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Chapter 559: Shocking hook! Top of the world!
Before the game, no one would have thought that the world-renowned World Cup final would be like this.
One-sided!
You know, as the pinnacle of football with the greatest international influence and the highest status, the World Cup brings together almost the strongest players and teams in the world.

Especially in the finals, the two opposing teams are basically the teams with the best performance in the past, and they are almost also the strongest teams.

Therefore, although the final may not be exciting, it should be evenly matched.

Therefore, the saying "there is no name in the final" has become widely circulated.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

This is not the first time that a World Cup final has been one-sided.

In many past World Cup finals, there have been cases where one side has pressed the other side to the ground and rubbed it like crazy:

For example, in the 1958 World Cup final, Brazil defeated Sweden!

For example, in the 1970 World Cup final, Brazil swept Italy!
For example, in the 1998 World Cup final, France defeated Brazil!

The 1958 World Cup final was the first time such a situation occurred.

It is incredible that seven goals can be scored in the final of an international competition, but Brazil and Sweden did it in the black and white era.

However, the result of this final was not so unexpected.

Because Brazil at that time was a gathering of stars, with Pele, Garrincha, Didi, Vava, Zagallo and many others who were ranked among the top figures in the entire history of Brazilian football.

That Brazilian team was one of the strongest in history.

Sweden, which has few star players, became the first victim of tragedy in the World Cup final.

When the time came to 1970, Brazil once again faced the final of the Jules Rimet Cup.

At that time, Pele, who had grown from a young boy into a football king, led the team to stand on the final stage again.

This year's Samba Army is even stronger than it was twelve years ago.

In this final, facing the equally outstanding Italy, Brazil played calmly, fully demonstrated the technical characteristics of Samba football, and beat the Italians into a state of disarray.

Both the scene and the final score of four to one can be described as one-sided!
In this way, Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup for the third time and achieved the great achievement of permanently retaining the Jules Rimet Cup.

The 1998 final was the battle in which Frenchman Zinedine Zidane became a legend.

Putting aside all those conspiracy theories and the on-the-spot conditions of both teams, this match can be regarded as one of the masterpieces in football where the weak defeated the strong.

You know, the Gallic rooster at that time was not very strong.

Henry was just a substitute, the forwards' goal-scoring ability was average, and the team was even called "fangless" by the media.

On the contrary, the opponent Brazil team is a super strong team with superstars such as Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Bebeto and Ronaldinho.

Before the game, many bookmakers gave Brazil a one-goal handicap.

However, no one would have thought that in the end it was Zidane who used two headers, which he was not good at, to defeat the confused Brazil team!

However, to be honest, the whole final was not about how well France played, but about how badly Brazil played!
Even if France had not missed a few one-on-one opportunities, the final score would have been even more shocking.

Overall, it was a not-so-exciting but classic final. Rather than saying that France defeated Brazil, it was more like Brazil ruined itself.

Compared with these three one-sided finals, the first thirty minutes of the match between the Three Lions and the Red Devils of Europe was more like the 1970 final.

There is actually not much difference in the lineups between the two sides.

However, Brazil has Pele, who has become the king of football!
Just like the Three Lions have Ling Feng, the best player in the world!

However, in this peak battle, the Three Lions and the Red Devils seem to be evenly matched.

In fact, when the game started, everyone realized that this Belgian team was no match for England!
Belgium, being in the lower half of the group, enjoyed the benefits of the competition system and was basically "guaranteed" to advance to the semi-finals.

It was not until the semi-final against Croatia that Belgium, which had a golden generation, faced a real test.

If it weren't for Hazard's lore at the critical moment, perhaps they would have been dragged into overtime by Croatia and then sent home by the tenacious checkered army.
Although facing England in the final, we can be said to be well rested.

However, Belgium has no advantages either in terms of team lineup or game tactics.

On the other hand, England.

Even breaking out of the death half filled with so many strong teams took the Three Lions a lot of effort.

