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Just as Florence was dealing with all the trivial matters in life for the newly joined players, the calendar finally turned to July 3, which was the day when Italy and France fought to the final battle.

As the stadium hosting this game, the French Stadium entered a full-fledged state early. Not to mention the huge attraction of Italy, one of the favorites to win the championship, the appearance of the host France team here is the guarantee of the attendance rate of this game.

In order to compete for a semi-final ticket, France and Italy will fight to the death this afternoon at the Stadium in France!

On the French side, Zidane, a midfielder who was suspended for violence in the group stage with Saudi Arabia, finally returned to the game with a release from the ban before the game. Therefore, this time Yakai can finally send the strongest lineup in his heart to the court.

Goalkeeper Badz, the bald goalkeeper, did not have a very pleasant life in Rome. He repeatedly made various low-level mistakes in the game and made Red Wolves fans criticized him. However, in the French national team, Badz's main position is very stable, and he has become extremely stable in the game, which is completely different from being in the club.

Among the four starting defenders on the French defense line, Lizarazu and Toulam are separated, and the combination of two attacks and defenses on the wing can be said to be a perfect match. Blank and Deselli reappeared the shadow of the sacred league in the national team. The two of them have complementary styles and first-class abilities, which have improved the defensive quality of the entire French defense line by a higher level (Note: Blank plays for Juventus, Deselli plays in AC Milan, and these two clubs have the title of the sacred league in Italy).

The midfield can be said to be the most powerful link in France. The combination of Deschamps, Petit and Karenbu in the midfield position is world-class on both offense and defense. Moreover, the three-middle midfielder style arranged by Yake can better protect the defense line, avoiding his own defender being directly exposed to the opponent's offense; as for the core position of the French team organization, Zidane's pocket. Although he got a red card in Saudi Arabia's game because he was not calm, this Juventus midfielder still firmly occupies the core position of the team; Djokav, a famous player who plays for Inter Milan, plays support by Zidane and distracts the opponent's defensive attention.

Compared with the luxurious midfielder, the French forward line that pushes Givas as the starting line to the center position seems much shabby. Although Dugary and Givas are famous in France, they are not high-yield scorers, and they are not strong in seizing opportunities in front of the goal. When France faces Paraguay in this World Cup, it even has to rely on the goals of their own central defenders to pass the mark. This is enough to prove this.

The French team is also full of talents on the bench: for example, due to the suppression of Lizarazu, the famous player Candela, who can only sit on the bench and wait for opportunities, and for some reason, Monaco twin stars Trezege and Henry, who cannot compete for the two mediocre strikers of Dugary and Gevas in the starting position, as well as Patrick Vieira, who can only serve as substitutes because of the existence of two big brothers Deschamps and Petit, plus powerful players such as Leboff, Bogsion and Pire, French football finally ushered in another period of talent explosion after more than ten years of dormant.

Looking at Italy, Old Maldini changed the 442 formation used in the previous two games and changed the formation back to 433.

Starting goalkeeper Palioca, at this critical moment, Old Maldini chose to believe that Palioca, who has more experience in the World Cup, instead of Tordo, who has a weak title in Fiorentina, or Buffon, who has the title of genius goalkeeper.

On the back line, Zambrota and Maldini became Italy's starting full-back in this game; in the choice of starting central defender, facing France's Givas, Dugari and Zidane, the offensive combination with a high-altitude advantage, Maldini, who is quite worried about Cannavaro's height disadvantage, put the Parma main central defender on the bench in this game, and replaced by Nesta's teammate Matrazi in Fiorentina.

Although Cannavaro's bounce ability and position level are world-class, he had a record of hitting the ball in the game when playing in Parma, which was enough for Old Maldini to place him on the bench - the most important thing in the central defender position is stability. Although Cannavaro's ability is strong, his unpredictable hit is an absolute time bomb for Italy. At this point, whether it is Bergomi or Matrazi, in Old Maldini's view, they are much better than Cannavaro.

After learning that Old Maldini had removed Cannavaro from the starting lineup, Zhuang Mingge was the first to stand up to agree with Lao Ma's actions. Because Zhuang Mingge clearly remembered that in the European Cup final two years later, it was precisely because Cannavaro had a capshot at the last moment that Italy was dragged into overtime by France, and he lost the championship when he was about to win the trophy.

Moreover, the tacit understanding between Nesta and Matrazi is better than that with Cannavaro, which often plays a crucial role in national team competitions - how many goals are conceded because of their teammates’ lack of tacit understanding?

At the same time, Zhuang Mingge was still secretly looking forward to the "early" showdown between Matrazi and Zidane in the World Cup, wondering if Matrazi will let Zidane perform the first show eight years in advance?

In front of this defense is the double midfielder combination of Albertini and Dino Baggio. Robert Baggio replaced the young player Pirlo, who performed amazingly, as the core of the organization. Although this midfield combination is not as large as that of France, it is not bad at all in overall strength.

Vieri, who has scored five goals in this World Cup, is still standing at the forefront of the team. His task is to use his strong body to stir the French defense line into a pot and win more goals for himself and his teammates behind him; and behind Vieri are Rome young players Francesco Toti and Philip Inzagi.

The Zebra Prince Piero has just returned from injury and has overlapped with Baggio's position. In addition, his light in this world is completely covered by the Florentine generals, so Piero, who is eager to play for the country, was eventually pressed on the bench by old Martini and became a brother in distress with Cannavaro.

After the game started, France and Italy, who were sending their main players, immediately launched a fierce battle on the court. In order to win a ticket to the World Cup semi-finals, players on both sides can be said to be fighting for every goal. Such a fierce confrontation made the game enter a white-hot stage shortly after the start.

In terms of control of the game rhythm, France, which had a better midfielder, quickly took the initiative. Under the instigation of Zidane, France frequently launched attacks on the gate behind Paliuca, trying to take advantage of its own opportunities to gain a first goal, so as to break the Italians' turtle shell and force the opponent to play at their pace.

But unfortunately, Italy has never been the kind of team that wins by relying on ball possession. Even in the game that beats Cameroon, their ball possession rate is only 52%.
Chapter completed!