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June 21, 20:45!

The last two matches of Group B of the European Championship will be played at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon and the Estadio de la Ciudad de Coimbra, respectively. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

England returned to the Stadium of Light in Lisbon and by this time they had already secured top spot in the group.

After overthrowing defending champions France and then sweeping Switzerland by the widest margin in the European Championship finals, England's popularity in Portugal soared, and it even reached the hosts Portugal!

The Stadium of Light, which can accommodate more than 65,000 fans, is filled with white England fans, who are still the protagonists of the scene, and this is still the "home field" of the England team!

Here again, England fans occupy more than 40,000 places, while Croatian fans are even less numerous than neutral fans.

The so-called neutrality refers to the nationality of these fans, most of whom are also fans of the England team, and the domineering performance of the England team in the previous two games has conquered them!

Croatia need a win to secure a place to qualify for the quarter-finals, so they also lined up a four-three-three formation with a lot of attacking power in this game.

Although the players of the Croatian team are not well-known, they are also strong players in Europe's top leagues, and if you underestimate them, the French team is a lesson from the past.

The defending champions would have been eliminated early if they hadn't narrowly equalised with a goal from Trezeguet after a handball!

In this game, Eriksen also made a big change to the lineup as he said before the game.

The goalkeeper position Eriksen did not move, after all, the veteran James finally found a stable form, and Eriksen still wanted him to keep it.

Eriksen made a complete substitution at the back, with Carragher replacing Gary Neville at right-back, centre-back being a partnership between John Terry and Ledley King, and left-back Ashley Cole also given a break and Bridges replacing him.

In the midfield, Beckham was hidden by Eriksen because of a minor shoulder injury, Joe Cole got the chance to start, the middle is a combination of Hargreaves and Scholes, Chen Xi on the left is still the main force, and Eriksen obviously knows his important surname to the team!

Up front, Owen has been given a break and his club team-mate Huskey will be joining Wayne Rooney up front.

"Since he had already appeared first in the group in advance, Eriksen directly made a big rotation of the team in this round. A lot of players who didn't get a chance to play before got a starting spot. There were fears before the game that England would release water and knock defending champions France out of the tournament. I'm afraid those people will be more convinced of that after seeing this lineup......" Paul Mortensen analyzed before the game began. Having commented on so many tournaments for the England national team, Paul Mortensen was able to play the final group stage with ease for the first time!

"Of course, although most of the substitutes have been replaced, this England team is still very strong, after all, they are the absolute main force of their respective clubs, and the difference in strength between them and the main team of the national team is not large. And Croatia may not be able to cause too much trouble for England. A few months ago, England swept Croatia 5-1 in a warm-up match. Oh, and it was Edison's international debut, and he scored a hat-trick in that game! Lineker also picked up the conversation and said.

…… The English fans in the stands also said that there was no pressure, they didn't care whether the team was a starter or not, no matter who was on it, it was their own people, they just needed to cheer for their team in the stands!

At this time, the Frenchman, who learned about the starting lineup of the England team at another stadium, was nervous.

Although the French Football Association had put pressure on UEFA before the game to supervise the game, even if it was really supervised, people responded to the game as a substitute and lost the game, and the French team had nothing to do with the England team!

The French can only secretly scold the English for being shameless!

…… Honk!

Due to the widespread attention of this game, the European Golden Whistle Corina also became the referee of this game, and with his whistle, the game officially began!

The TV screen swept over the stands, and in addition to the usual sweeping of the extremely eye-catching "wife group" of the England team, he also found the coach of the Greek team, Rehhagel, in the stands.

As England have already secured top spot in the group, Greece, who are second in Group A, will face England in the quarter-finals.

Although the Greek team has reached the quarterfinals in history, Otto the Great is obviously not satisfied with this, in his opinion, reaching the quarterfinals is just the beginning, if he can, he doesn't mind copying the Danish mythology of the year and creating a "Greek mythology"!

Of course, his visit today may not be obvious, because at least half of the England team on the pitch will not be in the match against Greece!

Just 2 minutes into the game, England launched the first wave of attacks!

Chen Xi, who took the ball on the left side, made a long pass directly in front of Rooney in the midfield, and after Xiaopang caught up with the ball, he made a light buckle, shook out of the gap, and crossed to find the black big Husky in the penalty area!

