In the forty-ninth minute of the game, Tang Zheng received Lu Liang's horizontal pass without making any adjustments, and directly picked up a long pass with his left foot to find Zhang Linpeng who was inserted at high speed on the right side, who looked at the position of his teammates in the penalty area during the run, and then passed a cross of excellent quality.

Yerfan, who started the game, had a first-class nose in front of goal, and his ghostly run flickered in front of centre-back Santa Maria.

The ball was so powerful that Peruvian goalkeeper Galese didn't react until the ball crashed into the snow-white net......

"Whoa—"

Suddenly, the sky above the Fisht Olympic Stadium resounded with a huge chant like a deafening voice from Chinese fans.

If the game ends according to the current score, the Chinese team can beat the French team to top the group by virtue of a goal difference!

Yerfan, who scored the goal, looked particularly excited in the frenetic atmosphere of the scene, because ...... It was the first goal of his career in the first World Cup!

Thinking of countless fans sitting in front of the TV, his excited mood was uncontrollable, he opened his arms and ran wildly all the way, even the strong Zhang Linpeng couldn't pull it down, until Ye Erfan ran to the camera and played a kneeling celebration.

"Fish leap to the top!"

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was full of passion, and shouted hysterically: "The ball is in! The 19-year-old Ye Erfan scored a goal in his first World Cup game through sports warfare! Sure enough, he is a natural killer in front of the goal! In May last year, he scored an upside-down golden hook in the Panda Cup, and a year later he proved himself again on the stage of the World Cup! As long as he continues to grow, the future is promising!

Lippi in front of the home team's coach's bench excitedly raised his arms and shouted, although the nineteen-year-old Ye Erfan has infinite strength and potential, but the Cantonese media are very dissatisfied with his practice of giving up Gao Lin, and now Ye Erfan scored a goal in the game, which is undoubtedly a resounding slap in the face to those questioning media.

Comfortable!

However, Lippi didn't have to be happy for long, as Giroud doubled the lead from a corner kick at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Of course, Lippi only smiled a little, and there was nothing displeased.

In the case of the same points and goal difference, the first thing to look at is the number of goals, and the Chinese team has scored a total of six goals so far, and the French team has only five goals, which means that according to the current score, the first place in the group is still the Chinese team......

Three minutes later, at the Luzhniki Stadium, Antoine Griezmann scored a penalty created by Mbappe, 3-0.

When Lippi learned the latest scores of France and Denmark from his assistant Maddaloni, he shook his head helplessly.

However, not being able to win the first place in the group is not necessarily a bad thing for the Chinese team, as the saying goes, the gun is the first bird, and the Chinese team that qualified for the second place in the group may continue the good momentum of the last World Cup and advance to the quarterfinals.

As the clock ticked by, Peru, who had lost two consecutive group games, decided to continue to strengthen their attack, and as the eleventh in the FIFA rankings, they could not accept three consecutive defeats in the group!

Immediately, the Peruvian team requested a substitution.

Pedro Aquino and Hurtado replaced Yudun and Tapia respectively to strengthen midfield control.

Since Denmark, the only rival, has trailed France by three goals, which means that China will advance to the round of 16 no matter how the result of this game, Lippi decided to show the faces of those players who have not yet appeared.

In the 58th minute, He Chao replaced Li Kui, and Zhang Xizhe replaced Wu Sanshi.

The formation is still 4231, what has changed is the position of the midfielder, He Chao replaced Li Kui's partner Tang Zheng, Zhang Xizhe served as the front midfielder, Lu Liang returned to the left wing, and Sun Jingbo and Ye Erfan's positions remained unchanged.

"Lippi's intention to make substitutions is very obvious, which is to give players who have not yet been given a chance to play to feel the atmosphere of the World Cup. ”

Yang 5 commentator He Wei was full of passion: "So far in the group stage, except for Wang Xiaolei and Zeng Cheng who have not been played, there are only two central defenders, Shi Ke and Liu Yiming, but considering the criticality of the central defender position, it is a little difficult to get the opportunity to play......"

However, before the words fell, Peru found space on the right rib of the substitute He Chao through a quick pass, and Carrillo broke through and passed the ball accurately to Guerrero, who stopped and completed a low right-footed shot on the line of the penalty area.

