Chapter 1981 To create a miracle, it all depends on ourselves

In fact, when the England team's offense could not threaten the Chinese team, the Chinese fans in the stands could not wait for the game to end.

"It's been one hundred and twenty minutes, why hasn't the whistle been blown?!" Xie Lan looked very impatient.

Hu Lixin was afraid that Li Qingqing would not be able to deal with his wife, so he took the initiative to explain: "If there is a goal or a red card foul, the referee has to make up points as appropriate..."

"Tsk." Although Xie Lan was very dissatisfied, he didn't say anything.

Li Qingqing comforted her from the side: "Anyway, it is difficult for the England team to organize a decent attack, don't worry..."

The substitute players of the Chinese team have already stood on the sidelines collectively, waiting for the final whistle to blow.

As the coach of the Chinese team, Qin Lin raised his arm, pointed to the electronic watch on his wrist, and reminded the referee that the game time was up.

Finally, after a symbolic two-minute stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.

The Pirates Park stadium instantly turned into a sea of ​​joy.

"The game is over! The game is over! We won! We have advanced to the quarter-finals! After breaking into the top 16 of the World Cup for the first time in history, we have reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in history!"

In fact, when they heard the first whistle, He Feng and Yan Kang shouted excitedly, and they didn't hear the next two whistles at all...

"After a tough fight, we eliminated England! There were too many dramatic twists in this game! This is also the most difficult game for the Chinese team in the World Cup. But we gritted our teeth and won! The country The boys of the team showed us their tenacious fighting spirit, I think this is more important than anything else in the World Cup!"

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The Chinese substitute players rushed onto the court immediately, and threw themselves at their teammates with open arms.

Head coach Jorge Dillon remained sane. Instead of celebrating the victory with his players, he went to England's coaching bench and shook hands with England head coach Ryan Jackson.

Ryan Jackson, who lost the game, looked very sad, but he still maintained his gentlemanly demeanor, forced a smile, and finished the post-match handshake with Dillon.

Dillon also comforted Jackson: "Ryan, this is your first time leading the team to the World Cup. You have done a good job. I think you should continue to coach this team. They are in your hands. They will definitely Great progress has been made.”

Jackson smiled wryly and thanked Dillon for his comfort.

Then after the breakup, he suddenly remembered - this is also the first time Dillon led the team to play in the World Cup!

The old man seemed to dazzle him unintentionally...

He shook his head, deciding not to think about it.

At the same time he took to the court to comfort the players who were crying because of the defeat.

Especially to comfort Pete Williams.

He was already kneeling on the ground, his body shaking slightly rhythmically from crying.

There are teammates around to comfort him, but it is obviously useless.

Until his mentor, Ryan Jackson, came to him, knelt down on one knee, bent over and put his arms around his shoulders, and began to comfort him in his ear.

After he said a few words to Pete Williams, he lifted him up from the ground.

But Pete Williams, who got up, still didn't feel better. He covered his face with his hands, still crying very sadly.

The whole person leaned against Ryan Jackson, leaving tear stains on the latter's suit jacket.

Seeing that Pete was still crying very sad, the England commentator Matthew Cox in the commentary booth was very emotional:

"I know that after the game, many media will criticize Pete for the penalty that he missed, but now I still have to defend him. It is not his responsibility to miss the penalty. On the contrary, it is his credit to create the penalty. He took the penalty. There is no problem with the goalkeeper. He hit the bottom corner of the goal, very accurate and very tricky. The key is that the goalkeeper of the Chinese team performed too well, beyond ordinary good! This is beyond Peter's control, and after the opponent saved the penalty, He also went for a follow-up shot at the first time, but did not stand still, which shows that Pete's mental state was not a problem at that time...

"The penalty was not scored. On the one hand, the opponent's goalkeeper performed too well. On the other hand, it also shows that our luck is not good. It's that simple... Before this penalty, Pete Williams' performance was perfect. He fully deserved it. To all praise, his actual performance in this World Cup has proved that he can be the core of this England midfield for the next ten years!

"After creating a penalty kick, under tremendous pressure, almost no one dared to take a penalty kick. Didn't Stones also evade? Pete was only 25 years old, and he dared to stand on the penalty spot at that time, Just for this, he is already more than countless people! Only a hero can have such courage! He is our hero, and a hero should not be questioned!"

Having said that, but based on Matthew Cox's understanding of his country's media, he feels that it is almost impossible for Pete not to be attacked.

If anyone can share the firepower for him, it can only be Wang Guangwei of the Chinese team...

After all, if it wasn't for Wang Guangwei's intentional handball in front of the goal to block Pete's shot, how could there be everything behind?

He is not familiar with Wang Guangwei. From the perspective of an England commentator, he hopes that the media and fans will scold Wang Guangwei instead of blaming Pete Williams.

At the same time, he thought, maybe at this time, Chinese commentators, media and fans all regard Wang Guangwei as a hero, right?

Apart from his displeasure and anger, he was also somewhat envious...

He would rather be an England player who blocked the Chinese team's necessary goal with his hand, was sent off by a red card, and then Tom Walker saved a penalty, and then the Chinese team was lore in overtime.

