Dreams and pain were utterly desperate after the final whistle, and Japanese fans could only sigh for their team's defeat in the pouring rain.

"I'm disappointed," a 21-year-old told the Asahi Shimbun reporter after the game, "We had a lot of really good chances and I'm really disappointed that the players didn't take advantage of them." We've watched Japan get stronger and I hope they can at least win this game. ”

"The Chinese team is really strong, but we are also constantly improving, one day, we will definitely beat them, not this time, next time we will work hard!"

"Long live Team Japan!"

"Long live Team Japan!"

Many Japanese fans accepted the result and instead shouted in the stands.

"Troussier, long live Japan!"

They were also very satisfied with Troussier, and Troussier was even moved to tears.

Although it was the Chinese who won, the Japanese also seem to see hope in this game?

At the press conference, Trussier was also pleased with the team's performance: "We fought tenaciously, we fought to the end, we played well. Except for the goal conceded at the beginning, the whole game was good, although it was conceded again. It's good that we're in the knockout stages. ”

"If it wasn't for the rainy day, maybe we could have done better, the rainy day limited the performance of my players, they are all players with delicate skills at their feet, which has too much impact on them, but the Chinese team has taken a big advantage through savage scrambling."

Inadvertently, Trussier also found an excuse to lose.

This, of course, will make the Chinese side very unhappy.

Horton, the head coach of the Chinese national team, refused to agree in the first place.

"What Trussier said is interesting."

"Our captain Fan Zhiyi went off the field because of the brutal actions of their players, and the foul players owe Fan Zhiyi an apology, because because he didn't have to move, we will lose Fan Zhiyi in the quarter-finals, and even in the next few months, Fan Zhiyi will not be able to return to the court."

"I can understand the frustration of the Japanese, but the 3-0 score doesn't lie, the Chinese team is much better than them, they have been playing the role of chasers and working hard, but I think in the next ten years, China will be the hegemon of Asia, they can't catch up."

Horton was very low-key before the game, and after the game, Horton did not give face to the Japanese team.

Zheng Zhi beside him also talked a lot afterwards:

'It was a great game and the results showed that we can go further.

"We have proved that we are a united whole, and the prayers of the Chinese people have made us where we are today. I want to thank everyone who supported us. ”

"Today's result was actually normal, we said before the game that we could conquer Japan for the fifth time, so there's not much to say, we can think about Senegal now, Senegal will be very tough, but I believe we have enough quality to beat any opponent."

He also talked about Fan Zhiyi.

"Fan Zhiyi's injury can actually be avoided, if the three capital masters are not so insidious, but everyone knows that some people like to play black hands when their skills are not as good as others. Fan Zhiyi is very important to the team, but Li Weifeng can also shoulder the heavy responsibility of defense, everyone has to be ready, Du Wei came off the bench today and was very nervous, but then played well, there is Zhang Enhua on the bench, our defenders are very well stocked, I think the absence of the captain will not affect our preparation for Senegal. ”

Then the Italian media "Milan Sports Newspaper" asked Zheng Zhi to predict the score of the Italian and South Korean teams tonight.

Zheng Zhi's face immediately showed a look of worry.

"Are you asking me to tell the truth?"

"Yes, we want to hear your insights."

Zheng Zhi then said meaningfully: "Haven't you seen Portugal's tragic experience in the group stage? So, I'm not optimistic about the prospects for Italy. Italy have a regular Colina, but not tonight. ”

"You mean, the referees will blow the home whistle?"

"I didn't say that, you figure it out for yourselves......"

……

After returning to the hotel, Zheng Zhi called Pirlo, and the two discussed the match in two hours.

"Sleeping skin,"

"I would like to advise you, than to bring those defensive moves from the Italian league to the field, this is not Italy, you are now on the territory of the Koreans."

Pirlo, of course, understood what Zheng Zhi meant, didn't South Korea have home advantage?

'We're really worried about that, but we're not afraid of them, they're not strong enough to pose a threat to us, and we're going to take them out with our attacks.' Pirlo is a little floating, so confident?

