The war of words adds to the excitement of this match.

The two teams have met five times in the World Cup, with Germany having the upper hand with three wins, one draw and one loss. Their only defeat was in the 1986 final, Maradona's most glamorous World Cup.

Four years ago, Germany knocked out the opposition on penalties in the quarter-finals, but in the six meetings since the 1990 World Cup final, Germany never beat Argentina in normal match time, losing 1-0 in Munich in March this year.

This is the first fifteen consecutive World Cup quarter-finals for the Germans, and they have reached the quarter-finals sixteen times in total, which speaks volumes about their strength. In order to encourage the German team to go further, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was there to cheer.

At 3:30 p.m. on July 3, the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town was vacant, and the battle was about to start!

At four o'clock in the afternoon, with the referee's whistle, the battle of focus began!

The German was very aggressive after the start of the game, with the guide kicking Mascherano behind the excited Klose after the opening kick-off. The Germans' aggressiveness was uncomfortable for the Argentines and the ball at their feet was quickly snatched away by the Germans.

What people didn't expect was that the German got off to a fantastic start in the third minute!

Schweinsteiger counter-attacked on the right and Podolski took the ball on the left flank and was tripped by Otamendi. The referee awarded a German free-kick.

Schweinsteiger takes a free-kick from the left, Thomas Muller scrambles in front of Otamendi and heads the ball seven yards from goal, goalkeeper Romero misjudges, the ball touches his right calf and bounces into the middle of the goal!

The ball is in!

The score became 1-0!

One hundred and fifty-seven seconds! If it weren't for Tang Jue's five-second goal. It was the fastest goal of the tournament.

It was another goalkeeper error, in the opening game of the 90 World Cup, the defending champion Argentina broke out a big upset because of the goalkeeper's mistake and lost 0-1 at the feet of Cameroon led by Uncle Mira.

It was Thomas Muller's fourth goal in seven international appearances, and he scored from all four of the four times he hit the woodwork at this World Cup. It was Germany's fastest World Cup goal since 1978, with the last time Argentina conceded that quickly was back in the 1958 group stage when they were swept away by Northern Ireland's McPalland.

The German fans in the stands were excited, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel applauded her team with joy. Frustrated, Maradona encouraged his disciples with applause after a moment of silence.

The Germans conceded the ball so quickly. It's like a slap in the face. Hit the Argentine the head. After the restart, their attack was out of order, and the luxury attack group failed to threaten the German goal, but the Germans attacked in an orderly manner.

Seventh minute. Schweinsteiger's right-footed shot from the middle is blocked.

Eighth minute. Schweinsteiger had another shot on goal. From 27 meters from goal, a long-range shot. The soccer ball is high over the crossbar.

In the thirteenth minute, the German team created chaos with a small team. Mesut Ozil was intercepted in the box, Thomas Muller knocked to the left and Podolski's right-footed shot from the edge of the box was blocked at the right post.

The Argentines didn't expect the Germans to be so aggressive, and then they stepped up their midfield scramble to slowly stabilize the situation.

The Germans defended well and didn't give the Argentines a chance to shoot at all. In the 22nd minute, Messi went straight to the right side of the penalty area in the middle, and Neuer attacked in time to save the ball at the feet of Tevez.

Germany almost doubled their lead in the 24th minute when Thomas Müller burst into the box on the right flank and crossed, and Klose fired a right-footed shot from 12 yards out.

It wasn't until the twenty-ninth minute of the first half that Argentina had their first real shot on goal. Messi split the ball, and the impatient Heinze shot away from the left.

The shot sparked the fighting spirit of the Argentines and they then put pressure on the Germans' goal.

In the 31st minute, Tevez was brought down by Podolski, and Messi's left-footed free kick from 24 meters from goal on the right side was high.

In the 33rd minute, Tevez split the ball in the middle, and Di Maria cut into the penalty area on the right rib and fired a low left-footed shot from 13 meters from the goal, which was confiscated by Neuer.

In the 35th minute, Otamendi sent a low cross to the right side of the penalty area, Higuain got past Friedrich and fired a low left-footed shot into the near corner from 12 meters in front of the goal.

