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"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

The Nizhny Novgorod Arena rang out with Chinese fans shouting like a mountain and a tsunami, with each wave getting louder than the other.

In sharp contrast are the Croatian fans, who have not yet reacted...

Confused!

The Croatian players on the court were not much better. Almost everyone had the same expression, with a sullen face, dull eyes, and no idea what they were thinking.

Captain Modric stood with his hands on his hips about thirty meters away from the goal. Just now he tried his best to chase back, but the speed of the attack was much slower than Tang Zheng's, so that he could not get back after Tang Zheng's shot. Location.

Thirty seconds ago, the Chinese team was planning a decisive attack, but thirty seconds later, Tang Zheng completed the decisive victory for the Chinese team!

Who can accept such a huge gap?

Four years ago, the World Cup in Brazil failed to qualify from the group stage. Four years later, the World Cup in Russia finally won three consecutive group wins and qualified first in the group. In the second round of the group, they also beat Argentina 3:0, which shocked the world. Be amazed.

But...who would have thought that Croatia, which was in hot form, would be defeated by the Chinese team in the 1/8 finals?

Maybe before the game, some people thought that it was possible for the Chinese team to defeat Croatia, but it was only possible. It would be much more difficult for the Chinese team to win the game than for Croatia to win, even if the Chinese team made a dream start in less than one minute of the game.

However, the game reached the fourth minute of injury time, and the statutory stoppage time had ended, which also meant that Croatia had no time to equalize the score!

Croatian head coach Dalic put his hands in his trouser pockets and frowned. Although he did not make any dissatisfied movements, it just proved his despair.

Many times, being able to express the despair that arises is not despair enough. The real despair is to accept it naturally.

Cannot be reversed!

Tang Zheng, who scored the goal, seemed particularly excited in the fanatical atmosphere. He knew what this goal meant!

It means that the Chinese team has reached the quarterfinals in two consecutive World Cups!

The quarter-finals are Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo. Although Portugal is the 2016 European Cup champion in France, the overall strength of the Portuguese team is not that strong and is on par with the Chinese team led by Tang Zheng.

Thinking of the possibility of going one step further in the World Cup in Russia and reaching the semi-finals!

If you are lucky enough, it is not impossible to reach the finals!

The other two 1/8 finals in the lower half are Sweden VS Switzerland and England VS Colombia. The overall strength of Sweden and Switzerland is second-rate in Europe. England is first-rate at best. Colombia is a bit special, but not much better than the Chinese team... …

CC5 commentator He Wei watched the entire process of Tang Zheng's goal, and his passion did not diminish. He shouted almost crazy: "From stealing the ball to scoring, Tang Zheng only took 20 seconds! Four minutes of injury time have passed!" The Croatians have no time to equalize the score!"

At this point, He Wei changed his voice and L was slightly dissatisfied: "The referee Pinata should have sounded the end of the game!"

Countless Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV also think so. Why not just blow the full-time whistle?

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Cristiano Ronaldo, who was watching the 1/8 finals between the Chinese team and Croatia at his hotel, was surprised and a little panicked.

If Croatia plays in the quarter-finals, he has great confidence that he can lead the national team to defeat Croatia, thus tying Eusebio's great achievement of leading Portugal to the semi-finals in 1966.

The team performed well overall and is very likely to advance to the finals.

But facing the Chinese team led by Tang Zheng in the quarter-finals,

Cristiano Ronaldo is a bit low on confidence.

Friend Quaresma reached out and patted Cristiano Ronaldo's right shoulder, smiling meaningfully: "Our most powerful captain is actually afraid of our next quarter-final opponent? You shouldn't."

Cristiano Ronaldo has always had a good face and naturally did not want to show lack of confidence in front of his friends. He stared closely at Tang Zheng shown on the broadcast screen and said confidently: "How is it possible? I am the Chinese team. The opponent I dream of meeting, because... I want to defeat him with dignity!"

"Okay!" Quaresma, who will turn 35 in two months, patted Cristiano Ronaldo's shoulder again and said solemnly: "I will definitely cooperate with you, Cristiano!"

"Good brother!" Cristiano Ronaldo nodded lightly, and then changed his voice: "But... Ricardo, can you pat him more gently next time?"

