A three-to-zero victory over South Korea, the French team continued to move forward, and French fans were not only happy, but also began to worry again. Some fans sighed: Tang would always be injured in major competitions, which seemed to be a rule.

The South Korean team lost completely and had to go home. At the season press conference, Xu Dingmao admitted the gap with the French team: "Whether in terms of experience and overall strength, there is a gap between the Korean team and France. In addition, from the performance of key players, the two teams also have a gap."

"We performed poorly on the backline tonight, made three mistakes, and the opponent seized these three opportunities and scored three goals. This is the gap in experience. It also shows that the French team has a better ability to seize opportunities than us."

"Tang Jue's ability to seize opportunities is shocking. He scored two goals with only two shots. It is difficult for him to fight in this state."

"Of course, our luck is worse than that of the French team. Park Joo-yung's free kick almost scored in the first four minutes. If that ball is made, the game tonight will be a different look."

"We have tried our best, and there are some regrets. Overall, I am still satisfied. The World Cup is over and I can finally go home and rest for a few days."

Domeneck was very satisfied with the result: "The Korean team played well, they threatened our goal many times. Our defense line withstood the test, they performed well and did not give the opponent too many good shots. I was very satisfied with the game and the process."

"Don is very good, really good, he did not disappoint the fans' love for him. He rewarded his supporters with his good performance. It's hard, it's really hard, you all see it. There are many defensive players around him at any time."

"But he still scored two goals, laying the foundation for our victory. I'm proud of him!"

"At the same time, he moved me and scored two goals when I was injured. At that time, I could feel the sense of responsibility from him. He thought he was the main scorer of the team, and even if he was injured, he would have to break through the opponent's goal."

"He did it!"

The atmosphere in the venue was very quiet. The reporters watched the game on the sidelines. When Tang Jue finished his second ball and fell to the ground, they were moved.

Domeneck adjusted his emotions and continued: "Henry is also very good. Some people say he is old and can't run anymore and is less threatening. Tonight, he once again told the world that he is not old yet and he can still threaten the opponent's goal."

"One goal, one assist, he is the hero of our promotion!"

Perhaps it was Tang Jue's injury that distracted the French coach, so he answered a few questions and left the press conference.

At this time, the outside world was most concerned about Tang Jue's injury. However, for some reason, the French team has not announced his situation for a long time, which has caused a lot of discussion in the outside world. Some people say that his injury is very serious and may say goodbye to this World Cup; some people say that the French team is engaging in smoke bombs again. Tang Jue's injury may not be serious, and its purpose is to give their opponents a "surprise!".

The next day, major media published comments, and the title of the team newspaper was: 100% hit rate, Tang Mei scored twice to help France win!

The title of Milan Sports Daily is: The powerful Tang defeated South Korea, and France was the first to advance to the quarterfinals!

The title of Marca is: Efficiently defeat tenacity, France will win and advance to the quarterfinals!

They said: "Don only had two shots in this game. He fully demonstrated his efficiency in Real Madrid, scoring two goals in two shots. Now, in a sense, this French team is a Real Madrid team. Don, Henry, Toulam, Benzema are active Real Madrid players, and Ribery and Marklele are former Real Madrid players."

"Almost all of the French team's attack lines come from Real Madrid, and they are well aware of the essence of efficiency. In a sense, the French team's victory is Real Madrid's victory. From this perspective, the French team is extremely powerful because Real Madrid has achieved three consecutive Champions League championships in an unprecedented way!"

This article caused quite a stir. Someone said: "According to this statement, the match between France and Spain is the showdown between Real Madrid and Barcelona. With Real Madrid's strength in these few seasons, the French team will definitely win the final victory."

German Photo News focused on Tang Jue's injury: "After Tang finished his second ball last night, he was carried directly from the court by a stretcher. According to the observation on the scene, his injury should be very serious. However, our reporter interviewed in South Africa, and many French fans firmly believed that their captain would come back soon.

This optimistic view also exists within the French team. It is said that after the game, the French locker room was less pessimistic than there was no more pessimism, and they also celebrated a little.

Analyzing the reason behind it, it was that Tang unexpectedly appeared on the field when people thought he was going to lie on the hospital bed for a long time."

