Dominate the midfield

Chapter 585 Chapter 585: Beacon everywhere!

The defending champion is in jeopardy, and the qualifying situation is grim, so what about the death group?

Brazil, which beat North Korea in the first round, ushered in Côte d'Ivoire. Can they stand out from the group of death and become the fourth team to qualify early?
After the start of the game, the Brazilian was more active, creating a threat in the opening 41 seconds. Kaka launched a counterattack from the backcourt and drove forward at high speed to drive away the defender. Robinho volleyed with his right foot from 27 meters in front of the goal. The football slid out the door!

No. In 205 minutes, Melo shifted to the left side of the frontcourt, Robinho unloaded the ball and passed it straight, Fabiano hit his heel horizontally, Kaka stopped the ball to get rid of the defensive through gap, Fabiano let the ball turn and avoid Ko Luo Touré tackled the ball, seven meters from the goal on the right, and volleyed vigorously from a small angle with his right foot!
The football goes straight to the dead end!

One to zero!

The Brazilians take the lead!
After the Samba Army took the lead, they had the ball at their feet, and the African elephants did not dare to press rashly. In the rest of the first half, no one was able to change the score on the field.

In the 5th minute of the second half, Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar confiscated Demer's cross and kicked it off with a big kick. Ivorian defender Thiene made a mistake in the header. Fabiano unloaded the ball with his left hand and picked Zokola into the right side of the penalty area. After picking up Kolo Touré who stepped forward to defend, he stopped the ball with his right upper arm and volleyed with his left foot 12 meters away from the goal!

Ivory Coast goalkeeper Barry makes a one-handed pounce, but he fails to stop the ball, which goes on and into the net!

Two to zero!
Fabiano scored twice!

Brazilian victory is in sight!
In the 17th minute of the Western half, Brazil continued to deal a heavy blow to the Ivorians. Bastos made a direct pass from the left sideline. Kaka dribbled the ball and cut into the penalty area to knock back. Meter left foot push!
Soccer hits the net!

Three to zero!
The Brazilians seal the victory!

The Ivorian did not give up when he was behind by three goals. In the 304th minute of the second half, Yaya Toure made a diagonal pass from the left and over the heads of the two central defenders.
The football hit the turf hard and bounced into the goal!

One to three!

The Ivorian narrowed the gap!
This goal caused a change in the Brazilian's mentality. In the No.40 second minute of the second half, Kaka raised his arm without the ball, blocked Wedell Keita who was running towards him from the side, and touched the opponent's chest.

Wedell Keita exaggeratedly covered his face and fell to the ground. The players from both sides clashed again. The referee Lanoit showed Kaka a second yellow card and sent him off!

The Brazilians faced off with ten players and finally kept the score of [-] to [-] until the end of the game. They won both games and qualified from the death group ahead of schedule!
The Ivorians only have the possibility of qualifying in theory, but Portugal, led by Ronaldo at 01:30 p.m. the next day, shattered their dreams.

The Portuguese team slaughtered the North Korean team [-]-[-] at the Green Point Stadium!

England defeated the Algerians [-]-[-] on this turf, but Portugal created the biggest score since the start of this World Cup on this turf.

The game was played in the rain, and Eusebio, who had won four consecutive games against North Korea, was also present to watch the game.

The Portuguese team wore black veils around their arms when playing the national anthem to mourn the Nobel Prize winner José Saramago who died last Friday. The more powerful Portuguese beat the North Korean team to death after the game started Press at halftime.

In the 3rd minute of the opening, Ronaldo broke through the middle and volleyed with his left foot 21 meters away from the goal. The football rubbed against Park Cheol-jin's body and was confiscated by Li Mingguo.

In the 4th minute, Meirelles made a pass from the left and touched two defenders and refracted it to Carvalho's feet. Carvalho turned around 12 meters in front of the goal and volleyed with his right foot.

No. In 209 minutes, Thiago's right rib went straight to the right side of the penalty area. Meirelles volleyed with his right foot 11 meters away from the goal in time.

