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The match between the Portuguese national team and the Chilean national team will be held at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Ellis Park was actually built in 1928. For more than 50 years, it was mostly used as a rugby field and also for cricket matches. It was not until 1982 that the stadium was demolished and rebuilt, and a man named JD Ellis

The Johannesburg City Councilor proposed to convert the stadium into a football stadium, so today's Ellis Park Stadium was born.

Ellis Park Stadium was the country's flagship stadium until Soccer City Stadium was completed. It is at the heart of the sports park, neighbors Johannesburg Stadium (athletics), Standard Chartered Arena (tennis), and an Olympic swimming pool.

The central location is enough to prove the extraordinary status of the stadium. On a political level, the Nelson Mandela Charity Match, which has attracted much attention from world peace activists, has been held in this stadium. On a sports level, it has hosted the Confederations Cup.

The semi-finals between Brazil and South Africa and the final between the United States and Brazil were held here.

This stadium is also one of the main venues of this World Cup. Before the match between the Portuguese national team and the Chilean national team, five World Cup games have been played here. Ten different teams have played here, including

Teams like Brazil, Italy, Spain.

However, it is the first time for the Portuguese national team to play a World Cup match in this stadium, and it is also the first time for the Chilean national team to play in this stadium in this World Cup.

Before the match between the Portuguese national team and the Chilean national team, there is still a World Cup knockout round of the top 16 to be played. The two sides are the Dutch national team and the Slovak national team.

This game is the first time the Netherlands has faced off against Slovakia, but the Oranje have had nine previous encounters with Slovakia's "predecessor" Czechoslovakia, and suffered six defeats, occupying the bottom spot.

In the 1938 World Cup in France, the Dutch team lost three goals in overtime against Czechoslovakia. This game was a disastrous defeat for the Dutch national team.

However, the difference in strength between the two teams is very big now. The Dutch national team is much better than the Slovak national team.

This was confirmed after the game started. Slovakia seemed a little unable to withstand the attack of the Dutch national team. In the 18th minute of the first half, the Slovak goal was broken by the Dutch.

This was originally an offensive opportunity for the Slovaks, but they were suddenly intercepted by the Dutch in the frontcourt. Sneijder directly sent a long pass from his own side, and the football accurately landed at the feet of Robben, who received the ball.

Then cut directly inside.

Robben took the ball from the right wing and cut inward and shot a low shot with his left foot from the front of the penalty area. The ball passed between the blocking Shkter and Jurica, then rolled past Mucha and into the lower right corner of the goal. 1

Than zero, the Dutch are ahead.

After that, the Dutch national team's offense became even sharper, but they had bad luck. They were always close to scoring a goal, but they were just a hair away.

It wasn't until the 89th minute of the game that the Dutch scored their second goal. Dutch midfielder De Jong took a quick free kick in the frontcourt. After Kuyt received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, he suddenly crossed the middle.

Sneijder followed up in the middle and succeeded in pushing the shot from the penalty spot, giving the Dutch national team a 2-0 lead.

This goal sealed the victory for the Dutch, but at the last moment of injury time, the Dutch paid the price for their carelessness.

Slovakia's shot from the outside was blocked. Jakubko, who succeeded in countering offside, broke through with the ball and was knocked down by Stekelenberg. Stekelenberg received a yellow card and was awarded a penalty kick. The opponent was given a point at the last moment of the game.

Ball, if this is acceptable, then Stekelenberg's yellow card is very unworthy.

Slovakia's forward Vitek succeeded in pushing the shot directly into the lower right corner before the penalty spot. Stekelenberg made a wrong judgment. One to two, Slovakia still lost the game and ended this World Cup trip.

The Dutch national team advanced to the quarterfinals.

This game reminded the Dutch not to be careless at any time. This was not the last moment. The Dutch gave the opponent such a good opportunity. If they had not led 2-0 before, maybe the Dutch would have made a mistake.

What an unforgivable mistake.

Two hours after the end of this game, the match between the Portuguese national team and the Chilean national team will begin. The two teams have zero encounters in the World Cup before. This is the first time the two teams have met on the World Cup stage.

Before the game, Chilean national team coach Bielsa said in an interview with media reporters: "The Portuguese national team is very strong, but our Chilean national team is even stronger, and we are confident to defeat them.

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Comrade Bielsa also said during the interview: "The result of this game is very important to us. We firmly believe that our Chilean national team can advance to the quarterfinals and even go further in this World Cup."

Argentinian Bielsa is not an unknown person. This guy got the nickname "Madman" because of his withdrawn personality and eccentric behavior.

Before coaching the Chile team, he coached the Argentina team for six years from 1998 to 2004. During this period, apart from a gold medal at the Athens Olympics, Bielsa's Argentina team did not achieve any decent results.

