The eight matches of the round of 16 are progressing at a rate of two games per day.

Before July 4, the results of all eight games were known.

Judging from the list of teams that advanced to the quarterfinals, this year is another year of great victory for European teams.

Including the defending champion Spain, a total of six European teams advanced to the quarterfinals.

All African teams were eliminated in the group stage. The only Asian team, Japan, also lost to the European Red Devils Belgium 2:3 in the match.

At this point, there are only 6 European teams and 2 Latin American teams left on the World Cup stage.

Although the remaining two teams in Latin America, Brazil and Colombia, are traditional strong teams with considerable strength.

But the outside world generally does not think highly of them, because in this World Cup, the European teams are generally very strong.

There is no need to mention the defending champion Spain, but the four emerging teams, Les Bleus, the Three Lions, the Red Devils and the Red Devils, are not to be trifled with.

Among the top eight, the weakest European team is probably Sweden.

But according to the World Cup match rules, Sweden's next opponent is England, and the two Latin American giants failed to pick this soft persimmon.

The Uruguayans are the most unlucky, as their next opponent is the advancing French team.

With France's current momentum, the outside world is generally more optimistic about them, including football commentators and football legends, more than 80% of them are optimistic about France's victory over Uruguay.

The French team did not disappoint, with Griezmann's pass and one goal, they easily defeated Uruguay 2:0 and became the first team to advance to the semi-finals of this World Cup.

Brazil's luck was a little better, as their opponent was the European Red Devils Belgium.

Brazil is stronger than Uruguay, and Belgium is weaker than France.

As one team gains strength while the other loses strength, Brazil's hope of defeating Belgium is at least much higher than that of Uruguay.

After the game started, the five-star Brazil quickly launched a fierce attack on Belgium.

Neymar, Jesus, Coutinho, Paulinho, William and others took turns to attack the opponent's defense.

The Brazilian team's attack was very fierce, and at one point they had absolute suppression over Belgium on the field.

In the 8th minute of the game, Thiago Silva's shot hit the post, and the Brazilian team was getting closer and closer to scoring.

Just as Brazilian fans were looking forward to their first goal, reality gave them a heavy blow.

In the 12th minute of the game, Belgium took advantage of a corner kick to cause Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho to score an own goal and scored the first goal.

The score became 1:0.

This result stunned the Brazilians! After realizing what was happening, the Samba Army launched an even more ferocious counterattack.

But unfortunately, they had the advantage but couldn't score.

He took dozens of shots but still couldn't score a goal.

In the 30th minute of the first half, after Belgium successfully resolved the opponent's corner kick, Lukaku dribbled the ball quickly forward in the middle.

Some fans in later generations jokingly called Inter Milan's forward combination of Lautaro and Lukaku a combination of one tall and one fast.

Lautaro, who is only 1.74 meters tall, is responsible for height, while Lukaku, who is over 1.9 meters tall, is responsible for speed.

But to be honest, Lukaku was really fast during this long-distance run with the ball. The Brazilian midfielder was unable to effectively intercept him, and he broke into the front court and passed the ball to De Bruyne on the right.

De Bruyne continued to move forward a few steps, then suddenly shot.

Not only was the shot very sudden, but the angle was also extremely tricky, and most fatally, the speed of the ball was extremely fast.

Although Brazil's goalkeeper Alisson reacted to save the ball immediately, he was still a beat too slow, and the football blasted into the Brazilian goal like a heavy artillery.

The score became 2:0. What was worse than the score was that Belgium achieved the effect they wanted.

The Brazilian team proved with this goal that their defense could not stop the opponent's quick counterattack.

This undoubtedly created trouble for the Brazilian team's offense, and they did not dare to send a large army to besiege the opponent.

Brazil had a lot of shots in this game, but most of them were long shots from outside the box. Although they looked threatening, they did not result in any goals.

On the contrary, it was Belgium's counterattack, with De Bruyne, a very creative passer, who was able to find his teammates accurately in the shortest time every time, which made the Brazilians terrified.

