Chapter 654 The trend of the final
After completing the handover ceremony of the Hercules Cup, the referee finally led the players from both sides into the stadium.
Xu Qi and Messi both walked at the forefront of the two teams, carrying the captain's armband and passing by the sides of the Hercules Cup placed in the center of the corridor at the end of the passage.
Two people, only one can win this greatest honor.
Messi couldn't help but look at the Hercules Cup. Four years ago, he regretfully missed the trophy.
Xu Qi seemed to have not seen the trophy. Now he wanted to make himself selfless. He would forget the gains and losses and make himself complete a super-level game as much as possible.
Theoretically, the comprehensive strength of Argentina is still inferior to that of Germany. The Chinese team has defeated the German team, so it is not uncommon to defeat Argentina.
Before this game, most bookmakers' odds were basically in the 50-5 situation. Both teams had their own advantages and disadvantages, and neither of them was a perfect team.
Thinking of the previous World Cup champions, the German team four years ago, Spain eight years ago, Italy twelve years ago, and Brazil 16 years ago, their lineups are extremely powerful, and there are almost no shortcomings in their formation.
However, the Chinese team and Argentina team are different. They have many shortcomings and many weaknesses.
But they have a bit more outstanding, they have indescribably talented players.
Therefore, this World Cup final is indeed different from usual.
Next, after the two teams took a group photo, the national anthems of the two countries began to be played in the venue.
Such a picture is still so exciting that many Chinese fans are moved to tears.
After calmly and silently sang the national anthem, Xu Qi shook hands with Messi, returned the team flag, and then prepared to choose the side.
In the end, Messi chose to kick off first.
The players of the two teams also stood on both sides.
The referee has raised his watch to look at the time.
The final of the most popular sports feast this summer is about to begin.
Ten seconds...
Five seconds...
Three seconds...
The referee finally blew the whistle to start the game.
Higuain pushed the ball backwards, Messi gave it, and Biglia behind him took the ball, and then Argentina began to control the ball and attack.
On the sidelines, Lippi patiently began to observe the team's overall defensive arrangement.
Defensive against Argentina must be good.
After all, the attackers in the frontcourt of Argentina are really terrible.
Of course, there are more fans of the Chinese team on the scene. Of course, as a World Cup final, this game attracted fans from all over the world.
Whether you come from North America, South America, Eastern Europe and Western Europe, you will be happy to see such a wonderful game.
Especially, Xu Qi and Messi’s first conversation at the national team level!
As the two best superstars in football today, Xu Qi and Messi have had many conversations in the club, and this is the first time that they are direct conversations at the national team level.
Of course, when it comes to performance in the national team, Messi is not as good as Xu Qi.
Xu Qi started his crazy goal-scoring performance when he participated in the national team for the first time, but he led the national team to win the championship for the first time in the Asian Cup and broke the ancient record of the best scorer.
Then in the top 12 World Cup qualifiers, he led the Chinese team to win seven consecutive victories and entered the World Cup early.
In the Federation Cup, he defeated Germany and Portugal and won the Federation Cup championship!
When he represented the national team in the World Cup for the first time, he led the team to the final and stood opposite Messi.
You should know what level of Xu Qi's teammates are, what level of Messi's teammates are, and how much role Xu Qi has personally achieved in the middle, is actually obvious.
To put it in the words of former England star Michael Irving, Xu Qi is an unparalleled god in today's football world!
The Argentina team's small skills are really good. They can control the ball very easily and pass the ball through the half.
When the ball entered the half, it was Messi, Di Maria and others who were on their turn to play their abilities.
The young and energetic young player Dybala was the first to make efforts this time.
Dybala took the ball from the right and started swaying left and right as he faced Ding Haifeng, trying to break through Ding Haifeng.
Facing the opponent's first assault, the Chinese team must not let the opponent succeed so easily.
If the opponent succeeds in one breakthrough, then there will be a second and third consecutive occurrences.
In that case, it would be a bad thing.
Sure enough, Ding Haifeng directly kicked the ball out of the sideline.
The Chinese team defended the first personal breakthrough of Argentine players. This successful defense is very meaningful and greatly improved the team's confidence in defense.
"Good example, Ding Haifeng did not allow Dybala to break through easily. There are too many dribbling masters in the Argentina team, so the Chinese team must not relax their vigilance." He Wei reminded.
Indeed, these attackers in the frontcourt of the Argentina team are too terrible. Not to mention Messi, Dybala and Di Maria, it is terrifying enough.
They are all super attackers among the giant teams.
After excluding Xu Qi, Messi and Neymar, basically Di Maria and Dybala can be ranked in the world.
As they approached, Argentina continued to attack.
This time, Messi was the one who instigated the offense.
Messi is Messi. He saw a gap in the Chinese team's defense line and directly picked the ball and sent it over.
Higuain suddenly came out and shot sideways against the ball!
The ball hit the side net directly.
"Dangerous, you have to watch Higuain and Messi. It's too dangerous not to let Messi pass such a ball behind him so easily!" He Wei seemed to be in lingering fear and felt extremely nervous.
The director's footage is also very interesting.
After Higuain missed the ball, he immediately cut it to Messi who passed the ball to him. Of course, Messi did not say anything.
Then, the camera seemed to want to search for something, and then aimed at forward players like Aguero and Icardi on the sidelines.
What they mean is, if it were these two people, would the ball be entered?
Such logical ideas are indeed a bit of a happy worry for the Argentine team at present, and they have too many outstanding offensive players.
Aguero and Icardi were on the sidelines, and it seemed that they were also regretful that the goal was not scored.
Although they cannot start, they still hope that Argentina will take the lead as soon as possible.
If the team's offense is not able to open up the situation for a long time and the players are a little impatient, it will be very dangerous.
There are many teammates of Xu Qi in the Argentina team, and they are also very familiar with Xu Qi. They know very well what Xu Qi will do if the Argentina team cannot score.
Xu Qi will score a goal!
Xu Qi will definitely score goals. They know that it is difficult to defend against Xu Qi with the Argentina team's defense line, so the Argentina team must find a way to score more goals.
The final of this World Cup is probably different from the previous World Cup finals. This game may score more goals.
Four years ago, after Germany won 1-0 in overtime, Spain.
Eight years ago, Spain beat the Netherlands one-to-zero in overtime.
Twelve years ago, Italy tied with France in overtime 1-1 and won the penalty shootout.
Sixteen years ago, Brazil defeated Germany 2-0 in the final.
The number of goals scored in the four World Cup finals has not reached three.
In the 1998 World Cup final, France actually scored three goals, and France beat Brazil 3-0.
Chapter completed!