Two of the four quarter-finals were won or lost by Real Madrid's two big players. Marca commented: The hero of the French team's victory over Ghana is the Real Madrid striker, while the hero of Spain's victory over Paraguay is the Real Madrid goalkeeper, which is the main reason why Real Madrid has dominated La Liga and the Champions League in recent seasons.

Don is a good player for Real Madrid, and Casillas is an important guarantee for the team's victory, with these two gods, Real Madrid can dominate La Liga and the Champions League.

Spain's victory last night was inseparable from Casillas' greatness. With the match between Spain and Paraguay, fans can't afford to fall asleep, and often miss a scene that you may not see a second time in your life.

The three dazzling penalties in Spain's match against Paraguay were undoubtedly more remarkable than Villa's stunner. In addition to admiring the courage of the Guatemalan referees, the performance of the two goalkeepers is more worthy of praise, what kind of pressure is this, the two goalkeepers actually defuse the danger with the most perfect save, almost holding the ball!

For Casillas, today's scene may remind him of the 2002 World Cup against Ireland!

Against Ireland eight years ago, San Cassie was entirely possessed by Argentine Goyechea, and in the 62nd minute, he saved Hart's penalty to the right.

After entering the penalty shootout, Cassie hit two penalties from Connally and Kilbani in a row, and made three saves in one game, so that the goalkeeper ceremony of the World Cup also had the name of Casillas.

And today's game, although it is not said to be 8 years ago, is the steady and ruthless expression when Cassie saves the penalty. How similar it was 8 years ago!

Cardoso is no problem running in a straight line, but his sideways intention of pushing with the arch of his foot, and how to do hidden movements, the slight shaking of his body, is already the strongest signal for Casillas, who has made 109 appearances in the national team and 385 appearances in La Liga!

Before Cardoso could touch the ball, Casillas pounced to his left. The high striker's kick was not fast, and for Casillas, saving the ball was not a matter of hand-to-hand capture!

With this save, Casillas may not know that he has set another great record. He trampled the world under his feet. He became the greatest goalkeeper in the World Cup.

Counting the time he saved Hart in '02, he was able to save two penalties in 90 minutes, and only three goalkeepers have reached it in the 80-year history of the World Cup. And it's twice. They are Cassie and American Friedel, who currently plays for Villa in the Premier League. and the greatest goalkeeper of Poland in the 70s, Tomas Zewski.

And if you count the save points in the penalty shootout. Santo Cassie made four saves and was tied with legendary German goalkeeper Schumacher and Argentine goalkeeper Goyegochea. Become the goalkeeper with the most penalty saves at the World Cup!

And there is no doubt that Casillas has the potential to continue his record. Of course, Spanish fans may not want to see such a scene, because it means that they will suffer another violent heart-pounding shock when they take a penalty!

In a game that is dragged into a small game, it takes endless patience for a strong team, and "forbearance" seems to be more important than any aggressive offensive tactics.

Captain San Cassie plays the role of not a slogan agitator, but a commander who stabilizes the morale of the army in the backfield, and he needs to be calm and calm more than anyone else. Although it was winter, he needed infinite physical vitality more than anyone else, and he needed more explosive power in a moment.

In addition to this penalty, Cassie also relied on a speedy flying save before the end of the game to dismantle a near-stunner goal from Santa Cruz!

Paraguay didn't pose a few real threats to Spain throughout the game, but when the threat did, it was almost fatal, and Spanish fans should be thankful to have Casillas alive. He allowed Spain to keep a clean sheet with three perfect saves in a game that could be upset.

This is also the most reliable guarantee for the Spanish team to dare to launch an overall counterattack at the last moment.

It was Cassie's 109th appearance for his country and he continues to rank second highest in Spain's history, 18 games shy of his predecessor Subisareta.

However, Subisareta played for his country for 13 years and did not help the team win any honors, but because of the mistake against Nigeria in the 98 World Cup, he was burdened with a heavy burden at the time. And now Casillas has left the world championship dream that the Spaniards only dared to dream of, but never realized, and he is only two games away!

Of course, if Spain can reach the final and happen to meet France, then Real Madrid fans will have to struggle. Are they going to support Don or Spain?

The former is the king of the Bernabeu who helped Real Madrid dominate La Liga and the Champions League, while the latter is their national team. Or maybe it's their happiness, the two gods in their hearts are competing for the cup of Hercules, and no one else.

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Of course, there are also different voices in Spain, with the Catalan media believing that Spain's victory is Barcelona's. Because Spain is in control of the midfield, it is the Barcelona players, and it is also because Villa, who scored the goal, is from Barcelona.

Daily Sports commented: In the game against Portugal, Bosque used Llorente's high-point substitute to pry open Portugal's "teeth". But against Paraguay today, Bosque did not sacrifice Llorente's trick again, but changed another substitution strategy.

