Cover News Reporter Yan Lei Intern Luo Qiyu
On the evening of December 2, Beijing time, on the last matchday of the third round of the group stage of the Qatar World Cup, Group H and Group G will determine the teams that advance to the round of 16.
In Group H, with Portugal already confirmed promotion, Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea compete for two qualifying places. Ghana and Uruguay will talk directly, and the winner or loser will be linked to the final promotion of the group. South Korea must beat Portugal if they want to qualify, and they want Uruguay to beat or draw Ghana to match the goal difference.
Group G, five-star Brazil has been confirmed for promotion. They are unbeaten against Cameroon in the final round to secure the top spot. The remaining three teams will compete for the final round of 16 tickets in the final round.
Group H: Ghana vs Uruguay
Time: 23:00, December 2
Venue: Janubu Stadium
At the 2010 World Cup, Suarez blocked the opponent's must-score in the match against the opponent, indirectly missing Ghana from the last four.
Ghana and Uruguay theoretically hold the initiative to qualify, coupled with Suarez's "handball elimination" incident that year, this match will also be full of gunpowder and become a major focus of this World Cup.
Before the match, Ghanaian defender Diku said in an interview with the media that being eliminated by Uruguay could motivate Ghanaian players. "We know that we have some grudges with Uruguay because they eliminated us a few years ago (in 2010). We can rely on that to motivate everyone and the players will have a strong sense of responsibility. ”
Uruguay has played in the World Cup 13 times, won two titles and won three titles, but those were in the last century. The recent decline in the strength of the Uruguayan team has been severe, and the players such as Suarez and Edinson Cavani in the team have entered the later stages of their careers, resulting in a serious loss of the team's offensive ability. Uruguay is also the only team among the 32 teams in this World Cup who has not scored in the competition.
Ghana's team has performed well in the offensive end of this World Cup, scoring a total of 3 goals in 2 group games, and the goal efficiency alone has exceeded 80% of the teams, but Ghana's defensive ability is relatively poor, scoring two goals in 2 group games, is a strong and defensive team, the team plays a lot of ups and downs.
Group H: South Korea VS Portugal
Time: 23:00, December 2
Venue: Education City Stadium
Before the match, Yonhap News Agency, a well-known South Korean media, wrote an article looking forward to the focus match between Portugal and South Korea in Group H of the World Cup group stage. Yonhap News Agency criticized Ronaldo by name, a debt owed to South Koreans three years ago, it is time to pay it back at the World Cup. Korean media also bluntly said that this Portugal is much weaker than Germany 4 years ago.
Portugal and South Korea last met in the group stage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan. In that World Cup, Portugal was in the same group as the United States, South Korea and Poland. In the first round of the group stage, Portugal lost 3-2 to the United States and beat Poland 4-0 in the second game. In the final round against South Korea, Poland led the United States 3-1, and Portugal lost 0-1 to South Korea after a draw.
In that game, the current manager of South Korea, Bento, was a regular for Portugal and played the full 90 minutes as a starter. So this time Portugal will play South Korea again in the World Cup, and their goal is very straightforward, which is to try to beat their opponents.
Although the Portuguese players who participated in the 2002 World Cup have all retired, it is clear that the current Portuguese players and football associations will not forget the match of the year, and coming to Qatar is an opportunity for revenge.
Group G: Serbia VS Switzerland
Time: 3:00 on December 3
Venue: Rasababadi Stadium
This match is also a "life and death battle" between the two sides, and both sides will definitely go all out to compete for the promotion spot.
Serbia lost 2-0 to Brazil in the first round; Switzerland lost 1-0 to Brazil in the second round of the group stage. Looking at the match against Brazil alone, there is a difference between Switzerland and Serbia, Switzerland is more stable, the tactical system is more advanced, and the overall attack and defense are more mature.
Serbia are passionate, they can show their attacking flair, they can be sneaked up by Cameroon after hitting the goal frame in the opening few shots, they can also score three goals in a row to take the lead, and they can also make a lax defensive mistake to allow Cameroon to score two goals in a dramatic row to equalise.
For Serbia, who currently have just one point and a goal difference of -2, they can only qualify from the group by beating Switzerland, and they are counting on Cameroon to defeat Brazil.
Group G: Cameroon VS Brazil
Time: 3:00 on December 3
Venue: Luceral Stadium
In the first two rounds of the group stage, Cameroon's qualification situation is not optimistic. The match was an opportunity for Brazil to experiment with the lineup and rest the main players, but it was a must-win match for Cameroon, as they only had one point after two rounds, and in the final round they had to win Brazil first, and then hope that Switzerland would not beat Serbia to qualify.
Brazil coach Tite told a press conference that he would have a big rotation for the game. He will let the main team rest, especially the veterans in the backline, Sandro, Thiago Silva, Danilo, Alisson, Casemiro are all over 30.
It is reported that left-back Telles will replace Sandro to start, central defender Bremer will replace Thiago Silva, Militão will still appear at right-back to continue to familiarize himself with tactics, Alves will replace Militão in the second half.
Cameroon has had a lot of ups and downs, and this team has a clear African character: no one can stop it when it is crazy, and it can also fool the opponent when it makes a mistake. It is foreseeable that in this life-and-death match, Cameroon will launch the fiercest attack on Brazil, leaving it to death.
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