Coupled with De Bruyne's high-quality free kicks from time to time, Brazil's goal was frequently tested.

The game was in the 75th minute when Neymar's follow-up shot in the penalty area was once again saved.

The score was still 2:0, and some female fans of the Brazilian team in the stands could not help but cover their faces and cry.

Even Neymar failed to come forward to save the team, who else could they count on? But just when the Brazilians felt that the future was bleak, Coutinho found a gap in the opponent's defense on the left wing and made a long pass to lift the ball into the penalty area.

Augusto, who plays for Beijing Guoan, helped the Samba Army to equalize with a wonderful header.

This goal boosted the morale of the Brazilians, and they launched a more fierce attack on Belgium in the following period.

I have to say that the Brazilians' offensive ability is really strong. Through their crazy attack, they created a lot of opportunities.

But Coutinho, Augusto and others wasted good scoring opportunities time and time again, making Brazil's attack fruitless.

In the end, the Brazilians were unable to turn the tide and lost 1:2 to Belgium and were eliminated.

The result of this game was unacceptable to the Brazilians, and Neymar was very dissatisfied with several controversial decisions made by the referee.

He believed that the opponent fouled him at least three times in the penalty area, and if the head coach had awarded a penalty, the outcome of the game would probably have been completely different.

But maybe it was because of the bad impression left by his usual love of diving, the referee was indifferent to his fall in the penalty area.

And it has to be said that although Neymar's opponents were suspected of fouling during these falls, his performance was too obvious. For someone with a history of diving, this kind of performance would make the referee even more hesitant.

I can only say that Neymar is the reason for both success and failure!

With Brazil's elimination, this World Cup has completely turned into a European civil war.

The Swedish team then played and unsurprisingly lost to England 0:2.

After failing to win a single match in the last World Cup and being shamefully eliminated, the Three Lions have made a complete turnaround in this World Cup. Not only did they play brilliantly, but the players' mental outlook was also completely renewed.

The most frightening thing is that this England team is not yet in its complete form and they still have a lot of room for growth.

On July 8, the last match of the quarter-finals was held at the Luzhniki Stadium.

The two teams in this game are Spain and Croatia.

The two teams last met in the group stage of the 2016 European Cup in France.

That time Croatia reversed the situation and defeated Spain, but Lin Quan did not play at that time, so the result could not truly reflect the true strength of both sides.

This time, both sides played with almost their entire main lineup without any reservations.

Who is stronger and who is weaker will depend on the final result of this game.

Since Spain finished their quarter-final match earlier, they had one more day to rest than Croatia.

This gives them more time to rest and also allows the coaching team to have enough time to study the opponents' information and find ways to target them.

As for Croatia, as their opponent is the favorite to win the World Cup, they naturally dare not slack off. They started collecting information about Spain's games a long time ago.

So even if they have one day less preparation time than Spain, it will not affect them at all.

It has been seven days since the last match between the two teams. At this time, both sides have recuperated and adjusted their physical and mental state to the best.

At exactly nine o'clock in the evening, with the referee's whistle, this highly anticipated battle officially began.

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Since both teams were very familiar with each other, they skipped the stage of testing each other after the start of the game and started to attack each other right away.

While the CCTV commentator was still introducing the starting lineups of both sides step by step, Spain's offensive had already reached the front of Croatia's penalty area.

Lin Quan passed the opponent's midfielder and passed the ball to Iniesta in the middle. He continued to rush forward. Iniesta passed the ball before the opponent's pressing player could get into position, completing a textbook wall pass.

Lin Quan broke into the penalty area. Croatian defenders Vida and Lorenzo tried to close the door to him, but Lin Quan predicted the opponent's response. Before the opponent closed the door, he stopped the ball, shot it, and shot it out through the gap between the two.

Subasic, who performed brilliantly in the penalty shootout against Denmark in the last game, continued his previous excellent form in this game.

