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"When I heard that Argentina and England met in the quarter-finals, I knew it was going to be fun and of course I had to come and see the excitement." Tang Huan replied meaningfully.

Although the national team did not qualify for the World Cup finals, the Chinese media and fans still paid close attention to the sporting event, such as the university students who watched the game with great enthusiasm, so Tang Huan was able to easily learn about the progress of the game even in the mainland.

Argentina are in Group A with Italy, Bulgaria and South Korea, the last remaining fruit in East Asia, with the former two being the strongest.

However, the performance of the last World Cup champion Italy team in recent years has been a big surprise, and in the 1984 European Championship preliminaries, it only achieved a shameful result of 8 games and 1 win, and failed to enter the main match held in France.

Fortunately, a top team like the Italian team has never lacked flashes of genius - the last World Cup had the outbreak of Paulo Rossi, and this World Cup was effective for Inter Milan, nicknamed "Pin" Alessandro Altobelli's savior, which allowed Italy and Bulgaria to draw 1:1 in the opening match of the World Cup.

Diego Maradona, who scored two goals in his first World Cup finals, has not been selected for the Argentine national team since then, due to a red card for losing his mind and kicking people in the match between Argentina and Brazil in the 1982 World Cup match between Argentina and Brazil.

Fortunately, Maradona, who is also a genius, has the opportunity to prove his worth, especially to catch up with the strong recovery of AC Milan, which has fallen into the second division twice, and shined in the process of winning the runner-up of the Serie A, the Italian Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, and the UEFA Cup.

Maradona also lived up to expectations, scoring a hat-trick in the first round of the group stage between Argentina and South Korea, helping Argentina win 3:1.

In the second round of the group stage, Argentina and Italy drew 1:1, with Maradona and Alessandro Altobelli scoring one goal each; South Korea and Bulgaria also drew 1-1.

In the third round of the group stage, Maradona did not score, but assisted his teammates to help Argentina win.

In the match between Italy and South Korea, Alessandro Altobelli's two more goals, plus an own goal from the opponent, won 3:2.

The performance of the Italian team in the group stage can only be described as Alessandro Altobelli's one-man show.

Of the five goals scored by Italy, four were scored by Alessandro Altobelli, while the rest was an own goal from the South Koreans.

As a result, entering the knockout round, Alessandro Altobelli suddenly lost fire, and the Italian team was naturally sent home by the French team led by Platini with a score of 2:0.

Argentina's first opponent in the knockout stage was the 1983 Copa America champion Uruguay, and I don't know if it was blinded by Denmark's 6:1 bloodbath in the group stage, although Maradona's goal was considered invalid by all South American referees, it was still swept away with a score of 0:1, and Argentina was in the surprised and ecstatic eyes of onlookers, and England "won".

As we all know, in the Falklands War in 1982, Argentina, which launched the challenge, was cleaned up by the United Kingdom, which can be described as a loss of land and a shame, and it was heartbroken.

"Listen to your tone, you are optimistic about Diego and the Argentine team." Christina, the grinning female ship king, gloated and did not doubt her man's judgment at all. After Gain was dragged from Europe to the Americas by Tang Huan, she happened to escape the chaos of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and the worship of the "god stick" in her heart became more and more indestructible.

"yes, it's fun if Argentina knocks England over." Tang Huan nodded, "AC Milan is almost recovering, coupled with Juventus's fatigue is becoming more and more obvious, the next ten years should belong to us." ”

Christina, the female boat king, said proudly: "I have already made my subordinates pay attention to the good goods in the World Cup, and I will soon be able to further strengthen the team." ”

"In the past few years, English clubs have not been able to participate in the Europa League, and the influence of the Chelsea team is definitely not as good as that of AC Milan, so I have to borrow more light from you." Tang Huan casually sent a sycophant.

"That's fine, of course." Christina, the female boat king, waved her hand very boldly, driving a wave in her chest, "The stadium built for AC Milan is also about to be completed, and when the ticket revenue increases, it will definitely further promote the development of the club and become the world's No. 1 club, just around the corner!" ”

After smiling and listening to the female ship king Christina's grand plans for a while, Tang Huan turned to ask: "I asked you to help expand the business, how is the implementation?" ”

"A few small things, not worth mentioning. You can check it out in the next few days. Christina, the shipwit, said as she asked the butler to bring the papers.

Tang Huan's entrustment of Christina, the female ship king, is mainly to further expand the chain network of RadioShack, and its existing thousands of large and small chain stores are mainly located in North America, followed by Europe, and Mexico in Latin America is far inferior, but it is still ranked high.

Another thing is to find a local release partner for Hong Kong films here, which can be regarded as entering Latin America in name.

Anyway, it's all trivial work, and it is handed over to Christina, the female ship king, and it doesn't matter whether it is good or bad - even if it is good, even if it is picked up, if it is broken, it is to pass the time.

"Okay, there will be about a week between now and the day of the finals, so I'll take the time to make a round." Tang Huan nodded, "Let's finish the fun first." ”

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The quarterfinals of this World Cup are a bit miserable. On June 21, Brazil vs. France and West Germany vs. Mexico were both dragged into penalty shootouts, and in the end, France and West Germany won 4:3 and 4:1 respectively.

Today, June 22, the final two quarter-finals – Argentina vs. England and Belgium vs. Spain – will certainly be worth watching, but when it comes to fun, it's clear that the former is more interesting.

This can also be seen from various aspects such as media hype, betting on lottery companies, and even celebrity viewing options.

Not surprisingly, clashes broke out between English and Argentine fans, with several English football hooligans hospitalized injured in a street brawl in Mexico City.

