The Dutch team defeated Mexico 3:0 at Salama Arena, and its prospects for qualifying are very good. Except for South Korea, which has lost two consecutive games in the group, it is almost only possible to qualify in theory. Germany and Mexico can compete for another qualifying spot in Group C.

However, as the defending champion Germany lost an upset to Mexico in the first round, the possibility of them being eliminated in the final round against the Netherlands is very high.

Not to mention that the possibility of defeating the Netherlands is very low, and they still need to win by at least four goals. This is very difficult for Germany, which is already weak offensively in this World Cup.

In addition, another match in Group C is Mexico facing South Korea, which only theoretically has a chance of qualifying.

If Mexico defeats South Korea, Germany, which does not have a dominant outcome, will have no choice but to beat the Netherlands with four goals, unless... South Korea upsets Mexico in the final round.

What will happen at that time is that even if Germany loses to the Netherlands, it can still qualify from the group by virtue of its goal difference, but this situation still depends on how much South Korea wins in the upset.

Once they win too many games, South Korea, which has only the theoretical possibility of qualifying, may unexpectedly win the right to qualify in the group.

Of course, this possibility is very low.

First of all, Mexico is stronger overall, and South Korea has a goal difference of -7. If you want to win theoretically, you must meet two conditions. The first condition to be met is naturally to beat Mexico by four or more goals, so that the goal difference It becomes -3 or even -2 or -1, followed by the Dutch team's victory over Germany by four goals or more.

Obviously, the probability of meeting these two conditions is very low.

This means that South Korea's possibility of qualifying is almost negligible.

But the South Korean people are arrogant and often like to engage in meaningless struggles and unrealistic fantasies. They think that their blood is noble and they can achieve anything possible!

The qualifying situation in Group C is relatively clear. After finishing the game, Fan Kairui focused on the ensuing focus battle in Group D.

He wanted to know whether there were any historic changes in the match between Argentina and Croatia.

The two teams have met three times in history, with Argentina winning two and drawing one. The only World Cup meeting was in the 1998 group stage, when Argentina defeated Croatia 1:0. Each team won once in the warm-up match.

In the 45 minutes of the first half, both sides played cautiously and no goals were scored.

However, the situation changed suddenly in the second half. Caballero, who replaced Manchester United's second goalkeeper Romero in the starting lineup, made a fatal mistake. His pass error was intercepted by Rebic and he volleyed and scored.

The deadlock in the game was broken. Argentina, which had a thrilling draw with Iceland in the first round, suddenly panicked. It felt that it would be eliminated from the group like the defending champion Germany in Group C. The offensive line led by Messi strengthened the attack.

Croatia did a good job on the defensive end and did not give Messi any chance. Instead, in the 80th minute, captain Modric shot past Caballero with a long shot, extending the score to two goals.

In stoppage time, Croatia sealed the victory. Kovacic selflessly assisted Rakitic, who pushed a shot from the small penalty area and broke the net, setting the score at 3:0.

At the end of the game, except for Van Carey, who was not surprised at all, the whole world was excited.

After an upset draw with Iceland in the first round, captain Messi did not become the target of public criticism due to the impact of the defending champion Germany's upset loss. Now that there is no bigger upset cover, Messi, who has done nothing as captain, has become the target of criticism from the Argentine domestic media..

Argentinian fans who had supported Messi in the past also turned their backs and criticized Messi's poor performance on social media.

The Argentinian fans at the Nizhny Novgod Arena were so angry that they shouted Fan Kerry's name to stimulate Messi - your performance makes me unhappy, then I will use the rising star who surpasses you to make you angry!

Another group match in the same group came to an end at 11 pm local time. Nigeria defeated Iceland 2:0, reversing Argentina and ranking second in the group.

As a result, Argentina, which had only accumulated one point from two games, became the focus of the world's attention.

In fact, Argentina's lineup is not weak, and the forward line has top killers such as Messi, Aguero and Higuain. The problem lies in the lack of strength in the midfield and backfield players, especially in terms of offensive organization, the lack of a player who can provide frontline players. The player who delivers cannonballs on the field.

Messi not only has to shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals but also organizes the team's offense. Messi, who is already 31 years old, is really unable to do what he wants...

Fan Kerry still vaguely remembers the close-up of Messi at the end of the game, with his head bowed and his hands on his hips, with a lonely expression. It's very distressing.

To be fair, he never owed Argentina anything. On the contrary, Argentina owed him something.

Just like the World Cup in Brazil four years ago, it was Messi who single-handedly brought Argentina, which was not optimistic, into the finals.

Fortunately, there have been no historic changes in Group D games so far, which means Argentina will still stand out from Group D.

Thinking of this, Fan Kerry suddenly slapped his thigh. Argentina qualified second in the group. Then... according to the matchup map of the World Cup knockout rounds, C1 vs. D2...

Croatia ranked first in the group with six points. Then Argentina defeated Nigeria in the last round. That's second in the group.

The opponent in the 1/8 finals is Argentina!!!

I defeated Messi at the club level, and now I have the opportunity to play against Messi at the national team level. How wonderful!

As Argentina lost to Croatia 0:3, Messi was pushed to the forefront. The winning Dutch team took a flight to Moscow to prepare for the final round of the group stage against Germany at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Moscow is the capital of the host country, Russia, and the city that hosts the opening match and finals. It has naturally become a city with the most fanatical football atmosphere.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, the Dutch team arrived at Sheremetyevo International Airport, which was full of World Cup flavor. Thousands of enthusiastic fans picked them up in advance, and the huge cheers continued.

Airport security is well thought out in advance, well organized, and maintains the football fanatic atmosphere as much as possible while also ensuring the itinerary of passengers who don't like football.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Dutch team conducted recovery training to prepare for the final round of the group stage.

Although it is said that as long as they do not lose a net loss of four goals in the final round, they can qualify for the group stage, but Van Basten and his team do not want to lose. Anyway, they are considered by the outside world to be the favorites to win the championship. There is no need to pretend, it is better to just go straight Show your due edge and aim for the World Cup championship!

The other group matches of the World Cup continued. Brazil, which had an unexpected draw in the first round, defeated Costa Rica, the biggest dark horse of the last World Cup, 2:0. Serbia lost to Switzerland 1:2. France in Group F narrowly defeated Peru 1:0, and Denmark tied 1:1. Australia.

The next day, the four group matches of Group G and Group H were played in sequence. England defeated Panama 6:1. Captain and top scorer Harry Kane scored a hat trick. In addition to scoring two goals in the first round, he scored two goals in just two minutes. In the first round of the group stage, he scored five goals, overturning Cristiano Ronaldo and Van Kerry to take the top spot in the scorer list of this World Cup.

Another match in the same group was also full of firepower. Belgium beat Tunisia 5:2. Sushi Country, which won the first round of Group H, drew 1:1 with Senegal. Colombia, which had previously suffered an upset loss to Sushi Country, defeated Colombia 3:0. For the seeded team Poland, the leading striker Lewandowski was in a sluggish state and once again had no achievements.

The second round of the 2018 Ross World Cup group stage has come to an end, and fans around the world feel the atmosphere is getting more and more tense.

The last round of the group stage is over. Whether to stay in Ross or buy a ticket and go home depends on the performance in the final round.

Including the teams that scored six points in the first two rounds, they were very careful and focused. Whether it was to ensure promotion or to select suitable opponents for the knockout rounds, they had to go all out.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like