Although he chose a bad position, his reaction speed was extremely fast. After seeing Lin Quan's lob shot, he quickly flew to save the ball and narrowly tipped the ball over the crossbar.

Just 13 seconds into the game, the Spanish team completed a very threatening shot.

The audience was not ready yet, and did not even have time to see the entire process of the attack before it was over.

The fans who had witnessed the entire attack also reacted at this time and gave excited applause and cheers.

The game is so exciting from the start, it is sure to be a great one.

As the teams of Messi and Ronaldo were eliminated one after another, Lin Quan naturally became the only superstar in this World Cup.

The huge influence brought by one World Cup, one European Cup, four leagues and four Champions League trophies has enabled him to accumulate a large number of fans around the world.

In this game, many fans came to watch the game just for him.

These people are not even Spanish fans. The jerseys they wear are also varied. Some are the jerseys that Lin Quan wore when he was at Werder Bremen, and more are the jerseys he wore when he was at Manchester City.

There are also some fans from Asia wearing red jerseys. At first glance, I thought they were the Spanish team jerseys, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to be the Chinese national team jerseys?

This is outrageous!

These people don’t care about winning or losing the game, they only care about Lin Quan’s performance.

After seeing Lin Quan and his teammates complete such a wonderful offensive cooperation, these people shouted excitedly, and some fans even took up their mobile phones and cameras to take pictures. After taking the pictures, they couldn't help but send them to the fan group to show off:

"Brothers, the front row seats have a great view. We can appreciate the wonderful performances of both teams' players, especially Lin Huang, up close. How about it? Are you envious?"

"You can't see the players' movements clearly from such a distance, right?"

“No close-ups?”

“No slow motion replay?”

"With so much noise on the scene, it must be very noisy, right?"

"It's still better to be at home. We can lie comfortably on the sofa, eat sunflower seeds, drink Coke, and enjoy the air conditioning. It's so comfortable!"

"That's right, the most important thing is that it saves money!"

"From this position, it's obvious that you've spent a lot of money. With this money, why not buy something good? Food, drinks, clothes, and daily necessities? If you can't afford it, go play a game. So, brothers, who will win this game?"

"Of course it's Spain. According to the Lin Huang Law, when Lin Huang is around, betting on his team is a sure win."

Because Lin Quan has a very high winning rate when leading his team both in the club and in the national team, fans have summed up a so-called Lin Huang Law over time. To sum it up in one sentence, just bet on Lin Quan to win without thinking!

"But Croatia is a very strong team, and they have Modric. I don't think Spain's midfield is as good as theirs."

"He who controls the midfield controls the world. Croatia's midfield is quite strong. I think they will upset Spain!"

"That may not be the case. Lin Huang is playing in the midfield today. With Lin Huang here, Spain will not suffer any loss in the midfield."

"If Spain really loses to Croatia, then the Big Three of football will all be eliminated!"

"If this is true, FIFA and the tournament organizers will probably be crying in the toilet!"

A game without top stars will definitely not attract as much attention as one with top stars.

How much attention the competition can attract is directly related to the organizer's revenue.

The World Cup is one of the few large-scale sporting events in the world that can generate revenue for the organizers.

Comprehensive events like the Olympics are no longer popular because they cost too much money and you can't make any profit at all.

Naturally, no one wants to do a business that loses money.

"Damn, you guys, you did this on purpose!"

The person who first showed off the photos on the scene was so angry that his mouth was crooked when he saw that his photos did not cause shock and envy among his friends in the group.

In fact, he didn't know that although his group friends said on the surface that they were not envious, they had actually been extremely envious for a long time.

If you can go to the scene to watch the game, who would want to stay at home!

Just for the crazy football atmosphere and the chance to ask for autographs and take photos with their favorite players, they wish they could take their place.

But the cost of going to the World Cup to watch the games is really not low, and since we are all office workers, we really don’t have that much time and energy to go to the scene.

At this time, the game between the two sides was still going on intensely on the court. (End of this chapter)