The strongest winger

Chapter 1133 The First Focus Battle
No one was surprised that Brazil beat Croatia 3:1. After all, Brazil performed extremely well under the leadership of Neymar and Oscar, a group of post-[-]s stars. With the assistance of Mesozoic players and the advantage of home court, Brazil's victory became a matter of course.

However, the Croatian media has a lot of nonsense about the loss of this game. Valencia's core Modric and Sevilla's core Rakitic kept playing at full attendance throughout the 2013-2014 season. In the first game against Brazil in the group match, there were obvious signs of insufficient running. Otherwise, they would not have lost a 1:3 with a midfield trio.
In addition, top striker Mandzukic received a red card in the last group match of the World Cup European qualifiers, which led to his inability to play in the first game against Brazil. In their perception, this is also a major reason for affecting the result of the game.

However, except for the Croatian media looking for reasons, many media are praising the Brazilian team, especially Neymar and Oscar, who performed well, scored the highest 9 points and 5 points respectively after the game.

There is no doubt that they are the biggest contributors to the Brazilian team's victory.

Therefore, many Brazilian media believe that as long as the performance of Neymar and Oscar can continue, then this World Cup held in China is no longer a luxury!

Of course, not all Brazilian players are recognized by the media. Fred, who wears No. [-] as a symbol of the main center, did not show any performance. Instead, he was jokingly called the worst No. [-] in Brazil's history by the world media.

Indeed, no matter in terms of fame or strength, Fred can’t be compared with any previous No. [-] in Brazil’s adult national team. In addition, he often appears distracted on the field, and he has become the target of more media bombardment.

Who told this is a world of the jungle?
When everyone is praising the Brazilian team, it is natural to find all available resources at this suitable opportunity to attract more attention, so... Fred has become such an unlucky guy.

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As time passed, everyone's attention was focused on the next two games, which were Mexico VS Cameroon in Group A, and the focus battle in Group B: Spain VS Netherlands.

Compared with the degree of attention, it is naturally the first battle between Spain and the Netherlands in Group B that attracted everyone's attention, because the opponents of the last World Cup final in South Africa were Spain and the Netherlands.

In the new World Cup group stage, the two teams had a direct confrontation in the first round, which naturally attracted great attention.

In particular, there is also the Chilean team in this group, which cannot be underestimated, which makes the situation of this group more subtle. Therefore, the professional media gave this group a very contagious term-the group of death.

As we all know, any group of death means that no game can be lost, otherwise there will be a fate of group elimination.

As the champions and runners-up of the last World Cup, Spain and the Netherlands do not want to be eliminated easily.

So whether it is for Spain or the Netherlands, it is a game that cannot afford to lose...

In a sense, a draw also has certain risks, because no one knows what the result of the next game will be.

In this way, the game between Mexico and Cameroon has almost become uninterested.

Of course, this statement is only aimed at the domestic media in Mexico and Cameroon.

It is worth mentioning that Ai Luo is also full of attention to this game, but his attention is a little different from the media's attention. As an 'expert', he is very impressed by this game!

Because the defending champion Spain will lose to the Netherlands with a disparity of 1:5 in this game...

Ten years later in the blink of an eye, he is not sure if he has affected this World Cup...

The reason why Ai Luo thinks like this is that it has a huge connection with the last World Cup. Although he led the Chinese team to the quarter-finals in the World Cup in South Africa, he was blocked from the semi-finals.

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The group matches between Mexico and Cameroon were held as scheduled, but it was a pity that the attraction was not particularly strong, because most of the fans' eyes were on Cuiaba's Pantanal Stadium, where Spain and the Netherlands were preparing for a focused battle.

Before the game, the players of the two teams were very low-key, and did not launch an 'offensive' against each other under the ridicule of the media, but focused all their attention on preparing for the game.

In the first three hours of the game, the two sides of the game set off from their respective hotels to the competition venue.

The Pantanal Stadium, which can accommodate [-] fans, is full of seats. From a long-distance lens, the entire stadium is surrounded by red and orange. Of course, there will be some Brazilian fans wearing yellow jerseys in the middle.

The World Cup is a carnival for all fans, and this World Cup is returning to Brazil. As the host, how could they easily refuse to watch the game at close range?
At the same time, all the members of the Chinese team came to the conference room of the hotel where they stayed to watch the most interesting game since the World Cup began.

In the words of Guardiola, since the Chinese team has the confidence to compete for the World Cup, it must pay attention to any opponent that may appear in the knockout round, especially the two teams of Spain and the Netherlands.

Because... not surprisingly, Spain and the Netherlands will be promoted, while Chile and Australia are just studying with the prince...

It's just that everyone didn't expect it, and it's not the case.

The starting lineups of the two sides of the game are not much different from Aiello's impression. The Spanish goalkeeper is captain Iker Casillas, the full-backs are Valencia's main full-backs Jordi Alba and Azpilicueta, and the central defender is Ramos partner Pique.

The changes in the midfield are more obvious. The three players in the midfield are Xavi from Barcelona, ​​Xavi Alonso from Real Madrid and Xavi Martinez from Valencia.

What's interesting is that when the starting lineup came out, the quick-thinking fans discovered an interesting thing-the three players in the midfield were all Harvey.

What's more interesting is the Chinese fans, because Harvey's pronunciation is almost the same as the Chinese "stupid-pussy" pronunciation, so... Fans of good things jokingly call the Spanish midfield combination "stupid-pussy" combination.

Up front, Isco is on the left, Diego Costa is in the center and David Silva is on the right.

For this starting lineup, not many people are surprised. Valencia has performed extremely well in the past four seasons, and it is not surprising that they occupy five seats in the starting list.

(End of this chapter)