The football rolled between the legs of Feng Xiaoting, who fell to the ground, and it was too late to make a save when goalkeeper Yan Junling saw it......

The scoreboard score changed from 1:0 to 1:1.

The close-up of the live broadcast showed the Peruvian players celebrating the goal and then pointed at the Chinese coach Lippi, who was surprising that Lippi did not have any emotional color fluctuations on his face, and was obviously prepared for the goal.

Or rather, Lippi had already thought of the worst ending.

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The Peruvian team equalized and launched wave after wave of offensive towards the defensive half of the Chinese team.

Forced by defensive pressure, Tang Zheng had no time to take care of offense at all, because He Chao, who came off the bench, was completely unable to play the role that Li Kui could play.

Fortunately, in the other match of Group C at the Luzhniki Stadium, the French team still led Denmark by three goals, which means that even if the Chinese team loses badly, Peru can still stand out from Group C and advance to the round of 16.

The game was completely controlled by Peru, and the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, frowned, and he wondered if he should use the last substitution in advance.

But after thinking about it, I don't think it's necessary.

In terms of lineup, only the two positions of Li Kui and the wing have been adjusted, and there is no change in the overall tactics, and the disadvantage of the situation has nothing to do with the overall strength.

As the number one star of the Chinese team and the brain on the field, Tang Zheng naturally knows why the game situation suddenly turned to Peru, but there is no shortcut to reverse the situation, and it is necessary to complete the defensive task in a step-by-step way, and then threaten Peru through attack.

Peru, who have lost both of their previous games, naturally wants to end this World Cup with a win, so they will inevitably step up their attack for the rest of the game.

This is the opportunity for the Chinese team!

He Chao has just come off the bench for a few minutes, and he has not fully adapted to the rhythm of the game, plus this is the first World Cup game of his career, nervousness is inevitable, and what Tang Zheng has to do now is to help He Chao adapt to the rhythm of the game.

It can be seen from the team's training that although He Chao is inferior to Li Kui in terms of personal strength, his ability is still quite outstanding and he has great leadership talent, so the U23 captain is He Chao instead of Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo or Li Kui.

Peru put in a very large number of attackers, and the Chinese team had to retreat in an all-round way.

After five minutes of adaptation, He Chao gradually adapted to the rhythm on the field with the help of Tang Zheng.

As a result, Peruvian coach Ricardo Gareca noticed that the quality of the team's attack was not as good as before.

As the quality of Peru's attack declined, the Chinese team also had a chance to counterattack.

Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo's speed and skill are enough to complete the individual combat mission, and if it were not for the excellent performance of goalkeeper Galeise, the Chinese team could have exceeded the score again and took the lead.

The rapid counter-attack of the Chinese team was vividly reflected in the first two group games, and Peru coach Ricardo Gareca knew best, he did not want his team to lose three in a row, but a draw against the Chinese team in sight of qualification also seemed to be a good result.

After all, the overall strength of the Chinese team is not proportional to the FIFA rankings, and there are players like Tang Zheng, Lu Liang, Sun Jingbo, Zhang Linpeng and Yan Junling, who are quite famous in Europe's top five leagues, and a draw is acceptable.

After clearing his thoughts, Ricardo Gareca signaled the players on the field to slow down the pace of attack, first stabilize the defense, and then find the holes in the Chinese team's defense through patient passing.

The head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, observed the situation of the game very well, and he was keenly aware that the Peruvian team wanted to keep the draw and win, so he quickly made the third substitution adjustment, and Zhang Yuzhan, who could play a fulcrum role in the front court, replaced the goal-scorer Yeerfan.

"Papapa~"

In the process of substitution handover, the Chinese fans in the stands did not hesitate to applaud themselves.

Zhang Yuzhan's characteristics are different from Ye Erfan, he is the kind of player who needs the support of the system, in addition to the obvious fulcrum ability, he is also quite good at holding the ball with his back.

During the counterattack, Tang Zheng no longer needs to directly find Lu Liang or Sun Jingbo through a long pass, he can hand the ball to Zhang Xizhe, and then connect Zhang Yuzhan through Zhang Xizhe to enrich the frontcourt attack.

