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Chapter 511 Chapter 509: The tragic third round begins, and the host is eliminated!
The end of the match between Spain and Honduras means that the second round of the group is over, and the World Cup will enter the cruel third round, which will determine the places to enter the knockout round.

The World Cup has finally revealed its cruel side. Except for Argentina, the Netherlands, and Brazil, which have won two games and secured their qualifying places in advance, other teams have to fight for qualifying.

For the sake of fairness, the two games in the final round of the group started at the same time.

The best situation in Group A is Uruguay and Mexico. They both have one win and one draw. As long as they draw in the last game, both sides will be able to qualify together.

Even if they lose each other, they may advance by virtue of their goal difference.

The best situation is Uruguay, they only need a draw to lock the first place in the group.

Will the two American teams play tacit ball?
Before the game, the coaches of the two teams said that they would not play tacit football and would compete for the first place in the group, because the second in the group is likely to meet Argentina in the first round of the knockout round!

Argentina embodies the demeanor of a strong team in the group stage, and no one wants to run into them again.

In addition to focusing on qualifying, people are also very concerned about the French team. After the last runner-up, can they reap a victory after the infighting?
At 22 pm on the [-]nd, the two games started at the same time.

At Bloemfontein Free State Stadium, France ushered in the host South African team. Just after the game started, South Africa gave France a heavy blow!
In the opening No. 15 seconds, South Africa got a corner kick. Chabalala took a corner kick from the right. French goalkeeper Lloris attacked but couldn't reach the ball. The football flew to the back point!
Kumalo jumped high from the back to overwhelm Diaby, and scored a vicious header four meters in front of the goal!

Soccer hits the net!

The ball is in!
South Africa leads by one goal!
If Chen Fan hadn't scored a lightning goal in the game against Denmark, this goal would have been the fastest goal in this World Cup!
If South Africa wants to qualify, in addition to defeating France, they must score more goals. After all, they are at a very disadvantageous position in terms of goal difference, because they lost to Uruguay with three goals in the second round.

In the ensuing game the hosts launched a fierce attack on the former World Cup winner amidst the huge chants of the fans.

At this moment, the game at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg is gradually reaching a climax. In the No. 201 minute of the first half, Suarez made a direct pass from outside the penalty area.
The football goes wide of the goal!

Mexico immediately launched a quick counterattack. Guardado took a long shot 30 meters from the Uruguayan goal after receiving Blanco's knockback!
The football roared like a cannonball and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal!
Just as the Mexican fans were about to cheer, there was a loud noise of "Pong!...", and the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline!
Mexico missed the chance to lead.

At the Bloemfontein Free State Stadium, the French team was hit hard again in the No.205 minute. French midfielder Gourcuff elbowed Sibaia's jaw when he was fighting for the top in the penalty area!

Colombian referee Louis directly showed the red card!

The French fans were dumbfounded, despair appeared in their eyes, their team was finished...

In the 307th minute of the first half, the South African team launched an attack from the left, Chabalala made a cross from the left, and French midfielder Diaby made a clearance error in the penalty area!

Marcilella took a step forward and slammed his left foot across the middle!

Mfera flew forward to grab a point, and pushed with his left foot!
Football blocked by French full-back Clichy!
Mufera reacted quickly and stepped forward to make up the shot!
This time no one can stop his shot and the football flies into the net!
Two to zero, the hosts led by two goals, and their goal difference reached minus one. If there is a big lead in another game, they will be able to enter the knockout round with the advantage of goal difference.

It's a very bad feeling to look at other people's faces.

The South African team continued to attack the French team, which had one less player. The two goals behind seemed to wake up the former World Cup champion. The French attacked the South African team while defending well.

In the 40th minute of the first half, Clichy took a long free kick from the left side of the penalty area, and Cisse grabbed a spot in front of the goal!

However, under the interference of the opponent's defender, the French forward failed to touch the football, and the South African goalkeeper Josephs flew the football out of the far post with one hand!
Not long after, the news that made the South African fans feel hopeful came, and another piece of turf was scored!

Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Stadium, No. 403 minutes in the first half, the deadlock on the field was broken.

Uruguay attacked from the right, Cavani made a cross, and the unguarded Suarez scored with a header from the edge of the penalty area!
One to zero!

Uruguay lead by one goal!
The number of goals scored by Mexico has become one!

As long as South Africa scores two more goals, or Uruguay scores two more goals, South Africa can catch up with Mexico in the number of goals scored!
This allows South African fans to see the dawn of qualifying!
For the next few minutes of the first half, the scores of the two games remained unchanged.

After a 15-minute intermission, the two games entered the final battle in the second half!

Perhaps seeing the dawn of qualifying, the South African team played very impatiently. They frequently scored good opportunities for South Africa. Instead, they were pulled back by the French team in the No. 205 minute of the second half.

No. 205 minutes of the second half, Sagna assisted and made a direct pass with his left foot in the middle of the front court. Franck Ribery succeeded in countering offside.
Malouda pushed the empty goal with his right foot eight meters in front of the goal!
The ball is in!
One to two!

South Africa's goal difference became minus two, and the light of hope in the eyes of the host fans slowly disappeared. They knew that miracles were hard to happen.

Another piece of turf, the Mexicans did not give the Uruguayans a chance to expand the score.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Uruguayans, their task in this game has been completed, as long as they win the group first, they can avoid encountering Argentina in advance.

They have to prepare for the knockout rounds.

They continue to attack, and it is not known whether they can break through the goal of the Mexicans again. What if the Mexicans go crazy and kick their main players to the injured list?
Until the final whistle, the scores of the two games did not change.

In the end, Uruguay won three games in a row and tied one, accumulating seven points, winning the first place in the group and successfully avoiding Argentina.

Mexico has the same record as the host South Africa, with one win, one draw and one loss, but Mexico's goal difference is plus one, while South Africa's goal difference is minus two.

Mexico advanced to the knockout round with a goal difference advantage.

The weakest host in history failed to escape fate and was eliminated...

South Africa is not the subject of heated discussions in the media. The last runner-up, France, had one draw and two losses in three games, which surprised people and disappointed French fans.

The Gallic rooster was wilting, and the reason was obvious. There was a problem with the team's internal relations, and the internal strife seriously consumed the team's combat effectiveness.First of all, coach Domenech's prestige is not there, and many players in the team don't trust him, so that there is a rare scene where Anelka pointed at his nose and scolded him.

Secondly, the players form cliques. Captain Evra is the core of hard erection. In fact, no one listens to him. Henry and Gallas in the "old man" set up separate hills and attracted many players.

According to media reports, both Henry and Gallas played a role in the Anelka incident.

Such a team that has been seriously dragged down by internal strife is rare in history, and even the famous "king of internal strife" Dutch team has never been so chaotic.

Holland at Euro 1996 was an example of infighting attrition, with white players and Surinamese players split and bitterly opposed.

Among them, "Wild Boar" Davis made the most trouble. He said that the head coach Hiddink was controlled by the De Boer brothers and Bergkamp and others, and hoped that Hiddink would stop listening to the advice of "those bastards". In the end, Davis was expelled from the team, and the Netherlands was eliminated by France in that European Cup.

(End of this chapter)