With the defending champions in jeopardy and qualifying in jeopardy, what about the Group of Death?

Brazil, who beat North Korea in the first round, welcome Ivory Coast, can they emerge from the Group of Death as the fourth team to qualify early?

After the start of the game, the Brazilian was more aggressive, creating a threat in the opening 41 seconds, Kaka instigated a counter-attack at the back and cut forward at high speed to bring away the defender, Robinho volleyed with his right foot from 27 meters in front of the goal, and the football slid out of the goal!

In the 25th minute, Melo transferred to the left side of the front, Robinho unloaded the ball and passed directly, Fabiano knocked his heel horizontally, Kaka stopped the ball to get rid of the gap in the defense, Fabiano let the ball turn around and dodge the tackle of Kolo Toure, and volleyed with his right foot from a small angle seven meters from the goal!

Soccer ball hangs in the dead end!

1 to 0!

Brazilians have the upper hand!

The Samba Army took the lead and possessed the ball at their feet, and the African elephants did not dare to press rashly, and no one could change the score for the rest of the first half.

In the fifth minute of the second half, Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar confiscated Demer's cross and kicked the ball off, Ivory Coast defender Tiene made a mistake in the competition, Fabiano unloaded the ball with his left hand and picked up Jokola to burst into the right side of the penalty area, and then picked up Colo Toure who stepped forward to make up for the defense, and stopped the ball with his right upper arm, and volleyed with his left foot twelve meters from the goal!

Ivory Coast goalkeeper Barry made a one-handed save, but he couldn't stop the ball and the ball went on and drilled into the net!

Two to zero!

Fabiano scored twice!

Victory for the Brazilians is in sight!

In the seventeenth minute of the western half, Brazil continued to deal a heavy blow to the Ivorians, Bastos passed directly from the left sideline, Kaka dribbled the ball down and cut into the penalty area to knock back, Elano grabbed ahead of Tiene and pushed with his left foot seven meters in front of the goal!

Football hits the net!

Three to zero!

The Brazilian seals the win!

The Ivorians did not give up when they were three goals behind, and in the 34th minute of the second half, Yaya Toure crossed diagonally from the left side over the heads of two central defenders, and Drogba successfully countered offside and shook his head eight meters in front of the goal!

The ball slammed into the turf and bounced into the goal!

One to three!

The Ivorians close the gap!

The goal caused a change in the mentality of the Brazilians. In the 42nd minute of the second half, Kaka raised his arms without the ball to block Wedel Keita, who was running towards him from the side, and touched the opponent's chest.

Wedel Keita fell to the ground with an exaggerated face. The two players clashed again, and the referee Lanois showed Kaka a second yellow card and sent him off!

The 10-man Brazilians finally held the score 3-1 until the end of the game, and they won both games and qualified from the group of death early!

The Ivorians only have a theoretical chance of qualifying, but the next day at noon and afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal. Let their dreams be shattered.

The Portuguese team slaughtered the North Korean team 7-0 at the Green Dot Stadium!

England beat the Algerians 3-1 on this turf, but Portugal set the biggest score of this World Cup since the start of the tournament.

The match was played in the rain, and Eusebio, who had won four consecutive games against North Korea, was also present to watch the game.

Portugal played the national anthem with black veils around their arms to mourn the death of Nobel laureate José Saramago last Friday, and the more dominant Portuguese pressed North Korea to the half-time after the game began.

In the third minute of the opening game, Ronaldo broke through the middle and fired a left-footed volley 21 meters from the goal, and the football rubbed Park Chol-jin's body and was confiscated by Lee Myung-guk.

In the fourth minute, Meireles' cross from the left flank touched two defenders and deflected at the feet of Carvalho. Carvalho turned and fired a right-footed volley high from twelve yards in front of goal.

In the 29th minute, Thiago's right rib went straight to the right side of the penalty area, and Meireles inserted a right-footed volley from 11 meters away from the goal, and the ball went into the near corner from the left armpit of Li Mingguo, who was knocked to the ground!

