World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 104 The world has just begun

"I don't know what happened to the Nigeria team today, and it was very slow to enter the state."

"The series of attacks of the Chinese team in the second half broke the opponent's door several times."

"If this continues, if Milutinovic doesn't adjust, maybe we will lead by two goals."

Huang Jianxiang's voice was full of joy.

This is a knockout round!

If you score another goal, the Chinese team can be regarded as double insurance!

Advancement to the top eight is basically a certainty!
With a clear crisp sound.

Zhang Xiaorui's strong shot from the penalty area line touched the post and popped out of the bottom line.

"Oh!"

"Almost!"

"A little more!"

Huang Jianxiang repeatedly expressed regret.

"In the 15 minutes since the opening of the second half, Zhang Xiaorui has hit the post twice."

"The best player and top scorer of the Toulon Cup always misses the goal of the World Cup."

Looking at the "unchanged" score on the field, the fans, players and all the staff on the sidelines became excited.

"Hey, it's almost time."

"In 10 minutes, no, in 9 minutes, we will advance to the quarterfinals!"

"My God! Am I dreaming?"

"The top eight in the World Cup? I didn't even think about it!"

"Old Jin, pinch yourself to see if you are dreaming."

Amidst the gradually high-pitched cheers from the fans, the mentality of many players also slowly changed.

Oops, we're about to enter the quarterfinals!
We're about to make a whole new history!

My god, I can't take this ball anymore, so hurry up and get out!
Absolutely don't let that guy rush into the restricted area!

At this moment, out of the reach of the camera, a bald black man in a white shirt and a brown patterned tie hurried out from the player tunnel.

This person is the leader of the Nigerian team!
Sweat had soaked his shirt, blocking his view.

After running for three or four steps, it was discovered that the two sides had changed venues in the second half, and then quickly turned around and ran in the opposite direction.

Zeng Zheng, who was watching the game from the sidelines, noticed the running figure in leather shoes. For some reason, an ominous premonition rose in his heart.

Looking up, I saw the man quickly ran to Milu's side, supported his knees, and said something out of breath.

In the next second, everyone on the Nigerian bench stood up.Raise your arms high, as if celebrating a champion.

"Oh, it's over!" Zeng Zheng shook his head.

"Oh, Nigeria changed?" Huang Jianxiang's voice came again.

"In the 67th minute of the game, Nigeria coach Milutinovic chose to make a substitution."

"And it was replaced by two players at once."

"The replacements are No. 9 Yekini and No. 20 Ikpeba."

"It was No. 4 Kanu and No. 14 Amokaqi."

"It's the strikers who come on."

"It looks like Nigeria is going to fight back."

Seeing Milu's substitution, all the Nigerian players on the court were stunned.

Then they looked at each other, and all they saw was the light in the eyes of their teammates.

"It's done?"

"It's done!"

"We are victorious!"

Double down and double up is the signal agreed by Nigeria and Milu.

Milu replaced the two main forwards at once. Needless to say, the domestic side must have compromised!

Ah!
It seems that you are also afraid that you will not be able to hold your head up in front of other African buddies like South Africa?

What are you doing early?

snort!
Come on, Chinese team!

Let you see, the real offense of the Africans!

In the 71st minute, Finidi George stole the ball in the midfield, and then took the ball all the way to the front of the Chinese team's penalty area.

Before Li Tie came over to defend, he followed up with a strong shot, and the ball went straight to the lower left corner of the goal.

At the critical moment, Ou Chuliang leaped forward and blocked the ball with one arm.

The whole person rolled around on the ground before barely getting up.

This is Ou Chuliang's signature standing up action.

But this time when he got up, he secretly rubbed his wrist.

Immediately afterwards, Nigeria took a corner kick.

Ou Chuliang leaped high, desperately placed the 1.9-meter-seven Kanu on top of Kanu's head, and used his fingertips to get the ball out of the penalty area.

Li Tie didn't dare to hesitate after getting the ball, and kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big kick.

Just as the Nigerian was about to throw a throw-in, Zeng Zheng, who had been preparing for a long time beside the fourth official, immediately shouted.

"Referee, substitute, we want to substitute!!!"

"Oh? The Chinese team has also changed!"

"The replacement is No. 22 Zhang Xiaorui, and the replacement is No. 12 Xie Feng."

"It looks like the Chinese team is going to strengthen their defense."

Zhang Xiaorui's face was dark, and as soon as he left the stage, he couldn't help complaining to Zeng Zheng.

"Boss Zeng, why would you replace me? I can still run, and I'm sure I can get in"

"Enter your MB! Go back to your seat and be honest!"

Zeng Zheng, who was on the sidelines, kicked Zhang Xiaorui to the chair in front of the satellite broadcast, then turned his head and stared at the field intently.

Xie Feng came on stage with a mission.

As soon as he played, he stood with General Fan, one in front and one behind, double-teaming Kanu from left to right.

Don't look at this guy's 1.9 meters seven, but the work on his feet is fancy!
If you just look at his height and ignore Kanu's feet, then he will definitely find a chance to give you a fatal blow!
Although a defensive player was replaced, Nigeria's next attack still caused Ou Chuliang to make an embarrassing save.

Fortunately, Xie Feng was vigilant and rushed the ball out of the penalty area in front of Amokaqi who made a supplementary shot.

When the Nigerian defender ran to the sideline of his backcourt to pick up the ball and was about to organize an attack again, the Chinese team called for a substitution again.

