Chapter 1952 Making History

After Juan Ramirez was replaced, the game between Spain and Italy quickly entered "garbage time".

The lagging Spanish players did not show a particularly high morale and never give up spirit.

As some commentators said, Ramirez's injury left the field, which gave all Spanish players a heavy blow to their hearts.

Watching Ramires stumbling into the Italian penalty area was a huge shock to any Spanish player.

They can't help but think:

Has God abandoned us? No matter how hard we try, it is impossible to change the reality... This is fate, right?

Especially after Ramirez couldn't persist and was replaced, the Spanish players lost their last trace of fighting spirit.

They are only two goals away from qualifying for the group, but the gap between these two goals is like a natural moat, lying in front of them, making them unable to cross, and they do not have the courage to cross.

Instead of returning to the locker room to treat his injury, Ramirez sat on the sidelines with an ice pack wrapped around his knee and his face in his hands.

He also had a premonition of the team's failure. This time he did not stand on the sidelines to actively cheer for his teammates as before.

As the leader of the team, even he has given up at this moment.

From the coach's bench to the bench, the Spanish team was filled with a decadent atmosphere of failure.

The game ended with ten minutes of stoppage time due to Ramirez's injury.

In the last ten minutes, Spain finally made a last-ditch effort.

It's just that they lack good shooters, and their last fight is no different from before, and nothing can be changed.

There were Spanish fans in the stands who had already left the field early. They really didn't want to see their home team go through such a humiliating and painful moment.

But there are also many Spanish fans who stayed.

When the referee finally blew the whistle for the end of the game, there were huge boos at the Crown Stadium.

The boos came from those Spanish fans who insisted on staying to watch the whole game.

They expressed their dissatisfaction with the team's performance with deafening boos.

"The game is over! What an unbelievable result! The defending champion and the host Spanish national team were eliminated in the group stage and missed the round of 16 in this World Cup!"

"It's over! It's over! The journey of the defending champion stopped in the group stage! It's unbelievable! Before this World Cup, who would have thought of such a result?!"

"Spanish football has a big problem! In the past four years, they have hardly changed from the football they won four years ago. When all Europe began to pay more and more attention to the center forward who can score goals, they are still strong. Controlling the ball...they have been out of touch with the fashion trend of modern football without knowing it! When they faced the Chinese team and the Italian team in the World Cup and were unable to score for a long time, I don’t know if they will stick to what they insist on So proud of the football philosophy..."

"The biggest upset of this World Cup so far has appeared! It's not the outcome of this game - Spain's loss to Italy is no surprise - the biggest upset is that the host and defending champion failed to qualify from the group stage!"

"Since the 0:3 loss to the Chinese team in the first round of the group match, Spain has been on the edge of the cliff at any time. Now, they have finally fallen into the abyss..."

"In the history of the World Cup, there has never been a defending champion who was eliminated in the group stage, and there was no defending champion and host country who could not even enter the knockout round... Today, the defending champion Spain has made history!"

Commentators from all over the world who commented on this game expressed their opinions on Spain's unexpected exit.

Some people feel sorry for Spain, while others feel that Spain deserves to be blamed.

The elimination of the Spanish national team still caused a great shock in everyone's mind.

Let alone before this World Cup, even before this game, few people really dared to think that Spain would be eliminated.

After all they just need to beat Italy.

And this is Spain's home court. Wouldn't the Spanish team, which has been forced to fight to the death, explode with great strength?

The right time, place and people are all in place.

What did Spain lose?

In the end, Spain lost.

And he lost very simply.

The Spanish team did not create any decent chances throughout the game to threaten the goal guarded by Albertazzi...

Both the process and the result are amazing.

When the whistle blew for the whole game, many Spanish players on the field cried bitterly. Obviously they could not accept this result...

Joaquin Bella cried especially bitterly.

In the World Cup four years ago, he had not been selected for the Spanish national team, and that championship had nothing to do with him.

After four years of training, he originally hoped to use his ability to help the team defend their title at home.

He also won the first World Cup title of his career.

After all, in the past four years, he feels that he has made great progress. It is time to take on greater responsibilities.

But it's a pity that what he thought became stronger was actually just his own wishful thinking...

He hasn't grown to the point where he can help the team.

Just when Joaquin Bella lowered his head and cried until his whole body was shaking, someone gently pressed his shoulders to suppress his trembling.

"Don't cry, Joaquin. You have tried your best, and failure is not your responsibility. After four years, you still have a chance."

Captain Juan Ramirez's voice rang out behind him.

But hearing the captain's comfort, Joaquin Bella cried even more sadly.

In the World Cup in China four years later, at the age of 32, of course I still have a chance.

But the captain is already thirty-six years old, but I don't know if he still has a chance...

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Ramirez was not able to comfort all his teammates, because he stopped when he was walking, stood on the noisy court, and looked at the teammates who were staggering in front of him with his hands on his hips.

He wants to comfort his teammates, but he also needs comfort...

At this moment, someone came up from the side and held out his hand to him: "Hi, Juan."

He turned his head and looked over, only to realize that it was Caesar.

Caesar took the initiative to hug Ramirez, and then whispered in his ear: "Heal well, Juan, we can make a comeback after four years."

Ramirez did not respond to him immediately, and Caesar asked: "What? Don't you believe that you will still be able to participate in the World Cup four years later?"

Ramirez shook his head: "That's not..."

Then he let out a long sigh: "Thank you, Caesar. I wish you the best of luck in the World Cup."

