In addition to Neymar , a number of new stars have risen and matured, and the team has more firepower points. @Visual China
Can Messi extend the curtain call of the World Cup? @Visual China
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Guangzhou Daily All-Media Reporter Zhou Wanqi
Today, the 2022 Qatar World Cup will start the quarter-finals, and the two major battles have attracted much attention. Croatia VS Brazil, Holland VS Argentina has topics and highlights. Can Brazil led by Neymar and Argentina led by Messi meet in the semi-finals, and can the "Twin South American heroes" occupy half of the top four?
1/4 final Croatia vs Brazil
Venue: 947 Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver (England, 37 years old)
Michael Oliver enforces the law at the age of 25 Premier League , became an international referee in 2012, and is a regular candidate for the home whistle UEFA club and national team matches. He is also a Newcastle fan. He enforced three games of the 2020 European Cup , including the quarter-finals of Switzerland VS Spain, and the "Mattfighter" advanced to the penalty kick. Qatar World Cup, he enforced the competitions of Japan VS Costa Rica , Saudi VS Mexico.
Bailey is concerned about the "Samba Legion", and the "Grid Legion" wants to give way?
This is the first time that Brazil and Croatia have played in the World Cup knockout stage. Previously, the "Samba Legion" had a record of 3 wins and 1 draw in four matches between the two sides, including two matches in the history of the World Cup. Brazil won both in the group stages of the 2006 and 2014 World Cups, and Neymar, who broke through the " grid team " twice, was still in the team.
There is no doubt that Croatia is the first real test encountered by "Five-Star Brazil" in the Qatar World Cup. Compared with the casualness of the Brazilians, the discipline and execution of the "Grid Legion" is obviously better, and it is absolutely unstoppable. It has an iron will. It not only has the "world's No. 1 Midfielder" Modric , but also the midfielder Brozovic also set a new running distance record for the World Cup in the 1/8 final. " Tactical Master " plus the blessing of experience and spirit, people can never underestimate this team.
It is reported that the previously ill Croatian main left-back Sosa is expected to make a comeback in this game. Croatian midfielder Kovacic said: "Brazil has always been a favorite to win the World Cup. They are also very dangerous opponents, but we are ready. In recent years, we have shown the outside world the power of Croatia's unity and spiritual fighting spirit. Being able to fight for Croatia is a kind of glory. We must stick to our characteristics and style, keep in our own direction, and keep in control of the ball as much as possible while avoiding mistakes, and try to score goals as early as possible. This will be beneficial to us."
As we all know, Brazil has unlimited potential, the players' skills and talents are unquestionable, and the value and strength of the third-tier team are trustworthy, not to mention that old players such as Thiago Silva leads. This may be their last chance to attack Hercules Cup . Once the ball is completely controlled by them, the opponent will find it difficult to achieve. In recent years, Brazil has not only stable defense, but also reduced its dependence on Neymar. This has become one of the team's advantages. A number of new stars have risen and matured, which has given the team more firepower points and can patiently find offensive space. Although Croatia is the "king of overtime", it also means that their physical fitness is consumed more. The main players of the "Grid Legion" are 4 years older than when they won the runner-up. Brazil played leisurely after "solving" their opponents in the first half of the 1/8 finals, and they have more physical advantages. Importantly, in Croatian style, once Brazil is dragged into overtime and penalty shootouts, the momentum will be overwhelmed, so they must seize the time and opportunity to fight to resolve the battle within 90 minutes. It is worth mentioning that after advancing to the quarterfinals, Brazil also raised a banner to send blessings to Pele, the "King of Football" who also said that he would always pay attention to the performance of the "Samba Legion" in the ward. With Pele playing the "12th man", Brazil is even more invincible.
1/4 finals Netherlands VS Argentina
Venue: Lucerne Stadium
Referee: La Jos (Spain, 45 years old)
La Jos enforced the law in 2008 La Liga , was elected the best referee in the league, and became an international referee in 2011. La Jos' law enforcement tends to maintain the continuity of the game and does not easily judge fouls. He was once considered the royal referee of Real Madrid and once gave a red card to the famous coach Guardiola who coached Manchester City . Last year, he enforced the group stages of the Champions League finals and the European Cup France and Portugal. At the Qatar World Cup, Lajos enforced the group stage of Qatar VS Senegal and Iran VS the United States.
"General Fan" is on the defense line, can Messi continue to score?
, which is highly anticipated by everyone, may everyone hope to see such a match in the final. This is the 6th time that the Netherlands has played against Argentina in the World Cup. Three of the first five times were knockouts. The 1978 World Cup final and the 2014 World Cup semi-finals were both detested and were eliminated. In the 2014 World Cup semi-finals, " Pampas Eagles " won the penalty kick. In the 1998 World Cup, " Orange Legion " eliminated its opponent in the quarter-finals. One of the highlights of this game is "Van Dijk defends Messi". In 2019, Messi controversially beat Van Dijk and won the Golden Ball Award for the 6th time. At that time, many people spoke out for the "world's No. 1 central defender". Now Van Dijk has an opportunity to "revenge" and has a strong motivation to be loyal to the country. Can Messi, who scored thousands of goals in the 1/8 finals, continue to catch up with Batistuta's 10-goal record? In addition, after joining the Dutch forward Depp , Messi regretted transfer to Paris Saint-Germain after joining the Barcelona team , the two missed the opportunity to cooperate. This time, the Dutch and Argentina teams competed in the offense in the World Cup.
Everyone says that this Netherlands is an "atypical Netherlands". Their defense is more trustworthy than offense, but in the eighth final, they showed the super counterattack ability of both wings flying together. Depp, Garkebo, De Jong, Dumfries, and Blinder 's attack group performed well. At the same time, van Gaal coached the Netherlands to participate in the World Cup and never lost in regular time (8 wins and 3 draws). If it is unbeaten in this game, it will tie Scolari's unbeaten record in 12 World Cups. All of these will inevitably make people feel worried about the "Pampas Eagle".
Van Gaal also pointed out Messi's weaknesses: "He is the most dangerous player, full of creativity on the court, not only helps his teammates create threats, but also scores goals himself, but when the team loses possession, he does not participate much." Dumfries admitted that the Dutch were very happy to see Messi out. Van Dijk said he would do his best to stop Messi from scoring: "Argentina is indeed very good. They have players who can decide a game. But this game is not the Netherlands against Messi. I respect Messi very much, and he deserves our special attention, but football is a team battle, and now it is the Netherlands against Argentina. I hope we will not go to the penalty kick, and we'd better get the game within 90 minutes."
Argentina's technology and offense are naturally strong. The key is that Messi's condition and mentality this year are very good. The reason is that the young players in the Argentine team have grown up and their defense has become tough. If Loceelso was not lacking, the team might be stronger, but the newcomers have stepped forward in time and become the team's secret weapon. If Di Maria, Lautaro and others can also get better, Messi will be under less pressure. It is worth noting that Messi's midfield "bodyguard" de Paul has discomfort in calf muscles and may miss this game. The three midfielders sent by coach Scalloni should be McAllister, Enzo and paredes . Paredes' defensive attributes are not as good as De Paul, and the Netherlands may have a better chance. Since Argentina lost to , Uruguay, in the final in 1930, the team has been eliminated against European teams in the last nine World Cups (including the final). I wonder if the "curse" can be broken this year?
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