Chapter 519: The biggest score difference in the World Cup final! Defending the World Cup title!!

Chapter 519: The biggest score difference in the World Cup final! Defending the World Cup title!!

"Martin!"

"Martin!!"

"Martin!!!"

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium subconsciously shouted for Martin who extended the score to three goals.

The Portuguese players on the field were also extremely crazy, rushing towards Martin who scored the goal, and celebrating together the goal that further expanded the score.

They knew what this goal meant.

Secure the victory!

Although the first half of the game has not ended yet, but... a two-goal lead basically means remaining undefeated, and three goals means securing the victory.

Does Argentina have a chance to turn things around in the second half?
indeed!

There have been many cases in world football where teams were three goals behind in the first half but achieved a huge comeback in the second half.

But…Martin has not played for the team yet.

In some cases, his team made a big comeback after falling behind by three goals.

The Portuguese players were particularly crazy, and the Argentine players felt the frenzy and were extremely depressed.

Players including McAllister, Enzo Fernandez, Romero and Big Martin all collapsed on the ground, with a look of despair spreading over each player.

They all seemed to have guessed the final outcome.

Lost in the final!

"Martin has long been the world's top football player, and now he is at the peak age of a professional player. It is normal for him to dominate the game. The Argentine players don't need to be too discouraged..."

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "When you meet Martin, you will know that even if you try your best and show % of your fighting power, you cannot defeat Martin from another dimension!"

"When Portugal advanced to the final, it meant that Argentina, which reached the final first, had already booked the runner-up spot."

Commentator Xu Yang said solemnly: "This is a reality that Argentine fans don't want to admit but have to accept."

The broadcast finally turned to Argentina's top star Messi.

He stood in the center circle with his hands on his hips, just like Roberto Baggio who missed a penalty in the 1994 World Cup, with a full sense of depression sweeping over his body.

The Argentine fans in the audience closed their eyes in pain.

Some fans seemed unable to tolerate this situation. They chose to leave the stadium early to vent their strong dissatisfaction with the team's performance.

Or, they just want to turn a blind eye.

The on-site director switched cameras, and CCTV 5 commentator He Wei shook his head and sighed: "Some Argentine fans have chosen to leave early. They seem to have guessed the final outcome. Martin's team is two goals ahead, which means it will win %. Now it is three goals behind and there is a possibility that they will lose more goals in the second half..."

At this point, He Wei changed the subject: "Since the start of the World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, the biggest score difference in the final was in the 1958 Sweden World Cup, when Brazil defeated the host Sweden 5:2. If Portugal continues to score goals in the remaining time of this World Cup final and the defense does not concede any goals, it will create the biggest score difference in the final since the founding of the World Cup!"

The Portuguese players did not celebrate the goal for long as they slowly returned to the half court, waiting for the game to resume.

The lifeless Argentine players wanted to end the game early, but a football match is a 90-minute battle, so they had to start the game again.

"Beep~"

With the whistle of referee Maziniak, the 2022 Qatar World Cup final was announced to restart.

Trailing by three goals, the Argentine players were 'forced' to continue playing.

Although they really wanted to end the game early, they knew that this was impossible, so they could only continue to play.

Whether or not they can narrow the gap is no longer important to them.

Now... our goal is to stop Portugal from further widening the lead.

After a close call, at the end of the first half, the scoreboard still showed the score of 3:0.

Portugal is in front and Argentina is behind.

"The first half is over!"

"Portugal leads Argentina 3-0 at the Lusail Stadium thanks to two goals from Martin and a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo."

CCTV5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "There are still 45 minutes left in the second half. I hope that the Argentine players who are trailing by a large margin can regroup and try to narrow the gap and equalize the score, leaving fans around the world with a thrilling classic battle."

Of course, having said that, He Wei doesn't think there is any possibility for Argentina to narrow the gap.

Deep down in his heart, he would be lucky if Argentina didn't continue to concede goals in the second half.

