Chapter 37 Baggio's Savior

After the game, the media used "Ling Feng to play, one to top two" to introduce this game.

Ling Feng contributed an assist and scored a goal within 20 minutes of his substitute. The Chinese team easily defeated the United States 3-0, becoming the fourth team to secure the right to qualify in the group.

Ling Feng himself also scored seven goals and became the unique scorer king. People have speculated that the second-place scorer list is probably the most second in the scorer list.

Seven goals!

Since the 1978 World Cup, only Ling Feng has broken the fate of six goals in the last World Cup - and in this World Cup, he has achieved this in just two games in a total of 110 minutes.

The terrible Ling Feng!

Not only China, but many media have already added the title of "King of Ball" to him.

The King of Football, the highest honor, has been recognized as the King of Football so far, but Pele and Maradona, Ling Feng is the third one. No one can, and no one can find a reason to refute him.

Ling Feng has been in the industry for seven years and has set magic again and again. No one can break his record until now. Even in ten or twenty years, no one will be able to catch up with his achievements!

He deserves to be called the King of Football!

Of course, there is another successor to the King of Football, Ronaldo.

There are also Baggio, Zidane and so on...

For the three, we can call them the regretful king of balls.

If Baggio scored that penalty kick and Italy won the championship, then the Hercules Cup would be the scepter of Baggio's crown; if Zidane did not make an unforgivable mistake in his last game due to impulse, and France defeated Italy in the next penalty shootout, then Zidane is also the well-deserved king of football; if Ronaldo was not injured, but continued to grow and mature, then we can believe that he would be the king of football!

Baggio is no longer possible, Zidane and Ronaldo are working in this direction.

And what are our football kings doing now?

In the next game against Portugal, the Chinese team is now making arrangements for the game.

Whether you can win this game doesn't matter. It's a foregone conclusion to qualify for the first place in the group. Even if you lose to Portugal and the United States defeats Poland, then whether it is in terms of victory or loss or goal difference, China or the top in the group.

However, based on their friendship with Rui Costa, Figo and others, and considering future games, Ling Feng really hopes that Portugal can qualify for the second in the group.

The results of the match after group d are as follows.

The German tanks in Group E still haven't encountered any team that can cause any trouble to them. Veteran Effenberg is still strong, and rookies Barack and Desler are even more like fish. The Irish team was knocked down by them 1-0, and the assist was Effenberg. It was also a wonderful pass from the midfield conspirator that made Crowze score his first non-header in this World Cup.

Crowze, who scored four goals, is also a strong candidate for the Golden Boot Award. However, his feet are still very rough now, so he can't use a header to smash it all the way, so many people are not optimistic about this young player.

In another game, the Saudis, who had just been slaughtered 0:8, finally found their right position. They are not a world-class team with the same level as China, so it is better to have a tail clamped up.

Saudi Arabia took a defensive counterattack in this game, but unfortunately, facing Cameroon, which is stronger than itself, it still cannot defend it. Dai Ya, the former Asian goalkeeper, was very honored to add another round of goals conceded in the World Cup, which also successfully laid a solid foundation for him to become the goalkeeper with the most goals conceded in World Cup history in the future.

This is a record of all time, and it is a unique personal record!

In the F Group F, England and the English team were not against the newly formed Argentina, but Argentina did not gain any benefits from its stalemate. Almost like four years ago, it was the Golden Boy Irving, who created a penalty and scored a goal, while Argentina scored a goal by Batistuta and Riquelme, who came on as a substitute.

The two sides shook hands 2:2 and made peace.

It is worth mentioning that the penalty kick from England was hit by Beckham himself. Although he failed to win the game, he indirectly avenged a revenge four years ago.

The Nigerian team, which had not succeeded in the transition from old to new, failed again. They lost 1:2 in the match against Sweden. They were eliminated from the death group in advance, and the only meaning they stayed behind is to have some fun in the last match against England.

By the last round of the group stage, the easiest thing is those teams that have secured the right to qualify in the group - or even secured the first place in the group. No matter the winner or lose, they have nothing to do with them. Therefore, the last game must be a practice game where most of the main players are hidden.

In Ling Feng's words, what are the benefits of this kind of practice competition?

1. Ninety percent of the opponents are teams that must win to ensure qualifying. They will definitely fight to the death to win. They may get injured when they play against them, which are not afraid of death, and then miss the remaining games - if you don't believe it, go see Nesta, he was so declining in the last World Cup.

Second, let all the substitutes go up and play! After finally joining the national team in the World Cup, they finally didn’t play for a minute. This is too disrespectful, right?

People say that the most depressing players are players who were defeated the moment before the World Cup, but in fact, the most depressing people are those who have not played in the World Cup but have never played in a minute. Think about it, those who have not participated in the World Cup can still sit on the comfortable sofa at home, cross their legs and hold their wives to watch the game. They don’t have to live a hard life of abstinence for a month. In addition to leaving a name on the roster, those who are participating in the World Cup have to work hard to suffer with their main teammates at other moments. During the game, they are always reminded that the coach will call his name to warm up. Even if they warm up, they may not be able to play.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Chinese team intends to replace a group of substitutes when facing Portugal. We have a good reason. The players need protection, and the substitutes who have finally got a chance to play will naturally not let go, because they have to prove themselves in a rare opportunity to play, but if they lose the game, it cannot be blamed. The strength of substitutes is far worse than the main lineup.

The easiest thing is the team that has secured the right to qualify, and the most annoying, or the most difficult to understand, is the team that has been eliminated.

