11. Chapter XI
A quarter of the World Cup in Germany finally ended yesterday, with eight teams, four strong conversations, and the players fighting happily on the field, bringing the ultimate visual enjoyment to the fans.
For Chinese fans, they are very happy to watch.
Well, it's really cool, we definitely don't admit that the absence of the Chinese team makes us a little lost, it's more interesting to watch the Chinese team be abused, or to watch the strong teams beat each other.
Italy, with their steely defence, thrashed Shevchenko's Ukraine 3-0, while a young and energetic Germany eliminated the Pampas Eagles Argentina 4-2 on penalties.
What caught people's attention in the match between Germany and Argentina was that before the penalty shootout between the two teams, German goalkeeper Lehmann took out a small note and watched it repeatedly. In the end, Lehmann saved two penalties from Argentina to help Germany kill their opponents.
In the post-match interview, Lehmann admitted that the note did have a habit of Argentine players shooting penalties.
The small note in his hand contained only a few words, but it was the brainchild of 50 elite workers at the Cologne University of Physical Education in Germany.
Later, the small note was auctioned for a whopping 1 million euros.
Brazil's battle with France is an absolute superstar. As for the defending champions Brazil, they have a luxurious "magic quartet" combination, with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Robinho leading the attacking line, and even Inter's leading goalscorer Adriano sitting on the bench. In midfield, free kick maestro Juninho Jr. paired with Barcelona's main Edmilson, plus Kaka from AC Milan and Gilberto Silva from Arsenal, who are in hot form, are also full of big names on the bench. Their back line is also star-studded, with a formidable strength on the cards.
Brazil's 4-2-2-2 formation emphasized attack, but even though it was such a powerful team with the highest luxury in the world, it was finally defeated by the French team led by Zinedine Zidane in the last minute.
Their manager, Andreas Pereira, failed to solve the big problems of unity and discipline, and there were too many talents in the team, and most of these talents had extremely conceited personalities, could not listen to the manager, and were bent on solving problems on his own.
Prior to meeting France, their path to qualification was smooth sailing, with three wins from three games in the group stage and a 3-0 win over Africa in the quarter-finals, scoring 10 goals and conceding just one in four games...... Against a team that is not an established powerhouse, Brazil's strong attacking firepower has masked the contradictions in their squad.
On the opposite side of the French team this time, "Meat Grinder" Makelle and Vieira partnered to form a super powerful double-back combination, which made the Brazilian team's luxurious offensive line hit the head and bleed, but it was still in vain.
At the Commerzbank Frankfurt Stadium, France's tight and organised defence kept Brazil's superstars out of the way, and they eventually kept Brazil out of the World Cup semi-finals thanks to Zinedine Zidane's assist for Thierry Henry's goal.
In another equally smoke-filled battleground, Gelsenkirchen proudly went to the Schalke Stadium to welcome a strong dialogue between England and Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who suffered a thigh injury in the last game, returned from injury in time to play a key role in this game, but this time the Portuguese was controversial.
In the 62nd minute of the game, England striker Wayne Rooney stepped on Carvalho's groin, and referee Elizondo immediately blew the whistle, but did not mean to take out the card.
Cristiano Ronaldo then rushed in from 30 metres out and protested hysterically to Elizondo, arguing that Rooney should be given a red card. Rooney was furious and pushed away his team-mate at Manchester United in front of the referee.
I don't know if Rooney made such a big effort, Ronaldo was pushed away and sat on the grass, and the referee on duty Elizondo was in front of them.
He summoned Rooney to his side and showed him the bright ruby victory card.
Rooney showed an unbelievable look, and then the footage of Ronaldo squeezing his eyebrows at Rooney caught him in the whirlpool of public opinion.
England were one man behind and sent the game to penalties, but unfortunately they fell in front of the 12-yard line once again.
In the penalty shoot-out, Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo was like a miracle, he saved Frank Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher in succession, and the England national team had to go home disappointed.
Yan Jing turned on his computer and browsed some news about the game on the Internet.
The English, who always aim for the title, have always missed out on the title, and their well-developed journalism has always been able to hype England as favourites before the game.
Once a team is eliminated, they can always find a scapegoat and put all the blame on the scapegoat, as if the team is out of the game for just one reason.
Sometimes it's the coach, sometimes it's the player, like David Beckham, who was sent off for a red card at the '98 World Cup.
And this time, they have a new scapegoat - Cristiano Ronaldo, who caused Rooney to get a red card!
In Yan Jing's view, Rooney initially stepped firmly on Carvalho's groin, and this red card was not controversial. However, the English media slyly shifted the focus, staring at the blinking shot of Ronaldo afterward, believing that the referee himself did not intend to give Rooney a red card, all because his exaggerated acting skills affected the referee.
