The game came to the last minute.

England have pressed in all aspects, for them, the defense is no longer important, they don't have time to care about the defense, they want to tie the score, they want to seize that chance of victory, the only thing they can do is to try to attack and find a chance to equalize the score, otherwise once the game is over, then England will be eliminated and they will lose the chance to reach the final.

All the English players are working hard.

By this point in the game, many players had reached the limit of their fitness, but they still tried their last bit to grab it, and at the slightest opportunity, they shot directly with their feet, which was the only thing they could do.

But it's not easy to score goals like that.

Even Zhang Tiehan is the same, he is undoubtedly the most talked-about player in England's attack right now, he keeps attacking and finding opportunities to shoot, although the French team has the tightest defense against him, he still continues to create threats, occasionally bursting into the front of the penalty area, and completing long-range shots that always make the French break out in a cold sweat.

Time is running out.

The French know this, and all they have to do now is try to defend well and not give England a chance, but they didn't expect the English to be so threatening, they retreated all the way, and most of the players on the field withdrew to the penalty line, and the others kept running in front of the defense.

When the football is at their feet, they don't attack at all, they just drive forward with a big foot, purely to kill time until the end of the game.

Not only that, but outside the box, away from the goal, they are constantly using fouls to kill time.

In the last five minutes of the game, the referee was about to blow the whistle for almost half a minute to stop the game, and gave the French team two yellow cards in a row. This is all due to their deliberate delay in playing and fouling.

Zhang Tiehan was violated the most.

Often as soon as he gets the ball, he is targeted by the French team, but it is not easy for the opponent to snatch the ball from his feet, especially on the outside of the penalty area, he breaks forward with the ball and few people can stop him, and the French players can only use fouls to stop him.

The referee signalled for three minutes of stoppage time.

England couldn't get a good chance in the first two minutes as the game was about to end. Zhang Tiehan broke through quickly from the middle again, he knew that this was the only chance, and if he couldn't score, they would only lose the game.

He shook two people in a row, quickly rushed to the middle, and more than thirty meters from the goal, he was stopped by a foul by Malouda, who was a pure foul, and squeezed directly to hook his foot. Hands also grip his jersey firmly.

The referee came to adjust and did not show another yellow card, but still gave England a free-kick.

Last chance.

A free kick 45 degrees away from goal and 35 metres away.

This position is quite bad, and it is too difficult to send the ball directly into the goal through the human wall, and this kind of ball is usually a direct quick attack, or just a pass to a teammate. But it was England's last chance to attack and they couldn't do that.

A few people discussed. They all looked at Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan looked at the position, then looked at the goal, and still shook his head, "I'm not sure at all, the position is too bad." But it can be a fit. ”

Everybody listen.

At this moment, they must all listen to Zhang Tiehan. After Beckham went off the field, the captain's armband was worn on John Terry, but Zhang Tiehan was the most vocal when it came to organising attacks and finding opportunities to score, and he was the team's top scorer. He's the best player in the team and he's a big say in attack.

Everyone looked at Zhang Tiehan, Zhang Tiehan looked at the position, thought about it and said, "Joe, you go to the free throw, find my position, Frank, you and Walcoat they are standing on the outside, looking for an opportunity to rush to the goal, and the others are next to the human wall ready to grab points." ”

He gave a brief command.

This distribution is also the most appropriate, Terry and others are good at grabbing headers, to grab points is just right, Joe Cole's footwork is not as good as him, but the best footwork among others, more than 20 meters of hanging passes can still be played very accurately, Lampard and others are looking for opportunities to rush up on the periphery, one has a chance to grab the ball, and the other can also create chaos on the opponent's defense.

After listening to Zhang Tiehan's assignment, everyone found their position and prepared for the last fight.

Everyone is staring at this opportunity, which is not a chance.

The French, the English, and thousands, if not hundreds of millions, of fans watching the game, all watched the goal seriously, and if this goal could be scored, then England could draw with France, and in extra time, it was not yet known who would win or lose.

Otherwise, England will be eliminated, the game will be over and France will reach the final.

……

"This ball is crucial! This is England's last chance! Hopefully they can score the ball and hopefully a miracle ......will happen," said the England commentator.

That's the mentality of all England fans.

One last chance, one last fight, they all hope for a miracle, they don't want to see their team lose to France, so England can only finish in the last four and not go to the final.

French fans are also worried, they don't want to see England score, but it is undeniable that England still have a chance, and they are praying in their hearts that France can defend.

