Beep

At 8:30 pm, with the referee whistle, the final officially began

England, which served first, was not in a hurry to attack, and passed the football to the backcourt to make a reversal. Spain's midfield and frontcourt began to harasse the slam.

England was very patient and advanced to the frontcourt layer by layer. In the second minute, Lampard received a pass from Joe Cole outside the penalty area and shot hard

Football is above the beam

Casillas passed the ball to Ramos on the right, and Rooney rushed up frantically. Ramos quickly passed the ball to Puyor in the middle.

Peter pounced towards the Spanish central defender like a cheetah

Sky TV commentator Kent said loudly: England's defensive tactics are high-level pressing

In the just-concluded Premier League, Wolves successfully won the Premier League championship with this tactic, and this tactic has also become famous around the world with the success of Wolves

Capello transferred the Wolves' successful experience to England, and the stubborn Italian made a change, which is very gratifying

Hope this tactic will shine brightly tonight

The commentator of the Spanish National Television Station frowned slightly, and had a bad premonition in his heart. He said to the microphone: I hope Spain can pass the football smoothly and not be interrupted by England's active fighting.

England's midfield and frontcourt were aggressive, and Espanyol felt uncomfortable all over. Xavi took Puyol's pass and was about to turn around, but Lampard directly brought him down.

In this way, Spanish players were knocked down by English players again and again, but their actions were not very big. The referee could not play cards to England except for calling fouls.

Of course, there is another important reason here. At 3:00 this afternoon, the chairman of the FIFA referees committee, Turkish Senas Elzac, came to his room and announced to him that he would become the referee of the final tonight.

The Turks told him that the finals must give both sides a fair and fair game environment, and England has very much opinions on the referee's previous law enforcement.

He also told him that the final law enforcement standards should be looser, and that the red card should not make the game lose its suspense too early, and that the media fans should not be dissatisfied with the referee.

In the stands, Spanish fans were no longer full of confidence. They found that every step forward of their team was difficult, while English fans were very happy.

In the thirteenth minute of the first half, Spain only obtained the first shot of the game through a direct free kick, and Oaks saved Xavi's free kick from the bottom line.

It can be seen how good England's defense is

German national TV sighed: I don’t know what Loew is thinking now. If the German team played a little tougher, perhaps it would not be Spain, but Germany, the final against England now.

Xavi sent a tactical free kick, Iniesta kicked the football into the England penalty area, Oaks jumped high, and he wanted to use his fists to hit the football, but under the interference of Pedro, he did not touch the football.

The football fell backwards, and the lion king Puyol jumped away, and a fierce lion shook his head. The football flew to the right side of the goal, and the air on the court suddenly became tense.

Capello, who was standing in the command area, looked gloomy. When he activated Oaks, his assistant once asked him that Oaks had a rash attack, but he insisted on using Oaks.

Now it seems that this decision is a bit problematic.

In a critical moment, Ashley Cole, who was standing at the back post, stepped forward and jumped high, rubbing the football across the crossbar.

boom

A huge amazement sounded at the Johannesburg Football City Stadium, followed by a thunderous applause. Oaks hugged Ashley Cole, who had made contributions in fear, and kept saying: Thank you, thank you.

Terry resisted his dissatisfaction and reminded Oaks not to be so reckless in the future. Oaks nodded and agreed.

This is the World Cup final, he doesn't want to be a sinner.

The game continued, and the English used their bodies and tireless running to compress the Spaniard's offensive space. Girard Lampard and Kending erected a solid wall in front of the back line. It was difficult for the Spaniard to break through this solid wall. The ease and ease of their semi-finals were severely replaced.

England curbed Spain's sharp attack, but they were not good at attacking. Without Wang Rui's mobilization, England could no longer form a decent offensive within 30 meters of the opponent's goal.

The dull situation made the fans in the stands quite dissatisfied, and they made huge booings.

Some English fans even played a banner like this: Capello, we need the king

Milan Sports Station commentator Luca said: The finals have never been the best game. Both sides attach great importance to defense and have invested too much energy in defense, so they are unable to attack.

Will both sides continue to be so dull in the first half

In the 20th minute of the first half, England's high-post press achieved results. Rooney stole the football from Pique's feet and rushed into the Spanish penalty area.

Peter responded on the left, but Rooney, who was determined to score, did not pass the ball to him, but directly rushed to Puyol.

Puyol calmly responded to the challenge and did not pounce. He stared at Rooney's center of gravity and did not give him any chance to flash the space for shooting.

In desperation, Rooney hurriedly shot, and the football did not even penetrate the defense line of Puyol, and the football was blocked by Puyol with his foot.

Peter was very dissatisfied and shouted at Rooney, reminding him that he had already run to the place just now and you should pass the ball to me.

Rooney remained silent.

Sky TV commentator Kent sighed: If the King is on the court and this ball is intercepted by Peter, then the Wolves' Gemini can pose a threat to the Spanish goal with their tacit understanding.

Rooney is too independent and he wants to score a goal too much, which is not good for him and England.

In the 24th minute of the first half, England launched an attack from the middle, Lampard dribbled the ball forward, facing the double-team of two German players, he chose to pass the ball out of the gap between the two.

But he didn't master the footwork well and the football failed to penetrate.

In the 26th minute of the first half, Joe Cole passed the ball to Ashley Cole who assisted on the left in the hinterland, but his pass failed to pass Pique's head.

England's offense has returned in vain again and again, which makes England fans miss Wang Rui who is sitting on the bench even more. If he is on the court, the situation will be greatly improved.

The 31st minute of the first half, the situation on the court suddenly changed

Xavi Iniesta Pedro made a dazzling pass and cut in front of the England penalty area. Xavi suddenly made a diagonal pass, and the football penetrated the England midfield defense line and passed directly into the penalty area.

Villa flew forward and shot angrily

The football hit Terry's left leg that was blocked forward, changed direction and headed towards the far corner. Oaks, caught off guard, could only watch the football move forward.
Chapter completed!