What was strange was that the Portuguese players who appeared on the broadcast had heavy faces. If you didn’t know, you would think they were three goals behind…

The Argentine players who walked towards the player tunnel sighed, put their hands on their hips and shook their heads before returning to their respective locker rooms.

As the players from both teams entered the player tunnel, the substitutes from both teams entered the court to warm up, preparing for possible substitute appearances in the second half.

Portugal dressing room.

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo encouraged his teammates and reminded them: "We played well in the first half, but... we need to perform better in the second half! We must continue to score goals if we have the chance! Try to kill the suspense! Do you have confidence?"

"Have confidence!"

His teammates said in unison,

Head coach Santos was very satisfied with the players' reaction and nodded repeatedly.

Argentina dressing room.

Head coach Scaloni felt the stagnation in the locker room and pursed his lips, not knowing what to say.

Although he had guessed the outcome of losing in advance, he didn't want to admit defeat just like that.

But when he wanted to say something to the players, he didn't know where to start.

He doesn't know how to incite players' emotions.

What to do?

After several minutes, the depressing atmosphere in the locker room finally subsided a little.

After this period of psychological struggle, Scaloni has become completely at a loss for words.

It would be better to start directly from the tactical level and let the players understand as much as they can.

"guys……"

At the same time, commentators from TV stations with live broadcast rights for the World Cup final also reviewed the first half that had just ended.

Martin, who scored two goals, became a player that commentators vied to praise, with all kinds of praise coming one after another.

They all knew who was responsible for Portugal's three-goal lead over Argentina at halftime at the Lusail Stadium.

Argentine fans around the world were sad and crying at this time.

In sharp contrast, the Portuguese fans were ecstatic, dancing and expressing their gratitude for their chance to secure the title of defending World Cup champion half a game in advance.

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium were cheering with excitement, and constantly using exaggerated body movements to relieve the ecstasy that was sweeping through their bodies.

They were jumping up and down, shoulder to shoulder.

In contrast, the Argentine fans sitting in the audience sighed repeatedly, and many sentimental female fans pursed their lips sexy, with tears rolling down their cheeks, which was very pitiful.

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly and both sides returned to the field to prepare for the remaining 45 minutes.

Before the change of sides, neither side made any adjustments to their personnel.

The Argentine players who had the advantage of kicking off played rather confusedly. They did not launch any forward attack and focused on passing the ball steadily.

Portugal, which was leading by three goals, had no need to rush. They should defend as arranged by head coach Santos during the half-time break to see if they could get a chance to win the game.

In fact, neither side invested much on the offensive end, which seriously reduced the viewing experience.

The Portuguese fans in the audience were very satisfied with their team's performance. For them, all they had to do was maintain the current score until the end of the game.

As for whether to continue scoring goals, it all depends on fate.

In the 49th minute of the game, Argentine right-back Molina made a cross from the right, but the ball was headed far away by Ruben Dias.

Di Maria, who was right at the landing point, stopped the ball about 30 meters away from the goal, and then shot directly.

The football was kicked out with great force, like a cannonball shot out of a gun and headed straight for the upper right corner of the goal.

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa reacted quickly, turned sideways and stretched his arm upwards to lift the unstoppable football over the crossbar.

"wowowooooo"

The Portuguese fans in the audience subconsciously exclaimed.

Martin looked meaningfully at Di Maria, who had a look of regret on his face.

You haven't given up the game yet, right?
Playing a trick of sneaking into Chencang?

Row!
Then... let's ignite the next game!

Score another goal and kill the suspense of the game!
The corner kick taken by Messi was of poor quality and was headed out by Ronaldo at the front point.

In order to prevent a counterattack, De Paul slightly adjusted the ball flying out of the penalty area and waited until captain Messi was no longer in an offside position before passing the ball.

Seat B pushed forward immediately.

Messi certainly wouldn't wait foolishly. He used the arch of his left foot to stop the ball in front of him, and then kicked it again to cross the ball.

