civilwarnovels Chapter 669 Chapter [103] - Post-match statement - [Today's first update]
Chapter 669 Chapter [103] - Post-match statement - [Today's first update]
Chapter 669 Chapter [103] - After the game - [Today's first update]
The third and fourth World Cup finals between Germany and Uruguay are the fifth time Germanic tanks have participated in the World Cup third place battle, which also created a record for the number of times they participated in the World Cup third place battle.Previously, the German team won the third place in the World Cup three times and the third place once.In this campaign, after Germany defeated Uruguay 5-1, the German team won the third place in two consecutive World Cups. This is also the fourth third place in the history of the German team participating in the World Cup.
Although it only won the third place in this World Cup, it is really rare for the German team, which was not optimistic before the start of the World Cup, to achieve this result.The World Cup has been held for 19 times so far. Except for one reluctance to participate and one time after being banned due to World War II, the German team has participated in the World Cup 17 times. It has reached the semi-finals an astonishing 12 times, winning 3 championships, 4 runners-up, 4 thirds, and 1 third.You know, the five-time champion Brazil, which is the most expensive football kingdom, has only reached the semi-finals 9 times; the four-time Italian team has reached the semi-finals 8 times; and the Argentine team has only reached the semi-finals of the World Cup four times, which is 1/3 of the German team!
The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930. Like many strong European teams, the German team did not want to travel across the ocean to South America to compete, so they missed the tournament. In the 1934 World Cup in Italy, the German team reached the semi-finals for the first time. The German team was not invited to participate because of World War II; in the 1 World Cup in Switzerland, the German team defeated Hungary 3-3 in the final of the championship and runner-up to win the championship for the first time.
In the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, the German team reached the semi-finals, but lost to host Sweden 1-3 in the semi-finals, and lost to the French team 3-6 in the third and fourth finals, and could only win the third place; in the 1962 World Cup in Chile, the German team lost 1-4 to Yugoslavia in the quarter-finals and failed to enter the semi-finals; The German team made it all the way to the semi-finals, but was defeated by Italy 0-1 in the semi-finals. However, in the third-place battle, the German team defeated Uruguay 1966-2 to win the third place with a goal by Wolfgang Ovirat.
In the 1978 World Cup in Argentina, the German team failed to reach the semi-finals; in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, the German team lost 1-3 to the Italian team in the final and finished runner-up;
The German tank is so powerful that it is three times that of the Argentine national team.However, the third place in the world still makes the Germans full of regrets, and the biggest regret is Klose.
With endless sadness and regret, Klose, who was plagued by back injuries, still failed to appear in the German-Ukraine battle after all.As Loew replaced Ozil with Tashche in the 90th minute, Klose on the bench had no chance.After entering the semi-finals, he had two games to catch up with Ronaldo's biographical record, but in the end he still had a chance with writing magic.The German team continued to score Uruguay 3 goals with strong firepower, but Klose's name was no longer on the goal list. Perhaps for him, the World Cup was over after losing to Spain in the semifinals.
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa was Klose's third World Cup with the German team. Among Loew's youth teams, only Klose and the third goalkeeper Bout were left.As one of the only three "post-2002s" in the team, Klose, who is over 70 years old, can continue to be the main striker of the German team to this day, which is already a great success.He has scored 32 goals in the past two World Cups, but this time his goal is to win his first Hercules Cup.
In the first game of the group stage, Australia was slaughtered 4-0. Klose continued his World Cup legend with an iconic header in the 26th minute.But in the second game against Serbia, Klose was rarely sent off for two consecutive fouls-this was only the third red card in his career.However, after one round of suspension, Klose, who entered the knockout round, once again showed the strength and arrogance of Germany's top striker. He broke through Upson in the 1/8 finals and opened the scoring for the first time. In the quarter-finals, he scored twice to kill Argentina. At this time, he has scored 1 goals in the World Cup finals, tying the German legend Gerd Müller, and only one step away from the Brazilian king Ronaldo!
