4 July 1998.

The first round of the quarter-finals will feature Argentina and the Netherlands.

In 1978, at River Plate's home stadium, Kempes' Argentina defeated the Netherlands, and the Pampas Eagles lifted the Hercules Cup for the first time at the River Plate Stadium with paper ribbons fluttering.

Exactly two decades later, the two teams had to meet in the quarter-finals.

Kluivert's header gave the Netherlands the lead after just 12 minutes, with the assist provided by Bergkamp, the ice prince.

Five minutes later, Caldinho•Lopes equalized with a shot from López.

The battle between the two sides was fierce, with Batistuta missing the chance to overtake the score with two shots on goal during the game.

There is a good saying, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi.

In the last game against England, Simeone's outstanding performance successfully caused Beckham to be sent off with a red card, and in this game, it was Simeone again!

His superb performance earned Dutch midfielder Newman a second yellow card in the 76th minute, but Argentina's retribution came just 10 minutes later.

Ortega, the little donkey, is known as the most suitable successor to the tenth after Maradona.

There's a joke on the football pitch: if you don't touch him and he falls, he's Cristiano•Ronaldo;

If you touch him lightly and he falls, then he is Inzaghi;

If you hit him hard and he falls, he's Owen;

If you hit him hard and he looks like he's going to fall, but he doesn't, then he's Maradona;

If you hit him hard and he doesn't move, then he's Vieri;

If you hit him so hard that he doesn't move, but the person who hit him falls, then he's Batistuta;

If you don't touch him, but he falls on his own, and reaches your leg when he falls, then he's a little donkey, Ortega.

The above may be a bit of an exaggeration, but one thing is true, Ortega's fake fall is a postmodernist exaggeration, he can fall without anyone touching him, and he can also think of hooking the opponent's leg with his foot when he is in the air......

Towards the end of the game, the two sides were still tied 1:1, and the little donkey Ortega used this disgraceful method.

It's a pity that the referee of this game, Brizio•Carter, was sharp-eyed and did not be fooled at all, but it was the 1.97 meter Dutch goalkeeper Van der Sar who rushed up and yelled at Ortega.

The language of the roar is unknown, anyway, it translates to "You see you are ashamed, it is better to fall into such a situation and no one will pay attention to you, it is better to go and die head-on" or something like that.

As a result, the little donkey really hit his head......

It's just that instead of hitting the wall, he hit Van der Sar's chin from the bottom up!

Later generations of football research experts have been discussing such a topic, why Ortega, who is only 1.68 meters tall, can hit the chin of Van der Sar, who is 1.97 meters tall, so happily......

Van der Sar, who has always been known for his honesty and kindness, also played a trick at this time, and made a classic of his life - the moment Ortega hit his chin, Van der Sar's whole body flew backwards, and he fell heavily to the ground and rolled uncontrollably - let's despise old Fan together, he was completely ruined by the other party's Simeone......

The poor little donkey stole the chicken and was kicked off the pitch by the referee with a red card.

A group of Chinese teenagers watched TV and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so they could only stare at the stunned old horse, and the cigarette butts burned to their hands......

Each side was sent off by one person, will this game go to extra time?

Bergkamp gave the crowd an answer.

In the eighty-ninth minute of the game, a world-class goal was born!

Frank•De Boer made a long pass with a big foot at the back, Bergkamp gently unloaded the ball with his right foot during the run, and then lightly volleyed his right foot past the opposing defender Ayala, and stabbed it alone!

Before the ball could be stopped, Bergkamp fired a powerful right-footed volley into the air, and the ball drilled into Roa's goal from a very tight angle!

The ball is in! A minute before the end, Bergkamp beat Argentina with a world wave!

This goal Ling Feng used to use when he was in Hamburg, but it was Arsenal led by the Ice Prince against him, but Ling Feng copied it at the time, copying this classic goal from "later generations" Bergkamp.

Although the competition was the final of the League Cup, it was far less influential than the World Cup.

Bergkamp, history has been made!

The Argentine team went home, and Lao Ma cried in front of the TV - although he and Passarella have always been at odds, he has not said a game against the Argentine team, and he will say cool words on the sidelines that hope the team will not win.

Differences of opinion belong to differences of opinion, and the country belongs to the country - seeing the old horse crying so sadly, Ling Feng has reason to believe that if China meets Argentina, then the old horse will release water 100% of the time......

Argentina have played two classic encounters for this World Cup, and they will not be forgotten.

