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With France beating Belgium 1-0 to advance to the final of the World Cup in Russia, the semi-final between China and England became the penultimate match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

The Luzhniki Stadium also ushered in the penultimate match of the World Cup, and on the day of the game, the already strong football atmosphere was created by Chinese fans and England fans.

In every street and alley, there are fans wearing the jerseys of the Chinese team and the jerseys of England.

Compared to the pre-match tension of many teams, the Chinese and England fans were much more harmonious, and there was no conflict that the organizers did not want to see.

Of course, this is also directly related to the fact that Russia does not allow registered football hooligans to enter the country.

The frenetic atmosphere of the game pervades the developed city of Moscow, which is enjoyed by Chinese and English fans alike.

Interestingly, this match is very reported by the Chinese domestic media, because many Chinese domestic media like to refer to England as the European Chinese team, first of all, because China is the birthplace of ancient football, and England is the birthplace of modern football.

In addition, there are four football association teams, with a large number of fans, and every time they lose, they will be scolded by the people of the whole country.

Of course, the most important reason is that the two football associations often make stupid moves, and then they are always hacked.

To get back to the point, in addition to off-field factors being talked about by fans, this direct confrontation also attracted a lot of attention.

The Chinese team previously defeated Portugal to advance to the semi-finals with Tang Zheng's friendly play, while England defeated Colombia and Sweden successively without being favored, which means that both teams played exceptionally to advance to the semi-finals.

The English Football Association announced early that the team's qualifying result was to qualify from the group and advance to the semi-finals, but at this stage of the game, it must be a lie if you don't want to qualify for the final, especially if the opponent is the Chinese team.

China beat Portugal to advance to the semi-finals, equalling South Korea's best result for an Asian team at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and once they beat England, China will set a new record for an Asian team at the World Cup.

Merely...... This is a bit unlikely.

As many media reported in the media, the overall strength of the Chinese team is not as good as England's, and it is in the absence of two main players and the manager.

But the Chinese domestic media and fans don't think so, they think that the mourning soldiers will win!

What if you don't get favored?

"Whoa—"

Time passed quickly, and when the bus of the Chinese team arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium, the Chinese fans came in advance to create a huge cheer for the Chinese team.

Most of these lovely fans are those who don't have tickets to attend the game.

To be able to see their beloved national team before the game, the passion they unleashed was amazing.

Chinese players, led by captain Tang Zheng, waved to the fans outside the glass window to thank them for their support.

Although Yan Junling and Feng Xiaoting were unavailable in this game, the Chinese players were careful and sufficient, and they believed that the team under the leadership of Tang Zheng would definitely be able to defeat England, which was not too strong to be outrageously strong.

After all, the French team, which was the first to qualify for the World Cup final, only drew with China in the group stage.

There is still more than an hour before the start of the game, CCTV 5 TV has been connected to the satellite signal, and fans sitting in front of the TV waiting for the game to start can see the Chinese team arrive at the Luzhniki Stadium by bus.

Shao Shengyi, a commentator in the Beijing studio, said excitedly: "The Chinese team has arrived at the Luzhniki Stadium by bus, and it is getting closer and closer to the last World Cup semi-final of the World Cup in Russia.

Countless fans sitting in front of the TV and waiting all rolled their eyes, this ...... Isn't it nonsense?

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When the players from both sides warmed up at the Luzhniki Stadium, the starting line-ups of both sides appeared on the official FIFA website.

There are three position adjustments in the starting lineup of the Chinese team, namely goalkeeper Zeng Cheng replacing Yan Junling, who is suspended from the red card, and Deng Hanwen replacing Feng Xiaoting, who is injured and absent, but Deng Hanwen is playing right back, the original right back Zhang Linpeng is the center back, partner Gao Zhunyi, and the left back is still Jiang Zhipeng.

The last change is in the back position, Li Kui partnered with He Chao, the three forwards Lu Liang, Tang Zheng and Wu Sanshi, and Sun Jingbo at the front.

However, according to the Chinese team's usual style of play in this World Cup, Tang Zheng is equivalent to a fake striker, with a relatively backward position, playing a 2B2 midfielder.

