With two goals down, the game is largely a long way for England.

Despite the time to go, it won't be easy for them to find the back of the net against Spain, and it won't help if they only score one goal, they need to score at least two.

It's a bit too difficult!

On the sidelines, Southgate couldn't sit still and replaced Raheem Sterling, who was underperforming, for Jamie Vardy.

Raheem Sterling had squandered a couple of chances to open the scoring in this game, and if he had taken even one of those chances, England would not have been so passive now.

Of course, Sterling can't be blamed for this, after all, people play happy football.

Jamie Vardy came on and had an immediate effect up front.

With his combination and attracting firepower, Kane played a lot easier.

Jamie Vardy is a late bloomer, and his experience is inspirational in football.

Jamie Vardy was abandoned by the professional team's academy in the early years because of his height, and later played part-time in the amateur league while working.

At the age of 25, Vardy was still playing for an unknown League Two side.

League Two is the fourth tier in England and the lowest professional league in the UK, with the National League below League Two, which is mostly amateur teams.

A 25-year-old player, mixed in this kind of low-level league, would normally be obscure and consume his career in obscurity.

But Vardy was fortunate that his talent was not buried, but was spotted by Leicester City, who were then in the Championship, and moved to the Foxes for £1 million, and in the years that followed, he helped the team to a successful leap and almost did a miracle in the 15-16 season.

The most impressive thing about Jamie Vardy is his fighting spirit, he is always attacking and scrambling as if he doesn't know how to get tired on the pitch, and he is extremely aggressive.

In the 72nd minute of the second half, it was Vardy's successful counter-attack that won a great opportunity for the England team.

Unfortunately, Kane's solo shot was deflected away by Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea, and England missed the chance to pull one back.

When De Gea played for Manchester United, he studied Kane a lot, after all, as a super striker who has become famous in the Premier League in recent years, Kane is very famous in the Premier League and poses a great threat to the goalkeepers of various teams, so it is natural that he is on the list of goalkeepers' attention.

Thanks to this, De Gea made a pre-judgment in advance according to Kane's playing habits when he saved, which successfully resolved the opponent's single knife.

Kane, who missed the opportunity, blamed himself and gestured apologetically to Vardy.

But Vardy didn't care and threw himself into the scramble again.

Around 70 minutes into the game, the Spanish players on the pitch, especially some veterans, began to have physical problems.

The England team is a group of young people, and the only one is not a post-90s Vardy or a new force on the field, so their fitness is no problem at all.

The abundant physical strength allowed them to gradually occupy an advantage in the strangulation of the midfield, and Vardy frequently used the physical advantage to force hand-to-hand combat with the Spanish defenders to further accelerate the consumption of the opponent's physical strength.

The physical advantage, as well as the morale boost brought about by Vardy's constant hand-to-hand fights after coming on the pitch, made the situation on the pitch start to tilt in England's favor during this period.

One obvious change is that England have started to rise in possession and even overtake Spain in a few periods.

"Very clever tactics, and the kind of conspiracy that cannot be avoided, but alas, there is not much time left for the British."

In the stands, the coach of the French team, who had already reached the final in advance, came to the scene again.

Seeing the frantic counterattack of the England team, he couldn't help but sigh.

It's almost 75 minutes on, and England are only starting to get up and running too late.

And the disadvantage of being two goals behind is too great for England to chase back.

What's more, Spain on the opposite side was only temporarily suppressed, and did not say that it was beaten without any power to fight back.

What's more, Bosque is still holding several substitutions for uselessness!

Thinking of this, Deschamps set his sights on the Spanish dugout.

Sure enough, on the Spanish bench, someone had already changed their jerseys and various equipment, standing on the sidelines and listening to Bosque's advice, and it seemed that they were ready to play.

In the 77th minute, Spain made their first substitution.

Thiago came on for David Silva.

It wasn't a counterpoint substitution, after Thiago came on, Lin Quan's position moved to the side, giving him the position in the middle, and Spain's formation became 4231.

