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The first round of the World Cup group stage is over.

To sum up the first round of the competition, it is ‘chaos’.

There was a clear probability table for qualifying before the game, but with the end of the first round, everything was in chaos.

After all, no one expected that Spain would be slaughtered by the Netherlands, Uruguay would lose to Costa Rica, and Colombia would defeat Greece.

But this also makes this World Cup full of highlights.

The unknown excitement is satisfying the fans' senses. At least for those fans who simply enjoy this tournament, they are happy to see this chaotic situation.

Of course, there are also teams as stable as Mount Tai.

For example, Germany and Croatia, which were unanimously optimistic before the game!

These two teams played a dominant game in the first round.

Croatia defeated England 3:0!

Germany defeated Portugal 4:0!

They all showed amazing performances in the first round.

Of course, the host Brazil team should not be underestimated, and there are dark horse teams that appear one after another, which are making the trend of the World Cup even more fierce.

On June 17, the second round of the World Cup started.

It still started with Group A.

In the first game, the host Brazil played against Italy.

Italy played a 5-2-1-1-1 formation in this game, and the main focus was a defensive counterattack.

With this tactic, they tied Brazil in the 90-minute game.

Although this is similar to Mexico's tactics in the first round, Italy, as the originator of defense, knows better what to do on the defensive end.

Even though Neymar and Pato rushed in desperately, they still failed to score any goals.

After this game, Brazil also ushered in the first draw of this World Cup.

For Brazilian fans, this game is still a bit boring.

But they also know that when the opponent is Italy, don't think about any hot offensive events.

Italy is a traditional defensive counterattack team, which is related to the characteristics of the competition area.

Another team, Mexico, defeated Cameroon, leaving itself a chance to advance.

As for the last team in Group A, Cameroon from Africa suffered two consecutive defeats.

The aging African cheetah Eto'o can no longer lead this Cameroon team, and they don't have a brand new team. They have lost two games in a row and have become the first team to be eliminated in the World Cup.

Cameroon's elimination stimulated the Group B game.

The next day, the Group B game became the focus of the world.

In the first round, Spain was slaughtered. Can they, as the defending champions, adjust their status and turn the situation around?

The Spanish team will face Chile in the second round.

From the lineup point of view, there is no problem. It combines the best players in Spain, and even the entire lineup has become younger, just to fight against the lack of running.

But the first round of the game had a huge impact on them.

Since the start of the game, Spain has clearly shown an anxious mentality.

Their offensive is fierce, and they keep moving forward, wanting to get a goal as soon as possible to reverse the current atmosphere.

But the more so, the easier it is to make mistakes.

In the 31st minute, Chile's front midfielder Vidal seized an opportunity and successfully stole the ball in Spain's half, and at the same time blew the horn of counterattack.

Sanchez crossed the ball from the bottom line, and Vargas scored with a header from the middle.

The whole counterattack was done in one go, and the Spanish defense line seemed to be sleepwalking and had no reaction at all.

"Spain collapsed!"

Seeing this scene on TV, Srna shook his head and said.

As a defender, he knew that Spain's state was problematic at this time.

In particular, he was familiar with players like Ramos and Alba.

Their performance should not be like this, but this game was muddled and played without rhythm.

It can be said that the Netherlands really broke them!

Suk also agreed with this view. Looking at the current game, Spain seemed to be half a beat slower, always unable to keep up with the rhythm, and it was only a matter of time before they lost the ball.

"Let's see if we can adjust in the second half!" Modric said.

But before the second half came, in the last period of the first half, Chilean midfielder Charles Aranguiz suddenly shot a cold arrow at the far end.

This was a long shot that was kicked with a try-and-see attitude. It hit the calf of Spanish central defender Javi Martinez during the flight and flew in the direction of goalkeeper Casillas's save, scoring again.

This goal completely broke the string that Spain had been stretched to.

It can be clearly seen from the close-up of the expression that the Spanish players had angry faces, accompanied by signs of frustration, irritability, and collapse.

Even the look they gave their teammates was not so friendly, and it was obvious that internal conflicts were also growing at this moment.

"This game is over!"

Suk stood up directly.

Seeing this goal, Suk basically understood.

Although it is slightly different from the original time and space, it is almost the same.

Spain's mentality has a problem, and it was directly kicked down by the Netherlands.

When facing difficulties, these players also find it difficult to unite, and they complain and blame each other more, which will eventually lead to this situation.

It can be said that the problems left over from the last game have not been solved.

And these are still affecting subsequent events!

In the second half, Spain was unable to adjust, while Chile adopted a tactic of retreating all players and defended for 45 minutes.

Until the end of the game, Spain did not score a single goal.

In the end, Spain lost to Chile 0:2 in the second round.

