Just as the media and fans were hotly discussing the topic of Mejia's testicles being kicked by Velarde, the last game of the quarter-finals also came to an end. Brazil, another favorite to win the championship, lost within 90 minutes against Paraguay. A 1-1 tie was achieved.
In the penalty shootout between the two sides, the Brazilian team lost to Paraguay 3-4, unexpectedly failing in the quarter-finals, and bidding farewell to this America's Cup.
An important reason why the Brazilian team lost was that their top star Neymar was shown a red card by the referee due to his irrational behavior when losing 0-1 to Colombia in the group stage. In addition, he was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards and additional suspension from the Football Association. Already bid farewell to the America's Cup in advance.
Neymar's suspension and absence are obviously fatal damage to the Brazilian team's offense.
In addition, there is no overtime in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of this America's Cup. If there is a tie within 90 minutes, it will directly enter the penalty shootout. Therefore, Brazil does not even have a chance to enter overtime to defeat the opponent and enter directly. Penalty kicks were exchanged based on luck. As a result, the Brazilian team was obviously unlucky and was eliminated by Paraguay 4-3.
This is a big upset, but it is undoubtedly great news for Argentina, which aims to win the championship.
Without Brazil as its biggest competitor, Argentina's chances of winning this America's Cup will undoubtedly increase.
Whether it is players, coaches, ordinary fans, or the media, they are all looking forward to the prospect of Argentina winning the championship.
Of course, there is also exciting news for the Argentine media. That is, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay have entered the semi-finals of this America's Cup. The coaches of the four teams are all Argentine.
The head coach of Chile is Sampaolo, the head coach of Peru is Garreza, the head coach of Argentina is Martino, and the head coach of Paraguay is Dias. These four people are all Argentinian.
Although it is still not certain whether Argentina can win this America's Cup, it is already a sure thing that the Argentine coach will win this America's Cup.
However, unlike the excitement of the media, the fans obviously don't care much about this. Because Argentina's opponent in the last game was Colombia, and their head coach Pekerman was also Argentinian. It was shocking that Pekerman instructed the Colombian players to execute chopping tactics on Messi.
Obviously, the head coaches of other countries will not let go of the Argentine team just because they are Argentinian. They must be worthy of their profession. Moreover, in order to avoid suspicion and to reflect their professional ethics, they have to go all out and make it their mission to defeat Argentina.
Therefore, in the eyes of fans, the fact that the top four coaches are all Argentinian is not worthy of celebration. After all, they have to defeat their opponents to win the championship trophy.
This kind of public opinion has also affected the Argentine national team. In preparation for the semi-final training, Velarde reminded his teammates not to underestimate Argentina's opponent Paraguay in the next game.
When Argentina faced Colombia in the quarter-finals, they almost overturned unexpectedly.
As for Paraguay, they eliminated Brazil's strong enemy, and their coach Diaz would never let his disciples go easy on Argentina just because Argentina is his homeland.
In this game, Argentina must go all out to defeat its opponents and advance to the finals to compete for Argentina's first major championship in 22 years.
My teammates listened to me, and they took training a lot more seriously.
On Monday, June 29, Willard spent another 11 skill points, increasing shooting/passing from 86 to 87, and increasing reverse footing from 59 to 60, leaving 122 skill points remaining.
The next step is to prepare seriously for the semi-finals and prepare to fight for the finals.
