During the remainder of the first half, Mexico played a good offensive, but still failed to break through the Chinese team's gate. The Chinese team continued to lead until the halftime break. . Fastest updated After returning to the locker room, Wan Sheng praised everyone's performance. They continue to work hard to maintain their skills and strive to defeat Mexico in one fell swoop and complete the group qualifying for the World Cup. Mexico coach Herrera summarized the first half, asking players to pay more attention to the defense of the two wings, and in the midfield position, it is even more necessary to strengthen penetration. "They fight fiercely in the midfield. If we keep fighting with them in the midfield, we won't have many chances. So we need to strengthen the cooperation and penetration in the midfield, don't be too sticky, and hit the ball decisively and quickly. Frontcourt. "At the beginning of the second half, substitutions were made, and left back Hector Moreno came on. This Mexican full-back born in 1992 plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie. He is a famous "butcher" in the Eredivisie and even European football. As you can tell by his nickname, he is famous for his tough defense and his rough style. The style of play was also called 'trash' by many other angry fans. Herrera played Moreno in order to limit the Chinese team's offensive on the right side. Moreno's toughness may be able to limit the cooperation of Wang Qiuming and Zhang Yuning. It was the cooperation of the two that created the goal in the first half. . This adjustment of defensive positioning was also highlighted at the beginning of the second half. It was not easy for Zhang Yuning to find opportunities to advance forward. Any striker would be very distressed when facing Moreno, because the latter seemed not to care at all about what his movements could do to his opponent. physical harm caused. At the same time, Mexico¡¯s offense also became decisive. They did not stop in the midfield and passed the ball to the frontcourt whenever there was space, hoping to directly threaten the Chinese team¡¯s goal. This style of play forces the Chinese team to be more cautious about defending at the front of the penalty area. Mexico took advantage of the opening time and played a good situation. They suppressed the Chinese team for nearly five minutes. This suppression also gave them hope of scoring, so they played more actively and pressed forward. . Wan Sheng stood on the sidelines and kept shouting to remind the team to pay attention to defense. The Chinese team played so well in the first half that many people forgot that their tactics in this game were actually based on defensive counterattacks. At the beginning, several players stood very forward, which created a danger for the defense. Hearing the shouts of the head coach, the Chinese team players became much calmer. They began to retreat and tighten the penalty area. After more than ten minutes, Wan Sheng wasn¡¯t too worried anymore. The Chinese team has regained its sense of defense, and its formation has remained very stable. Although Mexico frequently presses forward and has the momentum to attack the goal, it is difficult for them to find opportunities in good positions. All outside the restricted area. Herrera definitely does not have a football training master system, and their players will not have shooting ability bonuses, so most of these shots are just a waste of opportunities. Mexican players also found that it was not easy for them to quickly break through the Chinese team's gate. 20 minutes passed in the second half. There is an old saying in China, 'One rush, another failure, three exhaustions.' Herrera didn't know this sentence, but he understood its meaning. It is also applicable in football matches. What he wanted was for the team to make a rush to equalize the score. , the next opportunity would be greater, but after 20 minutes, the rush was completely over. Their offense became more and more tired, and their chances of breaking the goal became less and less. Herrera had to make a substitution. He chose to replace a midfielder with a forward. In this way, Mexico's formation was adjusted from 352 to 343, which is almost equivalent to an all-attack style. The 343 formation is very offensive, but the Mexican players on the field are already tired. They have been attacking for a long time and working hard for a long time. They failed to break through the Chinese team's gate. Even if they made substitutions and adjustments, their offense was actually not as fierce as before. The Chinese team has been shrinking in defense. When leading, the Chinese team is not in a hurry to play a wonderful offensive, but to ensure the score. They will only take the initiative when Mexico poses little threat or has a very good opportunity. The Chinese team not only defends tightly, but also plays very tough, especially in terms of physical confrontation. They have already tasted the sweetness. When their own team is particularly tough, the opponent will be softer, just like Mexico in the second half, which almost gave up the fight. The Chinese team fought hard in the midfield, and they continued to use coordination to pass the ball to the frontcourt. This style of play seemed to have improved in technique, but the turnover rate also increased. Without the toughness, Mexico wanted to grab the ball at the feet of the Chinese team. It has also become smaller, which is not good for them. The Mexican players are very uncomfortable and they are already