However, the Croatian team did not seem to be afraid of high-altitude balls, and Simic rushed to top the ball first!

Two minutes later, just four minutes into the game, the deadlock was broken!

But surprisingly, it was the Croatian team that scored the goal!

This is a free kick opportunity for the Croatian team on the left side, and the Croatian team has a lot of tall players, so they also cherish such set-pieces, and the big men of the team have also come to the penalty area!

The England team instantly sounded the air defense alarm!

Croatian midfielder Rapajć's pass was accurately delivered to the goal, two points in front and two in the middle, the players of both teams were entangled and failed to reach the ball, and the ball leaked to the back post!

Levkovic and Bridge appeared at the back post with entanglement, neither of them had a significant physical advantage, and neither of them could take advantage, just like that, the two knocked down the ball almost at the same time, and the ball bounced towards the goal!

This time the line changed, the ball was not fast, but James in front of the goal failed to hold the ball in a hurry, but let the ball hit his chest and then bounced out!

Although James had already made a second reaction at the first time and pounced towards the ball, Croatia's Niko Kovac's foot still poked the ball first, and the ball went into the net!

"Oh, no! After James' perfect performance for two games, there was another low-level mistake, and this kind of ball was able to be held firmly in my arms, but he missed the ball and gave the opponent a chance to make up for the empty goal! Although the outcome of this game will not affect England's group standings, we still hope that the team can play well and go into the knockout stage ...... in excellent form," said commentator Paul Mortensen regretfully.

England fans are only a little bit disappointed, after all, they don't have much pressure in this game.

But when the news reached the Coimbra City Stadium, the Frenchman had already started scolding his mother!

The son of a bitch, the Englishman, still said that he didn't release the water, and he lost the ball so early, what a thing to say and do the other!

Meanwhile, the Croats at the Stadium of Light were in a state of jubilation. They don't care if England is released or not, as long as their team can win and qualify from the group, they will be able to celebrate, after all, they have squeezed out the defending champions France!

"The ball went in!! Nico ~~~~ Kovacs!! It was an unusually crucial goal! We're ahead! Of course, the game has just begun, and our team should be looking for opportunities to counter-attack while defending well! Strive to seal the win!! The Croatian commentator was passionate and did not forget to analyze it calmly.

After the ecstasy, the players of the Croatian team also calmed down and seriously devoted themselves to defense.

Sure enough, after the game restarted, England launched a stormy attack!

Within five minutes, Wayne Rooney and Husky had a dangerous shot on goal.

Among them, Rooney received a goalmouth stab from Chen Xi's cross, and almost pierced the layer of window paper, but Croatian goalkeeper Butina made a world-class save and fell to the ground to block the ball out of the bottom line!

After that, England's corner kick didn't pose much of a threat, and Croatia were in excellent shape!

Just as England's attack was on track, Croatia scored again!

At this time, the game came to the fourteenth minute, Croatian striker Orić used his speed on the right side to shake off Bridge's defense, and when he was about to cut inside, he was pulled to the ground by Bridge, and the Croatian team won another free kick on the side, but this time the position changed to the right side!

This time, the position is closer, close to the baseline, equivalent to a short corner in hockey.

Hockey has a very high percentage of short corners scored, and set-pieces like this are great opportunities for Croatia!

Another large group of Croatian teams with more than 185 heads rushed to the England penalty area.

Although England also has some big men, the number of big men is obviously not as large as that of Croatia!

The air defense alarm was raised again in the England penalty area!

Croatia's high school striker Pulschau was the focus of England's defense, and after Lapajic helped run, Pulsau rushed straight to the front post!

In addition, the Kovacs brothers also rushed to the front point.

The England defenders followed, but they didn't want to, and the back post was vacated, and it was Lapac who passed the ball to the back post!

Croatia's veteran Tudor was there, the Juventus centre-back was 1.93m tall, and although the defending Heskey was also over 1.9m, Tudor still drove Husky to the header.

Faced with such a close-range header, James didn't react in the slightest!

“goooooooooooooooooooooooal！！！” The Croatian commentator, who had been able to keep his calm mind before, couldn't calm down at this time, and he shouted hoarsely, "Second goal!" Fourteen minutes into the game, we had our second goal and it was a fantastic start! A place in the quarter-finals of the European Championship is already beckoning!! ”

The 10,000 Croatian fans in the stands also turned the Stadium of Light into their turf, and their cheers resounded throughout Lisbon.

