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Chapter 131 The Show Begins
Royal Bafken Stadium Rostenburg.

England vs USA.

This is the third day of the World Cup.There have been four games.

In the opening game, the hosts South Africa performed strongly, although the strength was slightly weaker, they beat Mexico 2-1.Invisible seeds France then lost 0-1 to Uruguay in Cape Town.Domenech's French team is now in a difficult situation. You must know that their next game will be against Mexico. The two favorites to qualify are now both defeated, and the next game is destined to die.

Argentina also fought in Johannesburg the next day, beating Nigeria 2-0, and seemed to have got rid of many problems in the qualifiers, but after the game, many people were not very optimistic, because Messi still started in this game, and he was still in the doldrums, completely matching the game It doesn't matter.

In another match in Group B, South Korea drew 1-1 with Greece in Port Elizabeth. The score seemed flat, but both sides reimbursed one player each, which can be described as intense.

Immediately after the Argentina game is the game between England and the United States.

Capello has issued a declaration before the game, all wins and qualifying. This is very different from his recent cautious attitude. While many commentators are surprised, they are also wondering whether the Italians have any hidden means.

Rostenburg's Royal Bafken Stadium is actually not that big, at least not as big as Old Trafford, but the situation is different now. This is the World Cup, and the two sides are the United States and England. The former is not considered a football desert now. Especially the runner-up in the Confederations Cup last year, many domestic fans are willing to spend this money to come to South Africa and play by the way.Of course, the more reason for this is that during this period of time, most major domestic competitions in the United States have died down, and there are many idlers who like to watch competitive games. With a kind of expectation for today's steadily rising football environment, there are naturally many fans.

Besides England, there is nothing to say, so to speak!Their fans abroad are definitely no less than their domestic ones. At least, although South Africa may not be as good as the Netherlands, fans from all over the world can definitely fill the stadium.

The explosive sound of the stadium made the atmosphere in the locker room even more tense.

"Play steadily in this game. I don't want to say more about other things, but you must be steady at the beginning of the game. No matter what their attacks are, I just ask you to hold on. Frank, look at my gestures, I let the attack When you are playing, prepare to control the rhythm. Concentrate, OK! Let’s go, tell those cowboys who don’t know how to play football!”

Capello is boosting morale, and Pierce naturally wants to remind the players that things that should be careful must not be ignored. "Don't worry about what the fans are doing. You must concentrate. You can't lose this game. It's best not to concede the ball, you know?"

"I understand!" Shisan still wears No. 13, and No. 1 was given to Robinson. The other is the eldest brother and cannot play, but his status is clear. Besides, Shisan doesn't care about that number.

There is no suspense in the starting lineup, and Mike still didn't get the starting lineup after all.

Goalkeeper Thirteen, defenders Brown, Ferdinand, Terry, Bridge, midfielders Gerrard, Lampard, Barry, Janus, forwards Defoe and Rooney.

The starting goalkeeper here in the United States is the former Manchester United player Howard. He has been playing in the Premier League for many years, and he is also familiar with England players.And last year he won the Golden Glove in South Africa. The 31-year-old is the time when the goalkeeper's experience and skills are mature, and he is indeed the age to play.

Left back Bocanegra, center backs Angyewu and Kalife, right back Cherendono.This line of defense is a little older, but the line of defense corresponding to England is not too old, but with the current state of Rooney and Defoe, it is estimated that it will not be difficult to deal with.

Beasley, Christian, Clark, and Dempsey in the midfield, this is the real age of playing, what kind of 26-year-old player is, you need experience, experience, skills and skills.

The forwards are Donovan and Davis.

This game is enough to attract the attention of all parties. After all, in addition to England, the United States is also the biggest favorite in the group. Many gaming companies have listed the United States as the biggest dark horse in this World Cup.

At the beginning of the game, Capello was right. The United States really attacked aggressively. Judging from Bradley's attitude of striving for balance, this is a gamble. Regardless of the gain, it is a shot. As for whether the lion of England can be brought down, that will be discussed later.

England responded naturally, and there was no surprise. However, since the United States was able to push Brazil into a desperate situation last year, its means should not be underestimated.

After continuous testing, the football was handed over to Dempsey.

Barry, who was lagging behind, went to block, and Lampard also consciously blocked his return route.

But Dempsey is not a rookie, after all, the two of you can only block two positions, and football games cannot be solved by two people.

Since Lampard blocked one side, let him go to the other side as you wish.

At the right time, Beasley has already plugged in, but Janus is close to him, so he may not be able to guard against it, but it will never let you relax.

Sure enough, when the football came, Janus was already sticking to his side.But Beasley obviously has no intention of entanglement.

Donovan even retreated to get the ball in front, and Beasley passed the ball decisively.

Terry and Ferdinand obviously did not expect this move. They were standing one behind the other. At this time, Ferdinand should attack, but Davis was standing next to him. Just like that, Donovan had already turned around. Stop the ball.

At this time, no matter whether it was Terry or Ferdinand, it was too late to attack, but Thirteen didn't care about it.

"Leo, you go!" Thirteen's idea was to be able to guard against Davis, because he had already taken two steps forward, as long as he was not fooled, he would definitely be able to take down the opponent.

Fortunately, he yelled at Ferdinand. There was still a tacit understanding among the Manchester United teammates. There was almost no hesitation. Ferdinand had already stepped in front of Donovan.

At this time, Donovan supposedly has only two choices, to pass or to shoot, because the dribble will basically be blocked.

However, I don't know which tendon was cramped. Donovan actually chose to pull the side. Ferdinand had to hesitate.

However, Bridge immediately gave him reassurance that the former returned to the defense. Of course, this was done under the premise of abandoning the wing. If Janus hadn't entangled Beasley, Bridge would not have dared to move.

"It's time to pass." With these words in his mind, Thirteen withdrew his left foot slightly, waiting to strike.

Almost in response, Donovan, who was pulling to the side, saw Bridge back in place and made a decisive cross.

"Mine!" Thirteen roared, which not only stunned Davis, but also kept Terry from moving.

Seeing the football roll past Terry's feet, Shisan almost used his head to hold Davis, and the football naturally fell into his arms obediently.

(End of this chapter)