"Zhou Yi, the captain of the Chinese team, accepted an interview with this reporter for the first time after the game, and he has something to say about the Chinese team's historic breakthrough into the World Cup semi-finals and the best results of the Asian team in the World Cup created by the South Korean team......

Zhou Yi appeared in the picture: "It's quite happy to be able to make history, it's the result of our whole team working together." But I don't think it's a ceiling, it's a whole new starting point......"

The reporter's voice was a little excited: "Does this mean that we have to go further?"

"Why not?" Zhou Yi asked rhetorically.

"But then it's the semi-finals, and if you go a step further, ...... The final is ......" the reporter was frightened.

"Who wouldn't want to make it to the finals if they could?" any team that can reach the semi-finals probably won't just think about ending here, right?" Zhou Yi asked rhetorically.

The reporter recovered from that panic and had to admit that Zhou Yi was right.

"Of course, whether or not we can do it is another matter. But the whole team will definitely work towards this goal. ”

Zhou Yi in the TV screen was not very excited, and his tone was very calm.

Reporters have interviewed several Chinese players, and Zhou Yi is the calmest one. This may be because Zhou Yi has never regarded reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup as his highest goal.

Speaking at the post-match press conference, Lippi said: "I am very happy to be able to make history of Chinese football. I'm glad that the team was able to bring joy to the Chinese fans with the victory. But the World Cup isn't over yet, it's not over for all of us, it's not the time to celebrate, we'll go back and take stock of the game and study the next game against us......"

A reporter asked: "In the semi-finals, you will meet the German team, the favorites to win this World Cup, what do you think about this?"

'Of course the Germans are strong, they are favourites. But I believe in my players and we are strong as well. You can see from the fact that we've beaten teams like Spain and Brazil along the way......"

Lippi seems confident and confident in his team.

No one will laugh at and question Lippi's confidence, because the result of the game is in front of everyone, how the Chinese team has come all the way, as long as the eyes are not blind, it is no longer a question whether the Chinese team is strong or not.

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After the end of the competition, China's media workers collectively entered the high-intensity work rhythm, they must use the shortest time to send their written manuscripts back to China, and the domestic must also use the fastest speed to edit and typeset, the traditional paper media to the printing plant in the shortest possible time, print the finished product, to ensure that in the morning when everyone goes to work, they can buy fresh newspapers.

Online media is different from newspapers, but their requirements for speed and timeliness are only higher than those of traditional newspapers, because they can be edited and immediately posted on the Internet for everyone to see. Whoever can take the lead will attract the most attention.

Television media workers are also very busy, cutting the just-concluded competition into highlights, and making various short videos for use in different programs......

The Chinese team's historic entry into the semifinals of the World Cup, equaling the best results of Asian teams created by the South Korean team, has become the focus of attention of the whole Chinese.

It's a competition between the media, and no one wants to be left behind......

In addition to these media people, ordinary netizens and fans are also continuing their carnival online.

Because the game kicked off at four o'clock in the morning Beijing time, it was almost six o'clock after the game, and the sky was already bright.

The fans who stayed up all night were not sleepy at this moment, they opened the curtains, looked at the white eastern sky outside the window, stretched their waists, and then continued to pay attention to all the news about the Chinese team.

Weibo, Hupu, Zhihu, Tieba, QQ, WeChat...... In all the online communities, a lot of topics related to the Chinese team have emerged, and "we won" is the phrase that appears most frequently.

The jokers also went out one after another, using their ingenuity and ingenuity in Chinese football.

It's just that in the past, they made up jokes that mocked and satirized Chinese football, but now they are teary-eyed jokes that praise and praise.

"It's time to show my identity as a 30-year-old Chinese fan!"

"There is no need to let the disgusting 'all-time best' of the Korean team hang in front of you!"

"There were two firecrackers outside our community just now, it was like the New Year!"

"What's two times? We've got people here to this day...... I just went out to see, and the road outside the community is covered with confetti, the real 'earth red'!"

......

On the Internet, in response to Zhou Yi's previous tweet congratulating the German team on breaking into the semi-finals, Mark Wagner also responded with a tweet, writing: "Congratulations, my good friend! Now we can meet in the semi-finals!

Then he @ Zhou Yi.

It is not only the Chinese media that has hyped up the victory of the Chinese team, but the German media is also paying attention to the news that the Chinese team has reached the semi-finals.