But in reality, all three knockout matches were resolved within ninety minutes.

Moreover, after seven games, they were very lucky not to have any injuries or yellow card suspensions.

Therefore, the integrity of the main lineup is also preserved.

If we really talk about paper strength, this Three Lions team built around Ling Feng is definitely one of the strongest teams today!

Seeing the team leading Belgium by two goals in less than 30 minutes, whether it was Beckham, Ferdinand and others in the stands or the England fans in front of the TV, they all had an indescribable feeling:

This may be the most united Three Lions team they have ever seen!

And this has to mention the changes that Ling Feng has brought to the entire English football!

Since the appearance of Ling Feng, the big butterfly, four years ago, he has directly affected the fate of many English players.

Especially the players from Manchester United, Luke Shaw, Lingard, Maguire and Rashford, all completed their transformation with his help!
Moreover, it is because of his presence that Hodgson is able to stay on as the helm of this young team.

In return, Hodgson also gave Ling Feng unlimited trust and tactical status. Coupled with Ling Feng's unique personal strength and leadership qualities, the Three Lions team was truly united under the leadership of one player!

Therefore, this Three Lions team is not the dull, civilian team in history, but has transformed into a super team with the best player in the world, world-class stars in the front, middle and back, and a balanced and reasonable lineup!

Judging from the scene and the score, the Three Lions completely suppressed the Red Devils of Europe!

The situation of being two goals behind was unbelievable to Martinez on the sidelines and the players on the field.

However, being two goals behind after thirty minutes is much better than being two goals behind after eighty minutes.

Since we can’t defend it, then attack to the death!
If we could have scored a goal in the first half, the outcome of the game would still be decided!
So, in the remaining time of the first half, the Belgians started to press, oppress and attack frantically as if they were injected with chicken blood!

But how could the Three Lions not know their opponent's plan? !
The more you want to press forward and increase the offensive and defensive rhythm of the game, the more I won't do what you want!
With a two-goal advantage in hand, the Three Lions, under the command of Ling Feng, cunningly entered the Barcelona mode!
They simply contracted their formation, controlled the ball as much as possible, and then continued to consume the Belgians' physical strength, and then made a sudden change of rhythm, with Ling Feng dribbling the ball and delivering a deadly through pass to create killing opportunities.

With such a targeted response, Belgium not only did not get too many threatening opportunities, but was instead seized by England's huge gap in the formation's forward pressure, repeatedly pushing the offensive into the heartland and threatening the goal guarded by Courtois.

If it wasn't for Kane's half-solo opportunity, his shot would have hit the post due to the angle he was aiming for.
If it weren't for Courtois's heroic performance, he would have made many great saves.
Perhaps they had already been scored against again in the first half!
In this way, time passed quickly as the ball continued to pass back and forth between the feet of the English players.

Soon, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game!
. . .

Returning to the locker room with a two-goal lead, the Three Lions players and coaches felt very relaxed and happy.

For England, this first half was really a dream!

You know, in the previous 20 World Cup finals, there has never been an example of a team leading by two goals being reversed!
This means that they have already held the World Cup with half of their hand!
Thinking of this, many players turned their attention to the black-haired man who led them all the way to the finals and scored twice on the final stage.

There was only deep respect and admiration in his eyes.

As the captain, Ling Feng also knew very well that it was his turn to take the stage at this crucial moment to win the championship.
Bang bang bang.
After clapping his hands to attract everyone's attention, he stood up and walked to the center of the locker room:

"Guys, I have to say, we did a great job in the first half! Both offensively and defensively."

Immediately afterwards, Ling Feng praised each teammate's performance in the first half one by one.

Then, when everyone was smiling, he suddenly changed the subject:
"But don't forget! A football game is always 90 minutes!"

"We haven't won this game yet!"

“So, in the second half we have to start from zero, forget about the lead in the score and focus on how to play a good game!”

"As long as we do our best, when the final whistle blows, we will be the new owners of the World Cup!"

Following Ling Feng's repeated emphasis on guarding against arrogance and impatience, the Three Lions players calmed down their excitement a little and became more focused.

They are not rookies anymore.

Nothing is decided until the full-time whistle blows!
Soon, the short halftime break was over.

Back on the court, the two sides changed sides and continued the game.

At this time, Belgium decisively chose to make substitutions:
Replace the defensive Witsel with Dembele who is better at controlling the ball;

He also replaced Chadli, who was ineffective in the first half, with Carrasco, who has stronger breakthrough ability.

These two substitutions are undoubtedly intended to strengthen the offense.

However, these two substitutions did not have any visible effect on the situation on the field.

Both Chadli and Carrasco were easily controlled by Luke Shaw, the top left-back in the Premier League.

Walker on the right, with the assistance of Henderson in the middle, basically locked down Hazard!
The two wingers could not fly together, and Lukaku in the middle could not get support from the two wingers, so he could only retreat frequently and seek some cooperation in the middle with De Bruyne.

However, as soon as De Bruyne gets the ball, Ling Feng will immediately defend closely to prevent the Belgian core from easily making threatening passes.

This scene of the two players facing off also reminded many fans of their previous match in the Europa League.

In the season when the Foxes participated in the Europa League for the first time in their history, Ling Feng faced off against De Bruyne for the first time.

The second round, in particular, became Pearson's most proud achievement in his coaching career.

Under his targeted deployment, Ling Feng retreated to the midfield to defend alone and froze De Bruyne!

It was thanks to Ling Feng's dominant performance on both offense and defense in the two rounds that Leicester City was able to defeat the then Bundesliga runner-up Wolfsburg and advance to the Europa League quarterfinals!

This time, facing Ling Feng's one-on-one defense again, De Bruyne couldn't help but recall the matchup three years ago.

Compared to their first encounter three years ago, Ling Feng's growth rate in the past three years was incredible.

Today, Ling Feng has already become someone he looks up to.

Whether it was explosive speed, physical confrontation, or defensive awareness, Ling Feng won in an almost crushing victory!

Under the close defense of the Three Lions captain, De Bruyne didn't even dare to hold the ball for too long. As if the ball was burning his feet, he just kicked it out.

Because as long as he dares to keep the ball under his feet for half a second longer, Ling Feng will use different methods to steal the ball from him!
Even so, Ling Feng was able to repeatedly intercept his teammates' passes to De Bruyne by predicting and stealing the ball in advance, thus launching a counterattack on the spot.

Belgium could only rely on Dembele and Tielemans who lagged behind to make risky vertical passes.

But compared to De Bruyne, these two are still a lot less creative.

In this way, both sides gathered their forces and launched fierce competition for the ball and physical combat in the midfield.

Even so, the Three Lions' midfield still suppressed the Belgian midfield.

As time went on, Belgium pressed forward even harder. Mourinho, the Red Devils coach who was sitting in the stands and watching the game in person, smiled slightly, then turned to his old friend Mendes and said:

"Jorge, you can start preparing for Ling's championship party."

Hearing this, Mendes raised his eyebrows and then asked, "Are you so sure that England can win?"

"Rather than saying England is going to win, I'd rather say Belgium is going to lose."

"From the moment Ling Feng scored the first goal, the initiative of the game was in England's hands."

"The more the Belgians press forward, the more space they leave for their opponents to counterattack from deep."

"Besides, even if the Belgians score a goal or even tie the score, Ling Feng will continue to score goals."

And the direction of the game on the field was just as Mourinho had predicted!

In the 67th minute of the game, Hazard broke through the left, stopped suddenly, and made a diagonal pass to try to find Carrasco at the back post.

But Maguire headed the ball and cleared it to the front of the penalty area.

Ling Feng stopped the ball with his chest, then picked up the ball and turned around, passing De Bruyne who was following him closely in one go.

Then, without waiting for the ball to fall, he sent a volley pass with the instep of his foot, finding Rashford on the left. The latter dribbled the ball along the sidelines and headed all the way into the heart of Belgium.

