Chapter 552 Brazil VS Chile

Ricardo, who has scored 3 goals, is currently tied for first place in the scorer list with Higuain. Ricardo scored one goal per game, while Higuain scored a hat-trick against South Korea.

The next day, the results of the two duels in Group H also appeared. Switzerland was surprisingly drawn by Honduras. Honduras got the first point in the World Cup, while Switzerland was eliminated miserably.

Spain successfully grasped their destiny in the final battle. They defeated Chile 2:1 and qualified first in the group.

So Brazil's first opponent in the knockout round was determined.

The second group in Group H is Chile.

Against Chile, Brazil has a psychological advantage. The two teams have played against each other 65 times in history. Brazil has 46 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses, occupying an absolute advantage.

Therefore, after the end of Group H, the Brazilian media has already begun to celebrate the team's entry into the top 8 in advance, and began to analyze the team's opponents in the top 8.

Their opponent in the quarterfinals will be the winner between the Netherlands and Slovakia.

The strength of the Netherlands is of course stronger, but Slovakia is also quite a dark horse. Although this is their first time entering the World Cup finals, and there are not many big-name players in the team, it may not be because they can beat Italy in the group stage. Can't beat the Netherlands, which is always bursting with infighting.

It would be nice if the opponent was Slovakia, the Brazilian fans thought happily.

As for the immediate game against Chile? Is it necessary to care about the must-win game?

The game has to be played one by one. Although Brazilian fans, and even many neutral fans, want to see the Brazilian team play as soon as possible, because the Brazilian team played this year's game is pleasing to the eye and full of artistic beauty, but it always has to wait until the previous game is finished.

Entering the knockout round, the traditional strong teams finally bared their fangs.

Uruguay beat South Korea with two goals from young striker Luis Suarez for Ajax. As a well-known high-potential rookie in the FM game, he has scored three goals in this World Cup, and is currently tied for the top scorer list with Ricardo and Higuain.

The media and fans believe that his prospects must be bright, and soon there will be giants beckoning to him.

Ghana defeated the United States in extra time, and Boateng and Asamoah both scored goals in football.

Germany beat England 4-1 and avenged Bayern Munich's loss to Manchester United in the Champions League.

In the game, the eternal injustice appeared again, and the grievances between the two teams will continue to be entangled.

Klose scored one goal and Thomas Muller scored two goals. Muller also rose to the top of the scorer list.

Then, the Netherlands defeated Slovakia, and the score of 2:1 made people imagine the strength of Slovakia.

Tulip did not break out in internal strife this time, and Robben and Sneijder scored goals respectively.

Finally, in the eyes of everyone, the Brazilian team appeared. On the evening of June 28, Brazil and Chile played against each other at Ellis Park in Johannesburg.

"We will win," Dunga said casually in the pre-match press conference. "I never thought my team would lose against Chile. I'm not saying Chile is weak, in fact they are very strong." , It's a pity that they met us. They won't, we will; they will, we will do better. And we are too familiar with them. There will not be too much suspense in this game."

The Chilean coach, Madman Bielsa, sneered at Dunga's remarks, "Historical records are meant to be broken. Even if Chile lost to them 100 times in history, I don't think we lost the 101st time. Dunga underestimated us. years of progress."

"Comparing the number of stars has never been our strong point, but we play overall football, with 11 people on the field working together, we are capable of defeating any strong enemy."

This Chilean team is indeed bleak, with only one Vidal and one Bravo who can barely be called a well-known star. But their record in the World Cup qualifiers is not bad, and being able to enter the World Cup finals is enough to explain the problem.

However, Chile is indeed somewhat restrained by Brazil, and the Brazilian team is not afraid of them even when they are at their worst.

Chile in the 1998 World Cup should have been the pinnacle. Under the leadership of Zamorano and Salazar, they caused a lot of trouble for Italy. In the end, Roberto Baggio cunningly cheated a penalty to eliminate them.

After the double-sa era, the Chilean team lacked star players and relied more on overall tactics. They have good physical fitness, fierce fighting, and more small moves.

The Brazilian team met them twice in the world preliminaries and won easily. There is no reason why they cannot win this time.

In this game, Dunga fine-tuned the lineup, Baptista and teenager Ramirez partnered as a midfielder, and Ronaldo started again.

After picking the edge, Chile kicked off.

Chile was very active. They attacked for a while at the beginning of the game, shot several long shots in a row, and played very determinedly.

However, it did not pose too much threat to Brazil.

On the contrary, Brazil's counterattack is more threatening.

In the 5th minute of the game, Ricardo cut inside and sent a precise through pass. After receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Ronaldo shook Contreras and shot directly, and kicked it on the side net.

In the 8th minute, the attack of the Chilean team was blocked, and Brazil once again played a quick counterattack. During the high-speed movement, Kaka and Ricardo crossed positions. Baptista sent a through ball, and Ricardo jumped over the football. Cardo took the lead in the front and ran to the baseline with the ball, while Ricardo ran to the middle.

However, the defenders of the Chilean team returned to the defense very quickly. After Kaka came near the bottom line, he saw that Fabiano in the middle and Rico in the back had been marked to death, while Ricardo wisely stayed outside the penalty area. So he passed an inverted triangle.

Riccardo then suddenly started, throwing off Vidal's marking, and shot the ball furiously. Bravo missed the save, and the football hit the net.

"Riccardo Goalllllll! In the 8th minute of the game, Ricardo scored the first goal for Brazil! This is his fourth goal in this World Cup! He is getting closer and closer to the Golden Boot award!" Brazil commentary The player said happily, "I don't know how many goals he can score in this game? He has already broken the historical single-season scoring records of La Liga and the Premier League, and broke the single-season scoring record of the Champions League. Now everyone wants to know, Can he break Fontaine's World Cup scoring record? It's difficult but not impossible. Even if he doesn't do it this time, there will be a next time, and a next time, and he just turned 24. At least two more World Cups for Brazil."

After the re-kick-off, Ricardo found that his marking became tighter, and there were often two Chilean players by his side.

Moreover, the Chilean players are very naughty and often make small moves, such as pulling their own jersey when they start together, pushing themselves covertly when taking off, and deliberately kicking their ankles when they kick out...

Ricardo didn't want to get hurt. Faced with this situation, he simply retreated to the midfield and assisted the team in possession of the ball with simple shots.

This is not that he changed his tactical responsibilities without authorization, but the privilege that Dunga gave him-he can decide how to play by himself.