The Chinese team was eliminated, but the spirit of the Chinese team remained in the World Cup.

The French newspaper "Team" reported: "No one has beaten the Chinese team"

"As a team participating in the World Cup for the first time, the tenacity of the Chinese team in the World Cup has conquered the world."

"The record of 360 consecutive minutes of clean sheets, although it did not break the world record, has proved to the world that the Chinese team is hungry for victory."

"Recall how the Chinese team qualified from the group!"

"If the captain of the Chinese team, Fan, hadn't scored that damn own goal, with the tenacious struggle and defense of the Chinese team, what would have been the result when Brazil was dragged into a penalty shootout?"

Although this is a false proposition, it still makes many fans reverie about it.

If the Chinese team really dragged the game into a penalty shootout, will it be Brazil who will qualify from the group?

Looking at the four World Cup games of the Chinese team, when it drew with Samsung Italy, people still felt that the Chinese team was a second-rate team, and Italy's inability to score goals was entirely their own problem; But when the four-star Brazilian team could only advance by own goals, people found that it was not the teams that played against the Chinese team that exposed their weaknesses, but the Chinese team itself was a top 16 team in the world.

So far, strong teams including Germany, Argentina, and England have not been sure that they can do as well as the Chinese team.

The People's Daily also issued an official declaration after the Chinese team was eliminated: Football will always make us bruised. But in the future, those places that hurt will definitely become the places where we feel the strongest. History always has to turn over the past, and it always has to turn a new page. Today's Chinese team has written a new page, and tomorrow's Chinese team will write more brilliance!

Come on, Chinese team! The whole country is rooting for you!

With the blessings of the whole country, the Chinese team flew back to Beijing from France on the second day of the game.

Under the arrangement of the Football Association, thousands of fans neatly guarded the airport gate, like a hero, to welcome the triumphant return of the players.

Every time an international player appears, it will cause enthusiastic shouts from the fans.

Even Fu Bing and Zhao Junzhi, who didn't even appear for a minute, were warmly welcomed by the fans.

Zhao Junzhen was so excited that this trip to France left an indelible mark on his memory.

He secretly vowed that when he waited for the next World Cup, he would definitely become the main force of the Chinese team and play for the country! And he has already thought about it, this first goal will be scored by him Zhao Junzhen!

When the bus slowly drove out of the stadium, there were still many fans on both sides of the road who came to greet them.

Wang Junsheng looked at these fans who spontaneously took to the streets, and suddenly sighed with emotion, maybe next time there will be a big competition, fans will welcome this kind of thing, and there is no need for the Football Association to launch it!

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After the Chinese team was eliminated, the World Cup continued.

The next day, France were deprived of Zidane and could only rely on Blank's golden goal to defeat the brave Chilavert 1-0, and the disheartened Nigeria suffered a 4-1 defeat to a united Denmark.

At this point in the game, the World Cup has also come to the world-renowned Anglo-Argentine battle.

In this World Cup, Argentina has changed the conservative impression of 90 years, and the group stage is vividly played, scoring seven goals in three games without conceding a goal, including some of the best performances such as the sweep of Jamaica and the victory over Croatia; England, on the other hand, have made great strides after going the technical route, with the fusion of body and technique making their football even more beautiful.

The first 10 minutes of the game were dramatic! Just five minutes into the game, Argentina's Simeone burst into the opposition penalty area with the ball, England goalkeeper Seaman knocked him down, although Simeone deliberately crashed into Seaman, but Danish referee Nelson still sentenced him to death and showed Seaman a yellow card. Barty's penalty gave the Argentines their first attack!

Five minutes later, 18-year-old Michael. Owen burst into the Argentine penalty area with the ball, causing Ayala, a club team-mate of Occhulian, to foul and also win a penalty for England. Shearer hit a powerful volley to level the score at 1-1.

After that, the competition is at its climax! Beckham made an accurate pass, Owen used his speed to shake off the Argentine defender No. 3 Chamoter, and then dribbled past No. 2 Ayala to meet the attacking Argentine goalkeeper, and the ball was hung in the upper right corner of the goal into the net, Owen reversed the score for England with this imposing goal, and also became one of the best goals of this World Cup, England led 2-1.

At the same time, the name of the teenager Owen also resounded all over the world with Sun Zhengping's excitement.

After conceding the goal, Argentina attacked aggressively, and in first-half stoppage time, Argentina won a free-kick in front. Barty fluffed to cover, Veron seemed to shoot, but a straight kick to Zanetti who was ambushed in the left middle of the penalty area, and the overwhelmed Englishman could only watch in amazement as Zanetti, who was unmarked, turned and fired a left-footed shot to equalize the score. The combination and tactical arrangement of this goal is enough to go into the textbook of free-kick coordination!

