Neymar’s release partly met fans’ expectations. He even scored a penalty. With a leap, a flood. Showed off. In general, elements of foppishness were clearly visible in the actions of the Brazilians. Which could cost them dearly in the quarter-finals against the Croats. This is not Korea, to which they “shipped” four units in the first half, three of them in the opening half hour.
The Koreans, to the surprise of many fans, even won the second half against their venerable opponent – 1:0, and overall received a defeat (1:4). But they didn’t stop playing, which does them credit. The difference in class was simply too noticeable.
It’s interesting, after a relatively “easy walk” with Korea, to see the Brazilians on a more serious level. And Croatia is much more serious – the current vice-world champion. France, the world champion, seems to be an even more difficult competitor. But Brazil will meet her only in the final, of course. both teams will go there.
…In our opinion, the Japanese were in no way inferior to the Croats in terms of play. Overall they looked even sharper. Plus, they are very nimble, fast, and well-coordinated as a team. But more experienced opponents were able to dampen the speed of their obstinate opponents. Croatia’s passing culture is somewhat higher; it’s not for nothing that they took silver in Russia four years ago.
And extremely cold-blooded masters. In terms of execution of post-match penalties, including. And that’s exactly what it came down to: regular and extra time ended in a draw – 1:1; by the way, the Japanese opened the scoring.
The implementation of the penalty was the “Achilles heel” for the inexperienced and not very skilled Japanese in this sense. They managed to shoot in such a way that the Croatian goalkeeper reflected as many as three shots from the spot. Next comes Croatia.
The Koreans, to the surprise of many fans, even won the second half against their venerable opponent – 1:0, and overall received a defeat (1:4). But they didn’t stop playing, which does them credit. The difference in class was simply too noticeable.
It’s interesting, after a relatively “easy walk” with Korea, to see the Brazilians on a more serious level. And Croatia is much more serious – the current vice-world champion. France, the world champion, seems to be an even more difficult competitor. But Brazil will meet her only in the final, of course. both teams will go there.
…In our opinion, the Japanese were in no way inferior to the Croats in terms of play. Overall they looked even sharper. Plus, they are very nimble, fast, and well-coordinated as a team. But more experienced opponents were able to dampen the speed of their obstinate opponents. Croatia’s passing culture is somewhat higher; it’s not for nothing that they took silver in Russia four years ago.
And extremely cold-blooded masters. In terms of execution of post-match penalties, including. And that’s exactly what it came down to: regular and extra time ended in a draw – 1:1; by the way, the Japanese opened the scoring.
The implementation of the penalty was the “Achilles heel” for the inexperienced and not very skilled Japanese in this sense. They managed to shoot in such a way that the Croatian goalkeeper reflected as many as three shots from the spot. Next comes Croatia.
“ВЧК ОГПУ”
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