Chapter 424: Leading the scorer list and assists list, qualifying ahead of schedule with 2 consecuti

Chapter 424: Leading the scorer list and assists list, qualifying ahead of schedule with two consecutive wins

Portugal's 5-1 victory over Spain at Sochi's Fisht Stadium has undoubtedly become the most watched news in the world.

The gluttonous feast held every four years attracts worldwide attention.

I thought the match between the two favorites would be a close match, but I didn’t expect that the game process and result would be one-sided.

It can be seen from the side that Spain's results in this World Cup cannot be said to replicate the group exit of the previous World Cup, but it will certainly not go too far.

In the ninety-minute game against Portugal, there was not much dazzling performance on the offensive end.

The only goal was still suspected of foul play.

The perfect performance of Cristiano Ronaldo and Martin has also become the core of positive reports by major media.

At the same time, I fully believe that this Portugal team has a greater probability of winning the World Cup championship!
In the past, the probability was calculated based only on various data. With the victory over Spain in the first round, many media and fans believed that Portugal already had the temperament of a championship.

After winning the game, the Portuguese team quickly adjusted their mentality after a simple celebration and focused on the next two group matches.

Although it is said that the difficulty of qualifying for the group is low, every player knows that the lion must fight the rabbit with all his strength.

There are countless examples of people who got carried away and were eliminated, and no one wants to be a negative example.

At 11 o'clock in the morning the next day, the whole team took a flight from Sochi to Moscow to prepare for the second round of the group stage at Luzhniki Stadium.

The 2018 Battle Nations World Cup continues.

At 1 pm local time, the first round of Group C started at the Kazan Arena.

The French team, the favorite to win the championship, was a bit slow. After Griezmann scored a penalty kick, the Australian team also scored a penalty kick to equalize the score. Manchester United star Pogba scored a winning goal to help the French team win 2:1. Australia.

At 4 p.m., Argentina and Iceland competed in the first round of Group C at the Spartak Arena in Moscow.

After ninety minutes, the two teams scored 1:1, each scoring one point.

The Portuguese team arrived in Moscow for a while at the hotel where they stayed, and then quickly went to the training ground prepared by the organizer for recovery training.

The biggest feature of the tournament system is that the schedule is relatively compact and the interval between games is short. Therefore, when the strengths are similar, whoever is in better physical condition will have a higher probability of winning.

While Portugal was starting recovery training, another group match in Group C kicked off in Saranks.

After ninety minutes of fierce battle, Peru, which advanced to the main draw through the intercontinental play-offs, lost to Denmark 0:1.

The last group match of the day started at 2pm local time, with Croatia defeating Nigeria 0-.

The end of this game also means that the third match day of the Fighting Nations World Cup has come to an end.

The stars move and the sun rises in the east.

The fourth match day of the Fighting Nations World Cup unfolds with the attention of the whole world.

Costa Rica 0:1 Serbia.

Germany lost to Mexico 0:1.

Brazil 1:1 Switzerland.

After four games, Portugal is preparing to enter the final stage of the second round of the group stage with Morocco.

On the afternoon of June 6, local time, the entire Portuguese team came to the Luzhniki Stadium for the last adaptation training before the game.

Head coach Santos and veteran Pepe attended the regular pre-match press conference, and assistant coaches and other players went directly to the stadium.

The Luzhniki Stadium is the largest professional football stadium in the fighting country, with a capacity of 84745 fans. The opening ceremony and opening game are all held in this stadium, and the final will also be played here.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo looked at this stadium with emotion.

Martin walked up to Ronaldo and patted him on the shoulder: "Time flies quickly, doesn't it?"

"Yes."

Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged: "Ten years have passed in the blink of an eye."

In the Champions League final ten years ago, he represented Manchester United and reached the top of the Champions League.

The memory is beautiful but also sad at the same time.

He scored a goal for Manchester United, but missed a penalty shootout.

"Believe me, we will be the ultimate champions."

The corners of Martin's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at the World Cup logo that the staff was decorating.

Ronaldo turned his head and looked into the other person's confident eyes, and also laughed: "I never doubted it."

"what are you guys saying?"

B Fei came over and asked curiously.

"Say you're so handsome."

Martin put his arm around B Fei's shoulders.

"really?"

Fei B suddenly became excited when he heard this.

"Haha~"

Hearing Ronaldo's laughter, B Fei immediately realized that he had been deceived by Martin.

