Chapter 430 The second group match

Chapter 430 The second group match
For a time, the fans watching the game on site and online were excited.

"Zhao is awesome! He scored a hat trick in his first World Cup game!"

"Yes, it is also the only hat trick in this World Cup so far!"

"Zhao Jinge is only a little over nineteen now, right? Is this the youngest hat trick in the history of the World Cup?"

"It seems not. The fastest hat-trick was created by Pele in Brazil's victory over France in the 1958 semi-finals.

Pele was not yet 18 at the time and is currently the only person under the age of 18 to have scored a hat-trick. "

"Holy crap, is Bailey so awesome? I thought he was just a crow-mouthed guy!"

"After all, he is the first football champion. How can he be crowned champion without some strength? Speaking of which, why didn't I hear Pele's prediction for this World Cup?"

"Haha, maybe he was given a gag order by the Brazilian Football Association, right? After all, he predicted that Brazil would win the World Cup at the last World Cup in Brazil. As a result, Brazil was swept by the German team. In January this year, he predicted that Brazil would win the World Cup. But Brazil's The fans were terrified!”

"Well, it's more poisonous than Guan Zeyuan, who wouldn't be afraid of it!"

On the court, after Zhao Jinge completed his hat trick, he imitated his senior German team player Miroslav Klose and celebrated with a front flip in excitement.

Loew was shocked on the sidelines. Wasn't this guy not allowed to do such a dangerous celebration? !
German star Miroslav Klose, who was watching the game with his teammates, couldn't help but smile after seeing this scene.

When he was about to retire, he heard that a promising newcomer had appeared in Wolfsburg, and like him, he was hailed as the hope of Germany's center!

At that time, he thought it was the German media paying tribute to him. After all, the German team was still in a center crisis at that time, but he did not expect that in just two years, the young boy at the time had grown to such a height. This made him Klose was a little emotional.

"The front flip celebration is very dangerous. If you have the opportunity, you have to remind him and use it as little as possible in the future!"

Loew regrets a little, if he had known that the three substitutions would not be needed so soon.

If there was still room for substitutions, he would definitely replace Zhao Jinge and let him accept the cheers of the fans alone.

This is the best compliment for his outstanding performance in this game!
Zhao Jinge's goal completely shattered the morale of the Swedish team. The German team's fifth goal was not due to how well they played, but purely due to the Swedish team's own mistakes.

Even the goalkeeper made such a low-level mistake, what can they expect from their other players?

In the last few minutes of the game, the Swedish players on the field were playing in a hazy state and just wanted to end this tormenting game as soon as possible.

The German team is still trying to continue attacking. Although Zhao Jinge no longer pursues goals, this does not prevent him from creating opportunities for his teammates.

In the 91st minute of the game, the German team got a good free kick opportunity.

Under normal circumstances, Toni Kroos or Zhao Jinge should have taken the penalty. Toni Kroos was not present at this time. Zhao Jinge saw that Thomas Muller was eager to try and took the initiative to give up the opportunity.

Thomas Muller's footwork was a bit outrageous. This 25-meter free kick was missed by him and failed to pose a threat to the goal.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Gundogan fell in the penalty area. Perhaps because the Swedish team lost so miserably, the referee did not call a penalty kick this time.

In the end, the German team defeated Sweden 5-1 and got a good start in their group stage.

After the game, the news that the German team beat Sweden 5-1 immediately became the headlines of major sports newspapers around the world.

People were shocked by the strength of the German team, but also regretted that the Vikings finally made it to the World Cup, only to fall at the speed of light.

Five years ago, the Swedish team was still inextricably tied with the German team, with a score of 5 to 3!

But now, they don't seem to be on the same level as the German team, and they are beaten by the other side without any ability to fight back.

This shocking score is a true portrayal of the strength of the two teams!
Although many experts and institutions predicted that the German team would win before the game, few could have imagined that they would win in this way.

