Milan Sport said: "And the failure of the Italian group to qualify is also due to internal divisions. After Italy's 1:1 draw with New Zealand, Lippi revealed that the players did not obey the command, and the players were dissatisfied with Lippi's tactics, and Totti even broke the news that Italy had serious internal gangs. ”

"Argentina's exit stems from Tevez's dissatisfaction with Messi, and the Brazilian team is underlined with the dissatisfaction of Kaka and Robinho with Dunga, not to mention the disappointing England in this World Cup, and Terry, who is no longer the captain, even challenges Capello's authority in public. And the endings of these strong teams are so similar, they all leave the World Cup stage early. ”

"The dissonance of the German team before the semi-final will definitely have an impact on the game."

The British newspaper "The Sun" revealed that Ballack was actually kicked out of the base by the German team because the team doctor told him that they were not available to treat him for an ankle injury. This claim was later confirmed by the head coach of the German team, Loew.

What made the "fire" burn bigger and bigger was a scene in the pre-match press conference. Knowing that internal contradictions have become the focus, Schweinsteiger said unabashedly: "Ballack is not so close to the players in the team, and he does not integrate well with everyone. ”

Hearing that the South African base camp has become a mess, former Germany international Effenberg shook his head and sighed: "It's a tragedy that this kind of thing is happening at this point in time, it will cause riots in the team. ”

At a time when the infighting in the German team is getting more and more fierce, the German domestic media also untimely launched a big discussion of "do we need Ballack".

Seeing this, football emperor Beckenbauer was anxious. Having experienced a hundred battles, he knew very well that such a bad sign could ruin the German tank.

So he hurriedly wrote an article in the German media pointing out that the discussion about Ballack's future came completely out of place, and who will be the captain after the World Cup before the semi-final against Spain should not be a topic of discussion for the German team.

Beckenbauer said: "We need Ballack, but only if he stays at his peak and it doesn't matter if he continues to be captain or not. ”

In response to a controversy that Ram inadvertently ignited, Loew said lightly: "It didn't bother us at all. ”

Clearly, he is trying to minimise the negative impact, as the only task for the Germans at the moment is to beat Spain. Instead of being busy fighting with yourself and yourself.

"He was very honest about what he thought." Loew continued, "He's been enjoying the added load and has done a fantastic job so far. Rahm said he wanted to remain captain, but he did. It's up to the coach to make a decision after the World Cup. ”

The captaincy battle cast a shadow over the German team. To the upset of German fans, Paul the Octopus has begun to predict again. However, the winner he predicted was Spain!

This makes those superstitious fans hate it so much that they can't wait to eat this octopus in their stomachs right away.

The team newspaper commented: Mr. Octopus is not optimistic about the German team. Probably because it was known that the Germans had caused infighting. At the moment of the big war, the captaincy battle between Lahm and Ballack has made the future of the German team uncertain.

Ghana's infighting, Brazil's infighting, Portugal's infighting...... "infighting" has become a negative theme of the World Cup in South Africa. Now it's Germany's turn to face Spain for a place in the final. The new captain of the German team, Lahm, who is doing too well, is planning to "steal" Ballack's captain's armband forever.

Infighting Argentina missed the semi-finals. Look at these teams engaged in infighting, who can go far? At this time, the infighting, the German team is a little bold, and it will greatly reduce the morale.

Barak had just left South Africa on Monday night to recuperate when Rahm turned around and uttered something that stung him.

Speaking to German media yesterday, the 26-year-old defender, the current captain of the German team, said: "I am fit to wear the captain's armband. Why should I give up this position? ”

Ballack was unable to represent his country at the World Cup in South Africa due to an ankle injury, and Lahm temporarily captained Germany. The short month has been addicted to Lahm, who bluntly said in an interview: "On the pitch, a captain needs to be in control, and that requires more responsibility. That's who I am. ”

Lahm's statement caused a huge shock in Germany as soon as it was reported, and people were extremely worried about the "discord" exposed within the German team.

Barak responded: "I need time to think about my situation right now. ”

Why did Lahm provoke a captaincy battle with Ballack and raise suspicions about the unity of the German team? Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on its website that Lahm's move was made after careful consideration and was fully in line with the intentions of head coach Loew.

The German team, which had a fantastic performance at the World Cup in South Africa, was created by Loew. Ballack, the only world-class star in the squad, comes from Loew's previous coaching days, and they have a different philosophy of football.

Lahm's challenge to Ballack may be a sign that Loew wants to remain Germany manager after the World Cup, but it has to be a team built exactly as he envisioned, and Ballack has become a liability.

The famous German coach Schuster and the German star Kahn both said that the excellent performance of the German team has made people start to miss Ballack anymore.

