Chapter 653 We are the champions! (season finale)

The French team's four wingers failed to intercept, but instead allowed the opponent to advance the ball to the dangerous area at the front of their own penalty area.

The atmosphere on the court suddenly changed. The French players, who were so ambitious just now, now started to panic.

They finally recovered another point and couldn't let the opponent score anymore.

So when Lin Quan passed Nzonzi, Pogba rushed over from the side at high speed, knocked Lin Quan to the ground, and ended the Spanish team's ground attack with a tactical foul.

Of course, Pogba also paid the price.

The referee decisively showed Pogba a yellow card. Pogba was obviously targeting someone, so it was not unfair to give him a yellow card, and it might even be a light punishment.

Lin Quan rubbed his shoulders. Pogba was a bit sinister. He used a lot of force when he hit him, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to knock Lin Quan down.

If it had been any other player, he might have injured his shoulder and would have been forced to leave the game.

"Lin, are you okay?"

Iniesta was near the scene of the incident, so he knew the intensity of the impact on Pogba.

He asked worriedly, fearing that Lin Quan would be injured at this time.

"It's no big deal. Do you take the free kick or do I?"

Iniesta had not yet completed a shot after coming on the court, so Lin Quan wanted to give the opponent a chance.

"Let me do it!"

Iniesta hesitated for a moment, but finally refused Lin Quan's kindness.

He really wants to score in the final game of his national team and bring a perfect end to his national team career.

"Okay, I'll cover you!"

Lin Quan nodded and stood next to Iniesta, leaving the French players confused for a while about who among them was the real free throw shooter.

"The Spanish team got another free kick opportunity in the frontcourt. Lin Quan and Iniesta both stood in front of the ball."

In the commentary box, the commentators were all excited when they saw that the Spanish team got another free kick.

In the first half, Lin Quan had already scored two goals with free kicks. Can he create another miracle in the second half?

If he scores another goal, he will create a historical record in the World Cup and become the only player to score 3 free kicks in the World Cup main game and 4 goals in the World Cup final!

"Considering Lin Quan's outstanding performance in the first half, I think Iniesta should have covered him. The person who actually took the free throw must be Lin Quan!"

Most of the commentators are biased towards Lin Quan. Firstly, Lin Quan's free kicks are of a higher standard. Secondly, everyone wants to witness history with their own eyes.

Lori's palms were sweating nervously at this time. He completely ignored Iniesta next to Lin Quan and kept his eyes locked on Lin Quan.

In Lori's view, the only person who took the free throw could be Lin Quan, and it could not be anyone else.

Lori secretly warned himself in his heart that he must not let this guy score three free kicks in his hands.

He doesn't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame!

In the previous free kick, Lin Quan had basically displayed all of his arsenal.

Although Lori is not 100% sure that he can save the opponent's free kick, his confidence has improved a lot compared to the initial state where he had no idea what moves the opponent would use to deal with him.

Lin Quan started to run, but Iniesta didn't move!

Sure enough, Iniesta was just a cover.

Seeing this scene, many people had such thoughts in their hearts.

However, just when Lori was fully prepared and wanted to neutralize Lin Quan's free kick threat, he suddenly saw Lin Quan stepping over the football without touching it.

Oops, I was cheated!

Lori was shocked and quickly went to look for Iniesta.

At this time, Iniesta had bent his bow and arrow and was ready to shoot.

With a bang, the football flew into the sky, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and fell towards the French team's goal like a full moon.

Lori used all his strength to touch the football with his fingertips.

His move slightly changed the flight trajectory of the football, causing it to hit the goal frame and fly out of the baseline.

Seeing this from a distance, Iniesta couldn't help but shook his head.

Sure enough, his free kick skills are still far inferior to Lin's!

"Not bad, Xiaobai, you punished me really well!"

"Xiao Bai didn't expect you to have such a skill!"

"You can't tell at all, it's really hidden!"

But his teammates all praised him, and no one laughed or blamed him.

Iniesta takes relatively few free kicks. He is not the main free kick taker in Barcelona or the national team.

For such a player who is not good at free kicks, it is quite remarkable to be honest that he can take free kicks of this level.

The opponent's goalkeeper also saved the ball very beautifully, but if Lori's save was a little slower and his ability to save high balls was a little worse, it would be difficult to save the ball.

"Thank you everyone, thank you!"

A smile appeared on Iniesta's face. Although the ball missed, he already felt satisfied.

With such a lovely group of teammates, what else is there to complain about?

On the French team's side, they were all very excited after escaping again. They ran over to hug and high-five Lori.

Although Lori has conceded three goals today, he has also made several divine saves.

This makes France fans love to hate him.

But to be fair, for the few goals Lori conceded, other goalkeepers might not have done better than him.

So I really can't blame him. It's not that they don't work hard, but the other party has a wall!

Spain gets another corner kick.

But having learned the lesson from the last corner kick, the Spanish team specially deployed several defensive players on the outside to control the field when taking the corner kick this time.

In this case, even if the opponent gets the ball, they can intercept it immediately when the opponent counterattacks.

You can also commit a tactical foul if you really can't stop it.

