No. 10: Germany 1-1 Spain
This is a life and death battle for the German team. Due to the reversal of the Japanese team in the first game, the German team must at least draw with the Spanish team in the second game to avoid early elimination. In the end, the German team fell behind 0-1 and struggled to equalize the score in the 82nd minute. With a draw, the German team retained the hope of promotion.
It is a pity that the Japanese team defeated the Spanish team in the last game, so the German team, which defeated Costa Rica 4-2, could only go home early.
No. 9: Saudi Arabia 2-1 Argentina
This is the only victory of the Saudi Arabian team in this World Cup, but it was defeated by the eventual champion Argentina. For the Saudi team , it was an honor to lose in this World Cup.
No. 8: Morocco 2-0 Belgium
Group E is called the group of death, so why not Group F? In the group There are the runner-up Croatia and third-place Belgium in the last World Cup. However, after the Moroccan team drew 0-0 with Croatia in the first game, they defeated the Belgian team 2-0 in the second game and took the initiative to qualify in the group of death. Then the Moroccan team defeated the Canadian team 2-1 and advanced to the first place in the group.
The victory over the Belgian team is undoubtedly a key victory for the Moroccan team to be ranked first in the group, and it is also the beginning of the dark horse journey.
No. 7: Iran 2-0 Wales
After encountering the 6-2 "massacre" of England in the first game, the Iranian team rebounded in the second game, scoring 2 goals in the final stage of stoppage time. After defeating the Welsh team 2-0, it also rekindled the hope of promotion. Unfortunately, it lost to the United States in the last game and was unfortunately eliminated.
No. 6: South Korea 2-1 Portugal
The South Korean team only scored 1 point in the first two games. In the last game, they faced the strongest Portuguese team in the group. Almost most people thought that the Korean team had no chance of qualifying, because after all, it was very difficult to defeat the powerful Portuguese team.
But the South Korean team did it. They finally reversed the Portuguese team 2-1 and successfully advanced to the knockout rounds.
No. 5: Japan 2-1 Spain
The Japanese team is in the same situation as the Korean team. Due to an unexpected loss to the Costa Rica team in the second game, the Japanese team must defeat the Spanish team in the last game to gain the advantage of qualifying. Also in the case of falling behind 0-1, the Japanese team made a tenacious comeback and repeated the miraculous performance of reversing the German team and advanced to the knockout rounds as the first in the group.
No. 4: France 2-1 England
In the battle between England and France, Kane missed the penalty kick, which became the biggest regret and highlight of the game. The England team fell to the penalty kick again, while the French team once again reached the top four.
No. 3: Morocco 0-0 Spain (penalty kick 3-0)
Strictly speaking, this is the only game in the 1/8 finals of this World Cup where "the bottom beats the top", because in terms of strength, the Croatian team ranked second in Group F is still above the Japanese team ranked first in Group E.
The Moroccan team not only dragged the Spanish team to a penalty shootout, but also won the penalty shootout 3-0. The Spanish team did not score a goal in 120 minutes + penalty kicks.
No. 2: Argentina 2-2 Netherlands (penalty 4-3)
The Argentina team once again encountered a counterattack with a 2-0 lead. The actions that the Australian team failed to complete were completed by the Netherlands. The Netherlands used a magical free kick tactic to equalize the score at the last moment and continued to maintain the undefeated record in regular time in the World Cup. Unfortunately, in the penalty shootout, the Netherlands once again fell short.
No. 1: Argentina 3-3 France (penalty kick 4-3)
The most exciting game of this World Cup comes from the final, the execution of Argentina team's tactics, Deschamps 's "survival with a broken arm", Mbappe 's strength, and finally the Argentina team's luck.
In this game, first of all, Argentina's execution of tactics and Di Maria's scene-stealing allowed Argentina to lead 2-0 for a long time. Even the French team did not even have a chance to shoot in most of the previous games.
Then came Deschamps, who continued to make substitutions and adjustments, including replacing Griezmann, Giroud and other major players, but finally reaped the results. Mbappe scored 2 goals in 100 seconds to help the French team equalize the score. The pressure came to the Argentine team.
But "surviving with a broken arm" also cost the French team some money. They missed several good opportunities in front of the goal, and eventually the two sides entered overtime.
Messi opened the scoring in overtime, but Mbappe scored a hat trick and used a penalty kick to help the French team tie the score again. The two sides entered a penalty shootout, and Argentina had the last laugh.
