved by Neuer. Then, Messi rushed to the penalty area line and sent a wonderful pass. Higuain hit the goal from a small angle in the small penalty area and was blocked by Neuer again. You resolve it. However, the ball did not stay away from the German team's penalty area, but the Argentine players failed to follow up in time to grab a follow-up shot.
A minute later, Messi stood at the edge of the German team's penalty area and took a long-range shot. Once again, the Argentina team, which had been unable to attack, had no time to attack again. Their backcourt encountered a strong attack from the German team. . Thomas Muller's quick counterattack was blocked by Argentina defender Heinze, and he barely passed the ball before falling to the ground.
Podolski quickly caught the ball, broke into the Argentina team's penalty area, and passed a cross in front of the goal. Klose did not waste his teammates' assists this time, and easily sent the ball into the goal, ending the stalemate. After more than an hour, the score was rewritten to 2-0. This is also his third goal in this World Cup and his thirteenth goal in the World Cup. He is about to tie his senior Ged Mou. Le's World Cup record.
The Argentine players, who conceded another goal, have not recovered yet. The German team¡¯s third goal came again in this game. In the 73rd minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger passed two Argentinian defenders on the left, dribbled the ball to the baseline and then passed in. Friedrich easily outflanked the goal and shot, changing the score. It became three to zero, completely sealing the victory.
This is not the last goal in this game! The last goal still came from the German team, from the German team's main forward Klose. The game was coming to an end. Ozil broke through from the right and passed in. Klose grabbed the ball in front of the goal and easily sent the ball into the goal. This was his second score in this game and also his second goal in this game. The fourth goal in the World Cup.
Moreover, Klose's number of goals in the World Cup has reached 14, tying the record of 14 World Cup goals held by German striker Gerd Muller, and far away from the record held by the alien Ronaldo. The World Cup scoring record is not far behind, but there is an insurmountable gap between him and Super Forest.
Of course, Klose will not compete with the freak Super Lin. In this World Cup alone, Super Lin has scored 20 goals. What can he do to compete with Super Lin?
A game that was supposed to be evenly matched turned into a one-sided event. This result really left the fans stunned. Before the game, no one would have thought of such a result. No one would have thought that the Argentine team would lose to the German team and conceded as many as four goals. This was not like a match between two strong teams.
Seeing the Argentine players crying on the field, the fans couldn't help but think of the song "Argentina Don't Cry" that was sung around the world. However, how could the Argentinians hold back their sorrow and endure the pain of being stabbed four times in the heart by their opponents? No tears? Moreover, this time the German team defeated Manado Naga and Messi, Argentina's football totem for two generations!
The Argentines have left the World Cup stage. The three teams that have entered the semi-finals are all from Europe, England, the Netherlands, and Germany. There is still one team left. The eyes of all European fans are looking at Spain. Their The opponent Paraguay is the weakest among the eight top eight teams. I believe the Spaniard will not let their opponent go.
¡°In this case, this World Cup will inevitably become the European Cup again. (To be continued)