Chapter 1031: In and Out of the Play (4)
PS1: Continue to ask for recommendation votes here, free books don't need to spend money, and it should be okay to give more recommendation votes, right? Thank you here~
PS2: Let's talk about the book friend group here, the group number is three, seven, zero, five, four, nine, nine, one, nine, nine, verifies that the answer is NTR knight, well, that's it.
One to two! The host South Korean team successfully eliminated the powerful defending champion and advanced to the quarterfinals with a golden goal from their main striker Ahn Jung-hwan in the 117th minute of the match. While setting the best record since its participation in the World Cup, it also equaled the best result of an Asian team in the World Cup set by North Korea in the World Cup in England 36 years ago! (Note: That year, North Korea unexpectedly defeated Italy, led by Facchetti and Rivera, to qualify for the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and although they failed to go further in the quarter-finals with Eusebio's Portugal, their tenacious style was still appreciated by fans around the world.) )
Looking at Ahn Jung-hwan, who ran to the stands to celebrate wildly after scoring the killer goal, and the other Korean players who were also dancing on the sidelines with a villainous expression on their faces, celebrating their victory over Italy's formidable opponent in the game, and the Korean fans who sang the national anthem in the stands and were not ashamed in the slightest, the Italian players' hearts were filled with sadness and anger.
"Damn! If it weren't for that whistle covering you, who turned this football game into an encyclopedia of fouls and misjudgments, how could we have lost to you unruly guys! After losing this match in a very embarrassing way, the always mild-mannered Maldini couldn't help but be angry at this time. The Italian captain had intended to push hard in his final World Cup and do everything in his power to help Italy challenge for the reigning Hercules Cup...... And now, due to the shamelessness of the Koreans and the mediocrity of Moreno, every qiē has become a mirror, how does this not make Maldini angry?
Maldini is also holding the same feelings, and his friend Albertini, the world-class defender who has passed his age, knows quite well that at his current age, it is basically impossible to participate in the World Cup in Germany in four years, so this can also be regarded as his last World Cup. And now, thanks to Moreno's wonderful performance, Albertini's curtain call at the World Cup has come to an end, and the Milan vice-president is naturally resentful in his heart.
Koko and Montella fell to their knees on the side of the pitch and wept bitterly, and they took this opportunity very seriously when they participated in the World Cup for the first time, and naturally seemed extremely unwilling to this result. Especially in this game, the former who got the chance to start, in the game was beaten by Yoo Sang-tie's black elbow and his head was bleeding, he was slightly injured and could not get out of the line of fire, and his play in the position of left full-back was perfect, but he was still unable to save the fate of Italy's exit, and his heart was naturally more painful than Montella and Tony, who did not have many opportunities to show Xiàn.
Vieri stood silently in the middle of the pitch with his hands on his hips. Although he scored a goal in this game and successfully surpassed Germany's legendary center Gerd Müller in the World Cup overall scorer list to become the all-time top scorer in the World Cup with 15 goals, the team was eliminated in such a shameless way that he could not feel a trace of joy in his heart.
After all, in Vieri's mind, the weight of the team's victory and the World Cup title is obviously much more important than his breaking the World Cup personal goal record, so he will not be able to accept the result of being eliminated by the South Koreans in such a despicable way.
If the South Korean team won the game by real skills or luck, Vieri would not say much about it, after all, football is never a simple competition of strength, luck, tactics, form, weather and other factors will affect the process and result of the game. Therefore, no matter which team they lose, when they lose because of these unexpected situations, they can only admit it and will not complain too much. Now, instead of relying on these factors, South Korea was able to knock Italy out of the tournament with the help of the referees, which is hard to convince.
Vieri's quest to break his World Cup personal goal record came to an abrupt end as South Korea relied on the impressive performance of their 12th-man on the pitch, Moreno, who topped the scorers' charts for the time being.
To be honest, with just six goals so far, Vieri is not very safe if he wants to successfully defend the World Cup Golden Boot. After all, Klose of the German team, Rivaldo and Ronaldo of the Brazilian team feel quite good in scoring goals in this World Cup, among which Klose and Ronaldo have scored five goals, and Rivaldo has also scored four goals, and they are all hopeful of equaling or even surpassing Vieri in the scorer list and attacking the World Cup Golden Boot!
In this way, in the applause of the Koreans and the cries of the Italians, this game that refreshed people's perception of Korean football came to an end, and Italy also became the fourth top team to bid farewell to the World Cup after France, Argentina and Portugal!
However, while Italy have been eliminated from the World Cup and the players will be disbanded on the spot after the tournament to enjoy their long-awaited holidays around the world, for many, now is the time for them to act!
For example, Zhuang Mingge's side, after the game, looking at the Koreans who were triumphant and swaggering off the court, Zhuang Mingge held back the anger in his heart and dialed Johansson's phone.
"Chairman Johansson, I think, I need an explanation from you now." Zhuang Mingge, who was holding the mobile phone, said in a cold tone, he really didn't expect that with Johansson, the former president of UEFA, sitting in FIFA, Italy in this life would still encounter such a bullshit thing, "Regarding the quarterfinals that just ended, can you explain to me why there are so many misjudgments and miscalculations?" ”
"Uh...... Believe me, Antonio, what happened in this game is definitely not what I meant. Although it is not clear how powerful Zhuang Mingge's power is, as an ally who has maintained close cooperation for a long time, Johansson still has some understanding of Zhuang Mingge's true strength. Therefore, after receiving Zhuang Mingge's call, he was also extremely dissatisfied with the referee's performance in this game, and naturally he would not hide it at this juncture, "The assignment of referees is the responsibility of Secretary General Joseph Blatter, and I am preparing to hold him accountable for this matter." ”
me, why is this guy Blatter still working at FIFA? After hearing Johansson's explanation, Zhuang Mingge couldn't help but be stunned, he never expected to hear Blatter's name here.