No. 646: The anger and helplessness of the king of the ball!
The match between England and Uruguay has undoubtedly ignited the passion of fans around the world, who are eager for the match between Argentina and Germany to be more exciting.
At the pre-match press conference, British reporters did not want to give Maradona a calm mood to prepare for the game, and they worked with German reporters to stimulate the king of the ball.
The last German reporter just finished asking: "What do you think of Wang's performance last night?" Then the British reporter asked: "Do you still think Messi is stronger than Wang?" β
The patience of the Argentine football king was tormented by these problems, and as soon as a reporter mentioned the topic of Wang Rui later, he immediately interrupted: "I won't talk about anything unrelated to the afternoon now, next!" β
Once again, the strength of the Argentine ace was on display.
On July 3, at 4 p.m. local time in South Africa, at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, the third match of the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa began.
Argentina wore the traditional blue and white jersey and Germany wore a black away jersey, and the two teams have met five times in the World Cup, with Germany having the upper hand with three wins, one draw and one defeat, with the only defeat coming in the 1986 final.
Four years ago, Germany eliminated Argentina on penalties in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Germany, but in the six meetings since the 1990 World Cup final, Germany never beat Argentina in regulation time and lost 1-0 in Munich in March this year.
In order to cheer for his team, German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived at the scene to watch the game.
Maradona fielded the same 4312 formation as England, while Loew fielded a 4231 formation.
Once the match began, Argentina, who were the first to serve, attacked Germany, and the Germans were ready to defend their positions. In the third minute, the Germans broke up Argentina's attack, Schweinsteiger counter-attacked from the right and moved widely, Podolski won the ball on the left flank and broke through Otamendi. The Argentine right-back brings down the German winger.
"Tick! β¦β¦β
The referee blew the whistle and awarded the Germans a direct free-kick up front.
The position was not too good, Schweinsteiger did not shoot directly on goal, but kicked a free kick into the Argentine penalty area.
There was chaos in the Argentine penalty area, Thomas Muller grabbed in front of Otamendi and headed the ball seven meters from the goal, and the ball changed direction towards the goal!
Argentine goalkeeper Romero misjudged and the ball bounced into his right calf and into the goal!
1 to 0!
The German national television commentator shouted: "The ball is in!" Entered! Entered! Entered! β¦β¦β
The commentator of the Argentine national television said bitterly: "No! Romero, he actually made such a low-level mistake! β
Merkel, who was in the VIP box, stood up and applauded her team, and the Green Dot Stadium erupted in applause......
Argentine fans simply couldn't believe their eyes. The game has just started and your team is down by one goal?
They suddenly had a sense of foreboding, and their hands and feet couldn't help but start trembling slightly.
Obviously, this premature goal disrupted Maradona's deployment and changed the psychology of the Argentine players, who launched a counter-attack against the German team in the following game.
The Germans did not look down on Messi like the British media, and stared at him when defending, missing Messi's sharp breakthrough. Argentina's attack was not as sharp as it had been.
Instead, it was the Germans who led the score who played well in attack, and Schweinsteiger threatened the Argentine goal with a series of long-range shots.
In the thirteenth minute, the German team used small cooperation outside the Argentine penalty area to create chaos, and Ozil broke through with the ball in the box and was blocked. Thomas Muller stepped forward and knocked the ball to the left, and Podolski raised his right leg from the edge of the box to shoot hard!
Romero made a brave save to get the ball off the line and defuse Germany's high-quality attack.
The two sides then got into a half-time tussle. In the 22nd minute, Messi took advantage of his quick and agile off-ball movement to get a chance, he took the ball and then crossed diagonally from outside the box. Football is like a sharp dagger, piercing the German defense!
Tevez galloped towards the ball like a fast horse, and German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer struck in time to save the ball almost before Tevez toe.
There was a huge round of applause from the German fans.
As the game progressed, there were more and more wonderful scenes, and the two teams fought against each other. The Argentines are known for their attacking nature, and the Germans will not play on the defensive against any team.
With an equaliser delayed, the Argentine's mentality is getting more and more impatient.
In the 35th minute, Argentina won a free kick in front, Messi's free kick was blocked by the wall, Heinze plugged straight into the left side of the penalty area, Tevez dialed the outside instep to the middle, Higuain pushed into the empty goal with his right foot six meters in front of the goal!
However, the referee ruled that Higuain was offside, and the slow motion showed that at the moment of Heinze's pass, as many as four Argentine players were in an offside position!
The goal fully exposed the impatience of the Argentines in their rush to equalize.
At the end of the first half, the Germans took a temporary 1-0 lead thanks to Thomas MΓΌller's lucky goal in the opening three minutes. After a fifteen-minute break, the players from both sides returned to the field to change sides and fight again.
Argentina, which was behind the score, launched a crazy attack on Germany,
In the third minute of the second half, Di Maria volleyed with his left foot from 28 meters from the goal on the right side, and the football missed the far post!
In the ninth minute of the second half, Di Maria took the ball with his left foot from the right side, Maxi Rodriguez made the ball at the back point, and Tevez volleyed with his left foot from 12 meters in front of the goal!
The ball hits Mertesacker in the face and reflects off the near post!
In the eighteenth minute of the second half, Messi shared the ball in the penalty area, and Higuain shot a low shot into the near corner from a small angle with his left foot ten meters from the goal!
Manuel Neuer pounced on the ball, but the German goalkeeper reacted quickly and then jumped up to crush the ball under himself to resolve the crisis.
In the twentieth minute of the second half, Di Maria dribbled the ball on the right side, suddenly cut into the middle, and volleyed, and the German goalkeeper Neuer held the football steadily!
The Argentines couldn't go on a rampage, and the Germans struck them the killing blow in the 22nd minute of the second half.
Khedira plugged straight into the left rib, Thomas fell to the ground with his back to protect the ball and hooked with his right foot, Podolski burst into the left side of the penalty area and made a low cross!
The ball flew through the gap between Romero and Burdisso, and the unguarded Klose stopped the ball and sent it into the empty net with ease!
Two to zero!
Maradona removed right-back Otamendi and replaced him with attacking midfielder Pastore, who wanted to increase the number of attackers, which was a crazy move.
Argentina's defensive hole on the right side was quickly caught again, and in the 29th minute of the second half, Schweinsteiger took a tactical corner from the left, and Podolski knocked it back.
After Schweinsteiger received the ball, he accelerated past three people and cut into the bottom line of the penalty area, and Friedrich kicked it four meters from the goal at the front point!
The soccer ball flies into the net from the near corner!
3-0, the Germans locked the win, and the Argentines are on their own!
After taking a big lead, the Germans focused on defending and played a defensive counter-attack.
In the second half, the 44th Ozil counterattacked from the left and crossed, Klose pushed a right-footed half-volley from nine meters in front of the goal, and the football went into the net!
Four to zero!
Argentine fans shed tears of sadness, their World Cup dreams shattered, and so completely shattered......
After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the final whistle and the Germans went strong into the semi-finals, while the Argentines were eliminated in disgrace.
Forty-0, this is a heavy defeat, and the last time Argentina lost so badly at the World Cup was back in 1974 in Germany, when they were beaten by the Dutchmen with Cruyff by four goals. (To be continued.) )