In the second half, another stage play became a classic memory of this French summer.

The young and vigorous Becky fell to the ground after being pushed by Simeone, but Becky immediately retaliated and reached out to hook Simone. Simeone deceived the referee with his sophistication and skillful showmanship, and Nelson was shown a red card to send off Beckham.

England, who were playing with one man less, were the underdogs, but had a header from Campbell just before the 90 minutes. But Nelson ruled that the foul was the first and the goal was invalid!

After extra-time without progress, the two sides came to penalties.

In the first round, Argentina's Berti and England's Shearer both missed shots; In the second round, Crespo and Ince's shots were saved; After the two rounds, both sides hit each other, and the penalty shootout came to the most crucial fifth round. After Ayala fired the ball in, the pressure went to England's side. However, midfielder David Barty, who plays for Leeds United, had a shot saved by Argentine goalkeeper Roa, and in the end the Pampas Eagles had the last laugh in this high-profile Anglo-Argentine battle.

On the other hand, the German team narrowly eliminated Mexico 2-1 with high-altitude bombing.

On the final day of the quarter-finals, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands helped the home team beat Yugoslavia 2-1 with a stunning long-range shot from Davies. After the game, someone even said that Davis's long-range shot could not be held even if China came to Europe. If he can hit such a shot in the league, Juventus will not be defeated on the road.

In the last one-eighth knockout round, Croatia, the biggest dark horse in this World Cup, defeated Romania 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. Davosuk won the referee with two consecutive penalties, and his strong psychological quality was also the key to the Croatian's victory.

In the quarter-finals, Italy, who exposed their lack of midfield ability in the group stage, and the host France team played 0-0, and the penalty PK between France and Italy ended in Albertini and Di Biagio.

So far, Italy has died from penalty kicks in three consecutive World Cups. Even the Italian Football Federation has some self-doubts, after Pagliuca, Peruzzi and others, whether it is going to train a saving goalkeeper.

Brazil and Denmark were close to the game, but in the end, Rivaldo scored twice to help Brazil advance to the semi-finals with a 3-2 victory.

The Netherlands and Argentina were inseparable, with the 29-year-old Barty hitting the post twice, while Bergkamp, the 29-year-old ice prince, won with an assist and a classic pre-final strike. Especially in the last ball, the ball was passed to the penalty area by De Boer after a distance of fifty or sixty meters, Bergkamp stretched out his leg, used the process of unloading the ball to buckle Ayala, and then stretched out his leg to catapult and kill Argentina.

According to Bergkamp's own recollection, it was one of the favourite goals of his own career!

In the final quarter-final match, the aging German vehicle finally reached the finish line, and Croatia continued to write their legend. Davosuk led his little brother Frauvich to a 3-0 slaughter of the German team that had won him at the European Championship two years earlier.

So far, the semi-finals have been produced, and the World Cup has also come to the semi-finals.

In this World Cup, the strong Netherlands has always been the favorite to win the championship. Under the leadership of Hiddink, the orange team with Ajax as the team and Bergkamp at his peak, this Dutch team can be said to be the heyday of the national team's history!

The Dutch's open-and-all-attacking and all-defensive style of play also conquered many fans, especially the elimination of Argentina in the last game, which made all fans angry. Even in the semi-finals, the Dutch team's call to win the championship reached its highest.

As for its opponent Brazil, although it performed well all the way to the semifinals, whether it was the ups and downs with the Chinese team or the injury of the main goalkeeper Taffarel, it was like a dark cloud hanging over the head of the Brazilian team. In fact, although Ronaldo, who holds the title of alien, is in the lineup, this Brazilian team is actually more famous than powerful.

In this game, Brazil's defense is Tiankeng Bayano and the 33-year-old Santos, Cafu is reliable, but Carlos is more than offensive and not enough defensive; The back is the aging Dunga, he is almost retired in the J-League, coupled with the conservative and tactical backwardness of the old coach Zagallo, the Brazilian team stumbled in the eyes of fans to reach the semifinals!

In this world-renowned board final, the Brazilian team was once forced into a corner.

The Dutchman relied on all-out attack and defense and a strong midfield to keep Brazil at the back in the first half.

As the defending champion, four-star Brazil had to put Ronaldo in front and the others in the backfield.

This time, Ronaldo, who is at his peak, gave his most shocking individual performance in the World Cup, and he almost single-handedly stirred up the Dutch defence. No one could keep up with the speed of Ronaldo's sudden outburst, and the pendulum pass, which was almost invisible against the Chinese team, was also played frequently in this game, and the effect was amazing.