However, under the close defense of Belgian right-back Meunier, he staggered slightly and his dribbling rhythm was interrupted.

"Steady!"

With Ling Feng's shouts echoing in his ears, Rashford quickly leaned on Munier and passed the ball back to left-back Luke Shaw before losing possession of the ball. Looking at Kane who raised his hand to ask for the ball in the penalty area, Luke Shaw did not hesitate at all and sent a cross without stopping the ball!
"Luke Shaw crosses in!"

The ball drew a beautiful arc and flew straight into the Belgian penalty area, but failed to find Kane.

Instead, the Belgian center back Alderweireld jumped up and headed the ball out of the penalty area.

Ling Feng, who just arrived in front of the penalty area, looked at the trajectory of the ball and was sure that it would definitely fly over him.

At that moment, Ling Feng had an idea and a bold idea emerged in his mind!

The next second, under everyone's gaze, the Three Lions No. 7 first turned around, then took off into the air, leaned back, and his two long legs crossed in the air. His left foot first moved back for help, while his right foot turned into an afterimage and hit the ball in the air hard!

"Ling Feng. Hanging upside down?!!"

Bang!
Accompanied by the commentator's exclamation and everyone's surprised gaze, the ball turned into a ruthless cannonball and flew towards the goal.

In an instant, all time seemed to stand still.

Only Ling Feng, whose whole body was standing upside down, could clearly see the trajectory of the ball, and under the reflection of Courtois's desperate diving figure, the ball went straight into the upper right corner of the goal!

The next second, Ling Feng's body fell to the ground, splashing some grass debris.

The entire Luzhniki Stadium fell into silence.

Countless fans held their heads in their hands and looked at the goal in disbelief.

The silence lasted for less than half a second before it suddenly turned into cheers that resounded through the sky!

Countless England fans jumped up from their seats, roaring wildly and waving their fists!

Even Mourinho, Beckham, Owen, Ferdinand, Lineker and other experienced football stars and bigwigs stood up from their seats and applauded Ling Feng.

Among them, Mourinho turned his head with a smile on his face, raised his eyebrows at Mendes who looked incredulous, and added:
"I told you so"

. . .

"GOAL!!!!"

"incredible!"

"A world-class overhead kick at the World Cup!"

"hat trick!"

Looking at Ling Feng standing there, surrounded by his teammates like a god, both the players and fans in the stadium and the audience in front of the TV could not help but reveal expressions of astonishment:

Is this guy still a human?!

This overhead kick shocked the world!
You know, this might be the first overhead kick goal in a World Cup final!

Moreover, the goal was scored outside the penalty area!
How much shooting power does it take to complete an extremely difficult overhead kick outside the penalty area, and then shoot with such a fast and tricky angle to penetrate the defense of world-class goalkeeper Courtois? !

Perhaps, the answer to this question is only known by Ling Feng!

Courtois just knelt on the ground and spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

However, no one will blame the goalkeeper who has tried his best.

This is an extremely difficult overhead kick with such high speed and angle that even if Yashin were alive, he would not be able to save it!

“Ladies and gentlemen, please remember this great moment!”

"We witnessed Ling Feng become the second player in World Cup history to score a hat trick in a World Cup final!"

"It is worth mentioning that the last player to score a hat trick in a World Cup final was also English! That was Jeff Hurst in 1966!"

"However, Ling Feng completed his hat trick within the regular 90 minutes! Hurst's two goals both occurred in overtime."

"This means that Ling Feng is the first player in World Cup history to score a hat trick within 90 minutes of a final!!!"

In addition to completing a hat-trick in the World Cup final, Ling Feng also increased his number of goals in a single World Cup to 16!
You know, the player with the most goals in the World Cup so far is "God K" Klose, who has scored 16 goals!

