Chapitre 95: 18 Vikings
18 Vikings
The Korea-Japan World Cup has become more and more exciting as time goes by. Portugal's 4-0 victory in the second round, which has high expectations, gave Portugal's golden generation hope of qualifying again. They only need to win in the final round. South Korea will be able to lock the qualifying quota...
The two hosts, South Korea and Japan, also performed well in the group stage. Of course, at this time, South Korea's disgraceful behavior has not yet begun. Here, let's pay a moment of silence for Portugal!
In another group, Italy, one of the favorites to win the championship, lost 1 to 2 to Croatia. It was a small upset. This loss also cast a shadow over the prospects of the Apennine Lions qualifying for this World Cup. //
On June 16th, the eyes of the whole world were on the defending champion France.
Even though the Gallic Rooster needs to beat Denmark by more than two goals in the final round of the group stage to qualify, the Frenchman remained quite optimistic before the match.
Because their leader - Qi Zu has returned!
Zidane's return gave the French team full confidence in the match against Denmark.
But the star-studded French team didn't know before the game that they were about to usher in their last game of this World Cup in Busan.
Henry's suspension for the red card cast a shadow over the French team's qualifying, and Trezeguet kicked the post shortly after the opening, which heralded the Frenchman's exit.
Zidane is back, but wherever he goes on the pitch, there are Danish players following him.
As one of the dark horses of this World Cup, the Danish team quickly disappointed the French fans with goals.
If one goal is not enough, then when Thomasson rewritten the score to 2-0 for the Danish team, the French fans in the stands had completely given up hope...
Zidane's dejected expression and the shot of him helplessly defending against the Danish players became the classics of this World Cup. Vieira, Makelele...Trezeguet, the star-studded French team became The first defending champion in history to be eliminated in the group stage!
This is something that people dare not even think about before the start of the World Cup. The Frenchman, who has the two golden boots of Serie A and the Premier League, has not scored a goal in three games and only has one point. Heat kills' this strange law.
Zidane is not the last Uranus superstar to leave this World Cup, but the departure of France is destined to make the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup knockout match lack the brilliance he should have...
Another team in this group is Senegal. They were chasing three goals in the second half when they led Uruguay 3-0 in the first half, and almost missed the knockout round. The black horse of Africa successfully blacked out Zidane... blacked out the Gallic rooster.
And the day before the match between Argentina and Sweden...the Germans also qualified. They defeated the African lion Cameroon 2-0, and the German chariot is still advancing steadily. It is worth mentioning that the Germans showed their intimidating temperament in this game. They still defeated the African lion Cameroon 2-0 even though they were sent off...
Together with the Germans, Ireland is the fourth team to advance to the round of 16 after a 3-0 victory over Saudi Arabia, which has already lost all fighting spirit.
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On June 18th, the eyes of the whole world were focused on the Group F of Sendai and Osaka, the Group of Death...
The Argentines will face the Vikings Sweden in Sendai. They are now the first in the group with four points, Sweden is also the first in the group with four points, and England is third in the group with two points in both games. Nigeria with outstanding technology It is very regrettable that they did not go home early in both games.
In the group of death, there may be a situation where the last three teams have five points...
Just when people doubted whether Argentina would play tacitly with Sweden, at the press conference before the game, Leonwell and Bielsa proved to the world their determination to win Sweden and enter the top 16!
"We will use our offense to destroy Sweden!" The Argentine did not intend to play tacitly with Sweden at all. To win the first place in the group is the result that the Argentine hopes for.
For the rebellious Pampas Eagles, Swedish coach Tommy Sedbemi believes: "The Argentines will pay the price for their underestimation!"
Sendai World Cup Stadium...
The difference from the previous life is that the Argentine fans almost occupied the entire stadium, because Lionwell's popularity has soared rapidly, and Argentina has a very high popularity in Japan, so basically the neutral fans are present today to cheer for the Argentine team Cheer.
There were also more than 10,000 Swedish fans present. Although they only accounted for a quarter of the stadium, the Swedish big guys are also a force that cannot be underestimated!
The Swede's style of play is famous for its strength, while Argentina is famous for its foot skills. The confrontation between the two teams with very different styles also made this game attract much attention.
In the other match of this group in Osaka, the English need to take all three points to have a chance to qualify. They definitely hope that Sweden and Argentina can win or lose, so that they only need to beat Nigeria 1-0 to qualify. .
No matter who is involved in the qualifying battle, there is no room for loss.
It is said that before the start of today's game, Madman Bielsa also adjusted the starting lineup of the Argentine team.
