"Woo woo woo-"

Blind stood in front of the football, and a deafening, loud boo rang out over the New Water Source Stadium.

The Chinese fans at the scene hoped to use this direction to influence Blind's mentality of taking penalties, so as to achieve the effect of their own profits.

But Blind, who appeared on the broadcast screen, did not squint, the expression on his face was unwavering, and the next penalty seemed to be insignificant.

Because Blind who took the penalty was the Dutch coach Van Gaal who was standing with his back to the home team's coach's command area, not many people noticed that Van Gaal was nervous to the extreme, and the fifth round of penalties was considered to have won the match point, but unfortunately Huntelaar did not seize the opportunity and was saved by the Chinese team's goalkeeper Yan Junling, who was worried about entering the seventh round of penalty shootouts again with the match point in hand.

The Chinese head coach Lippi, who was standing in the command area of the visiting team's coach, was equally nervous, his hands naturally clenched, and he looked up at the night sky of El Salvador from time to time.

The substitutes all stood on the sideline, shoulders on each other's shoulders, their eyes fixed on the field, and at the same time kept praying in their hearts, hoping that the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Jade Emperor and other immortals would stand up and turn the tide.

If there are really immortals, wouldn't the Chinese team have long since come out of Asia to dominate the world?

Obviously, this does not exist.

Facing Yan Junling, who was standing on the goal line, Blind adjusted his mentality and kicked the ball with his left foot to the bottom right corner of the goal.

The penalty is very powerful, and it is attached to the turf, and the angle is also quite tricky, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team Yan Junling judged very accurately, and the middle finger of the extended left arm also rubbed the football, but the power of Blind's penalty was too large, and in the end it could only slightly change the trajectory of the football and could not completely move the football away from the right goal post.

The ball grazed the inside edge of the right-hand post of the goal and crashed into the snow-white net, and the new water source stadium was briefly silent between the electric lights and flints, but soon the whole stadium resounded with the hysterical chant of Dutch fans: "Whoa—"

Yan Junling, who was lying in front of the goal, was very depressed, and the right hand that touched the football kept beating the turf.

Only...... Just a little bit!

Blind, who scored the crucial penalty in the penalty shootout, was so excited that he spread his arms and ran wildly.

The Dutch players standing on the halfway line ran feverishly and excitedly towards Blind, who scored the crucial penalty, and at the same time raised their heads to the sky and howled, venting their great excitement of advancing to the semi-finals.

Four years ago, they finished runners-up at the World Cup in South Africa, and four years later Brazil qualified for the semi-finals again, which was a surprise for the young Dutch national team, especially Robben, Sneijder and Robin van Persie.

This World Cup may be their swan song on the World Cup stage.

If they can get rid of the title of uncrowned king, they will die without regrets!

The Dutch fans at the Xinshuiyuan Stadium shouted higher and higher, and the Chinese fans in the stands looked a little out of place.

Even if they thought before the game that the team that advanced to the semi-finals was 100% the Dutch team, everyone had luck, and the Chinese team did not have no chance to kill the game during the game, it was just luck.

Yang 5 commentator He Wei sighed after a long time: "Whether we accept this result or not, the World Cup is over for us, but this result can be said to be unexpected for us, I am very satisfied to be able to enter the quarterfinals in the second World Cup, and there is a chance to beat the Netherlands in the game, if luck is better, I think the team against Argentina in the semifinals is us and not the Netherlands." ”

"That's right! The result of stopping in the quarterfinals greatly exceeded the budget, and it can only be said that it is unlucky to go further!" Don't forget that our players are very young and can come back in four years, Tang Zheng is twenty-eight years old four years later, at the peak age of his career, Lu Liang is twenty-three years old, Sun Jingbo is twenty-two years old, Hao Junmin is thirty years old, Wu Sanshi is twenty-seven years old, and there are many, many young and promising stars slowly emerging, I firmly believe that the World Cup in Russia in four years is the World Cup that we can really look forward to!"

British Sky commentator Andy Gray looked at the broadcast screen and said: "It is gratifying that the Dutch team has advanced to the semi-finals, but the core players in their team are 'old', and it is estimated that it will be difficult to play against Argentina in ......the semi-finals."

