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The New Zealand team was able to draw with the Italian team with a score of 3 to 3, which was indeed beyond everyone's expectations. The strength shown by the New Zealand team does not seem to be as weak as everyone thought. Therefore, this leaves the Portuguese national team and the New Zealand team

This game adds a lot of imagination.

The opening match of this Confederations Cup was held at the Alice Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, against the host South Africa and the Asian champion Iraq.

The first game of the Portuguese national team officially started half an hour after the end of the game. Before the opening game, there was an opening ceremony at the Alice Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. This opening ceremony was relatively simple.

Most of them are short programs that reflect the local history and culture of South Africa.

In fact, the purpose of the South African Confederations Cup is just to serve as a pilot for next year's World Cup. However, everyone still attaches great importance to the winner of the Confederations Cup. Especially the Portuguese national team and Queiroz. Queiroz hopes to use this federation

The Cup champion will relieve himself of the pressure, and Cristiano Ronaldo of the Portuguese national team hopes that this champion can add some chips to him in the selection of European Footballer and World Footballer.

Before the match between the Portuguese national team and the New Zealand national team, the host South Africa took the lead in facing the Asian champions. In this game, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, Queiroz, also sent people to watch the game and collect intelligence.

In this game, although the South African team wants to take advantage of the home court to win the Asian champion Iraq and firmly grasp the opportunity to qualify. However, the Iraqi team is not easy to deal with. Although it is from Asia, it has not been a traditional power in Asia.

Team, this time they seem to have a bit of an upset when they win the championship, but their strength is indeed good.

The Iraqi team still had many threatening opportunities in this game. Their core spiritual leader No. 10 Younis performed very well and almost sent the football into the South African team's door twice. Their luck was not good.

Great.

In the end, the South African team and the Iraqi team ended in a goalless draw in the first match, and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.

This result is not very satisfactory to both sides, because if they want to firmly grasp the opportunity to qualify, they must defeat their opponents, because the Portuguese national team in this group will definitely steal a qualifying opportunity.

quota, the remaining three teams compete for a qualifying spot, and the result of their battle with each other is very important.

After the game, the head coaches of both teams expressed great dissatisfaction. They both thought they could win the game, but unfortunately, their luck was slightly worse.

The assistant coach of the Portuguese national team who went to the scene to collect intelligence believed that the South African team should be stronger and they should pay more attention to the South African team. However, the Iraqi team is not without its characteristics. Their core Younis should be worthy of attention.

Younes is a very physical guy and has a great advantage in high-altitude balls. This is the most profound influence of the assistant coach of the Portuguese national team. However, as long as Younis is controlled, the Iraqi team will not be able to do anything.

There's a big storm.

After the match between the South African team and the Iraqi team, the Portuguese national team's first match in the Confederations Cup group is coming. They will face the Australian champion New Zealand team.

In this game, the head coach of the Portuguese national team Queiroz has only one goal, and that is to win the game. Although the New Zealand team drew with the Italian team 3-3 in the warm-up match, this is definitely something that the Portuguese national team can defeat.

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Because the current Italian national team is really not as good as before, and the age structure of the players is aging. Although they are now undergoing a replacement of old and new, their strength is really much different from what it was three years ago.

The difference.

New Zealand's ability to draw with Italy cannot be explained. The Portuguese national team must win today's game.

In order for the team to win, today the head coach of the Portuguese national team Queiroz played with all the main players. Cristiano Ronaldo, who was suspended before, also appeared in today's starting lineup. Today Queiroz ranked a four-two-three

The formation of one is what he is used to.

In the goalkeeper position is Ricardo, there is no doubt about it. In the back four position it is Paulo Ferreira, Pepe, Carvalho and Alves. Yes, Alves did not appear today

The position of central defender appeared in the position of full-back.

In the double defensive midfield position were Vidic and Joao Moutinho, while Deco sat on the bench waiting for his opportunity.

In the three forward positions are Nani, Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo, and at the front is Nuno Gomez.

Before the game, Queiroz's only worry was that Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo would fight each other during the game. Therefore, in the locker room, Queiroz repeatedly emphasized to the two that they must not

Make some mistakes on the court, otherwise, you will be expelled from the national team.

Queiroz has repeatedly emphasized that this is absolutely true. If something happens, as long as Queiroz remains as the head coach of the Portuguese national team for one day, you will be wanted to join the national team again.

