Ahead of the quarter-final against Germany, Portugal coach Scolari said in a high-profile manner that he wants UEFA to change the ban on German coach Loew and allow him to direct the game from the dugout.

"That's true and I'd like to see UEFA revise their sanctions against Mr Loew so that he can be with his team and direct the game from the dugout." Speaking at the Portuguese training base in Basel, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Scolari said: "If UEFA really decides like that, I will fail. ”

Due to the fact that German coach Loew was sent to the stands by the referee in the final group stage, according to the rules of the European Championship, the players and coaches who received red cards will be automatically banned for the next game, so UEFA made the decision that "Loew will be banned in the quarter-finals between Germany and Portugal". But obviously, Scolari is a gentleman, and behind his generosity is confidence: "Even if Loew is in the dugout, I can beat you. It is no wonder that, judging from the group stage, Portugal qualified smoothly, while Germany passed the test in a thrilling way, not to mention that Scolari has obviously more experience than Lev.

Generosity is generosity to the end, and then the head coach of the Portuguese team, Scolari, told reporters about his biggest concern, that is, the biggest advantage of the German team - height. In Scolari's eyes, how to deal with the aerial bombardment of such a "giant team" as Germany is the most headache for him.

The difference in size, especially height, between the Portuguese and German players is what Scolari is most concerned about. In front of reporters, he took out a piece of paper and read out the height numbers of some German players: "Their number 17 (Mertesacker) is 1.98 meters, and the number 13 (Balak) is 1.88 meters, and there is. Gomez 1.89m, Metzelder 1.94m...... "The Brazilian's expression was very grim.

"Their physical superiority. Air superiority, that's what worries me the most. To overcome the huge gap in height. It's very difficult for our smaller players to compete with a group of giants. Of course, there is also the fact that their captain, No. 13 Ballack. Scolari has been studying footage of Ballack's matches for the German national team and Chelsea in recent days, saying, "Ballack is a good player, a player who can decide the game, one of the top four or five players in the world. We have to be careful of him. Of course, the game was played with 11 men and we couldn't just keep an eye on Ballack and let the rest of the German players relax. Like their Ram. He's very dangerous on the wing. ”

At the same time, Scolari also refuted the claim that "Portugal has an extra day of rest, the physical advantage prevails": "We didn't rest for an extra week. Even the players who did not participate in the match against Switzerland were trained at great intensity, and their bodies were depleted. We had an extra 24 hours of rest against our opponents, but the Germans were very fit, so it wasn't an advantage. ”

'The German team is getting better and better game by game, but we can also come up with something new against them. It's going to be an interesting game. I respect our opponents, but I'm sure Portugal will be in the last four. ”

After attending the opening ceremony of the European Championships, Brazilian star Pele has been stranded in Switzerland, claiming that he wants to follow the tournament up close. Experience first-hand the atmosphere of the European continent in full swing.

However, to the relief of fans from all over the world, this time. Pele really seems to be just watching the game, very honestly. And didn't say something predictive with a big mouth.

However, after the group stage matches. As the knockout rounds were about to begin, some of the biggest names in football came out to speak.

First Eusebio came out and praised Cristiano Ronaldo, and the "Panther" said in an interview with the 442 football magazine: "Yes, he can take my place, and now he is on this path, he can become not only the best footballer in Portugal, but also the best player in the world." ”

In this interview, Eusebio refused to use the words 'one of the best players in the world', instead awarding the best in the world to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Perhaps it was Eusebio's sudden opening that made Pele, who had been silent, feel the pain of being ignored, and he immediately told the media what he thought was the best in the world, "There is no doubt about it!" Jonk is the best in the world! He's phenomenal! I've only seen players like this twice, one is Ronaldo and the other is Zinedine Zidane...... Portugal? Their game was fantastic, Scolari is an incredible coach and I would say that the final title belongs to Portugal! That's right, it's Portugal! ”

When he heard Pele's words come out of the game, one of the Portuguese reporters at the scene was shaking with his hand holding the microphone, and he really didn't mind putting the microphone into the mouth of the 'crow' if possible...... Moreover, at this moment, there are not a few Portuguese fans who are in the same mood as this Portuguese reporter, they have the heart to kill Pele, so good, what are you jumping out of and yelling about!!