Two hours later, the clash between Brazil and Denmark kicked off.

The 34-year-old Laudrup has already set a record for his 104th appearance for the national team in this game, and in this game, in the words of Laudrup Jr. and Ling Feng before the game: "We will treat it as the last game!" ”

The team that has their back to the water is terrible, not to mention that the Danish team has the strength to make the king Brazil tremble.

Martin•Jorgensen breached Brazil in just two minutes, shocking the Danes' belief in victory!

Bebeto's 11th-minute goal helped Brazil equalise, and the style of the king of Brazil was also amazing.

The game between the two sides is unusually exciting, and it is a top-level offensive battle!

Rivaldo's long-range strike from 27 minutes put Brazil ahead and held the lead until half-time.

Carlos had to foul his team-mate Laudrup Jr. when necessary, for which he also received a yellow card, and Denmark were no better, with three players carded in the first half, and the strength of Brazil's attack was jaw-dropping.

In the first five minutes of the second half, Laudrup Jr.'s goal helped the Danish team equalize the score - after the goal, Jr. Raudrup rushed to the corner kick point and posed for that sleeping beauty to become a classic!

But the Florentina gangsters almost laughed - in the words of Carlo Jr. after the game: "Brian scared the hell out of me, I thought he was infected by Gasquein......

Despises Xiaoka, such a classic celebratory look makes him say that he is a shemale like Gaskein......

In this game, the alien Ronaldo was defended to death, and there was basically no chance to attack the goal, and the game was dominated by another top superstar - Rivaldo.

His goal in the 27th minute put Brazil in the lead, and 10 minutes after Junior Law's goal, Rivaldo's shot took the lead again!

3：2！ Brazil had the last laugh!

No one dares to underestimate the Danish team, they can fight like this with the mighty Brazil, the probability of winning or losing is at best evenly divided, and the last swan song of the Laudrup brothers has left a precious memorial in the history of the World Cup.

Two places have been made in the semi-finals, with Brazil and the Netherlands in the semi-finals, but what about the other two teams?

July 4, Independence Day of the United States.

Phew! What a bullshit about Independence Day! The little American devils were slaughtered by China when Ling Feng didn't even appear, so what did they do!

France and Italy took the lead.

It was a quiet game and, as predicted before the game, it wasn't a cause for joy when two teams with strong defence met each other.

Whether it is Zidane or Baggio, whether it is Vieri or Anelka or Thierry Henry, who came on the pitch, they could not create too many classic shots on the scene.

Baggio is old, and 90 minutes of high-intensity play are a luxury for him, and Maldini Sr. has also put him on the bench this time in anticipation of his explosion in the final 45 minutes of the second half.

But both Baggio and Zinedine Zidane, who had been in the limelight in the UEFA Champions League final, lost their elegance, and on the hot French pitch, the players of both teams gasped for breath and sweated through everyone's clothes.

The scene in the tenth minute of the second half shocked everyone.

Substitute Henry accidentally hit the Italian defender in the face with an elbow in the scramble with Cannavaro, and Cannavaro fell to the ground with blood on his face.

Thierry Henry received a yellow card, while Cannavaro was taken off the pitch for treatment.

Everyone thought that Cannavaro, who was so seriously injured, would not be able to return to the field, Nesta was already injured and could not participate in future games, and if Cannavaro was injured again - Italy's two steel defenders would not be able to play!

But five minutes later, Cannavaro returned to the court, this time wearing a peculiar mask to protect his face from injury.

But in the next game, Cannavaro still continued his fierce and wild style of play, disintegrating the French team's attack again and again, especially in the scramble for headers, Lao Ma said in surprise: "Is Fabio equipped with springs on his feet today?" ”

Perhaps because of the excellent play of the defenders of both teams, Lippi and Jacques found that they could not break through the opponent's door after exhausting all the substitutions.

At the end of the 90-minute game, the score of the two sides was 0:0;

At the end of 30 minutes of extra time, the score was still 0:0.

Perhaps such a game is far less exciting than the first two offensive battles, but the intensity and unyielding personalities of both sides fully reflect the charm of the football field!

As a last resort, on the pitch in France, the two sides had to fight penalty shootouts.

Four years ago, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in the United States, Baggio missed a penalty and shot away the Hercules Cup, and today, the unyielding Baggio is once again fighting in front of the ball!

Eight years, in '90 they lost to Maradona on penalties on home soil, in '94 they lost to Brazil on penalties in the Rose Bowl, but what about this year?

