The situation in Group G is clear, and Brazil, who have won two games and two wins, has advanced to qualify; Portugal would qualify if they didn't lose to Brazil by a big margin, or if the Ivorians didn't win North Korea by a big margin.

At 4 p.m. local time on the 25th in South Africa, the match between Brazil and Portugal started at the Durban Stadium, which was actually a battle for the top spot in the group.

Brazil took the initiative at the beginning of the game with the advantage of overall strength, and Portugal could only threaten the opponent's goal with counterattacks, but Brazil's defense of Ronaldo was very tight, and Portugal's counterattack failed to threaten Brazil.

The two sides ended the first half with a score of 0-0.

At the Mbobella Stadium in Split, Côte d'Ivoire were in complete control of the pace of the game and launched a tidal wave of attacks against North Korea. In the opening 55 seconds, Ivory Coast almost scored, Yaya Toure passed directly, Keita burst into the right rib of the penalty area and shot with a single shot ten meters away from the goal!

The football was blocked by North Korean goalkeeper Ri Myung-kook with his legs, and then he saved the ball from the bottom line!

In the 14th minute, the Ivorians gave North Korea a fierce blow, Boca crossed from the left, and the unguarded Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure pushed a shot from the edge of the box!

The football went straight to the lower right corner, and Li Mingguo couldn't wait to watch the football go into the net!

1 to 0!

Six minutes later, the Ivorians came back when Boca crossed from the left and Drogba made a beautiful stop to get rid of the defence and fired a powerful shot from the edge of the six-yard box!

The football roared over Li Mingguo's ten fingers like a cannonball!

"Pong! ……”

Just when the Ivorian fans thought the goal was going to be scored, the ball hit the crossbar and bounced back into the box, and La Liga Sevilla midfielder Romaric flew up and headed into the empty net from the edge of the six-yard box!

Two to zero!

Ivory Coast led by two goals heading into the second half, and North Korea stepped up their attacking efforts, but their strength was limited and they failed to pose a real threat to the opponent's goal.

On the other turf, the match between Brazil and Portugal is still a stalemate, with neither side capable of breaking the deadlock.

In the 38th minute of the second half, Ivory Coast sealed the victory. Boca crosses from the left and Chelsea winger Kalou, who has escaped from the defence, volleys in from eight yards!

Football hits the net!

Three to zero!

Ivory Coast beat North Korea, but they still couldn't escape the fate of being eliminated from the competition. Brazil and Portugal drew 0-0 to qualify.

The situation in Group H is also clearer. Chile qualified early with two wins from two games, Honduras exited early with two wins and two defeats, and Spain and Switzerland, who also won one and drew one, competed for the remaining qualifying spot.

Spain against Chile and Switzerland against Honduras.

At half past eight p.m. on the 25th of South African time, the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria. Euro 08 winners Spain and Chile started on time.

With no way out, Spain launched a tidal wave of attacks against Chile and they were hoping to break through the Chilean goal early enough to take the initiative.

In the fourth minute, Xavi's free kick was passed into the penalty area, and Torres shook his head ten meters from the goal on the right rib of the penalty area!

The soccer ball is over the crossbar!

A minute later, Spanish defender Capdevilla cleared a long pass, Torres almost grabbed the spot from 12 yards out, but the chasing Hala poked the bottom line in time and the Chilean team escaped.

Chile came close to scoring in the 10th minute when Isla crossed from the right. Valdivia's through pass, Bossehauer's cross from the right side of the box, but Mark? Gonzalez's shot from eight meters from the goal actually flew away!

Spain finally broke the deadlock in the 24th minute, Alonso crossed to the left, and Chilean goalkeeper Bravo stepped out to tackle the ball before Torres.

Villa took the ball forty meters away from the goal, and when he saw that Bravo had not returned to the goal, he immediately shot at the goal, and the football drew a wonderful arc in the air and flew directly into the empty goal!

1 to 0!

The goal boosted the morale of Spain. Spain is more active.

In the 37th minute, Iniesta made a steal in front of the field and passed the football to Villa, and Villa returned the pass on the left side of the penalty area, and Iniesta stepped forward. Shoot fifteen meters from goal!

Football hits the net!

Two to zero!

Chile suffered another blow a minute later, when Estrada tripped Torres on the return and received a second yellow card, two yellows turned into one red, and Chile had to fight with one less man, and the balance of victory was tilted in favor of the Spaniards.

Spain ended the first half with a score of 2-0.

The match between Bloemfontein Free State Stadium, Switzerland and Honduras was played to the cheers of fans on both sides. The Swiss team launched an onslaught against Honduras at the beginning of the match. However, they failed to find the back of the net and the two teams were locked in a stalemate until the end of the first half, when neither side was able to break the deadlock.

After the start of the second half, Switzerland stepped up their attack, and Honduras, fighting for glory, put up a stubborn resistance, and the two sides were once again locked in a stalemate.

At the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria, just two minutes into the second half, the situation on the field changed abruptly, and the Chilean team, which was fighting with one less person, played a lightning attack, Sanchez made a diagonal pass in the hinterland, and the edge of the Miral penalty area flashed a shot space, and shot hard!

The soccer ball suddenly changed direction after hitting Pique!

Casillas could only look at the ball and sigh, and the football went into the net!

One to two!

Chile pulled a goal back to close the gap, and it was a goal that relented the Spaniards, who were a little relieved, and they began to lay siege to the Chilean goal.

Under intense pressure, the Chileans could only shrink into the half-court and eventually hold the score 1-2 until the end of the game.

At the Bloemfontein Free State Stadium, the Swiss were never able to break through the Honduran goal and had to draw with their opponents with a score of 0-0.

The Swiss were eliminated miserably, and the Spaniards, with their own efforts, ranked first in the group and advanced to the knockout round!

At this point, the group stage is over, 16 teams go home, and the remaining 16 teams enter the more brutal knockout round.

The round of 16 is out.

Top half: Group A 1st Uruguay vs. Group B 2nd South Korea, 1st Group C England vs. 2nd Ghana Group D, 1st Group E Netherlands 2nd Slovakia & 2nd Slovakia in Group F, 1st Brazil in Group G vs. 2nd Chile in Group H.

Bottom half: 2nd in Group A: Mexico vs. 1st Argentina in Group B, 2nd in Group C, USA vs. 1st Germany in Group D, 2nd in Group E, Japan vs. 1st in Group F, Paraguay, 2nd in Group G, Portugal vs. 1st Spain in Group H.

The world's major media snored: the knockout round is coming!

At this time, England had quietly arrived in Rustenburg to prepare for the quarter-final against Ghana, and it was still difficult for the media to get a word from them due to the gag order.

The British media was very unhappy with this and put pressure on the FA, and the president of the FA, Triesman, after careful consideration, found Capello again.

"England fans have a right to know the minds of their players!"

Triesman thought it would take a lot of saliva to convince the stubborn Italians, but who knew that the Italians readily agreed.

The gag order is lifted! (To be continued.) )