"Tick! ……”

At half past eight in the evening, with the referee's whistle, the final officially began!

England, who were the first to serve, were in no hurry to attack, passing the ball to the back for a reversal, and Spain's midfield began to press harassingly.

England were very patient, pushing forward in layers and in the second minute, Frank Lampard received a pass from Joe Cole from outside the box and fired a powerful shot!

The soccer ball is over the crossbar!

Casillas passed the goal kick to Ramos on the right, Rooney made a frantic save, and Ramos hurriedly passed the ball to Puyol in the middle.

Peter pounced on the Spanish centre-back like a cheetah!

Sky TV commentator Kent exclaimed: "England's defensive tactics are high pressing!

In the just-concluded Premier League, Wolves successfully won the Premier League championship with this tactic, and this tactic has also become famous all over the world with the success of Wolves!

Fabio Capello transferred the success of Wolves to England, and the stubborn Italians made a change, which is very gratifying!

Hopefully, this tactic will shine brightly tonight! ”

The commentator of Spanish national television frowned slightly, and he had a bad premonition in his heart, and he said into the microphone: "I hope Spain can pass the football smoothly and not be interrupted by England's active scramble." ”

England's midfield was so imposing that the Spaniard was uncomfortable and Xavi was about to turn when he received Puyol's pass and Frank Lampard brought him down.

In this way, the Spanish players were brought down by the English players again and again, but their movements were not very big, and the referee could not give England a card except for blowing fouls.

Of course, there is another important reason for this, at three o'clock this afternoon, the chairman of the FIFA referees committee, the Turkish Senas? Erzak, came to his room and announced to him that tonight he would be the referee of the final.

The Turk told him that the final must give both sides a fair and fair playing environment, and the England side was very concerned about the referee's previous enforcement.

and told him that the law enforcement scale of the final should be relaxed, and the game should not be lost prematurely because of the red card, and the fans of the media should not be dissatisfied with the referee.

In the stands, the Spanish fans were no longer full of confidence, and they found that their team had a hard time pushing each step, while the England fans were delighted!

It was only in the thirteenth minute of the first half that Spain had their first shot of the game through a direct free-kick, and Oakes saved Xavi's free-kick.

It shows how well England are defending!

German national television lamented: "I don't know what Loew is thinking now, if the German team plays a little tougher, maybe it will not be Spain but Germany in the final against England." ”

Xavi delivers a tactical free-kick and Iniesta kicks the ball into the England penalty area, Oakes leaps high and tries to punch the ball out, but Pedro interferes and doesn't touch the ball.

The football fell backwards, the lion king Puyol jumped away, a fierce lion shook his head, the football flew to the right side of the goal, and the air in the stadium suddenly became tense.

Capello standing in the command area had a gloomy face, and when he activated Oaks, his assistant had brought it up to him, thinking that Oakes had a problem with making rash attacks, but he insisted on using Oakes.

Now it seems that this decision is a bit problematic.

At the critical moment, Ashley Cole, who was standing at the back post, stepped forward and jumped high, rubbing the football over the crossbar!

"Boom! ……”

A huge exclamation rang out at the Johannesburg Football City stadium, followed by thunderous applause. Oakes hugged the meritorious Ashley Cole in fear, and kept saying, "Thank you!" Thank you! ”

Terry held back his dissatisfaction and reminded Oakes that he could not be so reckless in future attacks, and Oakes quickly nodded in agreement.

It's the World Cup final, and he doesn't want to be a sinner.

The game continued as the Englishman used his body and tireless running to compress the Spaniard's attacking space. Girard, Frank Lampard and Kenting erected a fortified wall in front of the back line that the Spaniards struggled to breach and their semi-final ease was replaced by poise.

England contained Spain's sharp attack, but they were lackluster in attack, and without Wang Rui's mobilization, England could no longer form a decent offensive when they pushed within 30 meters of the opponent's goal.

The dreary situation made the fans in the stands quite unhappy, and they let out loud boos.

There were even England fans who put up banners like this: Capello, we need the king!

Luca, a commentator for Milan Sport, said: "The final has never been the best game, both sides put a lot of emphasis on defense and put so much energy into defense that they can't attack.

Could it be that the first half of the two sides should continue to be so dull? ”

In the twentieth minute of the first half, England's high pressing came to fruition, and Rooney stole the football from Pique's feet and killed it in the Spanish penalty area!

Peter picked up on the left, but Rooney, who was hell-bent on scoring, didn't give him a pass and went straight to Puyol.

Puyol responded calmly, did not pounce, and stared closely at the change of center of gravity of Rooney, not giving him a chance to flash the space on goal at all.

In desperation, Rooney hurriedly got up and shot at goal, but the ball didn't even penetrate Puyol's defence - the ball was blocked by Puyol with his foot.

Peter was very upset and yelled at Rooney, reminding him that he had just run into place and that you should pass the ball to me.

Rooney was silent.

Sky TV commentator Kent lamented: "If the king is on the pitch and the ball is tackled by Peter, then the Wolves twin stars can pose a threat to the Spanish goal with their tacit understanding."

Wayne Rooney is too lonely, he wants to score too much, it's bad for him personally and for England! ”

In the 24th minute of the first half, England attacked from the middle and Frank Lampard drove forward with the ball and opted to pass the ball through the gap between the two German players.

But his footwork was not mastered well, and the ball could not penetrate the past.

In the 26th minute of the first half, Joe Cole played a pass to Ashley Cole, who had stepped forward on the left flank, but his pass failed to pass over Pique's head.

England's attacks have been fruitless time and time again, which has made England fans miss Wang Rui on the bench even more, and if he is on the field, the situation will be greatly improved.

In the thirty-first minute of the first half, the situation on the field changed abruptly!

Xavi, Iniesta, and Pedro made a dazzling pass in front of the England penalty area, Xavi suddenly made a diagonal pass, and the football penetrated the England midfield defense and passed directly into the penalty area!

Villa flew forward and raised his foot to shoot angrily!

The ball hit Terry's left leg, which was blocked, changed direction, and headed towards the far corner, and Oakes, who was caught off guard, could only watch the football move forward!

The air at the Johannesburg Soccer City Stadium is tense to the extreme! (To be continued.) )