After completing the 2014-game celebration of the individual national team with two goals, Klose said with a little gratitude that "the carnival of my teammates allowed me to escape the speech."But for all the Germans, they naturally prefer to see Klose speak with goals on the pitch.Although Klose said half-jokingly and half-seriously that he might persist until the [-] World Cup in Brazil, but for him who was on his feet at the time, he undoubtedly looked forward to scoring new achievements in the semi-finals or even the final.
However, similar to most superstars ending their brilliant career with bitterness, Klose failed to achieve his goal of re-entering the World Cup final and even winning the cup.In the absence of Thomas Muller to lubricate the frontcourt, the German team once again fell at the feet of their old enemy Spain.Klose, who played for 90 minutes, failed to continue to score, and his back injury in the game even made him miss the third and fourth finals.After Joachim Loew replaced Kisling, Kroos and Tashche in the German-Ukraine battle, Klose under the camera could only feel melancholy on the bench. In the German football with the strong rise of the younger generation, Klose, who will be 36 years old in four years, will probably not be able to continue to challenge Ronaldo. This is his regret, and it is also the regret of German football as a whole.
The English "Sun" had such a report after the game to praise the South African powerhouse Uruguay: From the hand of God to the flying fairy, how many classics Uruguay has brought us.
They said so in the article: In the third and fourth finals of the 1970 World Cup, Uruguay lost 0-1 to Germany. 40 years later, the two teams met again in the World Cup third place match.It's just that in the past 40 years, the German team has won two World Cup championships and three runner-ups, while Uruguay has only entered the semi-finals for the second time. Therefore, for this veteran champion, it is enough to leave some classic moments in the World Cup.
In this cup, due to having a world-class shooter like Forlan, Uruguay has many wonderful goals, especially long-range shots.In the second round of the group match against South Africa, Forlan took the ball in the front court in the 24th minute, and then he took a cold shot unexpectedly, and the ball rubbed against the lower edge of the crossbar and went into the net. In the quarter-finals match against Ghana, Forlan evened the score when his team was 1 goal behind, and the equalizer was also very exciting: in the 4th minute of the game, Uruguay got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt. Forlan chose to shoot directly at the upper left corner of the goal.
Then in the semi-finals, it was Fran's "flying fairy" in the first half that helped the team equalize, but unfortunately they lost to the Netherlands in the end.And in today's final against Germany, Forlan's goal was also very exciting. His sideways ejection made the opponent's goalkeeper Butt unresponsive. If the crossbar hadn't blocked him at the last moment of the game, Forlan would once again stage a wonderful free kick and score directly. At that time, the two teams can only decide the outcome through play-offs or penalty shootouts.
In fact, Uruguay was able to enter the semi-finals again after a lapse of 40 years. The first thing they want to thank is striker Suarez. It was he who played the goalkeeper in the match against Ghana.Although Suarez was sent off with a red card for the handball and Ghana also won a penalty kick, Gian shot the ball directly onto the crossbar at the last moment. The Uruguayan who survived the catastrophe eliminated his opponent through a penalty shootout. Such a thrilling game process, I am afraid that only God can think of it, and Uruguay's Jedi reversal also made the fans excited.
After entering the semi-finals, Uruguay also became the only South American team in this World Cup.Originally, all five South American champions successfully qualified from the group stage. Even though Chile was eliminated by Brazil, there were still four teams in the top eight of the World Cup. When people were looking forward to the World Cup becoming the "America Cup" of South American teams' civil wars, Brazil and Argentina lost to the Netherlands and Germany one after another. After Paraguay lost to Spain, only Uruguay remained in the top four of the World Cup.Relying on the play-offs to come to the South African arena, but Uruguay has become the last South American team left, and their performance is absolutely commendable.
For Uruguay, who has lost the ability to win the championship, it is difficult to open their arms to them in the Hercules Cup. What they can do now is to enjoy the World Cup and enjoy the happiness brought by the World Cup, and those classic moments they left for the World Cup will also be remembered forever.
(End of this chapter)