With the Netherlands-Brazil match over, all eyes will turn to Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium. Here, another ticket to the semi-finals will be decided, and who will compete with the Dutch for the final?

Is it the defending champions France, or the African stunt Ghana?

Before the game, people were generally optimistic about the French team, and in terms of overall strength and tournament experience, the French team had the upper hand. The media believes that the biggest attraction is whether Tang Jue can make his debut.

At the pre-match press conference in the morning, Domenech's ambiguous rhetoric left the media confused.

'Don hasn't fully recovered yet, but I don't rule out the possibility of starting him, depending on how the other players are doing.

Some people think that Don will never be able to start based on Domenech's cautious use of personnel, and that France's number one star may come on in the second half or when the team is in difficulty.

At half past seven in the evening, the media got the starting lists of both sides, and the mystery was revealed, and Tang Jue really did not start. ESPN said: "This is the first time the two teams have met in a World Cup, with Domenech putting the injured Don on the bench and Thierry Henry and Ribery as the starting strikers. ”

Diaby was back in the starting line-up and he formed a midfield with Gourcuff, Tulalang, Makelele and the four defenders unchanged, Sania, Gallas, Thuram, Evra. The goalkeeper is still Lloris who plays steadily. ”

"The formation of the Ghana team is 451, goalkeeper: Jinsen; Four defenders: Panterhill, Vousa, John Mensah, Salpe; The five midfielders are: Annan. Incum, Asamoah, Boateng, Muntari; The only striker is Gyan. ”

German TV said: "Seventy per cent of the African fans who came to cheer for Ghana and only three per cent of the fans wore the French jersey, for the Ghana team, this is the home stadium!" ”

'France's number one star is not in the starting line-up, which is the best news for Ghana. They really had a chance to pull off an upset and stop the defending champions in the quarter-finals. ”

France Télévisions said: "Don didn't start. This only says one thing. His injuries were much worse than one might expect. We want other French players to step up and be heroes in the team at times like these! ”

At 7:45, the starters of both sides appeared on the field, which signaled that the game was about to begin. Tang Jue sat quietly on the bench. No one knew what he was thinking.

The French fans in the field looked at their team. The familiar brunette wasn't in there. They can't help but be a little worried.

Tang really didn't start, how serious was his injury?

So, can Don come off the bench?

Johansen sneered twice on the sidelines. I thought to myself: Ball Boss, it seems that your injury is very serious. Is there anything sadder than sitting on the sidelines and watching your team fall?

Ball tyrant, in this case, even if you come off the bench, what can you do?

Ball Boss, when this game is over, I will be merciful and will not make you too sad!

……

"Tick! ......" With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.

The two sides played very carefully after the start of the game, as they had never met in a World Cup before. The midfield became the focus of contention between the two sides, and in the fifth minute, France took the lead in attacking, Tulalang crossed diagonally from the hinterland, and Henry fired a powerful shot in front of the penalty area, and the ball was deflected off the goal.

Three minutes later, Ghana returned the favor with a low shot from the right side of the Gyan penalty area, which Lloris saved from the bottom line.

As time went on, the French team, relying on their superiority over their opponents, began to control the midfield and thus control the tempo of the game.

In the twelfth minute, Ribery broke through on the left side and crossed with a cross. In the middle, Thierry Henry pressed Ghanaian centre-back Wossa to head home. Ghana goalkeeper Kinson struggles to lift the ball off the crossbar!

In the eighteenth minute, Gourcuff attempted a long-range shot that went over the crossbar.

In the 23rd minute, Franck Ribery won a direct free-kick in front of the penalty area for France and took the penalty himself. The soccer ball flew over the wall and deflected off the post, and there was a loud cry of regret in the stands.

In the ensuing game, Ghana gradually settled into the rhythm of the game and began to launch decent attacks. In the 28th minute, the first corner kick was awarded, Muntari drove it, and Vosa hit the goal with a powerful header from 10 meters away. The ball grazed the top left corner and went wide.

In the 31st minute, Boateng crossed after the ball on the right side, and Ji'an pushed it from 15 meters, and the ball grazed the right post and missed.

In the command area, Domenech was a little dissatisfied, and the French team's backline gave the opponent too many opportunities. In the ensuing game, France stepped up their midfield scramble and they took control of the game again.

In the 35th minute, Henry and Ribery made a diagonal pass in front of the Ghana penalty area and knocked back a one-two. Franck Ribery fired a powerful shot that went wide of the goal.

In the 39th minute, France had the best chance of the first half, Sagna assisted, a cross from the box, Henry shot from eight yards out in the box.

It's just a pity that his shot is wide of the goal. The French fans let out a huge cry of regret, could it be that when Don was not on the field, the French team had another old problem - weak forward?

There is not much time left, and the first half is about to end, but the wind and rain on the field have changed abruptly!

In the 45th minute, Giann took the ball in the heart of the French half and crossed it horizontally. Inter Milan midfielder Muntari's unreasonable shot from 35 meters!

A white light flashed and the ball made a wonderful arc, flying past Lloris and into the net from the bottom left corner of the goal!

The ball is in!

The score became 1-0!

Ghana, who were behind in overall strength, broke the deadlock towards the end of the first half with an unreasonable long-range shot. This turned the whole stadium into a sea of joy.

