After group photos, handshakes, exchange of team flags and edge picking, the hour hand reached five o'clock, accompanied by a whistle from Guatemalan referee Bartres, and the third matchup of the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa officially kicked off.

"It's game on! It's game on! This is the Liberty City Stadium in Johannesburg, and the quarter-final match of this World Cup is being broadcast live for you against the new European champions Spain and South American powerhouse Paraguay! ”

"From the comparison of the strength of the two sides and the influence in world football, Spain is undoubtedly the favorite to advance, they are more fans and professionals are optimistic, of course, Paraguay is obviously not to be underestimated, they can be described as a dark horse in this World Cup, first in the group stage to beat Italy to qualify, and then in the quarterfinals in the penalty kick defeat Asian powerhouse Japan, now the semi-finals are in sight, I believe that Paraguay's players vow to play the dark horse miracle to the end, before the game, Paraguayan coach Martino made a bold statement that they would step on the corpse of the Matador Army to advance to the semi-finals! ”

"As we all know, the Spanish team has not had a good time in recent days, with a lot of trouble inside and outside the team, this is their weakest moment, and for Martino and his team, this is the best chance. However, such statements are like a brazen provocation to Spain's supporters...... What will happen to the outcome of the game, we will find out in 90 minutes! ”

"Now let's take a look at the starting lists of the two teams, on the Paraguayan side, the No. 1 goalkeeper is Bilal, the 32-year-old goalkeeper currently plays for Valladolid in La Liga, he and the Spanish player opposite, it can be said that they are old acquaintances, and the defender is ......"

Spain's starting No. 1 goalkeeper is still the striker Casillas, with four defenders ...... The combination up front is Fernando. Torres, and...... Fan! ”

"Wow, it's Fan! To be honest, in the previous few games, Van has been impeccable in his performance. And in the rumors of the past few days, Fan has been pushed to the forefront by public opinion, but in fact, I think it is completely unnecessary, the reason is simple, such an excellent Fan is not replaced by anyone! If Fan, whose feet are hot, cannot appear in the starting list, not to mention that there will be players in the Spanish team who are dissatisfied, it is estimated that fans all over the world will not agree. Coach Bosque has made a wise choice! ”

"Oooo Here it comes! The Spanish team's smooth passing coordination and sharp attack came at the beginning of the game! After the continuous pass, Alonso's right foot was transferred in a large area, the football was controlled at the feet of Iniesta, Xiaobai did not choose to pass, broke through - beautiful smash, Xiaobai advanced to the left penalty area line, pass - Fan! Fan's running position is extremely erratic, he is like a ghost, and before everyone can react, he suddenly appears like that, oh oh - shoot! Fan pulls out his legs and cums! ”

Less than two minutes into the game, the commentators were still holding the list to the fans in front of the stadium and the TV to report the names of the players, and some spectators at the scene had not yet fully seated their butts, and suddenly there was a sharp exclamation on the live radio.

on the field.

Spain controlled possession.

After a quick and skillful pass in the backfield, Alonso saw Iniesta who quickly stepped forward along the sideline at the other end, and sent the football over with an accurate long pass, Iniesta unloaded the ball and smashed the ball continuously, and went straight to the left side of the penalty area.

Without any adjustments, it's a powerful shot!

The ball raced forward like a cannonball, and Bilal couldn't react to it, and the powerful shot almost hit him like a wooden stake.

But then, a dull sound sounded, Bilal's second reaction was very fast, he knew that it was the sound of the ball and the goal slamming violently, he hurriedly turned around, saw that the football was blocked by the goal, and did not go out of bounds, turned back and made a flying pounce, firmly pressing the football under him.

At this time, Liberty City Stadium seemed to wake up suddenly, and let out a sky-shattering shout.

"Fan's shot - alas, alas, what a pity, it turned out to be ...... It hit the beam! ”

"Paraguay was so lucky, they were about to fall behind in the first two minutes, but they were saved by the goal!"

"Before the game, Paraguay coach Martino unabashedly provoked Spain, and there is no doubt that this shot was Fan's response to him! It's a bit of a pity that the goal didn't go in, but I'm looking forward to the next game even more, and the enraged matador will definitely vent his anger on his opponent! ”

Martino, who was on the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief, and the Spanish team's attack almost scared him out of his heart attack. For this game, he has already made meticulous arrangements, and even does not hesitate to use psychological warfare to block the opponent, but if his team falls behind at the beginning of the game, such a situation is obviously very unfavorable to his arrangement, and maybe his targeted plan will fall through.

"It's okay, it's okay...... A false alarm......"

Martino breathed a sigh of relief as he patted his chest lightly again and again, with an expression of great happiness on his face.

on the pitch.