On the other hand, the Dutch team, No. 9 Kluivert, who was in his prime, wasted many chances and let Brazil suffer in the second half.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Rivaldo fed Ronaldo with a talented pass. Ronaldo started suddenly, shook off the close marking of the two, and stopped the ball steadily. Behind him, Cocu grabbed Ronaldo's clothes, but aliens are aliens. Before losing their center of gravity, Ronaldo fired a left-footed shot through Van der Sar's legs to give Brazil the lead!

The Netherlands, who fell behind by one goal, pressed even more, and Brazil was in danger in front of the goal. Taffarel, who started again after a one-game break, made a high block and helped Brazil defuse crisis after crisis.

Ronaldo had a chance to kill the game, he was about to shoot after a long run, but was knocked to the ground by Davies, a wild boar; Rivaldo also had chances to kill the game, but he skidded in front of goal and failed his team-mate's exquisite cross.

Brazil counter-attacked unsuccessfully, and the Dutchman's long attack paid off.

Leonard. De Boer crossed from the right, and Kluivert jumped high in the middle and headed the ball into the goal in the most standard "lion shake" way. This goal, which made fans feel the most hearty, made many fans forgive him for his "generosity" in wasting scoring opportunities before.

The two sides went into extra-time with a 1-1 draw, with Ronaldo often single-handedly tackling the Dutch defence, but the shot was always denied by Van der Sar; Kluivert once again shot the must-have goal that Dida had given up into nothingness again!

In the second half of extra time, Ronaldo once again proved his strength to the world, and he single-handedly completed a stunning half-time run. As a result, he was brought down by his opponent when he burst into the box, but the referee refused to give Brazil a penalty.

In this way, the two sides came to the penalty shootout.

Tafarel was once again the Brazilian's hero, getting in the right direction with every save, which ultimately led him to save two penalties from the Dutchman.

Until the smoke of the battle of the century was blown away by the breeze, people saw the old handsome Zagallo in tears, kissing Ronaldo's side face for the sake of death.

And more of the Dutch were stunned, and they couldn't understand why such a strong Dutch had the advantage on the field, but still lost to Brazil.

The match between the host French team and the biggest dark horse Croatia was also full of twists and turns, although Davosuk just opened less than a minute in the second half, taking advantage of the French team's midfield mistake to score the only goal in this World Cup with his left foot that can play the violin, the French team has conceded the only goal in the sports game so far, but then Thuram Tieshu blossomed two long-range shots to complete the reversal, which is also the only two goals of the national team Thuram in the French team!

In this way, the French team eliminated Croatia without danger and finally broke into the final.

In the third and fourth place finals, the orange team had no intention of fighting, but only came off the bench. Zenden's long-range shot was wonderful, but goals from Prosinecki and Davosuk finally gave the Croatian football team its first medal in an international tournament since independence.

The World Cup final is like a jewel on the king's scepter, without a loud ending, there is always a kind of drunkenness and misery, compared to other World Cup finals have only a simple opening ceremony or a traditional song and dance performance, the French's romantic feelings interpret the green field into a T-shaped runway.

At the curtain ceremony, a large group of female models dressed in colorful costumes took the stage and walked the catwalk, which dazzled fans all over the world.

After admiring the beauties, everyone is looking forward to a great battle.

Before this World Cup, the host French team is in the climbing stage of an unprecedented trough, having been eliminated from the World Cup qualifiers for two consecutive years.

Especially in the last World Cup qualifiers, the French team only needed to lose 2 goals at the Parc des Princes in the final round to qualify. But under such relaxed conditions, France lost 2-0 to Bulgaria. In particular, in the last 60 seconds of the game, Tastadinov's long-range shot hit the beam into the net, and he suffered a black minute.

In the history of the World Cup, the host country has been the favourite to win the tournament.

Of the 6 veteran World Cup champions, except for Brazil, the other 5 won the championship in one fell swoop when they were hosts, combining the right time, place and other advantages. So before this World Cup, although the host France team was listed as the seeded team to win the championship, it was definitely not the one with the highest voice. In addition to the French, fans from other European countries feel that the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Argentina and other countries have a better chance of winning the championship than France.

France was one of the founding nations of the World Cup, but has only reached the semi-finals three times.

For a long time, France has been generally regarded as a team that is "not good at playing tough battles" and "dropping the chain at critical moments".

As far back as the 1982 World Cup, the most pleasing and flowing "European Latin" football was played, but in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 lead, it was equalized by West Germany, and then lost to McTown on penalties.

Two years ago, the European Championship was expanded to 16 teams, and the little-known Jacques coached the French team.

At this time, the French team has emerged a number of excellent defenders, Blanco, Desailly, Thuram, Leboeuf, Lizarazu, and several rookies in the midfield, such as Deschamps, Zidane, and Karemb, but the forward line led by Dugari and Djokaef is particularly weak. In the current European Championships, France defeated Romania and Bulgaria in the group stage, drew with Spain to advance to the quarterfinals, eliminated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout after 0-0 in the quarterfinals, and lost to the Czech Republic in a 0-0 penalty shootout in the semifinals.