feeling tired at this time. On the surface, it seems that Mexico has been suppressing the Chinese team, but in fact, they have found very few good opportunities, and the offensive threat is much worse than at the beginning of the second half. For a long time, the Chinese team¡¯s The goals are pretty safe. Wang Xiaolei felt the deepest. At the beginning of the second half, he had been focusing all his attention on the ball. Now, the football has not landed in front of the goal, and he feels a lot more relaxed. Wan Sheng sat at the coaching bench. This movement did not let the media say anything, but it already expressed his mentality. He is very confident about the game. The players on the field performed very well, the team had another goal advantage, but the opponent began to show weakness. This game has basically been won. In the remaining time of the second half, Mexico made a lot of efforts to break through the Chinese team's door. In the 81st minute, Herrera used up the last substitution and replaced him with a forward player. ??This way Mexico has four forwards. However, the increase in the number of forwards did not bring qualitative changes to Mexico's offense. They still had no way to deal with the Chinese team's solid defense. At this time, they finally understood why the Netherlands failed to break through the Chinese team's gate after trying hard for a whole game. . It¡¯s not that the Netherlands performed poorly, or that their players didn¡¯t wear shooting boots, but that the Chinese team¡¯s defense was really good. ¡° To break through the Chinese team¡¯s door requires not only strength and cooperation, but also a lot of luck The Netherlands is unlucky. Mexico has no luck, at least until now. The game is about to end in five minutes. Almost all the players of the Chinese team have returned to the backcourt to participate in defense. Even Wang Qiuming has reached the midline. The Chinese team has put on a The deputy is in a defensive posture. Offense and defense are just the opposite. They are the two extremes of a football match. When the entire team retreats, even if there is a large space in the backcourt of Mexico, the Chinese team cannot use it to create a threat because they focus all their energy on guarding the goal. Mexico thinks so too, perhaps by this time they can no longer care. They have been desperately launching an offensive. In the 89th minute of the game, Mexico entered the penalty area with a wave of offensive. Forward Hernandez touched the ball with his head, but he pushed the ball into the arm of his teammate. Because the football bounced out of the penalty area, the referee did not do anything. Make a penalty. After that, Zhang Yuning drove the ball forward with a big kick. Wang Qiuming rushed up instantly! He let go of his legs and ran forward with all his strength! Wang Qiuming didn't want to score a goal. He just chased the ball forward, trying to move forward faster to buy more time for the team. Twenty meters in front of the Mexican penalty area, he caught up with the ball. ball, at which point he realized his opportunity. The only Mexican player who could rush over to defend was Marquez, a central defender. Marquez ran beside Wang Qiuming. He was an almost 40-year-old veteran. He was extremely experienced, but his body could no longer keep up. , especially after such a long game, he couldn't run at all. After Wang Qiuming caught up with the ball, he stepped forward and continued to chase the ball. Marquez could only stay behind. He kept running, but it was impossible to catch up. Wang Qiuming continues to dribble the ball! There was a fierce cheering sound from the audience! "Wang Qiuming! Opportunity! Good opportunity!" "He must have gone it alone!" Mexico goalkeeper Talavera attacked early. Without the help of defenders to defend, he had no choice but to choose to go on by himself, but Wang Qiuming was too experienced. When he saw Talavera attacking, he immediately chose to shoot! A lob that is not very powerful! But facing the football that was nearly two meters above his head, Talavera could barely stop and turned his head to watch the football fly into the goal, with only despair flashing in his eyes. Mexico lost! When the football flies into the goal, everyone already knows the result even if the game is not over yet. Mexico cannot score two goals in stoppage time, which means they will lose the game, and the Chinese team becomes the winner of the game. All Chinese fans excitedly began to celebrate the victory, and the cheers resounded across the country, from Russia to Beijing, and from Beijing to the world. "China team! Won!" "The second game of the World Cup! The Netherlands and Mexico, the Chinese team won both!" "They completed the group qualifying!" "This is a miracleAfter all, the Chinese team will definitely become the dark horse of the World Cup! " "I don't know how far they can go in the future, but this moment belongs to Chinese fans! " Amid all kinds of shouts, the game time passed little by little. 3 minutes. 1 minute. 30 seconds. Finally, Mexico ended the last wave of offensive. Goalkeeper Wang Xiaolei kicked the ball out, and the referee followed suit. The final whistle was blown. In the second game of the World Cup group stage, the Chinese team defeated Mexico 2-0. Coupled with the 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the first game, the Chinese team has scored 6 points, considering Brazil to be first. The game ended with a draw with Mexico. In other words, the Chinese team qualified for the group ahead of schedule!