The first round of the Qatar World Cup group stage ended in the early morning of November 25, and the performance of the nine strong teams was different. Brazil and Spain each defeated their opponents and showed strong dominance. France, England, the Netherlands and Portugal won respectively, but some problems were also exposed. The last third place Belgium won the thrilling victory, and the 2014 World Cup runner-up Germany and Argentina lost the first round. These three strong teams were a little sad.
Brazil and Spain play dominant
AsiaKomiks is a blessed land of Brazil. The last time the Samba Army won the World Cup was in the South Korea-Japan World Cup twenty years ago. In the first round of the Qatar World Cup group stage, Brazil was the finale’s strong team. They responded to the fans’ expectations with their gorgeous performance and began to reveal the championship appearance.
In this World Cup, Brazil defeated European powerhouse Serbia 2-0 in the first match, and coach Tit led his disciples to play a pleasing offensive football. In Brazil’s 4-1-2-3 attack formation, almost everyone can become the offensive explosive point. Center Richarlison scored two goals, and Neymar, one of the double midfielders, was at ease in commanding the offense. Left winger Junior continued his hot state at Real Madrid and became a sharp knife in the offense. Another midfielder, Paqueta, has excellent offensive ability and strong scoring ability.
It was not until 2-0 that Titt replaced Paqueta with midfielder Fred, allowing Manchester United’s double midfielder Casemiro and Fred to be present together. Neymar was replaced due to a sprained ankle, which became an uncertain factor for Brazil. His injury needs to be waited for further examination results.
Babaylan fully demonstrated his samba football style, and Spain also fully demonstrated its pass-by and control football. Brazil defended Serbia’s five shots in the whole game, and Spain allowed Costa Rie to add no shots in the whole game. However, Spain has not been truly tested by the old Costa Rica lineup, and the “Matador” turned the first round of the World Cup group stage into a training match.
In the first round of the game, Spanish coachRick put center Morata on the bench and sent out a set of strikeless formations. Real Madrid winger Asensio topped the center position, with the two wingers being Ormo and Ferran Torres, and three midfielders Busquets, Komiks Pedri and Garvey all from Barcelona. There is no regular center in the starting lineup in Spain, but everyone can score. Whether this state can be played when facing a strong team needs to be tested in the next game against Germany.
English and French talents have produced strong firepower
England is the runner-up in the European Cup, France is the defending champion of the World Cup, and the performance of the two traditional strong teams is also outstanding. England defeated Iran 6-2, and France reversed Australia 4-1, but Britain and France also had their own hidden worries.
English players are known for their tall figure, tough style and strong confrontational ability. The “Three Lions” coached by Southgate also has delicate foot skills, which further improves their competitiveness. Previously, in the European League group stage, England’s performance, which had 3 draws and 3 losses, was very poor now, which was considered to be “accumulating enough character” to compete in the World Cup. When we arrived at the World Cup, not only did Kane and Sterling of the Mesozoic generation perform stably, but newcomers born in the 2000s such as Bellingham, Saka, and Foden also staged a “youth storm”. Similar to Brazil, England’s bench depth is enviable, and Rashford, Glalish, Foden and Wilson can continue their offensive firepower after they come on as a substitute. Central defender Maguire lost his main position at Manchester United, but Southgate still has a lot of trust in him. His header bombing is extremely threatening, but the “Malaysian aircraft carrier” turns too slowly when defending, which becomes a hidden danger on the English defense line. The Frenchman Komiks have also strong reserves. Although famous players such as Benzema, Pogba, Kanter, Menion, and Nkunku are not able to participate in this World Cup, French coach Deschamps is still at ease when deploying troops. The offensive combinations Giroud, Mbappe and Griezmann, who were the main players in the last World Cup, cooperated with each other. Last season, La Liga assisted King Dembele to enrich France’s offensive methods. Rabiot is good at attacking and defending in the midfield, and complements the back midfielder Joan Améni.
