green mercenary

Chapter 527
Time is always passing by inadvertently.Soon, the three-day rest period passed.

During this period of time, although Bai Xiaotian took the time to go shopping with his girlfriend a few times, he didn't open a room.After all, as long as the room is opened, there may be a scene where the chapter is blocked.

At 6:21 on June 14, the first round of the World Cup quarter-finals was played at Shizuoka Stadium.

This is the fourth time that Brazil and England have met in the World Cup. In the first three matches, Brazil has won 2 wins and 1 draw and remained unbeaten.

The last time the two sides met was in the World Cup in Mexico in 70. At that time, the two sides were in Group C with the same points. In the second round of the group, Brazil defeated their opponents with the only goal of striker Jarzinho.

From a historical record point of view, England has no advantage at all.

But England today is certainly not what it was a few decades ago.

And most of the Japanese youths present are almost on the side of England-although they are also fans of the Brazilian team.

Because England has more handsome Beckham and golden boy Owen, so in this game, England received more support from the fans.

The only change in Scolari's starting XI was in midfield, with Kleberson replacing Juninho.Scolari intends to strengthen the midfielder's blocking ability. Kleberson came off the bench for 20 minutes in the game against Belgium and performed well. Ronaldo's goal came from his assists.

Eriksson's lineup remained unchanged. Owen and Scholes recovered from their injuries in time. Hargreaves, who was injured in the game against Argentina, has also recovered and sat on the bench.

通过两队前四场的比赛技术统计，英格兰4场比赛进5球失1球，防守力和德国并列为32强之冠；巴西队4场比赛进13球失4球，攻击力和德国并列第一。

Therefore, whether England's shield is strong or the Brazilian team's sharpness has become the biggest attraction of this game.

The Brazilian handicap/half ball was given in the Asian handicap, and the Brazilian team had a slight upper hand; the odds offered by European bookmakers were almost the same, and the Brazilian was still unanimously favored.

But in this level of competition, who can tell who will win or lose?
And some media even claimed that the winner of this game will become the final winner of this World Cup.It's just a quarter-final match, but there are plenty of fans who agree with that sentiment.

After heavy rain on Thursday, the weather in Shizuoka was fine, the temperature on the stadium was only 28 degrees, and the humidity was 47%.

As soon as England kicked off, Ashley Cole broke through from the left and Lucio kicked the ball over the baseline first.Immediately afterwards, Beckham's left corner kick was punched by goalkeeper Marcos in time.

Both teams were more cautious. England seemed to put 11 men behind the center line from the beginning, but Brazil's offensive advantage could only return in vain under Seaman's outstanding performance.

In the 15th minute, Scholes brought down Ronaldinho.Rivaldo took a free kick, Ronaldo stepped on it, Carlos shot from 30 meters away, the ball hit Heskey's leg and missed the far post.Ronaldinho took Brazil's first corner from the left and Ferdinand made a header to the side netting.Rivaldo then took a corner kick from the right, and Seaman attacked rashly. Fortunately, the ball was rubbed by Campbell's header and went out of the other sideline.

In the 24th minute, England, who defended more and attacked less, launched a counterattack.

No. 11 Husky received a direct pass from Scholes in the backcourt, and passed from the director just past the center circle to the Brazilian team's penalty area. Brazil's No. 3 central defender Lucio made a mistake in stopping the ball with his thigh at the top of the penalty area. The ball just fell in front of England's No. 10 striker Owen.The latter easily got the ball and broke into the penalty area. Facing the Brazilian goalkeeper No. 1 Marcos who had fallen to the ground halfway to save, Owen calmly kicked a half-high ball with his right foot. The ball passed the goalkeeper and entered the net from the center of the goal.

With a "hula", all the England fans stood up and stretched their shoulders together, cheering for Owen's goal.

This is Owen's second goal in the World Cup and his 2th goal in the national team.

After taking the lead by one goal, the England players' psychological advantage suddenly came up, and they played more easily.

The same is true for the Brazilian players, who have already conceded a goal anyway, so let's play!
But the lagging Brazil team obviously has not many options. The connection between Ronaldo and Rivaldo hitting the wall is gorgeous and practical, but it is too monotonous.In addition, South Americans like to use their personal strength to break through, so their strong mid laners often fall into the crowd.

And because of Beckham, England played extremely 6 long passes. Lucio frequently took off and headed the ball to clear the siege, and he was rarely seen on the field with assists.

In stoppage time in the first half, facing Carlos' tackle, Beckham jumped high to avoid it.

After stealing the ball, the Brazilian team launched a quick counterattack. No. 11 Ronaldinho took the ball and drove straight in from the middle. When facing the defense of many England defenders, he first used a fake move to knock down No. 3 Ashley Cole, who was marking the front. Then, before the opponent's No. 5 central defender Ferdinand stepped forward to block, he cleverly distributed the ball from the top of the arc of the opponent's right foot to No. 10 Rivaldo.

Rivaldo did not stop the ball. Before Campbell, the No. 6 center back of the British team who defended in the middle, fell to the ground and shoveled, he kicked a low ball with his left foot.

Beckham, who had just walked back to the field from the sideline of the midfield, stared blankly at the Brazil team's equalizer goal, deeply regretting it.

Why do players with the ball jump high to avoid the tackle?This is probably the subconscious reaction of all human beings!

But at this moment, how much the England captain wished he had just been kicked down by Robert Carlos!
So far, Rivaldo also scored the fifth goal of this World Cup, and together with Ronaldo, Klose and Bai Xiaotian, tied for the top scorer list.

In the second half, neither side made substitutions.

In the 47th minute, Husky made a breakthrough from the right and was brought down by Junior. Beckham took a free kick, and Irving headed the ball high and wide at the near post.

In the 50th minute of the game, the referee Ramos from Mexico made a penalty that affected the entire game.

Kleberson dribbled the ball in the right front court, Scholes stepped forward to fight to no avail, he had to fall to the ground and shovel the opponent to the ground.Ramos immediately awarded the Brazilian team a direct free kick 35 meters away from the right front field.

Who will take the penalty?Who will the kicker pass the ball to?

Seaman didn't know.

But he still fulfilled the responsibility of a goalkeeper, standing on the line of the small penalty area, shouting at his teammates standing outside the penalty area.

Just as Seaman directed his teammates to stand, Cafu walked up to the ball and said to Ronaldinho who was about to take a free kick: "Did you see the goalkeeper who was shouting everywhere in the opponent's penalty area? He always likes to rely on himself to clear the opponent's free kick. So, maybe you can observe the distance between him and the goal line before kicking the ball."

(End of this chapter)