Chapter 57: Excellent Performance in the Final Round

The World Cup finals are in full swing.

After entering the quarter-finals, the overall intensity and intensity of the game have also increased rapidly.

The first quarter-final was a big battle.

France VS Argentina.

The new French team led by Deschamps faced the Pampas Eagles from South America.

This is definitely a fight between dragons and tigers.

The process of the game was also ups and downs. France and Argentina had a period of advantage, but both were broken by the opponent and dominated the rhythm of the game again.

There were a total of 7 goals in the entire 90-minute game.

In the end, the French team won Argentina 4:3.

And this game has also become Mbappe's absolute famous battle.

The scene of the French teenager Mbappe's violent dribble directly piercing the Argentine defense line appeared more than once during the game. It can be said that a large part of the French team's victory in this game was contributed by Mbappe.

And Mbappe also became the focus of the world after this game.

Mbappe, who was famous in Europe, became a household name through the World Cup stage.

Mbappe's current popularity is simply unmatched.

With the French team's successive victories and the wave of eliminating Argentina, Mbappe has become a hot player offline.

"I knew this guy would not be quiet in the World Cup!"

Chen Man grinned.

He had played against Mbappe in the Paris Saint-Germain period. At that time, Chen Man wanted to keep retreating to defend at the request of Klopp.

Klopp even hated to put Chen Man in the position of full-back and use speed to fight speed.

But to be honest, even Chen Man can't compete with Mbappe in terms of explosiveness.

And from the performance of this World Cup, this guy has become faster, his body has become stronger, and his skills have become more perfect. It can be said that all aspects have been strengthened.

"The French team is hot this year!"

Le Kai said simply.

Today is July 2nd, and there will be two games between Brazil and Belgium in the evening.

After this game, it will be the turn of the Chinese team the next day.

In the knockout stage of the World Cup, one game is absolutely eliminated and promoted.

It can be said that the competition system is quite cruel.

A game determines the outcome, and everything depends on the 90-minute game. There is no room for adjustment and no chance of error.

The four teams that have advanced to the quarterfinals are France, Uruguay, Russia, and Croatia.

Portugal and Spain were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

C Ronaldo and Messi left the World Cup stage, which has become a frustration in the hearts of many people.

However, the World Cup will continue, and it will not affect too many factors because of the departure of some individuals.

The players of the Chinese team did not pay attention to the evening game.

After all, they need to play the next day, so they have to go to bed early and rest enough.

However, some players got up secretly and paid attention to this game.

Lekai lay down very early, but soon heard sparse sounds in the room.

When he got up and walked out of the room, he saw Chen Man wrapped in a quilt, turning the TV volume to the lowest, and looking at Lekai with a smirk.

"Are you awake?"

Chen Man pointed at the TV and said, "I really can't sleep with this."

Le Kai sighed and said, "Me too."

After that, Le Kai sat next to Chen Man.

The latter saw Le Kai's behavior and immediately stopped worrying and turned the volume down to normal.

The two began to watch the match between Belgium and Japan.

At the beginning, both of them looked relaxed.

But halfway through, Chen Man was shocked.

Because the score was 2:0.

The Japanese team was leading 2:0.

Le Kai's eyes also became serious.

If it develops normally, Belgium will score three goals in a row in the second half, but it is not certain with the current performance of the Japanese team.

After entering the second half, the game became more intense.

The Japanese team has a strong fighting spirit, and their performance on the World Cup stage has always been worthy of recognition.

And after leading by two goals, the Japanese team still did not completely shrink its defense. As long as they find an opportunity to counterattack, they will still attack Belgium.

At the same time, the European Red Devils, Belgium, also began to exert their strength.

Belgium, which has players such as Lukaku, De Bruyne, Hazard, Kompany, and Vertonghen, can be said to have the most gorgeous lineup in the World Cup.

But due to Belgium's long-term internal strife, it is always difficult to unite.

In this game, at least in the first half, Belgium's passing always gave people a strange feeling.

But after entering the second half, this feeling faded.

Maybe they also reached some kind of agreement.

But the pressure of falling behind by two goals still put Belgium in an extremely passive situation.

Finally, in the 74th minute, De Bruyne connected with Hazard, one pass and one breakthrough, and finally Hazard scored from a small angle and equalized the goal.

This goal made Belgium relieved.

"Japan let down its guard!"

Chen said slowly.

Le Kai shook his head; "It's not that they let down their guard, but Belgium played their passing cooperation."

De Bruyne and Hazard, these two people are also funny.

As the first and second captains of the team.

Also as Belgians, they speak two languages, one Dutch and the other French.

Ethnic conflicts have become somewhat irreconcilable.

Although sometimes some adjustments can be made, in most cases, opposition is the theme.

And now is one of the few cases where adjustments have been made.

And it may also be that Japan forced Belgium to work together.

After all, the World Cup, which takes place every four years, does not want to end so hastily.

This is especially true for the European Red Devils, known as the "golden generation" of Belgium.

After scoring, Belgium's attack became more and more fierce.

But after losing the ball, the Japanese team also began to defend actively.

When they began to focus on defense and tried desperately to keep the score, Japan's fighting spirit was still extremely tenacious.

In blocking the opponent's attack again and again, the Japanese team also began to adopt some foul tactics to limit Belgium's attack.

But even so, the pressure on the Japanese team is still great.

"Little Japan is really strong!"

Chen Man said sarcastically, but his face twitched, which showed that he could also see the defensive pressure on the Japanese team.

After all, the opponent is Belgium.

The offensive pressure of Belgium is not something that ordinary teams can withstand.

And now Belgium is still working together.

Time passed little by little.

Soon it entered the 90th minute.

"Are we really going to play overtime?"

Chen Man was surprised.

Le Kai remained silent.

But the situation was even crazier than Chen Man expected.

The Japanese team almost survived the overtime, and also ushered in a precious penalty shootout opportunity.

It can be said that at this point, the chance is half and half.

Anyone can advance to the quarterfinals.

The Japanese team is infinitely close to the first quarterfinals in their history.

However, after five rounds of penalties, Belgium, which was still guided by experience, defeated the Japanese team with a penalty of 5-3.

After a 90-minute game, the Japanese team finally missed the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

But for any fan who watched this game, it is worth lamenting.

After all, in the first half, the Japanese team scored two goals in a row and almost overturned the super power Belgium.

But they still lacked the foundation and stopped at the last moment.

But even so, for any Asian or even world fans, they mostly gave positive attitudes to Japan in this game.

At the same time, the pressure also came to the Chinese team.

With Japan being eliminated, the Chinese team became the only Asian team in the entire World Cup.

And they will play against Switzerland tomorrow to finally decide the place in the quarterfinals.

The next day, the atmosphere in the restaurant in the morning was a bit depressing.

The Chinese players looked solemn.

Although there were reasons for pre-match pressure, they were actually more affected by last night's game.

Although Lippi asked the players to rest early, how could they sleep?

After watching the game, some disobedient guys found it even more difficult to fall asleep.

Especially after the Japanese team had a wonderful performance, the pressure came to them instantly.

And today, the Chinese team also ushered in the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and they will play a key game with Switzerland today.

The key battle to decide the qualification for the quarterfinals of the World Cup!