Bielsa officially took over the Chilean national team in August 2007. In the early days of coaching, Bielsa was questioned by the Chilean media because of his excessive annual salary: Is he worth an annual salary of US$2 million?

Bielsa did not respond directly to the doubts. He led Chile to start the World Cup qualifying competition in a low-key manner. In October 2009, Bielsa led the team to defeat Colombia 4-2 in an away game and won the right to participate in the World Cup in South Africa one round ahead of schedule. Chile also won the right to participate in the World Cup in South Africa.

Ended twelve years of waiting and returned to the World Cup stage.

It was at this time that Bielsa was accepted by Chilean fans, and Bielsa became the head coach supported by Chilean fans. They looked forward to Bielsa leading the Chilean team to achieve better results on the World Cup stage.

In this pre-match interview, everyone can see that Comrade Bielsa is acting strangely. This guy actually shouted before the game that they could defeat the Portuguese national team and advance to the quarterfinals, or even go further. This made everyone

They were all shocked.

Even if the Brazilian national team did not defeat the Portuguese national team, why could your Chilean national team defeat the Portuguese national team? This guy is really a madman, a complete madman.

David Suazo, the top star of the Chilean national team, supported his head coach. He said in an interview with media reporters: "Yes, we are confident of defeating the Portuguese national team. We firmly believe in winning this game.

It belongs to us."

David Suazo currently plays for Inter Milan and is the top star of the Chilean national team and the top scorer of the Chilean national team. This guy has made great contributions to the Chilean national team's advancement to the World Cup finals.

At the end of 2008, the famous forward Salas announced his retirement due to injury. He had played four 2010 World Cup qualifiers for the Chilean team and scored two goals. The bald forward Suazo, who played for the Monterrey team in the Mexican League, came out in time and took over.

The 28-year-old forward has a strong body and comprehensive skills. He played in all 18 preliminaries of the Chilean team and scored 10 goals. His offensive power is amazing.

He was the number one contributor to the Chilean national team's advancement to the World Cup finals in South Africa. It was also because of his outstanding performance that this guy had the opportunity to join Inter Milan. However, after joining Inter Milan, this guy's chance to play was not

Many times, he is the fourth forward or even the fifth forward of the team.

David Suazo also said: "I know there are many outstanding stars in the Portuguese national team, but when we face the Spanish national team, we also have a chance. I think the Spanish national team is stronger than the Portuguese national team.

The team needs to be stronger, I think the victory in this game must be ours."

Matias Fernandez, who plays for Sporting Lisbon in Portugal for the Chilean national team, said: "I know the Portuguese national team very well because I play in Portugal. There are many players in the Portuguese national team that I am familiar with.

, and also my teammates from the club.”

Matias Fernandez also said: "I am very familiar with this Portuguese national team. I know their style of play, their strengths and weaknesses, so I am very confident that I can beat them.

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Matias Fernandez is the core midfielder of the Chilean national team. This guy has excellent dribbling skills and has an accurate free kick. This guy should not be underestimated. Paulo Bento, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, is very good.

It seems like you are familiar with this guy because this is a player he used to play for.

In Paul Bento's view, Matias Fernandez is a greater threat than David Suazo. During the pre-game arrangements, Paul Bento reminded the players of the Portuguese national team,

Be sure to pay attention to this guy Matias Fernandez.

In addition, Paulo Bento also reminded the players of the Portuguese national team that the player of the Chilean team is their defensive core Vidal. This guy currently plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

Vidal is an all-rounder on the defensive line, with fast speed and excellent jumping. He is relatively thin, but his excellent defensive awareness makes up for this weakness. In addition, Vidal also has a strong assist ability and his shooting skills are among the best among defenders.

Quite outstanding.

This is a difficult guy, Paul Bento reminded his players, especially Qiu Ze. Qiu Ze will definitely be entangled with Vidal in this game. He needs to remind Qiu Ze.

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Because in the previous games, when Vidal was not on the defensive line, this guy played more often as a defensive midfielder. If Bielsa puts this guy in the defensive midfielder position in this game,

If so, then this guy is Qiu Ze's biggest enemy.

Vidal said this in an interview with media reporters before the game: "We have been preparing for this game for a long time. I am also very well prepared for this game. I am confident that I can mark the players of the Portuguese national team.

They."

Vidal also said: "Yes, Chris is very strong, but I don't think he can threaten our goal unscrupulously. I am confident to keep an eye on him. He will definitely not be as good as before in this game."

Acting arrogantly.”

Comrade Vidal also said: "We are fully prepared for this game, in all aspects. This game is definitely not an easy game for the Portuguese national team. We are ready to overturn this championship-winning team."

Get ready for a big hit.”