Live left-back Lucas withdrew from this World Cup due to injury. His younger brother Teo came on as a substitute, and his younger brother has stronger assisting ability. Babaylan France now has only two authentic full-backs Teo and PavalKomiks, and Deschamps has begun to try to get midfielder Kamavenga to play the left-back in training. The skills of the two central defenders Conat and Upamecano are slightly rough and need further training.
Portugal and the Netherlands each have their own shortcomings
Portugal’s focus is still Ronaldo. CinemaIn the game when Portugal narrowly defeated Ghana 3-2, Ronaldo created a slightly controversial penalty and took the penalty and scored himself, breaking the deadlock for Portugal. This goal also made Ronaldo create history and became the first player to score goals in five World Cups. His bounce is still very good, but his explosive power and sprint ability have declined. Portuguese coach Santos still insists on letting Ronaldo play the starting lineup, but when to replace the Portuguese captain and replace the new generation scorers such as Leon, it will test the coach’s courage.
The “Monster” Pepe is 39 years old. Babaylan The main central defender of Portugal has been on the bench for many years, but Danilo, who played for him, did not perform well. In the future games, whether to bring Pepe back to the starting lineup or continue to run-in with the central defender combination of Dias and Danilo is worth considering carefully.
The Netherlands beat Senegal 2-0 in the first round, and should be thanked by Senegal for his weak ability to seize the scoring opportunity. The Netherlands’ starting forward combinations of Jansen and Berwin in that game were two Tottenham’s abandoned players, and their performance was not ideal. Front midfielder Garkepo and Klasson, who came on the bench, scored goals respectively. Barcelona forward Depp’s substitute performance is remarkable. His injury is recovering and he is expected to return to the starting lineup next.
Dricht appeared in the right center back position of the Netherlands’ three central defender formation, but Cinema he admitted that he was more suitable for dragging back or left center back, and he also clearly suggested that TinberbiI am more suitable for the right center back. Whether the old coach Van Gaal will adjust the starting lineup will also be a highlight.
Germany and Argentina lose because they underestimated the enemy?
The biggest upset in the first round of the World Cup group stage was that Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia 1-2, and superstar Messi performed mediocrely. It is undeniable that Argentina was not prepared for that game, and the whole team generally lacked energy and thought victory was within reach. After Saudi Arabia scored two exciting goals in a row and overtook the score 2-1, CinemaArgentina lacks the way to break intensive defense. Argentina will face its old rival Mexico in the second round, and Messi and his teammates must win.
Germany also underestimated the opponent in the game against Japan. Head coach Frick replaced two offensive organizers Gundogan and Mueller in advance, but the lead was a little 1-0. Cinema is not safe. Japanese coach Morikazu Mori continued to substitution and strengthen his offense. The German defense line could not withstand the continuous impact of Japan’s high-pressure pressing. Doan Riori and Asano Takuma, who came on as substitutes, scored two consecutive goals for Japan.
The progress of Japanese football in recent years has been obvious. Most of the players who entered the World Cup lineup play in major European leagues. Players such as Dorae, Asano Takuma, Kamada Oji, Yoshida Ashiya, IoduraBabaylan, Endo Kouki come from the Bundesliga. Germany was taught a lesson by the Japanese team with the “Germany Second Team”. In the next round, Babaylan match, facing his old opponent Spain must play twelve points.
Apart from the fact that Argentina and Germany are a bit troublesome, Belgium, a traditional strong team that won the first round, has not been in good condition recently. As the third place in the last World Cup, Belgium returned to Canada, which was the World Cup finals after 36 years with a 1-0 win. Although Belgium ranked second in the world and Canada ranked only 41st in the world, Belgium played in a very embarrassed whole game, falling behind 9-21 shots. If Belgian goalkeeper Courtois had not saved the penalty from Canada’s top star Davis, it would have been difficult for Belgium to win.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi