On June 12, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was held as scheduled.

Fans all over the world are drawn to the country of Samba, ready to witness another king to the top.

Due to the 11-hour time difference between China and Brazil, all the matches of this World Cup are held in the early hours of China time, which is not very friendly to Chinese fans.

But there will always be no shortage of fans in China, and Zhang Chaoqiang's father is one of them.

When he got up in the morning to exercise, Zhang Chaoqiang saw his father yawning and preparing to go to bed.

"Dad, did you watch the game again last night?"

"Hmm."

"Which one?"

"Spain vs. Netherlands, I didn't expect it to be like this, Spain lost 1:5 ......"

Zhang Chaoqiang's father is not a loyal fan of a certain team, he just likes the competition to watch the excitement.

However, Spain's match against the Netherlands was a shocking affair, as the Matadors, who had won three consecutive tournaments, lost so badly, and to their World Cup-winning finalists four years earlier.

In the following weeks, the World Cup continued, and the results were not unexpected.

Defending champions Spain were eliminated from the tournament after losing back-to-back games to the Netherlands and Chile in the group stage.

It was the first big upset of this World Cup.

Soon England and Italy were also eliminated at the same time, and the two teams were placed in the same group before being eliminated by Costa Rica and Uruguay.

This is the second big upset of this World Cup.

In the life-and-death battle between Italy and Uruguay, Uruguayan striker Suarez directly moved his mouth and bit Chiellini's shoulder, successfully attracting the attention of fans all over the world.

There is no doubt that Suarez is the hottest star in the group stage of this World Cup.

However, what Zhang Chaoqiang didn't expect was that he actually benefited.

Suarez bit Chiellini, who had managed to get past Chiellini and create a penalty in the Europa League quarter-finals three months earlier.

So domestic fans began to hype the topic again, saying that Suarez was just like this, and even Chiellini couldn't figure it out and was forced to bite people urgently, but Zhang Chaoqiang easily passed the other party before.

After Zhang Chaoqiang saw these hypes, he only regarded them as jokes, and there was no way to compare them like this between players.

Suarez is the new Premier League Golden Boot, and he is definitely much stronger than himself in terms of strength.

By the way, the four teams representing the AFC in the World Cup in Brazil this time did not achieve satisfactory results, all died in the group stage, and all of them finished at the bottom of the group.

Japan, South Korea and Iran all have one point from one draw and two losses, while Australia has lost all three games without a point.

Under all kinds of disturbances, the knockout round of the World Cup officially began.

There are no surprises in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals, and it is basically the stronger teams that advance.

In the semi-finals, Brazil and Germany once again played a big upset.

Before the start of this World Cup, the favorites to win the championship are Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and Spain.

Although Spain was knocked out in the group stage, the other three teams all managed to advance to the semi-finals, which looks quite reliable.

So this time Brazil fought Germany, many people thought that it would be a big battle between Mars and the earth, but they didn't expect the final result to be King Kong vs. Actress.

7:1！

Germany slaughtered hosts Brazil 7-1 in the Brazilians' stadium.

It's brutal.

In China, Zhang Chaoqiang was once again mentioned by fans.

There were many reasons for Brazil's heavy defeat, one of which was the suspension of Thiago Silva, the core of the defence, for accumulating yellow cards.

In the previous French League Cup final, Zhang Chaoqiang had an excellent performance of stepping on a bicycle past Thiago Silva and then scoring a goal.

After Germany's big win over Brazil, this World Cup is gradually coming to an end.

The German team beat Argentina 1-0 in the final thanks to Gotze's goal to win the World Cup for the fourth time.

In terms of various awards after the game, Messi won the World Cup Golden Ball, Muller won the Silver Ball, and Robben won the Bronze Ball.

Manuel Neuer won the Golden Glove, Pogba won the Rookie of the Year award, and the World Cup Golden Boot went to Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez, also known as Ronaldo.

Ronaldo is the fastest growing player in this World Cup, and he can be described as an overnight hit, attracting many giants to compete for it.

But as a player playing in Ligue 1, Zhang Chaoqiang knows very well that Ronaldo himself is very strong.

In the past season, Monaco won the Ligue 1 runner-up thanks to Ronaldo's outstanding performance, and Ronaldo himself was elected Ligue 1 assist king.

A core player of the Ligue 1 runners-up team, but he is not well-known in the World Cup.

I have to say that the attention of Ligue 1 is indeed a bit low.

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After the World Cup, the 2014 summer transfer season in world football began to take place.

J Ronaldo, who exploded in the World Cup, Di Maria, who was the best player in the Champions League final, Suarez who was the Premier League Golden Boot, Diego Costa, who was the top scorer of the Sheets Army, and Cesc Fabregas, who failed to chase his dream, are all popular players for the European giants.

In addition to paying attention to the transfer news of those giant teams, Chinese fans also pay attention to the news of Lyon in Ligue 1 at any time.

Lyon has been quiet since announcing the change of manager.

The biggest news is to let Gomi go and let him join Swansea in the Premier League on a free transfer.

Regarding Lyon's release of Gomi, Chinese fans have already interpreted it clearly.

This is obviously to focus on cultivating Lacazette and helping him to ascend to the top.

However, for Zhang Chaoqiang, Gomi's departure is undoubtedly good news.

The front line is less crowded, and Zhang Chaoqiang can get more opportunities.

And apart from Gomi, Lyon doesn't seem to be planning to make much of a move.

In mid-July, Lyon finally started to have transfer news on the horizon.

The first news is the transfer departure, with substitute striker Brion moving to Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.

Brion himself is a substitute for the team, and Zhang Chaoqiang has few opportunities after his rise, and it is reasonable to leave.

The second news is finally a signing, Lyon spent 1.5 million euros to bring in Paris Saint-Germain's backup right-back Christopher Jalle.

Lyon didn't have a reliable right-back last season, so they always asked Tolisso to make cameos, and now they finally remembered it.

Lyon then announced the transfer of Mauritian centre-back Lindessey Rose from relegation side Valenciennes, the sale of reserve striker Puglia to Nice, and the transfer of '96 teenager Maxwell Cornet from Ligue 2 champions Metz.

Cornet played as a striker, which finally aroused the interest of Chinese fans.

However, everyone soon found out that Cornet only played as a substitute in Ligue 2 last season, and Lyon's recruitment was a future investment, which basically did not affect Zhang Chaoqiang's position, so everyone was relieved.

In general, Lyon's transfers are all petty fights and nothing to see at all.

Immediately after that, Lyon's warm-up opponents were not attractive enough, namely Sevilla and Sporting Lisbon.

Sevilla are the winners of the Europa League, and Sporting Lisbon are one of the top three teams in the Portuguese Super League, but both are teams that have not received much attention.

On July 19, Zhang Chaoqiang boarded a plane and flew to France on a travel-friendly day specially selected by his parents.

The team's new season training camp is about to begin.