England pitched a three-five-two, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, three centre-backs Harry Maguire, John Stones and Kyle Walker, five midfield Ashley Young, Alli, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard and Kieran Trippier, Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling up front.

Andy Gray, the British Sky commentator who got the starting lineup for both sides of the game, turned his head and smiled at his partner Martin Taylor: "It seems that the Chinese team is really prepared, knowing how to hoard heavy troops in the midfield, but I believe that the strong England can beat any team!"

"Not necessarily!"

Martin Taylor shook his head and said: "The Chinese team's formation is obviously to compete with England for possession in the midfield, and Tang's position is a signal for the Chinese team to strengthen its attack, don't forget...... Don is known to the world for his terrifying offensive ability!

"That being said. Andy Gray clearly disagrees with Martin Taylor: "But whether Tang can have the extra heart to organize the attack has to draw a big question mark, after all, the overall strength of the Chinese team is significantly weaker than England, and ...... The two flanks of the Chinese team are very deadly."

Martin Taylor was speechless for a while, because Jiang Zhipeng in the 1/4 finals had obvious physical deficiencies, and Deng Hanwen on the right side was inexperienced, so he was afraid that it would be difficult to take on the big responsibility.

At the end of the roughly 40-minute warm-up time, players from both sides of the game walked to the tunnel and returned to their locker rooms.

"Whoa—"

The 81,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium did not lower its decibel level as the players returned to the dressing rooms, and the fans, led by their respective fan organizations, created a frenzied atmosphere and deafened loud chantings one after another.

So much so that He Wei, the commentator of the Yang 5 commentary seat on the spot, was amazed: "If I hadn't known that this was the semi-finals before the game, I would have felt like a final! The atmosphere at the scene was too fanatical!"

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As former assistant coach and Hyundai head coach Madaloni closed the locker room door, the noise coming from inside the stadium came to an abrupt end.

All eyes were on acting head coach Madaloni, who was banned from the dressing room because of Lippi's suspension for this game, and assistant coach Madaloni presided over the pre-match mobilization.

Of course, modern technology has advanced and Lippi can communicate with players up close even if he can't be in the dressing room.

Madaloni, who was used to being an assistant coach, didn't know what to do, so he simply opened the tablet and put it in front of the players.

Accompanied by a loud chant from the scene, Lippi, who was sitting in the stands on the first floor of the Luzhniki Stadium, appeared on the tablet, first waving to the players in the dressing room, and then shouting in the frenzied atmosphere of the scene: "Boys, the view from the stands is much better than the coach's box, you have to perform well, to be honest, England is not much better than you, just like beating Croatia and Portugal, the final is just around the corner!"

Due to the limited time and the scene was too noisy, Lippi didn't say much, he just played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army at this time, and the real stabilization of the morale of the army had to rely on Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team.

He is the soul of the whole team.

As for the technical and tactical aspects, I told them many times before the game, and the tactical aspect is also very simple, that is, defensive counterattack.

Ten minutes before the start of the game, players from both sides of the game walked to the players' tunnel one after another, except for the substitutes who went straight to the pitch, and the starters stayed in the pitch and waited to play.

The Chinese players and the English players are not very familiar with each other, but it does not affect their sympathy.

Tang Zheng and Harry Kane were the most talked-about players for both teams before the tournament, and with both scoring six goals in five games at this World Cup, they are the strongest contenders for the Golden Boot award at this World Cup.

Because so far, the second-ranked Lukaku, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Cheryshev have all scored four goals, and they have all been eliminated, except for Lukaku, who still has a chance to score in the third and fourth place finals, Cristiano Ronaldo and Cheryshev have all been eliminated and cannot score.

In addition, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, who scored three goals, also had a chance, but it was very difficult for them to score a hat-trick with one game remaining.

The World Cup final is not so easy to score.

In the past five World Cups, only France scored three goals in the 1998 World Cup, which means that the Golden Boot winner of the Russian World Cup will be produced between Tang Zheng and Harry Kane.

