The situation of the quarterfinals is as follows: the host Germany and South American powerhouse Argentina; Italy, which is deeply trapped in the phone door and Ukraine that creates national history; England and Portugal; five-star Brazil and France. Except for the huge difference in strength between Italy and Ukraine, other competitions are full of suspense.

At 5:00 pm on June 30, the match between Germany and Argentina will start at the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Before the game, Maradona encouraged Argentine players: "Germany is not that scary. Argentina defeated Germany and advanced to the semi-finals is not a very difficult thing."

Many media believe that this game will be the first highlight of this World Cup, and whoever wins this game will likely win the final championship. Although the German team has not won 18 matches with world-class teams since 2000, the whole German team is still full of confidence in the victory of this game.

Main forward Klos said: "Argentina is the favorite to win the World Cup this year, but they are very unlucky and meet the German team." Kahn also believes: "Although Germany has drawn against its opponents in the last two matches, we have many opportunities to win in the game. If it is a World Cup game, I believe we will win them in overtime or penalty."

"Kicker" also summarized the five major factors for victory for the German team: First, the Blitz.

Germany scored in the sixth minute against Costa Rica, and also led in the fourth minute against Ecuador, and scored in the fourth minute in the quarterfinal against Sweden. In this World Cup, no team can score so many opening goals like Germany.

The offensive formation of the German team will not change in the game against Argentina. Assistant coach Loew also said: "We will suppress Argentina from the midfield."

Can Argentina stand up to Germany's blitz?

Second, formation.

In the previous two draws against Argentina, the absolute main players of the German team, Barack, Ram, Klos, Podolsky, Metzeld, etc., are not on the court. Therefore, in Germany's first two matches with Argentina, although the German team did not defeat the opponent, the German team at that time had already changed a lot compared with the current German team.

In contrast to the German team, the main players in the Argentina team at that time, such as Abondencelli, Heinze, Solin, Cambiaso, Rodriguez, Riquelme, Saviola and Crespo, were all the main players of the Argentina team now.

Third. Berlin home court.

In the seven historical encounters with Argentina at home, Germany won two wins at the home Olympic Stadium in Berlin: On September 12, 1979, the German team defeated Argentina 2:1 with Rummenigge's goal. Also on April 2, 1988, Germany defeated Argentina 1:0 in Berlin, and Mattus scored the winning goal for the German team.

Fourth, the record of confronting South American teams.

Germany lost only 2 of its sixteen matches with South American teams, but both of these games were World Cup finals: in 1986, he lost 2-3 to Argentina in the final and 0-2 to Brazil in the last World Cup final.

Fifth, home court advantage.

Home court will mean a great advantage for the German team. Head coach Klinsmann said: "The whole of Germany is standing behind us." Assistant coach Loew also said: "The enthusiasm of the home audience will have a special impact on the team during the game."

"Kicker" believes that these five elements that the German team have can completely help the German team avoid the "disaster" of being eliminated in the quarterfinals in 1994 and 1998 in tomorrow's games.

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Tang is definitely very concerned about this game, because Zidane once said that a big victory is certainly gratifying, but it has an impact on the team's condition. In the second game of the group stage, Argentina defeated the Black team 6-0, creating the most disparity in the World Cup.

Klinsmann followed the previous main lineup, Peckelman replaced Saviola with Tevez, Luis Gonzalez returned to the starting lineup after recovering from a groin injury, and Kolocini served as the right back. In 1986 and 1990, West Germany and Argentina encountered consecutive World Cup finals, with the two teams winning one game. In the past year and a half, the two teams have had two confrontations, and the final score was tied 2-2.

Before the game, both captains Barak and Thorin read out the anti-racism declaration. Argentina wore a dark blue jersey. With the whistle of Slovak referee Michel, the quarter-finals battle officially began!

At the beginning of the game, Argentina attacked Germany. One minute of the game, Tevez knocked back, and Riquelme forced a breakthrough and was knocked down by Flins. He took a free kick and passed the penalty area, but the Argentine player was judged to be a foul. In the third minute, Podolski counter-attacked Mascherano in the frontcourt, and Slovak referee Michel showed his first yellow card. Schneider had an argument with the opponent's players.

Both teams were very cautious in the first half, only Barak headed the ball at one time, and it was a slight threatening. At the beginning of the second half, Solin blocked Friedrich and was warned by a yellow card that he would suspend the game. Podolski's free kick on his left-footed right was confiscated by Abundan Sheri.

The deadlock was broken in the 49th minute. Riquelme took a corner kick from the right, and Crespo inserted into the front post from the middle, leading the opponent's defense. Ayala headed the ball eight meters in front of the goal and pushed it into the right side of the goal. Argentina broke the deadlock 1-0!

The distant Argentina fell into ecstasy, and the Berlin Olympic Stadium turned into a blue and white ocean. Ayala ran wildly on the court with excitement!

The score behind Germany accelerated the offensive rhythm. German fans at the scene cheered for their team loudly. In the 54th minute, Heinze made a tackle foul from behind, Schneider made a free kick from the right and was destroyed, Argentina made a quick counterattack, Riquelme passed the ball in the middle, Maxi knocked back from the right, Tevez's shot at the front of the penalty area was blocked.

