Who are the top 8 teams in 2018 Russia world cup? Let's take a look with Xiaobian. On the morning of July 3, Beijing time, the Russian World Cup ended two more 1 / 8 finals. Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 and made it to the top eight. Belgium beat Japan 3-2 and made a great reversal.
With Japan, the only Asian African team in the top 16, out of the game, European and American teams will continue to monopolize the top eight seats in the world cup.
All four top eight teams in the first half of the knockout competition have been formed. In the quarter finals, Brazil will play Belgium and the other will be between France and Uruguay.
Brazil 2:0 Mexico
After winning favourites Germany, Argentina, Portugal and Spain were out, five-star Brazil, led by Neymar, did not let a surprise happen again. After a 2-0 win over Mexico, they made it to the top eight of the world cup for the seventh time in a row. The straw hat regiment also failed to change the fate of the '16 Lang', stopping at the top 16 for the seventh time in a row.
With two goals in this game, the total number of goals of the samba team in the world cup reached 228, surpassing 226 of Germany, becoming the team with the most goals in the world cup.
Mexican veteran Marcos, who is over 39 years old, made his debut and became the first player in the history of the world cup to participate in the knockout competition for five consecutive World Cups.
At the beginning of the game, two American teams, who knew each other and knew each other, began to fight fiercely. Brazil, who was better than the others, took the advantage on the field. Mexico goalkeeper Ochoa saved eight times to keep the city gate in the first half.
In the second half, Neymar stepped forward. In the 50th minute, Neymar scored with William's help and Brazil led 1-0. In the 88th minute, the left shot of Neymar's forbidden area was blocked by Ochoa, and fermino, who had just come on as a substitute, easily scored by pushing and shooting. Brazil became the winner of the American Civil War by 2-0.
Neymar, who was named the best player of the match, not only participated in two goals of Brazil, but also contributed the most 7 shots and 7 passes in the whole match, becoming the core of Brazil. He has scored six goals in his two world cups (four in Brazil), equal to Messi and one less Ronaldo. However, Messi Ronaldo has participated in four world cups and has been eliminated, while Neymar's Second World Cup continues.
Belgium 3:2 Japan
It's a game where the results are expected and the process is beyond people's imagination. Japan led 2-0 in the second half, Belgium equalised in five minutes and scored a final before the final whistle.
Against Belgium, the favourites, Japan, the weakest of the last 16, are ready to fight back. Less than a minute after the start of the game, the shot of a dangerous goalpost by Masai Xiangchuan sounded an alarm for Belgium. However, the European red devils who were too smooth in the group match did not attract enough attention. The Japanese team once took the initiative in the field with the advantage of passing control.
In the second half, the Japanese team's efforts paid off. They scored two goals in the 48th and 52nd minutes respectively from Yuankou Yuanqi and Qian Guishi, leading unexpectedly by 2-0!
The Belgian team felt the crisis. With the help of Fellini and shadley, they strengthened the attack on the side. This change of players also became a turning point in this game. Once the spirit of 12 points, the European red devils, who scored 9 goals in the group match, quickly showed their advantage in the offensive end. In the 69th minute and 74th minute, wiltonhien and valeni, who came on as substitutes, broke the goal and leveled the score to 2-2.
Entering the stoppage period, the two sides are still in a draw. When almost everyone thought another penalty shoot out was around the corner, shadley, who was also on the bench, went on the defensive in the 94th minute. 3: 2. Belgium advanced by surprise.
Although the Japanese team, who made it to the top 16 of the world cup for the third time, failed to make it to the top 8 because of "late break", the Japanese soldiers showed their technical and tactical level and tenacious style in this service and group match, which won the respect of the world. At the same time, the Japanese team scored in the knockout game for the first time, and scored 6 goals in this cup, which set the team's total goal record in the single world cup.