Therefore, after this game, the betting companies increased the German team's winning odds, and the number suddenly soared to 2.2.

In other words, after only one round of the group stage, the outside world believes that the probability of the German team winning the championship is more than 40%!

How crazy this is!
After winning the game, Loew was in a good mood. He didn't wait for Andersson to come over and took the initiative to go forward and give him a warm hug.

Anderson's face looked very ugly. He didn't want to hug this guy who liked to touch his nose, but the other person was too enthusiastic and forced him to hug him, which made him extremely embarrassed.

"Haha, how about it? Are you convinced that you lost?"

"Hmph! It's just that you have a player like Zhao Jinge!"

Loew looked at the Swede's stubborn back and couldn't help but feel a little amused.

Why does this sound so familiar? Oh, it turns out he said the same thing before the game!
That’s okay!

After defeating Sweden, the strongest opponent in the group, the German team is in a good position to qualify.

Five days later, the German team will travel to the Fisht Olympic Stadium to face their second opponent in the group stage, Mexico.

The Mexican team is weaker than Sweden. If it can win this game, the German team will advance to the group stage.

In view of this, Loew gave the players two days off and allowed them to reunite with their families.

This wise decision was enthusiastically supported by the players, and he announced a holiday, and the players immediately dispersed.

Most of the players went to find their wives, but Zhao Jinge went to the hotel where Loew was staying and discussed tactics with him all night long.

After the match between Germany and Sweden, in another match in Group F, Mexico defeated South Korea 2-1.

This score was not unexpected. The Mexican team deserves the title of a strong South American team.

The schedule of the competition is very tight. After the first round of Group H, the second round of the German team is about to start!
Although they achieved a big victory in the last game, it is not without hidden dangers for the German team.

Draxler's old injury recurred, leaving the German team less abundant on the front line than before.

Without Draxler, the German team lacks a strong winger and scoring point on the front line. Other positions in the frontcourt, especially Zhao Jinge, will have greater scoring pressure.

After the game, Loew immediately sent someone to the hospital to understand Draxler's injury and confirmed that he had a recurrence of an old injury on his right thigh.

Based on the results of the examination, the national team's doctor determined that Draxler would have to be out for at least two weeks before he would have a chance to continue playing.

Two weeks means that not only will he not be able to catch up with the remaining two games of the group stage, but he may not even be able to make it to the quarter-finals.

But after hearing the news, Loew breathed a sigh of relief.

In his opinion, there is no problem for the German team to qualify from the group stage. After finishing first in the group, their opponents in the first knockout round will not be very strong, and it will not be difficult for them to break into the quarterfinals.

The quarter-finals will be played from July 5th to 6th, which is more than 20 days away, almost three weeks.

This should be enough time for Draxler to recover and still have time for him to get into shape with the team.

However, to be on the safe side, Loew decided to judge whether to let him play in the quarter-finals based on his recovery.

If it doesn't work, just wait a few more days and let him play in the semi-finals and finals after he recovers well enough.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the German team can break into the semi-finals.

The opponents of the German team in Group F in the first round of the knockout round will definitely come from Group E, and the strongest opponent in this group is undoubtedly Brazil from the football kingdom!

In addition, there are two strong teams, Switzerland and Costa Rica. These two teams are very likely to become the opponents of the German team in the quarter-finals, so they have also received special attention from Loew!

On June 23, the Group E match between Brazil and Switzerland started first.

Compared with Brazil's first opponent, Costa Rica, Switzerland is stronger.

Therefore, this game is also a real test for the Brazilian team. If they win, they will be first in the group. If they lose the third game, the pressure will be even greater.

The outside world is paying a lot of attention to this game because it is a key game to judge the quality of the Brazilian team.

Judging from the performance of each team in the first round of the group stage, there are four favorites to win this World Cup, namely Germany, Brazil, France and Argentina.

Even if it is not the biggest favorite, the Brazilian team's game still attracts countless spectators.

