Chapter 44: The World Cup Comes to an End
The summer is hot, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the time seems to be unable to stand the scorching heat, and it is going fast.
With students leaving school for the summer, the school was supposed to be quiet. But since the summer vacation, the football field of Dagang Middle School has been very lively, and it is more lively than during the school day.
Today's football field of Dagang Middle School is still lively, with more than a dozen enthusiastic young men practicing on the field. But people who usually come to school to play basketball look as if something is missing.
After a while, I realized that something was missing. Originally, when the people on the football field were training, there would be a coach-like guy shouting and directing from time to time, constantly asking them to make adjustments.
Today, that guy didn't come, and everyone was practicing their own. The lads on the pitch are still practising their dribbling, but they're already doing their best. Compared to when I first saw it, it was completely one day and one place, and I only talked about dribbling, and it looked like I had been practicing for many years.
Of course, this is actually their delusion. After all, the time is too short, and when they dribble the ball again, they do it without the interference of the defense, so they naturally look very professional.
Chen Xiaojian didn't come to train with others today, Chen Xiaojian had already told everyone yesterday that he was going out for a few days, and it might take about a week.
Because of the long time, Chen Xiaojian has already arranged the training content, as long as everyone trains according to Chen Xiaojian's requirements. So although Chen Xiaojian was not there, they were still practicing methodically on the court.
Chen Xiaojian is no longer in Dagang Town, or even in Yancheng. Chen Xiaojian has already stepped on the iron car bound for Jinling, looking at the time, it should be almost there.
Time: July 10, 2006, 2 a.m
Location: Olympic Stadium Berlin
Event: 2006, World Cup final in Germany
When France and Italy, two of the top giants of world football, met in the final, it really ignited the passion of the whole world.
The two top giants who have both topped the throne of world football once again met in a narrow way, and a battle for the world began.
In the sixth minute of the game, the referee awarded Materazzi a defensive foul and France were awarded a penalty kick when no one expected it.
As the absolute core of the French team and the top midfield superstar in world football, Zidane hit the penalty. Italy were 1-0 down, and it was the best start for France, something that probably no one could have expected before the game.
After all, the Italian team has always used a concrete chain defense to dominate the football world, and how to chisel through the reinforced concrete defense of the Italian team is a worldwide problem.
Now this insurmountable defense line has been directly chiseled by the French team, and everyone feels that the French team will play better in the next game.
But no one expected that the Italian team exploded into an amazing attack after falling behind, and just twenty minutes later, Materazzi, who had made a big mistake before, took advantage of the corner kick opportunity, flew into the air and scored with a header.
Italy tied the score at 1-1, and when the score was tied, the game was back on Italian tracks.
Although the French team once had a dominant position, all efforts in the face of a defence that was almost infallible seemed so futile. Neither side could find the back of the net for the next hour and the game went to extra time.
And the most classic and controversial scene happened in overtime.
During a dead ball, Materazzi and Zidane said something near the touchline, and then Zidane was seen to turn sharply and hammer his head into Materazzi's chest, and Materazzi fell in response.
This scene was watched by the referee, and a dazzling ruby card directly sent Zidane off.
This was Zidane's last World Cup match, and no one expected that Zidane's farewell World Cup match would end in such a dramatic way.
When Zidane walked out of the stadium, when Zidane walked to the players' tunnel, when Zidane passed by with the Hercules Cup that countless players dreamed of, how many fans were moistened with tears?
The footage of Zinedine Zidane passing by the Hercules Cup will be a classic scene at the World Cup.
When Zinedine Zidane was sent off, the balance of victory was completely tilted in favor of the Italian team, and when the game came to the penalty shoot-out that the Italian team expected, everything seemed to be predestined.
When the Italian player hit all five penalties, Trezeguet, who had scored the winner in the final, missed a penalty.
The Italian team was once again crowned champion and once again became the immortal king on the pitch. When the song "We Are the Champions" is sung for the champion, when the gold ribbons are flying in the sky, when the Italian team lifts the Hercules Cup.
This World Cup has come to a perfect end.
The World Cup is over, and Chen Xiaojian, who was watching the live broadcast of the World Cup at home, couldn't help but sigh in his heart after watching the live broadcast.
Maybe this is providence, if Zidane had not been sent off, would the outcome of the game have been different?
There are no answers to such questions, just as there are no ifs in this world.
Despite this, such a controversial red card has tempted fans to argue again and again.
If Zidane hadn't been sent off, would France have been the final champions?
Although there is no if in the game, although the game is not repeated, although the game cannot be assumed, there are still countless Zidane fans and fans of the French team who will guess such a problem.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Chen Xiaojian, who is neither a fan of the Italian team nor a fan of the French team, and certainly not a fan of Zidane. Although Chen Xiaojian also thinks that Zidane is great, Chen Xiaojian feels that he can't appreciate this top classical and elegant midfield master.
Chen Xiaojian already knew the process and result of the game, but Chen Xiaojian still couldn't help but watch it.
The reason why Chen Xiaojian watched this game was that he was afraid that this World Cup would be different from what he remembered, but the facts proved that Chen Xiaojian was too worried.
Chen Xiaojian's little butterfly stirred its wings in the far east, and nothing has changed in this world, at least for the time being.
As soon as the World Cup ended, Chen Xiaojian knew that he had succeeded, and the little worry that Chen Xiaojian still had before the game turned into excitement in an instant.
After the results were announced now, Chen Xiaojian was like a senior in high school who had just learned that he had been admitted to a key university, and his cells were trembling every moment.