Immediately, the broadcast picture was given to the lost Chinese players, and then the picture was fixed on Tang Zheng, who comforted his teammates, and the commentator Martin Taylor said: "Tang's ability has been in the Bundesliga, The Champions League and La Liga have been proven, but it is a pity that the strength of teammates at the national team level is far from that at the club level, which affects Tang's performance, but four goals and two assists have explained a lot of things, and several players in the front court of the Chinese team have great potential and are very young, I think the World Cup in Russia in four years is when the Chinese team will really be recognized by the world!

Van Vincent, a commentator on Dutch National Sports Television, also rarely praised the Chinese team: "Although the Chinese team lost in the penalty shootout and stopped in the quarterfinals, they won respect, not only defended strictly in the 120 minutes of the game, but also brought great pressure to the goal guarded by Jasper Cillessen on the offensive end, this Chinese team is very young, I believe that the Chinese team will be stronger in four years!"

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In the last game of the 2014 World Cup 1/4 finals in Brazil, the Chinese team finally lost to the Netherlands 4:5 in penalty shootout and extra time, but the Chinese team showed strength and resilience beyond everyone's imagination.

There may also be many media and fans who think that the Chinese team's 1/8 final defeat of Costa Rica is an element of luck, it is undeniable that the Chinese team has the strength to beat Costa Rica, Tang Zheng's role as a barrier in the midfield line and the role of stabilizing the morale of the army is very obvious, coupled with the ability and potential shown by several highly creative offensive players in the front court, the quarterfinals are well deserved.

Wu Xi, who missed the key penalty, covered his face with his hands and lay in the penalty area, listening to the irrepressible shouts from the Dutch fans, his heart was like a knife.

After Tang Zheng comforted his teammates in the middle of the court, he walked towards Wu Xi and pulled him up from the ground to comfort him.

At the same time, the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, walked to the front of the home team's coach's seat and shook hands with the head coach of the Dutch team, Louis van Gaal, to express his congratulations.

You can lose the game, but you can't lose the temperament.

Besides, the overall strength of the Dutch team is already stronger than that of the Chinese team, and it is reasonable to win the game.

Van Gaal, as the winner, has no intention of putting on a score, and Lippi has a very strong influence in world football, you bless me, I naturally bless you.

Pay somebody back in the same coin.

In addition, Zheng Zhi, as the captain, came to the court from the aisle leading from the stands to the stadium and worked with Tang Zheng to comfort the depressed teammates on the field.

In the past five minutes or so, Tang Zheng, captain Zheng Zhi and head coach Lippi calmed down all the depressed Chinese players, and then the players, led by captain Zheng Zhi, walked to the gathering place of the 'Dragon Team Fan Club' to thank the fans present for their support.

As soon as he took two steps, a hand hit Tang Zheng's right shoulder, and he stopped in place and turned his head to look.

It's Robben.

"Alger?"

Robben smiled and raised his right hand and shook it with Tang Zheng's subconsciously stretched out right hand: "Your performance is completely beyond my imagination, if it weren't for too good luck, I think the team that entered the top four should be the Chinese team." ”

Tang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, looked at the smiling Robben and said, "You won the top four, congratulations." ”

As soon as the words fell, Tang Zheng noticed that the smile on Robben's face was even stronger, and he changed his words and said playfully: "The next words are very unpleasant, I don't know if you are interested in listening?"

"Huh?" Robben was slightly stunned, not knowing what tricks Tang Zheng was going to do, so he said tentatively: "Let's talk about it." ”

"As far as I know, the Dutch national team is in the prime of their careers right now, you, Robin and Wesley are all past the peak of their careers. The corners of Tang Zheng's mouth rose slightly, and he accentuated his tone: "Whether you admit it or not, this is a fact, I believe you also know, otherwise you would not have fought so hard in this World Cup, and it will be very difficult for the Russian World Cup in four years to achieve the results of the World Cup in Brazil." ”

Tang Zheng also paid attention to the change in Robben's expression while speaking, he knew that it was enough, patted Robben's shoulder with his left hand and said: "No one can say what will happen in the future, your most urgent game is the semi-finals, I believe you have the ability to lead the national team to defeat Argentina and advance to the final." ”

"That's a good thing to hear, and I like it. Robben gave Tang Zheng a punch in the chest and said with a smile: "I have the opportunity to invite you to a big meal." ”

“OK！”

After hugging each other, Tang Zheng took the initiative to say goodbye and walked to his teammates, as the captain of the game, he also had to thank the fans who came to support him with his teammates.

The Chinese team was able to reach the quarterfinals, in addition to its own extraordinary performance, the role of fans is very obvious.

