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71. The Portuguese-Dutch battle is beckoning

The quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa are completely over, and all the top eight teams have been produced. They are Uruguay, Ghana, Germany, Argentina, the Netherlands, Portugal, Paraguay and Spain.

In this way, the quarter-final matches of the World Cup in South Africa have come out, Uruguay vs. Ghana, Germany vs. Argentina, Netherlands vs. Portugal, and Paraguay vs. Spain.

There are four European teams, three American teams, and one African team in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa. The European teams have regained some face here, while the American teams have finally lost their strong side.

Among the American teams, the elimination of the Brazilian team is very disappointing. The Brazilian national team is the most popular to win the World Cup. After the Brazilian national team was eliminated, the Spanish national team naturally became the most popular to win the World Cup. The next step is

Portugal, Netherlands and Argentina.

Of course, the German national team's odds of winning the championship are also good, but they are under pressure by their opponent, the Argentine national team. They are naturally very unhappy. In the eyes of the Germans, they are the most powerful contenders for the World Cup championship.

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At this time, the quarter-finals of the World Cup in South Africa are about to begin, and the first game is the Dutch national team against the Portuguese national team.

These two teams have had some grudges in the past. In the past, the two sides met eight times in total. The Portuguese national team had four wins, three draws and one loss, giving it an absolute advantage over the Dutch national team.

The first confrontation in history between the two sides was in 1991. At that time, they won 1-0 at home in the European Cup qualifying group stage. In the following years, the Orange Army had three draws and six losses without a win. The Portuguese gave the Dutch a bitter taste more than once.

First, in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup qualifiers, the Netherlands and Portugal were in the same group. Portugal drew 2-0 away from home and drew 2-0 at home, advancing to the World Cup in Korea and Japan as they wished, while the Netherlands was shut out of the World Cup.

In the 2004 European Cup semi-finals in Portugal, Portuguese defender Andrade's own goal failed to save the Netherlands. Cristiano Ronaldo and Maniche's goals eliminated the Netherlands, once again making the Dutch hate Portugal.

In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the Orange Army still could not escape the entanglement of Portugal. They met again in the quarter-finals. The enemies were extremely jealous when they met. The referee showed a total of 16 yellow cards and four red cards in this game. In the end, it was Madrid again.

Niche's goal defeated the Netherlands. The Portuguese once again defeated the Dutch.

It can be said that the Portuguese national team is a big sufferer of the Dutch national team. Now the two sides are going to meet again on the World Cup stage. The Dutch are holding back their energy. They want revenge, especially for four years.

Former feud in Germany.

In that game four years ago, the two sides played very fiercely and with a lot of gunpowder. The referee at the time was so weak in dealing cards. The Dutch have always been unconvinced by this game, and now they finally have the opportunity to deal it out.

The venue was back, and they were very excited.

Before the game, Dutch national team player Robin van Persie said: "We will play this game as the final. We are determined to win this game. We will not let what happened four years ago happen again.

We're ready."

Sneijder, the midfielder of the Dutch national team, also said before the game: "We are ready. This is a battle of revenge. We are confident to play well. We firmly believe that we can achieve the final victory. We will definitely win, you

rest assured."

Sneijder also mentioned Qiu Ze, saying: "Chris is very strong, and he is in very good shape recently. He is indeed a big trouble for us, but we have found ways to limit him.

We will win the game."

Van Bommel, the midfielder of the Portuguese national team, also said: "The Portuguese national team is very strong, and our Dutch national team is not bad either. We have won the previous games. We are confident that we can defeat them. We will do what we say."

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Each and every player of the Dutch national team showed very strong confidence. They believed that they would win. In fact, there is a reason why the Dutch are so confident, because the recent record of the Dutch national team is really good.

The Dutch national team won eight out of eight games in the European qualifiers for the World Cup in South Africa, becoming the first to win the right to participate in the World Cup. Their record of scoring and conceding only two goals is also very perfect. The Orange team, which is dominated by young people, is on the right track.

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This result is very sharp, and the Portuguese national team only obtained the right to qualify at the last moment, and only entered the top 32 of the World Cup through the play-offs. Here the two teams have a clear cut.

In the World Cup group stage, the Dutch national team won all three games, showing a very terrifying combat effectiveness. In the quarter-finals, the Dutch national team easily defeated Slovakia 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.

And the strength is very strong.

The current state of the Portuguese national team is indeed not at its best. In the first game of the group stage, the Portuguese national team was even tied by the Cote d'Ivoire national team. Although the Portuguese national team won the subsequent games, everyone can see

It turns out that the Portuguese national team has many hidden dangers.

