Dominate the midfield

Chapter 562 Chapter 562: The Heroes Compete!
Ever since the England team came to South Africa, there have been constant topics, and the news of "infighting" broke out a few days ago, which made the English media very depressed.

Spain's unexpected defeat allowed the English media to find a vent, and they slammed Spain!

The Daily Mirror said: Spain has ushered in a "beautiful" start. They are invincible and they have to find something to do for themselves. If there is no pressure, they will increase the pressure on themselves!

The Times said: "God, can you believe that Spain lost, not to Brazil, not to Germany, but to Switzerland!

Could it be that they thought it was too easy to get out of the group, so they made it a little more difficult for themselves? "

The media of the two countries look down on each other, and they both think that their league is the best league in the world, and they will seize every opportunity to ridicule each other.

The Argentine media also took the opportunity to ridicule the Spanish team, "The reason why the Spanish national team lost in the first match of the World Cup is because Xavi and Iniesta did not have Messi. Messi is Barcelona's number one star. Like Messi!"

After the first round, except for Spain, the performances of other strong teams were acceptable. Among them, the strength shown by the German team was daunting, and they almost crushed their opponents.

There are pros and cons to everything. After the news leaked, the England team chose to unite under the strong media opinion.

This is also a surprise.

Under the organization of Capello, they are actively preparing for the second round of the group. If they win Algeria, they will be able to qualify ahead of schedule and complete the goal of the first stage.

At 08:30 on the evening of the [-]th, the second round started. The host South African team welcomed the Uruguay team at the Loftos Stadium in Pretoria.For both sides, this is a game that must be won, and whoever loses the game may be kicked out early.

After the start of the game, both sides were very proactive. In the 204th minute of the first half, Uruguay launched an attack. Perez made a diagonal pass from the right. Forlan turned around 30 meters in front of the goal and volleyed with his right foot. The football rubbed against Mokona's back strangely. that turns into a lob!

South African goalkeeper Kune had nothing to do about it, the football flew over his head and entered the goal against the crossbar!

One to zero!

In the 201st minute of the second half, South Africa was hit again. Suarez made a low shot from a small angle from the left and was blocked by Curne. Perez took the ball from the right side of the penalty area and was tackled by the defender. Forlan volleyed from 20 meters in front of the goal. , Cavani stretched out his left foot midway and failed to stop the ball. Suarez was tackled to the ground by South African goalkeeper Cuney when he took the ball on the left!
The referee Busacca whistled a penalty kick and sent off Cunet directly!
Forlan, Uruguay's top player, volleyed with his right foot, and the football hit the net!

Two to zero!
The host South Africa intends to launch a counterattack, but due to the gap in strength and too hasty mentality, they cannot threaten Uruguay's goal at all.The game entered stoppage time, and when everyone thought the game would end [-]-[-], Uruguay surprised again.

In the 5th minute of stoppage time, Forlan made a precise 40-meter diagonal pass from the left. Suarez unloaded the ball from the right side of the penalty area, and then volleyed the football to the back post. Alvaro Pereira bounced the ball four meters in front of the goal. Enter the empty door!

Three to zero!
Uruguay's victory over the host South Africa team laid a solid foundation for qualifying in the group.

Another match in Group A is scheduled for half past one in the evening on the [-]th, with last runner-up France playing against Mexico.After the start of the game, Mexico played more proactively than the French team, which had problems in the locker room.

Both sides failed to score the opponent's goal in the first half. After the start of the second half, both sides stepped up their offensive. A draw is unacceptable to both sides.

In the 19th minute of the second half, Mexico launched an attack. There was a problem with the French back line. Max made a direct pass. Abidal, who was delayed, failed to make an offside.

One to zero!

Falling behind, France stepped up their offense, but they were not at their best and returned without success again and again, while Mexico seized the opportunity to fight back.

In the No.204 minute of the second half, Mexico dealt a heavy blow to France. Barrera broke into the penalty area strongly, and Abidal tripped him in a hurry.The referee whistled a penalty without hesitation.

Blanco shot a low shot and the football flew into the net from the bottom left corner of the goal!

Two to zero!
French fans couldn't believe their eyes at all, what happened to their team?
Is the conflict in the locker room that the media said is true?

After Spain's unexpected defeat to the Swiss team, the second upset of this World Cup appeared. With two goals in the second half, Mexico defeated the last runner-up [-]-[-]. It is in sight, while France's chance of qualifying is slim!
At [-] pm on the [-]th, the second round of Group B started, with Nigeria playing against Greece.

Nigeria was the first to break the deadlock. In the 16th minute of the first half, Uche took a free kick 36 meters from the left side of the goal and passed it diagonally. Tsovas.Tsovas dived to the right, but the ball bounced to his left and entered the goal from the far corner!

One to zero!

However, Nigeria paid the price for its impulsiveness. In No.303 minutes, Torosidis and Kaita fought on the sideline. Torosidis hugged the ball after it went out of bounds and made a throw to the opponent. action.The football did not actually touch Kaita, and the irritated Kaita kicked the opponent with the sole of his shoe. The referee Luis was relentless and sent him off with a red card!

Greece took advantage of their numerical superiority to attack Nigeria hard and they leveled the score towards the end of the first half.

In the 404th minute of the first half, Kachulanis returned from the right side of the penalty area. Sarpinjidis volleyed with his right foot from the penalty area line. The football hit Haruna's heel and suddenly changed its line. Into the upper left corner!

One to one!

After the start of the second half, Nigeria wisely adopted a counterattack tactic,

In the No.14 minute of the second half, Nigeria quickly counterattacked to form a two-on-one, Obasi was assigned to the left, and Yakubu pushed and shot 14 meters in front of the goal!
Greek goalkeeper Tsovas bravely blocked the football, and Nigerian striker Obasi followed up with a supplementary shot from the right!

Who would have thought that he actually missed the goal five meters away from the goal!

Nigeria missed a great chance to lead again and they were penalized.

In the No.206 minute of the second half, Greece won a corner kick. Karagunis took a corner kick from the right and was ejected. Jolis took the ball past the defender and shot a low shot 25 meters in front of the goal!
The Nigerian goalkeeper Enyeyama fought hard to block, the football bounced back to the penalty area, and Torosidis shot into the net with his right foot five meters in front of the goal!
Two to one!

It was almost the same opportunity, Nigeria failed to grasp it, but Greece seized the opportunity and reversed the score!
The 04 European Cup champion Greece conceded a goal first, scored two goals in a row, and won the victory with a score of [-]-[-].

At 01:30 pm on the [-]th, Argentina ushered in the challenge of the South Korean team.Both teams have won in the first round. In a sense, this game is a battle for the top spot in the group.

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