Chapter 166: Reaching the Final Four (Part 2)
In the end, in the quarterfinals, the Chinese team defeated the powerful host Australia 4-2 with Jiang Chenxi's solo quadruple and took the lead in reaching the semifinals of this Asian Cup.
When the whistle blew at the end of the game, more than 70,000 Australian fans were silent at the huge Sydney Stadium, and only more than 5,000 Chinese fans were celebrating wildly.
"Two to four! We're out! The Australian commentator hung his head and looked at Jiang Chenxi, who was surrounded by his teammates in the stadium to celebrate, and he tried to find a comforting excuse for Australia's exit, "We didn't lose to the Chinese team, we lost to the World Footballer, we lost to Jiang Chenxi!" Such Jiang Chenxi is unstoppable. ”
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After the game, the Chinese media and fans went into a state of revelry.
The Chinese team has previously participated in 10 Asian Cups, the 1976 Iran Asian Cup, the Chinese team won the third place, this Asian Cup is the first time for the Chinese national football team, when the national football team has Qi Wusheng, Rong Zhixing, Chi Shangbin and other famous players.
In the 1980 Asian Cup in Kuwait, the Chinese team was eliminated from the group stage.
In the 1984 Asian Cup in Singapore, the Chinese team won the best result of the runner-up, and the Chinese team sent famous players including Jia Xiuquan, Gu Guangming, Zhao Dayu, Shen Xiangfu, Lin Lefeng, Zuo Shusheng and so on.
In the 1988 Qatar Asian Cup, the Chinese team won the fourth place.
In the 1992 Asian Cup in Japan, the Chinese team won the third place.
In the 1996 Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Chinese team reached the quarterfinals.
In the 2000 Asian Cup in Lebanon, the Chinese team won the fourth place, and in this Asian Cup, the Chinese team was led by the magical coach Milu, and the front line had Yang Chen, who killed all sides in the Bundesliga, and Xie Hui, who played in the German Second Division. This is also an Asian Cup that many fans are very impressed by now.
In the 2004 Asian Cup in China, the Chinese team won the runner-up, and in the final, the Chinese team drew 1:1 with Japan, but in the 66th minute, the Japanese team Koji Nakata hit the ball into the Chinese team's goal with his hand, but was ignored by the referee. In the end, the Chinese team lost 1:3 to the Japanese team, the runner-up, this final until now still makes countless Chinese fans choke, angry, if there is no referee factor, the Chinese team may win the Asian Cup, the general view is that if the Chinese team wins the Asian Cup, this will be a great benefit and stimulation for the Chinese football environment.
After that, in the 2007 Asian Cup and the 2011 Qatar Asian Cup, the Chinese team was eliminated in the group stage for two consecutive years.
After 11 years, the Chinese team finally advanced from the group stage again and reached the semi-finals of the Asian Cup again.
This also made Chinese fans excited and jubilant, especially when they were able to knock out the powerful host Australia in a complex environment in the quarterfinals, which made them even more excited and proud.
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After the game, Jiang Chenxi's outstanding performance also became the headline of all the media, not only the Chinese media, but also the foreign media praised him, and even the Australian media also reported Jiang Chenxi's outstanding performance, and the Australians seemed to emphasize a point that they did not lose to the Chinese team, they lost to the omnipotent Xinke World Footballer.
Chinese media reported with the headline that Jiang Chenxi had convinced Australia.
The Chinese media sensibly did not mention much about the unfair treatment of the Chinese team in this game, and the Chinese team did not protest against the controversial decision after the game.
After all, the Chinese team has to continue the journey of the Asian Cup, Australia is the host, and there is no need for the Chinese team to continue to stimulate the host, and they are already out.
The Chinese don't mention it, and the Australians naturally don't mention it, and their media praised Jiang Chenxi's performance, as if everything was safe.
However, everything that happened in this game, Chinese fans will not forget, sooner or later there will be a day when the account will be settled.
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The official website of the AFC also wrote an article praising Jiang Chenxi as soon as the game ended, praising him as the best star in Asia and the pride of Asian football.
In the event of an 'unexpected' exit from the host country, the AFC also had to consider the subsequent impact on the football market, hoping to attract more Chinese fans to Australia to watch the game.
Of course, Jiang Chenxi, as the new world footballer of the year, as a top star who can already be compared with Ronaldo and Messi, has become a business card of Asian football, and the AFC naturally knows this, and they are naturally willing to give Jiang Chenxi words of praise.
In a sense, the AFC should indeed thank Jiang Chenxi.
Because of Jiang Chenxi's presence, the quarter-final between the Chinese team and the host Australia, has attracted the attention of many media and fans around the world, and according to the AFC's post-match statistics, the global ratings of this game have surpassed the final of the last Asian Cup.
Previously, the Asian Cup, as the highest level of continental competition in Asian football, has received very little attention in the world, especially in the eyes of European and American fans, and even in the eyes of European fans, it is not as high as the African Cup of Nations, and few European fans will choose to watch the Asian Cup.
In their opinion, the Asian Cup is not even comparable to a toe of the European Cup, and European fans look at the Asian Cup with a superior eye.
However, this time is different, because of the existence of the world footballer Jiang Chenxi, the Asian Cup has attracted the attention of many media and fans around the world, especially Jiang Chenxi's fans.
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After the match between the Chinese team and Australia, Jiang Chenxi's outstanding performance in the game won the praise of European and American media and fans.
"Incredible river!"
"That barb is wonderful!"
"Jiang is a bug in the Asian arena!"
"The host is taken care of by the referee, but he still can't stop Jiang Chenxi!"
The official website of Liverpool FC also issued a special announcement to congratulate Jiang Chenxi and the Chinese team on eliminating Australia and reaching the semifinals of the Asian Cup.
Of course, in fact, the mood of Liverpool FC and Liverpool fans at this time is extremely complicated, they are happy for Jiang Chenxi's excellent form, and at the same time they want the Chinese team to end the Asian Cup schedule as soon as possible, so that Jiang Chenxi can return to Liverpool and attack the city for Liverpool.
On January 24, in the fourth round of the 2014/2015 English FA Cup, Liverpool drew 0:0 with Bolton at home.
"Obviously, for Liverpool, they are all waiting for the most 'big-name signings' of the winter break, and they strongly want to 'import' the new World Footballer of the Year from the Chinese team......"
The Guardian posted the schedule of the Chinese team in the back of the Asian Cup, and the Chinese team, which has reached the semi-finals, will have two games to play regardless of whether they can reach the final or not.
Liverpool fans are looking forward to Jiang Chenxi's return.
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