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Chapter 489 Chapter 487: The Death Group Appears!
The situation in Group F is complicated and confusing, and the game of Group G, the group of death, is about to debut.

If there is a group of death in this World Cup, Group G is definitely well-deserved.

This group gathered five-star Brazil, Portugal led by Ronaldo, Côte d'Ivoire led by powerful center Drogba, and North Korea on a mysterious trip to Asia.

The top three teams are favorites to qualify in any group, but they are in the same group and compete for two places to qualify.

Which two teams will be the ultimate lucky winners?
Before the end of the three rounds of the group stage, no one dared to say for sure.

At [-] pm on the [-]th, the match between Portugal and Côte d'Ivoire, known as the "African Elephant", will start at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

This is the first time the two teams have met.

2008年11月2比6负于巴西以来，葡萄牙连续20个月保持不败，参加世界杯小组赛从未战平，总战绩为8胜4负。

Pepe, who returned last week, failed to enter the starting lineup. Bruno Alves continued to partner with Corvalho as a central defender.

科特迪瓦在非洲本土与欧洲球队只有1次交锋, 1983年12月在阿比让1比0胜瑞士。

In the last World Cup group match, "African Elephants" conceded 2 goals in each game.

Coach Eriksson took office for only 74 days. In the 2004 European Cup and the 2006 World Cup, England led by him were eliminated by Portugal.

The biggest suspense before the game is whether Drogba, who is injured, can start the game?

The Ivory Coast captain ended up on the bench after the game started, giving Lille striker Gervinho a chance to play.

After the start of the game, the Portuguese team appeared to be very proactive. The best way to get out of the group is to beat their direct competitors.

In the opening No. 11 minutes, Portugal ushered in an excellent chance to score - Meireles made a direct pass from the right, Ronaldo took the ball in the middle, turned around and dunked Yaya Toure, and volleyed vigorously with his right foot 30 meters in front of the goal!
The football blasted towards the upper right corner of the goal!

In the blink of an eye, the football flew past the fingertips of Côte d'Ivoire goalkeeper Barry!

The Portuguese fans couldn't help cheering, but "Pong!..." There was a loud noise, and the football was rejected by the crossbar!
Ronaldo missed his first goal in the World Cup in South Africa!
"Oh no!……"

The Portuguese fans screamed in pain, and the Ivorian fans were covered in cold sweat.

Instead of blinding the Ivorians, this ball made them launch a fierce attack.

In the No.14 minute of the first half, Alves knocked down Gervinho from behind, and Thiene took a free kick 27 meters in front of the goal and missed the near corner.

In the No.17 minute of the first half, Tiot volleyed with his right foot from the left 20 meters from the goal, and the football went above the crossbar.

The Ivorian defended Ronaldo fiercely, and Ronaldo was frequently knocked down on the turf by the opponent.

In the No. 20 minute of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through the top of the penalty area and met Demel with a shovel and fell to the ground. The referee Larionda signaled the game to continue. After Ronaldo got up, he had an argument with Demel.

The referee Larionda called the two together, played [-] boards each, and showed them each a yellow card.

In the ensuing 20-plus minutes, the two sides fought brutally in the midfield, but no one had the upper hand.Until the end of the first half, the two teams did not shoot for more than 20 minutes!
After the start of the second half, the two teams continued to fight in the midfield, but both teams failed to penetrate the opponent's goal, and finally shook hands with a score of zero to zero.

Such a result is very dissatisfied with both sides.

Ronaldo was interviewed by the media in the mixed interview area after the game. When it came to the battle for No.1 in the world, the Portuguese superstar said: "It's too early to talk about these things. The one who laughs first may not necessarily laugh the last. The one who laughs last is the one who laughs the best!"

A boring draw made the Portuguese feel very uncomfortable, but he did not admit defeat.

At 08:30 the next night, the second game of Group G will be held at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Five-star Brazil will play Mystery Tour North Korea.

Five-time World Cup champions Brazil are now No. 80 in the world, while North Korea is only No. 32 in the world, making them the lowest-ranked team in the top [-].

Brazil is the only team to have participated in every World Cup, while North Korea has made its final appearance since 1966.

