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Chapter 548: Massacre of Little Days! A belated Children's Day gift!
Argentina, one of the favorites to win the championship, was defeated by France and stopped in the round of 16.

Messi's World Cup dream was shattered again.

This time, it is even more regrettable than losing in the finals four years ago.

However, Messi's lonely figure rushing to the airport is not alone.

Because, just the next day, his rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who had taken turns with him in dominating the football world for nearly a decade, was also eliminated!

At the Olympic Stadium in Sochi, with Cavani's two goals, Uruguay defeated Portugal, which had Cristiano Ronaldo, 2-1!
At this point, in a situation that no one expected, within just two days, the two football stars, Messi and Ronaldo, both returned home!
This is the fourth World Cup trip for 31-year-old Messi and 33-year-old Ronaldo.

For the two who have won almost all the championships in the football world, as they bid farewell to the World Cup stage once again, the coveted World Cup trophy is still the last shackle for them to become the king.
Returning home on the same day as Portugal are their Iberian Peninsula friends from the same group, the “Bullfighter Legion” Spain!

After entering the dream lower half, everyone thought that with the strength of Spain's lineup, there was basically no opponent except Belgium.

At least before reaching the semi-finals, we won't encounter any strong challenges.

However, Russia, which was nicknamed "the weakest host" by fans, actually put on a good show:
Not only did they tenaciously tie the Spanish team, dragging the game into a penalty shootout, but they also defeated their opponents!
Croatia also defeated Denmark tenaciously in another penalty shootout.

As for the match between Brazil and Mexico, it is the only match so far in which the two teams have clear strength and situation.

With goals from Neymar and Firmino respectively, Brazil easily defeated Mexico and advanced to the quarterfinals!
At this time, five of the eight teams in the Russian World Cup quarterfinals have been decided:

They are the "Gallic Rooster" France, the "Sky Blue Army" Uruguay, the "Polar Bear" Russia, the "Checkered Army" Croatia and the "Samba Army" Brazil.

It is worth mentioning that among the top five favorites to win the championship listed by major media before the game, three teams have been eliminated!
They are the "Germanic Tank" Germany, the "Matador Legion" Spain and the "Pampas Eagle" Argentina!

Germany couldn't even qualify from the group stage, continuing the curse of the defending World Cup champions failing to qualify from the group stage.

The World Cup schedule is more than halfway through, and strong teams are repeatedly eliminated, which has become news that the media are competing to report.

However, such a situation happening in the upper half where strong teams gather is very normal.

If you lose in a battle between two strong opponents, it only means that you are not strong enough!

On the eve of the sixth match of the round of 16, no one would have thought that the Three Lions, with Ling Feng, would fall to the blue samurai sword, the only team in Asia.

After all, judging from the lineup and status of this Three Lions team, it is definitely the best team in this World Cup so far!
none of them!

The team won all three group stage games, scoring the most goals, thirteen, and conceding only one goal!
Of course, two of the opponents in the three group matches are the weaker Tunisia and Panama.

However, the record of defeating Belgium 3-1 was real.

It is worth mentioning that before the World Cup started, Belgium ranked first in the world.

And the second place is England!

It was the overwhelming performance in the group stage that helped the Three Lions, which used to "look strong but are actually very weak", get rid of the label of "pseudo-strong team".

And on July 7rd, it is the fourth match day of the World Cup round of 3 knockout rounds.

The Three Lions, led by Ling Feng, ushered in the days of "Blue Warriors" in Rostov-on-Don!

Placed in Group H, the team faced off against Colombia, Poland and Senegal, and finished second in the group with one win, one draw and one loss, advancing to the upper half of the death zone.

Although they are also well aware of the gap between them and the European powerhouses.

The team was also criticized by the media and fans for its negative performance in the last round of the group stage.

However, in order to break their best record in the World Cup (round of 16), Xiao Zi also sent out all their main players!

At the press conference before the game, the young coach Akira Nishino also expressed that he would do his best to win and let the world see the style of Japanese football.

Then, they deployed a 451 tactical formation, trying to deal with the fierce offensive of the Three Lions through defensive counterattack tactics.

As for the Three Lions, following the rotation in the last round, the main players who had had enough rest all appeared on the field!

The starting eleven is led by the world’s number one footballer, Ling Feng, and is made up of a host of Premier League and Great British Empire stars, worth five times as much as Xiao Ri Zi!
Although the market value does not completely represent the player's strength, it does reflect the player's level to a certain extent.

