(PS: The first update of the finished book)

The captains of both sides were presided over by referee Damir Scomina, and Wayne Rooney opted to kick off first.

'All you need to do is walk 50 yards, take a penalty and score. Former England defender Stuart Pearce wrote in his autobiography.

But in fact, penalties are not so simple.

Statistics show that when a penalty kick is scored to win, the shooting rate is as high as 93%; When a penalty is missed and eliminated, the shooting percentage is only 44 per cent.

Therefore, everything is difficult at the beginning, and the first player to step forward to take a penalty requires super mental quality, because if the penalty is missed, it will cause the teammates behind to bear more pressure and make more mistakes.

As a result, the first penalty hit rate was relatively low, at just 55 per cent.

The final goal is not easy either, especially when you have to miss a penalty and you will be eliminated.

For England fans, they will surely remember the 2006 World Cup, when Jamie Carragher was the last to step up and take a penalty that was saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Ricardo Pereira.

So how do you get a high penalty kick percentage?

Former Three Lions international and legendary striker Gary Lineker said: "For me, I think the most risky and the most grasping angle is the top right corner. I don't think it's going to be blocked. No goalkeeper in the world has the courage and ability to block that point in the top right corner. The perfect time for me was when I ran and pushed with the inside of my arch, and I would consciously aim outside, so that the ball would make a perfect arc and hit you at the ideal angle. ”

Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois stretched his arms on the goalline as the Belgian was confident of saving the penalty.

But when he saw that the first penalty to be taken was Qiansheng, Courtois's heart struck.

The managers of both teams collected the information of all the players present except the goalkeeper before the penalty shootout, but there was no record of him taking a penalty in his information.

I only know that Qiansheng's shooting skills are not accurate, he can score goals with his left and right feet, and he specializes in hitting the four dead corners of the goal.

With a sigh in his heart, Courtois didn't care about losing a city, as long as he saved as many as he could in the next four rounds.

Seeing that Qiansheng was the first to go to the penalty spot, Martin Taylor on the commentary table asked the little friend next to him: "Qiansheng should be arranged in the fifth." ”

Alan Shearer said: "I'm afraid, in the fifth round, the winner is already decided. ”

Lineker said: "The first one is good, among the players on the field, except for Wayne, no one else has experienced it, so I don't feel at ease if someone else plays the first goal." ”

Roy Hodgson was sweating in his palms, and Gary Neville beside him didn't dare to take a breath.

Although he knew that Qiansheng had a big heart and was not afraid of heavy pressure, after all, it was the first time he had experienced such a scene, and he was still worried that he would miss.

Once the first penalty is missed, it will greatly affect the psychology of the penalty taker later.

The England fans in the stadium, as well as the fans in front of the TV, held their breath and watched Qiansheng nervously.

The penalty shootout is a one-on-one contest, no one is closely marked and interfered, the penalty taker can shoot easily, and generally speaking, at 12 yards of close range, the most pressure should be on the goalkeeper.

But whether it's a teenage genius or a superstar, there are many well-known stars who fall on 12 yards.

With five Ballon d'Or awards and the most goals scored every season, Argentine superstar Leo Messi missed a penalty that cost Argentina the Copa America title.

Putting the ball on the penalty spot, Qiansheng did not retreat, but just looked at Skomina on the side with a blank face.

Not looking at my position? Courtois felt unhappy, feeling that he was being ignored by this child.

As the Scomina whistle blew, the ball slammed into the top right corner of what Lineker said was the most difficult goalkeeper to block, and he shot with the outside of his right foot.

Due to the lack of a run, and the action of Qiansheng's shot was extremely fast, Courtois could not react when the ball entered the goal from his top left.

1-0, Qiansheng lived up to expectations and scored the first goal, the fans on the field shouted happily, and the Three Lions teammates who held each other's shoulders in the center circle also applauded and cheered excitedly.

Qiansheng withstood the pressure and scored the first goal, which boosted the morale of his teammates. However, it seems that he did not feel pressured.

Since the goals in the penalty shootout are not counted in the scorer list, the number of goals scored by Qiansheng is still 9 goals.

To surpass Michel Platini's goal and become the all-time top scorer at the European Championships, England will have to reach the semi-finals.

First of all, the Three Lions have beaten the Red Devils in Europe.

The first penalty for Belgium was taken by captain Toby Alderweireld when he volleyed into the right of the net but England goalkeeper Joe Hart made the wrong save.

The first round ended with a 1-1 draw.

In the second round, Harry Kane scored, but Courtois pounced in the right direction and scared the Englishman into a cold sweat.

On the Belgian side, it was Radgar Nainggolan, who still shot to the right of the goal, but Hart still made a mistake.

At the end of the second round, the two sides were still tied 2-2.

In the third round, Jamie Valty tricked Courtois into the top left corner of the goal, but it grazed the inside of the left post, and if it was slightly deflected to the left, it would have to hit the neutral post.

Belgian midfielder Yannick Carrasco made a bold left-footed volley in the middle, and Hart made two consecutive saves in the wrong direction, so this time he made a left pounce, but he didn't expect this kid to shoot so boldly into the middle, and he knew that he would stand still.

End of the third round, 3-3.

The first five rounds of penalty shootouts will soon be carried out to the end, and the more you get to the end, the more pressure the players will have, because they have all scored in front, and they must not make mistakes, and once they miss the penalty, they are very likely to be eliminated.

In the fourth round, it was the veteran Gary Cahill, and this round required an experienced veteran to press the lineup.

Taking a deep breath, Cahill glanced at Courtois waving his arms on the goal line, running, swinging his legs, shooting, the ball flew to the left, Courtois pounced to the right, but it was too angle-oriented, and the ball was slightly off the left post.

"Ahh Penalty lost!! "An England fan in the stands held his head in his hands and shouted in disbelief.

Cahill's eyes widened even more, wondering why he had missed the ball.

Mark Wilmots jumped up excitedly, England missed a penalty, this round, must be scored, take the lead.

Romelu Lukaku set the ball up, took a few steps back, and suddenly stepped forward and swung the ball again, as if it had just been placed in a bad position.

Hart took a deep breath as he stared closely at Lukaku's every move. (To be continued.) )