The group competition is over, there is no more room for calculations and it's time for the real thing. The first day of the elimination phase brings us two games between which I decided on the one that will be played later, Argentina-Australia. Honestly, the match between the Netherlands and the USA is very uncertain to me and I would not be surprised if that match ends in extra time. This match is much more tempting to me and I honestly believe that we have a better chance of success here. After an absolutely unexpected defeat at the opening of the World Cup, Argentina took the situation as seriously as possible and very quickly refuted the rumors that this team does not have the capacity to do great things in this tournament. After that, they played two very, very good games, the match against Mexico was very well prepared, primarily in terms of tactics, where at certain moments, it seems to me, they consciously let the Mexicans lead the game. As much as Argentina is a dangerous team, it was perhaps best seen in the match against Poland. The correct move by the coach was that Mac Allister, Enzo Fernandez and Alvarez were in Argentina's line-up this time from the first minute. These are very high-quality young players, the oldest of them is only 23 years old. In that match, they brought the necessary energy to their team and a very fast game, what Argentina perhaps lacked the most in the first two matches, especially in the first one against the Saudis. Simply, the game of the Argentines with Papu Gomez and Paredes in the first 11 did not bring anything good for them and I really like this Argentina from the last match played. The offensive part of the team was fantastic, they sent as many as 25 shots towards the goal of Poland, while as many as 13 went into the frame of the goal itself. As well as the attack, the defense played fantastically, because they didn't allow Poland a single shot on goal. As I said at the beginning of the text, now the real thing begins and I expect that Argentina will play better and better.

Australia certainly belongs to one of the surprises of the World Cup because they went to the next stage quite unexpectedly from a group where France, Tunisia and Denmark were next to them. They played very good matches, but apart from the match against France, where they had no chances, the other two matches were extremely physically demanding for them, which could be seen from their play. During most of the match, they defended themselves, and around the 70th minute, the physical fitness of the Australians was really called into question. The most important player of this team in the middle of the field is Aaron Mooy, who played all three games from start to finish, and his fatigue is perhaps the most noticeable. He made some uncharacteristic mistakes and it was obvious that he did not have the strength to sprint and return to defense in important situations. Argentina will know how to take advantage of such moments without hesitation. Getting to the elimination stage is a huge success for Australia and they have nothing to lose at this stage of the competition, but I don't expect them to change their style of play, which is characterized by heavy defensive play, especially they will not change their style against Argentina. It is still not known whether Di Maria will play in this match, but his place can very well be filled by the already mentioned Alvarez and that this will not be felt much in the game of this team. I expect that the Argentinians will open the game cautiously, but as time goes on, they will also increase the pressure on the opponent's goal and justify the role of favorites in a match in which they have no right to make a mistake.

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小组赛结束了，没有计算的余地了，是时候来真正的比赛了。淘汰赛的第一天我们有两场比赛，我决定在两场比赛之间进行，阿根廷对澳大利亚。说实话，荷兰和美国的比赛对我来说是非常不确定的，如果比赛在加时赛结束，我不会感到惊讶。这场比赛对我来说更有吸引力，我真的相信我们在这里有更好的机会取胜。在世界杯开幕式上遭遇了一场完全出乎意料的失败后，阿根廷队尽可能严肃地对待这一情况，并很快驳斥了有关这支球队没有能力在本届比赛中做出伟大成就的谣言。在那之后，他们踢了两场非常非常好的比赛，对阵墨西哥的比赛准备得非常好，主要是在战术方面，在某些时刻，在我看来，他们有意识地让墨西哥人领先比赛。尽管阿根廷是一支危险的球队，但它在对阵波兰的比赛中表现得最好。主教练的正确做法是，从第一分钟开始，麦克·阿利斯特、恩佐·费尔南德斯和阿尔瓦雷斯就进入了阿根廷队的首发阵容。他们都是高质量的年轻球员，其中最大的只有23岁。在那场比赛中，他们为球队带来了必要的能量和非常快的比赛，这可能是阿根廷在前两场比赛中最缺乏的，尤其是对阵沙特的第一场比赛。简单地说，阿根廷人与帕普·戈麦斯和帕雷德斯在11强赛的比赛没有给他们带来任何好处，我真的很喜欢上一场比赛的阿根廷。球队的进攻部分非常出色，他们向波兰队的球门发出了多达25次射门，其中有13次射进了球门。除了进攻，防守也发挥得非常出色，因为他们没有让波兰队一次射正。正如我在文章开头所说，现在真正的比赛开始了，我希望阿根廷队踢得越来越好。

澳大利亚队无疑是世界杯上的一大惊喜，因为他们出乎意料地从同组的法国、突尼斯和丹麦出线。他们踢得非常好，但除了与法国的比赛，他们没有机会，其他两场比赛对他们的身体要求非常高，这可以从他们的比赛中看出来。在比赛的大部分时间里，他们都在为自己辩护，而在第70分钟左右，澳大利亚人的身体状况真的受到了质疑。这支球队中路最重要的球员是阿伦·穆伊，他打满了三场比赛，从开始到结束，他的疲劳可能是最明显的。他犯了一些不典型的错误，很明显，他没有力量在重要的情况下冲刺和返回防守。阿根廷将知道如何毫不犹豫地利用这种时刻。进入淘汰赛阶段对澳大利亚来说是一个巨大的成功，他们在这个阶段的比赛中已经没什么可失去的了，但我不指望他们会改变他们的打法，他们的特点是重防守，特别是他们不会改变他们的打法对阵阿根廷。现在还不知道迪玛利亚是否会在这场比赛中出场，但他的位置很可能被前面提到的阿尔瓦雷斯取代，这在球队的比赛中不会有太大的影响。我预计阿根廷人会谨慎地开始比赛，但随着时间的推移，他们也会增加对手进球的压力，并证明在一场他们无权犯错的比赛中，被看好的球队所扮演的角色。