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The World Cup fever continues.

The whole of South Africa is also in a fanatical atmosphere.

After France and Argentina were upset one after another in Groups A and B.

In the first game of the third day, Germany lost 0:1 to Serbia, which directly caused the betting dogs around the world to explode on this day.

First France, then Argentina, and now Germany.

These traditional strong teams in the world have been upset one after another. How can this make them feel angry?

Fortunately, the Netherlands still steadily captured Japan, which was a little comforting.

But soon, defending champion Italy was tied again in New Zealand.

At this time, the hearts of many betting dogs directly collapsed, and they even believed in the words "buy the winning rate in reverse, and the villa depends on the sea". Then Brazil, Spain, and Portugal performed normally and swept their opponents.

It can be said that the second round of the World Cup fully demonstrated the so-called pig-killing plate, which can be called a dog betting nightmare!

At the end of the second round, the standings of each group are as follows:

Group A:

1. Uruguay, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. Mexico, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. South Africa, 0-1-1, 1 point.

4. France, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group B:

1. Croatia, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1-0-1, 3 points.

3. Argentina, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. South Korea, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group C:

1. Slovenia, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. United States, 0-2-0, 2 points.

3. England, 0-2-0.2 points.

4. Algeria, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group D:

1. Ghana, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. Germany, 1-0-1.3 points.

3. Serbia, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Australia, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group E:

1. Netherlands, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Japan, 1-0-1, 3 points.

3. Denmark, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Cameroon, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group F:

1. Brazil, 1-1-0, 4 points.

2. New Zealand, 0-2-0, 2 points.

3. Italy, 0-2-0, 2 points.

4. Slovakia, 0-1-1, 1 point.

Group G:

1. Brazil, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Portugal, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. Cote d'Ivoire, 0-1-1, 1 point.

4. North Korea, 0-0-2, 0 points.

Group H:

1. Chile, 2-0-0, 6 points.

2. Spain, 1-1-0, 4 points.

3. Switzerland, 1-0-1, 3 points.

4. Honduras, 0-0-2, 0 points.

In the second round, the situation has become clearer.

In the second round, there were a total of two carnage shows.

One is Croatia 7:0 South Korea.

The other one is Portugal 7:0 North Korea.

The two Peninsula brothers are inseparable, and no one can laugh at the other.

Argentina is also tirelessly calling the Croatian Football Association to seek cooperation.

Even though they knew that Croatia had the idea of ​​​​killing them, it was still the case.

This kind of behavior does not necessarily come from the national team. After all, according to Lao Ma's character, this guy is very strong. It is impossible for him to lower his proud head to seek cooperation. Even if he dies, he will rush to the execution ground with his head held high and proudly.

But Maradona left with a pat on the back. With his status in Argentina, no one would blame him.

In the end, these problems will have to be resolved by the Football Association. For this reason, the Argentine Football Association wants to cooperate with Croatia as much as possible.

But the problem is that the phone can’t be connected!

Since the first call, the Croatian Football Federation has been unreachable.

The Argentine Football Association has no choice. He knows that this kind of thing cannot be said on the phone, but they don't have time.

They even sent commissioners to negotiate, but they also met with rejection.

The most annoying thing is that this kind of thing can't be said yet.

In the end, the Argentine Football Association had no choice but to accept its fate.

Now, they can only place their hopes on Argentina defeating Croatia and South Korea defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Only in this way will they have the possibility of advancing to the knockout rounds.

Although it is slim, it is not without hope.

Both sides are preparing nervously for war.

After entering the third round, the same group will compete at the same time point.

For example, in Group B games, Croatia VS Argentina and Bosnia and Herzegovina VS South Korea will be played at the same time.

This is to prevent some winning and losing operations from being passed through the game.

For example, if Croatia and Argentina reach an agreement, after Bosnia and Herzegovina loses to South Korea, Croatia deliberately loses to Argentina in order to kick Bosnia and Herzegovina out.

Therefore, the third round matches of the same group are all played at the same time point, which can effectively prevent this kind of thing from happening.

Croatia has been studying against Argentina.

They will not miss this opportunity and try their best to kick Argentina out of the World Cup.

For world-class teams like Argentina, their combat power gradually increases as the World Cup progresses.

Kill them as quickly as possible, kill them as quickly as possible.

So far, Argentina, under Maradona's tactical thinking, has almost been in a 'rush, rush' and 'attack, attack, attack' mode.

Argentina's unlimited play in the midfield and frontcourt also resulted in some emptiness in the defense.

It can even be said that if Messi had not retreated to respond, the midfield ball problem would not have been guaranteed.

Argentina has the most luxurious striker lineup in the world. As proud as Maradona is at the front line, their midfield and backcourt are miserable.

For this reason, in order to deal with Argentina, Croatia must take the lead in defending.

The defensive ability of the Eastern European team is worth protecting, especially with Srna's outstanding performance. The defense led by him is not said to be impregnable, but it can definitely be used.