Quaresma laughed awkwardly: "Be careful next time, be careful next time, haha~"

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The French team was eliminated from the Argentine Cup and the team was disbanded on the spot. However, as the captain, Messi did not start a vacation like other teammates. Instead, he took his wife and children to "recuperate" in Moscow.

Of course, Messi didn't watch the match between China and Croatia. He just felt uncomfortable when he saw Tang Zheng score the winning goal in stoppage time for the Chinese team. In terms of overall strength, Argentina was better than the Chinese team. Too powerful.

But this is football!

Strong teams may not be able to stay...

Messi has mixed emotions. With Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo advancing to the quarterfinals, now the Chinese team led by Tang Zheng also has more than 99% chance of advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Argentina, the favorite to win, has missed the quarterfinals.

This feeling is terrible.

Antonella didn't say anything, she lay on Messi's chest like a docile cat.

The silence speaks.

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Griezmann, who led the French team to the quarterfinals, is sitting in his hotel room with high morale.

Tang Zheng can lead the unfavorable Chinese team to the quarterfinals, so the French team he leads should at least advance to the finals, right?

The Sanya King in 2016 will realize his dream of winning the World Cup in 2018!

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The Chinese team's celebration lasted for nearly a minute, until the referee Piñata couldn't stand it anymore and signaled that the game was not over yet.

"Uuuuuu——"

The Chinese fans in the stands were obviously dissatisfied with the referee Pinata's actions, so they booed.

They believed that the referee Piñata would either call the game directly or let the Chinese team continue to celebrate the goal.

A truly winning goal, why are you in such a hurry to restart the game?

Is it possible that Croatia still has time to equalize the score again?

Of course the referee Pinata doesn't want to be a bad person, but sometimes there is no other way. Who makes him the referee?

The Chinese players who celebrated the goal were obviously a little unsatisfied. After getting up, the emotional Zhang Linpeng deliberately waved his arms excitedly towards the direction of the Dragons fan club to incite the excitement of the fans.

Several other players with distinctive personalities followed suit and incited fans' excitement.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

Suddenly, the huge boos that erupted above the Nizhny Novgorod Arena suddenly turned into huge shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

The celebrations of the Chinese players indirectly provided a relief to the head coach Pinata, so Pinata was not too anxious, but slowly ran towards the middle.

Croatian head coach Dalic was still making the final resistance. He made the third substitution adjustment when the Chinese team players walked towards their own half, replacing full-back Vsaljko with Kalinic.

The on-site director switched the camera, and Central 5 commentator He Wei laughed and said: "Croatia coach Dalic is still making his final struggle. The injury time has reached the fifth minute. It is impossible for the referee to give Croatia a few more Attack opportunity!"

"That's right! Both sides played very cleanly in the stoppage time. There was no obvious situation that delayed the game time. Tang Zheng's goal happened to be in the fourth minute of stoppage time. The referee Pinata did not directly call the ball. The full-time whistle is in accordance with the normal rules of football matches, and I believe that when Croatia restarts the game, the final whistle will be blown.”

Guest commentator Xu Yang said in a slightly hoarse voice.

British Sky commentator Andy Gray turned to look at his old partner Andy Gray: "Is Zlatko Dalic still making his final struggle?"

"Of course!" Commentator Martin Taylor laughed: "But...if I were the Croatian coach, I would be ready to wait for the end of the game."

Of course, there are commentators who laugh at Dalic's approach, and naturally there are commentators who support Dalic.

German Sky commentator Marcel Leif said: "Although the game no longer means anything to Croatia, head coach Zlatko Dalic's approach is to tell all Croatian players on the field that as long as the referee does not When the full-time whistle blows, they still have a chance to tie the score!"

However, the mood of the Croatian players on the field did not fluctuate much. Even Mandzukic, who was always high-spirited in any game, could not lift his spirits, let alone the other players?

At the same time, as the Chinese team captain Tang Zheng walked back, he kept saying to his teammates: "The game is not over yet! Don't let me get distracted! As long as the referee doesn't blow the whistle at the end of the game, When it sounds, Croatia will have a chance to take the ball and attack! I don’t want to be the laughing stock of the world! I think you guys do the same, right?"