At this time, the Dutch national team faced the Portuguese national team. Everyone thought that the Dutch national team had some advantages. Before the game, more people were optimistic about the Dutch national team.

Before the game, the head coach of the Dutch national team Van Marwijk was also very confident about this game. He said: "We have been preparing for this game for a long time. We have one more day of rest than the Portuguese, and

We are in better shape and we have reason to believe that we can defeat our opponents and advance to the semi-finals."

Van Marwijk's coaching career began at the small club Fortur. In 1999, he led this little-known team to the Dutch Cup final and became famous in one fell swoop. In 2000, Van Marwijk began coaching.

Yenoord team, he led the team to win the UEFA Cup in 2002, after which Van Marwijk briefly coached the Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund team, but the results were average; in 2007, Van Marwijk returned to Feyenoord, a year later

That is to say, he led the team to win the Dutch Cup championship.

After the European Cup two years ago, Van Marwijk took over the coaching of the Dutch national team from the Dutch star Van Basten. After taking office, Van Marwijk quickly entered the role, and he successfully resolved the situation.

There were conflicts between white and black players in the team. Midfielder Van Bommel, who left the national team after the failure in Basten, also returned to the team. The uniformed Orange Army won eight out of eight games in the qualifiers and advanced to 17.

The ball only conceded two goals and qualified easily.

This shows Van Marwijk's coaching ability. Now in the Netherlands, Van Marwijk's support rate is very high. Everyone thinks that Van Marwijk can lead the Dutch national team to the top of the World Cup championship.

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Before the game, Dutch players expressed their support for Van Marwijk and the Dutch national team in interviews. They firmly believed that the Dutch national team could defeat the Portuguese national team to avenge the hatred four years ago.

The players of the Portuguese national team thought that the Dutch national team was not a concern. They believed that the victory in this game must belong to their Portuguese national team.

The players of the Portuguese national team all said that they have gained a lot of experience playing the Dutch national team and they firmly believe that the Dutch will not cause them any trouble.

Cristiano Ronaldo said this when he was interviewed by media reporters before the game: "In many previous encounters, we have had the advantage. The Dutch have not tasted victory from us for a long time.

, they will definitely attack aggressively in this game. However, our Portuguese national team is not afraid at all. We will continue the previous trend and leave the Dutch with nowhere to escape."

Nani, the winger of the Portuguese national team, said this in an interview with media reporters before the game: "The Dutch national team is very strong and is in good shape now. This will definitely be a threat to us, but

We are not afraid of this threat because we are confident of defeating them. We are fully prepared and just waiting for the game to start."

Carvalho, the central defender of the Portuguese national team, expressed: "The Dutch national team is relatively young now, but they are very good. This has been proven in the World Cup qualifying matches and the games before the World Cup. But they are in

There is indeed a lack of experience, I think this is our opportunity, and we will continue to maintain our advantage over the Dutch national team."

Comrade Carvalho also said: "The Dutch national team no longer has Van Nistelrooy. Their strength on the front line will definitely be greatly reduced. It will be easier for us to defend, but we will not take it lightly. We will

I will try my best to win.”

Qiu Ze, midfielder of the Portuguese national team, was also interviewed by media reporters. He said: "Everyone knows the strength of the Dutch national team. The teams that can advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup are all very powerful teams.

No team is that easy to beat."

Qiu Ze also said: "What we have to do is to be ourselves, adjust our state well, and prepare for the next game. If we adjust our state to the best, I think we will be invincible."

This guy Qiu Ze's tone was a bit loud, which shocked the media reporters, because this guy Qiu Ze had never said so loudly before, is it possible that the Portuguese national team is already full?

The head coach of the Portuguese national team, Paulo Bento, naturally accepted interviews with media reporters before the game. He said this: "The Dutch national team is a difficult team to deal with. If I had a choice, I would

If you don’t want to face them at this time, they have the strength to advance to the finals.”

Paul Bento continued: "But the reality is sometimes like this. The less you want to meet someone, the more often you will be your opponent!"

Paulo Bento paused and continued: "At this time, I want to remind my players that historical results have nothing to do with us. We cannot remain silent in historical results. We must focus our main attention on them."

Put it in this competition, otherwise it will be us who suffer."

Paul Bento also said: "I know that the Dutch national team really wants to beat us. They will definitely go all out in this game and play at their 200% state. This is a victory."

A dangerous game."

Paulo Bento finally said: "However, now we have made full preparations, I still believe in my players, and we are confident in this game. If there are no accidents, I believe that the victory of the game will be

Belongs to our Portuguese national team.”

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