Chapter 120 The Mystery Revealed 3

Unlike several other groups that have to wait until the third round to reveal the answer, the situation in Group E will be relatively clear before the start of the third round. The Netherlands has already qualified ahead of schedule, Cameroon has been eliminated early, and the other qualifying spot, It will be decided by a direct dialogue between Denmark and Japan.

For the Danish team, there are two major tasks in the game against Japan. One is to strive for victory with all their strength to ensure that the team reaches the top 16. The other is to look forward to the old striker Thomasson scoring a goal, making him the highest scorer in the history of the Danish national team forward.

The first goal was so unceremoniously crushed by the Japanese team. The second goal was accomplished with great difficulty, but the process was so tortuous that it made people want to cry. It was like a suspense film with a strong drama. After so many "near misses", everything seemed to end in failure, and at this time, the goal was scored.

Although the Japanese team played very well, Denmark today is not without opportunities, and there are even a lot of opportunities, but the Danish team made a collective mistake. They can pull Bendtner back and let Romedal only break through. Shooting, the purpose of everything is to allow Thomason to have more opportunities to shoot.

But this kind of paranoid approach killed Denmark and almost made Thomasson a "sinner". If you only emphasize those balls thrown by Thomasson, he is actually a "sinner".

Through today's game, Thomasson became the striker with the most goals in the history of the Danish national team, but at the same time, he also wasted too many opportunities and finally let the Danish group out.

For the three shots in the small penalty area, if the strength can be used in the first time, the worst result is to shoot high or miss, but Thomason is either flawed or missed, and the ball does not go into the goal at all.

Thomasson can indeed be called the current superstar player of the Danish national team, but the problem is that he is a bit old, and the coordination of turning around in the penalty area is far inferior to that of the past. In front of the Japanese, insisting on pretending to be fast and flexible can easily become a laughing stock. The 34-year-old Thomasson has disappointed the Danish fans time and time again in the face of opportunities that are almost at his fingertips.

And Thomasson's iconic volley was also off-point, either wide or high, and everything was developing towards such a result. Thomason scored a goal despite his exhaustion, but there was no goal.

But in the 81st minute of the game, the opportunity finally came. Makoto Hasebe pushed Agger from behind in the penalty area, and the Danish team got a penalty kick. Big brother Thomasson did his part to get the chance to take the penalty, but fate seemed to be coming again. Just kidding with him, his penalty was too easy to catch the right way, and it was shot by the little Japanese Erchuan Yuyue.

At this time, even God felt that the situation was not credited, but Thomason, who had worked so hard, was too unfair, so he gave him a last chance. Kawashima took the ball, and this time Thomason finally got ahead of the Japanese players. He took action, he made great strides to keep up with the supplementary shot, and finally achieved the set goal, but he strained his thigh muscles with too much force, and he could only grit his teeth and persist for the last ten minutes, but it was completely useless. The Danish team was basically 10 in the end. hit 11.

It can be said that for this goal that is only a personal record, Thomason made the Danish team completely hopeless!

In any case, Thomasson has created a record. He scored 52 goals and tied for the first place in Denmark with the legendary Poul Nelson at the beginning of the last century, while his 112 national team appearances ranked second. , 17 games less than the first Schmeichel.

At the end of his career, he can continue to create records within his ability. As far as he is concerned, he is certainly happy, but the Danish team wasted the offensive talents of other players because of him. Looking back, it is really a delay Big deal.

Denmark collectively created Thomasson's record, while the Japanese team got the right to qualify for the group, which made the little Japanese ecstatic. After the game, Keisuke Honda, who scored the first free kick for the Japanese team, even expressed arrogance : "Goal! Qualified! I am very happy, but not as ecstatic as I look like. Our goal is still ahead. The goal of the Japanese team is to win the World Cup. It is not impossible. We only need one step Just move forward one step at a time."

Defender Yuji Nakazawa was a little more reserved: "I am very happy. We have also experienced a difficult period of time. Everyone has the desire to win. It is the first time for me to enter the round of 16 and participate in the knockout round of the World Cup. Next we will Going to win one game at a time, hoping to enter the top four."

