The King of Football
The Wind Son Returns to Earth
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News of Argentina's 2-0 lead over Sweden in the first half spread quickly to another pitch where kick-off took place at the same time...
England and Nigeria were 0-0 at half-time, but when they heard the news that the Argentine was leading 2-0, all the players were excited! Because it means they can successfully qualify from the group as long as they win in Nigeria.
At the same time, during halftime, 35-year-old Argentine veteran Caniggia was left on the pitch by Bielsa to warm up. Bielsa told him: "Claudio, get ready to play in the second half!"
When he heard Bielsa's words, the thirty-five-year-old Caniggia cried at that moment.
It was the strong performance of his teammates that gave him the chance to play again in the World Cup!
Sweden were completely knocked out by Argentina, who felt like they were unstoppable.
Sweden began to wonder if the 2-2 between Argentina and England was a tacit game, otherwise how could it have scored twice for Argentina based on the level of those dead Englishmen!
In the first half of today's game, Sweden had no shots at all!
It is said that Leon, who had retreated behind the scenes in this game, was thrown by everyone as soon as he returned to the dressing room. This one came to touch the golden boy's head to get lucky, and this said, he came to pinch the golden boy's face so that he could take the girl...
In short, why did Leon feel his captain was so incompetent!
What a sad reminder!
But from the side, for Argentina, this is a good thing, because it at least shows the harmony of the atmosphere in the Argentina team!
No wonder the celestial dynasties have always emphasized harmony in the past, only with harmony can we prosper.
But why is harmony achieved by kneading me?
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In the second half, Argentina replaced the clown Aimar, who had abused the Swedish team's own defence in the first half, and replaced the long-lost son of wind. , Caniggias... …
The Argentine team change also made all the fans who supported the Argentine team at Sendai Stadium stand up and applaud for Caniggia the Son of Wind!
Generational legend!
At this moment, how many old fans were watching this scene in front of the TV with such emotion!
After debut, Kanigia and each of his teammates gave a friendly high-five, and then threw themselves into the game.
The retired veteran enjoyed his final game with all his heart and soul, and Leon has offered to hand Caniggia the Argentina national team captain's armband in the second half.
However, Kanigia herself refused.
“This argentina, Leon, you are the captain you deserve!” Caniggia said with a pat on the shoulder and Leon.
Caniggia's words also depressed Leon.
Fortunately, my current strength has been upgraded to star level ... I can help the Argentina team better, otherwise Leon really feels that he is highly respected by Caniggia and other long-time Argentina players ... Really embarrassed.
After Caniggia made his debut in the second half, Argentina's attack had to slow down a lot.
In any case, Leon puts the focus of the task on defense today.As the saying goes, the two sides of the offense and the big defense, and the one you catch is the loser.
However, Sweden really do not have a good way to find opportunities in the Argentine defence.The combination of Simeone and Leon Weir alone makes them find it very difficult to break through the past...
In the second half, the Argentinian players did their best to create chances for Caniggia to perform, the hard-working Wind Boys in the Suzhou Super League no longer had lightning speed, he said, but when he took the ball and passed Sweden, time seemed to roll back when guard Alex Anderson...
Argentine fans seem to have seen Son of the Wind at its peak.
With such a performance, look, subtract one look, every time Kanigia picks up the ball, she can win an applause on the spot!
Claudio Caniggia, remember the name of the Argentine star, the son of the Argentine wind! His career history and glory books may not be considered great by some, but his wind-like speed and unexplained forced overtaking at the World Cup will surely be remembered in World Cup history.
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This is Caniggia's last game in the national team. In the knockout stages, Caniggia did not dare to expect to compete with young Aimar, Gallardo who is talented, and extraordinary performance this season. Kily Gonzalez is waiting for the others to compete for the main position, so for Kanigia, he appreciates every minute of his national team play.
The Swedes are destined to be the kings of the background today!
In the 81st minute of the second half, Kanigia finally came!
At the 1994 World Cup, Maradona who returned to the national team told Basile, who was the coach of the Argentina national team at the time: If I don't bring Caniggia, then I will be out of the national team!
It is conceivable that in the eyes of the old horse, how important Canigia was to Argentina!
Back then, when the Argentina national team called back Caniggia, who had not played for more than a year, the national team who fretted with him, did a physical test on him.
And his terrible physical test result told the coach in Argentina that the young man's speed reached 100 meters in ten seconds and two or three! Yeah, this isn't Kanigia's top speed!
The scariest thing about him was his speed in the first 30 meters. In the world of football, the speed of Kanigia is absolutely incredible. Moreover, the Son of the Wind not only had speed, but also had excellent foot skills. He blew past Pampa. The wind from the pasture .. he is the son of the wind.
As the wind blew over the meadow, the whole world applauded for Kanigia!