Caesar whispered in his ear: "I have some news for you, Juan. My knee is also injured. I don't know how far I can go in the World Cup. Maybe every game is my last. field."

Ramirez stared at Caesar with wide eyes.

They heard about Caesar's injury before the game, but because of the "lessons learned" in the second group match, Ramirez also thought it was just a smoke bomb put by the Italian team.

Unexpectedly, Caesar was really injured.

He lowered his head and sighed, "I'm not as good as you..."

Caesar shook his head: "No, Juan. Our situation is different. I don't have to think about the future, because I have no future. So I can go all out in the World Cup, even my entire career. But you can't, You are still young and you have to keep playing."

"I'm still young?" Ramirez suddenly wanted to laugh, but he quickly realized that in front of the thirty-eight-year-old Caesar, he was indeed still young.

Finally, Caesar patted Ramirez on the shoulder: "Come on, Juan, your career is still long."

Then he said goodbye to Ramirez.

Ramirez stood where he was, looking at Caesar's back. The man's walking posture was indeed a little limp, as if he had a leg that couldn't work hard.

But in the game, he didn't notice this at all.

No, maybe no one in the Spanish team noticed this.

So, we are not wronged...

Ramirez thought to himself, then walked to the next teammate to comfort them.

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There was an outpouring of grief and anger across the Crown.

But at the scene of the match between the Chinese team and Nigeria, there was more joyful atmosphere.

The Nigerian players who lost the game collapsed on the pitch, mourning their elimination.

But they can't change the overall atmosphere of this stadium, because in this stadium, Chinese fans have an absolute advantage.

In order to witness the historic moment of Chinese football, countless Chinese fans flew from China to Spain, almost turning this stadium into the home stadium of the Chinese team.

The Nigerian fans looked alone...

Now these Chinese fans are waving the national flag vigorously, singing and cheering loudly, expressing their excitement to the fullest.

Amidst their cheers, the Chinese players ran and jumped on the court to celebrate qualifying.

"Congratulations to the boys of the Chinese team! Congratulations to every Chinese fan! This is a historic moment in Chinese football! The Chinese men's football team has finally reached the knockout round of the World Cup! On the premise of participating in the World Cup finals for the second time in history, Just made it to the top 16! This is a great victory!"

He Feng, who was on the commentary seat, said loudly excitedly.

Although before the end of the game, most of his commentary mentioned the game between Spain and Italy-that game was indeed more suspenseful than the current game.

But after the final whistle of the game was blown, he quickly switched back to the mood of a Chinese commentator.

Yan Kang beside him was even more excited. He shouted almost at the same time as the final whistle:

"We have qualified! We have qualified! This time we have qualified in the group stage! The Chinese team is in the top 16 of the World Cup! Audience friends! We have witnessed history together!"

When He Feng heard what Yan Kang said, he couldn't help laughing and said, "In these years, we have witnessed a lot of history!"

Yan Kang looked at him and smiled: "We will witness more! Every next step is creating history!"

After speaking, the two fell into a brief silence.

Because they all set their sights on the field.

There, there were Chinese players hugging each other.

In fact, when the final whistle was blown, the Chinese substitute players who had been waiting on the sideline rushed into the field to celebrate with their teammates.

"The last group game four years ago...we drew 3-3 against a mighty Brazil team and that's how we celebrated when the whistle blew. It looked like we were out of that group same..."

Looking at the Chinese players celebrating wildly, He Feng said with emotion.

"But we were going home. Have you ever seen someone knocked out this happy? It's unbelievable now, but at the time, none of us realized that there was anything wrong. We drew in the group stage. Brazil! This Brazil team reached the final of the World Cup, only to lose to Spain... In other words, we drew with the runners-up of that World Cup! We were unbeaten in the three group matches of that World Cup, such The performance made us relish...

"I still remember how many people went to the airport to welcome the boys from the national team when they returned home. It was as if they were not losers, but brought us the World Cup trophy...But later, Wang Guangwei accepted During the interview, he said that he feels ashamed when he thinks of that passionate scene now. Because they are losers... He also promised everyone that when they participate in the World Cup next time, the Chinese team will definitely perform better than last time...Now They have fulfilled their promise! This time, we don’t have to go home happy after three group games, we will continue to stay on the stage of the World Cup! Our final moment...has yet to come!”

As he spoke, He Feng's voice choked up.

As a Chinese football commentator, in his previous career, most of the memories related to Chinese football are painful and resentful.

No matter how excited and exciting he is when commenting on the World Cup, he still feels lonely deep down.

Because on the huge World Cup stage, he couldn't find any familiar figure.

Finally, four years ago, things changed.

For the first time on the stage of the World Cup, the Chinese men's football team appeared.

The Chinese fans at that time were so tolerant ~lightnovelpub.net~ that even the Chinese team, which returned home after three group matches, received an empty welcome.

Yeah, being able to stand on that stage, even in the corner, is enough to make us happy for a long time...

After just four years, who would have thought that we would step up from the corner of the stage and step into the spotlight?

In just a few short steps, we have walked for four years. So many players and coaches have put in so much hard work to celebrate today's celebration...

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On the last day of the World Cup group stage, the last two games of Group H are also over.

After the two games, some people cried.

But the same tears represent different sorrows and joys.

Some people laughed until they cried, some people cried until their hearts ached.

The story of joys and sorrows about football and the World Cup continues...

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PS, the single update starts today, thank you for your understanding and support!

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