Brazil has won successive warm-up games against Ireland, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.North Korea lost to Paraguay and Nigeria respectively, and only drew with South Africa and Greece.

Brazil has the upper hand in terms of rankings, World Cup experience, and warm-up match results.

After the start of the game, the North Korean team adopted a dense defensive strategy, which made the Brazilian team's offense return without success again and again.Mystery Tour led to a zero-to-nil score going into the second half.

As time went by, the North Korean team's physical fitness began to show up.

In the No.11 minute of the second half, Brazil launched an attack from the right, and midfielder Elano made a direct pass from the right.

Inter Milan star Mai Confei moved forward and controlled the football on the baseline. At this moment, he is almost parallel to the goal.

However, what people did not expect was that Maicon actually took a shot!

This is a zero-angle shot!
Unexpectedly, since North Korean goalkeeper Li Mingguo failed to block the shot!

The ball is in!
The Brazilian team finally broke the deadlock on the court!

In the next game, the Brazilian team took advantage of the victory and launched a fierce attack on North Korea.

In the 207th minute of the second half, Brazil launched an attack from the right side of North Korea's hinterland. Robinho's direct pass tore up the North Korean defense line, and the football flew into the North Korean penalty area!
Elano, who had previously assisted Maicon, flew into the penalty area and shot 12 meters from the goal on the right!
Soccer hits the net!

Two to zero!
The Brazilian team expanded the score!

With the victory in hand, the Brazilian team relaxed a bit. After all, they are in the death group and there are two important games ahead.

The North Korean team did not give up. In the 404th minute of the second half, North Korea launched an attack from the side. Jung Dae-se flew the header, and Ji Yin-nam broke into the left rib of the penalty area and scored with a strong shot eight meters away from the goal!
The ball is in!
The score became two to one, and North Korea narrowed the gap.

However, the goal came too late, and the North Korean team lost to the five-star Brazil in the end.

After the game, the world praised North Korea's tenacity, while the Brazilian team was criticized by the domestic media.

Brazil thought they were let down after a two-goal lead and were conceded by North Korea before the end of the game.

German Bild commented: Tonight, Blatter should bow to North Korea. They used their defeat to wake up the drowsy World Cup.

The festival of world football is being trampled by conservatives. They always keep 1 point first and then fight for 3 points. They hold stars but only surround themselves with iron buckets.

This kind of game can still be tolerated by the fans, just because he is the World Cup, this kind of game, if it is thrown on the street in normal times, no one will glance at him.

Under such embarrassment, North Korea unexpectedly became the biggest savior since the start of this World Cup.

From a week before the game, they did everything they could to surprise the outside world. They beat Brazil and claimed to win the championship. The Brazilian coach Dunga was still polite, but the North Koreans yelled big things to the sky.

So much so that a suspenseless game like Brazil and North Korea finally became the absolute focus of Group G, surpassing Drogba, Ronaldo and everything.

Everyone is only trying to achieve a somewhat vicious goal: to see how North Korea ends up.

As a result, there is no need to repeat it anymore. No one cares about whether North Korea wins or loses. What this mysterious team brings to the World Cup is what we care most about.

Arrogance and the desire to win are actually these things that originally belonged to football but were gradually driven out of football.

In this materialistic era, North Korea, which emerged from a closed country, used its original and somewhat ridiculous true temperament to make football regain some of its original features from South Africa.

Football is a manifestation of a man's rebellious character, and football is the goal of winning the first place. Those wealthy teams that have performed defensive tactics to the extreme have long forgotten this.

The "least qualified to speak football" team among the top 32 taught everyone a lesson. North Korea is currently ranked No.80 in the world, the lowest among all teams participating in this World Cup.

But the football they play is very pure and real. Facing the mighty Brazil, they also defend with iron barrels and attack with all their might, instead of passively piling up and waiting for an opportunity to steal a goal while killing.

In nine or 10 minutes, North Korea changed from a global laughing stock to one that moved the whole world. After being cut by a Brazilian blade, they would lick their wounds and stare at Portugal and Côte d'Ivoire, which no longer dared to despise themselves.

Beat Portugal?
Beat Côte d'Ivoire?

Into the top sixteen?

North Korea has nothing to dare to shout!
Good luck to them!
(End of this chapter)