Overall, the media praised Tang Jue and believed that he was the key to the French team's victory. At this time, the anti-Tang League did not come out to mock or ridicule because they could not find a place to mock him. Instead, Tang Jue's two goals slapped them in the face.

South Korea criticized the South Korean team, and South Korea's famous "Joint Ilbo" commented: Another problem with the defense line. In the first half, France's number one star scored two goals using the problems of the South Korean defender, which directly put the South Korean team in a desperate situation. In the second half, Henry once again took advantage of the problems of the South Korean defense line and easily pushed the shots and scored.

In the last game of the group stage against Nigeria, the first goal was lost because two central defenders missed, allowing the opponent to easily push and score.

Last night, the French team taught the South Korean team a good lesson. If you want to continue moving forward in the knockout round, you must make fewer mistakes!

There is nothing to say. If the South Korean team wants to go further in the World Cup, it must build a team with balanced offense and defense.

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The match between France and South Korea opened the prelude to the knockout stage. In the next time, the other fourteen teams will fight against each other and decide the list of advances to the quarterfinals.

At 8:30 p.m. on the 26th, the second game of the World Cup 8thfinals was held at the Royal Bafoken Stadium in Rustenburg. The United States, which defeated its opponent in stoppage time in the last round of the group, will compete with the African only Ghana team for a quarter-finals.

The two teams met in the last round of the group stage of the last World Cup. The United States lost 1-2 to Ghana and returned home. A total of 12 people on both sides were selected for this roster.

In the last game, the United States won the top spot in the group in stoppage time, but after two wins in the first group stage in 1930, the United States has never won a row of wins in the World Cup. The record of four knockout matches in the history of the United States was 1 win and 3 losses, and the only victory was the elimination of Mexico in the 2002 quarterfinals.

Garner is the second African team to score in two consecutive knockout matches and will fight for African football.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially began!

Garner beat the United States at the beginning of the game. In the fifth minute, Asamoa pressed Clark to stab Prince Boateng. Prince Boateng started a personal breakthrough in the middle line, and accurately pushed the ball into the near corner with his left foot on the edge of the penalty area on the left side. Garner was 1-0!

In the 61st minute, the US team equalized the score by nodding. Dempsey broke into the right side of the penalty area and was tackled by Jonathan Mensa. Jonathan Mensa received a yellow card. Donovan used his right foot to push the shot and bounced into the inside of the right post, and the score became one-to-one!

After the 90-minute battle, the two sides fought one-to-one and had to enter overtime. This was also the first overtime match of this World Cup.

Ghana scored a goal again at the beginning of the game. In the third minute of overtime, Ayu volleyed his left foot from the left side of the backcourt and cleared the ball with his left foot. Ji'an inserted his chest forward and stopped the ball with his chest. Boca Negra behind him still broke into the left side of the penalty area, and volleyed his left foot eleven meters in front of the goal. Ghana led 2-1 again!

With his tenacious defense, Garner kept this victory until the end of the game. They were the hope of the whole of Africa. Team USA was eliminated. Garner will compete with France for the ticket to the semi-finals.

On the 27th, the Battle of England and Germany will begin, and fans around the world will turn their attention to the Free State Stadium. This is a strong dialogue. The two traditional teams must fight for the tickets to the quarterfinals and for the honor of their own football.

England won the second place in the group, which allowed the legendary English-German battle to be staged in the quarterfinals in advance. The two sides had fought 27 times before. England won 12 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses to gain the upper hand.

This is the fifth time the two sides have met in the World Cup finals, in 1966. England won the championship in overtime with a controversial goal in the final. Germany then narrowly passed the knockout rounds both times, winning once in overtime and winning once in penalty kicks.

Capello has continued his starting lineup for the first time since his 28th game coach, and has not been rotated. German center Klose has released the ban and returned.

At 4:00 pm, the competition started on time!

The German team first attacked. In the fifth minute, Schweinsteiger made a pass, Ozil broke into the penalty area and shot at a small angle on the right side of the penalty area. James bravely blocked the baseline with his legs. Both sides paid great attention to defense and strengthened the pressing in the midfield and backcourt, so both sides made many mistakes in the offense.

In the tenth minute, Gerald planned an attack, and he hit the Germans with a long pass. Neuer attacked in time to confiscate the football.

Germany took the lead in the 20th minute, and Neuer took the ball with his big foot, breaking away from Upson's defense, Kloze scored from 11 meters!