Fan Bizhuang helplessly put down his raised hands gently, the moment the football was shot, he felt very good, he thought that the goal was a certainty, he was ready to raise his hands to celebrate, but the football was blocked by the crossbar, which made him feel a little disappointed.

Iniesta gave him a thumbs up behind him, signaling that he was doing a good job and not to take the accident to heart.

Fan Bizhuang nodded.

"Let's move on!"

……

In this World Cup, including the first group game against Switzerland, of all the opponents they have experienced, they have suppressed the opponent with absolute strength, using strong midfield control and penetration to dominate the attack.

Today's Spanish team has almost taken their pass-and-possession style to the extreme, and Tiki-Taka's tactical play is enough to make any opponent feel powerless.

This game was no exception, and after a short period of probing, the initiative on the pitch was strongly held by the Spanish team, who pulled the opponent's defense with skillful passing, looking for loopholes.

What is slightly different from the past is that the Spanish team's attack is much more aggressive than in previous games. Often, when the gap is not obvious, or the opportunity to move forward is not very good, the matadors still insist on moving forward, even relying on their individual ability to force a hard breakthrough.

Although the advantage is on the Spanish side, there are not many absolute chances that can threaten the Paraguayan goal. It only blooms and does not bear fruit, that's what it says.

Such a change is also reasonable, Martino's provocation before the game made the players hold their breath, thinking that they want to teach each other to be a man with practical actions in the game, so at the beginning of the game, the Spanish team's desire to fight is very strong, and the attack is more intense than before, but Paraguay's defense is kept very tight, and the opponent seems to have a targeted arrangement, they are not entangled in possession, and even open their pockets to let the Spanish players pass, but within 35 meters of the penalty area, But it is an absolute penalty area, as long as it reaches this zone, the Paraguayan players are like crazy, fierce scrambles, even at the expense of fouls, to disrupt Spain's offensive.

Except for Fan Bizhuang's shot on the crossbar in the opening two minutes, in the following 20 minutes, although the Spanish team dominated the possession rate and various statistics, it was not a big threat to Paraguay's goal.

Martino is also obviously a "ruthless character", he has the opportunity to put most of the team's strength into the defence, leaving only two counter-attacking strikers in the midfield, there are not many teams in the international competition, but it is really rare to put such a thorough position.

But I have to say that Martino's targeted tactics are indeed very effective, his team is mainly on the defensive, which has created a great obstacle to the Spanish team's offence, coupled with the stimulation of the previous "psychological warfare", Spain's attack is somewhat quick success, which reduces the difficulty of Paraguay's defense, and the counterattack he left behind is also quite shining.

The two strikers left, one is Cardoso, who plays in the Portuguese Super League, has strong personal ability, is extremely fast, and can be called the sharpest knife in the counterattack, while the other is a tall Santa Cruz with a height of 1.91 meters - the cooperation between the two players can be described as simple and direct, the backfield is open, let Cardoso impact, and Cardoso has only one task, that is, to break through and hoist the ball into the penalty area, so that the tall Santa Cruz can grab a point to impact.

Despite the small number of counter-attacking forces, such a simple and straightforward tactic was extremely effective, Cardoso's incredibly fast breakthrough caused a headache for the Spanish defenders, and Santa Cruz wreaking havoc in the air made the Spanish team in the penalty area even more embarrassed.

Although there were not many counter-attacks, when it came to the real threat to the goal, Paraguay were superior.

After missing a good chance to score shortly after the opening kick-off, Van Bizhuang was a little quiet and his performance was positive, but Martino clearly took the current top scorer superstar very seriously, not only specially equipped Fan Bizhuang with a "little bodyguard", but also Paraguay's defenders took turns to foul and constantly disrupt Fan Bizhuang's rhythm.

In fact, not only Fan Bizhuang, basically the Spanish attacking players in the midfield have been "taken care of", Martino's tactical intention in this game has been revealed, he is to make the Spanish team's smooth transmission of offensive cooperation can not be played, and at the same time use simple but very threatening counterattack tactics to counter-contain.

And after half an hour of play, the score was still 0:0, which is the best proof. In front of Paraguay's iron bucket-like defense without the slightest gap, the Spanish team really didn't find a good way for a while.

"I think I understand why Martino had such a big confidence in the press conference that his team will definitely be able to beat the Spanish team to advance to the semi-finals, and I have to say that his tactics in this game have really caused a lot of problems for the Spanish team!"

"The game is going according to Martino's script! For Paraguay, the more the game drags on behind, the better it is for them! ”

"Today's Spanish team played a little too impatiently, in fact, they can be more stable, after all, from the field, they have a certain advantage, but now it seems that they did not grasp this advantage, on the contrary, in the face of the opponent's tough and rude let go, their rhythm was repeatedly interrupted, they played a little chaotic."

"It seems that the rumors in the newspapers and on the Internet in the past few days have still had a great impact on the Spanish team!"