Including the first World Cup goal he scored in Brazil four years ago, Ling Feng's cumulative World Cup goals just surpassed Klose and reached 17 goals!
In this way, he has surpassed historical shooters such as Gerd Muller, Pele, Ronaldo, Klose, and dominated the top of the World Cup history scorer list!

His incredible feat of scoring 16 goals in a single session is unprecedented and will never be repeated!
It is worth mentioning that Ronaldo and Klose, who were originally ranked top two in the World Cup scorer list, were watching the World Cup final on the spot!

After Ling Feng broke the World Cup goal record, the live broadcast camera was focused on these two super shooters who are well-known in the football world.

The two legends stood up at the same time, smiling and applauding Ling Feng.

Perhaps, being able to witness Ling Feng breaking such a goal record on the spot is a rare blessing.
The Belgians' remaining will and fighting spirit were shattered by this astonishing overhead kick!

This team, which could not be called united, began to have differences on the court.

De Bruyne, who already had the attribute of being a "pressure monster", began to become more and more anxious. He began to spread his hands and shout frequently, trying to get his teammates to push the ball across the half court as soon as possible.

Hazard was obsessed with the idea. He started to break through as soon as he got the ball, trying to use his personal ability to tear open England's defense and give the team a glimmer of hope.

It’s a pity that his one-man fight only brought the team’s offense to a standstill.

The worst one is Lukaku.

Without the ball, he could only keep running back and forth, quickly consuming his energy, but he never managed to touch the ball.

With the three Belgian players fighting on their own, the Red Devils' attack became even more disorganized.

Seeing this scene, the other Belgian players also began to get impatient.

For the Three Lions, such a scene is naturally something they welcome.

Even though Belgium coach Martinez and assistant coach Henry were shouting frantically on the sidelines, the Belgian attack still showed no improvement.

Moreover, because he was too impatient, he gave his opponent the opportunity to win the game!

In the 78th minute of the game, Belgium made a long pass from the backcourt, but Maguire got the first point again and cleared the ball.

Dale stopped in position and passed the ball to Ling Feng.

The latter dribbled the ball forward, and after reaching the front court, he sent a soul-stirring pass with the outside of his foot.

Lingard, the "substitute god" who came on as a substitute, understood the hint, cut into the penalty area diagonally, and shot into the near corner with his right foot!
At this point, the score on the field became four to zero!

The suspense of the game is completely over!

As time passed, the Belgians lost their fighting spirit and failed to score a goal in the final moments of the game.

Beep. Beep. Beep.
When the whistle sounded to end the game, almost all the Belgian players collapsed to the ground powerlessly, and some even covered their faces and cried.

They were so close to winning the World Cup, but they couldn't get any closer.
On the other hand, the Three Lions players were running around the field like crazy, laughing and celebrating, enjoying the joy of winning the championship!
Ling Feng, who was standing in the middle of the court, raised his hands and shouted excitedly:

“We are the fucking world champions!!!”

The next second, he was surrounded by Lingard, Maguire and others.

Then a few people linked arms and started jumping!
“Oh oh oh oh.”

"Champion! Champion!! Champion!!!"

"The game is over!"

"The score is four to zero!"

"England ruthlessly beat Belgium to become champions of the 2018 World Cup in Russia!"

"After half a century, the Three Lions have once again reached the top of world football. Let us give the warmest applause to this young and talented team!"

While the players and fans of both sides were immersed in different emotions of joy and sorrow, the live broadcast camera was also directed to the stadium.

The engraver, who had been prepared, began to carve the name "England" under the base of the World Cup the next second after the game ended!

This is also the second time in England's history that they have reached the top of the World Cup!

It was also the first time they won the championship again after 52 years!
However, the last time China won the World Cup, the World Cup had not yet been born.

Strictly speaking, this is the Three Lions' first World Cup!
As the victors, the Three Lions also went to comfort the distraught Belgians.

It is worth mentioning that when hugging and greeting his club teammate Kaku, Ling Feng even saw tears in the corners of Kaku's eyes.