"You guy."

Fei B gave him a resentful look, and finally muttered to himself: "I feel that I am indeed a bit handsome~"

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When the Portuguese team took the bus back to their hotel, the focus of the battle between Colombia and Sakura Country also came to an end.

Colombia, which had one less player to play, lost 1:2 in the end.

A close contest will take place later at the Spartak Stadium.

Senegal defeated Poland 2:1.

The latest game kicked off at the Zenit Stadium in St. Petersburg.

The host nation defeated Egypt, led by Salah 3:2, and became the first team to advance to the top .

The second round of Group B between Portugal and Morocco starts at 3 pm local time.

The Portuguese team, led by Martin and Ronaldo, departed from their hotel at 12:30 noon and took a bus to the stadium with the largest capacity in this World Cup.

Luzhniki Stadium!

The two teams have met twice in the World Series.

There was a competition at the World Cup level.

The 1986 World Cup in Mexico was the World Cup where Maradona was crowned king.

It’s also the group stage.

The result was not very good, Portugal lost 1:3.

This result has also become a bargaining chip for the Moroccan media and fans to boost morale before the game.

But neither Santos nor Pepe took it seriously.

Can what happened thirty-two years ago still have an impact on the current game?
Portugal took a bus to the main road outside the Luzhniki Stadium, and huge chants swept all the way to the stadium.

The Portuguese players, who were wearing expensive headphones to listen to music and relax, took off their headphones one after another and couldn't help waving to the fans, thanking everyone for unleashing their passion.

Through the glass window, Martin saw various banners, slogans and posters related to himself, with a bright smile on his handsome face.

This feeling is so good!
By the time they changed into their training shirts and entered the stadium to warm up, more than 60,000 fans had already filled the auditorium, and the remaining seats were being filled by fans queuing in at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Those die-hard fans who entered the stadium early took the time to decorate the atmosphere of their own team.

Many neutral fans who wanted to join in the fun and watch the stars immediately took out their mobile phones and cameras and kept taking pictures of their favorite stars.

Martin, Ronaldo, Pepe, Seat B, etc... Among them, Martin and Ronaldo have received the most attention.

If you have to distinguish between high and low.

Martin is the most popular one.

Handsome in appearance and unparalleled in football skills.

The strongest current football player in world football!
These neutral fans who join in the fun also include many bloggers and celebrities with millions of fans...

Many celebrities from Hong Kong Island also came to this stadium to cheer for Portugal and Martin.

In terms of blood, they have the same ancestor as Martin.

Of course, Morocco is not without stars.

It can only be said that the star quality is relatively low, and there is no way to compare with Portugal, the favorite to win the championship.

The most famous one is undoubtedly the central defender Benatia, who has played for Juventus and Bayern.

Achraf, who was born in the Real Madrid youth training, has performed brilliantly since he was promoted to the first team by Zidane last summer. According to media reports, he is likely to join Dortmund, a Bundesliga team with more opportunities, on loan this summer.

Ziyech has just emerged at Ajax and has not yet become a thigh-level star.

However, judging from the strength of the players, it is still very good.

About an hour before the game, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on FIFA's official website.

Portugal still uses the 4231 formation, with only one position adjustment compared to the first round.

Joao Mario replaces B Fee, and the other positions remain unchanged.

Morocco changed from the 4141 formation to the 4231 formation that is popular in world football.

In terms of personnel, three position adjustments have also been made.

Center defender Sais, winger Amin Ali, and forward Kaebi were replaced by Da Costa, Radil, and Butayib.

Fans waiting for the game to start know that the battle is about to begin!

"aoaoaooaoooooo——"

As time went by, the chants gradually swept through the Luzhniki Stadium.

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Just after three o'clock in the afternoon local time, the on-duty referee Mark Geiger from Sam Country blew his whistle, signaling the start of the match between Portugal and Morocco.

Morocco, whose overall strength is not as good as Portugal, fully retreated and directly defended in a squatting position.

Central 5 commentator He Wei said: "Morocco's tactics are really targeted. It feels like they gave up offense and focused on defense."

"Obviously, this is a forced choice. It will definitely be difficult to score a goal in a head-to-head encounter. Portugal, which has the overall advantage, will definitely take the initiative in the game and launch waves of mercury-like offensives. Morocco can only grasp the transition from defense to offense. Only with the opportunity of quick counterattack can you get the chance to upset, this... is also a standard tactic for a weak team to defeat a strong team."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "I just don't know if Morocco's bus tactic can prevent Portugal's offensive system led by Martin."