For neutral fans, many still want to score.

Except, of course, those who are betting on France, most of whom want to score so that the game can continue, and it will certainly be a classic.

There was a lot of pressure on the pitch on the pitch for England.

The most pressure belongs to Joe Cole and Zhang Tiehan, Joe Cole is a free thrower, he needs to kick the ball calmly, otherwise even if his teammates are in a good position, it is useless, he must do a good job, and as a free thrower, he is definitely standing in the limelight, he knows very well that hundreds of millions of people are watching him.

At this moment, he attracted more attention than Zhang Tiehan.

Zhang Tiehan is not a small pressure, he is not the captain, but he wants the team to win, and he knows very well that Joe Cole will definitely find his own point to play, and he even has to think about whether Joe Cole will take his position into account when he runs.

But he also has the most defensive pressure to face.

At this moment, it was impossible for the French player to let him run around the box casually, and there were three people standing next to him. Thuram, Zidane and Claude Makellele, the three old French men are all eyeing him, and under the defense of the three, it is very easy to find opportunities, this is the most defensive pressure he has faced since he entered the professional league. The bag of the three of them did not give him any space at all.

But he still had to squeeze in and do something.

By the time the French team lined up the wall, the players were ready, and the referee signaled that they were ready to take the penalty.

Joe Cole took a deep breath, looked seriously in the direction of the penalty area, looked his eyes in the right place, and then looked down at the football before taking two steps back and trotting forward. Between three steps, swing the ball towards the penalty area.

Right!

There is a little in front of Zhang Tiehan's position.

Almost as soon as the ball flew up, everyone in the wall rushed backwards, whether it was a French player or an English player, all eyes were on the football in the air, and in the chaos, Frank Lampard and others also rushed in.

Zhang Tiehan squeezed Zidane and Makelele and jumped up from the spot suddenly.

He jumped very high.

Thuram was behind him, trying to stop but unable to do anything. He didn't dare to pull Zhang Tiehan's jersey in this position, and the game came to the last moment. If he had committed a foul, it would have been worth the loss to give England a penalty.

But Zhang Tiehan is not easy, and he dances with Zidane, Zidane's body is not as good as him, but it is definitely not bad, and Zidane has a good position to find. Grabbing the header is not better for whoever jumps high, he was affected by Makellele, there was no way to find the position at the first time, and he was blocked if he wanted to jump, while Zidane could smoothly find the right position to jump up and scramble.

There is a complete difference between having a defense and not having one. Even if Zhang Tiehan has a great advantage in grabbing headers, it is difficult to find opportunities by being sandwiched between the three.

At the moment of jumping, Zhang Tiehan roared violently, his body was raised on the grass, and he didn't look back at the ball at all when he got into the air, just competing with Zidane.

A lot happened in an instant.

Zhang Tiehan and Zidane's bodies collided together, Zidane's body was unstable and fell to the side, but Zhang Tiehan was also uncomfortable, he also couldn't control his body, and there was Makelele squeezing over next to him, he couldn't stabilize it at all, but at this moment, he still knew everything about his surroundings.

The football fell, right overhead.

Frank Lampard and the others rushed over, Terry and Gerrard both ran forward, and he could clearly understand the expressions on their faces, and the opposing goalkeeper Butters stood in front of the goal and watched calmly.

Many, many.

At this time, it was impossible for Zhang Tiehan to shoot, but he calmly analyzed the best choice.

The audience exclaimed.

"Zhang!" At this moment, the tone ruled the world.

In the penalty area of the French team, Zhang Tiehan was in the air, and suddenly turned his head, as if he didn't know where the football was, but let the football smash directly on the left side of his head, and then fell to the left, that position was......

Walcott!

The Arsenal youngster was the focus of the world's attention for a moment, no one took him seriously before, he came off the bench in the 80th minute, Eriksen replaced Hargreaves with him, just wanted to have an extra attacking point, but now the football is in front of Walcott.

The only chance.

The football fell to the feet, and ten meters away was the goal, and there was no one to defend it, and the opposing goalkeeper was standing on the right side, and it was too late to reach the left side.

All he needs to do is kick the ball into the empty net.

Walcott was excited, but more nervous, it was his best chance since he went to the World Cup, and it was still a chance to kill, his mind went blank, he was a little confused for a moment, and then he watched the football fall and instinctively raised his foot and shot forward.

The soccer ball rushed under his feet.

