super all-rounder

Chapter 521 Chapter 519: If you don't want to make progress, you can only die!
Only Group H remains in the final round of the group. Will the 08 European Cup champion Spain follow in Italy's footsteps and be brutally eliminated?

Many media believe that the possibility of Spain winning is very high. Judging from the second game, with the recovery of the state of the midfielder Harvey, Spain's state is also recovering rapidly.

Chile shouldn't be able to stop their progress.

If Spain can beat Chile, they can beat Chile on goal difference and secure a spot no matter what happens in the other game.

In this case, as long as Switzerland beats Honduras, they can tie Chile in points, and whoever advances will be better than goal difference.

Chile's current goal difference is only two. If they lose to Spain, even if it is a small loss by one goal, Spain can overwhelm them with the number of goals and rank first in the group.

If Switzerland beats Honduras by two goals, Switzerland can also beat Chile to advance to the second place in the group with the advantage of goal difference.

The safest way for Chile is to draw with Spain, and they will be able to qualify first in the group.

Honduras, which is at the bottom of the group, also has the possibility of qualifying in theory.

Therefore, the situation in Group H is also quite complicated.

At 25:08 on the evening of the 30th, two games were played at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria and the Bloemfontein Free State Stadium!

At the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria, Spain's match against Chile attracted more attention.

After the start of the game, the Spaniard firmly controlled the football at his feet, and he well connected Barcelona's pass and control tactics to the national team.

In the 4th minute of the first half, Harvey passed a free kick into the penalty area. Torres was ten meters away from the goal on the right side of the penalty area, overwhelming the opponent's defender with a head shake!
Soccer over the bar!

Chile immediately launched a long pass and quickly counterattacked. Spanish full-back Capdevila took the lead with a half ball and made a clearance with a big foot.

The football flew towards the penalty area in Chile. Torres flew forward and took a shot. The football flew out of the baseline from the right side of the goal!
The Spaniard almost broke the deadlock!

As the game progressed, Spain gradually controlled the situation on the field and launched a fierce attack on Chile.

In the 204th minute of the first half, Alonso made a direct pass from the opponent's hinterland to the left, and Chilean goalkeeper Bravo made a tackle before Torres!
The football flew out of the penalty area, Villa took a step forward to control the football, and then he shot directly at the goal 37 meters away from the goal!

Bravo has not returned to his position at this moment, and the football flies into the empty goal!

The ball is in!
One to zero!

Villa opened the door to victory for Spain!

Chile launched an attack in the ensuing game, Sanchez and Isla shot back in front of the penalty area!

The football is blocked by the Spanish defender!
In the 208th minute of the first half, Chile launched a quick counterattack. Bossehauer broke into the left side of the penalty area and shot 12 meters away from the goal!
At the critical moment, Pique stepped forward and blocked the football from the bottom line!
No.307 minutes Iniesta made a steal in the frontcourt, Villa passed back from the left side of the penalty area, and Iniesta pushed and shot in the penalty area!
The football flew into the goal from the bottom right corner of the goal!

Two to zero!
Spain expands its lead and victory is in sight!

As long as they win, they will be able to overwhelm Chile, secure a qualifying spot, and are likely to advance as the first in the group.

On another piece of turf, the Swiss team was weak in attack and still failed to break through the Honduras goal.

The ESPN commentator said: "The Swiss team's defense is really good, but their offense is lackluster. Since the 10-7 victory over Luxembourg in October last year, Switzerland has never scored more than 1 goal in [-] games!"

At this time, the news that Spain was leading 2-0 came, and Chile's goal difference was reduced to 0, which means that Switzerland's goal difference can surpass Chile by 1 goal!
No.308 minutes, the Swiss midfielder Barnetta made a low pass from the right, and Dedijock pushed a shot 15 meters in front of the goal and was blocked by the opponent's defender!
No.40 In the second minute, Dediyok made a pass from the right, and Nkufo was disturbed by the defender and failed to reach it!
No.405 minutes, Ziegler's left-footed free kick was thrown into the left side of the penalty area, and Nkufo headed the ball five meters in front of the goal!
The football goes wide of the goal!

Switzerland once again missed a goal!

