Chapter 342: Golden Globe Favorite
Modric deserves to be a big-hearted player, standing in the penalty area against Jose, he still behaves unusually calmly.
Modric took a deep breath and started to run and hit the back of the net.
Spoon penalty!
Luka Modric awarded a spoon penalty.
In penalty kicks, spoon penalties may seem simple, but they are not available to players who are not big hearts.
Jose was almost deceived by Modric.
However, Jose, who is burdened with a plug-in, also has enough self-confidence.
He always waited until the opponent kicked the ball before making a save.
This time, José didn't use the plug-in, but just jumped up lightly on the spot and plucked the ball from above the goal with both hands.
Jose easily cleared Modric's spoon penalty!
"Croatia's No. 10 penalty is too unthreatening, isn't it?" It must be a pseudo-fan who said this.
"You know what? The Magic Flute awarded a spoon penalty. In addition to the competition of skills, the spoon penalty is more about the psychological quality. ”
"According to you, Jose beat Croatia No.10 in terms of mental quality?"
"Hmm."
Amid the fan discussion, Harry Kane made his appearance for England.
Kane, as Tottenham's number one penalty taker, plus the captain of the Three Lions, is naturally full of confidence.
However, it is ironic that Harry Kane actually slipped on the soles of his feet, and his shot had no speed or angle, and was easily saved by Subaxiac.
Six players took penalties and missed all of them, which is not a matter of probability at all.
"Hallucination, this must be an illusion." Some fans shouted.
"I believe Jose is so good at saving a penalty, but Subasic is also so good at saving a penalty?"
"Of course it's amazing, otherwise why do you think Croatia has won penalty shootouts in a row?"
Jose stood on the goal line for the fourth time in the penalty shootout.
The next two rounds of penalties will be the key of the key.
Rakitic stepped into the penalty area.
"You're strong." Rakitic said suddenly.
"I know." Jose looked calm and said lightly.
"But you made the game out of suspense." Rakitic said again.
"I know."
Hearing José's answer, Rakitic was speechless.
Without a word, Rakitic awarded the penalty.
Despite his best efforts, he has not been able to get past José's ten-finger barrier.
In this regard, the fans have begun to numb.
It was Marcus Rashford's turn.
As a player younger than Jose, Rashford doesn't know what pressure is.
He volleyed directly and vigorously into the bottom right.
This time, Subaic continued to guess in the right direction.
Unfortunately, Subasic was a little short of a quick save.
The ball is in!
England finally got the lead.
In the final round, as long as Jose saves the opponent's penalty, then Jose does not need to play a penalty and England can still advance to the final.
In the limelight, Vader made his way to the penalty area.
Surprisingly, Vida appeared extraordinarily relaxed.
In his opinion, he just went up and went through the motions.
Like most defenders taking penalties, Vida opted for a volley with all his might.
The ball turned into an afterimage and flew straight to the top left of the goal.
Jose did not hesitate, and used the "time-lapse" at the moment when the opponent kicked the ball.
However, the unexpected happened.
When Jose saved, he also had a slippage on the soles of his feet!
"Shit!" Jose wants to get up from the ground, but only for a second, where is the time?
The ball went in.
Croatia miraculously equalised.
There was silence!
"I can't stand it, I can't stand it."
"At the last minute, there was such an exciting thing?"
"José, did you mean it?"
"It must be, in order to play last, deliberately let the opponent score."
"It's been two years and finally someone has scored a penalty against Jose."
At this moment, fans frantically swiped the screen to leave messages.
While the fans were talking, Jose walked to the penalty area.
Facing Jose, Subacric looked particularly excited.
Jose is the world's No. 1 goalkeeper, and if he can save his penalty, Subasic will definitely be worth a lot more.
In the face of the excited Subacric, Jose was quite calm.
In terms of pure archery, José can only be regarded as an ordinary level, and the only thing he can rely on is violent heavy artillery.
José is the first person to use free-kick techniques to take penalties, but he is definitely the best one.
Jose found the point of force on the ball and then gently placed it on the ground.
After stretching the run-up distance as much as possible, Jose finally started moving.
"Bang~" There was a bang.
People didn't see what was going on, the ball was already lying in the net.
Subacric stood quietly in front of the goal as if he had been down, feeling like an ignorant child, and he was thinking of saving Jose's penalty.
When Subaic was down, the audience instantly erupted in thunderous cheers.
"José, I love you!" There were female fans chanting.
Southgate flocked to Jose along with the English players.
England finally won the first penalty shoot-out in history.
After 52 years, they reached the World Cup final again.
This moment definitely deserves to be remembered in history.
José has finally started to celebrate!
Regardless of the final result, he was the No. 1 Chinese player to make history.
The next day, both the Sun and the Daily Mirror devoted a large section to José's detailed coverage.
The news that Jose is married once again made countless female fans cry sadly.
Of course, there are also female fans who don't care whether Jose is married or not, they say that they are willing to give everything they have as long as Jose needs it.
In this regard, Huaxia fans only have one word: "Phew! ”
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Reaching the final is undoubtedly exciting.
But Jose quickly regained his composure, and he had his sights set on the final.
France are definitely not an easy opponent to play against.
It's been 20 years since they last won the World Cup, and the Gallic Roosters are the favourites to win the tournament with a lavish line-up, while the performances of Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann will also be in the spotlight.
The England team, although it defeated strong teams such as Brazil and Croatia, mainly relied on Jose alone, and football has always been a team sport.
One or two good players can indeed improve the strength of the team, but it is too unlikely to rely on one or two players to get to the end.
For this World Cup final, there are three main concerns.
The first concern is whether England can completely get rid of the title of soft-footed crab in the competition.
Before the start of the World Cup, although England had Jose, there were very few who favored England.
Although England made it all the way to the final, they won all the way to the final and would have been eliminated against Brazil in the last eight, if it weren't for Jose.
The second concern is who will win the second World Cup first between France and England.
France and England have both won the World Cup just once, but France have reached the final three times in the last 20 years, and England are lucky to have reached the last eight.
The third concern is the final attribution of the Golden Globe Awards.
With only one round left in this World Cup, the suspense of the Ballon d'Or has almost surfaced.
Jose is undoubtedly the favorite among the favourites, followed by Luka Modric, Harry Kane, Eden Hazard, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann, all of whom are also hoping to win the Ballon d'Or at this World Cup.
It's just that the World Cup Golden Ball Award is known as a "hot potato", and many players who have won the honor before have not been able to win the current World Cup in the end.
(End of chapter)