Cesc Fabregas and Pedro were ordered to play successively, if you take into account the Barcelona background of the small French, this is a pure Barcelona-style substitution, and Bosque's flexible adaptation is also the main factor that Spain has been weathered since the first game of the group stage.

Bosque knows very well that when it comes to the World Cup, the best way for the Spanish national team to go is to use the Barcelona style as the king.

The focus was on Pedro, who came on for Xavi Alonso, with Sergio Busquets in the middle enough to stop him, and Bosque didn't want Spain to be dragged to a penalty shoot-out by Paraguay, because at that point, the technical level of the team simply didn't make a difference. above

Pedro is a reproduction of a homegrown Barcelona lineup from last season, with Pedro playing his left foot on the right and Andres Iniesta playing on the left. Xavi was in charge in the middle, with Sergio Busquets at the back.

Pedro came on the right and felt good on the right flank, Villa's goal came from Pedro's lightning cut into the post, and before the end of the game, Pedro crossed from the right and almost set up Villa's brace for a brace, a very beautiful substitution.

Pedro's appearance is also a boon for Xavi and Iniesta, who have grown at rocket speed in the last two seasons and have become very accustomed to the fast pace of Xavi and Iniesta. The tacit understanding between the three of them.

In the attacking combination of homegrown players. It can also be called a leader, after he came out, the whole speed of the advance seemed to be faster, and Iniesta also went from the original level to the original. Suddenly become daring to break through and overpass. Could it be the extra boost that Pedro brought him when he came on the pitch?

Fans certainly want to see this kind of Barça-style attack. As soon as he crossed the midfield, the tempo picked up sharply, and he moved forward quickly with extremely precise passes. Despite the absence of Messi, this triad is enough to find a gap in the Paraguayan defence.

With the addition of Villa, who scored to decide the outcome of the game, Spain was able to reach the semi-finals thanks to the Barcelona players.

This ball made Bosque figure out a truth, if you can't break the deadlock, or if you want to turn the situation around, you must not hesitate to remove some non-Barcelona factors, and concentrate on playing the fast passing and penetration of the group that the Barcelona people are very good at.

Think about Pique and Puyol in the back, the entire Spanish team, that is, to be stable at the back, to watch Barcelona, to attack sharply, you have to look at Barcelona.

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They completely ignored Casillas' contribution to this match, which has to be said to be a feature of the Spanish media. Other national media believe that this is the battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, and the World Cup is just another stage of the battle.

It's just that this stage is bigger and can attract people's attention more.

After playing the quarter-finals, the French team had five days off. After a day of rest in Johannesburg, they headed to Cape Town for the semi-finals.

Tang Jue's injuries recovered quickly, and the injuries on his right foot had all healed. This is the best news for the French team. In other words, then the black hair that broke through the sharp in the past is back.

Domenech was full of confidence, saying in an interview with the French press: "There is nothing more pleasing for us than a healthy Don. We have a lot of morale in the team and we won't let the fans watch the game in the semi-finals.

We are confident that the battle will be resolved in ninety minutes! ”

Speaking to local media in South Africa, Van Marwijk said: "We were ready to play Don who has a fit fit for a long time. People know that the French team is strong because of Don, and we will have a plan in place so that we don't let him take the ball lightly. ”

"Of course, we are not going to give up other French players because we value Don. Franck Franck Ribery and Thierry Henry are also the focus of our defence, and all we have to do is cut off the link between them. The link between Ribery and Don in particular was the focus of our defence. ”

The focus of the media is different from that of the coaches of both sides, with Milan Sport reporting saying: One of the key points to watch in the match between France and the Netherlands is whether Don can break Ronnie's World Cup goal tally, and he can surpass the Brazilian with just one goal.

In addition, after the start of this World Cup, Tang once said that this World Cup belongs to him. We'll see how he led France over the Dutch mountain.

There are many possibilities for the future, can Don make the World Cup in South Africa his World Cup?

Judging by his performances and goals, he has done it, but can he lead France to the Hercules Cup? That's all that matters. Without the championship trophy, it is impossible to say that this World Cup is his.

From this point of view, he will also have to show great performance in the next two games to help the French team have the last laugh and achieve his name as the king of the ball.

The future is good, the task is difficult, and when the game is played to this point, the teams have long had no secrets to speak of. The competition between the two sides is to play on the spot, to see who has stronger mental endurance, whose will is firmer, and who makes fewer mistakes.

The team newspaper said: For Tang, this World Cup is bumpy. Before the game, he was involved in the so-called scandal and fell into the whirlpool of public opinion. Immediately afterward, he punched British journalists, almost stirring up national hatred between Britain and France. Next, he suffered an injury, making it difficult for the French team to advance.

Now, with no scandals, no punching reporters, no injuries, he can finally play the last two fights.

We expect him to be at his best in the last two games, because the whole of France is pinning their hopes on him!

Don, you're not alone, behind you stand billions of supporters!

Come on, Don!

Come on, French team! (To be continued......)