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Chapter 518 Chapter 516: Cruel last round of group matches!

The Dutch team's victory has to be criticized by the national media. In the eyes of many people, this is very strange.

The British Guardian analyzed: In fact, this is a struggle between following tradition and innovation. The Netherlands has achieved hearty victories in the first two games. What the Dutch media and fans saw was the victory of traditional Dutch football, with a gorgeous and smooth attack.

In the last game of the group, Van Marwijk hid a group of main players, especially Van Persie and Chen on the bench, so that the attack power dropped sharply.

In this case, Van Marwijk let the Dutch team play the game he had in mind - a return to offensive and defensive balance.

This balance between offense and defense is based on sacrificing gorgeous offense, so the Dutch media and fans are dissatisfied.

Change will always be criticized by traditional forces and will encounter strong resistance. Van Marwijk has been hovering between following tradition and changing, which is very dangerous.

Once the Netherlands has a poor record, he will not please both sides.

Or when Van Persie and Chen play, they can solve the problem of Van Marwijk. The "Dutch Shuangsha" has strong attack firepower and super ability to catch fighters.

The tacit understanding between them can make the Netherlands' offense gorgeous!

The two of them were van Marwijk's life-saving straws, allowing him to win praise from the media and fans.

Therefore, the only thing Van Marwijk is looking forward to now is to let the two of them have a healthy body.Of course, we can't forget Robben. Only when he returns from injury can the Netherlands truly achieve both wings.

Against Cameroon, it was he who came off the bench to create scoring chances that saved the Netherlands from an embarrassing draw.

With Robben returning from injury and Robin van Persie and Chen continuing to maintain their health, the Netherlands is still the team with the most powerful offensive firepower in world football today, and it is still a favorite to win the championship.

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The Netherlands returned to Durban after their match against Cameroon, where they will play in the quarter-finals.In the second round of the group, they beat the Japanese team by four goals here.

Who are their opponents?
According to the regulations, the opponent of the Netherlands in the quarter-finals will be No.2 in Group F.

After two rounds in Group F, the situation is stalemate. Paraguay temporarily ranks first in the group with [-] win, [-] draw and [-] points. Italy and New Zealand rank second in the group with [-] draws and [-] points. Slovakia is in the worst situation, ranking last in the group with [-] draw, [-] loss and [-] point.

But even if they are ranked last in the group, they still have a chance to qualify.

As long as they beat Italy in the final round and New Zealand fail to beat Paraguay, they will be able to finish second in the group.

In other words, all four teams in Group F have the possibility of qualifying, and they also have the possibility of being eliminated.

Even for Paraguay, which is currently ranked No. [-], if they lose to New Zealand by a big score, and the other game ends with a big score, they will be eliminated.

Therefore, the final round of competition is a life-and-death battle for the four teams.

The cruel side of the World Cup is unfolding before people's eyes, and the defending champion Italy may be eliminated.

At the same time, the World Cup provides opportunities for those who dare to fight hard. Even if you are the last champion, as long as you dare to fight hard, you can pull him down.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on the 24th, the two games were played at Paul Guani's Peter Mokaba Stadium and Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.

Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, Italy will face Slovakia, captain Cannavaro who made a mistake in the previous game continues to start.

The biggest focus of this game is whether the defending champion will repeat the fate of 1950-the defending champion group failed to qualify.

Previously, there were three defending champion teams that did not qualify, namely the Italian team in 1950, the Brazilian team in 1966, and the French team in 2002.

In this campaign, Silver Fox Lippi let the midfielder Pirlo sit on the bench and formed a four-three-three attack formation.From the formation point of view, he is bound to win.

After the game started, both teams appeared to be very proactive.

Slovakia, which took the lead to serve, completed its first shot in No. 13 seconds. Di Natale shot a long shot from outside the Italian penalty area, and the football went above the crossbar.