In this game, the Chinese team played to the penalty shootout and overtime, and the chanting in the stands never stopped, wave after wave.

In fact, most of these selfless fans are from China, and they have come to Brazil to cheer for the Chinese team, so before the curtain call of the last game of the Chinese team in this World Cup, I would like to thank the fans who were there.

After the broadcast screen was given to the Dutch players celebrating the promotion, it was switched again to several players led by Tang Zheng, the number one star of the Chinese team.

The Yang 5 commentator changed his voice and said in a deep voice: "The World Cup is over for us, but it is far from over for Chinese football, I believe that the more than 20,000 Chinese fans at the scene also think so, elimination is not the end, we are still very young, and there is a chance in the future! Equaling the record of the South Korean team in the semi-finals of the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup? Why not?"

"We have such fanatical fans and players with so much potential, I have every reason to look forward to the World Cup in Russia in four years' time!"

Commentator Xu Yang cooperated.

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With the Netherlands defeating China on penalties in the final quarter-finals, the dust has settled on all four national teams that have advanced to the semi-finals.

The two semi-final matchups are Germany vs. Brazil, Argentina vs. the Netherlands, two top matches from Europe and South America!

At the regular press conference after the game, the Chinese team that finally lost was highly praised by the head coach of the Dutch team, Van Gaal, and the captain Van Persie, and the Dutch domestic media also spoke highly of the Chinese team.

The efficiency of online media reporting is often higher than that of physical media reports, because online media can be published on the Internet for the first time through the Internet, while physical newspapers of physical media require a series of complex processes such as editing and printing.

Therefore, young fans prefer to watch live sports news reports on the Internet, and those fans who did not have time to watch the quarter-finals between China and the Netherlands were quite amazed to watch the match highlights and post-match reports, especially South Korean and Japanese fans.

Almost not some fans think that the Chinese team will definitely suffer a big defeat in the 1/4 finals when it encounters the Netherlands, which has the strongest firepower in this World Cup, but the game process is quite stale, and even the Chinese team once had a chance to kill the game.

In the end, the penalty shootout lost to the Dutch team, which can be said to be glorious despite defeat, winning the respect and recognition of the world.

Before the 1/8 finals, Costa Rica was considered the biggest dark horse in the World Cup in Brazil, but with the Chinese team defeating Costa Rica and losing to the Netherlands on penalties, the Chinese team deservedly became the biggest dark horse in this World Cup.

Of course, the biggest dark horse is positive, because the Chinese team performed quite well, and the exit was just due to luck.

Most of the Chinese players who returned to the hotel were generally in a bad mood, and it is understandable to think that they were only half a step away from the semi-finals.

Tang Zheng is also in a bad mood, but he has a strong ability to adjust psychologically, and he also knows that his words and deeds will affect his teammates, so he can't show his true mentality.

Everyone is an adult, Tang Zheng knows that it is useless to talk more, the loss of the World Cup is a precious tuition fee for everyone, and it is also a very important period of energy.

The next day, except for a few players in Europe, the Chinese team was disbanded on the spot, and other fans who played in the Chinese Super League returned to China on a chartered flight to prepare for the second half of the 2014 Chinese Super League season.

Lu Liang, Hao Junmin, Yan Junling, Wu Sanshi, Zhang Linpeng and Sun Jingbo took different flights to the resort to enjoy life.

Tang Zheng took his father, mother and girlfriend Zhao Lina to stay in Brazil to watch the rest of the World Cup games.

Three days later, hosts were challenged by Germany at the Arena Mineiro in Brazil, and the result was a surprise one.

German veteran Klose broke Ronaldo's World Cup goal tally while helping Germany beat hosts Brazil 7-1.

Before the game, no one thought that the Brazilian team would plummet after the absence of Neymar and captain Thiago Silva, and even Tang Zheng, who concluded before the game that the German team would win, did not expect that the gap in the game would be so big.

At one point, Germany led Brazil 7-0, and if Oscar hadn't pulled one back before the end, the host Brazil would have eaten seven eggs.

Tang Zheng did not watch the second semi-final at the São Paulo Arena, and the Dutch team, which had previously played an extra time, drew with Argentina again after 90 minutes of regular time and went into extra time.

However, both sides went into extra-time without scoring and had to go to penalties.

I don't know if the Dutch team ran out of luck in the penalty shootout in the quarterfinals, Vlaar and Sneijder failed to hit the penalty kicks, and finally lost to Argentina 2:4.