The French fans looked at the stadium in amazement, and Domenech couldn't help but shake his head, the goal was too unreasonable, it was an accident.

At the end of three minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The players from both sides returned to the locker room, and reporters from all over the world on the sidelines were talking.

"The French team does not have Don, it is indeed a notch lower. They frequently squander opportunities. ”

"Don is not on the field, the French team seems to be missing the backbone, the attack is messy and disorganized."

"Yes, the French team lacks a core in attack, and they are used to Don solving problems on the field. Now Tang Yi is not on the field, just like the French team a few years ago without Zidane, they can't play at all! ”

The anti-Tang alliance is unhappy, doesn't this hold Tang Jue too high, Johansen said coldly: "Although the ball master scored six goals. But several of them are by luck. Even if he was on the pitch today, he couldn't solve the problem. ”

There were a few pairs of eyes that cast an unkind gaze. Johansen said lightly: "I know you are not satisfied with my statement, the second half of the ball should be on the field, you will know when the time comes!" ”

Joseph wanted to refute his opinion, but the state of Tang Jue was restored to a certain level. He wasn't very clear. Because this belongs to the secret of the French team. So. He had no choice but to say: "The result will be known after the game, and I believe that after Don comes on the field, the French team will be different." ”

If you put it in the past. Joseph would not have said that, he would have said with great certainty that the French team would win.

The reporter of Daily Sports sneered a few times and said: "The French team is good at playing games with leading scores, they are not good at playing games with low scores. Today is the time for the French dream to end! ”

Yes, as long as France score first, they can play a very happy defensive counterattack. As far as this World Cup is concerned, the games in which the French team won were all the first to score, and then played a counterattack to widen the point difference, and finally won.

When it comes to positional attack, in today's football, Spain is first-class, with their strong midfield ability, through short passes, tearing apart the opponent's defense, and hitting a lethal blow. With Zinedine Zidane's retirement, the French midfield's control has been reduced a lot, and they are also missing the midfield maestro who suddenly makes clever passes.

In a word, if the French team does not take advantage of the rapid counter-attack, it will be difficult for them to open up like Spain and break the opponent's goal in positional battles.

The French journalists' faces were a little difficult to look at, the other party was telling the truth, and they could not find a reason to refute it.

……

There was a lively atmosphere in the Ghana dressing room, they were not the favourites, but they did take the lead. Jia An excitedly said loudly: "Brothers! Our chance to create a miracle has come! ”

"Today we will beat the defending champion on a piece of turf and let our flag continue to fly!"

Muntari, who scored the goal, said loudly: "That's right, Don won the Champions League, the World Cup failed to give him back, God is fair." ”

He's still haunting the loss of the Champions League more than two months ago, the closest he's ever gotten to it.

"Victory over France!"

"Advance to the semi-finals!"

The other players shouted loudly that yes, they were very confident in the win over France.

Ghana coach Rajvac is a former Yugoslav who once coached the famous Red Star Belgrade. At this time, he signaled the players to be calmer: "At a critical moment in history, what we have to do is to be calm!" Be sure to calm down! ”

'Domenech will definitely put Don on in the second half and that's the real test of our defence.'

Tang Jue's name has spread all over the world in recent years, and the warm atmosphere in the Ghanaian dressing room has calmed down. Everyone knows that Tang Jue has the magic power to change the world in a second.

Muntari didn't want the name to put too much pressure on his teammates and said loudly: "Don didn't start, so it means that his injury is not optimistic." For us, this is the best chance to beat France, and even if he plays, he can't change anything! ”

Rajvachi frowned slightly, isn't that the opposite. However, he knows now is not the time to criticise the scorer.

"I know there's a lot of faith, and that's a good sign. I just hope that after Don comes on the pitch, they will strengthen their defense against him. Although the Koreans were defeated at the feet of the French, they are not useless, we have to learn from them, as long as Don is on the field, we have to block. ”

"You have to not let him play with his speed, and when he sees that the situation is not right, he must immediately overcome the foul. Do you understand? Victory comes first. When the game is over and we win against France, you can say whatever you want, but for now you have to listen to me! ”

The team members nodded, temporarily suppressing their joy in their hearts. "The coach is right, as long as Don is on the pitch, we must find ways to prevent him from touching the ball," Gian said. The wounded male lion, he is still a male lion, is still very dangerous. ”

……

The atmosphere in the French dressing room was a bit depressing, after all, the score was behind. Henry first examines himself: "I wasted two chances, I apologize to everyone......"

Makelele interrupted him and said, "If you want to apologize, it should be me." It was I who didn't step forward in time to block and give the opponent a chance to shoot from a distance. ”

Tang Jue smiled and said, "Brothers! What's going on? We haven't failed yet, how can we start to admit responsibility? ”

"If you want to talk about responsibility, I am the captain, and I should bear this responsibility."

He looked at his teammates and said in a deep voice: "If we can't even beat Ghana, how can we achieve a great title defense?" ”

"France will win!"

"No one can stand in our way, no one!" (To be continued......)

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Let's talk about the January update, which is guaranteed to be one chapter, sometimes two. Two chapters a day for four months in a row, for me, it was really tiring. Still, I persevered.

In January, there is another reason for the guaranteed chapter, which is that I have to think about the ending.

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