Before the start of Group C, the situation of qualifying from the group can be described as confusing, and the four teams, even Algeria, who have only one point from two games, still retain the possibility of appearing, and fate leaves the mystery to be solved at the last moment.

Two fateful matches were played at the same time on this night, and the result that no one had expected before the game was almost as soon as the 90 minutes were over, and everyone was stunned in an instant.

Fate is sometimes so wonderful, before the final round of the World Cup Group C competition, England and the United States each have two points, Algeria one point, Slovenia four points, when England vs Slovenia played the final whistle, the score of 1:0 made England jump to the top of the group, four points Slovenia temporarily ranked second in the group, and the United States and Algeria are still 0:0, if this score remains until the end of the game, the Americans can only say goodbye to the World Cup, at this time, The fourth official of the match raised the scoreboard: four minutes of stoppage time.

If nothing happens in those four minutes, then England and Slovenia will advance as group winners and group runners, in fact, the wheel of fate seems to be spinning in this direction, this game and the previous game, the United States team had a good ball misjudged, a lot of chances were wasted, Altidor kicked high in the first half in the face of an empty goal, and Dempsey actually hit the post with a one-handed ball in the second half, but at this moment, something wonderful happened.

In the 91st minute, just when the Americans were about to give up, an opportunity that was not a chance appeared, when the United States team took the ball in the backfield and launched a quick attack, Altidol crossed from the right, Dempsey quickly outflanked in the middle, and was miraculously saved by the opponent's goalkeeper again and again, and it seemed that bad luck would befall the American team again, but Donovan stood up, and when the blocked ball rolled to his feet, Donovan hit the goal with a strong and confident foot, and jumped straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!

1：0！

Donovan may not have thought much about it, his shot on goal decided the fate of the three teams in an instant, the Americans who roared and celebrated, with this goal, reached five points, and overwhelmed England with the advantage of goals and won the first place in the group, which may win a better signing for their knockout round, England, which could have ensured the first place in the group by scoring one more goal, had to accept the fate of falling to second in the group, and entered the same 1/4 zone as Argentina and Belgium, the favorites to win the championship, and has been playing negatively, The Slovenians, who were waiting for the United States to draw, experienced what it is from heaven to hell after the final whistle, and they were originally going to celebrate the first World Cup group qualification in history after the last three minutes, but now they can't help but accept the fate of going home.

But such a dramatic scene is obviously not intentional by Algeria, after the goal of the American team, the Algerians who tried to seize the last two minutes of the counterattack because they used too much force, received a red card, because they can only win to have a chance to qualify, the whole game, Algeria and the Americans are attacking, playing a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle, although the score is also 1:0, but the rhythm is fast, the scene is wonderful, far better than England's one-sided negative game against Slovenia, The Algerian team, which is obviously inferior in strength, tried to create scoring opportunities by itself, but gave the American team a lot of opportunities, but the luck of the United States is really bad, maybe it is the Americans' not bowing to fate, and they have been working tirelessly until the end to move God, maybe the American team has suffered too many miscalculations before, and when it comes to repaying the debt, this kick determines the fate of the three teams, which is a reward for their not giving up, and it is also a punishment for the negative attitude of the Slovenian team and England's lack of aggressive attitude, Sometimes fate is clearly fair.

The man who decided his fate will forever go down in the annals of American football, and that man is Donovan.

For 90 minutes, the Algerian gates were as if by magic from the gods, and the Americans bombarded them wantonly, but they couldn't break it.

The hapless Dempsey goal was blown and hit the post and the empty goal was not scored, which can be said to have decayed technology, decayed level, and decayed to the extreme.

Altidor, a young player who was also pinned on by Bradley, could only look at the desert fox and sigh, but in the end, it was Donovan, who didn't see much in the whole game, and the fans' deepest impression of him was the first half with his teammates that was similar to the "double tiger shot" in "Football Player".

However, when Dempsey's shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper again in stoppage time, Donovan quickly inserted it from off-screen in the coolest way people could think of to complete the fatal blow, Donovan's "whistle-blowing three-pointer" saved the United States, and also wrote himself into the Hall of Heroes in American football history.

Donovan's goal ultimately allowed the United States to overpower England and top the group, American football has no NBA, American football does not have a dream team, but American football also has no shortage of heroes who save the team at critical moments.

Donovan, a kid of the LA Galaxy, his name tonight will also be with another hero of Los Angeles City, Kobe Bryant. Bryant was placed in the city's history museum.

Just like Kobe Bryant threw a killer shot at the last second before the end of the game countless times, this time Donovan's "3 points at the whistle" was worth a thousand dollars.

Donovan scored the most brilliant goal of his life on this night, although his goal in the 2002 World Cup helped the United States reach the quarterfinals, but his goal at the time was called the icing on the cake, and this time it was the standard of the big reversal pattern, the ultimate blow that pulled himself directly from the brink of death to the sun, and the whole process was too shocking, so that American fans can feel the "surprise" of this over-electric comfort.

The U.S. team can always create surprises, and now it seems to be recognized, the first game relied on a schoolboy's difficult shot to make England lose face, and the second game scored two goals under the premise of 0:2 behind, if it weren't for the referee's weird judgment, this ball would have been completely reversed, today's ball, all the small surprises into carnival, just like Hollywood's inspirational movies, the protagonist or the main team, under the premise that they have to be completely killed in the end, rely on the miracle of almost divine control, turn things upside down, Whet the appetite of people who are immersed in it.