However, after talking about Portugal and Jonker, the Brazilian king did not forget to comment on Ronaldo, "Cristiano Ronaldo is strong, he is a superstar, but he is only one of the 23 players, if the whole team does not function properly, just having a strong Ronaldo will not help." Luckily, it seems to me that Scolari's Portugal are functioning well and they will knock out Germany and reach the last four. ”

After Pele's words came out, Bwin immediately adjusted the odds for Portugal to eliminate Portugal and advance to the last four.

"What a disgusting old man." Ronaldo rummaged through the newspaper and said, Jonker turned his head to look and saw that in the newspaper, Pele's famous black face came out of Pele's mouth, and an arrow came out of Pele's mouth, the arrow was the flag of Portugal, and the end of the arrow said Champion, and there was a big exclamation mark!

It's just that, thinking of the 'great achievements' of the owner with the big mouth, this exclamation mark actually felt a little bad in Jonck's eyes.

Pele praised the Portuguese team and claimed that Jonk was the best player in the world and that Portugal would eventually win the championship, and the Portuguese players already knew about it, and everyone took it as a joke. Said it, and then laughed. Just, behind that smile. Some players still have to curse secretly, after all, as we all know, the lethality of Pele's crow's beak is simply too great...... It always makes people feel weird in their hearts.

On June 19, the quarter-up match between Portugal and Germany was played in Basel.

It is not yet known whether the Portuguese, who has suffered the 'curse' of Brazilian football king Pele, will be able to break the curse and survive, but the Portuguese team has received a bad news.

Carapato is the shirt caretaker of the Portugal team. Carlos is his own brother, but unfortunately he is seriously ill and is being treated in the hospital.

Carapato, who had been worried about his brother's health, called the hospital to inquire about his brother's condition, but heard a request from his brother while chatting: "I want to sue Cristiano in person, I hope he will score a goal." ”

Although Carapato is the shirt manager of the Portuguese national team, it can be imagined how far away the distance between him, an ordinary staff member, and Ronaldo will be, however, in the face of his brother's request. After thinking about it for a while, he mustered up the courage and decided to relay it to Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo immediately accepted Carapato's request and contacted Carlos himself by calling the phone number of Carlos' wife, who was caring for him at the hospital. During the few minutes of the call, Carlos happily confessed his wish to Ronaldo.

After the match with Switzerland. Ronaldo did not play in that game and he approached Carapato and sued him. He will play in the quarter-up against Germany and will make good on his promise to score. Wait until after scoring a goal to call Carlos and chat with him.

But. Carapato's reply, however, was, "Thank you, Cristiano." But neither you nor I will be able to speak to him again, because he has left us for good this morning. ”

Cristiano Ronaldo, who lost his father when he was a teenager, knows the pain of losing a loved one. Immediately after that, he extended his hands to Carapato, and the two men hugged each other tightly. At the same time, Ronaldo also promised Carapato that if he really scored in the quarter-finals, he would definitely dedicate it to Carlos in heaven.

The story between the shirt manager of the Portuguese national team and his brother Carlos, who died of illness, and Cristiano Ronaldo was known by the media, and there was another crazy hype.

Jonker is honestly not the protagonist of this incident, he is disgusted by this kind of media hype, which is a very simple matter, a football player wants to fulfill the wish of a fan who unfortunately died, but is hyped by the media.

Jonk asked Ronaldo about Ronaldo, and after learning the whole thing, he comforted his teammates.

Then Jonk opened his laptop, went to his mailbox, and looked at the emails sent by Duan Xuan and Mendes, Duan Xuan was responsible for Jonke's donation to the Wenchuan earthquake-stricken area, Jonke's second donation of 500,000 euros, a total of 1 million euros before and after the donation has arrived, and he has also become the athlete who has donated the most in the sports world.

Jonker has only one request, that is, to ensure that this donation can be used to buy food, tents and other materials urgently needed in the disaster area, and he wants Haishen to track and monitor the whole process, which is not that Jonke is stingy, but he is very suspicious of the morality of some officials in China, and you can't put an end to the idea that some officials with ignorance of conscience will fight for disaster relief funds. That's why Jonke bothered Haishen to work harder, try to do it himself, and strive to use every penny on the blade.

As for Mendes's email, this is a lawsuit to him, the negotiations on NANA's endorsement of Dior have been completed, and Dior's headquarters has decided to hire NANA as a spokesperson in Asia, Dior's image spokesperson in the next 5 years, and the endorsement fee has reached a total of 3.65 million US dollars for 5 years.

