Chapter 620: The battle for the top eight seats (Part 2)!
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The remaining two quarter-finals will be produced between Paraguay and Japan, Spain and Portugal.
On the 29th, at 4 pm, the match between Paraguay and Japan is about to begin
Previously, the two teams had never reached the quarterfinals in the World Cup. The two sides had confronted each other six times in history, and Japan was slightly at a disadvantage with one win, three draws and two losses.
After the game started, the Japanese were very active. In the 20th second, Okubo Kato intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and shot with a strong shot from 30 meters away from the goal.
Football misses the goal
In the third minute, Japan launched an attack from the right, and Tochi Kono shot from 30 meters away from the goal.
Football was confiscated by Paraguayan goalkeeper Bilar
In the seventh minute, Paraguay returned with his color, Santa Cruz made a cross from the right, Benitez strived to top the corner outside the edge of the small penalty area
Football misses the goal
After the opening match, both sides slowed down the pace and tried to control the situation on the court with the ball, and did not give the opponent more offensive space in defense.
Paraguay almost scored in the 20th minute, Riveros passed the ball, and Barriosla turned and broke into the penalty area with a single shot from ten meters left of the penalty area
Football was blocked by Japanese goalkeeper Nagato Kawashima with his legs
The Japanese team returned with a color in the 22nd minute, and Daisuke Matsui shot thirty meters away from the goal
Football whistling through the Paraguay goalkeeper's fingers
Just as the Japanese fans were about to cheer, there was a loud bang, and the football hit the crossbar and popped out of the bottom line.
After missing the goal opportunity again and again within 90 minutes, both sides had to accept the result of zero to zero, and the game entered overtime. Both sides were more cautious in overtime and still did not break through the opponent's goal, so both sides entered the cruelest penalty kick.
The nervous and suffocating air puts huge pressure on both sides. In the third round, Japanese defender Toshichi Kono's shot hit the crossbar.
Paraguay took advantage of this opportunity to score the remaining two penalty shots. Five to three
Paraguay eliminates Japan, making it to the quarterfinals for the first time in history
Paraguay fans at the scene roared wildly, and Paraguay bench rushed into the court. The Japanese could only feel sad and shed tears of pain.
The match between Portugal and Spain is undoubtedly the most suspenseful and eye-catching game in the quarterfinals. Is Ronaldo leading Portugal to continue to move forward, or Spain won the European Cup in 2008 and advanced to the quarterfinals.
At 8:30 pm, the Green Penalty Stadium in Cape Town. The two teeth battle began on time. The two teams had a total of 32 matches in history, with Spain having the upper hand with 15 wins, 12 draws and 5 losses, but the two teams had never played in the World Cup finals.
The two teams are quite familiar with each other. After the start of the game, Spain used its strong midfield and backcourt strength to control the game and launch an attack on Portugal.
Less than a minute into the game, Capdvilla passed the ball, and Torres shot hard on the edge of the penalty area on the left
Football was saved by Portugal goalkeeper Eduardo
In the third minute, Xavi passed the ball in the frontcourt. Villa shot hard thirty meters from the left, and the football was saved by Eduardo again.
In the seventh minute, Xavi passed the ball in the midfield, Villa got the ball and broke into the penalty area. He shot from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area.
Football was saved by Eduardo once again
In the 12th minute, Xavi took a tactical corner kick, and Torres shot with a swicket from the right side of the penalty area in the front point.
Football rubs against the beam
The Spanish offensive was tide. After resisting a round of bombing, the Portuguese finally recovered and launched an attack on Spain. Then the two sides fell into a battle until the end of the first half. No one could break the deadlock.
Both sides ended the first half with a score of zero to zero.
After fifteen minutes of rest, the two teams changed sides and fought again. Ronaldo was isolated in the frontcourt and could only use long shots and free kicks to threaten Spain's goal.
Espanyol still uses its strong ball control ability to control the rhythm of the game.
In the 18th minute of the second half, Spain cooperated continuously on the edge of the penalty area, Xavi made a wonderful pass from the heel, and Villa made a strong shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Football was saved by Eduardo, who showed his courage.
The alert Villa stepped forward and shot with two steps.
Football enters the Internet
One to zero
The Spanish breaks the deadlock
This is Villa's fourth goal in this World Cup
In the following time, Portugal was determined to launch a fierce attack, but in front of the powerful Espanyol, who were in the middle and backcourt, they could only return in vain again and again.
Espanyol used the pass to kill time and the Portuguese fighting spirit. At the end of the game, Portuguese central defender Ricardo Costa elbowed Capdevila in huge disappointment and was sent off by the referee's red card.
The Portuguese had a desperate situation and could only accept the fate of being eliminated by zero to one. After the game, the disappointed Ronaldo looked gloomy and walked straight to the locker room, and his second World Cup trip was over.
Suffered from being eliminated, Ronaldo did not say hello when he met his Real Madrid teammate outside the locker room, which surprised Casillas Ramos and the others.
Ronaldo apologized to his Portuguese teammates in the locker room, but when he left the stadium and passed through the mixed area, he refused to accept any media interviews, which also aroused dissatisfaction among the Portuguese media.
After the game, the Spanish media highly praised their team. Ass said: Spain is on track, and the confident and powerful Spanish team that won the European Cup in 2008 is back
Villa who scored the goal was praised by the Spanish media. Marca said: After the game, Portuguese defender Pepe said that Villa is Spain's Ronaldo, and he is the embodiment of the goal...
Villa is the most dazzling figure of Spain in this World Cup. He scored twice against Honduras, and he completed a beautiful long-distance scoring shot against Chile. Last night, he scored the only goal in the game.
It is worth mentioning that Villa also tied a dusty record, becoming the second Spanish player in the World Cup to score goals in three consecutive games, the last one was the legendary scorer Sara in 1950.
Villa, the goal-scoring hero, seemed full of confidence and said in an interview with our newspaper: We should not doubt this team. We have proved for several years that this team can win all honors. Spain has generations of outstanding players, but now this generation is the best-achieving generation.
Villa, keep moving forward, Spain needs your goal
The focus of World Sports praised Xavi: Villa's goal came from Xavi's assist, and FIFA awarded the best of this game to Barcelona's midfield superstar, which is enough to show Xavi's great performance.
The Spanish team lost to Switzerland in the first game of the group stage, a big reason was Xavi's sluggish form, which was related to the just ending of the league. As time went by, Xavi gradually recovered and became the driving force for Spain to move forward. We believe that with his recovery, Spain will get better and better.
With the dominant performance of this game, Spain has become a favorite to win the championship again.
Chapter completed!