Chapter 696: Advance to the quarterfinals

Silva forced himself to calm down, took two deep breaths, ran a few steps and kicked the ball into the bottom left corner.

The ball is actually of good quality.

However, Lu Wenbin is even more powerful.

He predicted accurately, shifted early, and then flew to save, directly slotting Silva's shot straight into the corner with one hand off the line.

With one round left in the penalty shootout, the Chinese team led the Brazilian team by two goals 3-1.

There is no need to punish anymore, and the Chinese team has locked in the victory one round in advance.

The moment Lu Wenbin pulled the ball out, all the Chinese in the entire Mineiro Arena went completely crazy.

All the coaches and teammates on the sidelines rushed into the court together, gathered Lu Wenbin who was galloping, and celebrated wildly.

The Chinese commentator roared excitedly and announced in the commentary seat:

"Win!"

"The Chinese team won!"

"Lu Wenbin saved Silva's penalty kick, and the Chinese team defeated Brazil 3-1 in the penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

"Oh my God, the Chinese team defeated the Brazilian team and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

Finally, the commentator said with tears in his eyes: "As a media person who has witnessed the development of Chinese football, it is enough to see the national football team enter the quarterfinals of the World Cup!" ”

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also celebrated excitedly and furiously, regardless of the impact on their families and neighbors.

Countless middle-aged and elderly fans also shed tears of excitement with emotion.

Before Lu Wenbin was born, the quarterfinals of the World Cup were an achievement that Chinese fans could not have imagined.

What's more, it still defeated the host Brazil team to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the eyes of Chinese fans, this is almost as great as winning the championship.

Reporters rushed to the place where the Chinese players gathered, carrying cameras and microphones, to cover first-hand news and deliver it to domestic audiences.

With Lu Wenbin's goalkeeper-level performance, the Chinese team defeated the host Brazil 3-1 in the penalty shootout and 5-3 in the whole game and advanced to the quarterfinals of this World Cup.

At the end of the game, Lu Wenbin also received a system reward for advancing to the quarterfinals and a single game reward that was different from the group stage.

The experience reward for a single game in the knockout stage of the World Cup is 1 million assists, 2 million goals, and 4 million wins.

In this game, Lu Wenbin scored one goal and one assist, but the draw within 120 minutes was not considered a win, and the penalty shootout was not counted as a goal.

As a result, Lu Wenbin was only rewarded with 3 million experience for one goal and one assist.

Then there is the system mission to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, as well as 3 million experience + 30 skill points.

As a result, Lu Wenbin's system experience rose to level 21 24.886 million/100 million, and the balance of skill points was 123 points.

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The match was played at noon local time in Brazil, but in China, it was midnight.

However, the miracle of the Chinese team's victory over Brazil to advance to the quarterfinals of the World Cup has made countless fans so excited that they can't sleep, and they carnival and celebrate all night.

Tonight, China has no sleep.

Not only China, but also the media and fans around the world have not been sleepless. The key breaking point is that Lu Wenbin made a cameo appearance as a goalkeeper and staged a god-level performance.

Counting the extra time and penalty shootout, Lu Wenbin saved three penalties for the Brazilian team, which was the biggest contributor to the Chinese team's defeat of Brazil to advance to the quarterfinals.

With Lu Wenbin here, the upset of the Chinese team is not too unexpected. But when Lu Wenbin became the goalkeeper, it was too unexpected.

Many fans who didn't watch the game that night woke up early the next morning and saw the overwhelming news that they couldn't believe.

I can't believe that it's not that Brazil lost, but that Lu Wenbin went as a goalkeeper.

"In the first knockout match of the World Cup, the Chinese team eliminated Brazil on penalties and advanced to the quarterfinals! 》

"Lu Wenbin made a cameo appearance as a goalkeeper and performed a god-level performance, saving three penalties in a row to send the Brazilian out! 》

"Forwards, forwards, midfielders, goalkeepers, what else does Lu Wenbin not know? 》

"From the front striker to the goalkeeper at the back, Lu Wenbin shows the world his true offensive and defensive all-round!" 》

Among them, there is naturally no shortage of questions about why Lu Wenbin is a goalkeeper, and the goalkeeping technique is so amazing.

The coach and players of the Chinese team revealed in an interview that Lu Wenbin had already started goalkeeping training in the training camp before the start of the World Cup.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin's cameo appearance as goalkeeper in the match against the Brazilian team was not a temporary decision, but a tactic that the Chinese team had already decided.

However, this did not solve everyone's doubts about Lu Wenbin's goalkeeping skills, but made everyone even more shocked.

It only took a dozen days of training to reach this level? It's hard to accept!

When a reporter asked Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin said that he didn't know why this happened.

He just wanted to give it a try, but who expected it to improve so quickly?

"Perhaps, my potential in goal is better than in attack?" Lu Wenbin's answer to the reporter made people feel quite speechless.

The overwhelming news and discussion made the second knockout match of Colombia vs Uruguay not much to pay attention to at all.

Thanks to a brace from James Rodriguez, Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Moreover, Rodriguez's goal with a chest stop and turned and volleyed was considered by many to be the best goal of this World Cup.

But even so, it can't steal the limelight from Lu Wenbin.

Lu Wenbin's news still dominates the media and will not be diverted at all because Rodriguez hit a good shot.

With the end of the 1/8 finals, except for the Chinese team that eliminated the host Brazil team with Lu Wenbin's demonic performance, other strong teams have defeated their opponents to advance to the quarterfinals.

After the last match, all the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals were produced: China, Colombia, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Argentina, and Belgium.

The matchup of the quarterfinals is China vs. Colombia, the Netherlands vs. Costa Rica, France vs. Germany, and Argentina vs. Belgium.

Among them, the match between France and Germany is the most anticipated blockbuster matchup by media and fans all over the world, and then it is the performance of Lu Wenbin in the game of China vs Colombia.

Lu Wenbin's role as a goalkeeper has lost its effect, and the coaching staff of the Chinese team and Lu Wenbin are discussing whether to let Lu Wenbin start directly as a goalkeeper.

Finally, considering that without Lu Wenbin's deterrent effect, I am afraid that the Chinese team will be pressed and beaten by the opponent and will not be able to fight back at all.

In that case, even with Lu Wenbin's set-piece, he may not be able to score.

The opponent, on the other hand, may score a chance goal by bombarding the Chinese team and then beat China.

Of course, the most important thing is that people do not think that China has the strength to fight with Colombia at all.

With Lu Wenbin in charge of the defense and waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, it is entirely possible for the Chinese team to settle the battle by scoring goals in 120 minutes.

Therefore, as a result of the discussion, it was decided to let Lu Wenbin play in the back and strive to defeat the opponent with goals.

It's really overtime, or a penalty shootout, and then Lu Wenbin is the goalkeeper.