Dominate the midfield

Chapter 649 Chapter 648: The Final Four!
Casillas was not immersed in the great joy of saving the penalty. He quickly stood up from the turf and threw the football to his teammates.

Fight back quickly!
Iniesta took the ball and advanced quickly. Paraguayan defender Victor Caceres saw the situation was not good and knocked down the Spanish midfielder. The referee blew his whistle and awarded Spain a free kick in the frontcourt.

Iniesta quickly took a free kick, Alonso made a precise pass from the center line, and Villa broke into the penalty area!

Paraguayan central defender Alcaraz trips Villa in a hurry!
"Tick!..."

The referee blew his whistle again and awarded Spain a penalty!
At this time, only 39 seconds have passed since Casillas saved the penalty!
The time interval between the two penalty kicks was 123 seconds, creating the record for the shortest penalty kick interval since 1966!
The Uruguayan fans who have not yet recovered from the regret of missing a penalty kick suddenly discovered that the world was completely turned upside down, and Spain actually won a penalty!
Alonso did it overnight!

When the Spanish fans were about to cheer, the referee Bartres decided that the Spanish player rushed into the penalty area ahead of time, and this penalty must be severely punished.

Alonso had to stand behind the ball again, and the Uruguayan goalkeeper Villar, who survived the catastrophe, did not waste this opportunity and saved Alonso's penalty kick!
The vigilant Fabregas stepped forward and was about to make a supplementary shot, but he was thrown down by Villar!
However, the referee Bartres didn't say anything!
Spain's offense followed suit, Ramos rushed forward and shot from a small angle six meters away from the goal!

Villar, who reacted quickly the second time, blocked the football again!

Paraguay's defender Alcaraz kicked the football out of the sideline with a big foot, finally resolving the crisis in front of the goal!
The Uruguayan fans in the stands cheered deafeningly, while the Spanish fans couldn't believe their eyes.

In less than 3 minutes, the goalkeepers of the two teams defended the opponent's penalty with their miraculous performance, which is incredible.

After Spain became South Korea in 2002, it is another team that missed two penalty kicks in a single World Cup. The single World Cup missed two penalty kicks only once before, dating back to the first group match in 1930 when Argentina played against Mexico.

Fabregas was tripped by Villar when he made a follow-up shot. The Spanish players surrounded the referee. They wanted to ask for another penalty. The field was chaotic.

The referee did not change the verdict, and the game quickly restarted. Spain stepped up its offense, but Paraguay's defense was too tight, and they have not been able to find a good chance to score.

Time was passing by quickly, and the last 10 minutes of the game came in a blink of an eye. The Spanish offensive, which was determined to solve the battle in regular time, became more fierce.

In the 308th minute of the second half, Spain launched an attack from the center. Iniesta broke through the center of the right foot and scored the ball. The football was like a sharp knife, cutting through Paraguay's defense and going straight into the penalty area!
Pedro flew forward and shot with his right foot 11 meters from the goal on the right side of the penalty area!
The football crossed Villar's ten fingers and headed for the far corner!

"Pong!..."

The football hit the inside of the left post and bounced back into the field!
Villa took two steps forward and stopped the rebounding football. Villar quickly rushed to the Spanish striker!
Villa's right foot curved the ball!

Football flew past Villar's ten fingers again!
"Pong!..."

The football hits the post again!

Fate seemed to make a joke for the Spaniard. After the football hit the inside of the post, it flew towards another goal post!
Villa watched the football nervously, he could do nothing at this time, he could only hope that the god of luck was on Spain's side.

"Pong!..."

Football hits the post for the third time...

However, this time the god of luck was on Spain's side. After the football hit the post three times in a row, it finally scored in the net!

The ball is in!
The score became one to zero!

Spain breaks the deadlock!

The Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg was turned into a world of joy by Spanish fans. The commentator of the Spanish National TV blurted out: "Lore! This is definitely a lore!"

Villa also ranked No.2 in the scorer list after Wang Rui with five goals.

The Paraguayan fans became more and more heartbroken and full of despair. Their team's offensive power was not strong, and there were only about 10 minutes left.

After the game restarted, Paraguay went all out and launched a crazy counterattack to Spain.

However, their strength is limited, coupled with the fact that the Spanish defense line is too strong, they have returned without success time and time again.After the end of the 4th minute of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

British Sky TV commentator Kent said proudly: "Paraguay has no players like Wang, so they can only regretfully fall at the feet of the Spaniards!"

Paraguay failed to defend the honor of American football, the four American teams were wiped out, and the semi-finals became an intra-European battle.

Before the World Cup, many media were speculating whether it was a South American team or a European team that won the World Cup in South Africa?

Now the answer is revealed, the winner of the World Cup in South Africa will be a European team.

With the end of this game, all the semi-finals were produced, and the semi-final matchup situation: England VS Netherlands in the first half, Germany VS Spain in the second half.

Among the semi-finals, both Germany and England have won the World Cup, while neither the Netherlands nor Spain have ever been involved.Will the former World Cup winners Germany and England meet in the final, or will the Netherlands and Spain enter the final, and the World Cup will produce a new champion?

There was a lot of talk in the media.

The British media is more optimistic about Germany and England joining the final. The Daily Mirror said: "The two former World Cup champions have more experience in competitions. After England has withstood the severe test of Uruguay, they have more confidence.

Germany's consistent performance in the World Series, coupled with the talent of this group of players, is enough to support them to beat Spain and enter the final. "

Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy said: "The outcome of the two semi-finals is hard to guess. After defeating the five-star Brazil, the morale of the Netherlands is high, and England, which has withstood a severe test, is not far behind the Netherlands in terms of morale.

From the point of view of overall strength, England has a slight upper hand, but it is often the details that determine the outcome of a football game. In the tense and suffocating semi-finals, who can guarantee that the team will not be in trouble?

And England is particularly prominent in this regard. Green's low-level mistakes in the first game, Ashley Cole made a mistake in the quarter-finals, forced Terry to make a tactical foul, and England had to fight with one less player for more than 60 minutes .

If this happens again in the semi-finals, they can only rely on Wang to show another shocking performance to the world.But will the Dutchman give Wang room to play?

This newspaper believes that the Netherlands has a better chance of entering the final.

The match between Germany and Spain is also difficult to predict. The attack power of the German chariot is shocking. They have scored four goals in three games, while Spain's goals are much worse than the Germans.

If you consider the experience and will quality of the competition, the Germans have a better chance of winning.The Spaniards, who entered the semi-finals for the first time, will find it difficult to beat the Germans unless they maximize their ball-handling skills. "

(End of this chapter)