This is definitely a great news for a newcomer who has not officially debuted, of course, without Jonker's influence throughout Asia, Dior will not find a newcomer like NANA as a spokesperson, it can be said that if Dior is not the main female product, it is more appropriate to find Jonk directly, no way, the girlfriend is not bad, and it is the new favorite of the entertainment industry.

On the evening of the 19th, all eyes were on the St. Jakobs Stadium in Basel, where the quarter-finals match between Portugal and Germany will be played at 8 p.m. Swiss time.

The weather in Basel is very good, although it is summer, but because the game time is 20:25 in the evening, the heat is not heavy, and there is a light breeze. It feels pretty good.

It was a good weather for the race.

At this point, there was still more than an hour before the start of the game. The stadium for the quarter-final between Portugal and Germany - St. Jakob's Park - is already full.

In order to avoid Portuguese and German fans stranded at the entrance, a possible clash occurred. The stadium was released half an hour earlier, and the fans entered the stadium through two different entrances.

Of course, there are undoubtedly happy fans who have tickets and can come in to watch the game, but more fans are those who came to Basel but did not have tickets, and they were stranded outside the stadium in large numbers. Carelessness is also a safety hazard.

At this moment, at each end of a square near St. Jacob's Park, a huge open-air screen was placed at each end, and these fans who did not have tickets gathered here to cheer and pray for their respective teams under their own big screens.

The Portuguese fans looked scrappy, shouting neat slogans and singing songs. The pre-match self-amusement began, and the German fans set off fireworks, and the smoke filled the air, which really felt like a big war was coming.

All this qiē. It all shows that the game of Germany vs Portugal is coming!

When the Portuguese players came out to warm up. They enjoyed the applause and cheers of the Portuguese fans in the stands, and as Portugal won all three of their group stage games to advance to the quarter-finals. Now, the whole British Peninsula is bursting with confidence. In their eyes, Portugal is the strongest team! And these players are undoubtedly heroes!!

During the warm-up, Jonker practiced his long-range shots from a position about 30 meters from the goal, and he was quite satisfied with his condition when he saw the football fly into the net like a cannonball.

In addition, Jonk also deliberately practiced hanging shooting.

Considering Germany's defensive ability, Jonker had long been mentally prepared for the difficult journey of this game, so he also deliberately strengthened the practice of long-range shooting.

While the Portuguese team was warming up, the German team also came out to warm up.

In this German team, Jonker is most familiar with well-known players such as Ballack and Schweinsteiger.

Well, there's also a guy named Podolsky, and once after a game, a couple of people played pretty well with Podolsky.

When Jonker attended the World Footballer of the Year ceremony for the first time, he met Ballack.

As they warmed up and walked to the locker room, Jonk bumped into Cannavaro, and the two exchanged a hello before parting again.

It's going to be a life-and-death opponent on the field soon, so naturally there is not so much effort to greet.

However, when the grinning face appeared in front of Jonker, Jonk could not remain indifferent - the owner of this face was Ballack, a former Chelsea team-mate.

"Aha, Jonk, you're going to lose in a minute, don't you cry like Cristiano." Barak said.

Jonk knows, and Barak knows, it's a life-or-death game!

This is the knockout round!!

In the dressing room, the managers of both sides began to make the final pre-war mobilization.

Inside the Portuguese dressing room: Scolari looked at his players with a stern expression, and there was a strength in the eyes of the Portuguese called determination, which seemed to be burning, and the players were also looking at him, and no one spoke.

"Boys, it's a knockout! I don't need to say more, you know what that means! Has anyone been dizzy by the media's hype these days? If anyone has that idea, then congratulations, you can go home early!! Forget about the group stage matches! Remember, this is a knockout! It doesn't matter if our opponent is Germany or not, just because it's a knockout game, we can't afford to make a little mistake, and from the very beginning of the game, you have to concentrate on it! Because, no one can afford to lose! It's like a big gamble! Win, you're heroes! A hero of Portugal! If you lose, you will be honored to find that the media that were still trying to praise you yesterday are full of critical words!! ”

"Win this game! Goal, Finals! This is a game not to lose! ”

"The boss is right!" Cristiano Ronaldo got up and said, the Portuguese captain looked a little excited, "We can't lose this game!" No matter who our opponent is, we have to win! I, Cristiano Ronal, am 23 years old and this is probably my second European Cup, the taste of defeat, since Euro 2004, have already tasted it once, and it is enough! That's enough!! I don't need to fail! Portugal also no longer needs to taste defeat!! ”

The players looked at their captain.

