Chapter 630 Victory is the most important!

Bruno finally said: "In the second half, let's give them a little surprise. They think they can defend us with the same set of tactics in the first half, so let them think so, let us use goals to tell them that they are wrong!"

"You're right!"

"Win the championship! You must win the championship!"

"I didn't come here just to change clothes in a luxurious dressing room!"

"Champion! Champion!!"

"Fuck those French guys!"

"Well, let's fight for these forty-five minutes anyway!"

"Fight them!!"

While the Portuguese players gathered together to discuss countermeasures, the French players stood on the field, waiting for the other team to return to their positions so that they could kick off.

When the Portuguese players dispersed, they didn't see any difference between these Portuguese players and those in the first half.

Their head coach Didier Deschamps shouted to the players on the sidelines: "Attack! Remember, attack! Keep attacking until I say stop!"

Veteran Giroud gave his coach a thumbs up, indicating that he heard it. Attack? As a striker, he really likes it.

He turned around and shouted to his teammates behind him: "Let's continue the attack--!!"

The referee Pitana blew the whistle to kick off right after he shouted this.

Ronaldo kicked the ball to Bernardo Silva, who then passed the ball back to Bruno who had already reached the center circle.

The second half, which will determine the final winner of the championship, has begun!

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After Bruno received the ball, Giroud rushed forward first.

Bruno did not tangle with Giroud near the center circle, which was a good opportunity to try out a new tactic.

He passed the ball to Moutinho behind him, who was not far away from him. This was also related to the fact that the game had just started and the formation had not yet been deployed.

Moutinho didn't pass the ball to Bruno because Giroud let Bruno go, but Kante followed up.

Moutinho knew that the situation in the first half made it difficult for Bruno to deal with, because no matter where he ran, there would always be a French player following him in time, sometimes it was Giroud and Kante, sometimes it was Griezmann and Pogba.

He passed the ball back to center back Pepe, and Bruno wanted to run back to receive the ball, as it was his habit.

Moutinho waved at him: "Go ahead, Bruno. I'm responsible for connecting the front and back fields."

So Bruno ran up obediently.

Kante, who was originally planning to defend him closely, was stunned for a moment, looked at Bruno who ran behind him, hesitated for a while and still did not follow him.

Anyway, in his opinion, although Bruno was out of his control, he entered the territory under the charge of Pogba and Matuidi. No matter how he ran, he could not escape.

France could use a zonal pressing strategy against Bruno, but they didn't do that against the rest of Portugal.

There is no need to do this to every single person in Portugal. On the one hand, it would be a huge undertaking, and on the other hand, the effect might not be good.

They just have to defend Portugal's core.

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Pepe passed the ball to Moutinho.

Moutinho was not pressed by the opponent like Bruno was, and Giroud only made a symbolic defensive move.

For Portugal, as long as they curb their core, the whole team will be almost paralyzed. There is no need to waste energy on others.

Moutinho turned calmly and then dribbled forward.

Kante came up to stop him, so he passed the ball to Bruno in front of him.

Almost at the moment of receiving the ball, Bruno felt the pressure from behind, so he immediately passed the ball to Quaresma diagonally opposite.

Quaresma should have passed the ball quickly because Bruno had already completed his run. However, Quaresma habitually tried to break through, but was intercepted by Matuidi and right-back Pavard of the French team.

Although the French team was not so concerned about defending Moutinho, it did not mean that they did not defend any Portuguese player, let alone a Portuguese offensive player who posed a direct threat to the goal.

In fact, although Bruno was under very tight defense, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Quaresma, the three Portuguese attackers who performed well in this World Cup, have also been the main targets of the French team's defense.

Bruno, who ran to the position but did not receive the pass, spread his hands towards Quaresma.

Quaresma got up from the ground and waved his hand apologetically.

Bruno made a quick pass gesture to him, then turned and ran back to join the defense.

It seems that it will take some time for the whole team to adapt to this style of play. I just hope that the French team will not score any more goals during this period.

If they were only one goal behind, there was still hope of equalizing, but falling behind by two goals would be a heavy blow to Portugal's morale.

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In the subsequent games, Bruno has been leading his teammates to try this fast passing and running style of play, trying to make his teammates familiar with it as soon as possible.