Although Thiago has stepped up front, his role is not to attack, but to defend.

When defending, he acts as the first line of defence in front of the two midfielders, blocking and disrupting the opposition's shots and advances, and buying defensive time for his teammates behind him.

In Spain's double midfield, Sergio Busquets has a good sense of position, a high ball quotient, his defensive selection is reasonable, and Koke has a large coverage and strong running ability, and the two can form a good complement.

If the two of them have enough energy, it will be difficult for the other party to penetrate their interception.

Even if the physical strength has decreased, it can exert seventy or eighty percent of its strength, and it is enough to intercept ordinary attacks.

With Thiago on the pitch, Spain's defensive strategy changed significantly.

They began to consciously cut the link between England's forward line and midfield, Kane and Vardy at the front, as long as they cut off the link between them and the midfield, and did not let the football smoothly pass into their hands.

"Hehe, England suffer from the lack of a big core midfielder, if they give them Belgium's De Bruyne, they will be able to play."

"What kind of fart do you want, if De Bruyne gives it to the England team, then the England team will take off directly!"

The combination of De Bruyne + Kane in midfield and forward is scary enough, plus a Vardy, and such a young personnel structure in the England team.

When they fight a sports war, who can withstand it?

After Thiago came on, the Spanish team's defense has improved a lot, but the initiative is still in the hands of the opponent.

Because Isco's physical decline and lack of physical confrontation made Spain's attack on the left side dumb.

It is certainly not enough to defend alone, and being pressed and beaten by the opponent all the time is not a good thing for the Spanish team who are not in good physical condition.

They still need to push the fire outwards and not let the defensive pressure on their own side at the back be too much.

Thinking of this, Bosque used a second substitution.

The 34-year-old veteran Andres Iniesta came on to replace Isco.

When Iniesta came on the pitch, there was a round of applause.

For this meritorious veteran of the team, the Spanish fans have great respect and love.

And judging by Iniesta's age and his form in the league and the national team over the past year, this will certainly be his last World Cup.

He wore a Spanish shirt and played for the national team with one less game.

And this match is likely to be his penultimate game for the Spanish national team.

After Andres Iniesta came on, Spain's attack on the left side quickly improved.

He and Lin are both players with balanced left and right feet, and they can play on the left and right, so the two often cross and cooperate in the process of changing positions.

Although Iniesta is old, he has accumulated a lot of experience over the years.

Lin Quan came to seek cooperation with him, and the two didn't even need to communicate, he could keenly perceive Lin Quan's intentions, and keep up with Lin Quan's rhythm, whether it was running, interspersing, receiving and making balls, etc., the cooperation between the two was seamless.

Under the god-level cooperation of these two, the opposing players are like rusty machines, completely unable to keep up with their rhythm.

In the 79th minute, Lin Quan received a pass from Iniesta and hit the right side of the penalty area.

The players of the England team have been numb, and many people have lost their defensive positions, and at this time, seeing the ball at Lin Quan's feet, they almost subconsciously rushed towards Lin Quan.

Lin Quan saw that there was an opportunity in the middle, and he was about to rush forward, but in fact, he stuffed the ball straight into the penalty area.

Diego Costa saw the ball appear in front of him, thinking that he could continue his record of consecutive goals, but in his excitement, he failed to control his strength and hit an anti-aircraft gun.

He was in the middle of the penalty area, less than ten meters from the goal, and it was a bit outrageous to put such an outrageous anti-aircraft gun at such a close distance.

"My, my!"

Diego Costa blushed and cursed himself in his heart for wasting his chance, while he hurriedly apologized to his teammates who passed the ball.

In fact, Lin Quan could shoot the ball just now, but he chose to believe in himself, but he sent the ball to the stands.

I'm guilty, I'm damned!

Although Diego Costa's shot didn't go in, it scared the opposition player.

This time it was good luck, and next time there may not be such good luck.

So they strengthened their defense against Lin Quan and Iniesta, but it proved too difficult to defend against both at the same time.