It is undeniable that Lahm has performed remarkably well at this World Cup in South Africa. Under the leadership of the new German core, the German team not only advanced strongly, but also played a wonderful game with a big score, which set off a German storm in the World Cup in South Africa. But compared to the old captain Ballack, Lahm is still young after all.

The manager of the German team, Bierhoff, made it clear at the press conference that Ballack will always be the captain of the German team!

Another German legend, Mateus, said: "Balak will come back strongly. ”

Teammate Piggy Schweinsteiger said: "I think we could have played better with Ballack and a lot of times you can feel that our team is still lacking in experience. ”

Striker Klose misses his big brother: "Ballack is still part of the team. ”

Bayer Leverkusen manager Worrall, who had just brought Ballack back to the Bundesliga, also stepped up to the upside: "He has always been the most attacking threat midfielder in the world. He can help every team, and so can Germany. There was no reason for Germany to terminate his position as captain. ”

Something like this before the tournament is another test for Germany to beat Spain.

In the eyes of the German media, Lahm's words are tantamount to a bombshell, thrown at an inappropriate time, which may detonate at any time, causing painful losses and making the German favorite to win the championship an upset.

The German newspaper Bild said: "This act of Rahm is a direct declaration of war against Balak, who has been captain since the summer of 2004." ”

What worries the media even more is that the power struggle between Lahm and Ballack broke out before the semi-final against Spain. It's going to make the team break down. Or do you want the lads to be more united?

Aware of the negative impact of the incident, Bild, which recently revealed the infighting, later said on its website: "Hopefully this captaincy won't bring too much turmoil to the German team, and hopefully the German team will reach the final and win the World Cup for the fourth time." ”

The Spanish media is also very concerned about its next enemy. Le Monde said. This news broke the idyllic harmony of the German team. At a time when the brutal contest with Spain was gradually approaching. Lahm provoked a struggle within the team over leadership. This is undoubtedly an anachronistic struggle for power.

Some people say that Germany's power struggle is digging its own grave, and the three major European gambling companies are not optimistic about the German team, and the odds are 1.3 to 1.3 for Spain to win. Germany wins 1 to 1.8.

At half past eight in the evening of July 7, the match between Germany and Spain at the Durban Stadium started on time!

Both sides were very careful in the early stages of the game, and it was not until the sixth minute that Spain opened the curtain to attack. Pedro's right rib suddenly plugged straight, and Villa stepped forward to form a single knife!

German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer abandons the goal!

Villa, who said before the game that he was going to score two goals, couldn't hold the football in front of him, and fell to the ground and shot nine meters away from the goal!

Neuer made a beautiful side-saving save to keep the ball down and clear Spain's first shot. In the following game, the two sides fought fiercely in midfield. As the game time went by, Spain slowly took control of the game with a strong midfield.

In the 14th minute, Xavi took a tactical corner, and after a series of backwards, Iniesta took the ball from the right, and Puyol jumped seven meters in front of the goal!

In the 19th minute, Alonso made a diagonal long pass from 50 meters on the left side of the midfield, and Ramos unloaded the ball on the right side and volleyed wide of the near post from a tight angle 13 meters from the goal.

In the 30th minute, Xavi knocked back and Alonso shook off the defender and volleyed 28 yards from goal, but the ball went wide of the right post.

Spain were firmly in control of the ball, and it was not until the 32nd minute that Germany had their first chance on goal, when Lahm countered with a low cross from the right, and Trokhovski volleyed a left-footed volley from 27 yards in front of goal, and the ball was blocked by Casillas at the right post!

German TV shook its head and sighed: "We waited thirty-two minutes for the first shot. This set a record for the longest time Germany has waited for their first shot on goal at a World Cup since 1966. This is not a good sign. ”

Although Spain were in complete control of the tempo of the game in the first half, they failed to capitalise on the chances created and the two sides ended 0-0. The Germans had a humiliating first shot on goal in the first half, and who would have thought that the Germans' attack would be so unbearable.

ESPN said: "The captaincy has put a lot of pressure on the German team, and the more they try to perform well, the less they can perform. Spain were firmly in control of the tempo of the game, while the Germans simply failed to exploit their quick counter-attacks and did not play to their aerial superiority. ”

"If this continues, it will be a matter of time before Spain wins!"

"The German team has to make changes in the second half, otherwise 'we will definitely make it to the final' becomes a joke," said German television. German soldiers, forget everything that happened off the field and focus on the game! ”

Milan Sport said: "Four-to-one against England and 4-0 against Argentina, Germany once hung up on the storm of youth in South Africa. However, in the important semi-finals, they did not show the quality of those two games in the first half, and the tempo of the game was completely controlled by the Spaniards. ”

"Spain, like France, didn't do well in the previous games, but they showed great control of the game at crucial moments. Germany, like the Netherlands, could be described as perfect before the semi-finals, but in the semi-finals, they were completely different. (To be continued......)