Generally speaking, once a team playing defensive counterattacks falls behind, it will usually concede more goals to its opponents because it is eager to equalize the score, and then it will fall into a state of collapse.

This situation is now happening to the Iranian team. After falling behind in the score, they have been forced into a desperate situation and have to launch a counterattack with all their might.

However, if a massive counterattack fails against a strong team like Spain, the consequences will be serious.

In the 65th minute, Carvajal made a cross from the right side, assisting his club teammate Isco to score a goal, changing the score to 0:2.

In the 74th minute, the Spanish team played an exquisite pass and cut cooperation in the frontcourt. After Diego Costa successfully made an offside, he received an assist from Lin Quan and sent the ball into the goal.

The score became 0:3, and Iran was doomed.

Seeing that the outcome of the game was already decided, Bosque used his last substitution. Lin Quan was replaced in the 75th minute and Rodrigo from Valencia came on.

When Lin Quan left the field, he once again received a standing ovation from the fans.

He performed well in this game, contributing an assist and a goal, which was the key goal to help the Spanish team break the deadlock.

If it weren't for his goal, it would not be so easy for the Spanish team to defeat their opponents.

After successfully defeating the opponent, the Spanish team also won two consecutive victories in the group stage, advanced one round in advance, and secured the first place in the group.

In another match in the same group that took place later, Ronaldo continued his hot form from the previous game and quickly scored a goal four minutes into the game, leading Portugal to a 1-0 victory over Morocco and their first win in the group stage.

So far, all four goals scored by Portugal in this World Cup have been scored by Ronaldo.

In what may be his last World Cup, Ronaldo put in a god-like performance.

Considering that Portugal's last opponent is the weakest Iranian team, they still have great hopes of advancing to the round of 16.

Compared with Lin Quan and Ronaldo who are doing smoothly, Messi's situation is much more serious.

In this round of the game, the Argentina team led by Messi was swept 3:0 by the Croatian team.

Messi's performance in this game was still sluggish, and Argentina as a whole was completely suppressed by the Croatian team.

The checkered army led by Modric, Rakitic and others announced their strength to the world with a hearty victory.

The Croatian team quickly became the dark horse of this World Cup, the kind that shines brightly! "I've long said that Croatia should not be underestimated. In the last European Cup, they defeated the world's number one team, Spain!"

"That's right. If they hadn't been so unlucky and met Portugal in the round of 16 and were dragged into a penalty shootout, they would definitely have gone further!"

In the last European Cup, the Croatian team faced the champion and runner-up Spain and Portugal in succession. They first defeated Spain and then drew with Portugal, but finally had bad luck and lost in the penalty shootout.

Croatia is certainly not a weak team as it can achieve such a result against the champions and runners-up of the European Cup.

If we had been luckier and drawn a better lot, we might have made it to the quarterfinals or even the semifinals.

Although there are more top teams in the World Cup than in the European Cup, the group stage of the World Cup may not be as difficult as that of the European Cup.

With the strength Croatia has shown, it is certain that they will advance to the round of 16. The only question worth discussing now is how far can this dark horse go in the World Cup? While the outside world was asking about the situation of the Croatian team and was shocked by its outstanding performance, many media reporters also began to report on the defeat of Argentina.

Argentina was tied by Iceland in the first game and lost to Croatia in the second game.

After two rounds, Argentina has only 1 point and is currently ranked last in the group.

Croatia has won both games and has advanced to the next round and secured first place in the group. Nigeria has one win and one loss, and is in second place with 3 points.

Iceland and Argentina both had one draw and one loss, but Iceland's goal difference was -2, one more than Argentina, so it ranked ahead of Argentina.

Argentina, the favorite to win the World Cup, is ranked last.

This result was completely beyond everyone's expectations! Who could have thought that Argentina's performance would be so bad? Would they be eliminated in the group stage without even a win? Maradona, the soccer king who came to the scene to cheer for his national team, almost had a heart attack when he saw his team being slaughtered by the opponent.