"Man, you Italians talk to me about attacking? Because there are Bobo them? No, no, no, your strongest is defense, the problem is also in defense, this is a knockout round, not a group stage, you better talk to your teammates about it, the shamelessness of the Koreans is far beyond your imagination! Listen to me, man, and it's better to be cautious. Pirlo is not in a hurry, Zheng Zhi is anxious for him.

Don't cry when you don't see the coffin, although Pirlo doesn't necessarily see the coffin......

"I know, I'll tell them."

Zheng Zhi was kind after all, and he also took it to heart, and after hanging up the phone, he was thinking about how to talk to his teammates, but Buffon asked him first.

"Which girl are you talking to?"

"Ah, it's Zheng, he called me and told us to pay attention to our defensive moves, and he said that the Koreans are very cunning and will make us suffer defensively."

"Aha, how is that possible," Cannavaro heard it and immediately laughed.

"Just that South Korean in Perugia can pose a threat to us? He doesn't even need to foul when defending! "Cannavaro is confident.

"Don't worry, we're going to give them no chance to shoot, even if the referee helps, I don't think they will have any chances."

Vieri touched his freshly shaved beard and agreed with Cannavaro.

"Yes,"

'With their defence, there's no reason why we can't score.

"Pass the ball over my head and I'll definitely be able to smash it into their goal."

"Guys, we can now think about our next opponent, Spain."

Vieri has already thought of the next opponent, Spain, if they win against South Korea, then in eight into four is to play Spain, he does not take the Korean team in his eyes at all, South Korea is just fish on the chopping board, chop it casually.

It's so floating!

Pirlo saw that everyone was so confident, so he didn't say anything, the morale was so high, what was there to worry about?

……

At 19:30, the final game of the World Cup round of 16 knockout round blew the whistle at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium.

Zheng Zhi watched the live broadcast of the game with Li Weifeng and them in the hotel.

"The South Korean team is over, Italy will definitely win them easily, the Japanese team has the home advantage, they were eliminated by me, and the result of the Korean team is also tragic." As soon as the game began, Li Weifeng made a prediction.

"Then you really don't know about South Korea and Japan, the Japanese are not as shameless as the Koreans, South Korea can shade Portugal, and it can also shade Italy. Don't believe me, let's see? Zheng Zhi smiled, always feeling that the game was not optimistic.

Although the media has previously reported that South Korea used the referee to kill Portugal, he feels that South Korea will not stop there......

In particular, the referee who officiated the game was still the Ecuadorian referee Moreno......

The 41,000-seat Daejeon Stadium is almost a sea of red, and thousands of fans watch the big screens outside the stadium.

At the beginning of the game, Italy took the initiative to attack, and the attack played well.

But......

In the fourth minute, the Italian team had an accident.

The South Korean team got the opportunity to continue to besiege, Park Ji-sung broke through on the right and was tackled by Italian defender Koko, Koko was warned by a yellow card, Song Zongguo took a free kick on the right side, Panucci had a very slight pull action in the penalty area, and South Korean striker Xue Qixuan immediately fell to the ground!

Ecuadorian referee Moreno did not hesitate to blow a penalty!

"I'm grass!"

"Did you really fall for it?"

"Wori, this is really shameless! Is this a pull-up? Wozh, Wozh! It's so dark! ”

"Zheng Zhi, are you a prophet of the future?"

"Then it's going to be painful, Italy is going to be behind at the beginning?" Li Weifeng was already quite shocked, but he didn't expect Zheng Zhi to say that Italy was really hacked.

"Haha, maybe Buffon will save the ball?" Zheng Zhi laughed, and in his memory the penalty was saved by Buffon.

Outcome......

Ahn Jung-hwan took the penalty and pushed the bottom left corner, and Buffon pounced to the right to seal the ball out of the bottom line!

"Wori!"

"Wori!"

"Zheng Shen! My admiration for you is like a surging river......"

……

After conceding the penalty, the South Korean team continued to suppress Italy, their midfield pressing was very active, Italy had few chances to attack the front, and the South Korean team playing at home still played a rather terrifying momentum, Italy was suppressed for more than ten minutes before gradually winning the initiative, and then in the 17th minute, they finally scored.