"Oh my God! The ball - again! What a terrible start! I hope our players can cheer up, even if this game doesn't affect us from finishing first in the group, and we can't be beaten by a team like Croatia. We swept them 5-1 in the heat game a few months ago...... "Paul Mortensen also felt like he couldn't hold his face, and as an Englishman, he has his own pride.

The England fans in the stands couldn't accept this start either, they could tolerate the team coming off the bench, but they couldn't tolerate the team losing without a fight!

Greece coach Rehhagel, who was also in the stands, couldn't help but marvel at Croatia's performance, and at the same time, he also found that his team could spend some time on set-pieces.

…… At the Coimbra City Stadium, there was a wail from the French fans, and at this time, they did not even have the strength to curse the English.

They can't blame others, they can only blame their own team for not fighting in the first two games, even if they lose to England, they didn't even win the Croatian team!

The French players on the pitch also felt the performance of the fans in the stands, but the experienced ones, undisturbed, are still looking for opportunities!

Finally, in the 20th minute, France scored!

It's Zidane again!

At the critical moment, he took it again, in the penalty area, in the face of two Swiss defenses, Zidane still stubbornly completed the header and scored his fourth goal in this Cup!

Despite the bad mood, the French fans cheered for their heroes.

…… At the Stadium of Light, the fans of England and Croatia were not interested in the score in that stadium, because if the score remained until the end, it would be useless for France to play 10-0!

Although they were not satisfied with the team's performance, the English fans did not treat their team negatively, and in such an unfavorable situation, they instead raised their singing voices, and the song of "God Save the Queen" resounded throughout the Stadium of Light!

The support from the fans has clearly boosted the morale of the English players as well. They launched a ferocious counterattack!

Among them, in the 24th minute, Rooney scored a goal through a supplementary shot, but at the moment of Scholes's long-range shot, he was in an offside position, and the referee Corina was also aware of it, indicating that the goal was invalid!

England rejoice!

However, England didn't keep their fans waiting long.

Half an hour into the game, Rooney fought for the ball near the arc of the penalty area and was overheaded by Tudor, and Corina did not hesitate to award a free-kick!

The position of the arc of the penalty area, which is more than 20 meters away from the goal, is quite good!

The first time they got this free kick, England fans remembered that Beckham was not on the field, and they couldn't help but feel a little regretful, but when they saw Chen Xi holding the ball and appearing at the foul site, they were dazzled!

"Yes, it doesn't matter if David isn't there, we still have Edison, his free kicks are no worse than David!" An England fan muttered to himself from the stands.

"Nope! Edison's free-kick was even better than David's! A Liverpool fan next to him retorted.

"Well, if he can score this goal, I'll admit that he's better than David!" The fan shrugged his shoulders and said.

…… Chen Xi must not have been able to hear the discussion between the two fans in the stands, but he also told himself that the ball must be scored, and before the game he said that he wanted to win the game...... It's not just about appeasing the French!

Croatia was the first opponent of Chen Xi's international career, and in that game, he became the youngest hat-trick in the history of the England national team, and he did not want to leave a stain on this wonderful memory!

Honk!

After the wall was placed, Corina blew the whistle in her mouth!

Chen Xi started his dashing run, and the moment he hit the ball with his right foot, if it weren't for the conspicuous No. 13 behind Chen Xi, England fans would have thought that Beckham was taking the ball!

The ball kicked by Chen Xi also drew a scimitar arc in the air that was no less than Beckham, and rushed into the goal in the stunned expression of Croatian goalkeeper Butina!

“gooooooooooooooooooooooal!!! Edison ~~~~~~ Chen !! This time, Paul Mortensen finally found his chance to break out, and his voice was a little louder than the Croatian commentator just now, "A perfect free-kick straight to the goal!" Edison scored his fourth goal of the tournament and he and Zinedine Zidane continue to lead the scorers' charts! Edison used his performance to show England fans that in Beckham's absence, he was also able to send England's free-kicks into the opposing side's door! ”

England fans finally had a chance to cheer.

"Hey, I said it, Edison's free kick was better than David!" The Liverpool fan said to the England fan on the side.

"Alright! I mean what I say, and I admit your point! "This guy is actually an Arsenal fan, but when he plays with the national team, he forgets about the league grudges!

