Fox in the Penalty Area

Nikola Lucas, the Russian player who had previously taken the corner kick, ran to the ball boy for the ball, ready for a throw-in.

He raised the football with his hands above his head and was about to throw it when he heard the referee's whistle.

One sound.

He threw the football.

A second whistle sounded.

The football landed on the turf in the field, bounced up, and fell again... just like that, bouncing around in the field, no one came to pick it up.

The third whistle has been blown.

The Russian TV commentator on the commentary booth sighed: "The game is over! The game is over... We failed to beat the weakest Chinese team in the second group match, and Russia lost the lead in the group qualifying competition." The opportunity of chance... But the performance of the Chinese team is worthy of this draw. I think Wang Guangwei's header at the last moment can be included in the highlights of this World Cup... This is the performance of the Chinese team in this game A microcosm of the team, it is with such a tenacious defensive performance that they make it difficult for us to move, and we are at a loss..."

The commentator on Russian TV commented on the game with both disappointment and coolness, maintaining his demeanor despite his disappointment with his country's performance.

In the same commentary seat in the distance, He Feng and Yan Kang could hardly keep their composure. They scrambled into the microphone and shouted loudly, as excited as if the Chinese team had won the game:

"The game is over! The game is over!! The Chinese team withstood the last crazy attack of Russia! They defended the tie! Wang Guangwei made a wonderful defense at the last moment of the game! His prancing in the air to the top to clear the siege is really good for this Best ending to a game!"

"After the 2:2 draw with Algeria, the performance of the Chinese team has satisfied the domestic fans. But they are not satisfied with the results they have achieved. Facing the stronger Russia, they not only opened the scoring in the game, And it also withstood the Russian attack. The whole team was united and scored another point! So far...the Chinese team remains unbeaten!"

On the court, Wang Guangwei was still in a daze, and was hugged by Lin Zhiyuan next to him: "Old Wang! Old Wang! The game is over! We didn't lose!!"

Then Lin Zhiyuan patted him hard on the back, then let him go to find someone else.

Wang Guangwei looked around again, and all he saw were his teammates who were raising their arms and shouting to celebrate the draw.

He finally came back to his senses completely - yes,

The game is over, we... didn't lose!

So he also raised his arms and shouted happily, then turned around and hugged Yao Huasheng and Team Yao: "Team Yao is sorry!"

"Why did you say sorry to me?" Yao Huasheng had a smile on his face, but his mind was full of small question marks.

"Hey... in the last defense, I supported Team Yao and jumped up on your shoulders..." Wang Guangwei revealed the truth.

Yao Huasheng smiled and shook his head: "I guessed it was you! Otherwise, how could you jump so high?"

"At that time, I had no other choice. The only way to fight Romanov was to support Team Yao and you to take off... But the situation was urgent, and I didn't ask for your consent..."

Yao Huasheng patted him on the back: "I don't need my consent. If you think it's right, you can do it. I'm also very happy to be a stepping stone for you!"

Wang Guangwei waved his hand: "It's not a stepping stone, Team Yao. We defended this ball together!"

Romanov looked at Wang Guangwei and Yao Huasheng who were hugging and chatting beside him.

His existence also attracted Yao Huasheng's attention. He remembered the scene just now, and said to Wang Guangwei: "By the way, you really have to thank him. If he hadn't pulled you just now, your cervical spine might be finished... ..."

He told Wang Guangwei what he had witnessed just now.

After Wang Guangwei heard this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back - because he jumped too high just now, he struggled to hit the ball and then fell weightlessly, losing control of his body for a short time.

If Romanov hadn't made a timely move, the consequences would have been... unimaginable.

After Yao Huasheng finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder and pushed him towards Romanov: "So you have to thank him."

Wang Guangwei walked up to Romanov who was still in a daze, and said in English, "Thank you."

Romanov was awakened by him, came back to his senses, smiled and shook his head and replied in English with a strong tongue: "I just acted subconsciously, you don't need to thank me."

After speaking, he shrugged again: "Your last header...how did you do it?"

Wang Guangwei pointed to Yao Huasheng and answered him in English: "I jumped up on the shoulders of our captain."

"No wonder..." Romanov suddenly realized, and then shook his head. "It's the first time I've seen anyone do that in a game. But be careful, trying to save a ball can put you in a very dangerous situation..."

Wang Guangwei disagreed: "If you don't put yourself in a dangerous situation, how can you prevent the giant bear?"

After hearing what Wang Guangwei said, Romanov burst out laughing.

It attracted the attention of many people.