South Korean defender Kim Tae-young was booked for kicking Zambrotta's heel behind him, Piero took a long-distance free kick and shot directly, goalkeeper Lee Yun lifted the crossbar in a flying body, Totti took a corner kick on the left, Vieri squeezed Choi Jin-chul in front of the point, and scored a header into the near corner from 5 meters from the goal, giving Italy a 1-0 lead.

"Hey, Zheng Zhi, you still miscalculated, Italy is still ahead." Li Weifeng smiled, "I was almost deceived by you." ”

"The process is not important, we have to look at the result, and the result is the ultimate goal of the game." As soon as this goal was scored, Zheng Zhi trusted his judgment even more......

After Italy took the lead, they played the best defensive counterattack, often leaving only Vieri in the front, and the pace of the game gradually slowed down, and South Korea had more than 60% possession. Italy is this urine, leading by one goal and concentrating on defensive counter-attacks.

This trick really worked, although the scene was ugly, but they held on to the defense all the way to the 88th minute, and it seemed that there were only a few minutes left to end the game and advance to the quarterfinals, as a result, South Korea played a two-on-one match in front of Italy's big penalty area, Hwang Sunhong rubbed the ball with his left foot through Iuliano to the penalty area, Panucci stopped the ball and was soft at his feet, Xue Qixuan took the opportunity to shoot low into the bottom right corner to tie the score!

Italian mouth-to-mouth meat is gone......

The game must not enter overtime, in the first half of overtime, everyone played carefully, and the first half was about to end, but in the 104th minute, Totti burst into the right side of the penalty area and fell to the ground under the defense of Song Zongguo......

"Wori!"

"This ......"

"Is this a fake fall?"

"Judging from the slow motion, the two did have contact, the yellow card is too much, which means that Italy is going to play 10 to 11......"

The two sides exchanged venues, and in the second half of extra time, the attack of both sides was basically simple, trying to get through the midfield in the simplest way possible, and send the ball directly into the penalty area.

In the 111th minute, Vieri, who was still brave, dribbled horizontally and skillfully passed to the left side, and Tomasi formed a single knife!

But the whistle soon went up, the assistant referee ruled that it was an offside, the flag was raised quite resolutely, and Moreno blew quite firmly.

"Wori!"

"Wori!"

"Where's this offside?"

"That's a good ball!" Li Weifeng was quite excited in front of the TV, as if he had completely become an Italian fan.

On the contrary, Zheng Zhi still looked at it very calmly, but shook his head helplessly.

Slow motion also shows that this was indeed a miscalculation.

"Is this going to be a penalty shootout? Grass, Koreans are so insidious and dark! ”

Li Weifeng thought too much.

In the 117th minute, the South Korean team launched an attack on the right side of the front, Lee Qianxiu passed the ball back to the follow-up Lee Young-pyo after getting the ball, who made a slight adjustment and hoisted the ball with his right foot into the Italian penalty area, and Ahn Jung-hwan in the middle dominated the competition with the Italian captain Maldini, and shook his head 6 meters in front of the goal to push the ball into the lower right corner of the gate!

Ahn Jung-hwan, who was looked down upon by Cannavaro before the game, was killed and scored the golden goal in extra time!

With this golden goal, South Korea reached the top 8 of the World Cup for the first time in history......

At the scene, Pirlo, who was drooping his head, looked annoyed.

Why, I didn't say a few more words to my teammates before, if my teammates believed what Zheng Zhi said, would such a tragedy happen today? Absolutely not!

But it all really happened.

Italy was knocked out by South Korea!

"We should listen to Zheng,"

"We ......"

Vieri, who was not far away, finally remembered what Pirlo had said to him before the game, and he also thought of Zheng Zhi.

"Damn,"

"It's ugly!"

"It's so ugly!"

"Ahh~"

There is no place to be ashamed, there is no regret medicine to take now, but if they can listen to it a little bit, the result of the game will not be like this.

Of course, Zheng Zhi is also mourning for them, not listening to the old man, and suffering in front of him.

……

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