Argentina advances to the World Cup
China News Service, Beijing, October 11 (Yuechuan) On the 11th, Beijing time, the competition for multiple regions in the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifiers ended one after another. The Argentine team , which was fighting against the straits, reversed and advanced with the hat trick of , Messi, and the Dutch team, which had a life-long strait, were both blocked from the World Cup.
One day of joys and sorrows: Argentina survived in a desperate situation, the Netherlands was eliminated in a tragic manner
also faced a desperate battle. The two traditional powerhouses of the Netherlands and Argentina both won, but they achieved different results.
In the last round of Group A of the World Cup in the European qualifiers, although the third place in the last World Cup and the Orange Army Dutch defeated his direct competitor Sweden 2-0 at home, he still ranked third in the group due to his goal difference disadvantage, and the uncrowned king completely missed the 2018 World Cup.
In fact, before this game, the Dutch team was already on the verge of death. With three points behind Sweden and double-digit goal difference, the Netherlands only has a happy victory to have the opportunity to catch the last bus to Russia's World Cup. 90 minutes later, two goals from Robben helped the Orange Army to smooth out the gap in scores, but was unable to rewrite the team's fate of being eliminated.
Robben is unable to make a comeback
This is the Orange-Clothing Legion in two consecutive competitions after expanding its troops to 24 European Cups. After the game, Robben also announced his retirement from the national team. For Dutch fans, the night seemed particularly melancholy.
A few hours after the Dutch team was eliminated, the Argentina team also ushered in a life-and-death battle. Compared with the Uncrowned King, Argentina's qualifying situation is slightly better. As long as they win, the team can not watch the results of other games, and at least ensure that they participate in the play-offs.
However, facing Ecuador, who had no hope of qualifying, the Argentina team was kicked off, and their defense was torn apart by their opponents less than one minute after the game began. This conceded the goal to push the Argentina team who could not afford to lose to the edge of the cliff, and Messi was the one who stood up to turn the tide.
three goals, Messi alone supported the Argentine team in a deep quagmire and helped the team directly advance to the 2018 World Cup final circle , without having to play in the playoffs. After conquering Ecuador's plateau home court, Argentina coach Sanbaoli has 8 months to build a more competitive team in a bid to return to the World Cup final after four years.
Messi scored a hat trick
The curtain of the South American melee fell. "The Centennial King" was squeezed out
Argentina team followed Brazil and Uruguay to advance, while the Centennial Copa America champion Chile was blocked from the door of the World Cup. According to the rules, the top four in the South American region of the World Cup directly advanced to the World Cup, and the fifth place competed with Oceania champion New Zealand to compete for a ticket to the World Cup finals through a play-off.
In fact, before this round, the qualifying situation in South America was in chaos. Except for the Brazilian team , the rankings of other teams were not determined. The Uruguay team, which scored 28 points, is relatively safe, and the subsequent five teams, Chile , Colombia , Peru , Argentina and Paraguay, all have the possibility of buzzer-beating.
Data picture: America's Cup champion Chile team was eliminated unfortunately
Facing the five-star Brazil that has already advanced, Chile teams with golden generations such as Sanchez , Vidal, Bravo can get ashore as long as they get one point, and even a small loss will not hinder the situation. But a 0-3 defeat combined with the results of other games, Chile's ranking slipped directly from third to sixth. The two consecutive Cup kings of the Americas Cup lost their ticket to the World Cup at the last moment.
After a happy draw, Colombia and Peru ranked fourth and fifth in the standings, Colombia directly advanced, and Peru team also won the qualification to participate in the play-offs. At this point, the curtain has fallen in the South American region of the World Cup.
The European region is fierce in competition. 9 wins in 10 rounds need to play the playoffs
Except for the tragic uncrowned king Dutch team, other European powerhouses have successfully broken through or still retain the possibility of promotion.According to the rules, the top 9 groups in the European region of the World Cup can be directly shortlisted for the World Cup finals, and the second-team team with better record will be eligible to participate in the play-offs.
The Uncrowned King bid farewell to the World Cup
group stage ten rounds, and Spain finally beat Italy in the same group to qualify directly. Switzerland, which had won nine consecutive games in a row, lost to Portugal in the last round, was squeezed to second place in the group due to his goal difference and had to participate in the play-offs. This shows the intensity of competition in the European region.
In the end, France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, , England, Spain, Belgium, , Iceland, ranked first in each group, directly reaching the finals of the Russian World Cup; Sweden , Switzerland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Greece, Croatia will participate in the play-offs, among which Italy, Croatia, Denmark and Switzerland are listed as seed teams. It is reported that the playoff draw will be held next week, and the two-leg match will be held in November.
In addition, in the last round of home and away round-robin matches in the World Cup in North America and the Caribbean, the US team lost a good situation and lost to Trinidad and Tobago, who were at the bottom of the points, and eventually missed the 2018 World Cup. Panama, which both won both in the last round, surpassed the United States in the standings with , Honduras, the fourth-ranked Honduras, qualified for the playoffs, and their opponent was the Australian team in the Asian region. Panama team advanced directly with Mexico, , Costa Rica, . (End)