In the end, the two sides ended the first half with a score of zero to zero.

Spain also maintained its two-goal advantage until the end of the first half. Four teams entered the halftime break. The situation in Group F is still unclear.

The only certainty is that, if nothing else, Spain will get the right to qualify for the group.

After the start of the second half of the game, the atmosphere on both turfs was very dignified, and Chile would be eliminated if it was not careful.

At the Bloemfontein Free State Stadium, Honduras and Switzerland fought, and at the Durban Stadium, Spain continued to control the situation on the court.

In order to change the passive situation on the field, Chile changed two players after the start of the second half. Paredes and Miral came off the bench.

Some people say that changing people is like changing knives, and the Chilean coach wants to try these two knives.

In the 3rd minute of the opening of the second half, Chile made a successful steal in the midfield and immediately launched a quick counterattack.

Sanchez made a direct pass in the hinterland of Spain. Miral, who had just entered the field, controlled the football from the edge of the arc of the penalty area, followed by a strong shot!
The football hit Pique's leg!

The trajectory of the football changed, and Casillas couldn't react in time, so he could only watch the football fly into the net!

One to two!

Chile pulled one back!
This also means that Switzerland must score two goals to qualify. The news spread to another turf, and the mentality of the Swiss changed, and they played more and more impatiently.

Honduras took advantage of this opportunity to attack Switzerland. In the 7th minute of the second half, Alvarez tricked Grichting's cross from the right, and Suyazo rushed four meters away from the goal and missed the far post!
No.701 minutes, Honduras counterattacked to form a two-on-three, Suyazo crossed the left side of the penalty area, Alvarez pushed 12 meters in front of the goal, and Benaglio single-handedly held it out!
At the Durban Stadium, after being recovered by the opponent, Spain switched to controlling the rhythm of the game. According to the current score, they are enough to advance to the top of the group.

The Chilean team continued to adopt defensive counterattack tactics, and the scene was stalemate. No one could change the score on the field until the end of the game.

In the end, Spain beat Chile [-]-[-] with one goal.

Soon after, the match between Switzerland and Honduras also ended, and the two teams drew [-]-[-].

So far, Spain has joined hands with Chile to advance to the knockout round. Switzerland failed to seize the opportunity and killed itself...

After the game, the players of the Swiss team fell to the ground in pain. You must know that when they beat Spain in the first round, the world believed that they would be the favorites to qualify for this group...

L'Equipe commented: You have to blame yourself!Victory over Spain only adds to the humiliation, what dignity does the warm-water frog Switzerland talk about!
In South Africa, the European team created the worst record in the history of participating in the World Cup, and Switzerland was the last straw on top of this worst.

When the Spaniard defeated Chile and created an excellent opportunity for Switzerland, the Swiss themselves gave up their own bright prospects. In the end, Switzerland burst into tears after being out.

In the final life-and-death battle, the United States attacked the audience, and finally scored a goal in the second minute of stoppage time, staged the Hollywood miracle of the World Cup, but the Swiss Alps miracle has not yet come!

Switzerland coach Hitzfeld seems to be waiting for the result of that game in Spain.

As the saying goes, you watch the food and eat, but Hitzfeld watches Spain play chess, completely pinning their hopes on their European compatriots. As long as it is possible to not use their own efforts, the Swiss are more willing to choose to play for 90 minutes and advance. In life and death battles, they never thought of assassinating opponents like sabers.

Think about it a day ago, Lippi replaced two offensive players at the same time after midfield, and finally got the ups and downs in the last 10 minutes.

In today's Switzerland, if you want to find an image metaphor, a frog in warm water may be more appropriate.Against the weakest Honduras, the Swiss had planned to take it easy, wait for another good news, and then score a goal to reach the last 16.

But Chile, which was in the heat of water, struggled out of hell and ascended to heaven with its own efforts, while Switzerland, which was comfortable in warm water, finally fell into hell slowly. How can such a self-inflicted death method win the sympathy of fans?
Compared with the performance of Honduras in the last round, which did not score a goal, Switzerland, which had an upset victory over Spain, was even more aggressive.

Goodbye Switzerland, your exit may be a great blessing for the World Cup.

(End of this chapter)