Instead of rushing into the goal, it flew off the bottom line from the left post, and the shot was so powerful that the ball rushed straight to the billboard, smashed straight onto it, and flew high into the air.

This is the final picture of the match between England and France.

……

The game is over.

The English players all left the stadium for the first time, and many people's eyes were red, and after a fierce battle, they finally lost to the French team, this World Cup, in addition to a chicken rib battle for the third and fourth places. It's over for them.

After the game, Eriksen and all the players in England attended the press conference, the only one who did not attend was Walcott, this young man is still sad that the last empty goal did not score, which will definitely have a great impact on him, such an important goal was not scored, Zhang Tiehan has done a good job for him. But in the end, he couldn't take his chance.

Just before the start of the World Cup, many Arsenal fans even pinned their hopes on Walcott to challenge Rooney or Zhang Tiehan in the main position of the England team, but now no one said this, such a good opportunity, almost just a push can completely change the result, but Walcourt failed to do it, it can be seen that he was very nervous at the time.

The TV replays this scene over and over again, so that every fan can clearly see the situation. Because of this, the blow to Walcott was even greater.

He became famous.

Really famous!

But not because of the goal, but because of the failure to score......

But no one blames him, even the harsh English fans rarely say anything about Walcott, everyone thinks it's normal, because Walket is not even 18 years old, and such a young man should not go through such a lot of pressure.

But there is definitely a secret blame.

At the press conference, Eriksen did not talk about Walcott. Before the reporter could ask a question, he knew what to say. "I'm leaving."

Eriksen was a direct reference to stepping down from his position as England national team manager.

Eriksen pushed his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose and said in slow English, "England's World Cup is coming to an end and I'm no longer England's manager, this is an agreement I made with the FA a long time ago." ”

After a pause, Erikson said. "My assistant McLaren will take my place. I'll be leading England in our first game, which will be my last, and then there's a friendly against Greece at Old Trafford in August. ”

England's quarter-finals at both international tournaments are an eternal pain in Eriksen's heart, but he has no regrets now. England made it to the last four and he was on target.

"Four years ago, in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, we reached the quarterfinals, and this result is OK; Two years ago, we reached the quarter-finals of the European Championships, and that was OK. Now we are still in the last four, and I think this result is enough to explain to the English fans. Erikson said.

Next he talked about the last ball.

'I think Theo Walcott will be the future of English football, he's still very young and we shouldn't put the blame for the loss on him, we didn't do well in the first half, and if it wasn't for the two goals scored by France, I think we still had a good chance.'

'I dare say the second half belonged to England and unfortunately we lost the game in the end. I just hope England will get better and better, I think so, with Chang and Wayne Rooney, at least this forward line will be at the top of the list for the next decade. Eriksen's last sentence was a bit of a joke, but many of the English media listened to it very well.

Oh, yes!

Even if we lose this time and the team falls to the semi-finals, so what?

It's good to get to the semi-finals in the World Cup, and teams like Brazil have been eliminated in the quarter-finals, so what's not to be satisfied with getting to the semi-finals? What's more, England's overall table in this game is very good, and the loss is just not very lucky.

We have a future!

Rooney, Zhang Tiehan, this is the future of the England team, both of them are only in their early twenties, they are enough to play for the England team for ten years, ten years of perfect strikers!

Many people also lament Eriksen, who has led the team to a good record, since 2001 in charge of England, he has led the team to play 67 games, with a record of 42 wins, 15 draws and 10 defeats, a winning rate of 64.6%, which is only second in the history of the England national team manager after the legendary coach Sir Ramsey.

Then the media came to interview other people.

Zhang Tiehan is naturally one of the protagonists, his face is a little disappointed, but not too much, in the face of defeat Zhang Tiehan said, "I think there is nothing to be disappointed, we played well, but there are always losses and wins on the field, for me, the important thing is that in this World Cup, I can do better with my teammates." I am confident that we will be able to achieve better results in the future. ”

"See you next time at the World Cup, we only aim for the championship!"

He said resolutely.

But in his heart, Zhang Tiehan still felt very regretful, he really played 100% hard work in this game, even in the end, he still calmly passed the ball to the empty block. It's a pity that Walcott ...... This kid is really not powerful, he can't get through in the face of empty doors, what else can he say?

Football is a game of eleven, he doesn't have the ability to dominate the game in front of the world's best teams yet, all he can do now is try to be as good as he can be.

It's a pity that this World Cup is over.