When the game started, more than 60,000 fans came to the stadium.

Many Samba fans who support the Brazilian team come from all over the world to cheer for their home team.

When the Brazilian national anthem sounded before the game, the 30,000 Brazilian fans sang in unison with the players and coaches on the field, showing the unprecedented unity of Brazil.

Brazil's number one star Neymar was even moved to tears during the playing of the national anthem.

Neymar sang with his eyes closed, feeling every drop of blood in his veins boiling.

He can't wait to kill the Swiss!

However, ninety minutes later, Neymar's heart felt cold. Neymar, who had shed tears before the game, cried again.

What was displayed on the big screen in the stadium was a number that all Brazilian players and all Brazilian fans could not accept - one:one.
After ninety minutes, Brazil, the third favorite to win the championship, was tied by Switzerland.

It didn't matter if they were tied, the offense they were proud of didn't come out!
The Brazilian team, which has always been known for its strong offensive firepower, performed very poorly in this game, and all their powerful forward lines failed.

With the whole game taking the initiative, Brazil's shooters wasted numerous opportunities and were eventually punished.

After losing this victory, they have the same points as Switzerland, and both teams have a chance to win the first place in the group.

If Brazil does not want to encounter other strong teams that are first in the group in the knockout stage, they must win in the last round of the group stage and have as many goal differences as possible. Otherwise, they are very likely to fall to second place in the group.

According to the rules of the World Cup, the first place in Group E will play against the second place in Group F, and the second place in Group E will play against the first place in Group F.

The current first place in Group F is the German team. If Brazil cannot qualify first in the group, they will encounter the German team in advance in the top 16!
With the current state of the two teams, if the Brazilian team wants to defeat the German team, the winning rate may be less than 40%!
Therefore, the score of the Brazilian team not only harmed themselves, but also affected the German team next door.

Originally, we only had to play against second-rate teams like Costa Rica or Switzerland in the quarter-finals, but it turned out to be better now. Because of the upset of the Brazilian team, the No. 1 seed and No. 3 seed that won the championship might have to meet in advance.

This intensity is immediately maxed out!
For Switzerland, they are completely able to accept this score.

After all, compared to losing, the current score is more conducive to their fight for first place in the group.

If they want to reach the quarterfinals, they must not meet the German team.

Therefore, in the next game, they will fight against Costa Rica and try to baptize Costa Rica and get enough goal difference.

The best player of the game was awarded to Swiss midfielder Shaqiri.

In this game, he completed a total of six wonderful shots.

And scored a crucial goal!

Brazil and Switzerland tied, which is definitely good news for Costa Rica and Serbia.

As long as the two teams can defeat each other, they can maintain their hope of qualifying until the last round. As long as they defeat their opponents in the last round, they can successfully qualify.

As a result, both teams played very unrestrainedly in this game, and in the end Serbia, which was more powerful, had the last laugh.

After winning this game, Serbia can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as they draw with Brazil in the last round, they can qualify from the group. If Brazil loses, they can even qualify first in the group.

Costa Rica, which had lost both games to Mexico, was eliminated one round early and became the first team to be eliminated in this World Cup.

The incident in Group E alarmed Loew: "Damn Brazilian, why did he overturn?"

Brazil does not want to encounter the German team prematurely, and the German team does not want to encounter them early.

Draxler has not returned from injury yet!

If they encounter Brazil in the first round of the knockout round, it will be even more difficult for the German team to defeat their opponent.

Therefore, he planned to make some preparations in advance.

"Go all out for this game. After winning against Mexico, we will send substitutes to play in the last round. Let the main players rest as much as possible. After recharging their energy, we can better deal with the opponents in the knockout stage!"

The knockout matches of the World Cup are determined by one game, regardless of home and away games, so the error tolerance rate is very low.

Even a strong team can easily fall apart.

What's more, facing an equally powerful opponent, it will be even easier to overturn.

(End of this chapter)