The day after the opening match, the competition in Group B in which Spain was located officially started.

The two teams facing off in the first round are Iran and Morocco, the weakest teams in the group. This match may be the only victory the two teams can get in this World Cup.

If we can win smoothly and then try again to draw with one of the Spanish or Portuguese teams, we might still have a chance to qualify from the group.

So the two sides fought quite fiercely, just to fight for this glimmer of hope.

The strength of the two teams is relatively close, and the game was very tense.

Until the end of regular time, the score on the field was still 0:0. A draw was about to occur, but Iran's substitute striker scored an own goal in injury time and gave the opponent a golden goal at the last moment.

Thanks to this own goal, Morocco defeated Iran 1:0.

Iran's loss made the performance of Asian teams in the World Cup look ugly again.

In the last World Cup, it was difficult for any participating Asian team to win a single game.

In this World Cup, Saudi Arabia and Iran, which appeared first, both lost, which put Australia, South Korea and Japan, which came later, under tremendous pressure.

After the match between Morocco and Iran, this World Cup ushered in a focus battle - Spain vs. Portugal.

This is a replica of the last European Cup final.

Last time, Spain had the last laugh, but this time, who knows who will win.

Before the game, public opinion was more optimistic about Spain. After all, Spain had an advantage in the past record of the two teams' encounters.

Moreover, compared with Portugal's lineup, although Spain's lineup is not as good as before, it still has obvious advantages.

But football matches are full of randomness, and whoever is stronger will not necessarily win.

Not long after the match between Spain and Portugal started, Ronaldo scored a goal.

Just two minutes into the game, Portugal launched an attack and Ronaldo was brought down by his club teammate Nacho in the penalty area.

The referee directly awarded a penalty kick, and Ronaldo took the penalty kick himself and scored in one go, changing the score to 1:0. Portugal's quick goal greatly changed the situation of the game.

The Spanish team's mentality was obviously affected to a certain extent. The players were eager to equalize the score and played a little anxiously.

Portugal then took the opportunity to launch several counterattacks and almost scored again.

But fortunately, Lin Quan stood up, he began to take control of the game, consciously controlling the tempo of the game, keeping the ball under his feet as much as possible, making the opponent's defensive counterattack ineffective.

Lin Quan's courage helped those young players who had lost their minds to regain their sanity.

The Spanish team began to play their familiar passing and controlling football at their own pace.

Seeing that Spain quickly stabilized its position and did not give Portugal any chance to counterattack, the Portuguese coach couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The opponent's No. 10 is too experienced. Such experience is usually possessed by old players who have played in midfield for many years. It is outrageous to see it in a 22-year-old young player.

Once Spain got back into their familiar rhythm, their attacking threat increased.

In the 10th minute, Alba made a cross from the left, and Lin Quan volleyed the ball sideways but missed.

In the 17th minute, Lin Quan and Isco made a wall pass and broke into the penalty area without being offside.

Unfortunately, the latter's pass was a little too powerful and the ball was directly confiscated by the Portuguese goalkeeper, and Spain missed a chance to score.

Two minutes later, Spain made a comeback.

Lin Quan dribbled the ball to the right side and passed it into the penalty area, but Diego Costa's header was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper.

After the corner kick, Ramos got the ball, but he was unlucky and the ball hit the crossbar and bounced out.

During this period, Spain's offensive was like a tide, which made the Portuguese team breathless.

The Portuguese fans in the stands were so nervous that they dared not even breathe. They were clearly the leading team, but they felt more pressure than their opponents.

A defense that lasts too long will lead to a loss. Under the opponent's continuous attack, Portugal's defense line was like a taut string. After holding on for a while, it finally couldn't hold on any longer.

In the 23rd minute, seeing that the opponent's backcourt was too crowded, Lin Quan consciously retreated a little after receiving the ball. After attracting the opponent to rush out, he gently kicked the ball to Busquets not far in front of him. While passing the ball, he quietly made a gesture to Busquets.

Busquets saw Lin Quan's gesture, glanced at Diego Costa's position on the striker line, and quickly kicked a long pass.