Such a French team, if it were not for the advantage of the hosts, no one would have thought that they would have reached the final.

This World Cup, unlike the ups and downs of the Brazilian team on another front, the French team is almost divided into the most "faceted" group.

Except for the Italian team led by Maldini Sr. who caused a little "little trouble" for the French team, the French team advanced to the final almost smoothly.

So when the Brazilian team came to the French team, there was only a tattered and "all-in-one" samba army left.

Except for the alien Ronaldo, who is still strong, the other teammates on the field have more or less minor problems.

After the start of the game, the Brazilian team lacked offense and defended frequently.

Still adopting the tactics of the Netherlands, the Brazilian team relied on Ronaldo alone to attack the opponent's entire defense.

France's No. 1 striker, Dugarry, who has been lacking in the ability to score goals, has frequently missed opportunities, and a Mediterranean named Zidane has stepped up. In the penalty area, Zidane received a teammate's corner kick and flicked it header, heading the ball towards the Brazilian goal. Although Tafarel touched the ball, he could only watch the ball go into the net because of his improper hand.

Zidane became more and more courageous, and ten minutes later he scored the ball again in the same way. The Brazilian team up and down, you look at me, I look at you, all the expressionless faces.

In the second half, Desailly, the stalwart of the French team, was sent off with a red card, but Ronaldo was alone and it was still difficult to penetrate the French defense.

In the final moments, Arsenal midfielder Poti scored another goal to seal the victory for the Frenchman.

3-0, the French team finally won the World Cup on home soil, becoming the seventh country in the world to win the World Cup.

The Golden Boot went to Davosuk and the Golden Ball went to Ronaldo.

As the main goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Ou Chuliang is also the only Chinese selected for the best sixteen. And after the "intense" discussion of the judges, the Yashin Award of this World Cup was also awarded to Ou Chuliang.

Although France goalkeeper Barthez has only conceded three goals in seven games, considering the support of the teams behind the two goalkeepers, Ouchuliang's "one goal in four games" obviously seems more difficult, and the gold content (group promotion) is higher. Coupled with the fact that the French team had already won the title they coveted, this inconsequential individual award was finally "conceded" out.

After the game, Tafarel was frequently captured by the media in crying, and in the interview, Tafarel admitted that he was still playing with an injury. If he hadn't sprained his wrist in the game against China, he wouldn't have been caught off guard by Zidane's headers twice in a row.

Ronaldo's dazed expression was also captured by reporters, and without scoring a goal in this game, the "handy" golden boot was given to Croatia's Davosuk. He stood blankly in the midst of the French celebrating the victory, with the blue and white Nike boots hanging from the soles of his feet, which Nike had made specifically for Ronaldo.

Later, Ou Chuliang learned from Ronaldo that it was Nike that "ordered" him to do so. Even if you don't score with them in the final, put him in the most prominent place after the game!

Ronaldo also told Ou Chuliang that at that moment he remembered what Ou Chuliang told him about the "Confederations Cup curse" at the end of '97.

At that moment, he said, it seemed as if he felt a sudden shackle on his body, preventing him from moving forward and preventing him from scoring goals.

Brazil have never lost in the final in their history, nor have they lost more than two goals in the main draw of the World Cup.

But at this second, Ronaldo became the biggest loser of the World Cup, and at the same time, he also experienced a historic defeat for the Brazilian team.

The alien stood in the crowd at a loss, surrounded by continuous flashing lights.

The sponsor doesn't care if you're sad or not, those ridiculous sneakers seem to be the biggest mockery of this game!

Years later, Ronaldo proved that a great player should not be tied to the evaluation of a certain game.

Ronaldo, that's such a great player!

Looking at the French who were caught in a carnival, Ronaldo suddenly thought of Ou Chuliang, who was thousands of miles away. He realized Ou Chuliang's mood on the day he was eliminated, and at the same time, he was also thinking, what was Ou doing at this moment?

At this time, Susanna, who had not "beaten" the French "wife group", also came to Ronaldo's side and gently patted her lover's shoulder.

"Ronnie, don't think about it so much. Didn't you tell me that there will always be a winner and a loser in football? ”

"Susanna, you're right." Ronaldo lowered his head, speechless.

Looking at the frustrated rabbit fangs, Suzanne suddenly said, "Ronnie, let's go and relax!" ”

"What?"

"Let's go for a walk!" Suzanne smiled, "Let's go to China, isn't Ou waiting for us there?" Let's go to China for a break, I think the mysterious East will make you forget all this unpleasantness! ”

"Well, I hope so." Ronaldo finally nodded.

Seeing Ronaldo's agreement, Suzanne's smile widened.