The scene of him grabbing his hair, widening his eyes and looking incredulous was captured by reporters and fans, and spread all over the Internet after the game.

“I feel sorry for Old Ma!”

"Lao Ma must be thinking that it is better for me to do it myself than to let Sampaoli lead the team!"

"Haha, Maradona is a great football player, but let him coach? Forget it. After all, he has ruined Argentina in the past 10 years!"

"This is nothing. Al Wass Football Club in the UAE League was greedy for Lao Ma's fame and achievements as a football player. They spent a lot of money to invite Lao Ma to coach. In the end, he was led astray and finally fired Lao Ma!"

"Haha, is this true? This is too outrageous. Is Lao Ma's coaching ability really that bad?"

"It is absolutely true. Lao Ma really has nothing in his head and is not suitable for coaching at all."

The Internet suddenly became a sea of ​​joy, with jokes about Lao Ma floating everywhere.

"Alas, you feel sorry for Lao Ma, but I feel even more sorry for those gamblers. I wonder how many of them will lose everything tonight!"

After Argentina was tied by Iceland in the first game, many gamblers went on the roof.

After Argentina was slaughtered by Croatia, the wind on the rooftop is likely to be even stronger.

Argentina is simply the end of the world for gamblers! Although Messi is not entirely responsible for Argentina's loss, as the captain and top star of the team, he must bear the greatest blame and take the biggest blame.

On the day after Argentina lost the game, the internet was full of criticism against Messi and the Argentine team.

Calls like dwarf, shorty, coward, etc. were all thrown at me.

Even Argentina coach Sampaoli blamed the team at the post-match press conference: "I always seek the best position for the players on the court. Every player has a responsibility, but we can't find the connection between the team and Messi."

Then Sampaoli added: "I think we are still good but we need to show cohesion and I hope we can improve!"

These words put Messi directly in the fire, making it difficult for him to back down.

"It has long been said that Messi is a cancer. He is completely out of touch with his teammates on the field and cannot play any leadership role at all. Instead, he only drags down the team."

"That's right, you Messi fans always said that Messi is too good and his teammates can't keep up with him, so the coordination is not good. But look at the Spanish team, why can Lin Huang fit in perfectly? In the final analysis, it's because of our own bad performance. Don't make so many excuses."

In these two games, Lin Quan has been quietly doing the work of a supporting role in the back, giving all the chances to steal the show to his teammates.

Every fan saw his style of play, in which he sacrificed personal data for the sake of the team.

So they all have a question, why can Lin Quan play like this, but Messi can't? Faced with the overwhelming accusations and abuses from the outside world, Messi was extremely tired and once again had the idea of ​​quitting the national team.

When playing football in the club, he cooperates very well with his teammates, plays very easily and freely, and truly enjoys the happiness that football brings him.

But every time I return to the national team to play, I feel extremely heavy, as if I have a burden of thousands of pounds on my shoulders, and every step is very difficult.

Not to mention happy football, he is always scolded and blamed. Some people even criticize him for not working hard in the national team because he does not love Argentina and only has Spain in his heart (Messi has dual citizenship of Argentina and Spain).

These accusations hurt Messi very much. He really loves the Argentina national team and really wants to lead the team forward.

But he really couldn't lead the team! Although his teammates in the national team were strong, they were unable to reach a tacit cooperation with him. The players were not completely convinced by him, and many of them had their own ideas, which led to awkward playing between the two sides on the court.

What the head coach said at the press conference was not groundless talk, but was true. This Argentine team is not united.

But because he is the most famous, everyone thinks it is his fault and they all come to scold him, ignoring the problems of other people.

It’s not that Messi hasn’t tried to be a supporting role in the past, but the effect was not good.

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When he wanted to stand out, his teammates only wanted to show off and didn't pass the ball to him...

He felt that it was too difficult for him!

…

This time, Lin Quan did not stand up and say anything. He himself also thought that Messi’s playing was indeed problematic.