Because there are three players in this Chinese team who play in the Bundesliga, especially Zhou Yi, the German media are very familiar with him.

It is precisely because of familiarity and knowing Zhou Yi's awesomeness that when the German media became their opponent in the semi-finals, none of the media said that this was a good result for the German team, on the contrary, their attitude was very cautious.

“...... It has the absolute core and main winger of Dortmund, the main midfielder of Schalke 04, the main striker of Paris Saint-Germain, the main central defender of Inter Milan, and the main goalkeeper of Chelsea...... Such a Chinese team is completely different from the Chinese team that we thought we used to be, and I think we should be cautious, and it is definitely not good news to meet the Chinese team in the semi-finals. They have already beaten Spain and Brazil, Colombia and especially Brazil, and they have given their proud hosts a bitter taste of defeat......"

Loew said he was already carefully studying the footage of the Chinese team's game and that he would find a way to deal with the Chinese team. My advice is, no matter what the cost, we must contain Zhou Yi, he is the brain of the Chinese team, he is very important to the Chinese team!"

"Don't ignore Yang Muge and Yan Min, one is Schalke's main midfielder, he just finished the game, and he didn't have a temper at all when he played well in the first four games. Yan Min is a wide attacking player with strong assault ability......"

"In addition, I think Sun Pan will definitely be a person who will cause us a lot of problems, obviously he is a goalkeeper who is strong when he is strong. When the German team attacks, it may instead provoke his form...... I would like to remind you of one thing, remember how Dortmund were knocked out of the German Cup by a third-division team like the Offenbach Kickers - it was Sun Pan who was the goalkeeper for the Offenbach Kickers, who helped the team drag the game into a penalty shoot-out and then used his individual ability to beat Dortmund in the penalty shoot-out...... I have no doubt that Lippi will refer to that game, and the Chinese team will definitely practice penalty kicks before the semi-finals......"

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While delighted that the Chinese team reached the semi-finals, domestic fans also began to pay attention to the semi-finals with the German team.

Now that we have reached the semi-finals, it is impossible to have any weaker opponents.

In fact, in the list of the top four, it may be the weakest Chinese team......

Just after the match between China and Colombia, the remaining two quarter-finals of the second day were also played.

Argentina defeated Belgium 1-0 thanks to Higuain's goal in the eighth minute and became the third team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.

In the other quarter-final, the Netherlands drew 0-0 with Costa Rica after 120 minutes. In the final minute of extra time, Dutch coach Louis van Gaal made a substitution, replacing starting goalkeeper Sirisson.

Such substitutions are rare because they are not easily substituted unless the goalkeeper is injured.

But the substitution had a very obvious purpose, which was a penalty shoot-out.

Louis van Gaal was replaced by the Netherlands' substitute goalkeeper Krul.

The substitute came on to catch the penalty shoot-out between the Netherlands and Costa Rica.

In five rounds of penalty kicks, Krull judged all the right directions and saved two penalties to help the Dutch team eliminate Costa Rica 4-3 in the penalty shoot-out and reach the semi-finals.

In this way, there are two European teams in the top four, a South American team, and an Asian team.

Compared with world-class teams such as Germany, the Netherlands, and Argentina, the Chinese team, which has historically reached the top four of the World Cup, is indeed the weakest, although their performance in this World Cup may not be weak......

Now in the semi-finals, against the favorite German team, fans of the Chinese team will have a lot of ideas.

Some people will wonder why we can't reach the final and create the best result for an Asian team in the history of the World Cup, since we are all semi-finals.

If we can reach the World Cup final, then why can't we think about winning the championship? If this is really done, it will no longer be a joke used on the Internet to ridicule Chinese football...... It's really exciting to think about this result.

But some people will think that the German team is too strong, and we should not give the Chinese team too high expectations and too much pressure, which will be detrimental to the team's performance. In fact, the performance of the Chinese team has far exceeded our expectations, so everyone should relax and enjoy the game of the Chinese team, whether they win or lose.

Both opinions were supported by a lot of people, and the two sides quarreled online.

The latter accuses the former of being obscene, and the former considers the latter a coward who can't even think about it......

In fact, this kind of ideological disunity is not only among fans, but also within the Chinese national team, there are also situations where everyone has inconsistent ideas......

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PS, tomorrow should be the last day of the book's update. The last three chapters will all be updated, thank you for your company in the past two years!