Preventing Argentina's attack is the first step!

At the same time, they also need to use high press to constantly interfere with Argentina's passing.

The most critical thing is that Van Steyak did not specifically send players to mark Messi. This was to prevent Maradona from starting to change his tactics after seeing Messi unable to pass and receive the ball.

For this reason, this was the trap that Van Steyak set for Maradona.

When Croatia has the ability to restrict Messi, keep letting Messi receive the ball, and then contain this offensive passing point from the source.

Van Steyak made very detailed preparations before the game. Just like during the European Cup, he would not let any opportunity slip away.

At the same time, in Argentina's training base, the players had finished their pre-match preparations and were packing up their belongings.

It was quiet in the locker room, with almost no one talking.

Since losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last game, the atmosphere within Argentina has become extremely gloomy.

Although they didn't say it out loud, the players still had some complaints in their hearts.

For example, why can't forwards complain about defense?

For example, defenders complain about why forwards can't score goals?

Messi also looked sad.

This is the moment of life and death, but we have to face Su Ke again!

So far, Messi has never won a game against Suker, which makes him very worried.

"Tomorrow's game will be difficult!"

Higuain suddenly said.

"Croatia's performance in this World Cup cannot be underestimated and their overall performance is better than ours."

"Is it just overall? Their scoring efficiency is also much higher."

"What do you want to say?"

"You know what I want to say!"

"Stop arguing! There's no point in arguing now!"

Di Maria looked at the locker room. Everyone was quarreling and their faces were red. They were all shirking their responsibilities. How could such a team atmosphere go far?

Phew~~~~

Di Maria breathed out, her heart full of irritation.

At this juncture, they actually want to play Croatia, the Croatia that has Suker.

As a club teammate, Di Maria has the most intuitive understanding of Suker's powerful ability.

A guy as proud as Higuain can say that, which shows how difficult it will be to play tomorrow's game.

But even so, they still have to bite the bullet.

For them, only defeating Croatia can give them a glimmer of hope.

The next day, all the world's attention was on Johannesburg.

This highlight battle will be held at the Football City Stadium in Johannesburg.

The 2008 European Cup champions faced the 2007 Copa America runners-up Argentina.

This is a direct dialogue between the European powerhouse and the South American powerhouse.

There are also Suker and Messi. These two superstars competed like Mars hitting the earth in the group stage. It can be said that this game attracted the attention of countless people.

In the afternoon, just before the start of the game, Paul the Octopus, the 'Prophecy Emperor', made another prediction.

In the jars with Croatia and Argentina, the octopus Paul got into the jar belonging to Croatia. This made the Argentine fans break their defense again and cursed angrily that they wanted to kill the dead octopus.

For the Croatian fans, it was natural that they were smiling crookedly.

Look!

Paul the Octopus is on our side!

To be honest, Croatian fans are not that afraid of Argentina.

If it were Germany, Spain or the Netherlands, they would probably feel nervous.

But after two rounds of competition, Argentina's performance was indeed a bit stretched.

At present, the ability to seize opportunities is not enough, and Higuain has failed to perform the task of offensive arrow.

If it had been Suker, Argentina would have won Bosnia and Herzegovina long ago, and there would be no need to fight a life-or-death battle with Croatia.

Also, Croatia performed so well in this game, which is why their confidence is soaring.

The sun was like fire, dyeing half of the sky red.

The Football City Stadium is already packed with people, with a large number of Argentinian and Croatian fans gathered here, as well as many local and fans from all over the world.

This game is a life and death battle for Argentina.

It must be dealt with with all our strength.

The only thing they're curious about is Croatia's options.

Is it better to rotate the lineup, let the main players take a rest and face the knockout rounds, or to fight Argentina to the death and send Argentina home early?

Based on this issue, the commentary stations in various countries are also discussing closely.

Some people analyze that Croatia will fight with all its main players and eliminate Argentina early.

Some people also said that with Croatia 'locked' to qualify first in the group, the most important thing for them is to recuperate and face the knockout rounds, so they will let Suker and other main players rest, and give the substitutes some experience in the World Cup. Chance.

Argentinian fans are also lucky.

What if Croatia doesn't have the idea to kill them?

What if they also feel that the competition in the knockout rounds is fierce and they need to recharge their batteries to face teams such as Spain, the Netherlands, and Germany?

There may not be any of these!

Now, they can only hope that Croatia will not send all the main players in the starting lineup.

With the influx of fans, the Football City Stadium has become crowded and hot.

Fans from both sides were shouting fiercely.

The attitude of the Croatian fans is more relaxed. They have a huge advantage, which is almost the same as locking first place in the group in advance. Therefore, even if they lose this game and fall into a vicious cycle of victory and defeat, they will still be better than the goal difference. Is first in the group.

But not Argentina!

The only way they can go is to defeat Croatia.