The level of the players of the Three Lions and Little Japan is destined to make this match a match with a huge disparity in strength.

No one thought that Xiao Ri's defense, which was not even top-notch in Europe, could stop England's luxurious offensive line led by Ling Feng.

However, what no one expected was that not long after the game started, deafening cheers broke out in the crowded Rostov Arena!
Small-time goalkeeper Kawashima Eiji turned his head to look at the ball slowly rolling down the net with a stiff expression.

The other players who were just living a normal life looked at each other in confusion.

"The ball is in!"

"Just four minutes and seventeen seconds into the game, the Three Lions took the lead!"

"England captain Ling Feng used a stunning long-range shot to mercilessly blast open the goal!"

"This is a goal from thirty-five yards away! He is truly the king of long-range shots!"

After scoring the goal, Ling Feng just smiled contemptuously, then shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

That rebellious look seemed to say:
I haven't even started to exert any strength yet, why did you fall down?!
Then he was surrounded by his teammates.

The cheers from the stands,
After losing the ball in less than five minutes, Xiao Ri immediately faced a new problem:
Should we continue to defend?

After chatting with the assistant coaches for a while, head coach Akira Nishino decided to make a gesture of pressing down with both hands to the players on the field, and then told them to calm down and not panic.

Nishino Akira, 63 years old this year, was selected for the national team when he was a player.

However, his international career lasted only four years.

After retiring, it was natural for Nishino Akira to take up teaching.

His first job was as the head coach of the U20 team.

After that, he became the head coach of the National Olympic Team.

It was this promotion that allowed him to create the first peak of his coaching career, the "Miami Miracle"

In the 1996 Atlanta Olympic men's football group stage, China defeated the invincible Brazilian team - in the first round of the group stage!
You have to know that Japan was still a weak football team at that time, and even the Chinese national football team could beat them.

It was a miracle that the team could make it to the Olympic finals, not to mention that they defeated the Brazilian team that had future world-class stars such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Juninho, and Roberto Carlos? !

The characteristic of Akira Nishino's coaching is his excellent analytical ability.

However, after carefully analyzing England's tactical play, he naively thought that as long as the team formation remained tight, even the Three Lions would not be able to score easily.

After all, he once led the team to withstand the fierce bombardment of Brazil, which had Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Juninho!

However, this confidence only lasted less than five minutes before it was shattered by Ling Feng's unstoppable shot! What he didn't expect was that this goal kicked off a bloody massacre!
Although there are five midfielders in the midfield, especially the three in the middle, Hasebe Makoto, Shibasaki Gaku and Kagawa Shinji form the top midfield combination in Asia.

However, such a purely technical midfielder with no physical confrontation and no speed can't play any role in restricting Ling Feng at all!
Ling Feng took the ball, made a pass, and flew past the two midfielders.

Then, a small diagonal pass was made to the left side of the penalty area, Rashford made a cut at the bottom and made a reverse triangle pass with his back foot.

The Three Lions captain rode his horse over, carried Maya Yoshida, and completed a calm shot.

The ball stuck to the inside of the goal post and went into the net from the near corner!
With a "swish", the fans in the stands and in front of the TV all put their hands on their heads, revealing masks of pain.

In just less than ten minutes, Ling Feng scored twice!

Less than ten minutes into the game, the team conceded two goals. At this moment, Nishino Akira finally realized that his deployment of the troops was wrong.

So he started shouting loudly, asking Shibasaki Gaku to go one-on-one to defend Ling Feng.

No matter where Ling Feng goes, Shibasaki Yue will follow.

This decision was also questioned by many commentators.

Why was Gaku Shibasaki arranged to defend Ling Feng alone instead of the more experienced and more defensive Hasebe Makoto to do this?

In Nishino Akira's opinion, Shibasaki Gaku is the youngest and the best runner!

However, it turned out that this was his second wrong decision!

Although Shibasaki Gaku is younger than Hasebe Makoto, he is faster.

But in terms of defensive experience and awareness, he cannot compare with Hasebe Makoto, who has been immersed in the Bundesliga for many years.

Of course, neither Shibasaki Gaku nor Hasebe Makoto can restrict Ling Feng!
Not only in this national team, but in the entire football world, there is no player who can effectively restrict Ling Feng!

Therefore, in order to defend, Shibasaki Gaku could only constantly use pulling and tugging to interfere with Ling Feng.