There were many passing errors, because the passing speed was fast and the movement was fast, which led to frequent coordination errors.

For example, Bruno passed the ball, only to find that his teammates had run too far. Or because the ball was passed too fast, the accuracy could not be guaranteed, or the force was too great to stop the ball...

In short, various mistakes were the norm for Portugal in the offense in the first thirteen minutes of the second half.

As the game went on, with Bruno's tireless efforts, the team's coordination finally became somewhat decent.

Bernardo Silva still found a chance to shoot under the French team's defense, but the ball was eventually saved by goalkeeper Lori with his fingertips, which made the French players and fans break out in a cold sweat.

Quaresma also got a chance to break through through a quick passing and running cooperation with Bruno, but unfortunately he took a little too far in the last step and was directly caught by the attacking goalkeeper Lori.

The French players found that Bruno's threat from being in a more advanced position was multiplied compared to the first half, and they were a little overwhelmed, so they strengthened the defense against the Portuguese "F4" of Bruno, Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo and Quaresma.

As the number of defenders on the French team increased, the defensive pressure on Bruno became much smaller.

Not only Bruno, but the other three Portuguese forwards also faced a defense that was no longer so impregnable.

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Soon it was Portugal's turn to attack.

This time, Bruno stopped for a little too long after receiving the ball, and Pogba came in and tried to steal the ball from under his feet.

But Bruno has improved his defensive skills very well in recent years with the help of the system. How could he let Pogba steal the ball so easily?

Pogba thought he had successfully locked the ball in place, but Bruno turned around and caught up with him, stretching out his foot and hooking the ball away from Pogba.

Pogba didn't expect Bruno to be so tenacious. Before his body could turn around due to inertia, Bruno had already counter-inserted, made another hook kick, and at the same time blocked his body, completely cutting off the connection between the football and Pogba.

Bruno, who got the ball back, leaned his body against Pogba, making it impossible for him to steal the ball easily.

He looked up and saw a gap in the middle of the French team's defense line - there was no one next to Ronaldo!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Bruno pushed the ball out.

In the penalty area, Ronaldo looked back at Bruno. He thought the opponent would pass the ball to Quaresma or Bernardo Silva, but he didn't expect the football to roll towards him!

C Ronaldo raised his foot and shot!

The football passed by Lori's face. He waved his hands but touched nothing.

The football went around the goalkeeper and flew into the French team's goal!

The Portuguese commentator lost his voice for a moment, then reacted: "Ah! Ahhh! Ahhhh!! Portugal scored! Portugal scored! No...it was C Ronaldo who scored! C Ronaldo scored! The Portuguese captain also scored his sixth goal in this World Cup!! It is also his first goal in the final of a world championship!!!"

"Portugal has equalized the score! Yes, the goal was scored by... Cristiano Ronaldo! The Portugal captain also scored his sixth goal in this World Cup, tying Bruno and Harry Kane!"

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After scoring the goal, Ronaldo quickly rushed to the stands where the Portuguese fans were and performed his signature celebration.

The Portuguese fans were ready when Ronaldo jumped high. When Ronaldo landed with his feet and swung his arms back, tens of thousands of Portuguese fans shouted in unison: "SIU!"

The Portuguese fans in the stands became active again.

They haven't been so happy since Bruno scored the first goal for the team. In the previous games, Portugal had been suppressed by the French team, without outstanding performances, threatening attacks, let alone goals.

Now facing captain Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, all the Portuguese fans raised their arms, jumped up from their seats, and cheered loudly for the captain's goal.

The on-site radio was broadcasting: "Sixty-ninth minute, Portugal 2:2 France!"

Upon hearing these words, a red wave surged in the stands where the Portuguese fans gathered.

"The goal was scored by Cristiano..."

"Ronaldo!!" the Portuguese fans roared loudly, drowning out the sound of the live broadcast.

The celebration is over and everyone has to return to their respective positions and prepare to start the game again.

Bruno and Ronaldo ran together, and Ronaldo said to Bruno: "Thank you, Bruno."

"You're welcome, Cristiano." Bruno shook his head. "The team's victory is the most important thing."

Ronaldo nodded.

"Let's win this game." Bruno extended his hand to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo slapped his palm.