The hustle and bustle of this kind makes Mexico City, which is already unbearably hot, feel more and more like a big furnace.

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Inaugurated on May 29, 1966, Mexico City's Estadio Azteca-Azteca Stadium was used as the venue for the final of the 1970 World Cup, and this is no different, but it will first meet the match between Argentina and England.

The venue, which can accommodate 105,000 people, is full. When Tang Huan appeared in the stands, not only did the camera camera follow, but also attracted warm and friendly cheers from Argentine fans.

The reason for this is naturally related to the fact that Tang Huan once saved hundreds of Argentine officers and soldiers who fell into the water during the Falklands War, and people still think about it until now. Perhaps, the weak always want to make a strong friend.

In fact, Tang Huan also came forward to protect the humanitarian rights and interests of local British residents in the Falklands. But this benefit, which was mentioned at the time, is long ago not remembered by the United Kingdom.

Tang Huan didn't care about this, even Winston Churchill, who led the LinkedIn people to victory in World War II, was abandoned, and he was nothing.

After the dissolution of the wartime cabinet, the Conservative Party, confident that it would be able to win the election thanks to Churchill's contribution to the war, suffered a crushing defeat in the general election to the Labour Party, which had set the goal of building a welfare state.

Churchill, who was lost in his heart, later quoted the ancient Greek writer Plutarch as saying, "Being ungrateful to their great men is the mark of a great nation." ”

In comparison, Tang Huan's little favor is not worth mentioning at all.

No matter what, Tang Huan has to respond positively to the enthusiasm of the Argentines. Chinese media, including MEDIA TV, TVB, CCTV and so on, recorded with great interest what seemed to them to be incredible scenes.

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At 12 o'clock in the central time zone of North America, as the referee's whistle sounded, Argentina and England started to fight

In the first half, both sides had chances to score, but neither took them. Overall, Argentina had a slight advantage, but England kept it well, and in the end, Argentina and England ended the first half with a 0-0 scoreline.

After the start of the second half, Tang Huan was obviously much more focused, and his eyes were glued to the court. The fun he was looking forward to had happened in the first half of the second half.

It can be said that what kind of way the player scores goals, very similar to the random phenomenon like the lottery jackpot number, whether it can be completely replicated is not subjectively controllable, Tang Huan really has no bottom in his heart, but he is also looking forward to it more and more.

Six minutes into the second half, Maradona cut inside......

Tang Huan held his breath and shouted in his heart, "The Hand of God is really here."

He vaguely saw Maradona raise his forearm high so that his modest self could touch the ball before England goalkeeper Peter Hilton and roll it into the opposition's goal.

Ali Nasser, the referee from ******, did not find the trick and thought that the goal was effective, which made England complain.

As a result, four minutes later, Maradona, who was about 10 meters away from the halfway line in Argentina's second half, received a pass from his teammate Enrique, and ran alone for more than 60 meters with the ball, shaking off England defenders Glenn Hoddle, Peter Reed, Kenny Tsunsom, Terry Butcher and Terry Fenwick, as well as goalkeeper Peter Hilton, a total of six players, and undisputed the ball into the door of the England team.

Tang Huan, who covered his ears in the earth-shattering hustle and bustle, couldn't help but laugh in his heart: England is really a good comrade, Maradona has always been the target of the opponent's foul violations, and even the statistics are exaggerated, but England's defenders actually cooperated with a "best goal of the century", was it because of the previous "hand of God" that made them dizzy?

On the 81st minute, Gary Lineker pulled a goal back for England, but to no avail, Argentina won 2-1 to advance to the semi-finals.

Perhaps, if there is no "hand of God" of Maradona, then Argentina and England will also drag on to the penalty shootout, so that this World Cup will set a record.

The final quarter-final, Belgium vs. Spain, played four hours later, was decided on penalties like the previous two quarter-finals, with Belgium winning 5-4.

It is precisely because of this critical gap, coupled with the grievances that have accumulated, that the chicken feathers after the game can be imagined.

But Maradona's dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, and the England team has no choice but to vomit blood aggrievedly while rolling up the bedding and going home.

In fact, Maradona's performance in this World Cup was too dazzling.

In the semi-finals between Argentina and Belgium, he scored two more miraculous goals to help Argentina reach the final.

In the final battle against West Germany for the title, Maradona still found an opportunity to assist Joe Bruchaga in the winning goal with an incredible pass, giving Argentina another taste of World Cup glory after eight years.

These flashes make all the criticism become ingredients and spices, and they do not affect Maradona's evaluation as an excellent footballer.

The female boat king Christina was overjoyed and said, "I have found a treasure", and finally she asked Tang Huan, "Honey, isn't EA going to launch a football game, is it time to use the glittering signboard of Diego?" ”

"It's going to be fast." Tang Huan nodded.

Because of the two "miracles" that I witnessed on the spot, the melancholy that I had felt in China before was suddenly swept away.

When the mood improves, the motivation is naturally enough.

He said energetically: "Silicon Valley No. 1 is left to you and the child. PeopleSoft is coming soon, and I'm going to check it out in New York first. ”

Renke's Nasdaq IPO has received far more attention than the two software industry winners who went public in March, Oracle and Microsoft.

The difference can also be seen in the offering price - Renke is positioned at $24 per share, which is significantly higher than Microsoft's $20.

This is not that Renke forced Goldman Sachs, which also underwrote Microsoft's IPO, to price it like this, it is completely because the other party thinks that the development status and prospects of Renke in the field of enterprise management software can be called the first person under Zheru, which is worth it! (To be continued.) )