Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The scoreboard at Fisht Stadium showed the score became 3-0.

The ecstasy of the Portuguese fans and the heartbreak of the Spanish fans are the collision of two extreme human emotions, and they also perfectly present the winners and losers in front of the TV.

The Portuguese players, who were leading by a big score, were smiling, while the Spanish players, who were three goals behind, were sighing.

The Spanish executives and Football Association executives sitting in the VIP seats were livid. They thought that firing Lopetegui before the World Cup would bring some problems to the team, but they did not expect that the problems would be so big.

The first half was not over yet, and they were actually three goals behind Portugal.

This score is even more heart-wrenching than the 0:4 loss to the Netherlands four years ago.

The score of that game seemed to be very different, but in fact it had something to do with bad luck.

This match lasted for more than 40 minutes and was crushed in every aspect.

The acting head coach Hierro, who was standing in the visiting team coach's technical area, was full of emotions. He had known that the game would be like this, so why did he act like a hammer?

As a player with a very rich career, he knows that he will definitely be the one to take the blame after the game.

In football matches, players certainly have a lot of responsibility for losing, but the biggest responsibility belongs to the head coach, even if he is just an agent.

The score of 3:0 remained until the end of the first half.

Players from both sides walked to the tunnel with different emotions when they heard referee Rocky's whistle.

The Portuguese player, who was leading by three goals, was smiling happily. Players who were close to each other were putting their shoulders to each other. It was unclear whether they were chatting about the game that had just ended or interesting things in life.

The Spanish players frowned and walked quickly towards the tunnel with heavy faces.

The substitute players from both sides entered the court to warm up, and the facial expressions of the players were also very different.

The Portuguese players appeared very relaxed, while the Spanish players seemed more nervous.

Each TV station with the rights to broadcast the World Cup took advantage of the players from both sides to return to their respective locker rooms to review the end of the first half.

Although Martin only has one direct goal, he is recognized as the best Portuguese player!

Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score two goals largely because Martin played a very critical role in attracting firepower.

The third goal scored in the first half was the ultimate display of counterattack.

Various one-kick passes and concise coordination passes.

The tacit cooperation between Martin and Ronaldo has also worried sports media commentators in the national sports media who are the favorites to win the World Cup.

In the past, Portugal's playing style was a typical European Latin style, but some subtle changes occurred in the tactics after Martin joined.

It is precisely because of such subtle changes that Portugal's dominance on both offense and defense has been qualitatively improved.

Although media commentators in many countries are unwilling to admit it, Portugal's dominance has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes after Martin joined.

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court through the tunnel to prepare for the forty-five minutes of the second half.

Perhaps Hierro was dissatisfied with the players' performance in the first half and made two consecutive adjustments before changing sides.

Thiago and Vazquez replaced David Silva and Iniesta, two offensive midfielders who performed poorly in the first half.

Central 5 commentator He Wei saw these two substitutions and said loudly: "David Silva and Iniesta are both over years old, and their physical functions and conditions cannot be compared with those before they were years old. It cannot be said that the two performed the worst in the first half, but they are definitely not good. Spain, which is three goals behind, has no way out. It must try new players to see if they can bring changes to the team..."

"I still say the same thing. Spain, which is behind three goals, has basically lost hope of scoring points, or in other words, it is trying its best to ensure that it does not concede more goals. The Persian team has already scored three points. If Spain wants to qualify from Group B, it must There’s enough goal difference.”

Guest commentator Xu Yang said cryptically.

Spain's opponents in the next two rounds of the group stage are Persia and Morocco, and their overall strength also crushes both teams.

But when it comes to advancing to the group stage, neither Persia nor Morocco will be contented.

Once Portugal is defeated in the first round and cannot beat Persia in the second round, the qualifying situation will inevitably become precarious.

After all, Persia +1 goal difference and Morocco -1 goal difference. If the points are the same, the goal difference becomes particularly important.

Hierro and the Spanish players' plan in the second half was not actually to come back and win, and even scoring points was not the focus.

Try to increase the goal difference of -3 as much as possible to avoid being eliminated with the same points but insufficient goal difference.

In the second half, the team changed sides and fought again. Spain, which was three goals behind, wanted to catch up with some goal difference.

But the premise is not to lose the ball again, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Portugal, which had a big lead, played very pragmatically and focused on control.

Defeating the title favorite Spain in the first round, qualification is certain.

Winning by three goals is the same as winning by 30 goals.

Using games that will not affect the situation too much to hone the overall tactics is also a key tactical addition mentioned by Santos during the halftime break.

Both Martin and Moutinho have unique insights in offensive organization. Seat B has excellent dribbling ability at his feet and can play a key personal dribbling role with Martin when necessary.

B fee does not seem to be outstanding, but his role in Portugal's offensive system is still very important.

He runs without hesitation and can effectively take away defensive attention from Ronaldo, Martin and Seat B.

In the first two goals, B fee also played an obvious role.

Both teams were steady in the first ten minutes of the second half, so the score on the scoreboard remained unchanged.

The Portuguese fans in the audience were very satisfied with this, while the Spanish fans were quite critical.

Many Spanish domestic sports TV commentators began to bombard acting head coach Hierro and criticized his tactical deployment.

It is agreed that even if the overall strength has declined, it will not be without any achievements on the offensive end.

In the 58th minute of the game, Spain really narrowed the point difference.

Thiago's long pass from the backcourt went directly to Diego Costa, who was at the front. The latter used his strong body and brutal ball-taking skills to block Pepe from his side, and Wundt was on the defensive. There was an obvious hit with the ball, but referee Rocky turned a blind eye.

It was too late for Patricio to abandon the goal, and Diego Costa kicked the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

3: 1!

The score displayed on the scoreboard changes.

The Spanish fans at Fisht Stadium were very excited, as if they saw the hope of equalizing the score.

The Portuguese fans were particularly angry, not because they were dissatisfied with the team's defense, but because Diego Costa was obviously suspected of fouling when he resisted Pepe and knocked down Font.

"uuuuuu——"

They sent harsh boos to Diego Costa and referee Rocchi who celebrated the goal.

Portugal coach Santos also came to the sidelines and opened his arms to question.

Immediately, the entire scoring process restored by the on-site director also showed that Diego Costa's actions were indeed suspected of fouling.