Of course, Kaku wasn't the only one in tears.

Players including De Bruyne, Tielemans and Vertonghen all shed tears on the spot.

In this World Cup, their golden generation of players are basically at their peak.

Four years later, many of them will have passed their prime age.

So, for this golden generation of Belgium, this may be the closest they have ever been to winning a major championship.

Unfortunately, they met the ruthless football devil Ling Feng.
Soon, the podium was set up.

As the captain of the previous champion, German and Bayern legend Lahm placed the World Cup on the trophy stand.

The award ceremony began as the live music sounded.

The first award was given to the best newcomer of the World Cup.
This award was won by the French team's 19-year-old super prodigy Kylian Mbappe.

Then, it’s time to decide who will win the Golden Ball.

This award was undoubtedly won.

Naturally, it belongs to the Three Lions leader Ling Feng, who contributed 16 goals in seven games and provided 10 assists!
You know, starting with Ronaldo in the 1998 World Cup, the World Cup Golden Ball Award has become a "consolation prize". The last champion member to win the World Cup Golden Ball Award was Romario in 1994. Ling Feng broke this convention and became the first member of the championship team to win the Golden Ball Award since Ronaldo.

Not only that, Ling Feng, who is only 23 years old, also won the Golden Boot and Assist King of the tournament!

This also broke the record since the inception of the World Cup, becoming the first person in history!
When Ling Feng received the World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot, the Luzhniki Stadium, which can accommodate more than 80,000 fans, instantly erupted in thunderous applause.

In the stands, almost all the football stars and fans present, whether they supported England or Belgium, stood up and gave warm applause to the superstar who scored a hat trick in the World Cup final.

At this moment, Ling Feng's dominant performance also won the respect of his opponents, and they forgot about their countries and opponents and just cheered for his wonderful performance!
Of course, this is because everyone is very clear about one fact:
Rather than saying that the Three Lions, featuring a youthful storm, defeated Belgium, which had a golden generation, it would be better to say that Ling Feng defeated Belgium alone!

This man destroyed all opponents that stood in his way like a gust of wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

If he hadn't carried the team all the way, scored goals, provided assists, and actively participated in defense, the Three Lions might not have been able to advance so rapidly and defeat anyone they met!

There is no one better than this person in the world!

Finally, amid the cheers of the audience and countless fans in front of the TV, Ling Feng, the team leader and captain, received the golden World Cup trophy from FIFA President Infantino.

"Congratulations, young man! Your performance in this cup is like a sun, leaving a deep impression in the hearts of everyone in the football world."

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”

I lowered my head and looked carefully at the Hercules Trophy in my hand, the clearly visible patterns and the names of the winning teams on the cup base.

Although from the moment he got the system, Ling Feng knew that he would one day become the best in the world.

However, only when he led the Red Devils Manchester United and the Three Lions to the top of Europe and the world, did he truly feel what it was like to stand at the pinnacle of football.

Holding the heavy World Cup trophy in his hand, looking up at the crowded stands, Ling Feng also showed a bright smile, squinting his eyes in enjoyment:

So, this is the scenery that Pele and Maradona, the two great football kings, have seen, and that the two great players, Messi and Ronaldo, have dreamed of? !

Loved it!

Amid the excited and cheering voices of his teammates, Ling Feng suddenly raised the Hercules trophy high in his hand!

The next second, fireworks exploded and the whole audience cheered!
The flying ribbons and the cheers of the fans brought this great event of world football to a perfect end.

At this moment, the smile on Ling Feng's face has not changed at all from when he made his professional career debut on the banks of the Trent River.

He is still the young man who has the greatest respect and love for football and the green field!
However, in four years, he has overcome all obstacles from a young player of the Blue Foxes youth team to become the new king of football who has surpassed Messi and Ronaldo and suppressed many contemporary super talents and superstars!

Especially using a World Cup championship to complete the coronation, it is definitely the best!
However, the journey of this new king of football has just begun.
(End of this chapter)