Dominate the midfield

Chapter 619 Chapter 619: The Battle for the Top Eight!

Argentina defeated Mexico in the dispute to advance to the quarter-finals. Four of the quarter-finals seats have been produced. Who will win the remaining four tickets?

Will there be upsets?

Will there be another major refereeing misjudgment?

People turned their attention to the stadium again. The World Cup entered the cruel knockout round. The suspense and tense atmosphere of the game made people feel excited. For the fans, the four-year gluttonous feast has entered a wonderful and tense stage.

At 28:[-] pm on the [-]th South African time, the Netherlands will compete with dark horse Slovakia for a place in the quarter-finals at the Durban Stadium. Before the game, it was generally believed that the Netherlands had a greater chance of winning.

Not long after the start of the game, Slovakia launched an attack on the Dutch team. In No.70 four seconds, Jr. Weiss made a low pass from the left, and Jendrisek volleyed with his left foot from 24 meters in front of the goal!
Soccer over the bar!

The Dutchman responded immediately. In the 5th minute, Robben made a short pass in the middle, and Sneijder volleyed with his right foot 25 meters in front of the goal!
Soccer over the bar!

Then the two sides fell into a dogfight. As time went by, the Dutch gradually took control of the situation on the field and launched a fierce attack on Slovakia.

Slovakia can only hoard heavy troops in the backcourt, hoping to wear down the spirit of the Dutch with a solid defense.However, the Dutch's offense was quite sharp, and Slovakia's wishful thinking fell through.

No. 18 minutes, Slovakia threw a sideline ball and was tackled by Matheson. Sneijder made a 50-meter oblique pass from the left side of the backcourt, and the football landed precisely behind Slovak full-back Zabavnik!

Robben flew forward to control the football, then suddenly cut across, dodged Jurica and Zabavnik, and shot low with his left foot 20 meters in front of the goal!
The in-cut shot is a specialty of the Dutch Flying Wings. The football shot past the turf like a sharp arrow, and drilled into the net from the lower right corner of the goal!
One to zero!

Robben helped the Dutch team break the deadlock and took a goal lead. The Dutch fans excitedly turned the Durban Stadium into an orange world!
Perhaps it was due to the fear of the strength of the Dutch and the fear that the defense would be empty if they came out in full force. Slovakia did not dare to attack after conceding a goal, and the two teams fell into a midfield fight.

The Dutch are happy to see this situation, which is very beneficial for them to control the situation.

After some fighting, the two sides ended the first half of the game. After the second half began, Slovakia stepped up its offense. However, its strength was limited and it was difficult to shake the Dutch defense.

The Dutch took advantage of their strength to frequently threaten Slovakia's goals.

Time flew by, and it was more than 30 minutes into the second half. Just when people thought that the Dutchman would end the game with a score of [-]-[-], the situation on the court changed suddenly.

In the 309th minute of the second half, Slovak central defender Sktel raised his foot high behind Huntelaar. The referee whistled for a foul and awarded a free kick to the Dutchman.

Sktel was very dissatisfied with this, but when he protested, Van Bronckhorst quickly took a free kick from the left side of the midfielder and hoisted the football into the left side of the penalty area!
Dirk Didier headed the ball ahead of the goalkeeper Mucha, then swayed past the goalkeeper and made a clever cross in the middle. Sneijder pushed with his right foot at the penalty spot!

The football passed through the crotch of Slovakian defender Jurica and got into the net!
Two to zero!
The Dutch used a quick free kick to break through Slovakia's goal again!

At this time, Slovakia, which has no retreat, seems to have just woken up from a dream. They came out in full force, while the Dutch focused on defense with two goals in hand.

In the twinkling of an eye, it entered stoppage time. Facing the crazy attacking Slovakia, the Dutch almost gave up their offense and defended with all their strength.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time, the crazy Slovak finally scored a goal: Kuzka hit the Dutch defender with a long shot from the left and entered the penalty area. Yakubko stepped forward alertly and controlled the football. Cronenberg hastily brought it down.

