Tiger and Amy, who were making their own dead man's yacht, arrived at the port of Marseille, rented a berth, parked the yacht, and took Amy to start their World Cup journey.

The game Tiger wants to see the most is the Anglo-Argentine War, known as the Battle of the Century. However, by the time we arrived in France, the group stage was not completely over.

There were no exciting games, so he didn't watch those group games and waited intently for the game to arrive on June 30.

Just when Tiger and Amy were living a sweet two-person world, the NBA 98 draft on the other side of the ocean began.

On June 26, 1998, the draft began at Madison Garden, and just as Tiger predicted, Olavocadi became the champion, known as the Big Dream II, and became the champion in '98, but the second-largest parallel champion in history also appeared.

There was no change in the order of the draft at the beginning, but when it came to the Rockets, the Rockets' first choice became Matt? Halprin, the defensive stalwart at the small forward position, did not become an Orlando, but later went to the Jazz, but became a defensive stalwart of the Rockets.

There was still no change in the next draft, but in the second round, the Mavericks used their second-round picks to pick up Chinese player Dazhi.

Although it is not the first time to choose a Chinese player, nor is it the first Chinese player to land in the NBA, it is enough to make the Chinese excited.

And Dazhi at the draft site is also very happy, a team that is rebuilding, there will be a lot of opportunities.

Rassad? Lewis was still drafted by the SuperSonics, but according to the Rockets' idea, Crohill could completely trade this Houston lad back.

Although it is not like in his previous life, the Rockets reached any agreement with him, but playing for the championship team in his hometown is still very desirable for this young man.

However, it is a pity that the trade between the teams has stalled due to labor disputes, but privately the Rockets have begun negotiations with the SuperSonics on this issue.

The Rockets used their second-round right to select Mobley, and the Rockets' '98 draft journey ended successfully.

Halprin and Mobley were selected by the championship team, and they were also selected by the Rockets with a very accurate vision, and they were also very excited, and they kept expressing their yearning for the Rockets in front of Dawson.

However, Dawson also told the two of them that your positioning in the new season can only be a substitute, because now the main plastic surgery of the Rockets is very stable, and if you want to become a starter of the Rockets, you have to work harder than others.

After the draft is over, Tiger's most longed-for Anglo-Argentine battle will also begin.

On June 30, 1998, the French Goffrey? Gichal Stadium, World Cup Football Match 1/8 Finals, England vs. Argentina, as a pseudo-football fan in later generations, Tiger still has a very deep impression of this game.

The referee in charge of officiating the game was Sweden's "European Silver Whistle" Nelson, and in the first 10 minutes of the game, Simeone and Owen were both slightly controversial to win penalties, the former had already begun to roll before Seaman pounced on him, and the latter fell to the ground after crossing Ayala with his arms raised, but whether there was real physical contact is in doubt. As a result, Barty's heavy bombardment and lullaby celebration, as well as Shearer's astonishing speed, brought the game back to the starting point after the first 10 minutes. The real ** came in the 16th minute, when the 18-year-old Owen delivered his World Cup famous, squeezed past Chamot and flashed in front of Ayala, and England's golden boy scored a brilliant individual goal after half-time. When recalling the goal later, Owen said that he had never seen the footage again, and that his most beautiful goal was one scored by four players in a row when he represented England's under-15 team. Just before half-time, the Argentines equalised in a way that was completely comparable to Owen's goal. In the 45th minute, Argentina won a free kick in front, Barty's run attracted attention, Veron followed up with a shot, but sent the ball into the box with an unbelievable flat push, and even more incredibly, Zanetti flashed out from behind the wall, he received the ball, turned, volleyed with his left foot, and sent the ball into the net before Campbell could block it. It was a classic free-kick combination that Sweden's Brolin did in 1994 and is now doing the same with the Argentine. Four goals, two of which were so perfect, it was perhaps the best first half in World Cup history. A red card just two minutes into the second half made all the difference. Argentina's Simeone knocked Beckham down from behind, and the Englishman, who fell to the ground, was annoyed and lifted his calf to kick his opponent, perhaps only a minor physical contact, but Simeone fell backwards and referee Nelson caught Beckham's hostility. Red! Beckham's first World Cup campaign ended in such a way that after the game, the British media carried headlines such as "Our 10 Lions" to praise the England players who fought Argentina to the end, and Beckham became the "exception" to which Qianfu was referring to. After that, there were slight waves. Campbell's header was cancelled out after Shearer charged goalkeeper Roa first, and England's Adams and Argentina's Ayala touched the ball in their own box, but Nelson chose to let it go. In the shoot-out, Crespo and Ince missed penalties before David Barty saved his final penalty by Roa...... Argentina won, coach Pasarella rolled on the turf in a suit, and England fell to the penalty spot for the second time in a row at the World Cup. For the game, Owen explained why it became a classic: "First of all, it was the knockout stage of the World Cup, and there were great goals, and there were red cards, and goals that were blown away by the referee, and of course penalties. "Another thing Owen forgot to mention is that this is a contest between the old rivals of England and Argentina, and their feud will continue.