The defending champion Spain was eliminated in the group stage of the 2014 Brazil World Cup.

This news is explosive!

Spain left a deep impression on the fans in the 2010 World Cup, and they never thought that Spain would leave in this way.

At least they could play in the knockout stage!

But the World Cup is so cruel!

Without the media in the first round, the impact of the second round could not be overcome.

The loss of two rounds of games directly ruined four years of hard work!

Spain ended in disgrace, but the media circle was in an uproar.

They shouted that the "World Cup curse" began to work.

As a World Cup curse, every time the defending champion cannot escape the situation of being eliminated in the group stage.

Even as strong as Spain is the same.

But a deeper analysis of the technology shows that Spain has been on the decline since the 2010 World Cup.

In addition, the entire football world's understanding and overcoming of passing and controlling football are gradually causing Spain to lose its dominant position!

Spain's elimination is definitely the biggest news of this World Cup so far.

Those Spanish fans could not understand the current situation and gathered in front of the hotel where the Spanish national team stayed to make trouble.

As for Spain, except for the head coach and the team leader who stood up and said something, the rest of the players did not show up.

What happened and what went wrong, the fans did not know.

And on the second day, Spain just packed up and left!

Only captain Casillas was left as the representative of the defending champion. He had to wait until the end of the World Cup and personally return the World Cup.

The second round of the competition was particularly fierce, especially the successive eliminations of Cameroon and Spain stimulated the senses of other teams.

In the Group C competition, Japan fought hard with Greece and finally won a draw, which allowed them to survive the crisis and retain a glimmer of hope for advancement.

However, Japan is still struggling to win, and is in a very passive situation.

Colombia is currently far ahead in Group C. Thanks to the outstanding performance of their young No. 10 player James Rodriguez, they defeated Greece and Cote d'Ivoire in two rounds and qualified for the knockout round one round in advance.

In these two rounds, James Rodriguez scored three goals and is currently at the top of the World Cup scorer list with Suker.

However, Suker has one less game, so James Rodriguez is still a little behind Suker.

After much anticipation, the match day of Group D finally arrived.

The first round of the game is a life-and-death battle!

Croatia vs. Uruguay!

Both teams are world-class teams.

Even if they are highly competitive teams in the World Cup, Uruguay is now facing elimination after losing in the first round.

If they lose this game.

They will follow the footsteps of Cameroon and Spain and become the third team eliminated from the World Cup.

Uruguay cannot let this happen, so they are also preparing with all their strength.

As for Croatia, they will not give up the hope of advancing in advance, so this game will definitely be a fierce battle.

The Corinthians Arena, the largest stadium in the city of Sao Paulo, is also the most watched stadium.

And today, it is also favored by fans.

The reason is very simple. Both sides of this game are top teams from different continents.

Uruguay is one of the top three teams in South America!

After Croatia won the European Cup for two consecutive years, it can be regarded as the European hegemon.

The collision of these two teams will inevitably attract the attention of fans.

The Corinthians Arena is much smaller than the Maracana Stadium.

It is impossible for every stadium to have a capacity of 200,000 fans, and the Corinthians Arena is a standard "regular stadium".

The 70,000 seats are full.

The Uruguayan fans wearing sky blue jerseys and the Croatian fans in red and white checkered colors have become the focus here.

However, compared with the Croatian fans' wanton singing and shouting, the Uruguayan fans always have a bit of awkwardness.

There is no way, they are nervous!

Unlike Croatia, they won the first round smoothly, which led to a very passive situation now.

This passiveness is not only a problem for the team, but also for the fans.

"Why Croatia? Why not play England first and then Croatia in the last round!"

A Uruguayan fan said bitterly.

Another fan shook his head and said, "I feel it's better this way. If we lose to England, I will collapse, but if we lose to Croatia, I will only feel that we didn't play well in the first round and were affected. Also, I don't want to be tortured until the third round. It's too painful!"

"We have to win, or draw, but we can't lose!"

"It depends on another game. If England beats Costa Rica, then we draw with Croatia, and then beat England, we can still have the possibility of qualifying!"

"Hey! Why don't we think about winning?"

A companion said.

The remaining Uruguayan fans were silent.

Don't they want to?

If possible, winning the game is indeed the best situation, but it is too difficult!

The opposite side is Croatia!

Re-elected as the European champion, now the European hegemon!

The team is even more star-studded. Players like Modric, Srna, Mandzukic, and Rakitic alone are enough to give them a headache, not to mention that there is Suker holding the line.

"They're out!"

As soon as an eagle-eyed Uruguayan fan finished speaking, the audience suddenly burst into violent cheers.

Although it is still the warm-up stage, the enthusiastic atmosphere is already full.

The cheers of more than 70,000 fans in the stadium made the ground tremble.

