Chapter 2268: Don’t get excited yet, we’ll play against Brother Chen in the next game.
The news that Germany swept Brazil 5-0 made the front pages of major media outlets.
[Shocking! The familiar Germany is back! The strongest team in the World Cup was swept away! ]
[11 goals in four games, the invincible Ye returns for a limited time! ]
[It's over! Brazil lost 0-5 to Germany. After the game, Neymar covered his face and cried. Ye Chen came forward to comfort him (photo)]
[Neymar was knocked down and rolled seven times, and finally rolled out of the World Cup! ]
[Neymar rolled into a GIF, which has been forwarded over 10 billion times! ]
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The media is still very good at making headlines.
They are all eye-catching words like shocking, incredible, and invincible.
But after the game, Love asked the players to calm down.
The reason for this victory was mainly because Germany had better luck and took the lead very early.
Moreover, the Brazilian team was too eager for revenge, which gave Germany the opportunity to counterattack again and again!
But it may not be the same next time we meet Belgium.
Ye Chen also organized a thank you ceremony.
Who knew that a fan jumped down from the stands, found Ye Chen and wanted to take a photo with him.
Seeing the boy about to be caught up by the security guard, Ye Chen reached out to stop the security guard and took a photo with him, which allowed him to leave contentedly.
The fans at the scene all applauded.
The boy who was dragged away started singing "Glory Days".
Don’t mention it, music has no borders.
Many foreigners at the scene also sang along...
One, two, three...
Soon it became a whole piece!
Ye Chen's eyes suddenly became blurry.
These are not crocodile tears, but I am really moved.
Of course, the match between Belgium and Japan has not yet been played.
But no one thinks that Belgium will lose to Japan. After all, they are currently ranked second in the world!
Japan is excellent and is one of the top teams in Asia.
But if you say that Japan can beat Belgium, no one will believe it!
However, as a time traveler, Ye Chen knew that this Japanese team was really not simple...
Just as Germany ravaged Brazil 5-0, the match between Belgium and Japan was about to begin!
Belgium is definitely a star-studded team right now.
Among them, Lukaku scored four goals, which was quite impressive.
When he was at Manchester United, people said he couldn't play against strong teams.
After he went to Chelsea, people said he only knew how to bully weak players.
It seems like he was born to bully weak ones.
But there are no weak teams in the World Cup, right?
So he worked hard to prove himself.
But the problem is that the opponent is really not that good.
Panama, Tunisia, and England.
England is stronger...
But they didn't score a big goal against England, just a small win of 1-0, and the goal was not scored by Lukaku.
Because the team won big in the first two games, coach Martinez directly let Lukaku rest.
The third game didn’t last a single minute!
Now the knockout round begins, Belgium faces Japan.
Lukaku went straight to the front.
Hazard is on the left, De Bruyne is in the middle, and Mertens is on the right.
Who wouldn’t give a thumbs up when seeing such a lineup?
It is definitely the best in Europe and even the world.
The Japanese team also has faces that Ye Chen is quite familiar with, and the attacking midfielder is his old teammate Shinji Kagawa.
There are also his old rivals Yoshida Maya, Nagatomo Yuto and others.
They are all old acquaintances.
Ye Chen started watching this game in the second half, mainly because he remembered that the game was in a stalemate before 45 minutes in his previous life.
However, when he hugged Lina and turned on the TV, he found that the score had become 0 to 2!
Before the game, everyone was optimistic about Belgium, but Japan relied on Shinji Kagawa's straight pass to find Genki Haraguchi on the wing and a return pass to find Takashi Inui, scoring two goals in a row.
Martinez had to start making adjustments and substitutions.
This substitution also had an immediate effect.
Originally, Belgium relied on land to compete with Japan in technology.
But what kind of football is Japanese football learning?
Brazilian football!
The main attack is a small, fast and smart one that can't be killed.
That little bit of technology is not much worse than Belgium's.
Moreover, Ye Chen discovered that their players were all very "responsible".
What is responsibility on the field?
Like Fu Huan, after losing the position, he didn't even chase back, but instead spread his hands like others.
Just no sense of responsibility!
As soon as the Japanese players lose the ball, they immediately launch a counterattack!
Not only that, they know that their level is not as good as their opponents, so they are willing to use more physical energy to run.
The purpose is to make up for the gap in strength.
But when Lukaku and Fellaini were pushed into the penalty area, the racial disadvantage was infinitely magnified.
In the 67th minute, Lukaku scored with a header.
In the 78th minute, Fellaini used almost the same method to overpower two opposing defenders and score the equalizer.
Faced with such a scene, Japan coach Sirense on the sidelines could only shake his head helplessly.
But they didn't give up.
Unlike others who replaced defensive players, he replaced Keisuke Honda!
Only by having more ball possession can we maintain a tie and enter overtime.
But in the stoppage time, Japan got a free kick in the frontcourt.
Keisuke Honda, who had just come on the pitch, made a decisive shot.
However, the ball was held firmly by Courtois.
The next second, he passed the ball directly to De Bruyne.
That's right!
Courtois passed the ball to De Bruyne, De Bruyne passed the ball straight to the frontcourt, and Meunier took the ball and made a cross.
Finally, in the 90+4 minute, Shazli scored!
The score was set at Belgium 3-2 Japan...
The Japanese made a special documentary about these last 14 seconds, and it was called "14 Seconds in Rostov"!
The Belgian players who scored the winning goal cried with joy.
Lukaku hugged De Bruyne excitedly.
"Kevin, we advanced, we made it to the quarterfinals!!!" Lukaku was very excited.
"Don't get excited yet, we'll play against Chen Ge in the next game." De Bruyne patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Lukaku's excited expression froze in an instant.
"Fuck...Brother Chen is in such good shape recently, can we handle it?"
De Bruyne chuckled, "It's okay, I heard that Loew is already thinking of a solution...it depends on whether my sister-in-law can squeeze Brother Chen dry!"
"Ah? Are you saying that Love let a woman into the hotel?"
"Yes!" De Bruyne nodded.
Lukaku's eyes suddenly lit up, "Come on, sister-in-law, beat Brother Chen!"
"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the reporters take pictures, they can read lips!" De Bruyne slapped him and told him to shut up.
Lukaku immediately closed his mouth, looking silly and quite cute.
After Belgium advanced to the quarterfinals, the match schedule for the upper half was also released.
France vs Uruguay.
Germany vs Belgium.
Three of the teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals are European teams.
What does this fully illustrate?
The strong teams in Europe are really strong.
The most important thing is that they eliminated Argentina and Brazil...
For a moment, South American fans felt like the sky was falling.
For the next four years, South American fans couldn't even raise their heads when they saw European fans.
Now they just hope Uruguay can be more powerful.
The games in the lower half soon came to a conclusion.
Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0.
Although Ibrahimovic did not score a goal, he provided a key assist!
Colombia went to a penalty shootout with England.
To be honest, when the English fans saw the penalty shootout, they were all disappointed.
After all, everyone knows about England's penalties.
However, who would have thought that Nanmen was such a genius...
Kane, Rashford, Trippier and Dier all scored their penalties, and only Henderson missed.
In the end, the penalty shootout defeated Colombia 4-3!
Countless England fans cried with joy. According to Zhan Jun's reminder, this was the first time in history that England won a penalty shootout in the World Cup.
The previous three penalty shootouts were all lost.
In the 90 World Cup in Italy, they lost to Germany on penalties.
In the 98 World Cup in France, they lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout.
In the 06 World Cup in Germany, they lost to Portugal in a penalty shootout...
This time, English fans can finally hold their heads high!
