No. 561: Race the Buck (Middle)!
At half past in the evening, Brazil welcomed the North Korean team at the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. Brazil quickly took control of the game thanks to their superiority, and they continued to put pressure on the North Korean goal.
North Korea, with their stubborn will, did not allow the Brazilian to score their own goal in the first half. In the tenth minute of the second half, the most exciting goal of this World Cup appeared, Elano made a direct pass, McCone on the right side of the penalty area unexpectedly, a volley from almost zero angle, and the football went directly into the goal!
1 to 0!
After falling behind in the score, the North Korean team had the heart to launch a fierce attack, but the gap in strength was too large, and the Brazilian team soon controlled the situation again. In the 27th minute of the second half, Robinho's direct pass tore apart the North Korean defense, and Elano pushed the far corner into the net from 12 meters on the right side of the penalty area!
The score became 2-0!
When everyone thought that Brazil would win completely, the North Koreans did not give up, and in the 89th minute of the second half, the North Korean team launched the final attack, Jung Dae-se's header was ferried, and Ji Yin-nam burst into the penalty area and shot eight meters from the left rib of the penalty area!
The score becomes 1 to 2!
The goal boosted the morale of the North Korean team, who launched a fierce attack on Brazil in the final minutes, but with little time left, they had no time to change the outcome.
In the end, Brazil won their first game with a narrow 2-1 win over North Korea, and they also temporarily topped the group with this victory.
Although the North Korean team lost the game, their tenacity won praise from the world.
With the end of Group G, the last favourite, Spain, is in Group H.
At half past one p.m. on the 16th, the match between Chile and Honduras at the Mbobella Stadium in Split, Nestlit, began. Chile launched a ferocious attack on Honduras from the start of the game, hoping to take the lead in the opening stages.
However, under the tight defense of Honduras, they came back again and again, and then the two teams appeared cautious and fell into a stalemate.
Just when people thought it was another dull first half. The Chileans have a surprise for the people. In the thirty-fourth minute of the first half, Matthias? Fernandez crosses, Isla crosses from the right side of the penalty area, Mendoza's tackle clears and hits Bosehauer and deflects into the net!
The score became 1-0!
Honduras then launched a counter-attack, and in the 39th minute, Alvarez passed the ball and Nunez's powerful left-footed shot in front of the box went wide again.
In the second half, the two sides were powerless to change the score, and Chile beat Honduras 1-0 thanks to a goal in the first half.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the last game of the first round of the group stage was unveiled. Spain, the favourites and new Euro 08 champions, played. Their opponent was the Swiss team, the inventor of the reinforced concrete defense.
Although the Swiss are the inventors of the reinforced concrete defense, it is the Italians who really make this defensive system famous all over the world, which is directly related to the results.
European champions Spain are unbeaten with 15 wins and three draws in 18 meetings between the two sides!
Spain's form in the last two years has been hot, winning all ten matches in the qualifiers to advance to the finals!
Not only that, but Spain beat France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Poland in the warm-up matches!
At 4 p.m., the match between the two sides officially began, based on Barca's success in La Liga and the Champions League in recent years, as well as the presence of six Barcelona players in the starting line-up. Spain continued Barcelona's pass-and-control style of play.
Unlike Spain, which focuses on passing, Switzerland play with a concise style.
Spain's first shot on goal came in the 17th minute when Capdevilla crossed the ball and David Silva fired a powerful left-footed shot from the left-hand edge of the box. The football was confiscated by Benario. Pique then crossed the ball and Ramos cut into the right side of the box and fired wide of the near corner.
In the 21st minute, Capdevilla passed the ball and Iniesta shot from 25 meters. It was easily obtained by Benario again.
Spain almost opened the scoring in the 24th minute, Iniesta passed through, Pique shook Grichtin's solo shot!
The Barcelona centre-back's shot from 12 meters from goal. But he was blocked by Benario with his legs!
Spain missed the best chance of the first half!
Switzerland stubbornly fended off a flood of Spanish attacks to make the first half go 0-0. After the start of the second half, Spain continued to rely on their strength to besiege the Swiss goal.
However, after a long attack, their defense had a fatal problem, and in the seventh minute of the second half, the situation on the field changed abruptly, and the Swiss team played a concise combination, and Deldiyok burst into the penalty area to face Casillas directly!
Del Diyock falls while dodging Casillas!
The follow-up Fernandes pushed a shot, and Barcelona central defender Pique blocked the football at the moment of crisis!
Fernández took two steps forward and shot with one kick!
This time Pique could no longer save the Spanish goal, the ball rolled over the goal line and into the net!
The score became 1-0!
Trailing Spain, they stepped up their attack, with Spanish fans confident that their side would soon equalise and then overtake the score.
In the thirteenth minute of the second half, Iniesta passed the ball, and the shot lacking power in front of the Villa penalty area failed to test Benario!
In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Xavi took a corner kick and Ramos headed wide from 15 yards. A minute later, Xavi passed through Villa, but Benario struck first to save the football!
Spain attacked like a tide, and in the 25th minute of the second half, Spain had the best chance to equalize. Villa passes, Torres bursts into the left side of the penalty area and stabs at a small angle, the ball is wide of the near corner!
Xavi then whipped in a corner and Alonso fired a powerful shot from 22 yards out!
Soccer balls hit the goal like cannonballs!
"Pong! ……”
With a bang, the ball flew off the crossbar, which shattered Espanyol's hopes of equalising. In the ensuing game, the inventors of the reinforced concrete defense made Spain suffer, and they stubbornly resisted the matador's frantic attack.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Spanish fans woke up from a dream, and their invincible team suffered a defeat!
Swiss fans were ecstatic as they defeated the favourites and won Euro 08 winners Spain!
Public opinion is in an uproar, although the other world powerhouses have not all won, but there is no defeat, Spain was killed by Switzerland, this is the first big upset of this World Cup!
The Spanish media admitted that the unexpected defeat cast a shadow over the future of the Spanish team.
The English media took the opportunity to ridicule the Spanish team, and the Daily Mail commented: Also known for its luxurious midfield, England won 4-1, but Spain reaped a defeat!
Matadors, did you keep your sights at home?
We've got kings, we've got Wolves twins, who are you?
Pique?
He couldn't even score a single goal!
Alonso?
He put the sight in Spain and his powerful shot was denied by the post! (To be continued.) )