Tang Zheng said it very directly, but his teammates did not have any dissatisfaction, because the World Cup knockout matches are different from other events, and any negligence may lead to catastrophe.

Besides, it’s not like there are times in the world of football where extreme joy can lead to sadness. If you wake up to the fullest and wait until the end of the game, you won’t be missing a piece of meat...

"Beep~"

With the referee Piñata's whistle, substitute Kalinic passed the ball to Modric outside the arc of the center circle.

Modric had a heavy look on his face, and as he was about to pass the ball forward, he suddenly became excited, and a yellow figure appeared in front of his eyes.

Central 5 commentator He Wei was so excited that he couldn't help shouting: "Erfan is very fast! He intercepted the ball from Modric's feet!"

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the referee Piñata blew his whistle, two short and one long.

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"Game over! Game over!"

Central 5 commentator He Wei was ecstatic and his heartbeat accelerated to the extreme: "The Chinese team exceeded the score again with Tang Zheng's priceless goal in the last ten seconds of injury time! 2:1!! Continued After the World Cup in Brazil, we advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup again! Challenged Portugal led by Ronaldo in the quarter-finals!"

"Although Portugal unexpectedly won the European Cup in France two years ago, chance played a big factor. I believe that the Chinese team will definitely be able to defeat the Portuguese national team led by Ronaldo in the quarter-finals at the Fisht Olympic Stadium. Record-setting advancement to the World Cup semi-finals!”

Guest commentator Xu Yang was like boiling water in the enthusiastic atmosphere, and he was about to overflow with excitement.

Ouch ouch ouch——

The Chinese fans at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena went crazy the moment the referee Piñata blew the final whistle, creating waves of huge cheers that resounded throughout the stadium.

The on-site director immediately pointed out Tang Zheng, who scored two yuan in this game!

Undisputed best of the match!

Through the broadcast, it can be seen that the Croatian players have recovered from the sudden death. They are lying on the ground and covering their faces with their hands.

The Croatian fans in the stands were ashen-faced. They really did not expect that the national team, which had a better overall strength, would lose to the Chinese team led by Tang Zheng...

It is not difficult to see that Croatian fans are actually very unconvinced.

If the Chinese team can defeat Croatia with the excellent performance of the entire team, Croatian fans will have no problem. The problem is that the Chinese team's victory depends entirely on Tang Zheng's excellent performance.

Is this... still a team-first football sport?

No!

This is a movement that relies on Tang Zheng to win!

As the biggest contributor to the Chinese team's victory, Tang Zheng is undoubtedly the most popular one in the audience.

He was about to go to the stands where his wife, children, and parents were, but he was soon thrown to the ground by his teammates who could not control their enthusiasm to celebrate advancing to the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

Immediately, the broadcast screen showed Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team.

Four years ago, Lippi led the Chinese team to advance to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, and also tied with the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in 120 minutes. Unfortunately, they lost in the final penalty shootout and missed the semi-finals.

Four years later, the Chinese team was able to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup again. In addition to Tang Zheng's outstanding performance, it was directly related to Lippi's tactical arrangement.

The Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV saw Lippi as happy as a child, and they also cried with joy.

Lippi, who is already 70 years old, once again led the Chinese team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. It is not easy!

While the Chinese commentators are enthusiastic about the Chinese team's promotion to the quarter-finals of the World Cup again, British Sky commentators Andy Gray and Martin Tooley are already analyzing the quarter-finals at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in five days. .

"Don and Cristiano Ronaldo were teammates in Real Madrid for three seasons, and together they led Real Madrid to become the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since the reform. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The relationship between the two declined sharply due to some reasons, resulting in The team's performance plummeted, and eventually the older Cristiano Ronaldo returned to England... When they meet at the World Cup two years later, who will win?"

Andy Gray said in an orderly manner.

"This is a fateful battle decided by God. Will the Chinese team led by Tang enter the semi-finals, or will Cristiano Ronaldo lead Portugal to the semi-finals? This game is really worth looking forward to!" Martin Taylor The voice changed: "But... I am more optimistic about Tang. Don't ask me why. This game that just ended has shown that Tang's team is invincible!"