Chapter 597: Some happy and some sad!
The situation in Group G is clear, and Brazil, which won two games in two games, has already qualified early; as long as Portugal loses to Brazil without a big score, or the Ivorians do not win North Korea without a big score, Portugal can qualify.
At 4:00 p.m. local time in South Africa, the match between Brazil and Portugal started at the Durban Stadium. In fact, this is a battle for the top spot in the group.
Brazil took the initiative at the beginning of the game with its overall strength, and Portugal could only use counterattacks to threaten the opponent's goal. However, Brazil's defense against Ronaldo was very strict, and Portugal's counterattack failed to pose a threat to Brazil.
Both sides ended the first half with a score of zero to zero.
Nesprit's Mbobera Stadium, Côte d'Ivoire completely controlled the rhythm of the game and launched a tide attack on the North Korean team. At the beginning of 55 seconds, Côte d'Ivoire almost scored, Yaya Toure made a straight pass, Keita broke into the penalty area and shot with a single shot ten meters away from the goal.
Football was blocked by North Korean goalkeeper Lee Myung-kuo with his legs, and then he saved the football from the bottom line
In the 14th minute, the Ivorians hit North Korea with a fierce blow. Boca made a cross from the left, and the unguarded Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure pushed the ball on the edge of the penalty area.
The football went straight to the lower right corner, and Li Mingguo could only watch the football enter the net without any chance.
One to zero
Six minutes later, the Ivorians made a comeback, Boca made a cross from the left, Drogba stopped the ball beautifully and turned around to get rid of the defense, and shot hard on the edge of the small penalty area.
The football roared like a cannonball and crossed Li Mingguo's ten fingers
Pong
Just when the Ivory Coast fans thought that the ball would be scored, the football hit the crossbar and bounced back to the penalty area. La Liga Sevilla midfielder Romarik flew up and headed the ball into the empty goal at the edge of the small penalty area.
Two to zero
Côte d'Ivoire led two goals into the second half, and North Korea increased its offensive strength, but its strength was limited. It failed to pose a real threat to the opponent's goal.
Another piece of turf, Brazil and Portugal's match was still stalemate, and neither side had the ability to break the deadlock.
In the 38th minute of the second half, Côte d'Ivoire secured the victory, Boca made a cross from the left, and Chelsea winger Kalao, who had escaped from defense, volleyed and shot eight meters away from the goal.
Football enters the Internet
Three to zero
Côte d'Ivoire defeated North Korea. But they still couldn't get rid of the fate of being eliminated. Brazil and Portugal shook hands with a zero-to-zero score and qualified together.
The situation in Group H is also clear. Chile won two games and qualified early, and Honduras lost two games and were eliminated early. Spain and Switzerland, which also won one victory and draw, competed for the remaining qualifying spot.
Spain vs. Chile, Switzerland vs. Honduras.
At 8:30 pm on the 25th, South African time, the match between Lovtos Stadium in Pretoria was held on time between the 2008 European Cup winners Spain and Chile.
Spain, which had no way out, launched a tide of attack on Chile, hoping to break through the Chilean goal as soon as possible to gain the initiative.
In the fourth minute, Xavi passed a free kick into the penalty area, and Torres hit the goal with a header and a header on the right side of the penalty area.
Football is above the beam
A minute later, Spanish defender Capdvilla cleared the ball and passed a long pass. Torres almost grabbed the landing point 12 meters away from the goal, but Jara, who was chasing back, promptly broke out of the baseline, and the Chilean team escaped.
Chile almost scored in the 10th minute, Isla made a cross from the right. Valdivia made a straight pass, and Bosejol made a cross from the right side of the penalty area. However, Mark Gonzalez's shot from eight meters away from the goal actually hit the ball.
In the 24th minute, Spain finally broke the deadlock. Alonso made a straight pass from the left, and Chilean goalkeeper Bravo attacked and tackled before Torres to clear the ball.
Villa took the ball forty meters away from the goal. Seeing that Bravo had not returned to the goal, he immediately shot. The football drew a wonderful arc in the air and flew directly into the empty goal.
One to zero
This ball has greatly boosted Spain's morale and Spain is more active.
Iniesta steals the frontcourt in the 37th minute, passing the ball to Villa, and Villa passes back from the left side of the penalty area. Iniesta takes a step forward and pushes and shoots fifteen meters away from the goal.
Football enters the Internet
Two to zero
One minute later, Chile was hit again. Estrada tripped Torres when he returned to defense and got the second yellow card. Two yellows turned into one red. The Chilean team had to fight alone, and the balance of victory was inclined to Espanyol.
Spain ended the first half with a score of 2-0.
At the Bloomfontein Free State Stadium, the match between Switzerland and Honduras was amid the shouts of fans on both sides. The Swiss team launched a fierce attack on Honduras at the beginning of the game, but failed to break the goal. The two teams then fell into a stalemate until the end of the first half, neither side could break the deadlock.
After the second half of the game began, Switzerland strengthened its offense, and Honduras, who fought for honor, resisted tenaciously, and the two sides were once again in a stalemate.
Pretoria's Lovtos Stadium, just two minutes into the second half, the storm on the field suddenly changed. The Chilean team, who had one less man, made a lightning attack. Sanchez made a diagonal pass in the hinterland, Miral flashed out of the shooting space at the edge of the penalty area, and a strong shot
Football suddenly changed direction after hitting Pique
Casillas can only sigh at the ball, soccer ball enters the net
One to two
Chile scored a goal to narrow the gap. The goal made the slightly relaxed Espanyol tense again, and they began to siege the Chilean goal.
Under strong pressure, the Chilean could only shrink from half and finally defended the score one-to-two until the end of the game.
At the Bloomfontein Free State Stadium, the Swiss were unable to break through the goal of Honduras and had to shake hands with their opponents with a score of zero to zero.
The Swiss were eliminated, and the Spaniard ranked first in the group with his own efforts and advanced to the knockout round
At this point, all the group stages ended, sixteen teams returned home, and the remaining sixteen teams entered a more cruel knockout round.
The last 16 matchup came out.
The upper half: Group A first Uruguay vs. Group B second South Korea, Group C first England vs. Group D second Ghana, Group E first Netherlands vs. Group F second Slovakia, Group G first Brazil vs. Group H second Chile.
Second half: Mexico in Group A vs. Argentina in Group B, second in Group C, United States in Group D, Germany in Group D, Japan in Group F, Paraguay in Group F, and Portugal in Group H, and Spain in Group G.
Major media in the world called out: The knockout round is coming
At this time, England had quietly come to Rustenburg to prepare for the quarterfinals against Ghana. Due to the existence of the closure order, it was still difficult for the media to get a piece of words on them.
The British media were very dissatisfied with this and put pressure on the FA. After careful consideration, the FA Chairman Trisman found Capello again.
English fans have the right to know the player's thoughts
Trisman thought he would spend a lot of saliva to convince the stubborn Italians, but who knew that the Italians agreed very readily.
Chapter completed!