This is two extremes from what just now. One is that you can enter the top 16 regardless of winning or losing, and the other is that you have to get out of no matter winning or losing.

This kind of team often has a characteristic - not many people give up, but many people fight for honor!

Especially for those teams who didn’t score a goal in the first two rounds, they will definitely fight fiercely in the last game. The purpose is to score a goal or score a point or even win a game. How can I say it’s not easy to come to the World Cup? At least I can get some results and go home to show my fellow villagers!

This is what Nigeria is like.

They are powerful teams in Africa, and their performance in the 1998 World Cup is also impressive. Last time, they were the first in the group. If they went home without getting a single point this time, they were indeed a bit unreasonable in terms of face.

Therefore, England may not be able to win easily in the last game.

Argentina and Sweden both won one and tied four points. If the final game was tied and England defeated Nigeria, then all three teams were five points - if this is the case, then this death group is the most distinctive death group in World Cup history!

So the game is getting better and better the more you go, because when a person is forced to the dead end, it is definitely not the same as usual!

The second round of the G Group really made Chinese fans crazy.

Italy, facing the Croatian team, which was completely different from the last World Cup, was forced into a hurry by its opponents. It was even more than ten minutes left in the game and was led by Croatia 2:1!

Let’s talk about Italy. If they take the lead, it will be difficult for the other party to recover. The Italians who originally rely on defense simply retracted all of them into the corner, and basically no team can attack.

But if they fall behind, it will not be so easy to recover them!

People have seen in this game what it means to use his own way to give his body to him.

Vieri broke the deadlock on the court in the tenth minute of the second half, but just before the Italians' happy mouth closed, the Croatians scored 20% in the 73rd and 76th minutes, giving the Italians a black game for three minutes.

When the first ball was lost, Trapatoni could still sit on the bench honestly, looking confident of winning.

But after three minutes, he immediately lost another goal. I am afraid that even the Italian football history has never been so fast!

Trapatoni can only use the last ace, that is Robert Baggio.

Amid the applause of Chinese fans, Baggio replaced Piero.

In the 80th minute of the game, Baggio completed his first shot of the game. Unfortunately, the angle was not enough and the ball was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Baggio did not have any extra moves and quickly returned to his half.

The Croatians play very smartly and are trying their best to waste the rest of their time, but this also has an advantage - for the first time people saw that there were more than six players in the opponent's halftime in the Italian team!

It is a fight. At the last moment, you must cut off the opponent's ball and organize the attack.

Whether it was Totti or Tomasi... after they got the ball, they directly saw the opportunity and gave it to Baggio. At this time, a firm belief was established in everyone's heart. Believe in Baggio, that's right.

Baggio still had the calm expression, but his heart was also raised to his throat.

In the 87th minute, Nesta intercepted the ball near the midfield and tied the ball to Toti. The Prince of Roma quickly flashed past the defensive player beside him and passed through the penalty area. Vieri in front pushed the ball back. The sky blue figure rushed up with the flowing ponytail, stopped quickly, sideways, spiked the ball, and several movements were completed in one go!

Perhaps because he realized that the danger was coming, the Croatian defenders beside him rushed up to surround Baggio!

The two defenders intercepted at the same time, and the other teammates were not in a very good position. Baggio chose to be extraordinary at this time. Is it helpless or confident?!

This cannot be said to be the last opportunity, but it is an opportunity that cannot be wasted.

Breakthrough by dribbling means taking responsibility. If you enter, you will be a hero. If you don’t enter, you will be a sinner!

With a wonderful fake move, Baggio shook past the pressing of the first defender and rushed in along the penalty area line with another defensive player, Rapa Xinqi.

Suddenly, Rapa Xinqi was dodged by Baggio's fake moves. On the edge of the penalty area, Baggio threw away the last defender!

This location is always familiar to Italian fans, which is the legendary Piero area.

Piero likes hanging goal, while Baggio often enters the opponent's penalty area and creates a single shot. However, today, he imitates the shot of his juniors and rival Piero.

A beautiful arc was drawn from his right foot, and the ball fell straight into the blind spot of the goal!

2:2 square meters!

In the 87 minutes of the game, Baggio, who came on the bench, equalized the score with a gold goal!

Although a point cannot satisfy Italian fans, it is much better than losing.

At this moment, people vaguely saw the sky blue figure of the United States eight years ago, and the chic ponytail!

The fans who survived the disaster were satisfied, but it doesn’t mean that Baggio was also satisfied!

When the referee raised the sign of stoppage time for one minute, the ball rolled to the feet of Croatian defender Himnic.

Just as he was considering whether to drive the ball out or pass it to his teammates, and spend the remaining game time, his feet suddenly hurt and then he flew up!

Baggio!

Baggio's side tackle directly cut the ball down!

Just kill!

At the same time, a Croatian player signaled the referee that the opponent was fouled, but the referee waved his hand and said that this was a good goal.

There is no reason to not go in a single shot. With a relaxed shot, the ball passed through the goalkeeper's armpit and slowly rolled into the gate.

3:2! In the last moment, Baggio's two goals helped the Italian team come back to life!

From 1:2 to 2:2, and then to 3:2!

The Croats pushed Italy into the abyss within three minutes, while Baggio rewarded them for three minutes!

The name on the timing card is firmly engraved in the hearts of fans. It is a legend, an immortal legend!

“87’,90’ roberto baggio!”
Chapter completed!