The top prediction at the start, I am the third ball king

Chapter 517 All eight finalists are produced, who will enter the final four?
Six rounds were played in the quarter-finals, and all the strong teams passed the test, showing the background of the rich.

So can Argentina pass?
At one o'clock in the afternoon on July [-]st, the game between Argentina and Switzerland started at the Sao Paulo Arena.

This is the seventh confrontation between the two teams in history. Argentina has won four and tied two in the previous six encounters and remained unbeaten.

But in the history of the World Cup, the two teams met only in 1966, and Argentina won 2-0.

After the start of the game, the two sides had mutual offense and defense, constantly putting pressure on the opponent's defense.

As time went by, the Argentine team gradually took advantage of the field, but under the tenacious defense of the Swiss team, Argentina's offense failed again and again.

After entering the knockout rounds, all teams pay great attention to defense.

After 10 and [-] minutes of fierce fighting, the two sides were tied and could only enter overtime.

This is the second overtime game of this World Cup. The previous game was Germany against Algeria. Germany scored two goals in overtime, beat Algeria in a thrilling manner, and advanced to the quarterfinals.

When the game progressed to overtime, the two sides competed with willpower, whoever can't hold it first will be defeated.

Argentina staged a lore in the 118th minute. Messi broke through the middle and passed the ball. Di Maria shot a low shot from the right side of the penalty area into the net!

One to zero!

Argentina beat Switzerland and advanced to the quarterfinals in a thrilling manner.

In an interview after the game, the Swiss coach Hitzfeld said: "Our whole team will participate in defending Messi. I hope to form a net on the court to defend Messi closely."

The Swiss team really laid a huge defensive net at the Sao Paulo Stadium, but even so, Messi still found a chance to "flap his wings".And his few shining moments efficiently helped the team win.

In the whole game, Messi only shot twice, but he sent eight key passes, creating a lot of good opportunities for his teammates.

At the same time, Messi's dribbling and breakthrough from time to time have also become the source of the team's offensive vitality.

Messi was once again named the best player on the spot in this game. This is the fourth consecutive time he has won this award in this tournament, becoming No.1 in the history of the World Cup.

Talking about the team's victory, Messi revealed that before passing the ball to Di Maria, he had the idea of ​​handling the ball by himself. In addition, Messi also said that there is actually a lot of luck in the overtime promotion.

Messi said: "The World Cup has been played so far, any opponent is difficult to deal with, and no team is weak in the knockout stage. I have foreseen the difficulties in today's game. The process of the game will definitely be very difficult. Who will win? Whoever loses is actually very normal."

Messi completed a great assist in this game, but Messi himself revealed that he actually wanted to play by himself: "I wanted to gamble, but when I saw Di Maria in that position, I knew the ball It might have been better to let him play and luckily he scored."

Messi also said that luck is also an important factor in the promotion: "We don't want to play a penalty shootout, but today's luck is quite good. In fact, it is also possible to make a mistake and be killed by the opponent. When we have not scored for a long time, we are also worried. Knocked out. Both teams played well today and the important thing is that we qualified."

Argentina made a thrilling advance and was criticized by the world leader Maradona: "I think we didn't play very well. The rhythm of the team changed too little, and the striker lacked movement. Today's Messi is very lonely, which makes me think Anger and pain, Argentina should have done better."

Maradona believes that Argentina only showed 40% of the level in this game, "If there is no Messi's good performance, we may not have tomorrow, because Argentina will encounter disaster."

For Argentine fans and fans who like Messi, no matter how thrilling the process is, as long as they can advance to the next round, it is the best news.

So, who is Argentina's opponent in the next round?

At five o'clock in the afternoon that day, the game between Belgium and the United States started at the New Water Arena.

The United States once defeated Belgium 1930-3 in the 0 World Cup, but in the next four warm-up matches, Belgium won all and kept three goals!
Belgium's main players in this game are all on the stage.

After the start of the game, Belgium put pressure on the US team's defense and continued to attack.

With their tenacious defense, the U.S. team dragged the game into overtime, which was the third overtime match in the quarter-finals of this World Cup.

After just 3 minutes of extra time, Belgium ushered in a good chance to score.

Belgium broke the deadlock in the 93rd minute. Lukaku got rid of Bessler and broke into the penalty area.
One to zero!

Belgium expanded the score in the 105th minute, De Bruyne passed the ball, and Lukaku pushed from the left side of the penalty area to the net!
Two to zero!
Belgium extends its lead!
The United States pulled back in the 107th minute. Bradley made a direct pass. Green, who had just come off the bench, touched the ball for the first time. After getting rid of Alderweireld, he volleyed and scored!

One to two!

But this goal came too late, Belgium kept the score [-]-[-] until the end of overtime!
In the end, Belgium beat the United States with a thrilling score of [-]-[-] and advanced to the quarter-finals. Argentina will compete for a ticket to the semi-finals.

So far, all the top eight have been produced.

The first half, Spain VS Colombia, France VS Germany, the second half, Netherlands VS Costa Rica, Argentina VS Belgium.

Many media have analyzed the quarter-finals.

L'Equipe analyzed: "Spain against Colombia.

Not surprisingly, the defending champion will advance to the semi-finals, because as time goes on, the injury of the Spanish offensive core Li will get better and better.In this World Cup, Li played three games. Except for the first game against the Netherlands when he was healthy, he played with injuries in the other two games.

However, even if he played with an injury, in a limited time, he also made outstanding contributions to the Spanish team.In the last game of the group, when Spain had to win a big victory, he came off the bench in the second half, with two shots and one pass, helping Spain win [-]-[-] and leading Spain to the knockout round.

In the quarter-finals against the host Brazil, he still came off the bench, with one shot and one pass, helping Spain beat Brazil [-]-[-] and advance strongly to the quarter-finals.

It was also the cleanest game won in the quarter-finals.

According to the words of the media, Li beat Brazil with one leg, and if he recovers, it will be even more terrifying.

Li can beat Brazil with one leg, and it is difficult for Colombia to expose the upset.

France VS Germany.

This game will be a real power-to-power dialogue, and the outcome of the game is simply too unpredictable.But the French team gave people a refreshing feeling in this World Cup. The team has the same goal and unprecedented unity.

Germany's defense is unstable, as long as the French team can seize the opportunity, France has great hope of winning!
Netherlands VS Colombia.

Costa Rica has already made history, but it is too difficult to go further.The Netherlands has Robben, Van Persie, and many other world-class stars who can decide the outcome of the game, which dark horse Costa Rica does not have.

Argentina VS Belgium.

The Belgian team may make history. In the game against the US team, the state slowly came out, the attack was quick and full of energy; while Argentina was disappointing, the speed of advancement was too slow, and the sense of rhythm was too poor. Argentina is too dangerous. "

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