Even so, he could only watch in despair again and again as the youngest captain in the World Cup calmly took the ball and passed the ball.

As for myself, I received the first yellow card of the game because of multiple fouls on Ling Feng.

However, as people paid more attention to Ling Feng's personal ability, as soon as Ling Feng got the ball, three or four blue-clad players would surround him like crazy.

As a result, it became a little more difficult for Ling Feng to break through with the ball.

It's just a little bit bigger.

This king who dominates the court has repeatedly used his unstoppable vision and passing to create shooting opportunities for his teammates.

It's a pity that, perhaps because the opponent was too weak, or perhaps because happiness always comes too suddenly, both Sterling and Rashford were a little too hasty when shooting.

The shot either slipped out of the goal or was too powerful and hit the plane directly.

You know, happiness is contagious.

In the 37th minute of the game, Kane received a fatal through pass from Ling Feng who passed two players and got a one-on-one opportunity.

Faced with such a great opportunity, his low shot miraculously hit the post and bounced back in front of Sterling.

The latter fell to the ground and shot the ball into the empty goal.

Just as the happy boy was about to stand up and celebrate, the referee's whistle sounded.

Offside, goal invalid!
Although his teammates repeatedly wasted great opportunities, Ling Feng and Hodgson on the sidelines both held their foreheads in frustration.

However, this happy operation was just a small adjustment and did not affect the one-sided situation of the game.
Especially when the game reached the 43rd minute, in order to stop Ling Feng's advancement, the out-of-position midfielder Shibasaki Gaku made a flying tackle and knocked Ling Feng to the ground.

In fact, with Ling Feng's reaction speed, he could have easily avoided the flying tackle.

However, when he thought of the opponent who already had a yellow card, he deliberately slowed down his movements and allowed the opponent to knock him to the ground.

Even this flying tackle could not be considered malicious.

However, disrupting Ling Feng's advancement was undoubtedly a tactical foul.

Even though Shibasaki Gaku clasped his hands together at the first moment to express his innocence to the referee.

And other teammates came forward to plead for mercy.

But he was unable to stop the referee from taking out the second yellow card from his pocket and showing it to the number seven!

Just like that, Shibasaki Gaku received two yellow cards and one red card and was sent off!

And the life on the field has also reached a desperate situation with one man less!

In response, Nishino Akira did not make any substitutions, but waved his hands on the sidelines, signaling all players to retreat to the half court.

With only a few minutes left in the game, he hoped the team could carry on in the first half and then make substitutions in the midfield.

However, it was these few short minutes that changed the score on the field again!
In the last minute of stoppage time, Ling Feng easily passed the left-back Nagatomo Yuto who was having a hard time on the right and sent a curved cross!
This kick, as if measured with a ruler, just bypassed the central defender Chang Ziyuan who was trying to block at the front, and came in front of Kane who was covering the middle.

This time, Britain's No.9 did not miss the opportunity. He simply raised his foot and pushed the ball into the opponent's net!

Three to zero at halftime!
During the halftime break, there was dead silence in Xiao Ri's locker room.

In their opinion, they were already trailing 3-0 and had one man less, so there was little point in continuing to defend.

Since it is impossible to defend, how to fight back? !
After careful consideration, Nishino Akira finally decided to fight to the death!
This decision, however,
With one man less, how can we fight against the Three Lions, the most powerful team in this World Cup?
This is just like a regular samurai holding a samurai sword launching a suicide charge against a modern army holding a Gatling gun!
court death! ! !

Entering the second half, Ling Feng, who triggered the Celestial Empire's soul BUFF, also went at full speed and scored two more goals in the second half.

It is worth mentioning that one of the shots from outside the penalty area directly caused a fracture in the finger bones of the goalkeeper Kawashima Eiji, who was forced to leave the field on the spot!

When the game reached the 6th minute, the score had reached 0-!

At this time, Hodgson also replaced three main players, Ling Feng, Kane and Henderson.

It was after Ling Feng left the field that the already desperate team finally made a desperate effort. Honda Keisuke, who came on as a substitute, scored the last goal of this World Cup through a set-piece.

Of course, this goal was useless.

In the end, with Ling Feng contributing his first World Cup quadruple goal, the Three Lions defeated the Blue Warriors 6-1!

While advancing to the quarterfinals, it can be regarded as a belated Children's Day gift for Xiao Ri!
(End of this chapter)