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Volume 4 Stormy Europe Section 216 Spanish Bullfighting

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    The four-point and one-quarter games have already determined the three teams that have entered the last four of this World Cup. England, Germany, and the Netherlands. These three European teams have eliminated Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil from South America respectively.  There is still the last four-point final, which is played between European powerhouse Spain and South American team Paraguay.

    ??In the historical records of Spain and Paraguay, in the three games between the two teams, Spain won one and drew two, maintaining a record of superiority over its opponents.  In the group stage of this World Cup, Spain had two wins and one loss, entering the knockout stage as the first in the group, and defeated Portugal 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.

    Paraguay also entered the knockout stage of this World Cup as the first in the group. In the eight-point final, they fought Japan to a penalty shootout, and finally eliminated the Japanese team and entered the quarterfinals.  Facing the European powerhouse Spain, Paraguay, the remaining South American powerhouse, can be said to bear the honor of the entire South American football.

    Spain¡¯s performance in recent World Cups has been unsatisfactory. Except for its excellent performance in the World Cup qualifiers and being called the king of qualifiers, Spain has failed to break into the quarterfinals in the past three World Cups.  However, in this World Cup, the Spanish team is full of talents and can be said to be their strongest national team in recent years.

    The head coach of the Spanish national team, Vicente del Bosque, formed the strongest lineup of 4,42 when facing Paraguay, the opponent that advanced to the semi-finals.  Goalkeeper Casillas, Capdevila and Ramos on the back line, Puyol and Pique guard the center.  Alonso and Busquets serve as defensive midfielders.  With Iniesta roaming the wings, Xavi is still the core of the offense.  On the front line, Villa and Torres serve as arrows.

    Paraguay¡¯s coach Martino also arranged a starting lineup of 442 for this game, with goalkeeper Bilal and four defenders namely Rodriguez, Alcaraz, da Silva and Veron.  The midfielder consists of Riveros, Barreto, Caceres and Santana, with Valdes and Cardozo on the front line.

    In the starting lineup of both teams.  Spanish players.  Obviously the star shines brighter.  Moreover, Spain has endured far more than Paraguay during their journey to this World Cup.  A bit more cruel.  Comparison in strength.  Spain still has the upper hand.  But the games in the World Cup.  Each match is more cruel than the last, and no one can defeat his opponent with just a few words.

    The Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg was filled with fans from Spain and Paraguay tonight.  Many local South African fans also came, turning the entire stadium into a festive ocean.  In the stands, Princess Letizia of Spain is waiting for the Spanish bullfighters to give her a wonderful game.

    In fact, this is not the first time that the Spanish princess has come to South Africa to cheer for the Spanish team.  In the first game of Spain's group stage, Princess Letizia came to the scene to cheer. However, in that game, the Spanish matadors lost an upset to Switzerland, but they failed to make Letizia feel  A taste of Spain.

    After the game started, the first to attack was not Spain, which had the slight upper hand, but the South American powerhouse Paraguay.  Less than a minute before the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Paraguay attacked the edge of Spain's penalty area.  Paraguay winger Santana's long shot from the top of the penalty area was saved by Spanish goalkeeper Casillas.

    In the seventh minute of the first half, Spain attacked Paraguay's position. Alonso tried a long shot from outside the penalty area, but the ball was blocked by Paraguay defender da Silva.  Then Xavi took a tactical corner kick and Alonso made a pass, but Ramos tried to grab a shot but failed to hit the ball and missed the opportunity.

    Subsequently, the two sides entered a stalemate stage, with each other attacking and defending, but neither was threatening.  The score on the field also remained at zero to zero.  In terms of situation, Spain does not have the upper hand.  This made the Spanish fans in the stands anxious.  You know, their princess is also sitting in the stands, waiting for Spain's victory.

    Soon, the first half of the game ended in a stalemate. Neither side could find a way to break through the opponent's goal, and had no chance to lead the opponent in the score. They could only enter the locker room with a goalless draw.  Ellis Park Stadium has become a hot spot for fans from both sides.

    In the second half, the game changed sides again. The dramatic scene came from the 58th minute of the second half. Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque replaced Torres with Fabregas. Less than a minute after Fabregas came on, Paraguay scored.  Entering Spain's penalty area, Pique had no choice but to bring down Paraguay's forward Cardoso. While receiving a topaz card, he also gave Paraguay a penalty kick opportunity.