Football matches have always been fast-moving, with the Peruvian team controlling the pace of the game in the first few minutes, and the Chinese team controlling the pace of the game after a few minutes.

On the other side, Eriksen's direct free kick helped Denmark pull one back, but the score of that game had little impact on the Chinese team, and the Chinese team could still advance to the round of 16 of this World Cup by virtue of the current score.

Unless, Denmark equalizes and China loses to Peru.

At the end of the 80-minute game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, came to the sidelines to signal the players to properly control the football and firmly control the football under their feet while consuming game time, after all, continuous defense may lead to defensive problems.

Peru also seemed to be content with a draw, and the score of 1:1 remained unchanged until the end of the game, with China and Peru scoring one point each.

The score at the Luzhniki Stadium was finally fixed at 1:3, with Denmark in front and France in the back.

At the end of the three rounds of the group stage in Group C, the French team ranked first in the group with seven points with two wins and one draw, the Chinese team ranked second in the group with five points with one win and two draws, Denmark ranked third in the group with one win and two losses and three points, and Peru was at the bottom of the group with one draw and two losses.

The Chinese team, who finished second in the group, went to the bottom half, and if nothing else, the opponent in the 1/8 final is very likely to be Croatia, who are currently ranked first in Group D.

When Tang Zheng took a towel to the bathroom to take a shower, the Huawei mobile phone Mate-RS Porsche Edition endorsed by him rang, he lowered his head to unlock the phone screen, it was a text message from Modric, to the effect: Don, wait for me at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena!

The corners of Tang Zheng's mouth curled slightly, and he replied: Anyway, it's the same whether you come or not, it must be me who advances to the quarterfinals.

Modric, who received Tang Zheng's text message, also raised the corners of his mouth slightly and raised an arc, but he did not reply again, because he knew that the reply was meaningless, and the result could only be revealed after the end of the 1/8 final at the Nizhny Novgorod Arena.

Croatia qualified early and had five clean sheets to finish top of the group, with coach Bilic admitting to the media early before the game that he would make most of the changes to the starting line-up in the final game against Iceland, but the absolute main captains Luka Modric and Perisic still started.

Tang Zheng, who followed Croatia's starting lineup, did not choose to watch the live broadcast of the match between Croatia and Iceland after returning to his hotel, he chose to watch Nigeria and Argentina.

As long as Croatia does not release the water, then the second place in Group D will be produced between Nigeria and Argentina.

At the New Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg, in the fourteenth minute of the game, Messi received Banega's overhead ball and used his not good right foot to help Argentina open the scoring.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, breathed a sigh of relief, Argentina took the lead early, which was of absolute significance for them to win the game and advance to the round of 16.

At the same time, the match between Croatia and Iceland is still 0:0, which means that the game will end according to the current score, and Argentina will qualify as the second in Group D and advance to the round of 16!

Until the end of the first half, the scoreboard did not change the scoreboard, ending with Argentina 1-0.

In the second half, Mascherano was sentenced to death in a corner, his takedown was caught by the video referee, and Moses' penalty deceived Armani to help Nigeria equalise.

A draw doesn't do anything for Argentina, they need to win!

Two minutes later, there was good news at the Rostov-on-Don Arena as Baddeli's goal gave Croatia a 1-0 lead over Iceland.

Croatia are ahead, which is good news for Nigeria and Argentina.

It means that Nigeria only need to maintain the current score until full-time to qualify, while Argentina will have to score another goal in the remaining game time to qualify.

The equaliser was a big blow to Nigeria, and they chose to defend to keep their defence safe.

A draw would have secured qualification for Nigeria, but Argentina had to win the game, so the attack was in full swing and Messi had a direct free-kick that bounced off the post.

Tang Zheng was nervous until the 86th minute of the game, when Rojo received Mercado's low cross from the right and kicked the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal, Argentina exceeded the score again, and the entire New Zenit Arena fell into a carnival of extreme Argentine fans.

This goal was also the last goal of the game, and in the end, Argentina beat Nigeria 2:1, and thanks to Croatia's 2:1 defeat of Iceland, Argentina was able to become the second place in Group D.

In other words, the opponent of the Chinese team in the 1/8 finals is Croatia, and France meets Argentina, which they don't want to touch.