It's still a pity that there is no champion, Zhang Tiehan watched other people be interviewed after saying a few words, he was not sad enough to cry Cheng Dù, but no matter how he failed, he would not be happy.

The next focus is on David Beckham.

David Beckham was on the verge of tears. He spoke openly about what he had decided: "I think it's time to hand over the captain's armband and we're going to enter the McClaren era. ”

Meanwhile, David Beckham said he wants to continue playing for England.

He read out the statement that had been prepared for a long time.

"I would like to say that I have some simple things to say. I'll read it out, and I'd be very happy if you guys could listen to me. Please forgive me, because I just finished this thing last night.

On 15 November 2000, Taylor gave me the biggest honour of my career when he made me captain of the England national team. Helped me fulfill my childhood dream.

Now, almost six years have passed. Of the 95 games I've played for my country, I've captained 58 of them. Now that the England squad has entered the McLaren era, I also feel it's time to pass on the captain's armband to someone else.

It is an honour and a privilege for me to lead my country to play. I want to emphasise that I want to continue playing for the England national team. I'm also looking forward to doing my best to help McLaren and the next captain in my own way.

I had this intention for some time ago, but I would have liked to have announced it after a successful World Cup. Sadly, this didn't work out.

So far in my career, it was the hardest decision I ever made. But after consulting with my family and those closest to me, I felt that now was the right time to do so.

In this World Cup. Our table is not good enough and cannot go any further. I'm sorry and all the other players for that, but we've been hurt and hit a lot deeper than you think.

I want to thank all the players who have supported me during my captaincy, as well as Taylor, Eriksen and all the coaches.

I would also like to thank the media and of course all the England supporters. They were very nice to me and my teammates. I want them to know that it's an absolute honor for me.

In closing, I would like to say that I have achieved my dream. It's a huge pride to be the captain of the England squad with the armband on. I am very grateful for all of this. ”

……

The game is over, the press conference is over, but the discussion about England is far from over, and the biggest incident after the game is David Beckham's captaincy.

After hearing the news of David Beckham's resignation as captain, Taylor, who was the first to appoint Beckham as captain, said that the decision to choose Beckham in the first place proved to be the right one.

'He's been very good and I think he's a very good captain. He's been thinking about it for a long time and it's been painful, and despite his flaws, he's a very good captain all in all, and he should be proud of the last six years. ”

Former England midfielder Wilkins said: "My surprise speaks for itself. Although his appearance does not reach the heights we expect, some of his criticisms are clearly biased. ”

Eriksen added: "I think David Beckham is a very good captain, he always does a good job and he is always proud of the role. I was a little disappointed when he told me about this decision, but we still have to respect his decision, he has always been excellent. ”

Eriksen believes there are 'a lot of options' for his successor McClaren in the new captaincy position, with John Terry, Neville and Steven Gerrard all ideal candidates, and even Zhang Tiehan in his 'nomination'.

However, Zhang Tiehan only shook his head in an interview, "I can't be the captain, I just joined the team, I think Gerrard and Terry are very suitable for this position." ”

As a member of the team, he naturally knows the captaincy candidates.

Gerrard and Terry are the most promising, and for himself, it doesn't matter if he is the captain or not, and he has just joined the team, and it is just a good appearance, the position of captain basically has nothing to do with him, and he is not interested in being the captain, which means shouldering greater responsibility.

As soon as the World Cup ended, all the players in England felt relaxed.

Zhang Tiehan is the same.

Although there is still a battle for third or fourth place to play, for them it is no different from a friendly match, as long as they are not World Cup winners, the attraction is not at all.

Interestingly, a reporter asked Zhang Tiehan about the other semi-final, which will be played tomorrow, with Italy and Germany respectively.

Zhang Tiehan naturally didn't have a good impression of Germany, so he said directly, "It's difficult to determine who wins and who loses, and it will only be determined after the game, but I support the Italian team because the Italian team has a lot of friends of mine." ”

Naturally, he could not say that he had a bad impression of Germany.

After all, he was born and raised in Munich, his parents and many friends were German, and he didn't want to offend all the German fans.

It's always good to support Italy for a reason......

Zhang Tiehan's support is also very strong, "I believe that they (Italy) can defeat Germany!" In fact, he didn't say another reason, he bet 2,000 pounds to win in Italy, and he naturally didn't want his money to go down the drain.

For him, two thousand pounds is not worth one-tenth of a day's salary, but no matter how little money is, it is money! (To be continued......)