The score became one to zero!

This is a typical quick counterattack score. In the following game, England, which was behind in the score, strengthened the offense. England coach Capello began to stand up and command the game after conceding the ball, applauding the players from time to time.

In the 24th minute, Rooney cut in from the left and missed the long shot. One minute later, Lampard passed the ball, and Barry's left-footed shot from 30 meters was steadily confiscated by Neuer.

England, which could not be defeated for a long time, was hit again in the 32nd minute. Ozil and Klose passed the ball continuously, Mueller made a diagonal pass from the edge of the penalty area, and Podolski scored at a low shot from the left side of the penalty area, and the score became 2-0!

The English fans at the scene were cold all over. After only five minutes, their team scored a goal and gave them hope again.

In the 37th minute, England used its first corner kick to win a game. Gerrard made a cross from the right. Upson got rid of Boateng and headed the ball from the edge of the small penalty area, and the score became one-to-two!

England was full of momentum. After the game started again, it quickly grabbed the ball under its feet. In the 38th minute, Lampard picked Neuer in the penalty area and hit the crossbar and bounced out. Neuer confiscated it. The English players began to celebrate the equalization, but the referee did not award a penalty.

Sky TV said excitedly: "This ball has crossed the goal line for several miles!"

This is a serious misjudgment and the biggest controversy in this game. The football entered the goal line for half a meter, but the referee did not see it. This misjudgment hit England too much. In order to equalize the score as soon as possible, they almost came out after the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Lampard passed by the goal again, and his free kick hit the crossbar.

Germany expanded its advantage again in the 67th minute. Lampard's free kick was blocked by a wall. Germany quickly counterattacked to create a chance of three-for-three. Schweinsteiger cut in from the left and passed diagonally. Mueller shot from 16 meters on the right side of the penalty area and entered the net. James' save hit the ball but failed to prevent the goal from falling again, and the score became three-to-one!

After the game, some media believed that the German team won the game with a quick counterattack. The English players were desperate. Three minutes later, the German team secured the victory. Ozil got rid of Barry on the left and broke into the penalty area and passed across the left side. Muller pushed the ball from eight meters to score twice, and the score became four-to-one!

The lead was three goals, and the victory was in sight. In the last fifteen minutes, the German slowed down the pace of the game and began to use passes and catches to control the game. With the whistle at the end of the referee's game, Germany finally won four-one in England to advance to the quarterfinals, and the Englishman was eliminated with regret.

The misjudgment of the referee on duty in the 38th minute became the focus of heated discussion in the media. The Guardian said: "England is paying off its debts for 1966! Lampard's long-range shot scored, and the ball passed the German goalkeeper Neuer, hit the crossbar and bounced into the net, and then bounced out."

On July 30, 1966, the World Cup final staged by England and the Federal Republic of Germany started at Wembley. Within 90 minutes, the two teams played 2-2.

In the 101st minute of overtime, the most suspenseful goal in world football history appeared: Hurst shot hard, the ball hit the lintel and then hit the goal line and popped up...

At that time, assistant referee Bakhramov did not see whether the ball had crossed the goal line, but signaled that the ball had crossed the goal line as a whole. Swiss referee Dinster announced that the ball was valid.

In the end, with this goal, England continued to work hard and won the Remitt Golden Cup! However, this "ghost goal" became an eternal unsolved case in the history of world football.

British media believe that this is also the England team paying off the debt for the unsolved case 44 years ago. More media have made sharp criticisms of coach Capello, believing that the misjudgment does exist, but looking at this World Cup, England team did not perform very well.

The Three Lions often make low-level mistakes in the game. England has been sluggish since the World Cup and barely breaks through the group stage.

England lost to Germany by 1-4, and many people need to take responsibility for this, while coach Capello, who has an annual salary of £6 million, inevitably stood at the forefront. After the game, facing widespread doubts and bombardment, Capello publicly stated that he would not take the initiative to resign from the position of England coach. He also needs to communicate further with the FA regarding his future in the Three Lions.

This game made people reiterate the introduction of electronic technology into the football arena. FIFA President Blatt once said that he still does not support the introduction of electronic playback technology that has been discussed for many years in football matches. However, under pressure from all parties, he changed his words and said that fifa can re-evaluate the proposal in the future. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!