In the 4th minute, Italy took a quick free kick in the backcourt and launched a long pass to counterattack quickly.Iaquinta made a chest return, and Di Natale took the ball and passed it diagonally. Iaquinta quickly turned around and got into the penalty area with a low shot. The football went wide of the goal!

No.205 minutes in the first half, the situation on the court changed suddenly!

De Rossi passed the ball when no one was pressing in the backcourt, and there was a sudden change-Slovakia midfielder Kuzka grabbed the ball in front of Montolivo, and then passed it straight!
Slovak striker Vitek flew forward, fell to the ground on the penalty area line and shot with his right foot!

The football flew past Italian goalkeeper Marchetti's fingertips and flew into the net from the lower left corner of the goal!

The ball is in!
One to zero!

Slovakia, which has the worst situation, leads by one goal!
The Slovaks saw the dawn of qualifying!
The Slovak fans in the stands were ecstatic, turning the stadium into a world of joy!
The Italian fans looked at the stadium in great pain, their team was making mistakes again...

The defending champion, who was cornered, launched a frenzied counterattack to Slovakia after the game restarted.

Slovakia used its own body to block the blue attack frenzy time and time again.

Paul Guani's Peter Mokaba Stadium, where Paraguay and New Zealand are battling.

As long as Paraguay has a draw, they are very likely to qualify as the first in the group, so after the start of the game, they put most of their forces in defense and used long-range shots to threaten the opponent's goal when attacking.

When the news of Slovakia's lead came, they played a more determined defensive counterattack-if Slovakia beat Italy in an upset, Paraguay only needs a draw to rank first in the group!

Facing Paraguay's intensive defense, New Zealand didn't have much to do, and the scene stalemate for a while.Until the end of the first half, neither team broke the deadlock on the court.

At Ellis Park in Johannesburg, the Italians failed to tie the score until the end of the first half, and they could only enter the intermission with a goal behind.

15 minutes later, the fateful second half begins!
Italy continued to attack, and Slovakia played the most handy defensive counterattack of the Italians.

As time went by, the Italians became more and more anxious, and Lippi the Silver Fox had to be replaced by Pirlo.

However, before Pirlo could show his level, the Slovak gave the Italian another blow.

In the No.208 minute of the second half, Slovakia got a corner kick. Hamsik took a corner kick from the right, Chiellini made a header to clear the ball, and the football flew out of the penalty area.

The Slovakian midfielder Hamsik outside the penalty area backed the goal with his arch. Witek got ahead of Chiellini and shot a short shot with his right foot five meters away from the goal!

Soccer hits the net!

The ball is in!
Two to zero!
Slovakia extend their lead!
The defending champion has entered a desperate situation!

In the ensuing game, the Italian went crazy. No.30 in the second half, Quagliarella cut in from the right and kicked the wall with Iaquinta.
The football was saved by the Slovak goalkeeper Mucha!
Di Natale flies forward with a supplementary shot!
Soccer hits the net!

One to two!

The Italians narrowed the point difference!
After the game restarted, the Italians came out in full force, and they rekindled their hopes, because the score in the other game was still [-]-[-]. As long as they can equalize the score, they will be able to advance as the second place in the group!
No.305 minutes of the second half, Di Natale made a low pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Quagliarella shot into the net with his left foot four meters in front of the goal!

Just as the Italians were about to cheer, the referee blew a whistle, indicating that Quagliarella was offside first, and the goal was invalid!

The Italians who came out in full force were empty at the back. In the second half, No. 404 minutes, Slovakia got a throw-in in the frontcourt.

Pecarik threw a sideline ball from the right, and Kopnek, who had just appeared on the field, inserted into the penalty area at high speed. Before the Italian goalkeeper Marchetti, he volleyed with his right toe nine meters away from the goal!
The football flew over the head of the Italian goalkeeper and got into the net!
Three to one!

Slovakia once again extended their lead to two goals!

The Italians' hopes of qualifying are shattered, the game is coming to an end, and they need to score two goals!
(End of this chapter)