"Tick!..."

The referee blows a whistle, a penalty kick!

Slovak striker Vitek made it overnight!

One to two!

It's a pity that the goal came too late, and Slovakia was powerless. One minute later, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The Dutch did not upset Slovakia and advanced to the quarter-finals. Their opponents in the quarter-finals will be the winner of the game between Brazil and Chile at 08:30 in the evening.

The last time Brazil was eliminated in the quarter-finals was in 1990 when they lost to Argentina 0-1. Chile had previously won the World Cup knockout rounds, dating back to the 1962 home game against the Soviet Union.

Brazil has maintained a complete victory in the last seven confrontations between the two teams, scoring 26 goals and conceding only three goals.The most recent meeting between the two teams was in a qualifier in September last year, which Brazil won [-]-[-].

The two teams have clashed 65 times in history, and Brazil has an absolute advantage, losing only seven games!
The last time Brazil lost was 10-[-] in World Cup qualifiers [-] years ago.

This is the third time the two teams have met in the World Cup.The first time was in the 1962 semi-finals, when Brazil eliminated host Chile 1998-[-]; in the [-] World Cup in France, Brazil won [-]-[-] in Paris.

Whether it is from historical data or overall strength, Brazil is crushing its opponent Chile.

At 08:30 in the evening, Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg was crowded with people, and the five-star Brazil had a high popularity. Kaka returned to the starting lineup after the suspension.

At the beginning of the game, both sides were very careful. After some trials, the Brazilian team stepped up their attack by virtue of their superior strength.

In the 5th minute of the opening, Brazilian midfielder Ramirez counterattacked with an oblique pass from the backcourt. Fabiano broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot a low shot 15 meters away from the goal!
The football misses the far post!
In the 9th minute, Alves made a low pass from the left, and Gilberto Silva volleyed from the outside of his right foot 28 meters in front of the goal!
The football flew towards the goal like a cannonball, and the Chilean goalkeeper Bravo flew to lift the football out of the right post!
Brazil's corner kick, Maicon's corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by Chile, Brazil continued to organize the attack, Alves made a direct pass from the middle, Kaka turned around 20 meters in front of the goal and shot low with his right foot!
The football misses the left post!
Chile immediately launched a fast break, Sanchez made a long pass from the right, and Suyazo, under the pressure of Lucio, shot a half-volley shot from 20 meters away from the goal!

The strength and angle of the ball are average, and the Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar easily confiscated the football.

The deadlock was not broken by the Brazilian until the No.305 minute of the first half: Maicon made a cross from the right and was blocked by Contreras. He took the team's sixth corner kick on the right, and Juan was far from the goal. A header from nine meters!
The football flies into the net from the upper left corner of the goal!

One to zero!

Three minutes later, the Chilean was hit again. Brazilian defender Juan made a big-foot clearance in the penalty area. The football flew to Chile's backcourt. Fabiano headed back to Robinho on the left.

Robinho counterattacked with the ball and made a low pass in the hinterland. Kaka pushed the ball straight with his right foot at the top of the penalty area. Fabiano succeeded in countering offside. At five meters, push the football into the empty goal!

Two to zero!
Quick counterattacks have become a must-have weapon for the world's powerful offenses. Brazil ended the first half with a score of [-]-[-].

After the start of the second half, Chile, which was two goals behind, obviously strengthened its offensive, but the first goal was still the Brazilian!

In the No.14 minute of the second half, Ramirez stole the ball near the center line and drove straight in. He broke through to the front of the penalty area and knocked horizontally. Robinho arced with his right foot 13 meters in front of the goal!
The angle of the ball is very tricky, the football sticks to the right post and enters the goal!
Three to zero!
The Brazilians seal the victory!

Afterwards, under the Chilean's crazy attack, the Brazilian wisely chose to defend and counterattack, keeping the score until the end of the game.

At this point, Brazil will meet the Netherlands in the quarter-finals!
(End of this chapter)