Chapter 343: It's embarrassing all of a sudden
In the eagerly anticipation of the fans, the World Cup final day has finally arrived.
Unlike the usual matches, the live broadcast signal was transmitted to the world early, and fans were able to witness the pre-match warm-ups of the stars.
In the live broadcast footage, Jose and his teammates are playing on the sidelines.
Jose has performed a series of excellent performances, and finally completely conquered these arrogant British players.
After the warm-up, the players returned to the dressing room.
And the Luzhniki Stadium began the pre-match show.
First of all, the Russian dance, and a recap of the highlights of this World Cup, highlighted Jose's 35-yard shocking world wave.
Then stars such as Nicky Jam and Will Smith took the stage.
To the tears of the fans, Ronaldinho appeared on the pitch, and he made a cameo as a drummer and gave a wonderful performance to the fans along with the beautiful women.
Towards the end of the live performance, players from both sides came to the players' tunnel.
Despite his calm appearance, José has an indescribable excitement inside.
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A system that hadn't been there for a long time suddenly appeared.
Just as Jose was about to shut down the system, Lahm arrived today with the Hercules Cup as the captain of the German team, the winner of the last World Cup.
Players from both sides entered the field, lined up, and the national anthem sounded.
José hummed the Chinese national anthem.
The Chinese national football team could not appear in the World Cup, and Jose could only make up for this regret.
The players shook hands and Kane gave England the chance to kick off first.
In terms of the starting line-up, England continued with their previous formation.
As for the French team, Deschamps put on a balanced 4231 offensive and defensive formation, the specific list is as follows.
Goalkeeper: Lloris.
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez, Umtiti, Varane, Pavard.
Defenders: Matuidi, N'Golo Kante.
Attacking defenders: Antoine Griezmann, Pogba, Mbappe.
Striker: Olivier Giroud.
With the referee's whistle, the much-anticipated World Cup final began.
In the centre circle, Kane tee off and passes straight back to Henderson.
Henderson then passed back to Jose.
Jose held the ball slightly and drove into the midfield position before Mbappe arrived.
England organised the first wave of attack.
On the left side of the pitch, Kane and Raphael Varane battled for the ball and eventually touched it off the touchline.
England's first wave of attack came to a halt.
France takes the ball from the boundary.
The ball ended up at the feet of Mbappe.
The English players were well aware of Mbappe's quality, and Kieran Trippier decisively broke the ball off the touchline.
A minute later, Pogba played a long ball into the box.
John Stones was just about to fight for the top to clear the game.
Jose came out and yelled at Stones, "Let me come." ”
Hearing José's words, Stones stopped.
In the middle of the box, Jose easily confiscated Pogba's pass.
Jose quickly took a goal kick and England played a quick counter-attack.
Unfortunately, Raheem Sterling didn't get the ball well and was cleared off the touchline by Raphael Varane.
In the 4th minute, Ashley Young sent in a low cross.
Raphael Varane was brilliant again, as he got ahead of Kane to keep the ball out.
France got the ball.
However, they were unable to break through the England defence.
In the 7th minute, England again organized an attack.
Ashley Young crosses from the left.
This time, it was Mbappe who completed the blocking.
One minute later, Kyle Walker crossed from the right.
This time it was pushed out by Pavard.
In the 10th minute, Henderson made a long pass from midfield.
Raheem Sterling stopped the ball a little wider, but the ball rolled off the line.
In the 14th minute, Raheem Sterling advanced down the left and crossed a low flat ball, and Umtiti cleared the ball in a key position.
In the first ten minutes, although the England team controlled the attack, there was no real chance at all.
The French team, on the other hand, put down its strong posture and took the initiative to shrink the defensive line.
"What kind of strong team is this French team? I only know that the turtle is cowering in my own half. A fan immediately said so.
Actually, this is not a fan's idea.
In this World Cup, the French team has never exceeded 40% of the ball in the knockout stage.
Against Belgium, France had less than a third of the ball.
It was this pragmatic style of play that led them to eliminate Argentina and Belgium successively.
England have conceded just one goal so far, but that's because of Jose.
In the 17th minute, Griezmann won the ball on the right side of the front, and he was just about to turn around, but Henderson hit him and brought him down directly.
France were awarded a free-kick on the right side of the pitch and the penalty spot was 40 yards from goal.
Griezmann is in charge of the punishment.
Jose arranged for his teammates to line up the wall as soon as possible.
Antoine Griezmann takes a free-kick and crosses it with his left foot into the middle of the box.
At the penalty spot, Raphael Varane followed up with a leap to the top.
Jose keeps a close eye on Varane's header.
As a result, Varane's hair just rubbed against the ball.
Immediately after, the unexpected happened.
Three yards out at the back post, Harry Kane battled for the ball and in the confusion headed the ball towards the near side of the goal.
The ball was fast and the ball crossed the goal line in an instant.
Although Jose reacted in time, he could only touch the ball with his fingertips.
The ball went in.
Relying on Harry Kane's own goal, the French team took a surprise one-goal lead.
And Harry Kane was embarrassed at this moment.
The game continues.
For the rest of the game, it was completely into the favorite rhythm of the French team.
England were forced to press on the attack.
Jose, on the other hand, could only look ahead from the back.
With the speed of the French team's counterattack, Jose did not dare to press out recklessly.
Although Mbappe can't outrun Jose in terms of pure speed, Jose, who can't use his hands when he is out of the penalty area, has to be halved.
In the 20th minute, England got a free kick in front.
Ashley Young converts a free-kick cross.
Stones flicks his head at goal.
It's a pity that it's higher than the beam.
England didn't have as much luck as France.
Two minutes later, France counter-attacked.
Pogba passes.
Mbappe takes the ball and pushes at high speed.
On the right side of the penalty area, Mbappe crosses with his feet.
Seeing that Giroud was about to reach the ball, Jose hit it in time.
Jose got ahead of Giroud and plucked the ball out of the air.
In the 27th minute, England's efforts seemed to pay off.
Jose kicked the ball off with a big kick at the back and sent it directly to the outside of the opponent's arc island.
Henderson got the first shot in front of him and his header was straight to the right of the box.
Trippier again headed the ball into the middle.
Kane heads in with a header.
It was blocked by Lowry's fists.
The ball fell to the unmarked Sterling.
On the edge of the six-yard box, Raheem Sterling faced an empty goal and fired hard.
My grandmother could have scored a goal, but it was knocked away by Raheem Sterling.
England missed an equaliser.
The French team stepped up their counter-attack, but Mbappe and Pogba's shots failed to penetrate Jose's ten fingers.
In the 33rd minute, France won another corner kick opportunity.
Antoine Griezmann takes a corner.
In front of the post, Matuidi's header is ferried.
The ball slid over the box and hit Kieran Trippier's hand.
The French players were the first to complain about Kieran Trippier's handball.
Due to the chaos in the penalty area at the time, the referee could not determine whether it was handball.
There was no choice but to turn to the VAR for help.
Through VAR replays, the referee confirmed the fact of Kieran Trippier's handball and he did not hesitate to award a penalty.
In fact, it was Mandzukic who scored an own goal at that time.
(End of chapter)