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The Netherlands and Spain played to a 1-1 draw in the first half.

It seems to be a match that fits the strength of both sides very well.

But in the second half, the storm changed!

The Dutch team scored four goals in a row and swept away the Spanish team that won the championship last time with a score of 5-1, which can be described as revenge.

The players didn't watch the rest of the game either.

Because there are also technical analysis sessions in the evening.

The team's opponent is Italy, the European powerhouse!

Italy's record in the World Cup can be described as a flaunt.

Historically, Italy have won four World Cup titles, two runners-up, and one third place!

In terms of the number of titles won, Italy is in second place, behind Brazil.

In this World Cup, Italy is not a popular team!

After all, Italy is a bit of a green and yellow now, compared to the lineup of the peak Italy back then, there are many stars in Italy now.

The last World Cup was a very painful memory for Italian fans.

They were declared out of the group stage, before the start of the World Cup, the core midfielder Pirlo was injured and could not play, so, Italy's attack in this World Cup is very monotonous, there are not many methods, the first game, his second half, Buffon went down due to injury, for Italy, Buffon is not just a goalkeeper, he is the trust of the whole team to let go, with Buffon standing in front of the goal, in order to bring enough confidence to the Italian defenders. In the final game of the group stage against Slovakia, the Italian backline, without Gianluigi Buffon, was a little flustered and lost 3-2 after qualifying on a draw. Ageing and a lack of experience in new players are the biggest drawbacks of this Italian team.

But then again, Italy's last World Cup triumph isn't far off, as they beat France in the final at the 2006 World Cup in Germany to claim their fourth trophy in their history.

In fact, Italy was not favored at that time.

In particular, there is a scandal such as the phone door in China, which has led to almost the entire Italian football world in the rumor.

And in this case, Italy's table in this World Cup can be said to be very tenacious, especially their defense, which can be said to be the pinnacle of Italian football!

Italy won 2-0 against Ghana in the group stage. Zaccardo scored an own goal against the United States, becoming the first goal conceded by Italy at this World Cup. In this match, Italy drew 1-1 with the United States thanks to Gilardino's leap to the top and Zaccardo's own goal. The third game ended with a 2-0 win over the Czech Republic. Finished the group stage and entered the round of 16.

In the 1/8 finals, Italy and Australia fought for 89 minutes, in stoppage time Grosso burst into the Australian penalty area with the ball and was put down, the referee pointed to the penalty spot, Totti scored the penalty into the absolute corner, Italy defeated Australia 1-0 to advance to the last eight.

Of course, this penalty also led to a very famous commentator in China being fired by CCTV.

In the quarter-finals, Italy opened the scoring with a long-range strike from Zambrotta and finally defeated Ukraine 3-0 to advance to the last four. In the semi-finals, Italy met fierce rivals Germany. In the game, the two sides fought fiercely for 90 minutes without a winner, entering extra time, the first half of extra time the two sides were still 0-0 draw, in the 13th minute of the second half of extra time, the Italian team got a corner kick opportunity, Piero took a corner kick, was pushed out of the penalty area by the German team players, then the ball fell to the feet of Pirlo, Pirlo dribbled the ball horizontally to the right, attracting the attention of the German team's defense, and suddenly passed the ball to Grosso, Grosso shot, the ball drew an arc, flew into the door of the German team, Italy 1-0 Germany. In the 29th minute, Italy counterattacked quickly, Gilardino distributed the ball to the unmarked Piero, Piero hung in the top right corner of the goal, and Italy won 2-0 against Germany.

The game continued, and in the 18th minute Italy won a corner, Pirlo took a corner kick, and Materazzi jumped high to head the ball in. Materazzi made amends. Italy 1-1 France. In the second half, Italy won a free kick, Tony headed the goal, the ball went in, but the referee ruled that Toney was offside, the goal was invalidated, according to the new offside rules, the referee misjudged this time. 90 minutes passed in the game, Italy 1-1 France. The first half of extra time was still tied 1-1. Zinedine Zidane made a stunning move in the second half of extra time and was sent off with a red card after Materazzi insulted Zidane's family and Zidane bumped into Materazzi. Zidane brushed past the Hercules Cup. After 120 minutes, it was still a draw.

Finally, in the middle of the penalty shootout!

The tenacious Italy defeated France and unexpectedly lifted the World Cup trophy!

In the conference room, Gao Bo led the players to review the glorious history of Italy, and also analyzed this year's Italy.

"So, offense is important!!"

Gao Bo said in combination with the video screen.

"Italy are used to a slow pace, so from the very beginning of the game, we can't let them play too laid-back!!"

"Kick the pace of the game! It's a battle of fitness and speed!! It's what we do best!! ”

Gao Bo said in an extremely flat tone.

Prior to this, he had analysed Italy's key players one by one, as well as Italy's tactics.

There is something to say, and the players are very agreeable.

After this analysis, the players also managed to implant this concept in their minds: "Italy is not a good team to play, this is a very strong team with a very tenacious defensive tradition, but they also have weaknesses and we can attack their weaknesses!" ”

This gave the players the confidence to beat Italy.

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The match between England and Italy was played in the evening of Brazilian time.

Therefore, after the team's last technical analysis meeting before the game, Gao Bo gave the players a little rest.

In fact, it is just a time to rest.

Before going to sleep, the players can move around the training ground, chat with each other, or play a game of billiards in the hotel's leisure centre.

Of course, there is one thing: alcohol is absolutely forbidden!

There are quite a few drunkards among the English players.

This seems to be a common problem for English players.

However, before the meeting ended, Gao Bo issued a very stern warning: "Any player who drinks alcohol during the World Cup will not get any chance to play in this World Cup!" ”

Soon!

A night has passed!

When the sun rises the next day and shines on the jungles of the Amazon.

The players have also woken up from their sleep!

For the England team!

Their World Cup has finally begun. 2k reading web