Everyone looked away when they saw that the person talking to him was Wang Guangwei.

Amidst the laughter, Romanov took off his Russia No. 9 jersey and handed it to Wang Guangwei: "Come on, boy, exchange jerseys."

Wang Guangwei was not pretentious, he also took off his jersey, and finished the jersey exchange ceremony with the opponent cleanly.

"Wang Guangwei and Romanov are exchanging jerseys. In this game, the two were entangled and faced head-to-head several times. Obviously, Wang Guangwei won the respect of the opponent with his actual performance... This is Romanov's initiative to exchange jersey!"

"Look, He Feng, after Wang Guangwei took off his jersey, his body was covered with bruises and bruises, all of which were left over from the match against Romanov... In order to win the respect of the opponent, Wang Guangwei paid so much. The price is that almost the whole body is injured."

Wang Guangwei's mother in front of the TV still couldn't bear to see the injuries on her son's body-of course she knew that as a professional player, it was inevitable that his son would have bumps and bumps after a game. It's not that she hasn't seen the scars on her son's body after playing in the league and the national team, but it's extremely rare for them to be as dense and shocking as today.

Especially the last one really scared her so much that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She was really worried that her son's head was on the ground, and there was something wrong...

Seeing his wife covering her mouth and frowning tightly, the husband said, "This is the World Cup. Even if you just want not to lose, you need to do your best."

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"...I believe there must still be people like him in the Chinese team. It is the whole team working together and working so hard that we can score another point for us! This is the World Cup, the highest stage of international football, and Our Chinese team, as a new role on this stage, can still face our opponents on an equal footing after two games...I think it is very difficult."

"Yan Kang, you are right. Before the Chinese team went to the World Cup, to be honest, although there were such and other voices on the Internet. But any rational and calm fan must know that with the strength of the Chinese team, in this group How difficult the situation will be... But these boys gave us a big surprise! The first draw with Algeria, who is also a newcomer to the World Cup, many people, including me, thought... 'It's ok. That's it It’s ok.” At least I’m very satisfied... But I didn’t expect that this second game will face Russia, which has reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup and the semi-finals of the European Cup-although it is a declining Russia, we still performed well Very tenacious, scored first, withstood their onslaught, and only conceded one goal! This performance has greatly exceeded our expectations for them!"

"Yes, I think this is why no matter how much we pay, how far we have traveled, and generation after generation... we must come to the World Cup! Because this is the top stage of world football! Only Only by participating in it personally can we learn advanced experience and grow... Otherwise, we will always be a frog in the bottom of the well! Then Chinese football is really... difficult to make progress!"

The two narrators seemed very excited when you said a paragraph and I said a paragraph.

Obviously, this draw with Russia made them feel a lot of emotion.

Before the World Cup, everyone had many unrealistic fantasies about the Chinese team. Both the fans and the media set many performance goals for the Chinese team.

But in the eyes of the two commentators, the significance of the Chinese team's participation in this World Cup does not lie in how many places we get in the end, or whether we qualify for the group stage. It's about whether we can really grow in this kind of competition.

After all, we didn't just come to participate in the World Cup once, and die after enjoying the addiction.

We also want to participate in more World Cup finals in the future, and hope that we will not miss every World Cup.

So the most important thing is to gain experience and grow from this first time, so that everyone can see hope.

Now after two rounds of the World Cup group stage, the Chinese team remains unbeaten. Although facing the most powerful Brazil in the last round, it is almost impossible to defeat the opponent and obtain the right to qualify for the group, but this does not make people feel frustrated and dissatisfied.

Instead, everyone is cheering for the performance of the Chinese team.

This can be seen from the enthusiastic and excited messages on the Internet.

"Wang Guangwei is amazing! To be honest, even if Romanov is old, he would still be a 'monster of terror' in Asia. But Wang Guangwei was able to confront him head-on for 90 minutes without conceding only one goal! The performance is already the top central defender in Asia, right?"

"The header clearance at the end really surprised me! At that time, I said 'I fucked' directly in front of the TV. I don't know what to say other than 'I fucked'..."

"Everyone, don't forget the other Chinese players who contributed to this draw. Yao team also fought to the end. Wang Guangwei mainly dealt with Romanov, and Yao team dealt with other Russian players. The pressure on them was not light at all! "

"There is also Mao Junzheng who was replaced. Our Golden Arrow's Mao Jun is just fine! He used to play the main force in the national team, but now he is a substitute. He has no complaints and works hard when he is allowed to play. I think this team The reason why the national team has been undefeated in the World Cup so far has a lot to do with the unity of the whole team. There are really no factional struggles and chauvinism in this team. Director Shi really kneaded them together A team, that's what makes it great!"