1 to 0!

The tenacious North Korean team held the score until the end of the first half, and people were impressed with the North Korea, believing that there might be a miracle in the second half.

However, the second half was a nightmare for the North Koreans.

In the eighth minute of the second half, the score was expanded, and the Portuguese defender Miguel made a 50-meter diagonal long pass on the right side, and Meireles stopped the ball at the front of the penalty area and passed the football to Almeida.

Almeida played his heel back to Merreles, who plugged in to Simão on the right. Simão pushes the ball with his right foot from eight meters in front of goal!

The football drilled under the crotch of goalkeeper Lee Myung Kook!

Two to zero!

In the 11th minute of the second half, Thiago accurately crossed behind the defense in the middle, Trentrão crossed from the left, and Almeida rushed into the net six meters in front of the goal!

Three to zero!

The North Koreans collapsed. Four minutes later, the first Meireles made a direct pass, Ronaldo cut into the penalty area from the left side against offside, and Thiago pushed a right-footed shot on the line of the penalty area!

North Korean goalkeeper Ri Myung-kook touched the football, but he still couldn't stop it from entering the net!

Four to zero!

In the 36th minute of the second half, Duda made a low cross from the left, and Li Guangchuan made a mistake in clearing. Leedsson, who had just come on, volleyed a left-footed volley into the near corner from the corner of the six-yard box,!

Five to zero!

In the 42nd minute of the second half, Veloso fired a left-footed shot high, and then Leedsson made a successful steal in front of the field and passed the football to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo picked up Li Mingguo, who tackled to the edge of the penalty area, the ball bounced into the air and landed on Ronaldo's back, and Ronaldo pushed the empty goal with his right foot ten meters in front of the goal!

Six to zero!

In the 44th minute of the second half, Veloso crossed from the left, and Thiago's header bounced into the far corner eight meters from the goal!

Seven to zero!

The World Cup is so cruel, and if you don't have the strength, you can only be ravaged by strong teams.

With this big win, Portugal has actually qualified ahead of schedule.

At this point, only Group H, where Spain is located, remains in the second round.

At 4 p.m. on the 21st, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, the Swiss team that defeated Spain in the first round faced Chile.

Both teams beat their respective opponents by a single goal in the first round, and this game is effectively a battle to qualify from the group.

Penalties aside, Switzerland have kept five clean sheets since the last World Cup, and they only need to hold on for another 67 minutes to equalle Italy's World Cup record of 550 minutes set between 1986 and 1990!

After the start of the game, the Chilean team was more proactive, they put pressure on the Swiss goal, and in the 31st minute of the first half, the Swiss team, which is known for its defense, was attacked.

Behrami protected the ball on the sideline, first raised his left hand to touch Bosejou's face, and then raised his right elbow to hit Vidal's cheek, and Saudi referee Ghamdi directly showed a red card!

The Swiss had to play with 10 men and they started to recycle the half.

By the end of the first half, Switzerland, who had played with 10 men, had not conceded a goal for 529 consecutive minutes, surpassing England's record of 501 minutes from 1982 to 1986 and approaching the record held by Italy!

After the twelfth minute of the second half, the Chileans, who played with one more man, still failed to break through the Swiss team's goal, and the Swiss equaled the Italians' record of 550 minutes without conceding a goal!

In the next time, every minute, they are setting new records!

The Chileans only delighted the Swiss for seven minutes, and in the nineteenth minute of the second half, they let the Swiss not concede a goal!

The three substitutes completed the final combination, Valdivia went straight in the midfield, Paredes burst into the right side of the penalty area against offside, and rubbed his left foot to the back post after passing the attacking goalkeeper Benaglio!

Mark Gonzalez hit the ball four meters in front of the goal, and Lichstena raised his leg in front of the goal line to clear the ball without reaching the football!

1 to 0!

With this goal, the Chilean won two in a row and qualified from the group ahead of schedule!

The defeated Swiss can only pin their hopes of qualifying on the final round of fixtures. (To be continued.) )