The game has entered the final stage. At this time, let alone using a yellow card to exchange for a threatening counterattack, even if it is exchanged for a red card, it will not be a loss.

Bosque still has a substitution spot in his hand. At the worst, he can replace Diego Costa and replace him with a defensive player.

The French players were nervous and excited, clearly thinking about their first goal.

Facts have proved that launching a quick counterattack when the opponent is pressing hard is the most efficient way to score.

So as long as they can put the ball at the feet of the offensive players, they are very likely to score another goal.

At this time, the French team is only one goal behind. As long as one more goal is scored, the two sides will return to the same starting line.

In their current state, as long as they can equalize the score, they have a high probability of winning in the end.

Lin Quan discussed it with Iniesta and finally decided that Iniesta would take the corner kick.

Lin Quan stood on the side of the penalty area, ready to respond.

Seeing that the opponent might take a tactical corner kick, the French team also sent two people to restrict them.

However, Iniesta did not pass the ball directly to Lin Quan, but passed the ball to his own full-back Carvajal.

Carvajal's sudden intervention gave the Spanish team a 3-on-2 local advantage on the wing.

After receiving the ball, he made a gesture to rush toward the penalty area along the baseline, attracting the opponent's full-back to follow up, and then passed the ball back to Iniesta who came out of the corner kick area.

Iniesta passed the ball to Lin Quan again, and Lin Quan kept the ball going straight to the edge of the penalty area.

After passing the ball, Carvajal jumped in at high speed and received the ball before the opponent's full-back. At this time, he had successfully entered the French team's penalty area.

The alarm bell sounded loudly in front of the French team's goal, and nearby players, including the goalkeeper, were moving closer to this side.

Carvajal did not choose to shoot directly, but planned to pass the ball to his own forward Diego Costa.

Diego Costa is indeed in a better position, and because the defender has been taken away, he is now almost open.

If Carvajal successfully passes the ball, he will have an excellent opportunity.

But unfortunately, there were too many people in the opponent's penalty area, and Carvajal's pass hit the opponent's player's leg and was deflected a lot.

Diego Costa sprinted with all his strength, but his final tackle failed to touch the ball.

The football almost missed the goal line and rolled out of the bottom line!

All the nearby French players broke out in a cold sweat. The goal was almost an own goal.

But because the last player to touch the ball was a French player, the Spanish team got another corner kick opportunity.

At this time, the game time has reached the 86th minute.

There is not much time left before the end of the game.

"Should we change our tactics and drive directly to the penalty area, or should we cooperate as before?"

Before taking the corner kick, Iniesta discussed it with Lin Quan, Busquets and others.

The reason why the ball was not directly thrown into the penalty area was mainly because the Spanish team was too short at altitude. Without the advantage of height, it was too difficult to hope to score the opponent's goal with a header.

Moreover, it is very dangerous to lose the ball at this time. If the opponent gets the ball and launches a quick counterattack, the Spanish team's previous efforts will be in vain.

"Let's cooperate again!"

Lin Quan thought for a while and decided to seek stability.

But this time, he plans to handle the ball himself.

In this way, even if the attack fails, he can control the ball at his feet as much as possible so that he can delay time.

Near the end of the game, the French team's pressing during this period was very fierce, while the Spanish team's players were very physically exhausted and could no longer run at this time.

So except for him, no other Spanish players can hold the ball.

"good!"

Iniesta agreed without hesitation. Although he was older than Lin Quan in terms of seniority, Iniesta obeyed Lin Quan's words and treated him completely as the boss of the team. .

The French team has obviously learned its lesson and knows that the possibility of the Spanish team driving directly into the penalty area is very small.

So this time more people were assigned to guard them on the wing.

Upon seeing this, Lin Quan slowly retreated and gestured to Iniesta, seemingly asking him to change his tactics.

When the French players following him saw Lin Quan's behavior, they were a little confused about the situation for a while.

But seeing Lin Quan in a position where he couldn't catch the ball, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the ball is not passed to Lin Quan, everything else is easy to say.

However, just when they breathed a sigh of relief, Lin Quan, who was retreating, suddenly stopped and rushed forward like an arrow off the string.

The French players who did not have eyes on the back of their heads suffered a big loss. After they blocked Lin Quan, their eyes naturally focused on Iniesta and the ball at his feet. In addition, their bodies were also following Lin Quan. Withdrawing, Lin Quan was caught by surprise at this time and was unable to speed up to catch up with Lin Quan in the first place.

And this gives Lin Quan space and time to catch the ball!

The opportunity was rare, and Iniesta did not waste it and immediately passed the ball to the oncoming Lin Quan.

Lin Quan did not waste time turning around with the ball, but passed the ball to the baseline.

After Iniesta took the corner kick, he immediately accelerated and rushed here, just in time to receive Lin Quan's pass.

There was no word or even eye contact between the two, but their cooperation was as close as that of old comrades who had fought side by side for many years.

Umtiti, who was near the baseline, rushed towards Iniesta, trying to stop him.

But Iniesta had already passed the ball first, and Lin Quan, who had just turned around after passing the ball, had already accelerated and rushed forward and received Iniesta's pass in the penalty area.