The English media didn't even know where to find a bunch of experts, analyzing the force of Rooney's push Ronaldo, it was impossible for the strong Ronaldo to sit on the ground. Then they brought out Ronaldo's black history of various "diving" in the Premier League in the past to prove that their conclusions are absolutely authoritative.
England fans, who are infinitely looking forward to the team regaining the Hercules Cup, are unwilling to accept the fact that they have been eliminated from the competition, coupled with the guidance of domestic media and public opinion, their love for Ronaldo has quickly risen to the level of national enemies. Not to mention the fans of other teams, even Manchester United fans also scolded Ronaldo for his bad character and demanded that Ferguson sell Ronaldo, and they even agreed with the mention of "no longer let Ronaldo enter England".
Seeing this, Yan Jing jokingly texted Ronaldo, saying that if Manchester United really don't want him anymore, then he welcomes the Portuguese to play in Dortmund.
Of course, this is just a joke, even if Manchester United doesn't want it, the fast-growing Ronaldo will be coaxed by other big teams, where can it be Dortmund's turn.
Soon, Sir Alex Ferguson stepped forward, publicly supporting his disciples and scolding them in front of the media.
Cristiano Ronaldo was a little distraught by the incident, but with the support of his mentor, he no longer cared about the subsequent development of the incident, and instead focused on the semi-final against France in five days' time.
So far this World Cup, the most eye-catching thing off the field is undoubtedly the small column that has been published daily in the Dortmund Evening News.
At first, Yan Jing's column was placed in an inconspicuous corner of the inside page, but as his predictions became more and more magical, his column was made all the way to the front page of the newspaper.
The sales of the Dortmund evening newspaper rose all the way because of Yan Jing's small column, and Yuel Lambert, who proposed this new column, received a lot of praise from the editor-in-chief, and a large amount of euros as a bonus was also recorded in his bank account.
But two days before the start of the semi-finals, Lambert failed to find Yan Jing's letter in his inbox.
Yan Jing's column is very important to them, and such a big gimmick must not be let go!
Lambert tried to call Yan Jing, but all he got was a tone that he was not in the service area, and the emails he sent to Yan Jing did not get any response.
The opening of a column in the Dortmund evening newspaper was only a verbal agreement between Lambert and Yan Jing, and they did not sign any legal contract that had to be delivered.
In the face of the editor-in-chief's urging, Lambert had to do it in a hurry.
Not only the Dortmund Evening News was in a hurry, but other media reporters also searched for Yan Jing's whereabouts, but they also found nothing.
Where did this great living man go? It can't be that he deceived them with witchcraft again, right?
In Chengdu, China, the bustling business community is full of people, and the crowd lurks in the crowd of unscrupulous pickpockets.
A young thief who has just entered the pickpocketing industry has been eyeing an aunt in front of him who has put a bag on the back of his side, and he has been following her for more than ten minutes.
The scorching sun made him sweat profusely, and finally, the aunt walked into the most crowded station entrance.
The thief was overjoyed, and he had the courage to reach out his guilty hand, and saw that the zipper of the bag had been pulled to the bottom, but suddenly a hand grabbed his wrist.
"I see that you are strong, even if you go to the construction site to move bricks, you will definitely be able to support yourself, why do you have to do such a petty theft?"
I'm a fairy board!
The young magnetic voice that reached the thief's ears was charming and sonorous, and the words that only touched the hearts of others frightened him.
The sound was not small, and it attracted the attention of the owner of the backpack in front and the passers-by around him.
The thief tried to break free from the confinement in his hand, but he didn't expect that the other party's strength made him unable to get rid of it at all, and the panicked thief wanted to run, but the crowded crowd he was waiting for made him cocooned himself.
The aunt turned her head to see that the zipper of her bag had been ripped open, and she glared angrily at the thief who was about to pee her pants in fright, and a shout comparable to a sky-shattering cannon pierced the station.
"Touch the bag! Touch the bag! Catch him!"
The thief was caught stealing for the first time, and the thief looked up to see what the one who had grabbed him looked like, but he only saw the back of a man dragging a suitcase.
Only the thief who was a beginner in Chinese suddenly had a famous sentence of the ancients in his mind.
After the incident, the clothes are gone, and the merit and fame are hidden.
"Master, go to Company A. ”
The taxi driver looked at the young man in sunglasses and a cap in the rearview mirror and asked curiously.
"Brothers, you just came back from outside, huh?"
Yan Jing, who had just done a good deed and left no name, was in a good mood, he pulled the brim of his hat, and he was no stranger to his hometown that he hadn't said for a long time.
"Yes, Chengdu is so hot. ”