The strongest winger

Chapter 1192 The opponent is...?
At [-]:[-] p.m. on the second day after the semi-final between China and Brazil, the Corinthians Arena will start the second semi-final of this World Cup, and the winner of this game will challenge the FIFA world number one Chinese team at the Maracana Stadium at [-]:[-] p.m. four days later.

As the World Cup enters the second half, the enthusiasm of the fans shows no signs of fading, but even more enthusiasm.

The World Cup held every four years is a feast not to be missed by any football fan.

Because I missed one session, I will have to wait another four years.

How many four years are there in a person's life?

Closer to home, Aiello and other members of the national team watched the semi-finals between Argentina and the Netherlands in the conference room of the hotel where they stayed with relevant senior officials of the Football Association.

Before the game, pundits in the football world had mixed reviews for the game.

Some experts believe that Argentina led by Messi is invincible, and only the Chinese team led by Aiello has the strength to compete with it. The Dutch team can only compete with Brazil for No.3.

But some experts are more optimistic about the Dutch team. After all, the experience of this Dutch team is unparalleled. Compared with some new faces in the Argentine team, many Dutch players have a lot of experience in international competitions.

Having a healthy Robben in the Netherlands is as sharp as the Chinese team having Aiello.

Coupled with the help of veteran teammates such as Van Persie and Sneijder, this Dutch team was even called by the Telegraph as the second only to the national team led by Cruyff.

In particular, the 5:1 victory over the defending champion Spain in the group opener avenged their loss to their opponents in the 2010 World Cup final, which amazed all the fans.

Therefore, experts who support the Netherlands also have sufficient basis to believe that the Dutch team can beat Argentina and enter the final.

With an hour left before the second semi-final, the stands of the Corinthians Arena were already full. The Argentine fans in blue and white striped shirts and the Dutch fans in orange jerseys were clearly separated, completely filling the entire stadium.

On the north side of the stand, which is the gathering area for Argentine fans, there is a huge poster of Messi.

In the poster, Messi is holding the Hercules Cup, which symbolizes the championship, and at his feet is the captain of the Chinese team with a begging expression. There are eye-catching English words on the edge, to the effect: only Messi can beat Aiello, so Argentina must enter the final.

What's interesting is the south stand, which also has a huge poster. The portrait of Peter Pan Robben is lifelike and very vivid. He raises his arms and shouts, and there is also a row of words written on the lower edge of the figure, to the effect: A healthy Alger will definitely lead us to the finals!
"It's really interesting!" Ai Luo, who was far away in another city, muttered to himself while sitting on a chair.

At the same time, he is also guessing in his heart, who is the opponent in the final?

According to the original trajectory of history, the unsurprising opponent will be Argentina led by Messi.

Of course, in Ai Luo's heart, what he wants to face most is Argentina.

why?
There are two reasons, one is to avenge the national team level, and the other is that he has absolute confidence in facing Messi, just like Valencia facing Barcelona...

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"...China Central Television, China Central Television, the game we are broadcasting for you now is the second semi-final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, between Argentina and the Netherlands. The winner between them will challenge the Chinese team that has already entered the final..."

Although they are in Brazil, the members of the Chinese national team, who are accustomed to live broadcasts in Chinese, still choose the satellite channel of CCTV to watch the live broadcast. The infectious voice of He Wei comes from the TV, and the game officially begins.

As the game kicks off, fans around the world who follow the game turn their attention to their television screens.

The fans at the Corinthians Arena are different. They have to put in more energy, especially the fans on both sides of the game.

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"It's so boring!"

Wang Xiaolei stretched his waist, curled his lips.

Ai Luo smiled slightly and scolded, "You bastard."

But then the voice changed, and he said with a serious face: "The game has reached the semi-finals, and no one can afford to lose. It is understandable to put more energy on defense. After all, there are very few games like ours that got off to a fantastic start, so...whether our opponent in the final is Argentina or the Netherlands, we must treat it rigorously, because...we can't afford to lose either!"

Everyone nodded thoughtfully, agreeing with Ai Luo's statement.

Indeed, it is even more difficult to afford to lose in the finals.

Now many players are at the peak of their careers, four years later...who knows what it will be like?
Living in the present is the wisest choice.

Invisibly, Ai Luo completely unified the thinking of the entire team.

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After nine and 10 minutes in the semi-final between Argentina and the Netherlands, the score was still 0:0
Throughout the game, Robben and Messi were restricted to death, and in the semi-finals, both teams paid great attention to the protection of the back line, so it is destined that there will not be too many players left with both speed and technology.

No matter who gets the ball in the opponent's half, the two will fall into a double-team, completely unable to perform at their normal level.

There was no decision in the 10 minutes of the game, so it is natural to enter the 10 minutes of overtime in the first and second half. If there is still no way to decide the winner in the 10 minutes of overtime, then it will enter an extremely cruel penalty shootout.

However, when the two teams entered the overtime, the Chinese team, which entered the final in advance, had benefited a lot. In terms of physical fitness, the Chinese team will inevitably have a certain advantage.

Before the start of extra time, the director of the Corinthians Arena captured Guardiola's excited expression.

Because he knows that as long as the game between Argentina and the Netherlands enters overtime, it will definitely have a certain advantage.

In particular, many of the players in the two teams are playing for European clubs, that is to say, they have participated in the entire season, and their physical reserves are basically exhausted. Now that they are playing continuously, they must be physically tired.

The tournament system is another time to test the physical reserves of the players. The other semi-final of the evening game will enter overtime. As long as fans who know a little about penalty kicks will know that the Chinese team has already taken the lead in the final.

In the 10 minutes of overtime, neither side intended to go all out. Although there were dangers in front of the goal, there was no actual threat to the goal. Therefore, after 10 minutes, the two sides had to enter a cruel penalty shootout!

"The penalty shootout is about to start. Which team will make it to the final? Argentina? Or the Netherlands? Let's wait and see..." With the whistle of the referee on duty, BBC commentator Andy Gray said excitedly.

(End of this chapter)