Such an American team, the devil knows what unexpected magic can be brought to people below, in the most rational way to say, now this American team, from the overall strength, is indeed the level of the World Cup quarterfinals, since such a strange adversity has been broken through, it is impossible not to give high expectations, of course, the American team that gives too high expectations, but has lost the value of becoming a surprise, the American team, is a good at from the eyes of people who are snubbed and even despised to play a jaw-dropping record of the magical team.

Don't go back to the memory too far, the 2002 World Cup is, the first game wiped out the golden generation of the Portuguese team led by Figo, that game, until now not many people dare to believe, the first 35 minutes of the United States team led 3:0, Portugal Eusebio reincarnation can not save the situation.

After qualifying from the group, 16 into 8 met Mexico, the U.S.-Mexico dialogue at that time, although it was recognized as the strongest dialogue in Central and North America, but Mexico was in a big game, such as the Gold Cup or something, it could always pinch the United States without discussion, but the United States was in this generally underlooked game, relying on McBride and Donovan's goals, Leng kicked the boss out, and since then, the Mexican team, which has lost its psychological advantage, has fallen sharply to this day when it encounters the winning rate of the American team in any international A-level event.

The Americans qualified with their heads held high, and although the English could only finish second in the group, they were happy enough, because it was this small victory of England that beat Slovenia 1-0 that Capello earned after giving up his stubbornness.

Coach Fabio Capello was relieved to finish second in the group, and in his post-match press conference, the Italian even said: "I have rediscovered the England team I know well, England can play against any opponent." ”

Compared with the previous two games, England played much better content in this game, dared to take the ball at their feet, dared to play cooperatively, there were a lot of smooth passes, although only a small victory by one goal, but created even more chances than the first two games combined.

It's no wonder Capello said: "We can move on because the players' minds are now open, no more fears, no more obstacles. ”

After the draw with Algeria, all the insiders who talked about England's slump focused on one topic: psychology, not being able to let go of their hands and feet is the biggest problem of the Three Lions.

Rooney's failure to stop the ball, Barry's too many passing errors, Lennon's inability to burst out, Lampard's inaccurate shots, these are not their usual normal levels, even if the England team is not as strong as Brazil, Argentina, Belgium, Spain and other teams, but it is obviously abnormal to play like this.

Playing with nervousness, worry and fear, can you play this ball well?

England players have always had a tough mentality in the tournament, otherwise they would not have repeatedly fallen to the penalty spot in the World Series, but being so nervous in the group stage is also very rare in the past England team, what went wrong?

Judging from the signs of England's arrival in South Africa, the most nervous person in the whole team is none other than manager Fabio Capello, who is the Italian's first World Cup appearance, and his nerves seem to be extremely tense.

In the period since the start of the World Cup, Capello has repeatedly shown his furious face, which is strange to even the players.

In terms of team management, Capello's severity also surprised the English, not only strictly ordered the wife group and family members not to approach the players, and even according to the media, he also issued a ban on players from surfing the Internet, and the whole team was required to be closed and only allowed to move in the hotel.

During the 1998 World Cup, then-manager Manuel Hoddle would organise barbecues for his players from time to time, and Eriksen would also charter some restaurants or bars around the tournament for the players to relax in the evening.

But under Capello's management, England players spent most of their time locked up in small hotel bars or went back to their rooms to play games.

This level of seclusion, vigilance against the media and tense nerves may be the only North Korean team more than the English in this World Cup, and Capello's iron-faced role is reminiscent of the legendary "political commissar" of the North Korean team.

This is the first time Capello has led the England team to play a tournament-style game, and the previous qualifiers have been temporary training camps, and there will be no long-term concentration of the whole team.

For such a team with long-term psychological problems, and even an overly stereotyped and nervous element in the national character, relaxation may be more effective than pressurization, and the British media chanting for the championship before the World Cup has put too much pressure on these players, and now by Capello so tossed, the nervousness has completely spread in the England team.

In the last 10 minutes against Slovenia, the England's nervousness returned, but fortunately, Capello remembered Beckham, and Beckham, like Donovan, played England's hero in the final moments of the game.

On his first touch, David Beckham found Steven Gerrard in the box with a pinpoint long ball at 45 degrees, who used his not-so-good header to help England through the barrier.

But what next?

England, who had taken the lead, did not let up, their formation was over-contracted, and they even dragged their time at the corner flag in order to hold the win, and although they qualified from the group, the root of the Englishman's illness did not look to be removed.

Look at the Americans in the same group, why are they excited when they arrive at the competition, and it is easy to get into shape when they meet strong teams?

A completely different psychological state is the key, the national character of the Americans is full of optimism, self-confidence and even conceit, Donovan talks about the group top when he opens his mouth to "firmly believe", "proud" such words, like the England team, driven by fear, it is simply a fantasy for the Americans, this kind of mixed energy is actually what the English lack, Capello's team wants to go far in the World Cup, first of all, it must be liberated from the burden of thought, "relax" is the most important keyword at the moment.

David Beckham finally stepped onto the stage from a World Cup spectator, and he also saved England with a beautiful assist.

If Fabio Capello's side are to go far in the World Cup, in addition to learning to relax, it is clear that the stubborn Italians will need to learn how to respect Beckham.