A very classic game, with wonderful goals, classic blockbusters on the field, all of which, together with the historical contradictions between Britain and Argentina, drew the most perfect end to this game.

Then came the clash between the Netherlands and Argentina, with Bergkamp, the 'Ice Prince', sending the Argentines home with a very imaginative shot, and the Dutchman advanced to the semi-finals.

And Croatian Suker used his violin-capable left foot to send the Croatian to the semi-finals.

France killed Italy on penalties in the round of 8, but Baggio also completed his penalty redemption, and Amy, a descendant of Italy, was very excited to see such a scene.

The Brazilians were shocked into a cold sweat, and the Danes were so suspenseful that the myth was staged again, and the Laudrup brothers made the Brazilians only tremble 3:2.

In the semi-finals, the match between Brazil and the Netherlands was very exciting, and the Dutch relied on their running ability to drag the game into a penalty shootout, although they lost in the end, but the Dutch were proud to leave.

The match between France and Croatia was also full of twists and turns, and in the end it was thanks to Thuram's two long-range shots.

In the final championship and runner-up match, just when everyone thought it was a dragon battle, France relied on Zidane's two headers and became the final winner.

The ups and downs of the game and the touching goals made Tiger, who was a pseudo-fan in his previous life, very enjoyable.

However, as an authentic football fan, Amy is still very obsessed with this World Cup match.

After watching the World Cup, Tiger and Amy's European travel plans continued, passing through France, and they took a good look at the beautiful scenery of Spain, from the ruggedness of the Pyrenees to the beauty of the Mediterranean coast, to the scorching sun of the Andalusian plains, to the many monuments of the Iberian Peninsula.

Tiger and Amy made the journey very pleasant, watching the approach of the World Basketball Championships, the two also returned to Marseille, made their own yachts, and came to Greece.

After arriving in Athens, he contacted Lao Tang, and looking at Lao Tang who was busy in the training hall, Tiger was a little embarrassed. Because, he found that Lao Tang had lost a lot of weight recently, and it was rare to take a vacation, and he was ruined by the American Basketball Association's gang of things. However, Lao Tang doesn't care about this, because on his resume, he really lacks the title of World Series champion, if he does, then Lao Tang is enough to go down in history.

Looking at a group of players who are not very familiar with each other, training and playing silently on the field, Tiger who has already learned the fate of this team is also very sad.

It was a coincidence that on the way back to the hotel, Tiger and the Chinese players went head-to-head.

The bus saw his boss at a glance, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Boss, boss, why are you here." ”

Tiger was also very happy when he saw that it was this big Mongolian man, and said: "We are here to travel, by the way, to see this year's World Basketball Championships, how are you doing, how are you preparing for the game." ”

"It's not good, we're in a group with the United States, Lithuania and Brazil, and if we get at least one win, we will have a chance to advance to the second round," he said with a smile. ”

Tiger was also stunned when he heard it, Lithuania and the United States, basically don't think about it, but Brazil is not so difficult to deal with.

So, Tiger said: "That Lithuania and the United States are not easy to fight, but Brazil is not so difficult to deal with." ”

The bus shook his head and said, "It's not that easy to deal with, but there is a way." ”

As soon as Tiger looked up, he looked at the coach of the Chinese team, the players and team leaders had come over, and it was hard to say anything, and the bus saw that his teammates and coaches had come over, and hurriedly introduced them.

Dazhi has known each other for a long time, and Wow Sai Da Yao is also here, and they will have to mix together after building a good relationship. Brother Wei Dong, hello, hello, Asian Jordan, Brother Yudong, the god of war, you are the spiritual pillar of the Chinese team, this is not Brother Jun, your slow dance steps are classics, looking at these players of the 94 golden generation of Chinese basketball in front of him, appearing on the court in Athens, Tiger is really happy.

A group of outstanding outside players, plus the bus that has been polished in the NBA for several years and the wind and water in the NCAA, Dazhi, who will also play in the NBA next year, I don't know what kind of results these boys can play.

Tiger is looking forward to this.

(To be continued)