In the 36th minute, Di Maria's cross from the right was pushed out, Messi stopped the ball on his chest at the top of the penalty area, and Thomas Muller touched the ball with his arm when he broke the ball and received a yellow card, and will be suspended for one game. Messi's free kick from 23 meters in front of the goal was blocked by the wall, Heinze plugged straight into the left side of the penalty area, Tevez dialed the outside instep to the middle, and Higuain pushed into the empty goal with his right foot six meters in front of the goal!

The Argentine fans were about to raise their arms and cheer when the referee signaled that the goal was offside. Slow motion shows that at the moment of Heinze's pass, as many as four Argentines were in an offside position!

What does this mean?

It shows that the Argentines are too eager to equalize.

The Germans, after withstanding a round of onslaught from the Argentines, began to organize an attack.

In the 39th minute, Podolski fired a powerful left-footed volley from 28 yards from the left side, and the ball went wide of the far post.

In the 41st minute, Mesut Ozil fired a left-footed volley high from 25 yards in front of goal.

In the 44th minute, Lahm knocked back from the right side, and Muller stopped the ball and stabbed it from a meter away from the goalkeeper, and the football was blocked off the far post!

As the referee's whistle blew, the first half ended with the Germans temporarily leading 1-0 thanks to a lightning goal.

After a fifteen-minute break, the players from both sides returned to the pitch and battled again. The Germans tightly contained Messi and did not give him a chance to perform, so in the next ten minutes, "Argentine hope" disappeared from people's sight.

With the score behind, the Argentines launched a tidal wave of attacks at the beginning of the game. At the start of the second half, Heinze made a low cross from the left, Maxi Rodriguez took the ball from 12 yards out and turned to shoot, but the ball was blocked by Mertesacker.

In the 48th minute, Di Maria's left-footed volley from 28 yards from the right went wide of the far post.

In the 54th minute, Di Maria went down the right side and took the ball with his left foot. Maxi Rodriguez makes the ball with his chest at the back point. Tevez fired a left-footed volley from 12 yards in front of goal and the ball hit Mertesacker's face and deflected off the near post.

In the 55th minute, Higuain burst into the right side of the penalty area and crossed low, causing Neuer to hold the ball and get rid of it, but the ball fell to Khedira.

Argentine fans in front of the TV began to miss Maradona. If the king of the ball is not on the sidelines, but on the pitch, then Argentina may have a chance to equalise. The Argentine midfielder simply couldn't give the strikers a chance to win with one blow.

Football, like war, is about one drum and then declining. Three and exhaustion. Argentina couldn't find the Germans back of the net after a ten-minute onslaught. The Germans, having recovered their strength, attacked.

In the 56th minute, Podolski's long-range free kick hit the wall.

In the 57th minute, Boateng crossed diagonally from the left. Romero flew in front of Klose.

Sixty-second minute. Schweinsteiger takes a free-kick from 26 yards in front of goal. The soccer ball is blocked by a human wall.

It's like a big show, you sing and I'll appear.

In the 65th minute, Di Maria cut inside the penalty area line on the right side. The left-footed volley was held by Neuer again. Argentine national television shook its head and sighed: "It's not that Neuer is too brave, it's that our strikers' shooting skills are too poor." ”

Argentina, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was dealt a blow in the 67th minute. Khedira plugs the left ribs, Thomas falls to the ground with his back to protect the ball and hooks a right-footed cross, Podolski bursts into the left side of the penalty area and crosses low into the space between Romero and Burdisso!

Klose stops the ball and easily sends it into the empty net!

The score became 2-0!

Argentine fans looked at the stadium in disbelief, is this the team they have high hopes for?

The offense is disorganized and the defense is full of holes.

Despair appeared in the eyes of the Argentine players.

On the sidelines, the football king Maradona lowered his arrogant head and was in pain. All over the world, supporters in Argentina shed tears of sadness and despair. They were sad and two goals down, desperate and they couldn't see the possibility of a goal for their team.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!