"Slow down, shit!" Zeng Zheng yelled at Zhang Yuchen.

"Take it easy."

"You are the hero of the goal, yes, raise your hands and applaud."

"Turn around again and thank the fans."

"Don't fucking talk to the referee!"

"You just stroll away."

"The slower the better!"

"Beep!!!"

Under the command of Zeng Zheng, the referee from Chile caught up with Zhang Yuxie and gave him a yellow card in front of all the Chinese staff on the sidelines.

"Ah, Xiao Zeng, what are you doing?"

"How unjust this card is!"

"you are"

Before the two of Jin Chi could finish complaining, Zeng Zheng started yelling at the referee.

"Hey!"

"What are you doing?"

"He's gone to the sidelines!"

"It's about to end."

"Why do you show him your cards!"

"Come on, tell me clearly."

"Why?"

"Which school did you graduate from?"

"Who taught you to bring out cards at this moment?"

"You have to tell me clearly today, or you won't be allowed to go back!"

Faced with Zeng Zheng's chatter, the referee raised his hand without hesitation and gave Zeng Zheng a card.

As long as Zeng Zheng's long string of words is mixed with a dirty word, it is not yellow.

With Zhang Yuxie and Zeng Zheng setting an "example", Yao Xia, who came off the bench, also slowly came on the field.

As a result, he had just taken two steps when Zeng Zheng's roar came from behind him.

"Fuck, are you stupid X?"

"Run quickly, run up to make up the defense!"

Hearing this, Yao Xia spread his legs and hurried to his defense zone.

Zeng Zheng used the same method again in the 79th minute.

Not far away, Milu hugged his shoulders and watched Zeng Zheng's "poor" performance with great interest.

As a world-renowned coach, he certainly knew Zeng Zheng's purpose in doing so.

"Boy, is this your last substitution card?"

"Let's see what you can do next!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I didn't expect there to be such a young figure in the backward Asian football."

"If you have the chance, you must go to China!"

Zeng Zheng didn't want to play the last substitution card so early.

But there is no way!

Nigeria's continuous corner kicks and set kicks overwhelmed the Chinese team, and Ou Chuliang took the block.

The bubble gum in his mouth had already been spit out, and his handsome face was covered with dust.

Zeng Zheng didn't dare to make a substitution during a free throw, so he had to take advantage of General Fan's desperate header to clear the sideline and play the last substitution card.

This is the last effort I can make.

The remaining 10 minutes are up to you!

Zeng Zheng pinched his waist and prayed in his heart.

But what should come, will still come.

In the 81st minute, Finidi George broke through from the left and made a pass from the bottom.

The unguarded Amokaqi made a head-on attack from the back.

Facing the ball in the air, volley directly without waiting for the ball to hit the ground.

The speed of the ball made Ou Chuliang subconsciously block it with his feet.

Even so, still did not hold the goal.

After scoring the goal, Amokachi did not celebrate, but rushed to the goal, ran back to the midfield holding the ball, and restarted the game.

In the 85th minute, Okocha dodged left and right in front of the penalty area, making consecutive fake kicks and real buckles.

All the international footballers were caught in a flash, but they didn't dare to foul directly.

After swaying away three defenders in a row, Oke checked the opportunity and made a light kick with his left foot.

The ball jumped high and flew into the penalty area.

In front of Ou Chuliang, General Fan and Xie Feng, Kanu jumped up high and smashed the ball on the ground with his forehead.

boom!
The ball bounced off the ground, passed Ou Chuliang's left arm, and hit the net directly.

The moment the ball hit the net, the shouts of the Chinese fans stopped abruptly.

What followed was the cheers of less than [-] Nigerian fans at the scene.

"Hi! I really can't stop it!"

Zeng Zheng shook his head, took the mineral water bottle, and returned to his seat.

Just now, he watched the two balls with God's perspective and yelled, but the players on the court couldn't react at all.

When the rhythm has been slow and the opponent has half a beat, one wrong step, one wrong step.

Trying to make up for defensive ability by putting on a bus is simply not enough for people to see!
1 minute of stoppage time.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese team's aggressive pressure, Lu Fei, who had caught the ball, threw the ball vigorously, and threw the ball to the feet of Kanu who ran to the midfield ahead of time.

After Kanu got the ball, he dunked Li Tie, who was chasing back, and Xie Feng, who was defending, and then made a straight kick forward. Adeboyo, who was inserted from the side, ran up from behind at a speed visible to the naked eye. The immobile Wei Daxia then caught up with the ball.

Facing Ou Chuliang who was attacking, Adeboiu made a light buckle, and then pushed and shot the empty goal.

3 to 1, Nigeria sealed the victory!

When the final whistle sounded, the green in the stands completely boiled.

Huang Jianxiang's eyes were already filled with tears at this moment.

"The game is over."

"3-1."

"At the last moment, the Chinese team failed to defend and fell at the gate of the World Cup quarter-finals."

"Even so, we made history!"

"The top sixteen of the World Cup!"

"Such results are enough to satisfy us."

That being said.

But the tears flowed down uncontrollably.

In the stands, Wang Junsheng's eyes were also soaked with tears.

Even if the game is over, even if the team has been eliminated.

Looking around, they were all fans shouting "We won't cry", "Come on Chinese team", and "We will always support you".

"Team leader, the World Cup is over!" Xiao Zhao, the secretary at the side, said sadly, wiping away tears.

"No, the World Cup has just begun." Wang Junsheng looked into the distance with deep eyes.

(End of this chapter)