When will Italy's penalty winless nightmare end?!

It was the second penalty shoot-out of this World Cup.

One can't forget the tears of England defender Paul•Ince, who missed a penalty a week ago – but no one blames him, Ince played the full 120 minutes with a broken rib, and the Englishman took his anger out on David Beckham, who was red carded for not being calm.

Maybe every time they fail, they will always find a scapegoat, four years ago the Italians had no conscience to vent their anger on Baggio, who led them all the way to the final, but four years later?!

Vieri takes the first penalty and hits.

Djokaef scored the first penalty.

The punishment of both sides was effortless, but the hearts of the fans were in their throats!

That bastard had already started sitting before the penalty shoot-out, and he played against France - because in the eyes of Lao Ma, Italy's head was hung with a curse that far exceeded that of the Beyers, and they could not win on penalties in the World Cup.

On the second penalty, Costa Cuta's shot was saved by Barthez!

But before the French fans could cheer for a moment, France's Desailly's shot went wide! The two teams are back on the same page again!

The third penalty, AC Milan's midfielder Albertini's unskilled volley, the ball flew straight to the corner of the goal!

Albertini hits!

Zidane didn't have the guts to whip a spoon penalty at such a moment, but his feint fooled Pagliuca.

Zidane hits!

2:2 draw!

The tense atmosphere on the field left everyone breathless.

Fourth penalty.

Di Biagio stood in front of the ball, and the 27-year-old Roma midfielder took a deep breath and took two steps to shoot!

The ball hits high!

Italy didn't score a penalty in the fourth round!

It was France's turn, and the youngster Henry was sent to the penalty spot!

Being able to send a young player to play at this moment, Jacques is really not an ordinary newcomer to Henry, because the highest requirement in the penalty shootout is not the shooting, but the psychological quality!

Henry lived up to expectations and hit!

With the last round left in the penalty shootout, the French team leads 3:2!

Fifth round.

Ponytail Baggio bravely stood in front of the ball, four years ago he knocked the penalty away and gave the championship trophy to the Brazilians, but to be precise, it doesn't matter what happened to Baggio, because if Baggio scored that goal and Brazil scored, it would be Brazil who won!

Today, Italy's fate is surprisingly similar to that of four years ago!

Taking a deep breath, Baggio runs!

A clever feint before shooting with his right foot deceived Barthez, and Baggio still played the same position in the top right corner as he did four years ago!

The ball is in!

Baggio didn't fall in front of the penalty shootout again, so what about Italy?!

All eyes were on Didier Deschamps, the captain of the French team.

This short man, who is only 1.74 meters tall, now has the fate of the whole of France on his shoulders!

The referee's whistle blew, and Deschamps runs, swings his legs, and shoots!

The ball is in!

The ball whistled into the top left corner of the goal! Pagliuca misjudged the bearing, and the Italian team fell in front of the penalty again!

Jacques cheered and rushed into the stadium, hugged the players one by one, and on the 80,000-capacity Stade de France, the French team defeated the Italian team on penalties and qualified for the semi-finals!

Baggio stood lonely on the pitch again, the same as four years ago, with a lonely back, a lonely ponytail, and lonely eyes.

He did his best, but his last penalty only slightly delayed Italy's death.

Next year his new team-mate Zinedine Zidane came over and hugged Baggio, and the two great No.1s stood together, and Baggio cried like a child.

What about securing the position of the main team, and what about wearing the number 10 jersey?

Baggio is old, and he has dragged his crippled leg and struggled year after year, but today he cannot be like four years ago, attacking the city again and again, and staging the savior alone.

He won his own penalty, but Italy fell in front of the penalty shoot-out for the third time in a row......

In the game, the fight was so fierce, as if the opponent was an enemy who shared the sky, but after the game, everyone was still friends.

Many French players are playing in Serie A, Thuram and the masked Cannavaro hugged tightly and exchanged jerseys, and Deschamps also came together to comfort his former teammate Baggio, as well as Vieri and others.

Jacques, who wore big glasses, and old Maldini, who had a few strands of hair, also hugged each other, which looked a little funny, but no one could laugh at this time.

Not only can't the fans laugh, but even the old horse, who had been gloating just now, couldn't laugh at this time.

Two great teams have to play a brutal penalty shoot-out to decide the winner, which in itself is a very cruel thing, both for the players and for the fans.

"Let's go!" After a period of silence, Lao Ma's words made all the Chinese team members cheer up: "Go to the court, our game is ......."