At 8:30 on the 10th, South African time, the penultimate game of this World Cup started at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth.

The two sides against the Dutch and Germany teams who lost the semi-finals, and they have to decide the rankings. This game can also be regarded as a warm-up before the finals. Some people think that the battle between the three and four is even more exciting than the finals from the viewing perspective. Both sides of the game have no burden and can contribute a battle against everyone.

After the game started, the Germans took the lead in attacking, Ogo threw the ball into the sideline from the left, Schweinsteiger headed the ball, and Thomas Muller raised his foot outside the penalty area and shot angrily

Football is above the beam

Two minutes later, the Dutch immediately returned to his face. Robben suddenly cut inward from the right and flashed Schweinsteiger, shot with a strong shot twenty-five meters away from the goal, and the football flew towards the left side of the goal.

German substitute goalkeeper Butt made a beautiful side save and saved the ball from the baseline.

The two sides fought against each other, and the wonderful scenes were constantly presented to fans around the world. In the tenth minute, the German missed the goal, Ozil took a corner kick from the right, and Friedrich headed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area in the back.

Football crosses Dutch goalkeeper Stirkrenberg's fingers

When people thought the first goal of this game was about to come soon, a loud bang and the football hit the crossbar.

Football rebounded back to the penalty area, Thomas Muller flew forward, beat Ma Tyson and made a header shot

Another Dutch central defender, Hetinga, blocked the ball with his chest, then kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big foot, finally resolving the Germans' extremely sharp set-piece tactics this time.

Without Sneijder in the midfield, the Dutch's offense mainly relies on Robben's breakthrough on the flank, posing a threat to the German goal.

In the 14th minute, after Robben successfully broke through the wing, he passed the ball across the cross and passed the ball into the German penalty area. Van Persie at the front point beat Friedrich and pushed the ball into the close-range shot with one shot.

German goalkeeper Butter instinctively stretched out his left foot to block the football from the bottom line

In the 18th minute, Germany launched an attack from the right. Schweinsteiger shot his right foot from 28 meters in front of the goal. The football roared towards the right side of the goal like a shell.

Stekrenberg moves his footsteps quickly, and he swings to the football

Although the football was blocked by him, it flew towards Thomas Muller. How could Thomas Muller miss such an excellent opportunity and push the ball to the ball. The football flew from the lower right corner of the goal net.

One to zero

The Germans took the lead in breaking the deadlock

Thomas Muller, after scoring the goal, made a provocative gesture with a thumbs down against Dutch goalkeeper Streklenberg

The Netherlands and Germany are close neighbors, and the two countries are a pair of old enemies in football. Their grudges were in the final of the 1974 World Cup. They met in the first round of the knockout round in the 1990 World Cup. The black swan Rijkald clashed with German striker Worel and both were sent off.

Thomas Mueller's provocation made the court chaotic, and the two sides were entangled and almost fought. With the referee's efforts, they finally did not have a group fight on the court, but the next game turned out to be another matter, and the movements of both sides became rough.

The Dutch became extremely fierce. In the 28th minute of the first half, Schweinsteig dribbled the ball near the center line. De Jong fiercely tackled the football from the side. After Kuyt took the ball, he quickly advanced. Before Khdira rushed forward, he divided the football to the right.

After Robben got the ball, he rushed towards the German penalty area with his football. The German defense line was in chaos.

After the Dutch wing broke through to the front of the penalty area, facing the siege of two German defenders, he passed the ball straight and entered the penalty area. Van Persie moved towards the ball, and gently pulled the ball from the outside of his right foot, and raised his foot and shot angrily.

A white light shines, the football crosses the German goalkeeper Butt's fingers and flies from a far corner to score the goal net

One to one

The Dutch equalized the score

In the first half, the two sides shook hands one-to-one to make peace. On the way back to the locker room, the players of both sides almost fought in the player channel, which left a foreshadowing for the more popular scene in the second half.

Just as the second half began, a shocking scene appeared on the court. The German backcourt launched a quick counterattack with a long pass. Thomas Muller flew forward and wanted to stop the ball. Hetinga on his right side kicked his right foot hard on his chest.

Thomas Muller let out a scream and rolled on the turf in pain. The German player rushed towards Heatinga, and the Dutch player hurried forward.

The referee gave Hetinga a red card, but this still couldn't extinguish the German's anger, and the court was in chaos

Players on both sides pulled each other and spit out each other, coaches of the two teams cursed each other, and fans on the stands clashed

Spanish National Television commentator said: Who would have thought that the irrelevant third and fourth competition would be so intense and so hot

The game was only able to start over five minutes later. It was obvious that the players on both sides were already angry, and their movements became increasingly rough. The referee had to blew whistles frequently to interrupt the game.

In the ninth minute of the second half, Robben launched an attack from the right. Van Persie's powerful shot outside the penalty area was blocked by Butte. The alert De Jong shot with a shovel, and the football came into the net.

Two to one

The Dutch, who fought one less, reversed the score

To make the German worse, defender Ogo violated Robben in the 14th minute of the second half and received the second yellow card. Two yellows turned into one red, and the Germans' numerical advantage disappeared.

This instead inspired the tenacity in the Germans' bones. In the 19th minute of the second half, Boateng made a cross from the right, Jansen beat Van Bronkhorst at the back point and made a fierce header six meters away from the goal

Football flies from the bottom right corner of the goal net

Two to two

The German equalized the score

After that, both sides were in a stalemate and fouls continued.

The Germans got a corner kick in the 35th minute of the second half, Ozil took a corner kick from the right, Friedrich blocked the back point and returned to the middle, Dutch defender Van der Wel made a mistake in clearing, and Khedira headed the ball five meters in front of the goal

Football flies from the right side of the goal to score the goal net

Three to two

The tough and tenacious Germans lead again

In the 40th minute of the second half, Robben was brought down by Friedrich, but the referee ignored it. The angry Van Bomel stepped forward and sputumed at Friedrich with thick phlegm.

Van Bommel paid the price of red card for his insolence, and the Netherlands had to be at a disadvantage in numbers again, but the situation changed after five minutes.

In the 45th minute of the second half, Ozil elbowed Van Persie while competing for a header and was sent off with a red card.

In the fourth minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to the end of the game, and the German-Holland battle finally came to an end. However, the battle between the players on both sides did not end. After the game, they pulled each other on the court. If the security guards had not intervened strongly, the scene would have been impossible to deal with.

The commentator of the French national television station sighed: The referee showed a total of four red cards and eleven yellow cards in this game, but he still failed to control the game.
Chapter completed!