The 3-3-1-3 formation was changed to three-five-two under the suggestions of the players, and Leonwell returned to his more accustomed midfielder position. He will partner with Simeone in the midfield.
Left midfielder Aimar got the chance to start, the midfielder is the wizard Veron, the right midfielder is the little donkey Ortega, and the double center forwards are Crespo and Batty.
Zanetti, Thorin two generals sat on the bench.
Before the start of the game, Leon also deliberately found Caniggia, the former son of the wind, "Claudio, don't worry. I will definitely make the game a 'garbage time' as soon as possible, so that you have the last chance to play in the World Cup!" "
Before the start of this game, the entire Argentine team was united as one. They hoped to seal the victory early so that the 35-year-old veteran Caniggia could get a chance to play. After all, for Caniggia, the son of the wind, this is It was his last World Cup. With the current Argentine lineup, it is impossible for Caniggia to get a chance to play after the team enters the knockout round.
Therefore, if Argentina can open the score in the game against Sweden, then Caniggia will usher in his final farewell performance in the national team.
Caniggia was also very touched by the support of his teammates. Before the game, Zonda tied the captain's armband for Leon himself, and then high-fived every teammate in person.
In the previous life, Caniggia was sent off in the game between Argentina and Sweden because the Zonda, who was sitting on the bench at the time, insulted the referee...
But in this life, all this will definitely not happen again! Leon is determined to make a good memory for the veteran.
"Hey, stinky captain boy, today you and Simeone have to do a good job of defending and me! Let's attack with peace of mind!" Although Veron's tone of voice towards Leon still feels that he doesn't like Leon, but actually On the surface, everyone knows that Veron has already recognized Leon as the captain in his heart.
Leon smiled: "Don't worry me about your offense. If you don't organize well, I will plug in at any time."
Veron waved his hand and whistled, "We'll see, hey!"
The mood of the entire Argentine team is not as tense as it was during the game against England. They are very relaxed now, because the second half against England let them know that they are very strong!
The whole team is united! Oh, by the way, Pochettino is now in the team to hold everyone's sneakers! Of course, everyone has already forgiven what he said to Leon...
Because now all Argentine players have only one goal: to enter the top sixteen! Then strive to play seven games!
Argentina's starting lineup for today is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Boggs (returned to the starting lineup, replacing Caballero, who played poorly)
Defender: Placente
Defender: Samuel
Defender: Almeida
Back midfielder: Lionwell (captain)
Defender: Diego Simeone
Left midfielder: Aimar
Right midfielder: Ortega
Attacking midfielder: Juan Veron
Center: Batty
Center forward: Crespo
Argentina seems to have tasted the sweetness of the double center in the game with England. Today, facing the tall Sweden, Argentina's double center will still test the Swedes' air defense ability.
The Swedish team's starting lineup today is exactly the same as their last victory over Nigeria.
Goalkeeper: Hedman
Left back: Mellberg
Central defender: Miriaby
Centre-back: Linderoth
Right back: Alex Anderson
Midfielder: Anders Svensson
Midfielder: Warbucks
Midfielder: Andreas Jacobsen
Midfielder: Magnus Svensson
Forward: Henrik Larsson
Forward: Lucic
Speaking of which, the average height of the Swedish team's defense exceeds 1.88 meters... Such a terrifying height also made Swedish fans say before the game: Let your double center forwards try to score our header!
Of course, the Swedish fans who said this have never watched the second half of the game between England and Argentina. England's air defense is very weak? Campbell and Ferdinand are not bad in height!
But why is Argentina still able to find a chance to score with a header? The reason is simple, Lionwell's various crosses are varied, and they are too accurate!
In addition, in addition to the double center forwards today, Aimar and Ortega's smart breakthrough also tested the tall Swedish team... In the last match between Sweden and Nigeria, the Swedes consumed a lot of energy...
That confrontation of strength and technology also made many commentators feel that both Nigeria and Sweden should enter the top 16!
Well, the hateful grouping... In order to send South Korea and Japan directly to the top 16, this grouping is too painful!
At the Sendai World Cup Stadium, Argentina's appearance was met with deafening cheers...
The favourites are the favourites, and with France out, people don't expect Argentina to be knocked out in the final group stage in a good situation...
In that case, the knockout round of this World Cup will lack many bright spots.
And there are still many England fans who also hope that Argentina can beat Sweden. After all, it is unrealistic and reliable to rely on Sweden to beat Argentina. Although there are many enmities between England and Argentina, in the situation of qualifying, if Argentina can Beat Sweden, then England only needs to beat Nigeria to qualify.
And England just need a one-nil...
The last two games of Group F, the complex form of death, were in Sendai and Osaka...
Kick off on time at 14:00 pm!
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