Eight minutes later, the Germans dealt the Argentine a fatal blow. In the 74th minute, Schweinsteiger took a tactical corner kick on the left side, and after Podolski passed, Schweinsteiger accelerated and cut into the bottom line of the penalty area to knock back!

Friedrich scrambled into the near corner from four yards out at the front post!

The score became 3-0!

Argentina is not defended today!

The whole world knows that Argentina is on its way.

Maradona replaced his son-in-law Sergio Aguero and the desperate Argentines unleashed a tidal wave of attacks as they were to score a goal to save face.

In the 76th minute, Pastore's long-range shot from a tight angle from the right went wide of the near post. A minute later, Tevez fired wide from the left.

In the 87th minute, Messi's left-footed long-range shot was received by Neuer.

Germany put the icing on the cake in the 89th minute, Ozil counter-attacked from the left and crossed, Klose pushed a right-footed half-volley into the bottom left corner from nine meters in front of the goal!

The score became four to zero!

It was Klose's 54th goal for his country and his fourth of the tournament. With 14 World Cup goals, he is tied with senior Gerd Muller for second place in the World Cup scorer list, behind Ronnie and Don.

Three minutes into stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. At the end of the German-Argentine war, no one expected that Argentina would be defeated at the feet of the Germans. Argentine players and fans shed tears of sadness and anguish.

With that, Germany became the first team to beat Argentina and England at the same World Cup, and the first team since Brazil in 1970 to score four goals in three games in a single tournament. The last time Argentina lost so badly in the World Cup was back in 1974 when they lost 4-0 to Lan.

Germany beat Argentina 4-0, tying the record of three consecutive semi-finals and setting a new record of 12 semi-finals.

According to reports, Maradona originally thought that the 2010 World Cup would be a copy of the 1986 World Cup, but in the end he found that the glory of 1986 could not be replicated. After the game, the "Maradona" Messi in Maradona's heart shed tears on the field, and Lao Ma specially comforted Messi for this.

However, after entering the locker room, in the sad atmosphere of the whole team, Maradona himself could not help crying. Obviously, the fact that the big score loss and the shattered dream made the whole Argentine team feel unacceptable.

The president of the Argentine Football Federation, Grondona, and the technical adviser of the national team, Bilardo, went into the dressing room and tried to comfort Maradona and the Argentine players, but to little avail.

Maradona's mood was so bad that the head coach of the German team, Loew, held a press conference first, when in principle it should have been the head coach of the losing team who held the press conference first.

In his post-match press conference, Maradona first analysed the 0-4 scoreline, and he clearly did not admit defeat: "The score is not a reflection of the real situation on the field. The score doesn't diminish my pride in my players. I want to thank the team, thank the coaching staff, we didn't have the dream, but we respect the Argentine style. ”

A heartbroken Maradona said after the game that he was already starting to consider resigning as Argentina's head coach.

The result of this game shocked the world, and the Argentine independent said: This is the death of Argentina!

The team report said: Argentina lost 0-4 to Germany, making the prophecy of the octopus "Paul" come true again. This night was a night of sorrow for Argentines, and grief made Argentines angry, and anger made Argentines want to eat Paul Octopus.

In this World Cup, there is a very strange thing that a German octopus predicts the outcome of a German match every time before a German match, and every time the result is correct, including the defeat against Serbia.

The octopus, called "Paul", chooses in a glass box with the flags of two national teams and climbs into it to make his own predictions. Before the battle of Ard, the octopus climbed into a glass box with the German flag printed on it, predicting that the German team would win.

After a succession of successful predictions, Paul the Octopus has made a name for himself all over the world. The same is true in Argentina, where Paul is also a "big celebrity" and has been the focus of discussion on the Internet community Facebook site.

A group that "if Argentina is eliminated by Germany, kill the octopus 'Paul'" has become a hot target for Argentine fans on Facebook. The name of this group directly indicates the opinion of the fans. But this does not simply express the anger of the Argentine fans, many of whom have even left messages saying that they are going to eat the octopus. (To be continued......)