    It is a pity that the Paraguayan striker Cardoso was a little less confident in the penalty kick he earned. His penalty kick was blocked by the Spanish goalkeeper.Lillas easily saved and confiscated the ball, neutralizing Spain's biggest threat and keeping the goal.

    And within three minutes after Paraguay missed their penalty kick, Spain also ushered in their penalty kick.  Villa took advantage of a quick counterattack and rushed into Paraguay's penalty area.  Paraguay defender Alcaraz also had no choice but to bring down Villa, and also received a topaz card, giving Spain a penalty kick opportunity.

    The most dramatic scene appeared. Alonso took the penalty kick. After hearing the referee's whistle, he scored the penalty kick in one fell swoop.  However, the referee blew the whistle to invalidate the goal at this time, indicating that when Alonso was taking a penalty kick, a player entered the penalty area and the penalty kick needed to be restarted.

    This put pressure on Alonso, who took the penalty kick, to increase dramatically.  Alonso, who stood at the penalty spot for the second time, obviously lacked confidence. His penalty was saved by Paraguay goalkeeper Villar.  Fabregas' follow-up shot was tripped by goalkeeper Bilal, but the referee did not express his opinion.  As a result, when Ramos followed up and shot again, Paraguay defender Da Silva arrived in time and stretched his foot to block the ball out of the penalty area.

    There were two penalty kicks within four minutes. As a result, under the control of the referee, both sides failed to seize the opportunity.  The score still remained at zero to zero.  Then, Spain stepped up their offense. They did not want to play overtime with their opponents, which meant that if they made it to the semi-finals, their players' physical fitness would be much more exhausted than the players of the other three teams.  .

    The time of the game was passing away bit by bit, and just when fans from both sides thought that this seemingly evenly matched game would enter overtime, Spain ushered in their goal in this game.  At this time, it was already the 85th minute of the second half.

    Iniesta suddenly accelerated and broke through the middle. After passing two Paraguay players, he passed across the wing.  Pedro, who came on as Alonso's substitute, stretched out his foot to catch the ball, quickly rushed into the penalty area and fired a powerful shot. The ball hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area.  Villa followed up and took a shot. The ball bounced back and forth between the two goal posts for two rounds before bouncing into the goal.

    This is Villa's fifth goal in this World Cup. At the same time, his number of goals in the Spanish national team has also reached 43, which is the same as Gonzalez Raul's 44.  The national team scored only one goal.  He is still young and has a great chance to surpass Raul in the number of goals he scored for the national team.

    Subsequently, the Paraguayan team launched a crazy counterattack, but the Spanish matadors firmly held on to their results and maintained the 1-0 score until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.  In the ninety-minute arduous battle, the Spanish matadors tenaciously defeated their opponents and advanced to the final four. They did not disappoint Princess Letizia who came from afar.

    Once again, the top four in the World Cup are all from Europe.  European football has once again transformed the final event of the World Cup into the European Cup.  England, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain, these four powerful teams from Europe, will let fans around the world feel the style and charm of European football in South Africa, the hot land of Africa.

    In the final semi-finals of the semi-finals, England plays the Netherlands and Germany plays Spain. No matter which game it is, it will be as exciting as Mars hitting the earth. However, this kind of excitement will have nothing to do with the South American teams.  In world football, although South American teams have always competed with European teams, the real comparison of strength is that European football has always had the upper hand.

    More and more European fans are coming to Cape Town and Durban in South Africa from England, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.  England will continue to sit at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town to face the Netherlands.  Germany and Spain will stage a shocking battle at the Durban Stadium in Durban, South Africa.

    Among the four European powerhouse teams, only England's schedule is the most beneficial to them. Starting from the quarter-finals, the England team does not have to travel far and has been guarding the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. It is almost like Green Point.  The stadium has become his home court.  Here, the England team is already familiar with everything here, and their opponent, the Netherlands, may have already revealed their defeat.

    The first game of the semi-finals will be a battle between England and the Netherlands at 7:30 on the evening of July 7th.  The England team, which had one more day of rest than the Dutch team, was full of fighting spirit.  Fans from England have completely transformed Cape Town into their own city, waiting for the arrival of July 7th.

    The World Cup has now progressed, with only the semi-finals and finals left. The England team has marched along, singing war hymns all the way, defeating opponents one after another.  Fans believe that the winner of the Anglo-Dutch battle on July 7 must be the great Three Lions, because they have the greatest legendary player on the planet, the great??'s super forest!  (To be continued)
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