Germany's offensive was higher than the other. In the 60th minute, Mascherano tackled Schneider and was warned by a yellow card. Podolski missed the free kick at a low angle with his left foot. Odonk replaced Schneider to strengthen the impact on the right. Schweinsteiger took the team's first corner kick from the left, but was still destroyed by the opponent.

In the 64th minute, Schweinsteiger took another corner kick from the left. Kolocini nodded and headed the ball to clear the ball but reached the middle. Barack volleyed his left foot and volleyed the ball with his left foot and was blocked by Ayala. He then fought for the header and missed the right post. Klos had cramps when he took off, and Abundansheri was exposed by Klos' right knee, which was stretched out by Klos's left rib.

In the 69th minute, Max brought down Barak. At this time, goalkeeper Abundan Sheri could not hold on and fell on the turf and was then carried out on the field by a stretcher. Franco came on the bench. Schweinsteiger took a free kick with his right foot 30 meters away from the goal on the left. Peckelman replaced Riquelme with Cambiaso.

In the 73rd minute, Tevez intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and was assigned to the right side. Maxi shot hard with his right foot 14 meters in front of the goal and hit the side net!

In the 79th minute of the second half, Peckelman replaced Crespo with Cruise, and Argentina used up the substitution quota. The efforts of the German team finally paid off. In the 80th minute of the second half, Barack made a cross from the left right foot, Borowski shook his head from the front point and rubbed it. Klos rushed in front of Thorin and scored 7 meters in front of the goal, scoring the lower left corner, Germany tied 1-1!!

This is the first time that Close scored a header in this World Cup. He has also become the twelfth player in World Cup history, with a double-digit goal. Among these twelve players, Ged Muller, Klinsmann and Rahn are fellow Kloss.

The tenacious German team equalized the score ten minutes before the end of the game, which made the whole of Germany breathe a sigh of relief. The German fans at the scene gave a huge applause, screams, and whistles!

In the last ten minutes of the game, both sides played very cautiously, and no one wanted to concede the ball at the last moment. The ninety minutes of the two sides were evenly matched and had to enter overtime. The players on both sides had a short rest on the sidelines, and many players used this time to relax their muscles. In the ninety minutes of high-intensity game, their energy was almost exhausted.

At the beginning of overtime, both sides' movements became bigger and bigger. In the 93rd minute, Tevez was tackled by Flins, and his nose was damaged and bleeding by Flins' knee, and he went off the court for treatment. In the 95th minute, Cruise fought for the left arm to hit the opponent's face and was warned by a yellow card.

In the 102nd minute, Neuville took a corner kick from the right, and Metzeld headed the ball eight meters in front of the goal. In the 105th minute, Tevez made a cross from the left and was pushed to the back point by Barack, and Luis Gonzalez volleyed high from a small angle.

The air on the court became more and more tense. Neither side made any achievements in the first half of overtime. The two teams changed sides and fought again. In the 113th minute, Tevez passed the ball from the left, and Kolocini shot with his right foot from 28 meters in front of the goal and missed the left post. One minute later, Friedrich hooked Tevez and was warned by a yellow card.

The two teams used the last time to threaten the opponent's goal. In the 115th minute, Kolocini hung the goal at the right side forty meters away from the goal. Lehman did not make a save, and the ball hit the upper edge of the crossbar and bounced out! In the 118th minute, Tevez forced a breakthrough from the left, cooperated with Maxi to kick the wall, and shot with his right foot 28 meters in front of the goal.

As the whistle sounded at the end of the referee's game and the overtime game ended, neither side broke through the opponent's goal. They had to enter the most cruel penalty kick. The air at the scene almost solidified, and every fan looked at the stadium nervously.

In the first round, Neuville pushed the right foot into the lower right corner, and Cruise's tricky right foot into the upper left corner, 1-1.

In the second round, Barak shot hard with his right foot and hit the left side of the goal. Ayala pushed the right foot into the lower right corner, but the angle and strength were not good. Lehman fell to the ground and hugged him in his arms, 2-1.

In the third round, Podolski pushed his left foot into the lower right corner, and Maxi pushed his right foot into the left goal post, 3-2.

In the fourth round, Borowski deceived Franco with his right foot and pushed his right foot into the lower right corner. Cambiaso's left foot shot was too straight and was blocked by Leman, 4-2!

There is no need to send the final round of penalty kicks. The game has ended. Germany defeated the favorite Argentina in the penalty shootout and advanced to the semi-finals!

Messi, the future star of Argentina, has been sitting on the bench in this game. Messi can only watch his teammates fight with the German team and has no chance to play.

At the end of the game, Tang Jue breathed a long breath and his face was rosy. He was completely immersed in the fierce atmosphere of the game. Many people think that the penalty shootout was lucky, but Tang Jue knew that the penalty shootout was actually a competition of the players' psychology. The Germans had a strong mentality and a firm will. They often laughed to the end in the penalty shootout in the major competition.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the second quarter-finals were played between Italy and Ukraine. The game did not attract much attention. Tang Jue finished watching the game in Alice's room. He acted as a commentator during the game and popularized football knowledge for Alice.

Italy finally defeated Ukraine 3-0 without any suspense. The Italian team was shortlisted for the semi-finals for the first time in the last three World Cups, and they will compete with Germany for a place in the finals. Zambrota scored a long shot shortly after the opening. In the second half, Tony, who had not scored in the previous four games, scored twice, and Lippi's Italian team was unbeaten 23 consecutive games.
Chapter completed!