With Portugal and Brazil losing and advancing at the same time, the top 16 of the World Cup were born. Argentina and Brazil are in the upper half, while France, England, Portugal and Spain gather in the lower half. Due to Brazil's injuries, Argentina has no opponent in the first half of the game and can go straight to the finals. After the four giants in the second half of the game, will they still have the strength to stop Messi and win Hercules Cup ?
The situation in Messi and Argentina is now very good, but the road needs to be taken step by step. Australia, the opponent in the 1/8 finals tonight, will become the first stepping stone on Argentina's road to domination. When Messi ascended the throne of the football king, Australia will become a brilliant gem in the crown. Congratulations to Australia.
Australia advanced to the knockout stage, which was enough to be proud of
Australia defeated France 1-4 in the first round, but they were not defeated. Then they defeated Tunisia and Denmark 1-0 in a row, locked in the second in the group, amazed the world, and became the first team in Asia to advance to the knockout stage.
When not optimistic, Australia withstood the pressure and defeated Tunisia and Denmark in a row. They are now full of confidence and hope to play a wonderful performance against Argentina.
first game against the French team. The tall and powerful Australia faces the speed player with almost no ability to resist. Australia can beat Denmark, in addition to Australia's good play, more importantly, Denmark's forward's condition is really sluggish and does not put any pressure on Kangaroo Legion .
Although the group stage results are good, Australia is still the weakest team in the top 16. Facing South American champion Argentina, the strength gap is obvious, and it is difficult to stop Argentina's pace of progress.
Argentina is getting better, Messi regained the style of the king of football
Argentina lost 1-2 to Saudi team , creating the biggest upset in this World Cup, but in the following two games, Argentina regained its form and successfully advanced to the top 16.
first game, Argentine head coach Scaloni actually used veteran Gomez to play the midfield, causing the Argentine midfielder to lose control and almost exhausted DePaul and Paredes . In the next two games, Scarloni knew his mistake and corrected it. He used the young Enzo, McAllister and DePaul to form a midfield combination, and the effect was immediate.
DePaul takes on the heavy responsibility of defense, while Enzo and McAllister can attack and defend, which can help Messi reduce offensive pressure and create more shooting opportunities for Messi. Without having to fight with opponents, Messi is getting smoother and smoother in Argentina, and gradually sees the shadow of his peak.
forward line, if Di Maria cannot play, then Argentina can choose to let Lautaro and Alvarez play at the same time. The strong Lautaro got a rest in the last game and could play his physical advantage against Australia. Although Alvarez is just a substitute center for Manchester City , he has comprehensive skills and is not inferior to Aguero back then.
The offensive trident composed of Lautaro, Alvarez and Messi is definitely not something Australia can resist.
Argentina's ground-length play is exactly Australia's nemesis. In this game, Australia has almost no chance of upset, and is optimistic that Argentina will win at least 2 goals.
The Dutch team was able to successfully advance to the knockout stage not because they were of high level, but because their opponents were too weak. The biggest player of the Dutch team now is center back Van Dijk, and there is no player who can show off. It is hard to say whether the Netherlands can beat the United States, let alone blocking Argentina.
Brazilian team is the biggest hottest in Qatar World Cup, but Nemar was injured in the first game and has not recovered so far. In the upset loss to , Cameroon, , Teres was injured again. During a corner defense in the 48th minute of the game, Tres collided with his teammate Fabinho. Tres could not hold on, and after being replaced, he covered his head with his jersey and cried.So far, the Brazilian team has four players, Neymar, , Danilo , Sandro and Teres, injured one after another. How much combat effectiveness will they still have when they meet Argentina?
Tao Ge is optimistic that Argentina will reach the World Cup finals all the way, and Messi has the opportunity to win the Hercules Cup. Smart fans, what do you think? Let’s leave your point of view and let’s discuss it together.
