The score displayed on the Kazan Arena was a striking 3-0.
This score was both at the 55th minute and after the 95th minute, and it remained unchanged until the end of the match.
As the final whistle blew, the Brazilian players still on the field were unable to accept this fact.
Once upon a time, Brazil, the five-time world champion, was incredibly dazzling and powerful.
Being beaten 3-0 by Portugal in the World Cup is absolutely a first in decades.
Neymar looked up at the sky, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face.
It's so painful!
Don't they try?
No, they were almost exhausted from running throughout the game, but they just couldn't score the goal they wanted.
Throughout the match, they had almost twice as many shots as Portugal and over 70% possession, but what was the result? They still lost.
Watching their opponents revel in their victory celebrations, the Brazilian players felt incredibly miserable.
Neymar looked at the tall goalkeeper celebrating victory with his teammates not far away, and for the first time he felt that with this goalkeeper on the team, this World Cup might really be a variable.
This guy's defensive ability is just too outstanding. He can almost always guess the opponent's intentions when he passes the ball in front of the penalty area, allowing his teammates to deal with it with ease. Because of this, the Brazilian team's attacking front is very passive and they are unable to complete an effective shot.
As soon as I got into position, I was pressed around by the opposing defenders, leaving no space to shoot!
After celebrating with his teammates, Cristiano Ronaldo went over to his friend Marcelo to comfort him: "Hey, Marcelo, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm doing great. It's just one lost game, it's normal. I have high hopes for you guys this time, you have to do your best to make me proud."
Marcelo was quite magnanimous. Although they lost the game, he was happy to see his friend advance, because everyone knows that Ronaldo desperately wanted the World Cup title, but in the past, Portugal simply didn't have the ability to win it.
Things are different now. The addition of that Asian goalkeeper has made the Portuguese team incredibly strong. If we're talking about attacking firepower, he believes that the Brazilian team's firepower is definitely among the best in the world. But what happened? Even with this level of attacking power, they still couldn't break through the goal guarded by that guy. There's definitely something going on with him.
"Ha, of course, just you wait and see!"
After playing against Uruguay and Brazil, Ronaldo has become increasingly confident in the team's strength, and he feels particularly comfortable in games where he doesn't have to worry about the defense.
Although they were opponents on the field, they were still very good friends off the field. When Marcelo saw Pepe coming over, he punched him in the chest: "You've really gotten cocky, haven't you? You actually scored a goal today. Keep it up, so that it won't be too embarrassing for us to be beaten by the world champions."
When Portugal won, Cristiano Ronaldo fans and Portuguese supporters around the world couldn't help but jump up and celebrate, creating an incredibly lively atmosphere.
They have successfully entered the semi-finals and are only two steps away from the championship.
Meanwhile, matches in several other venues also came to an end.
The final four teams have been determined:
Portugal,
France,
Croatia,
England.
Portugal's next opponent is Croatia, also led by Modric, a club friend of Ronaldo.
After the match, the Brazilian team, which lost both in terms of performance and morale, faced criticism from many fans. People said that Brazil has declined and can no longer play the dominant, world-class style of the past.
Although the Brazilians may not want to admit it, a loss is a loss, and that's the fact.
They haven't achieved any decent results in international competitions for many years.
Conversely, Portugal received unanimous praise from the media after the match. After the group stage, they won both of their two matches, both by a large margin. Portugal's dominance can be seen from the scores alone, not to mention the fans who watched the game live.
Goalkeeper Lei Ming's performance once again made people realize how valuable the opponent's Premier League Golden Glove was. To this day, the opponent still holds their record of keeping a clean sheet in the World Cup.
It's worth noting that although he only played in two matches, the strikers he faced were all world-class strikers, and there were four penalty kicks during the matches. Yet, even under these circumstances, he still maintained a goalless record, which makes one marvel at his strength.
People are once again marveling at Professor Wenger's foresight; he truly has an amazing eye for talent.
Last summer, countless people mocked Wenger for being blind and spending a staggering 6,500 euros to buy a goalkeeper. But a year later, people realized that they were the ones who had made the fool of themselves.
A goalkeeper who can bring victory to the team for only 65 million euros is an absolute steal. Nowadays, many teams would be willing to pay 100 million euros for Raimin, let alone 65 million. But Arsenal has stated that Raimin is not for sale, and there is no room for negotiation.
According to The Sun, Arsenal even received a staggering offer of 200 million euros from a Middle Eastern tycoon, but they still chose to reject it cleanly and decisively.
If we were to name the happiest head coach recently, it would undoubtedly be Portugal's Santos.
This old man now smiles unconsciously even in his sleep, let alone when he wakes up.
From the round of 16 to the quarterfinals, they demonstrated a dominant level of play. The team's attacking tactics did not need to be too complicated; they mainly focused on counter-attacking and used Ronaldo as a nuclear weapon to deliver a devastating blow to the opponent.
This trick is now almost always effective.
Of course, he also frequently exaggerated his players' abilities in front of the media.
He was also very fortunate to have discovered Lei Ming, this treasure of a young man, this year, and to have chosen to trust him unconditionally. Lei Ming reciprocated his trust with his actions.
When asked by reporters whether Lei Ming would be the most talented goalkeeper this summer,
Santos nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, I have no doubt about that. You have all seen his performance in the last two games. I admit that I deliberately kept him under wraps before because I knew his strength all along. Until the 16th game, I decided to stop holding back because you will find that it was really hard to bear."
“We could have played very well, but we had to do this in order to go further in the future. But this is by no means to say that the opponent was bad. On the contrary, he was too good and too amazing. In all my years as a head coach, I have never seen such a talented player.”
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Santos's praise for Lei Ming was almost endless in front of the media, and many fans could feel his love for Lei Ming even through the screen.
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