The ball landed forward and was pushed far away by Ruben Dias at the front point. Messi, who was moving towards the middle, was near the ball's landing point on the left rib and he quickly rushed over.

Just then, his wide field of vision caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.

His pupils suddenly shrank. His ball-stopping skills, which used to be a sure thing, surprisingly rarely went wrong.

"Messi made a mistake in stopping the ball!"

CCTV5 commentator He Wei raised his voice an octave higher: "Martin!!"

Martin, whose defensive attributes were already maximized, reacted very quickly. He turned a small corner while running and used his height and long legs to lift the football that bounced off the ground and head in the direction of travel in front of him.

Messi, who lost control of the ball, lowered his center of gravity and turned quickly, trying to catch up with Martin who was chasing the ball sideways.

Felix advanced at high speed along the left flank, and the full-backs Molina and Tagliafico who were defending behind did not dare to go up to defend and retreated at high speed.

At the same time, I also hope that captain Messi can make up for his mistakes.

However, Messi is now 35 years old, and his explosiveness and speed are no longer as strong as they used to be.

The most important thing is that Martin's speed is still extremely fast, his dribbling skills are perfect, and he makes full use of his speed advantage to solve the problem of the shortest straight line between two points.

Messi, who was running back at full speed, soon discovered that he was not shortening the distance between him and Martin, who had turned a small corner, and... the gap was getting bigger and bigger.

In fact, even if he is at the best age of his career, it is impossible to catch up with Martin.

"Martin's speed has fully picked up! Messi is working very hard! But time is not forgiving, he has been pulled back from two lengths behind to almost two meters."

Commentator Xu Yang said in a deep voice: "It seems that Messi is not chasing Martin, but... chasing his lost youth!"

"aoaooaoaooao——"

The Portuguese fans at the Lusail Stadium let out hysterical shouts, fully cheering for Martin who was running at full speed.

The Argentine fans who had just ignited some hope were completely despaired...

In this kind of background, Martin's solo breakthrough has a goal rate that is close to 100%!

Martin ran at full speed across the center line in a few steps and pushed the ball forward without slowing down.

Messi, who wanted to make up for his mistake, had been stretched to five meters and was getting bigger and bigger.

But Messi did not give up and kept chasing back.

At this moment, he was not chasing Martin, but the peak Messi who was gone forever.

Faster, faster!
However...the decline in physical function caused by aging is irreversible.

"Do not!!"

Messi looked at the Arabic number 10 getting farther and farther away, and the unwillingness in his heart became stronger and stronger.

But... nothing can be changed.

Martin dribbled the ball at high speed to about 30 meters away from the goal. Felix, who was participating in the counterattack, was pulled away and lost the space to connect.

However, Molina and Tagliafico were getting closer and closer to Martin, and they had no choice but to go ahead.

Tagliafico, who was closer, slowed down his retreat and stood ready, his eyes fixed on the ball that Martin was dribbling forward.

But Martin had no intention of fighting alone. When the distance between them was more than two meters, he simply used the outside of his right foot to push the ball to the front right.

Directly use the speed advantage to force a change of direction.

Tagliafico knew it was over.

Martin's excellent speed and dribbling skills directly put him in a helpless stage.

Whether it's turning to block or kicking someone to commit a foul, you can't find the target...

Therefore, with no other choice, he could only passively choose to turn around and put as much pressure on Martin as possible.

At lightning speed, Martin dribbled the ball forward again at the front edge of the right penalty area, completely shaking off Tagliafico who turned around.

Big Martin abandoned the goal and attacked.

Martin took a few steps forward, glanced at the attacking Big Martin, and swung his right foot to hit.

Martin remained highly focused and lunged to the left side of his body.

Martin, who was about to pass the ball, changed the place where he touched the ball from the arch of his foot to the inside of his instep.

Martin, who had already given up his focus in advance, looked at the football rising from the ground with despair.

The height of the jump is just at the waist level of an average person. As long as Martin doesn't fall to the ground early, he can easily get the ball, but...

There is nothing that can be done now.