"Oh, shit! Although Beckham was not on the field, the Chinese kid still scored a free kick, and the lead was only one goal, so we have to be careful! The Croatian commentator said with regret.

…… Almost at the same time, news of a goal came from another pitch, but this time it was the Swiss, whose youngster Feng Lantang scored the equaliser, and he also broke the record for the youngest goalscorer at the European Championship, which Wayne Rooney had just broken!

Chubby was in the position of the record holder, and his ass was kicked off before he was hot!

I don't know where he got the news, but after the game restarted, Rooney became more positive, obviously trying to vent his frustration with the goal!

After a series of unsuccessful individual impacts, Chen Xi created an absolute opportunity for him before the end of the first half!

Chen Xi dribbled the ball to the middle, and after all the way to the side, he made a gesture and shot directly, but in fact, it was a light reverse pick, and the ball flew over the head of the Swiss into the penalty area.

Rooney inserted it in a smart way, unloaded the ball with a thick chest, and then did not wait for the ball to hit the ground, and volleyed directly, and the ball blasted into the door of the Croatian team like a cannonball!

"The ball went in again!! goooooooooooooal――goal!goal!goal!!! Wayne ~~~~~~~~~ Rooney!! Although his record has just been broken by the Swiss von Lantang, there is no doubt that he will be the biggest discovery in European football at this European Championship!! It was his third goal of the tournament! His heavy artillery was simply violent!! Paul Mortensen shouted excitedly, and at the same time provocatively glanced at the Croatian commentator not far away, when the Croatian team scored just now, the Croatian commentator did not glance at his side, and now it was time for him to shoot back!

England fans also broke out, Rooney and Chen Xi, the two young people, are the precious wealth of the England team for the next ten years, and their crazy performance in the European Cup also let England fans see the bright future of the team!

After the goal, Rooney did not forget to give Chen Xi a big hug after celebrating!

Although Chen Xi is the star of the Liverpool team, Everton's Rooney enjoys the feeling of being teammates with Chen Xi!

…… Rehhagel in the stands knocked his forehead a little helplessly, the excellent state of these two young geniuses was a headache for him!

In the next game, they will have world-class superstars such as Owen, Beckham, and Gerrard around them, can their team continue to move forward?

When the French fans in the other stadium heard the news, they were also happy, but at this time, it was their own team that did not give their strength, because until the end of the first half, the score was still 1-1, and the score remained until the end, and it was the French team that was eliminated!

In the dressing room at half-time, Eriksen didn't say much and didn't make any changes to the personnel.

Fifteen minutes later, the two sides changed sides and fought again!

Croatia have also made no personnel changes and will not be able to settle for a draw, although they will be able to qualify for the group at the end of the current scoreline. But the foundation of the French team is there, maybe they will score a goal when, and the Croatian team can't rest assured until the game is over there!

It's better to win this game by yourself, it's more reliable!

Therefore, after the start of the second half, the Croatian team actually suppressed the England team for a while and transferred the fire to the England team's half!

England's backline is a new combination, and in the face of Croatia's attack, England's penalty area can be described as a rumour.

Fortunately, James did not seem to be affected by the previous mistake, he was very stable in the second half, high and low, and if he could catch the ball directly, he would never block it, and if he could block the ball, he would not let the ball slip through...... As James' head coach, Eriksen can't explain James' unpredictable form.

Because the state of this nerve knife goalkeeper is the same as a woman's face...... Change is what you say!

While Croatia's wave after wave of attacks made England's goal look like it could be breached at any moment, England fans were in no hurry as their attacking team was full of confidence, and their crazy performances of nine goals in the previous two games made England the most attacking team in recent years at the European Championships.

In the eyes of England fans, even if they lose a goal, they can recover it!

Soon, England proved with their performance that the confidence of the fans is not without reason!

Ledley King headed Orić's cross out of the box, and Hargreaves on the outside of the box received the ball and turned to prove that he wasn't just a sapper midfielder with a long pass that rivaled Beckham's!

The ball accurately found Chen Xi on the left side!

After Chen Xi received the ball, he attracted the opponent's right back and back waist to make up the defense, Chen Xi did not choose to break through, but knocked the ball horizontally and passed it to Scholes who was inserted behind!