Through the big screen, it is not difficult to see the nervousness of the Uruguayan players.

The camera even showed close-ups of Suarez, Cavani, Godin and other players. Obviously these are the backbone of Uruguay.

As for the Croatian side, they basically kept a close-up of Suker. Although they would also give some shots to other people, it soon turned to Suker.

At this time, Suker was wearing a black training uniform. In this game, Croatia was wearing a black away jersey, and the golden No. 9 behind him was even more shining.

No. 9 is the center position in the traditional sense!

But since Su Ke wore the No. 9 jersey and played as a winger, No. 9 now begins to have some different meanings.

There are also many players who like to wear No. 9 and stand in the winger position. These are all driven by Su Ke.

Suk's expression was indifferent, without any trace of nervousness. Even the shoe strings were loose and not tightened. He just continued the warm-up training in a relaxed manner.

"Suker's condition is so relaxed. Since the beginning of this World Cup, I have felt that Suker's condition is very outstanding. This excellence is not only reflected in the technical level, but also in mentality and thinking, and Suker's outstanding performance It also makes Croatia perform better in the game!”

The Brazilian commentator commented: "A top star like Suker gets the best treatment in any team. He is definitely an insurance for Croatia. In critical moments, he can use My personal ability opens up the situation for the team! ”

"Uruguay is also our old rival, but they have to face the favorites to win the World Cup and the champions of the European Cup. Facing this life and death battle, I don't know if they are ready, but I believe, This game will be full of excitement from the first moment!”

The warm-up session is over.

Players from both sides walked towards the tunnel. Both sides walked straight in without looking at each other.

They entered the locker room in silence for final preparations.

"This is the tactic of this game. I need you to show your best condition and the strongest fighting spirit. Gentlemen, you must remember that this may be our last chance. If you do not seize this game, you will all Know the consequences, I don’t want to put pressure on you, but this is where we are now, so be alert from the first moment of the game!”

Uruguay's head coach said solemnly.

On the other side, Croatia coach Besic also gave a speech.

"We played very well in the first game, and we need to continue this state. I have been emphasizing one thing. Football is a team sport, with forward offense, midfield organization, and back defense. This differentiation is correct, but They also need to be integrated with each other. The midfielder can retreat to supplement the defense, and the forwards can also retreat to enhance the control of the midfielder. When someone goes up during the attack, someone must fill in. Always pay attention to the position of your teammates, and you must also know what you want. What to do, what to do at what time, and play with purpose, do you understand?”

Listening to Besic's words, everyone shouted loudly.

Finally, Srna took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Guys, let's go!"

In the player tunnel, players from both sides were already standing on both sides, waiting to enter.

The entire player tunnel was quiet, but the cheers and shouts from the outside world kept teasing their heartstrings and making their hearts beat faster.

Godin continued to frustrate his little fingers to relieve his emotions.

He has a great responsibility in this game. He needs to withstand Croatia's attack before the team scores a goal.

To be honest, Godin is not very confident.

If it were someone else, it would be easier to say something, but when facing Su Ke, he was not so confident.

After all, in the league, he was taught how to behave not once or twice.

It can be said that Suker is the nightmare of all Atletico Madrid defenders!

But in this life and death situation, their opponent is Su Ke!

This made Godin feel like he could never escape this nightmare.

They had just lost to Real Madrid led by Suker in the Champions League final.

And now, are they going to be eliminated by Croatia led by Suker in the World Cup again?

Godin doesn't want to!

For this reason, they can only try their best to fight for it!

He can't say that he will definitely be able to do it, but now that it's time like this, he needs to do everything he can.

"It's our turn guys!"

Godin said quietly, and immediately led the Uruguayan players to follow the footsteps of the referee team.

On the other side of Croatia, Srna turned his head and blinked at Suker, and then shouted: "Suker!"

The Croatian players were obviously stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted. Due to their tacit understanding, they laughed and shouted at the same time:

“Awesome!!”

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Uruguay (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Muslera.

Defenders: Cáceres, Jimenez, Godin, Pereira.

Midfielders: González, Arevalo, Rodriguez.

Forwards: Suárez, Lodeiro, Cavani.

Croatia (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Subasic.

Defenders: Srna, Vida, Lovren, Strinic.

Midfielders: Rakitic, Vukojevic, Modric.

Forwards: Perisic, Mandzukic, Suker.

Uruguay's formation is said to be 4-3-3, but it should be 4-1-2-1-2.

The midfield and the forward line are both inverted triangles. Lodeiro hides behind the two forwards and mainly plays as a front midfielder.

This also shows that Uruguay is going for offense in this game.

Croatia has personnel changes, but the lineup remains the same.

This also shows that Croatia has not yet revealed too many tactical ideas.