One to zero!

The tenacious North Korean team kept the score until the end of the first half. People looked at North Korea with admiration and thought that there might be a miracle in the second half.

However, for the North Koreans in the second half, it was a nightmare.

In the 8th minute of the second half, the score was expanded. Portuguese defender Miguel made a 50-meter diagonal pass from the right.

Almeida's heel back to Meireles, Meireles plug Simao on the right, Simao pushed the ball with his right foot eight meters in front of the goal!

The football got into the crotch of the goalkeeper Li Mingguo!

Two to zero!
In the No.11 minute of the second half, Thiago went straight behind the defense line in the middle, Trent made a pass from the left, and Almeida rushed into the net six meters in front of the goal!

Three to zero!
The North Korean collapsed. Four minutes later, Meireles made a direct pass. Ronaldo cut offside from the left and cut into the penalty area to pass back. Thiago shot with his right foot on the line of the penalty area!
Although North Korean goalkeeper Lee Ming-guk touched the football, he still couldn't stop the football from entering the net!

Four to zero!
In the 306th minute of the second half, Duda made a low pass from the left, and Li Guangchuan made a clearance error. Liedsson, who had just played, volleyed into the near corner with his left foot from the corner of the small penalty area!

Five to zero!
In the No.40 second minute of the second half, Veloso took a long shot with his left foot, and then Ledsson made a successful steal in the frontcourt and passed the football to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo picked out Li Mingguo, who had tackled the ball from the edge of the penalty area. The ball bounced into the air and landed on Ronaldo's back. Ronaldo pushed the empty goal with his right foot ten meters in front of the goal!
Six to zero!
In the 404th minute of the second half, Veloso made a cross from the left, and Thiago bounced the header eight meters from the goal into the far corner!
Seven to zero!
The World Cup is so cruel, those who have no strength can only be ravaged by strong teams.

With this big victory, Portugal has actually qualified ahead of schedule.

So far, only Spain's Group H remains in the second round.

At 21 pm on the [-]st, at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, the Swiss team, which had an upset victory over Spain in the first round, faced Chile.

Both teams beat their opponents by one goal in the first round. This game is actually a game for the group to qualify early.

Excluding penalty shootouts, Switzerland has kept five consecutive games without conceding a goal since the last World Cup. As long as they persist for another 67 minutes, they can tie Italy's World Cup record of 1986 minutes without conceding a goal from 1990 to 550!
After the start of the game, the Chilean team was more active. They put pressure on the Swiss goal frequently. In the first half No. 301 minutes, the Swiss team, known for its defense, was hit.

Behrami protected the ball from the sideline, first raised his left hand to touch Boserou's face, and then raised his right elbow to hit Vidal's cheek. The Saudi referee Jamdi directly showed a red card!

Switzerland had to play with ten men and they started to reclaim the half.

At the end of the first half, Switzerland with ten players had kept a clean sheet for 529 consecutive minutes, surpassing England's 1982-minute clean sheet from 1986 to 501, and approaching Italy's record!

No. 12 minutes passed in the second half, and the Chilean who fought with one more man still failed to break through the goal of the Swiss team. The Swiss tied the record of the Italians for 550 minutes without conceding a goal!

In the following time, every 1 minute, they are creating new records!
The Chileans only made the Swiss happy for 7 minutes. In the No. 19 minute of the second half, they stopped the Swiss record of not conceding a goal!
The three substitutes completed the final cooperation, Valdivia went straight from the midfielder, Paredes broke into the right side of the penalty area against offside, waded through the attacking goalkeeper Benalio and rubbed his left foot to the back post!
Mark Gonzalez bounced the ball four meters in front of the goal, and Lichtsteiner lifted his leg in front of the goal line to make a clearance and did not reach the football!

One to zero!

With this goal, the Chilean won two consecutive victories and qualified from the group ahead of schedule!

The defeated Swiss can only pin their hopes of qualifying in the final round of competition.

(End of this chapter)