Umtiti lost his position, Varane was blocked by Pique in the penalty area, and Lin Quan gained a short space to shoot.

He took off his foot without hesitation, but En Zongqi who was standing aside saw Lin Quan taking off his foot and was about to shoot, and immediately slid over.

If it were an ordinary player, Lin Quan would probably have completed the shot.

But Nzongqi was tall and had long legs, and the control range of those long legs was too great. Lin Quan was tackled to the ground by Nzongqi before he could complete the shot.

The referee immediately blew the whistle and awarded a penalty kick. He also showed Nzonzi a yellow card and a yellow dot package.

In fact, this is because the referee was merciful. If he had been stricter, he could have directly ejected the opponent with a red card.

The players of the French team gathered around and begged the referee, not to plead for Nzonzi, but to ask the other side to cancel the penalty kick.

This penalty kick has basically sentenced them to death. How can the French team play if they give their opponent a penalty kick when they are lagging behind?

But of course it is impossible for the referee to cancel the penalty kick. If he does, he will definitely be suspected of blowing the whistle.

"Xiaobai, you come to punish me!"

Lin Quan gave up the penalty kick opportunity to Iniesta. Xiaobai hesitated for a while, but finally accepted Lin Quan's kindness.

Facing the French goalkeeper, Iniesta very calmly used the change of rhythm to deceive the opponent, and then succeeded in pushing the shot into the lower right corner of the goal.

The French team's goal was broken again, and the score became 4:2.

In the 87th minute of the game, the French team suffered a fatal blow!

Although they have celebrated three times, this time, the Spanish fans' celebration was still crazy.

Is it really stable this time?

It's impossible for the French to make a comeback, right?

Including injury time, it is only eight minutes at most. Is it possible that they can score two goals in a row in the last eight minutes?

Therefore, for Spanish fans, this time they are not only celebrating a goal, but also celebrating their upcoming World Cup championship!

Some fans who had been prepared even took out the imitation Hercules Cup purchased from the market at this time, raised the trophy high, and celebrated in advance.

Although it is not a good thing to open champagne at halftime, it is almost the end of the game. It should be okay to open champagne at this time, right?

The morale of the French team was really crushed this time!

Why?

Why is it that every time they finally recover a goal and see hope of equalizing, this hope is always quickly crushed by their opponents?

This happened again and again, causing them to be tortured to death.

Your Spanish team is so good at scoring goals, why didn't you score four goals in the first half?

In that case, our death will be simpler, at least we will not be like now, holding on to hopes and illusions, and then being shattered again and again, disappointed again and again, and finally despair.

This way of death is too cruel!

After the Spanish team finished celebrating, the game time had reached 89 minutes.

The French team was very eager to attack, but was blocked by a foul from the Spanish team.

Anyway, there is not much time left in the game. Players on the Spanish team who have not received yellow cards can feel free to use their tactical fouls boldly.

The Spanish team's foul made the French team's offense intermittent, and they could not find the smooth offensive rhythm before.

Although they also got many free kick opportunities due to their opponents' fouls, it is a pity that they do not have the top free kick masters in their team. In addition, the players are very anxious and the effect of free kicks is very average.

The 90 minutes of regular time ended quickly, and the full stoppage time was 6 minutes.

This time was a little too long. Del Bosque protested against the fourth official, and the Spanish fans in the stands also booed.

But the French team obviously feels that this time is too short and far from enough.

However, even if they were given six minutes, they could not complete the goal.

On the contrary, it was the Spanish team that seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack when their opponents were obviously anxious and lost their footing.

It's a pity that Diego Costa, who was exhausted, ran out of energy. In the end, he was brought down by the opponent's defensive player outside the penalty area. The Spanish team once again got a free kick opportunity.

The position of this free kick was very good, so seeing Lin Quan standing in front of the ball, fans from both sides became nervous again.

The Spanish fans are nervous because they want to see Lin Quan complete the record of scoring three free kicks in a single game.

The reason why French fans are nervous is because if the opponent scores this goal, they will set a record of four goals in a single game in a World Cup final.

And they are the background for the other party to break the record. This is simply adding salt to their wounds, killing people and killing their hearts!

However, what you are afraid of is what you are afraid of. When Lori had a nervous breakdown when he tried to save the free kick, Lin Quan only used a simple falling leaf ball and hoisted the ball into the goal from the dead corner in the upper right corner.

Lori judged the right direction, but the angle was too tricky and there was really nothing he could do.

The score became 5:2. Lin Quan not only scored four goals, but also broke the World Cup final scoring record held by himself and Hurst, becoming the only player in the history of the World Cup to score four goals in the final.

A few minutes later, the referee sounded the end of full time. Witnessed by fans all over the world, the Bulldogs once again won the Hercules Cup and completed the incredible feat of three consecutive World Cup titles.

Lin Quan also won a series of honors such as the Golden Boot Award and Most Valuable Player again with his outstanding performance during the World Cup.

After the older generation of players, such as Iniesta, Xavi, Alonso, David Silva and others, left, Spain's golden generation came to an end.

The glory of the new era will be opened by young players such as Lin Quan!

(End of the book) (End of this chapter)