Scholes received the ball and advanced a few metres before crossing it across again, this time to Rooney, who was pulled outside the box!

Rooney stopped the ball in front of him when he received the ball, and then barely helped to run, directly picked up his thick thigh, and came to the door with a heavy shot!

If Rooney's burst in the penalty area just now was too close for the opposing goalkeeper Butina to react, this time, Rooney's long-range shot was 25 meters away, and Butina also made a timely save, but his saving speed could not catch up with the speed of Rooney's shot, and the ball almost grazed his fingertips and flew into the goal!

"Oh roar~~~~ The ball is in!! Entered! Entered!! Unbelievable shot, the force of Rooney's shot reminds me of Brazilian heavy artillery Carlos! A long-range shot on the spot made the opponent's goalkeeper unable to save, and the power and speed of this shot were too domineering!! 3 to 2! England overtook the score! It's a crazy reversal! Paul Mortson's roar erupted immediately.

The England fans in the stands also cheered wildly, conceding two goals first...... They actually reversed!

Even Eriksen, who has been calm on the sidelines, applauded excitedly at this time!

Rooney was also excited to celebrate after the goal, while enjoying the blessings of the fans and teammates.

"What a genius, Wayne Rooney has also scored four goals in this tournament and will be on a par with Thomas Edison and Zinedine Zidane in the scorers' charts. There is no doubt that Rooney will be the target of coaxing by major giants this summer, and I really don't know which lucky coach will get this talent. What is certain is that Goodison Park will not be able to trap this tiger! "Paul Mortensen doesn't hesitate to praise Rooney!

…… In the stands!

Rehhagel shook his head helplessly, he was already worried about his team. If he faces such a crazy England team, it may be difficult for him to lead the Italian team, let alone the Greek team...... Coimbra City Stadium!

The French fans also erupted in cheers!

The French players on the field obviously knew that England had overtaken the score!

The English are very particular, now it's up to them to see how they perform!

It seems that he was stimulated by the goal of the England team, and Henry, who plays in the Premier League, also broke out!

In the 78th and 82nd minutes, in five minutes, the king of the Gunners scored twice in a row to make the score of the game 3-1, and they basically sealed the win!

The Swiss team, which was originally just holding the attitude of giving it a try, also gave up resistance, and there was no suspense in the game here.

…… It's all about the performance of the two teams at the Stadium of Light!

The news of the French team's lead naturally reached the ears of the Croatian players!

Their coach Baric made a substitution as a reminder that it was time for the team to take a defensive shot.

Baric replaced the defenders with midfielders twice and his line-up turned into a deformed 2-5-3 formation!

The remaining two defenders don't even know where to stand!

Such a crazy gamble not only did not allow the Croatians to recover the score, but gave England countless opportunities to counterattack!

In the 83rd minute, Ledley King cleared the ball at the back and found Heskey in front, and Heskey's header was ferried to Rooney.

Rooney took two steps forward with the ball and then shot from distance, which was actually a tucked into the left side of the box...... Chen Xi appeared there!

It was undoubtedly a reciprocated assist!

In the face of Rooney's extremely comfortable pass, Chen Xi didn't even make adjustments, and directly followed up with a left-footed volley and sent the ball to the far corner!

Butina can only watch the ball go into the net!

4 to 2!

"Unbelievable!! The ball went in again!! It's an unbelievable comeback, even crazier than the one the Czechs had two days ago! Thomas Edison and Wayne Rooney both scored twice and they became England's young twin stars! Edison also leads the European Championship scorers list alone with five goals, breaking Platini's record of nine goals in a single European Championship, which is not out of the question!! Paul Mortenson exclaimed in disbelief.

England fans could not have imagined that the team could score four goals in a row after falling behind by two goals, and their cheers almost topped the roof of the Stadium of Light!!

The crazy England team did not stop their counter-attack!

Before the end of the game, Chen Xi broke through on the left side and crossed the bottom to Rooney at the back post.

Chubby was not greedy when the angle was a little small, he decisively ferried the ball to the middle, Scholes appeared in the penalty area as an attacking midfielder, he was not superior in height, and in the case of no defense, he still easily pushed the ball into the goal!

5 to 2!

England shattered the pre-match rumours that they would release water with their frantic attacking performances!

At the same time, it also gives people a glimpse of what is called a truly crazy reversal!!

(To be continued)