No. 1217: Knockout round begins, Netherlands vs. Mexico!

Spain's early exit shocked the world, where did Spain, which was in high spirits four years ago, go?

Before they could digest the news, another shocking news came - Italy lost 0-1 at the feet of Costa Rica in the second round, and England lost 1-2 at the feet of Uruguay!

Italy failed to complete the goal of qualifying early, and England lost both games and went out early!

England became the second giant team after Spain to be eliminated from the tournament early.

Another powerhouse with a thread hanging by a thread is Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, who failed to win as planned after a 2-2 draw with the United States in the second round.

Even if Portugal win in the final round, they will have to look at the eyes of others.

On the 24th, the final round of the group stage began.

Brazil beat Cameroon 4-1 and Mexico beat Croatia 3-1.

Brazil and Mexico are both two wins and one draw, but they are top of the group on goal difference, with Mexico second.

Cameroon and Croatia were eliminated from the tournament, ending Brazil's World Cup journey.

The next day, the final round of Group B began.

Spain beat Australia 3-0 to win a face-saving game, but they still couldn't escape elimination.

In the match between the Netherlands and Chile, which is the battle for the top spot in the group, the Netherlands won 2-0 with the goals of substitutes Robben and Chen Fan, and qualified for the first place with three wins in three games.

Group C topped the list for Colombia, who also won three of their matches, while Greece won the do-or-die battle 2-1 over Ivory Coast.

Group D has a clearer format, Costa Rica have won both games and basically locked up the qualifying places, Italy and Uruguay have one win and one loss, and will directly decide a qualifier in the final round, and England, who have lost both games, have already been eliminated early.

In the final round of the do-or-die match, Uruguay beat Italy 1-0 and England drew 0-0 with Costa Rica.

Costa Rica finished top of the group with two wins and one draw, while Uruguay, who won the do-or-die match, finished second in the group.

Italy and England are out!

The brutality of the World Cup was shown to the world in the final round of the group.

In the last round of Group E, France, which had already qualified in advance, drew 0-0 with Ecuador, and Switzerland defeated Honduras, which was eliminated early, 3-0, and took control of their fate and qualified as the second in the group.

In Group F, Argentina, who won both games, defeated Nigeria 3-2 to top the group, and Nigeria qualified second in the group despite the loss.

Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Iran 3-1 to claim their first win in the group stage, but they and Iran could not escape elimination.

In the final round of Group G, Germany defeated the United States 1-0 and Portugal beat Ghana 2-1.

Germany qualified with two wins and one draw, Portugal and the United States both had one win, one draw and one loss, and the United States beat Portugal to rank second in the group with a goal difference, and was lucky to enter the knockout round!

In the last round of Group H, Belgium defeated South Korea 1-0, Algeria drew 1-1 with Russia, Belgium won all three games and qualified first in the group, and Algeria qualified second in the group with one win, one draw and one loss.

So far, the top 16 have all been produced, in the first half, Brazil vs. Chile, Colombia vs. Uruguay, France vs. Nigeria, and Germany vs. Algeria.

In the bottom half, the Netherlands plays Mexico, Costa Rica plays Greece, Argentina plays Switzerland, and Belgium plays the United States.

The four giants of Spain, Italy, England and Portugal did not even qualify for the group, which is embarrassing.

At one p.m. on June 28, the knockout round began, and the Stadium Mineiro in Belo Horizonte was crowded with Brazil against Chile.

With the start of this match, the brutal knockout round of the World Cup in Brazil officially began.

Amid the shouts of the home fans, Brazil launched an onslaught on Chile, and in the eighteenth minute of the first half, Brazil was awarded a corner.

Neymar sent the ball directly to the front point, Thiago Silva nodded the ball in front of the ball, and the ball flew back to the front point!

Luiz fired a left-footed volley from three yards out, defending his Hara outside of his right calf and slotting the ball into the top of the net!

1 to 0!

Brazil were the first to break the deadlock on the field!

After the resumption of the game, Chile, who had no way back, stepped up their attack and adopted a more aggressive forward pressing.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Marcelo threw a ball into the sideline from the left side of the backfield, and Hulk passed back to Marcelo, and at this time, the Chilean team's aggressive pressing paid off.

Chilean striker Vargas steals the football and volleys back into the penalty area, and another Chilean striker Sanchez stops the ball ten meters from the goal and advances it into the far corner!

One-to-one!

Chile stubbornly equalised!

In the ensuing game, both sides were very cautious, and the game could not be decided in 90 minutes, so it had to go to extra time.

Both sides were more careful in extra time, and in the last minute of extra time, the atmosphere on the pitch was suffocating.

Chilean striker Sanchez made a direct pass, and midfielder Pinilla volleyed from fifteen meters in front of the goal!

Football over Cesar's Ten Fingers!

"Pong! ……”

With a bang, the ball hit the crossbar and flew off the bottom line, and Pinilla missed the chance to beat Brazil!

The Chilean fans covered their faces in pain, and the Brazilian fans looked at the stadium with palpitations......

The game ended up in the most brutal penalty shoot-out, with Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar saving Sanchez's penalty in the second round.

In the end, with this successful save, Brazil eliminated Chile and entered the quarterfinals!

The hosts became the first team to reach the quarterfinals.

At one o'clock in the afternoon of the 29th, the Talesa Castelon Stadium was crowded, and the match between the Netherlands and Mexico started on time.

Van Persie came into the game with an injury and started the game, Chen Fan and Robben one left and one right, and the Dutch trident all started and will take on the heavy responsibility of the team's attack.

In the second minute of the game, Chen Fan's first shot almost opened the Mexican goal, and his shot on the corner of the penalty area flew off the field against the post, causing a wave of regret.

In the ensuing game, the Netherlands frequently attacked from both flanks, but Van Persie was not at his best and missed two great chances to score.

Facing a strong Dutch team, Mexico wisely opted for defensive counter-attacking tactics.

Seeing that the first half was about to end, the situation on the field changed abruptly, and in the 43rd minute of the first half, Sneijder launched an attack with a long pass near the center circle, and the football flew towards the left side of the front field.

Chen Fan took two steps forward to unload the football steadily, and Mexican captain Marquez immediately stepped forward to defend.

Chen Fan left Max behind him with two consecutive false shakes and killed towards the penalty area!

Mexico's right central defender Diego Reyes immediately blocked, Chen Fan buckled his left foot back in the left rib of the penalty area, and then gently went forward with the outside of his right foot, raising his right foot to shoot hard!

The ball blasted like a cannonball towards the right side of the goal!

Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa recreated his magic and bravely saved the football!

The alert Robben stepped forward and shot with one kick!

The soccer ball flew over Ochoa's head and into the goal!

The ball is in!

1 to 0!

The Netherlands broke the deadlock near the end of the first half!

Dutch fans in the stands turn the stadium into an orange sea of joy! ()