"Me. Ricardo. Carvalho, 30 years old. Refuse to fail! Carvalho stood up.

"I, Joao. Moutinho. 22 years old, don't accept failure! "This is Joao. Moutinho.

"I, Kopelle. Ravilan. Lima. Ferreira, 25 years old, does not accept defeat! "This is Pepe.

The players stood up one by one, and these players are considered to be the most promising Champions League for Portugal after the golden generation, which once gave Portuguese football hope. However, every tournament has always given them tears of failure and sadness, and now, under the leadership of Jonk and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese team has re-attacked the European Championship after 4 years!

It is impossible to pass by again, because there is never a chance to start over!

"How can you forget about us, no one wants to fail! We will be the winners! No one can stop us. Jonk said, standing up.

He came out to speak on behalf of the young people. Although Jonker is not old in Portugal, with his fame and strength, he is definitely the leader and leader among these young people.

"That's right! Champions need to work together! So. Let's start by taking out the Germans! Champion! Advance!! Nani yelled in a thick voice.

At this time, Scolari, who had been watching the players' table xiàn beside him, knew that superfluous words. Needless to say, this time. He was even a little proud that he insisted on choosing Cristiano Ronaldo as captain, and now it seems. Cristiano Ronaldo is indeed the most suitable one.

"Excellent! I'm honored to be your head coach! I know your strength! When I came to the Euros, I said we were here for the championship! To this day, I am still convinced that you are the strongest! No one can be better than you! Go ahead and take out the Germans! One step closer to the championship!! "Scolari shook his hand at the last moment, and his trench coat hunted with the style of a general.

Finally, all the Portuguese players gathered in a circle and shouted, "Portugal! Win! Win! Portugal! Advance! Champion!! ”

"Portugal! Advance! Champion! ”

"The championship belongs to Portugal! go！ go！！ go！！！ ”

"Kill the Germans! We are the champions! ”

"Long live Germany!"

"Champion! Germany! Champion! ”

"Haha, the Portuguese!"

In the stands of St. Jakobs Park, fans from both sides erupted into loud noises, and the sound of slogans resounded in the night sky, and when the players from both sides lined up, the entire St. Jacobs Park Stadium suddenly reached a climax, and the flashing lights in the stands flashed like a little star.

Knockout!

Jonk took a deep breath and stood in line with his teammates, at this time, the announcer in the stadium was also reading out the list of starters on both sides aloud, and every name was pronounced, which caused a huge cheer, for the fans of both sides, these players were their heroes.

When the announcer read Jonker's name, Jonk raised his hand to signal to the stands, the Portuguese fans in the stands let out a huge cheer, and he received more cheers than captain Cristiano Ronaldo, if it weren't for Scolari's consideration of some bizarre incidents from time to time, the captain of this year would be Jonker, not Ronaldo.

The players are lining up, shaking hands, exchanging team flags and other rituals.

"ESPN broadcasts ...... live for you"

"The BBC brings you live coverage ......"

Sky TV...... I'm Gary. Lineker"

"Okay, let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides." Lineker took advantage of the gap to quickly introduce the starters of Portugal and Germany.

"Portugal's formation is 4-2-3-1, 1-Ricardo/4-Bosingwa, 16-Carvalho, 15-Pepe, 2-Ferreira/8-Petit, 10-Moutinho/7-Ronaldo, 20-Deco, 11-Simao/25-Jonker"

"Germany 4-4-2: 1-Lehmann/3-Friedrich, 17-Mertesacker, 21-Metzelde, 16-Lahm/15-Hitzersperger, 6-Rohrfes, 13-Ballack, 7-Schweinsteiger/11-Klose, 20-Podolski"

While Lineker was speaking, the Italian referee Roberto . Rossetti blew the whistle for the start of the match.

Portugal's squad remained unchanged from their starting XI for the first two group games, with the number 25 Jonk coming up front, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Simão splitting the left and right wings. Germany started three changes in midfield from the previous game, with Hitzersperger and Schweinsteiger playing on the wings, Rolfes replacing Frings with a rib injury, and Podolski joining Klose up front.

The head coach of the German team, Loew, was suspended for this game, and he could only stay in a glass private room without communication equipment to watch the game, which had a certain impact on the German team. (To be continued......)