No. 584: Smoke Everywhere (I)!

Just as Wang Rui and his team were touring the beautiful scenery of Cape Town, the World Cup continued to stage a battle of dragons and tigers.

At the end of Group C, the Group D match was played out, with Germany beating Australia 4-0 in the first round to take on Serbia.

It was a no-loser game for Serbia as they lost a narrow goal to Ghana in the first round and will have to say goodbye to the knockout rounds if they lose this game again.

If Germany can win this game, they will be able to qualify from the group one round earlier.

The match was contested at the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

Serbia, who had no way out, were very proactive at the start of the game, frequently putting pressure on the German goal.

At the beginning of the game, Zhikic's header was ferried, and Jovanovic hit the goal with a header, but unfortunately the ball went wide of the goal. A minute later, Nikic passed the ball and Kuzmanovic shot wide from distance again.

The Germans also played in the third minute when Mesut Ozil picked out a precise cross and Khedira's volley from the right side of the box went wide.

In the face of the ferocious attack of the Serbs, the Germans frequently used foul tactics to interrupt the rhythm of the opponent's attack. Although this tactic contained the opponent's attack, it also buried hidden dangers.

In the twelfth minute, Klose was given a yellow card for a foul on Ivanovic in the front, and in the 37th minute, the Germans suffered a blow, Klose kicked down Stankovic behind the midfield, and he accumulated two yellow cards and was sent off!

The Germans were immediately punished, and in the 38th minute, the Serbs attacked from the right, Krasic crossed from the right, Zhikic nodded the ball from afar, and the unguarded Jovanovic volleyed in the small penalty area!

Football hits the net!

1 to 0!

Who would have thought that it would be the only time the Serbs hit the woodwork of the whole game, but they found it past the Germans.

With the score behind, the Germans launched a frantic attack on the Serbs, but under the stubborn resistance of the Serbs, the Germans missed the goals again and again.

When the referee blew the final whistle, the Germans had to settle for a 0-1 result. The Serbs were desperate for their lives. They earned a chance to qualify for their group!

The Germans' hopes of qualifying early were dashed as they had to beat Ghana in the final round of the group to qualify from the group.

The Germans lost to the Serbs, after Spain lost to Switzerland and France lost to Mexico. Another big upset!

After the game, Germany coach Loew questioned the referee's decision, believing that Klose's yellow card in the 12th minute was too reluctant.

The Germans' defeat gave hope to the Australians, who welcomed their second group opponents at the Royal Bafken Stadium in Rustenburg an hour later.

The Ghanaians beat the Serbs 1-0 in the first round. As long as they win tonight, they will qualify early, and they don't want to fight the Germans in the final round.

After the start of the game, both sides were very proactive and the attack and defense were very fast-paced.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Australian striker Valery broke through the middle and was tackled by Annan, and Bresciano's right-footed free kick from 28 meters in front of the goal did not seem to be much threatening, but the ball bounced off in front of goalkeeper Jinsen after crossing the human wall!

Ghana goalkeeper Jinson misjudged the ball and got rid of it, and Holman followed up on the left side with an alert left foot and volleyed with his left foot eight meters from the goal!

The soccer ball goes out of the far corner and into the net!

1 to 0!

The Australians, who have no way out, lead the score!

Ghana stepped up their attack from behind the scoreline and played in the 24th minute of the first half. Ghana corner.

Ayew's corner kick from the right was pushed out, he won the ball again and crossed with two people near the baseline, Jonathan Mensah volleyed with his right foot eight meters from the goal, Colwill who was guarding the left post blocked the ball with his right upper arm, referee Rossetti awarded a penalty and showed a red card to Colwill!

Colwill complained that he had not handballed on purpose, but in vain. Gyan deceived goalkeeper Schwarzer and pushed his right foot into the bottom right corner!

One-to-one!

The tenacious Ghanaians equalised!

The Australians, who had one man less, stubbornly held the score 1-1 until the end of the game, and the Ghanaians failed to complete the task of qualifying for the first round early, and the Australians won a chance to survive.

The second round of Group D is over. The qualification situation is confusing, and all four teams are theoretically likely to qualify.

Group D ended, Group E began, and Japan, who had won the first round, faced the Netherlands. It's a race to qualify early. The first half of the game was unusually dull for both teams, and neither team could find the back of the net, but in the eighth minute of the second half, the situation on the pitch changed dramatically, and the Dutch team seized the opportunity to attack.

Sneijder instigated an attack on the left and Van Bronckhorst crossed. Tanaka Douli rushed to the top to clear the penalty area, Van Persie passed back with his back, and Sneijder fired a powerful right-footed volley into the near corner from 20 meters from the goal on the left side!

Japanese goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima pounced on the ball to the right, but the ball still changed line and entered the goal from the far corner!

1 to 0!

The Dutchman defeated Japan 1-0 thanks to Sneijder's goal, and the third team to qualify ahead of schedule after Argentina and England.

The match between Denmark and Cameroon is a do-or-die match, and whoever loses will be eliminated early. After the start of the game, Cameroon was very positive, in the 10th minute, Danish defender Kjaer made a mistake in passing, Cameroon striker Webb stole the football and crossed from the left, and the unguarded Eto'o scored with a low shot from 12 meters!

1 to 0!

Cameroon has a head start.

The Danes, who had no way back, launched a fierce attack on Cameroon, equalizing in the 33rd minute, Kjaer made a long pass, Romerdal crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Hamidou intercepted and failed, and Bendtner shoveled an empty goal from the edge of the small penalty area!

One-to-one!

The Danes equalised and the goal gave them a chance to turn it around, as they continued to put pressure on the Cameroon goal in the ensuing fixtures.

In the fifteenth minute of the second half, Denmark launched a quick counterattack from the back, Bendtner passed through, and after Romedalal shook Makun on the right side of the penalty area, he shot a left-footed curling ball into the far corner of the net!

Two to one!

The tenacious Danes achieved a reversal!

Although in the rest of the game, Cameroon, unwilling to lose, launched a fierce attack on Denmark, but under the tight defense of the Danes, they could only return again and again in vain and accept the fate of being reversed.

After four minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the late Danes came back from Cameroon to earn themselves a chance to qualify.

Cameroon can only regretfully accept the fate of being out of the tournament early.

After the Group E match was played, the Group F match began.

All four teams were evenly matched in the first round, drawing 1-1 with their opponents, with Slovakia and Paraguay taking the lead.

Paraguay were even more proactive after the opening, and in the third minute, Valdés passed the ball and Santa Cruz fired a powerful shot from outside the edge of the box on the left side!

Slovakian goalkeeper Muha bravely saves the football!

In the sixth minute, Barrios passed directly to Valdés, and Valdés shot wide!

Under the continuous attack, the Slovak defence had problems and took the lead in the 27th minute, Paraguay launched an attack, Barrios passed through, and Vela stabbed his foot sixteen meters from the goal in the middle of Shterba and Giuriza!

Football hits the net!

1 to 0!

After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate, and in the 41st minute of the second half, Paraguay gave their fans a reassurance. Da Silva passes the ball and Riveros shoots hard from the edge of the box!

Two to zero!

Paraguay defeated Slovakia by two clean goals and qualified in sight!

Slovakia can only hope for another draw, and they still have a chance to go for it. Perhaps God intended to give them a glimmer of hope, and two hours later, Italy drew 1-1 with New Zealand!

Public opinion is in an uproar, what happened to the defending champions? (To be continued.) )