With Iniesta's physical fitness no problem, and Lin Quan consciously helping him attract firepower in front of him and reducing the defensive pressure he faced, Iniesta's state seems to have returned to the peak of six or seven years ago!

The cooperation between the two was not only not blocked by the opponent, but the more they played, the more they felt, and the cooperation became more tacit and more exciting each time.

In the stands, and the fans around the world who were watching the game in front of the televisions, they were all stunned to see the dazzling and unbelievable cooperation between the two.

"This pass and cut cooperate, the bunker is here!"

"Forgive me for being uneducated, and go to the world in a!"

"Is this the strength of Xiaobai and Lin Huang combined? It's terrifying! ”

"Hehe, this is not the peak of Xiaobai, if you replace the omnipotent Xiaobai at the beginning, I am afraid that the scene will be even more explosive!"

"Alas, seeing the cooperation of these two, I can't help but think about the Barcelona team at the beginning, and Messi also cooperated with Iniesta on the field!"

"yes, it was a memorable day for Barcelona fans!"

Although Barcelona is still a strong team, it can no longer be regarded as the top team.

They face the same problems as the Spanish national team, which is that the squad is aging, and a large number of core players have withered and there is no replacement.

"It would be nice if Harvey was still on the field, Lin Huang, Xiaobai and Harvey, that would be a real replica of the original Universe Team!"

Led by the two, the Spanish team turned from defense to offense and once again gained the upper hand.

England's backline was under tremendous pressure and had to shrink back from the front to solidify the defence.

And time is consumed little by little in this tug.

In the 85th minute of the game, the score on the field was still 2:0, and the people who still believed that England could perform miracles at this time were almost non-existent.

Although Jamie Vardy and others are still attacking hard, all they are looking for is to score a face-saving goal.

But Spain's defence was solid and didn't give them such a chance.

In the end, the game was over, Spain won the opponent 2:0, without danger, and once again broke into the World Cup final.

This is the third consecutive World Cup finals for the Spanish team, the first two times they finally won the championship trophy as they wished, I wonder if this time they can create a miracle and complete the first three consecutive championships in the history of the World Cup?

As for England, they have reached the last four, but their World Cup journey is not over.

Before the final begins, they will face Belgium, the losers of the other semi-final, for third place.

After the game, Kane and Jesse Lingard and others ran in front of Lin Quan, wanting to exchange jerseys with him.

"Uh, why don't you guess a punch?"

Lin Quan took off his jersey, held it in his hand, and said to the two who were a little embarrassed with a smile.

He only has one autumn coat, so he can't split it in half and exchange it for the other party, right?

"Forget it, he came first, Lin you just change it to him."

Harry Kane voluntarily withdrew from the competition, giving up the opportunity to swap shirts to Jesse Lingard.

Lingard happily completed the exchange with Lin Quan, and he didn't know where to borrow a camera, so he borrowed a photographer by the way to help the two complete the group photo.

This jersey and this group photo, Lingard is going to take it back as a souvenir, he has thought of the name, just call it 'Two Lin Huang'!

He is Emperor Lin, and I am also Emperor Lin, so there is nothing wrong with calling two Emperor Lin!

Bosque waited for the referee to blow the whistle, tidied up his attire, walked to the England dugout with a red face, and shook hands with the opposing manager Gareth Southgate.

"Congratulations on making it to the finals, and I hope you can do well in the finals!"

Southgate felt a little bitter in his heart, but he still sent his blessing.

The British were more accepting of the Spanish team than the French team won the championship.

And if Spain really wins, it will make the history of the World Cup, and they can be regarded as witnessing history.

"Thank you, your players are also very good and young, and I believe that the results will get better and better in the future."

Bosque's words are also sincere, he is actually quite envious of the young squad of the England team.

Eight years ago, when he led the team to the World Cup in South Africa, the Spanish team was also so young.

It's a pity that the years are not forgiving!

The veteran of the Spanish team back then is now almost gone. (End of chapter)