The champion, the semi-finals, obviously, Little Japan didn't pay attention to their opponents in the first round of the knockout round, but whether it was Italy, Slovakia, Paraguay, or even New Zealand, were they really that easy to deal with?

All right!

Before the game starts, let Little Japan YY first!

In another match in this group at the same time, after defeating the African powerhouse Cameroon 2:1, the Dutch team won the first place in the group with a record of three victories, approaching the top 16 of the World Cup. The best group stage record in team history.

In this World Cup, the Dutch team defeated Denmark 2:0, Japan 1:0, and Cameroon 2:1 in three games. They scored nine points in three games. It is the first time that the Dutch team has won the group stage in this World Cup.

In this World Cup, the Dutch team abandoned the once gorgeous style of play. It seems to be ugly. There are no epoch-making superstars like Cruyff, Basten, Gullit and Rijkaard, but the overall strength is even stronger. Well, his style of play is mature, and he has achieved a record that his predecessors have never achieved.

The current coach of the Dutch team, Van Marwijk, is not as famous as Basten, Advocaat, Hiddink and others, but his simple style and steady style of play have allowed the Dutch team to achieve consecutive successes.

In this game, the Dutch team has always controlled the rhythm of the game, while Cameroon is fighting for honor. The defensive system is quite stable, comparable to Italy four years ago. The Dutchman is so calm, which is not seen in previous games. The players also seem to trust each other and cooperate very tacitly.

Van Marwijk's tactical system is to put safety first. He abandoned the kind of big openness in the previous Dutch team's game. It is more of the use of broken lines, using small coordination to penetrate Cameroon's defense.

This more pragmatic dismissal also allowed the Dutch to ensure their results. It can be said that they abandoned the gorgeous Netherlands. Although it became a bit ugly, it allowed them to go further.

The former Dutch team played extremely gorgeously, but in the end they could only get the embarrassing title of uncrowned king. In the previous European Cup in 2008, while maintaining the gorgeousness, Van Basten increased his defense and improved his efficiency. Cruyff, who is full and has nothing to do, criticizes nothing, but there is no doubt that in that European Cup, the Netherlands was the best performing team outside of Belgium. Defense, let people see a different side of Tulip.

After Van Marwijk took over, the Dutch team once again completed the transformation, this time they became more utilitarian and faster.

At the same time, what is even more surprising is that the current Dutch team can still maintain unprecedented unity, which was simply unimaginable before.

There are no factions, no internal friction, and all players are closely united with Van Marwijk. Such a Dutch team is undoubtedly extremely strong.

After the game, Van Marwijk also said: "Our first goal has been achieved, and the next thing we have to do is to move on. The Dutch team that has become united will shock all opponents. I firmly believe that we will Finish a great World Cup, no doubt about it!"

Van Persie, the goal hero of this game, also said in an interview: "We played perfectly today, of course we can do better, but this is enough, we need to prepare for the knockout round, no matter the opponent Whoever we are, we are all fearless, all of our players have the same belief, and this heart will always support us going forward!"

The Dutch team advanced as the No. 1 team in the group. Cameroon, which was favored before the game, could only bid farewell with regret. As the greatest player in the history of Cameroon football, Samuel Eto'o, the memory left in the World Cup in South Africa can only be faced with The penalty kick scored in the Netherlands, obviously, this report card is very different from his reputation.

When the World Cup in Cameroon ended, the media immediately broke the news that the reason why Cameroon performed so poorly in this World Cup was entirely because of the riots created by Eto'o.

Just before the start of the World Cup, Eto'o even challenged the Cameroon Football Association because of the bonus issue, and even called several players to strike because of the failure to reach an agreement on the bonus.

"That world superstar's head is full of money and shit!"

This is a comment from a mainstream African media. Although it is a bit extreme, the real situation is like this.

In the end, the Cameroonians also paid a heavy price because of their disunity. In a group that was not in a serious situation relatively speaking, the Cameroonians could only lose all three games and were out at the bottom of the group. Saying it is a great irony. And Eto'o's performance is obviously sorry for his title of world superstar.

Now, the most important question for Cameroonians is whether they should choose a new leader after four years!