Soon, the player buses from both sides arrived at the stadium, which made the overall atmosphere even more intense.

During the warm-up period, the Argentine fans were also booing the Croatian players crazily, but the Croatian fans did not hesitate to make all kinds of noises to disturb the Argentine players.

They want to kill all possibilities of Argentina's theoretical qualification!

At the same time, they also believe that the Croatian boys will be able to defeat Argentina.

Warm-up is over.

Players from both sides lined up in the tunnel.

When the Argentine players saw all the main starting players such as Suker and Modric appearing, their hearts suddenly became extremely urgent.

Croatia came with the determination to kill them!

Of course, they can understand.

After all, if Argentina were given this opportunity, they would do the same!

Wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ——

The scene suddenly burst into cheers.

Players from both sides enter.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Argentina (4-3-1-2):

Goalkeeper: Romero.

Defenders: Otamendi, Demichelis, Burdisso, Heinze.

Midfielder: Rodriguez, Mascherano, Di Maria.

Forwards: Higuain, Messi, Tevez.

Croatia (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Pletikosa.

Defenders: Joel Luka, Simunic, Kovac, Srna.

Midfielder: Rakitic, Planic, Modric.

Forwards: Perisic, Suker, Kranica.

"We brought out the entire main lineup!"

The moment he saw all Croatia's main players, Krausiewicz perked up and said excitedly: "That's right! This is how we should play. We can't be arrogant just because we have an advantage and win this game steadily!" "

"'Bilic' used Suker as the center forward in this game instead of Mandzukic!"

"This may be Croatia's first tactical routine. In the first half, Suker was used as the center to violently attack Argentina's defense. In the second half, Suker was placed on the wing, and Mandzukic came on to continue to attack the defense."

Kraussiewicz blinked.

Croatia is always able to make some key tactical adjustments during games.

This time too.

Suker and Mandzukic take turns attacking Argentina's defense. How can you resist?

Pampas eagle?

The hair has been shaved off for you!

Seeing Croatia's lineup, Croatian fans shouted excitedly, including the neutral players.

They came here to watch the confrontation between Suker and Messi.

If Su Ke doesn't play, there's really nothing to watch.

For Argentinian fans, when they saw this plastic surgery, their heads began to hurt.

Croatia's attitude is obvious, it is aimed at killing itself.

Of course, Croatia has good reasons.

They have not locked in the first place in the group. Although they have a huge advantage, which even reaches the level of ten goal difference, they are still very 'cautious'.

Majestic music sounded in the arena.

National anthem segments on both sides.

Taking advantage of this moment, Suker was also looking at Argentina's coaching bench.

He has a head full of slightly long curly hair, is very short, and has an extremely plump figure.

This is Maradona, one of the two great football champions!

At this time, Maradona closed his eyes and sang the national anthem in the highest pitched voice.

At this moment, for him, this is also the moment to fulfill his mission.

He has won two World Cup titles for Argentina, and this time, he will hit the World Cup again as a coach.

The singing slowly disappeared, and the violent noise returned to the scene again.

The captains of both teams guess sides.

Croatia got the ball first.

The camera focuses on the center circle, and Su Ke steps on the ball and waits for the start.

In this game, Croatia wore a black away jersey, while Argentina wore a blue and white home jersey.

Both sides lined up neatly and the game was about to begin.

Before the game started, the camera frequently turned between Suker and Messi.

Su Ke's expression was slightly more relaxed, and he would chat with his teammates from time to time.

Messi, on the other hand, frowned, with a look of confusion in his eyes.

Obviously, after losing to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last game, this was a huge blow to Argentina's morale.

Now, they have to fight against Croatia, which is several times stronger than Bosnia and Herzegovina. The pressure is evident.

But no matter what, the game must continue.

Beep! !

A sharp whistle sounded.

The entire Football City Stadium was boiling in an instant.

The ground seemed to be shaking.

With the whistle, Su Ke immediately kicked off the ball and ran straight forward to the opponent's back line.

The Argentinian players were also instantly bullied.

Immediately rushed towards Modric holding the ball.

But at this time, Modric suddenly turned around and stepped forward directly.

The ball flew high and fell towards Suk's position.

Before the opponent's defender could react, Su Ke immediately followed up on the target. At the same time, his body slightly tilted to the side, facing the falling ball, and volleyed directly from the outside of his instep.

boom! !

Ding!

The ball hit the crossbar hard and flew out of the baseline.

The entire beam was shaking, and at the same time, the hearts of the Argentine people were shaking.

At the beginning of the game, Su Ke gave them a big blow with a volley!

The entire stadium was suddenly quiet based on Suker's volley.

Soon, the Croatian fans burst into violent cheers.

"Suk! In just 9 seconds of the opening, he tried a volley and completed the first shot, but he failed to press the ball and hit the crossbar. However, you can see Suk's strength from this shot. The state is still hot! Argentina should be careful, the Croatian super shooter is always on standby!"