The Portuguese players were moving outside, but the football suddenly flew into their penalty area, catching them off guard.

Diego Costa also saw Lin Quan's gesture, and when Lin Quan passed the ball to Busquets, he had already started running back.

This counter-run was excellent, allowing him to easily get rid of the opponent's defender and receive the pass from Busquets near the penalty area line.

The Portuguese goalkeeper chose to attack, but Diego Costa dribbled past him and shot into the goal.

The score became 1:1.

After scoring the goal, the beautiful player ran to the sidelines and did a celebration gesture that showed "no one else can do it better than me", which was very domineering.

On the sidelines, Portugal's head coach couldn't help but shake his head when he saw his team's defensive mistake.

How could they be so easily fooled by their opponents? Did they think that Spain had been attacking from the ground and had not used long passes, so they would not use this trick? Too naive! However, the opponent also designed this ball very cleverly. After Lin Quan got the ball, he retreated, pretending that he had been attacking for a long time and wanted to slow down, but suddenly changed his tactics and caught Portugal off guard.

This little fox is a little too cunning.

"Professor Bu's post is beautiful!"

Seeing Diego Costa score a goal, Lin Quan smiled and high-fived Busquets.

Although the idea of ​​this ball was thought up by Lin Quan, the final pass was made by Busquets.

Professor Bu’s long pass skills are quite good, much more accurate than Lin Quan imagined.

"Hehe, this way of playing football with your brain is what I like best. If you have any other ideas, be sure to tell me!"

Busquets has a high football IQ and is very good at cooperating with his teammates to come up with some incredible offensive tactics.

For example, in his assist of the century to Messi, it seemed that he did nothing but acted as a wall, bouncing the ball back to Messi's feet.

But in fact, Busquets helped to block the opponent's midfielder's pursuit, and his positioning also allowed Messi to face Real Madrid's defender directly without having to slow down.

Some of the work done by Professor Bu may seem insignificant, but in the eyes of people who truly understand football, they can all see his important role.

It is for this reason that Busquets is called a ball-blind filter.

Those who understand football think he is very good, while those who don’t think he is useless.

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After Spain equalized the score, the morale of the whole team boosted and they continued their previous offensive and launched a fierce attack on Portugal's goal.

In the 26th minute, Lin Quan got rid of the opponent's midfielder in the middle and made a straight pass. Isco received the ball and shot it hard, which hit the crossbar again.

But the ball bounced back into the penalty area and Spanish full-back Alba rushed over to make a follow-up shot.

But unfortunately, the ball was hit too straight and was directly confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.

In the 35th minute, Spain suddenly accelerated after continuous passes on the left and knocked the ball across the penalty area.

After receiving the ball, Iniesta aimed at the far corner, but unfortunately his aim was not accurate and the ball slipped past the goal.

Portugal took advantage of the situation and launched a quick counterattack. Ronaldo dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it across the middle. Guedes failed to handle the ball in time and missed a good chance to shoot.

Two minutes later, B Silva passed the ball on the wing and crossed to the middle. Ronaldo shot the ball but it hit the defender.

After gradually adapting to Spain's offensive rhythm, Portugal's offense also improved and they were no longer on the defensive like before.

But the overall situation on the field was more favorable to the Spanish team. They completed two shots before Portugal got one chance to shoot.

What we are competing for now is who is more efficient and who has a better ability to seize opportunities.

In the 42nd minute, Isco received another through ball from Lin Quan on the right.

He wanted to shoot himself, but the opponent's defender blocked it quickly, so Isco changed his shot to a pass, passing the ball to Diego Costa in the penalty area.

The latter shot the ball into the goal.

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The score became 1:2, Spain reversed Portugal.

Diego Costa, who scored twice, excitedly blew kisses to the Spanish fans in the stands.

After joining the Spanish team for so long, this is the first time I have played so comfortably.

Sure enough, it’s great to have a top midfielder behind you! On the sidelines, Bosque was also very satisfied with his players’ performance. He stood up and applauded the players, and shouted to the field, asking them to be careful of the opponent’s counterattack.

There is little time left in the first half, and Portugal will definitely use this final time to launch a fierce attack.