Hurricane Kanigia! For too long, too long, four years ago, Passarella was stubborn, and she did not take Caniggia with her even if she was willing to cut her long hair in the end...
Four years later, Kanigia's hard work in the Super League allowed Bielsa to sign him at the last minute.
This year, he was thirty-five years old.
But the son of the wind remains the son of the wind, his long hair is still the same, people seem to have returned to the most glorious era in Argentina, Diego Maradona turned things around, the war god Barty is just a rookie , Caniggia is just fast, and Redondo is unmatched. Zanetti, Veron and the other teenagers are young...
This is a country full of geniuses and superstars.
This is Kanigia's last remaining appearance for the world on the World Cup stage, and it is the last memory Kanigia has left for the world...
He swept through the grass like a gust of wind, and nothing could stop his progress!
His name is Claudio Caniggia!
Caniggia broke through Alex Anderson's defence and cut into the penalty area, then crossed into the middle, and little donkey Ortega scored his first World Cup goal... He plugged in and then dropped Caniggia. Cross feed Yes sweep goal .
After scoring, Ortega raced to Caniggia, and all his Argentina teammates were surrounded by Soy Milk.
“The speed is still very fast.” Argentine commentators fell silent, and fans around the world fell silent.
At this time, at the Sendai Stadium in Japan, all the Swedish fans stood up and applauded Kanigia Yes, whether it was hostile or neutral, he said, or Argentina fans themselves clap for Kanigia at this point!
Although the 3-0 score allowed Sweden to miss the last 16, but compared to qualifying, this time Sweden chose to offer applause for Caniggia, an Argentine veteran who is peerless.
Long hair fluttered, the speed remained the same.
Assist Caniggia and Ortega's goal secured the final game for the Argentine team In three group games, Argentina won two wins and one draw and advanced to the last 16 with the group top spot!
Their opponents in the last 16 are Senegal, the African dark horse that made a big surprise in the opening game of the World Cup.
After the match between Argentina and Sweden, elsewhere in Osaka, the match between England and Nigeria had reached 88 minutes, and the score between England and the African Eagle was still zero to zero ...
Due to the difference in stoppage time in the first half of both matches, the result of this match will be delayed by about two minutes.
This time, news of Argentina's 3-0 win over Sweden came from Osaka World Cup Stadium...
That is, if England end in a draw, they will miss the round of 16.
Michael Owen had one last chance for England before the end, a free-kick from outside the box, in which Owen was scuttered by the Nigeria defender as he broke through in front of the box...
David Beckham, a twenty-seven-year-old England captain, walked towards the ball.
In the last game, they were seized by the knowledge of Leon Weir's free-kick, and today Beckham also ushered in a free-kick knowledge opportunity.
In 2001, he led England to the World Cup in Korea and Japan. Now at the World Cup, can he still lead England to the last 16?
England fans around the world are holding their breath at the moment, everyone is so nervous waiting for Beckham to take a free kick.
"Beckham run!!!!"
Seconds later, news of England's 1-0 win over Nigeria came from Osaka World Cup Stadium, and the Three Lions finally boarded the last train at the last minute!
Sweden who have been waiting for news at the Sendai Stadium is very sad. They had 4 points before facing Argentina. They only need one point to qualify...
But a World Cup like this, until the last minute, don't be full of confidence until the dust has subsided...
Life is like a lottery draw, you have to bet every day!
After the match between Argentina and Sweden, Leon returned to the hotel by bus with his team-mates.Their eight matches are still played in Japan, as they are the first in the group, they don't have to fly. Go, and the English team will have to fly to South Korea to play hard...
The joy of passing is painted on the face of every Argentine player. It would be great to go unbeaten in the death group, and Argentina scored eight goals in three games, despite two conceding. ...but the strong firepower displayed by Argentina still makes them favourites to win the championship in the knockout stages!
And the team behind them in the call for the championship... The day after Argentina qualified, they beat Brazil 5-2 Costa Rica at the World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea!
The fearsome triple-R combination of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo has begun to make the world realize that Brazilian superstar Uranus is not here to travel!
Besides, something unfortunate happened. Portugal became the first team to be hacked. Although the referee did not make any clear judgement mistakes in this match, some important decisions have been taken. This is biased against South Korea, which greatly affects the fighting spirit of the Portuguese superstar...
After Zidane came home, his good Real Madrid team-mate Figo went with him...
Italy qualified after a draw with Mexico.they will face hosts South Korea in the round of 16.
So far, the top sixteen of this World Cup have all been born ...
France and Portugal missed out on the last 16, which definitely made the knockout stages less vibrant, though, but the outstanding performances from the South American duo of Brazil and Argentina also make people appreciate the outstanding technical football!
The knockout curtain will open soon...