Although Lu Liang joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017 for only one season, he had fewer opportunities to play in the first half of the season, and almost started every game in the second half of the season, playing against England internationals, and England midfielder Henderson and Lu Liang are very good friends, they are very familiar with each other, and they signaled to each other before this game related to the national team's promotion to the World Cup final.

Not long after, Turkish referee Chakir and his referee team led the players and caddies of both sides to the Luzhniki Stadium.

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, there was a deafening loud chant from fans on both sides in the stands, adding to the frenzied atmosphere of the World Cup semi-finals.

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“5”

“4”

“3”

“2”

“1”

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"CCTV, CCTV, CCTV, the match that is now being broadcast for you is the live broadcast of the last semi-final match between the Chinese team and the England team in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the England team in the red jersey and red pants are the England team, they attack from the left side of the broadcast screen to the right, and the Chinese team in the yellow jersey and yellow pants are the Chinese team, they attack from the right side of the broadcast screen to the left......"

With a long whistle from the referee on duty, Chakir, the central 5 commentator He Wei subconsciously said the opening remarks.

The England team attacked very directly, and after the football reached the feet of Maguire, he made a long pass to captain Harry Kane, but Tang Zheng, who was concerned about Harry Kane's running position, jumped high and rubbed the ball to Lu Liang.

Lu Liang picked the ball back on the tip of his right foot, and even stopped, and it was too late for Lingard to jump to top the ball.

Fortunately, Henderson's concentration in the game was very concentrated, and his running tackle forced Lu Liang to control the ball, and the Chinese team turned from a quick counter-attack opportunity to a sideline ball.

"It's a pity!" Yang 5 commentator He Wei changed his voice and sighed: "Lu Liang's pick is very exciting, but it's a pity that his club teammate Henderson has already prepared and completed this defense by predicting in advance." ”

Jiang Zhipeng threw the ball on the left sideline, Tang Zheng squeezed his position first, made a gesture to stop the ball with his left foot, and jerked the ball at the moment when Lingard grabbed it, and at the same time completed the turn, Ali reacted quickly and made a menacing pounce.

"Pretty!

Tang Zheng lightly touched the toe of his left foot, Ali subconsciously stopped and closed his leg too late, the football drilled between his legs, and then bypassed the other side.

Henderson made up the defense in a timely manner, and did not give Tang Zheng the ball to continue to move forward, but Tang Zheng had no intention of taking the ball again, and he picked up his right foot while running, and made a long pass to find Wu Sanshi on the right side.

Tang Zheng's pass was very accurate and comfortable, but Wu Sanshi's ball was too far away from his body, and the football was cleared out of the sideline by Stones.

"Wu Sanshi's basic skills are still a little worse, if this ball is for Lu Liang or Sun Jingbo, the Chinese team's attack is very likely to bring a direct threat to Pickford's goal, but it's a pity. ”

He Wei said regretfully.

Commentator Xu Yang tapped his head: "It's a pity, but the game has just begun, and the players' bodies have not fully opened, and I hope to have a better performance in the next game." ”

However, in the fifth minute of the game, England broke the deadlock first.

Jesse Lingard suddenly took the ball forward and caused He Chao to foul in front of the arc of the penalty area, and Kieran Trippier, who took the free-kick, smashed the ball into the top right corner of the goal, and Chinese goalkeeper Zeng Cheng made a save but failed to touch the football.

England leads the Chinese team 1:0!

The English fans at the Luzhniki Stadium were very excited, and every English fan became extremely passionate and vented their excitement in this atmosphere.

Chinese fans were helpless at this time, and it seemed that they were affected by the score behind, and the sound they made was minimized.

But the captain of the Chinese team, Tang Zheng, was not affected, he stood in the penalty area to cheer his teammates on: "Brothers, don't be discouraged, most of England's goals in this World Cup have been scored from set-pieces, as long as we don't give them set-piece opportunities in the next game time, I think it will be a matter of time before the equalizer is equalized!"

"The hardest times are over, what are we afraid of now?"

After Tang Zheng's emotional incitement, the emotions of teammates affected by the lost goal gradually returned to normal, especially goalkeeper Zeng Cheng.

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