In the first ten minutes, Morocco had almost no decent chances to control the ball.

The ball possession ratio given by the broadcaster directly reached an astonishing 82%: 18%.

The Moroccan fans in the audience were terrified.

The few good news is that goalkeeper Munir guarded the goal and was not breached.

Comprehensive defense is the central idea of ​​Morocco's tactics. Completing defense again and again brings great confidence to Moroccan players.

Portugal's offensive was overwhelming, and it was difficult to get excellent shooting opportunities when Martin and Ronaldo were closely guarded.

But the 0:0 score only lasted until the 26th minute.

Ronaldo's long shot from the left side of the penalty area forced Munir to make a wonderful save.

The football went out of bounds and Portugal got a corner kick.

Moutinho took a corner kick from the left.

Martin suddenly moved forward from the penalty spot, using Pepe's screen and pick-and-roll to get in front of Amraba and rub the header at the edge of the small penalty area. The football that changed its trajectory fell to the back point with a strong parabola.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who crossed paths with Wundt, appeared at the unmarked back point. He leaned over and dived, heading the ball towards the goal.

The Moroccan players realized it was too late to make a remedy. They could only watch helplessly as the football grazed the inner edge of the right goal post and entered the net.

Ronaldo was extremely excited after scoring the goal. He opened his arms and ran all the way to the fans of his team, celebrating his fourth goal in this World Cup with the iconic 'siu'.

The commentators in the live commentary box/remote live broadcast room blurted out all the words of praise that could be said at this moment, fully praising Ronaldo's outstanding performance.

1:0
The entire Luzhniki Stadium has become a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese fans.

Huge shouts, one wave after another.

Morocco, who were lagging behind, were very confused. The strategy they formulated before the game was to try not to concede a goal in the half, and then use the impatience of the Portuguese players in the second half to see if they could steal a goal.

Ronaldo's goal completely disrupted their plans.

After a short period of reflection, Morocco head coach Renard decided to continue using defensive tactics.

One goal behind, but there is still hope.

It’s just that many times plans can’t keep up with changes.

The mentality of the players became the key.

In the 36th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo participated in the attack. He made wonderful cooperation with Guerrero, Joao Mario and Moutinho. When he was near the bottom line, he faked a dunk with his left foot, knocking down the club's younger brother. Shraf then sent a precise cross with his right foot.

Martin, who advanced to the penalty spot, leaped high, overpowered Benatia and Da Costa and headed the ball into the goal guarded by Munir, extending the score to two goals.

"Martin!"

"Nice goal!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei said impassionedly: "Martin and Ronaldo passed shots to each other and Portugal led Morocco 2:0! If Morocco loses this game, they will become the first team to be eliminated in this World Cup! "

The Portuguese fans in the audience were as excited as children, dancing.

The Moroccan fans sighed, obviously guessing that the result of the game was likely to develop in a direction they did not want to see.

For the team Martin plays for, a two-goal lead already means a win!

Morocco, which was trailing by two goals, had no choice but to strengthen its attack to have a chance to equalize the score.

As everyone knows, the price is that defensive loopholes are infinitely magnified.

Before the end of the first half, Martin received Moutinho's through ball in a quick counterattack from defense to attack. He passed three people and then passed goalkeeper Munir before hitting the empty goal.

3:0
This goal also means that the overall situation has been decided.

Portugal won and Morocco was eliminated early.

Portugal, which changed sides and fought again, did not have much desire to attack and focused on control.

But the score was still fixed at 66:4 in the 0th minute.

Seat B received Martin's heel pass in the penalty area and succeeded in a low shot.

This score did not change until the end of the game.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

Referee Mark Geiger blew the whistle to end the game.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei shouted passionately: "Portugal defeated Morocco 4:0 at the Luzhniki Stadium with the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Martin and Bernardo Silva, sending the opponent out early. With two consecutive wins, we also became the second team to advance to the top after the host country Fighting Nation!”

Cristiano Ronaldo and Martin, who scored four goals in two games, are tied for the top scorer list. However, because Martin contributed three assists in two games, he ranks first in the assists list and is also ranked ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of the scorer list.

(End of this chapter)