At full-time, England drew 0-0 with Belgium.

England tops the table on goal difference and will enter the "top half of death" in the knockout round, with Japan facing Japan in the quarterfinals.

Qualifying from the group was a little relieved for Jose.

If England fail to score a goal in three group games, then even if Jose keeps the goal intact, England will still be out of the group stage.

In the case that his teammates have no tacit understanding with Jose, Jose will be powerless no matter how strong he is.

And once in the knockout round, as long as teammates don't cheat themselves, the balance of victory will be in Jose's favor.

Four days later, at 2 o'clock in the morning on July 3, China time, the 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup were contested at the Rostov Stadium.

England, the defending champions of the European Championship, have been listed as favourites to win the tournament by relying on Jose to win the top spot without conceding a goal in the group stage and beating the European Red Devils Belgium.

Japan, on the other hand, stumbled and only relied on the advantage of red and yellow cards to beat Senegal to advance.

In the face of the relatively weak "Blue Samurai", the Three Meow Legion will naturally not show mercy, and Japan, as the only seedling in Asia, must also strive to defend the honor of Asian football.

At the beginning of the first half, the Japanese team took the lead in attacking.

In the first minute, Shinji Kagawa tried a long-range shot from the outside.

It's a pity that the ball speed is a bit off the mark, and there is no threat to Jose.

I saw Jose move slightly, then jumped up slightly, and picked off the ball in mid-air with both hands.

Jose took a goal kick and passed it to Stones in front of him.

Although the English players will not exclude Jose, they also do not have any tacit understanding with Jose, so Jose's quick ball play will not work as well as it should.

In this case, it is better to play steadily, defend and play the ball step by step.

In the 6th minute, the Japanese team hit the penalty area again.

Makoto Hasebe is assigned to the left side.

Qianguishi went down to the bottom and crossed.

Shinji Kagawa followed up with a left-footed shot.

Jose glanced at the ball's flight path and continued to stand in the middle of the goal without making any save.

With just one glance, Jose had already judged that the opponent's shot had been missed.

Two minutes later, England finally broke through the opposition defence.

Alexander-Arnold crosses the ball into the box.

Unfortunately, Lingard was fouled when he stepped forward to scramble.

England squandered an attacking opportunity.

In the 9th minute, the Japanese team organized an attack.

Facing the England defence, Chang Ziyuan tried to shoot from a long distance.

Stones wanted to come forward and block.

When Jose saw it, he immediately shouted, "Don't move." ”

Japan's long-range shot, if left unheeded, would have been straight out of the goal.

However, if it is blocked, it can cause the ball to change direction and fly into the goal.

In the 15th minute, England got their first shot of the game.

Ashley Young knocks.

Raheem Sterling fired a powerful shot from the edge of the six-yard box that went over the back of the net.

Watching "Happy Boy" play, you must keep a calm mind, otherwise you will be angry with him.

One minute later, Kane's header was deflected and Jesse Lingard turned and swept away.

It's a pity that it was blocked.

England stepped up their attack.

In the 20th minute, Kieran Trippier crossed diagonally.

Harry Kane's shot was still blocked by Yuto Nagatomo.

In the 24th minute, Kieran Trippier crossed from the right.

However, Raheem Sterling couldn't get a shot on goal in front of goal.

The ball was confiscated directly by Eiji Kawashima.

In the 27th minute, Jose made a long pass from the backfield, and the ball went directly past the midfield.

Jordan Henderson's header was flicked up front, but his team-mate couldn't get it in place.

In the 30th minute, Japan had a chance to counterattack.

Yuto Nagatomo crosses.

On the edge of the small penalty area, Qianguishi hit the goal with a header.

The ball flies straight to the bottom left of the goal.

The threat of this shot was not small, but it was Jose who was encountered.

I saw Jose make a side pounce and directly hold down the ball.

In the 43rd minute, Japan had the best chance of the first half.

Yuto Nagatomo swept the ball towards goal.

In the small penalty area, 5 yards away, Da Qiang Yong also took advantage of the situation.

The ball rolled quickly towards the bottom right corner of the goal.

This time, instead of risking a flying save, José quickly moved to the right side of the goal and then stretched out his left foot to block the rolling path of the ball.

The ball was narrowly blocked by Jose.

Walker flew up to clear.

A heart-pounding scene appeared.

Kyle Walker clears the ball in the direction of goal.

Is there going to be an own goal?

Just as Jose was about to use the plug-in, Stones arrived just in time to block the ball off the goal line.

This time, Jose made a decisive leap and pressed the ball blocked by Stones to the ground.

Jose put an end to this wave of attacks from the Japanese team.

At the end of the first half, England drew 0-0 with Japan.

England had a much better player than Japan, but there were no good scoring opportunities throughout the first half.

On the contrary, it was the Japanese team who did a very good job of defending and counterattacking.

If it weren't Jose who was the goalkeeper for England, England would probably be 2-0 down at this time.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, with Japan taking the lead in the offensive.

In the 47th minute, Japan's counterattack opportunity.

Shibasaki midfielder has a straight kick.

Genki Haraguchi volleys into the far corner from the right side of the penalty area.

The ball makes a beautiful arc in the air and flies above the far corner.

Jose calculated, intercepted halfway, and categorically couldn't reach it.

The only way to do this is to use the power of the plug-in and then rush to the left side of the goal and make the corresponding save.

There was no danger, and Jose single-handedly blocked Japan's excellent shot.

However, the Japanese team's attack did not stop.

In the 51st minute, Qianguishi suddenly launched a cold arrow on the periphery.

The England players were unprepared and could only watch as the ball hung into the top right corner of the goal.

World waves, wonderful world waves.

The Japanese fans cheered on the spot.

Unfortunately, the cheers had not yet fallen, and José appeared on the right side of the goal in disbelief.

Jose leaped to his feet and reached out his left hand towards the ball, which was blocked from the baseline.

Japan gets a corner kick from the right.

Corner kick taken.

It went straight into the small penalty area.

How could Jose let someone else get the high ball in the small penalty area?

So Japan wasted a corner.

England began to step up their attack.

It's a pity that whether it was Sterling's outside instep or Kane's header, they were directly confiscated by the Japanese goalkeeper.

Although Jose's strong mental attributes affect the opponent's attacking players, the opposing goalkeepers are also competitive and they tend to perform better.

In the 63rd minute, Japan had another good chance.

Sakai Hiroki is passed horizontally under the bottom.

Jose came out to block the ball, and he couldn't always wait for the opponent to shoot before making a save.

The ball flew towards Maguire.

However, Maguire failed to hold the ball, and was instead picked up by Japanese player Yuu Okoto.

On the edge of the penalty area, Da Qiang Yong also made up for it.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a good angle and Jose didn't have to spend much to make the save.

England launched a stormy attack.

José was suddenly at ease.

Unfortunately, the Japanese team did a very good job defending, and stubbornly blocked England's attack.

"These three meow legions are the three meow legions, they look very fierce, but they are actually lethal."

"Come on, Jose, I'm betting on you to win." Some fans shouted.

"Isn't it stupid? Jose is strong, but he's just a goalkeeper. ”

"That's it, anyway, in this game, I'm optimistic that the two sides will draw."

(End of chapter)