"Yes, every international footballer going to the World Cup must have selfishness. But everyone can still unite under a common goal and fight ball by ball in the game. It's really great! To be honest, I don't know how many times I was in tears while watching these two games..."

"Although the limelight is not as good as that of Hu Lai, Luo Kai has really learned his skills when he went abroad. The World Cup goal is the best reward for all his hard work! I hope this goal can make his overseas journey go smoothly. I hope He can become the 'twin star' of Chinese football together with Hu Lai in Europe!"

"Zhang Qinghuan's performance in this game is obviously much better than the last one, and he has gradually adapted to the rhythm of the World Cup. The assist to Luo Kai is really beautiful! When he passed the ball, I thought He was looking for Hu Lai, but he didn't expect the football to take a sharp turn and fly straight!"

"Has no one praised my Xiaoyu? From the nervousness when he came off the bench in the first game, to the composure of the start of the game, the several turns and escapes in the game are really full of inspiration!"

"Everyone upstairs is right! The achievements of the Chinese team are due to everyone in the team, not just one person, or just the eleven players on the field... Those players who came off the bench and didn't play , They all worked hard for these two draws! I love this kind of Chinese team! I love this kind of Chinese football!"

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After the match, the players of the Chinese team gathered together, walked to the bottom of the stands where the Chinese fans were most concentrated, and paid tribute and thanks to the Chinese fans who came to Miami Giant Rock Stadium to cheer for them. Just like after the last game against Algeria.

The Chinese fans in the stands waved their national flags to them.

"Great Chinese team!"

"The national football team is amazing!"

"Come on Chinese team!"

Such chants echoed in the stands at Giant Rock Stadium.

Wang Guangwei still bares his upper body, showing shocking scars on his body, with Romanov's jersey on his shoulders, and raised his hands to applaud the fans in the stands.

Next to him is Lin Zhiyuan, who took off his gloves and held them in his hands, waving to the Chinese fans in the stands.

Next to them are Zhou Zijing, Xia Xiaoyu, Zhang Qinghuan, Chen Xingyi and Hu Lai... The camera pans across the faces of these people.

They all had the same posture, looking up at the fans in the stands, raising their arms and applauding non-stop.

A little further away, Luo Kai, who scored a goal in this game, was covered with mud and grass, but still smiling, he patted the five-star red flag on his chest with his hand.

In this way, they slowly walked from one stand to another, waved and applauded the Chinese fans in the stands, and thanked them for coming from afar.

Seeing this scene, He Feng said with emotion: "Audience friends, this is our own country's football team... After a fierce battle, each of them looked very tired, and none of their bodies or jerseys looked intact. Yes... Some people didn't even wipe off the grass clippings stuck to their faces by sweat. The image is not tall, and it must be far from the radiant and glamorous image of a hero in everyone's mind... But friends from the audience , They are football heroes in our own country! Real heroes are like this, not handsome, not chic, not clean, panting heavily, with chapped lips... His eyes may be a little lost because of being too tired... Let's go Lu Lai was limping, as if his movements were inflexible... They are not the otherworldly 'idols' in idol dramas. But there is no doubt that they are our heroes! Because of these tiredness and injuries... yes Proof that they fought with all their might!"

In front of the TV, countless Chinese fans also kept standing, watching the Chinese players on the screen and applauding.

It was as if their applause could also be heard by the international footballers on the other side of the ocean.

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PS, the single update has started, sorry sorry

PS2, these two games early this morning were really enjoyable.

When Spain led Croatia 3:1, I posted a Weibo, proudly showing off my prediction. Unexpectedly, he was slapped in the face by Croatia in the end. Then I posted on Weibo to express my admiration for Croatia. As a result, Spain scored two goals in overtime...

Watching Modric exhausted really made me feel infinitely sad. Imagine that in the 2018 World Cup in Russia three years ago, the 33-year-old Modric also fought to the end of every game, and still had the strength to rush back to celebrate. But now he can only support his knees with his hands and play on the spot...

Croatia really exhausted the last bit of strength, fighting to exhaustion and losing.

It's an honor to be defeated!

In the match between Switzerland and France, when the French team led Switzerland 3:1, I couldn't stand it anymore. I wanted to go to sleep. Anyway, the game was over. As a result...Switzerland actually eliminated France with a penalty kick...It's awesome!

It's awesome!

This is football, this is football!

Friends, I will always love football!