Otherwise, they would have to return to the locker room with a one-goal disadvantage.

Bosque's prediction was accurate. After the restart, Portugal broke with its usual practice and stopped playing defensive counterattacks. Instead, it launched a fierce attack on Spain.

In the 44th minute, still on the right.

B Silva made another key cross, sending the ball diagonally to the front of the penalty area.

Portugal's striker Guedes did not choose to shoot the ball himself, but passed the ball to his big brother Cristiano Ronaldo who was waiting next to him.

After receiving the ball, Ronaldo shot from the top of the arc. The ball's flight path was very low, almost flying close to the grass, and the speed was very fast.

De Gea misjudged the ball when saving it, and the ball hit his knee, refracted, and bounced into the goal.

The score became 2:2, and Ronaldo also scored twice.

Since the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Ronaldo, who has participated in four consecutive World Cups, finally broke the curse of only scoring one goal in the previous World Cup.

And it only took one game! The 33-year-old Ronaldo, with these two goals, severely hit the rumors that he was too old to play!

The Portuguese fans who came to the scene waved their national flags excitedly and cheered Ronaldo's name loudly.

At this moment, Ronaldo is the pride of their entire country!

Bosque on the sidelines was a little speechless. He had just reminded the players to be careful, but the opponent scored in the blink of an eye.

The biggest blame for this ball must be put on De Gea. It is really wrong to make such a mistake in such a crucial game.

He missed Casillas a little bit. In the first two World Cups, with Casillas in goal, Bosque felt extremely relieved.

De Gea, who made the mistake, also blamed himself and apologized to his teammates:

"Mine, this ball is mine, sorry!"

Although his teammates didn't blame him, their frustration was obvious.

By the time the Portuguese team finished celebrating, there was little time left in the first half.

In the end, the two teams tied 2:2 in the first half.

For fans of both teams, this was a rather ambiguous score.

But for the neutral fans who came to watch the game, the first half was definitely a wonderful game, and it could even be said to be the most exciting game of this World Cup so far.

No wonder it is called the focus match, it is really exciting! "Haha, Ronaldo is quite fierce today, scoring two goals in the first half. Is it possible for him to perform a World Cup hat trick today?"

"Looking at my Luo's condition, I feel that the possibility is very high!"

"Indeed, the president's desire to survive today is very strong, and his desire to attack is very strong!"

During the half-time break, Ronaldo's fans started a discussion online about Ronaldo's condition.

This season, Ronaldo has been in good shape, both in the league and in the Champions League.

Although he gained nothing in the end, this does not negate his outstanding performance.

What more can you ask for from a 33-year-old 'veteran'?

"I hope Portugal can go further in this World Cup!"

"Haha, that's getting off topic. Let's win this game first!"

"The opponent's condition is not bad either. I don't think there is much hope for Portugal to beat Spain!"

"Indeed, the Spanish team played very well as a team today, and Emperor Lin hasn't even started to show his power yet!"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Lin Quan had very few shots in this game.

Although he played in the midfield position today, he had plenty of opportunities if he wanted to shoot, after all, the ball was in his hands.

But he suppressed his offensive desire and kept passing the ball to create opportunities for his teammates.

But no one knows whether this state will continue. If he breaks the seal and starts to run wild in the second half, the Portuguese team will have to be careful.

This game also attracted a large number of Asian fans. Although their home team was not there, there were many stars they were familiar with in both teams. In addition, this was a high-level game that fans of all nationalities would not miss.

"Look at the games of the European powerhouses, and then look at the games of our Asian teams. I start to wonder if we are playing the same game!"

"Let's get the league going first. If our domestic league doesn't show any improvement, don't even think about making it big overnight!"

The AFC Champions League, which represents the highest honor in the Asian Football League, is several levels lower than the Champions League.

Moreover, due to the siphon effect of the five major leagues, almost all the top players in Asia have been poached.

This makes the AFC Champions League lack of attention and excitement, and the strange division system makes this league full of strange smell.

If the league doesn't do well, the national team's performance will naturally not be good either.

Of course, we may be able to count on overseas players, but only a few can go abroad. (End of this chapter)