It doesn't matter if you are scolded by the Chinese media and fans for "unsportsmanlike" after the game, because we won!

Isn't that what football games like the World Cup are like?

The winner is king.

The loser eats the dust.

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It is not only English players who are crying, but also Chinese players.

It's just that the former cried because of the loss, while the Chinese players cried with joy.

After the referee blew the final whistle, Cai Shuyi slumped on the ground, then lay down again, covering his face with his hands.

He was also under tremendous pressure in this game.

In the game, it was his hesitant clearance in front of the goal that put the Chinese team into a hard fight - if he had been more straightforward at the time and pushed the football out, there would not have been so many troubles later.

Especially after Wang Guangwei was sent off with a red card for taking the handball in spite of himself, Cai Shuyi looked like an incompetent and cowardly coward.

If the Chinese team loses this game, then Cai Shuyi will not only be scolded by others, but he will also find it difficult to forgive himself for hesitating to clear the siege during the game...

Fortunately, they won.

All the pressure was released at this time, and Cai Shuyi felt as if he was reborn.

I can only vent my inner emotions by crying.

Lin Zhiyuan saw Cai Shuyi who was crying, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the captain's armband on his arm, so he decided to go up to persuade him, just like a real captain.

"Lao Cai got up, you're crying... I thought we were the ones eliminated! It's so ugly!"

After Cai Shuyi was pulled up by him, he looked at his face and cursed: "Fuck! Didn't you cry yourself too!"

Lin Zhiyuan touched his face with his hands, only to realize that he was really crying...

Huh, strange?

Why am I crying?

We won...

He quickly found a reason for himself: "I'm crying with joy!"

"Then how do you know that I'm not crying with joy?" Cai Shuyi asked back.

Then both of them laughed at the same time to prove that they were both happy.

It's just that the tears in the corners of the eyes still kept pouring out.

I'm really happy.

But I really want to cry, I can't help but think...

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In the locker room, Wang Guangwei saw the scene of his teammates celebrating wildly through the TV.

When the final whistle blew, he jumped up alone in the locker room, raising his arms and shouting—this scene was captured by the camera left in the locker room by the CCTV documentary crew, who accompanied him back to the locker room The photographer in the office stayed behind and informed Wang Guangwei.

His cheers didn't last long, though, and he didn't head outside to celebrate with his teammates.

He just stopped and sat back in his seat.

Because he recovered from the initial excitement and realized that the Chinese team had reached the quarter-finals and could still play in the quarter-finals, but he would miss this game.

At the time of the foul, he didn't think about it at all.

Later, because I didn't know the final result of the game, I didn't think about this issue deeply.

Now that the game is over, he will miss the quarter-finals. It is no longer just a possibility, but a result that is actually in front of him.

As the captain and main central defender of the team, he was not only sad that he could not participate in the quarter-finals, but also worried about the next game of the Chinese team.

In the silent working camera lens, Wang Guangwei sat motionless on the stool, looking up at the TV screen.

Inside, the excited Chinese players had already pulled out a huge national flag that had been prepared, and all the players were involved, and went around the field to thank the Chinese fans who cheered for them.

Amidst the huge din, the familiar melody was faintly heard:

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind! What a resounding song of victory!"

The captain of the Chinese national team pursed his lips tightly, tears in his eyes.

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"The lads of the national team raised the five-star red flag and waved to the Chinese fans who cheered for them! I am really proud to see this scene, to see our country's national flag appearing on the stage of the World Cup in this way! "

The shocking picture, together with He Feng's commentary, was transmitted to thousands of households in China through satellite signals.

Even though it was past one o'clock in the morning of July 3rd, China's domestic time, no one would go to bed at this time.

Even later, I am afraid that many people will not be able to fall asleep.

At least at this moment, the sound of firecrackers and the honking of cars can already be heard outside the window.

The room was quiet instead.

Everyone gradually recovered from the excitement after the end of the game.

They were cheering and noisy~lightnovelpub.net~ Some stood in front of the screen, some slumped on the sofa, and some sat on the ground, just watching the picture on the projection screen and enjoying the scene quietly.

He Feng's commentary voice in the audio is very clear:

"Before the game, some people said that given the difference in strength between the two teams, the Chinese team had to pray for a miracle if they wanted to beat England. There were indeed some miracles in this game. For example, Lin Zhiyuan's penalty save performance was a miracle, Hu Lai's zero-angle lob at the end was also a miracle, and Luo Kai's cross from the line...

"But these 'miracles' did not come from prayer. You can't come by praying, and you can't come by waiting! If it wasn't for Wang Guangwei's desperate efforts, if it wasn't for Lin Zhiyuan's two consecutive attacks, if it wasn't for Luo Kai not giving up Chasing the ball... If not every Chinese team player did their best, even more than their best, how could there be a miracle? This is not a miracle from heaven, it is created by ourselves, it is done by us ! There has never been any fairy savior, to create miracles, it all depends on ourselves!"

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PS, I wish everyone good luck, good health and good luck in the Year of the Rabbit!

The most important thing is good health, don't get sick, even if it's a small cold!

(end of this chapter)