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Chapter 1226 Chapter 1217: The knockout round begins, the Netherlands vs. Mexico!
Spain's early exit shocked the world. Where did the high-spirited Spain go four years ago?
Before they had time to digest this news, another shocking news came-Italy lost [-]-[-] to Costa Rica in the second round, and England lost [-]-[-] to Uruguay!

Italy failed to achieve the goal of qualifying early, England lost both games and was out early!

England became the second giant team to be eliminated early after Spain.

Another strong team whose life is hanging by a thread is the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo. They drew [-]-[-] with the US team in the second round and failed to win as planned.

Even if Portugal wins in the final round, it still has to look at the eyes of others.

On the 24th, the final round of the group stage started.

Brazil beat Cameroon [-]-[-] and Mexico beat Croatia [-]-[-].

Brazil and Mexico both have two wins and one tie, but they have a dominant goal difference and rank first in the group, while Mexico is second.

Cameroon and Croatia were knocked out, ending Brazil's World Cup journey.

On the second day, the final round of Group B started.

Spain won a face-saving game with a [-]-[-] victory over Australia, but they still could not escape the fate of being eliminated.

In the match between the Netherlands and Chile for the top spot in the group, the Netherlands won [-]-[-] thanks to the goals of Robben and Chen Fan, who came off the bench.

Colombia is the top player in Group C. They also won three games and three games. Greece won the life-and-death battle [-]-[-], beating Côte d'Ivoire to qualify.

The form of Group D is relatively clear. Costa Rica has won both games and has basically secured a qualifying place. Italy and Uruguay have one win and one loss. A qualifying place will be directly determined in the final round. England, which lost both games, has already been eliminated early.

In the final round of the life-and-death battle, Uruguay beat Italy [-]-[-] and England drew [-]-[-] with Costa Rica.

Costa Rica qualified first in the group with two wins and one tie, and Uruguay, which won the life-and-death battle, qualified second in the group.

The two giants of Italy and England are out!

The cruelty of the World Cup was shown to the world in the last round of the group.

In the last round of Group E, France and Ecuador, which had already qualified ahead of schedule, drew [-]-[-]. Switzerland defeated Honduras, which had been eliminated early, [-]-[-], grasping their own destiny and qualifying second in the group.

In Group F, Argentina, which had won both games, defeated Nigeria [-]-[-], leading the group. Although Nigeria lost the game, they still qualified second in the group.

Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Iran [-]-[-] and won the first group match, but they and Iran failed to escape the fate of being eliminated.

In the final round of Group G, Germany defeated the United States [-]-[-] and Portugal defeated Ghana [-]-[-].

Germany qualified with two wins and one tie, while Portugal and the United States had one win, one draw and one loss. The United States beat Portugal to rank second in the group with a goal difference advantage, and was lucky to enter the knockout round!
In the final round of Group H, Belgium defeated South Korea [-]-[-], Algeria drew [-]-[-] with Russia, Belgium won all three games and qualified first in the group, while Algeria qualified second with [-] win, [-] draw and [-] loss.

So far, all the top sixteen have been produced. In the first half, Brazil played against Chile, Colombia played against Uruguay, France played against Nigeria, and Germany played against Algeria.

In the second half, the Netherlands played against Mexico, Costa Rica played against Greece, Argentina played against Switzerland, and Belgium played against the United States.

The four giants of Spain, Italy, England, and Portugal did not even qualify for the group, which is embarrassing.

At one o'clock in the afternoon on June 28, the knockout match began, and the Belo Horizonte Mineiro Stadium was crowded with Brazil against Chile.

With the start of this game, the cruel knockout round of the World Cup in Brazil officially began.

Amidst the shouts of the home fans, Brazil launched a fierce attack on Chile. In the No. 18 minute of the first half, Brazil got a corner kick.

Neymar sent the football directly to the forward point, Thiago Silva nodded the ball forward, and the football flew backward!
Luiz volleyed with his left foot three meters from goal, and Halla, who was defending him, made a clearance from the outside of his right calf and the ball went into the top of the goal!

One to zero!

Brazil took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field!

After the game restarted, Chile, which had no retreat, stepped up its offense and adopted a more proactive frontcourt press.

In the No.30 second minute of the first half, Marcelo threw the ball into the sideline from the left side of the backcourt, and Hulk passed back to Marcelo. At this moment, the Chilean team's aggressive pressing achieved results.

Chilean forward Vargas steals the football and volleys back to the penalty area. Another Chilean forward, Sanchez, stops the ball ten meters from the goal and advances to the far corner successfully!
One to one!

Chile tenaciously equalized the score!

In the next game, both sides appeared to be very cautious. The game failed to determine the winner within 10 minutes and could only enter overtime.

In overtime, both sides were more careful. In the last minute of overtime, the atmosphere in the stadium was tense and suffocating.

Chilean forward Sanchez made a direct pass, and midfielder Pinilla volleyed from 15 meters in front of the goal!
The football goes past Cesar's fingers!
"Pong!..."

With a loud bang, the football hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline. Pinilla missed the chance to kill Brazil!
The Chilean fans covered their faces in pain, and the Brazilian fans looked at the stadium with lingering fear...

The game eventually entered the cruelest penalty shootout, with Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar saving Sanchez's penalty in the second round.

In the end, with this successful save, Brazil eliminated Chile and entered the quarterfinals!

The hosts became the first team to break into the quarterfinals.

At one o'clock in the afternoon on the 29th, the Taleza Castelão Stadium was crowded with people, and the match between the Netherlands and Mexico started on time.

Van Persie started with an injury, Chen Fan and Arjen Robben left and right, the Dutch Trident all started, and will take on the important task of the team's attack.

In the second minute of the game, Chen Fan's first shot almost opened the goal of Mexico. His rubbed shot from the corner of the penalty area flew out of the field by rubbing against the post, causing a lot of regret.

In the ensuing game, the Netherlands frequently launched attacks from the two flanks, but Van Persie was not at his best and missed two excellent chances to score.

Facing the powerful Dutch team, Mexico wisely chose defensive counterattack tactics.

Seeing that the first half was coming to an end, the situation on the field changed suddenly. In the 403rd minute of the first half, Sneijder launched an attack with a long pass near the center circle, and the football flew towards the left side of the front field.

Chen Fan took two steps forward and steadily unloaded the football. Mexican captain Max immediately stepped forward to defend.

Chen Fan left Max behind with two feints in a row, and headed towards the penalty area to kill!
Mexico's right central defender Diego Reyes immediately blocked. Chen Fan kicked back with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area, and then stepped forward slightly on the outside of his right foot. Raising his right foot was a powerful shot!
The football blasted towards the right side of the goal like a cannonball!

Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa reproduced his magic and bravely blocked the football!

The alert Robben took a step forward and made a follow-up shot!
The football flew into the goal from above Ochoa's head!

The ball is in!
One to zero!

The Netherlands broke the deadlock towards the end of the first half!

The Dutch fans in the stands turned the stadium into an orange sea of ​​joy!

(End of this chapter)