It can be seen that Queiroz is serious this time, even if he will be expelled from the Portuguese national team in advance because of such a decision, he will do it.

Queiroz's domineering attitude also made other Portuguese national team players restrain themselves a lot. Guys who had not known much about Queiroz before and who were preparing to make small moves suppressed their inner plans that were very happy with the facts.

Queiroz, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, believes that as long as this matter is handled well, it will be absolutely easy for the Portuguese national team to defeat the New Zealand team.

After the New Zealand team drew with the Italian national team with a big score, their confidence skyrocketed. Before facing the Italian team, they never thought that they could defeat the Portuguese national team. But after drawing with the Italian national team, they

Why do you think they can't beat the Portuguese national team?

Yes, this warm-up match gave the New Zealand team players a lot of confidence. They were full of energy before the game. They went for victory in this game, not for a draw or a win.

Go to a certain state of mind.

The New Zealand team has a 442 formation today. The goalkeeper is No. 12 Moss, and the four people on the back line are No. 17 Mulligan, No. 6 Vecherizzi, and No. 3 Ronaldo.

Zheide, No. 18 Boyce, the four in the midfield are No. 11 Portos, No. 8 Brown, No. 7 Elliott, and No. 10 Killen, and the two in the front are No. 9 Smeltz.

Broch No. 15.

According to the information obtained from the assistant coach of the Portuguese national team, the two guys who need to pay attention to in the New Zealand team are Killen in the core midfielder and Smeltz on the striker. Killen has a certain speed in the midfield.

, his technique is also good, his passing ability is also good, he needs to be closely guarded.

And Smeltz is a typical high center forward, a bridgehead. This guy is tall, strong, and has a very strong ability to control high-altitude balls. In addition, he is also very capable of holding and protecting the ball.

The Portuguese national team should pay attention to the opponent's high-altitude bombing.

Smeltz's main role in the New Zealand team is to control the first point, get the ball well, and wait for the New Zealand team's midfielder to intervene. He plays the ball for the second-line offensive players. There is also a corner kick.

When the ball comes, there is a scramble for a header in the penalty area.

This guy may not be fast, his technique is not particularly good, he is not flexible enough, and his individual singles ability is not strong. However, this guy is indeed a very practical bridgehead. This guy is now playing in the Premier League and performing very well.

These two people must be strictly controlled, especially Smeltz, who seems a bit clumsy. The head coach of the Portuguese national team, Queiroz, emphasized this to the Portuguese national team's defenders many times before the game.

Can't make it easy for Smeltz.

Soon, the match between the two sides officially started. The first to kick off was the New Zealand team from Australia. The overall characteristics of the New Zealand team are actually very similar to the Australian national team. They are both teams that rely on their bodies. In a common saying,

They don't look like they play football, they all look like they play rugby.

Because in their place, rugby is obviously much more popular than football. Almost all these guys have played rugby since they were young. Some of them even practiced rugby before, but later they should practice football. Therefore, when playing football, they

Seems to trust their bodies more.

In fact, such a team has no good way to attack in a positional battle. They mostly just go straight to the frontcourt, letting Smeltz fight for the first point, and then control the first point.

Waiting for the second line players to step in.

Smeltz gave the second line players a pass, and then quickly inserted himself into the Portuguese national team's penalty area to compete for the header.

This is the biggest tactical feature of the New Zealand team. However, in the first period of time, the New Zealand team's tactics were relatively effective. The New Zealand team's players seemed to seek physical contact first and then kick the ball.

The players of the Portuguese national team were not very well prepared for this. Therefore, the Portuguese national team actually did not play very well in the first period, which allowed the New Zealand team to create some opportunities. However, the opportunities were not particularly good.

,So, they did not score a goal.

It took nearly ten minutes for the Portuguese national team players to adapt to the New Zealand team's style of play. In fact, the overall physical fitness of the Portuguese national team players was not that bad, that is, Nani and Joao Moudini.

The bodies of the two of them look a little thinner, but everything else is fine, very good.

Therefore, gradually the players of the Portuguese national team adapted to the playing style of the New Zealand national team, and gradually began to take the initiative on the court. The Portuguese national team began to rush towards the penalty area of ​​the New Zealand national team. The Portuguese national team was

It's time to turn on attack mode.

Qiu Ze is in good condition today, and his body is very strong. He is not afraid of the New Zealand team's style of play at all. It seems that he enjoys it very much.