As the leader of the team, he can't even take care of the locker room, which is a dereliction of duty in itself.

The situation in the Argentine team is complicated, with different factions, but which national team doesn't have factions? The Spanish national team also has two factions, the Barcelona faction and the Real Madrid faction, which are as hostile as fire and water! You don't get the support of the head coach, but are stabbed in the back by the coach, can't handle the locker room, and are isolated by teammates on the court. You are a failure as a captain.

After learning about what happened to Messi, Guardiola took the initiative to stand up and speak some fair words for Messi.

It can be seen that he still cares a lot about his former favorite disciple.

But compared to before, the feelings have faded a lot, and the reason is very simple, because Lin Quan has completely replaced and even surpassed Messi's position in his heart.

He stood up and spoke only out of past friendship! ...

After two rounds, the qualifying situation of each group has basically become clear.

In Group A, host Russia and Uruguay both won two consecutive games and advanced to the round of 16 together.

The direct confrontation between the two teams in the next round will determine the final winner of Group A.

As for Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the two brothers in distress, they have both lost all their games and will have to rely on each other to save face in the last round.

In Group C, the French team lived up to expectations and got off to a perfect start with two consecutive wins, qualifying one round in advance. In the next round, they will compete with the Danish team for the first place in the group.

The Australian team in the same group currently has only 1 point, but still retains theoretical hope of advancing.

In the next round they must beat Peru and pray that France beats Denmark to advance, otherwise they will be eliminated.

As for Peru, they currently have 0 points and have been eliminated one round in advance.

The situation in Group D is a bit chaotic. Croatia has already advanced, and Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland all have hopes of advancing.

Among them, Nigeria, with 3 points, is in the best position to qualify. As long as they draw in the next round, they can qualify with the advantage of the win-loss relationship.

As for Iceland, the conditions for them to qualify are rather harsh. Not only do they have to beat Croatia, which is first in the group, but they also have to pray that Argentina beats Nigeria. Moreover, Argentina cannot win by too much, otherwise the goal difference will exceed them, leading to their elimination.

As for Argentina, their qualifying situation is the worst.

Even if they beat Nigeria in the last round, they cannot qualify stably.

If Iceland also beats Croatia, there is a high possibility that Argentina will be eliminated because they are at a disadvantage in terms of goal difference.

So the last battle was a real life-and-death battle for Argentina.

In fact, Argentina is not the only favorite to fall behind. Germany, the runner-up of the last World Cup, also performed poorly in this World Cup.

In the first round, the German team unexpectedly lost to Mexico. Although they won Sweden in the second round, the main central defender Boateng received a red card, which brought concerns to the German team's defense.

But compared to Argentina's desperate situation, Germany's situation is slightly better.

At least they have 3 points in their hands. As long as they can beat South Korea in the next game, they can secure the last qualifying spot.

The German team is also full of confidence in this game. In an interview before the game, Loew said that they will learn from the lessons of the previous two games and will let everyone see a real German tank in the next game.

The pitch was very high and it successfully aroused the curiosity of the outside world, but I don’t know how the final performance will go.

It would be fun if we unexpectedly lost to the South Korean team in the end.

In addition to these traditional strong teams and favorites to win the championship, Lin Quan is also more concerned about the games in Group G.

In Group G, there is not only De Bruyne's Belgium team, but also the Three Lions team that is setting sail again - the England team.

Because the other two teams in the group are relatively weak, both teams have won two consecutive games. In the last game, both teams will compete for the top spot in the group.

Because of De Bruyne, Lin Quan naturally supports the Belgian team more.

The European Red Devils look quite strong on paper, but I don’t know how far they can go.

It is worth mentioning that compared with other Asian teams that have basically been eliminated one round in advance, the Japanese team in Group H is currently tied with Senegal for first place in the group and has great hopes of qualifying.

The Japanese team now has 4 points. As long as they don't lose too badly in the last round, they will have a great chance of advancing. (End of this chapter)