After completing the lob, Martin turned around with a smile, put his hands behind his ears, and felt the fanatical atmosphere coming towards him.

"aoaoaooaoaooaoo"

Accompanied by overwhelming cheers, the football flew towards the unguarded goal and went into the net with a swish.

The score on the scoreboard also changed from 3:0 to 4:0.

If the current score can be maintained until the end of the game, Portugal will create the record for the largest score difference victory since the World Cup final.

The Lusail Stadium became a sea of ​​joy for Portuguese and neutral fans, while the remaining Argentine fans were extremely desperate and in pain.

Messi, who made a mistake in stopping the ball, covered his forehead in pain...

"Goooooooooooal"

"hat trick!"

CCTV 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "Martin scored his third goal of the game! Helping Portugal lead Argentina by four goals!"

The Argentine players on the field also became desperate.

The Portuguese players rushed towards Martin to celebrate the goal that almost sealed the victory.

"Seeing Martin's goal reminded me of the warm-up match between Brazil and Argentina at Wembley Stadium in 2006. It was Kaka who intercepted the ball from Messi and drove straight into the goal. Messi was only 19 years old at that time. It really makes me miss it..."

Guest commentator Xu Yang said solemnly.

The live director restored the entire process of the wonderful goal, from Martin stealing the ball from Messi to the final score. The running distance was more than 70 meters, and the final goal was also very exciting.

The scene of Messi chasing after Martin also reminded countless fans of the scene in 2006.

It made countless fans feel like they were dreaming back to 16 years ago...

The Portuguese players' goal celebrations lasted longer.

Under normal circumstances, the Argentine players would have protested to the referee, but falling four goals behind had completely deprived them of confidence in turning defeat into victory, so they were in no mood to complain.

Referee Maziniak waited too long before he had to intervene, signaling to the Portuguese players who were celebrating the goal to stop.

Ronaldo, Martin, B Silva and other players returned to their own half with a sense of unfulfilled desire, and waved to the fans in the stands from time to time, stirring up a fanatical atmosphere.

Before the game resumed, Portugal took the lead in making personnel adjustments.

Andre Silva replaces Ronaldo.

Chief vice-captain Pepe was not on the field, so the captain's armband was naturally given to Martin.

The game was only 50 minutes long. In the past, Ronaldo would definitely not be happy about it, but he felt that the game was no longer suspenseful, so he let Andre Silva, who had not gotten playing time in this World Cup, play and show his face.

Martin accepted the captain's armband that Ronaldo helped him wear and patted him on the shoulder: "Go take a shower and celebrate the championship together later."

"OK."

Ronaldo gave Martin a big hug: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

The broadcast screen showed the two people hugging and greeting each other.

Francisco, the commentator of Portugal's National Sports Television, said solemnly: "This scene is likely to become a turning point in a new era! Martin will perfectly succeed Cristiano Ronaldo! Lead Portugal to win more championships!"

Not long after, the game started again.

Argentina, trailing by four goals, completely lost its spirit, and Portugal, leading by a large margin, did not want to commit a tragedy in the World Cup final.

Unless Argentina still wants to score...

For a long period of time afterwards, both sides consciously tried to waste time by passing the ball in the safe zone.

Scaloni and Santos no longer make substitutions from a tactical perspective, but instead look to see who else has not appeared on the bench.

Let those players who have not yet had a chance to play make their debut at the last minute of the Qatar World Cup.

Theus Nunez, Vitinha, Horta and goalkeeper José Sa became the next four substitutions.

Until the end of the game, the scoreboard still showed 4:0.

The home team goes first and the away team goes last.

"competition is over!"

"competition is over!!"

CCTV 5 commentator He Wei said loudly: "Congratulations to Martin! Congratulations to Portugal! They successfully defended the World Cup title! This championship also marks Portugal's fourth consecutive championship! Surpassing Spain and setting a new record! Portugal, who won by four goals in this game, also broke the record for the largest score difference in the 1958 Sweden World Cup final!"

(End of this chapter)