Godfather of national football

Chapter 422 The Final Ending
"head."

"Zhou Dun, why haven't you left yet?"

Zhou Dun chuckled: "Boss, I want to apologize to you. I didn't think carefully during dinner last night. If you hadn't come out to make a rescue, my teammates would probably hate me to death."

"Hehe, it's nothing, you are more straightforward, don't be as scheming as I am."

Zhou Dun continued: "Head, I really want to stay and watch the game with you. I want to see how far the German team that beat us can go."

Li Guo remembered the bully he met when he was in school, and he still studied every day during the summer vacation. Isn’t Zhou Dun in front of him the bully on the football field?
"Aren't you tired of spending two months on the football field?" Li Guo asked.

"No, head, I want to see the end, really."

Li Guo patted Zhou Dun on the shoulder, "Okay, then stay, but you treat me for my basic necessities of life."

Zhou Dun smiled slightly: "No problem."

So in Brazil, the Chinese team has only three players left - Li Guo, Chen An, and Zhou Dun, and there are only three games left in the World Cup in Brazil.

The semi-finals between France and Germany, the semi-finals between Argentina and the Netherlands, and finally the final at the Maracana.

First of all, the three came to Belo Horizonte, and the semi-final between France and Germany will be held soon.

After playing against Germany, Zhou Dun already believed that the German team will be the champion of this World Cup. They have a balanced offense and defense, and the three lines of players are very strong.

There is a saying that the champion is not the strongest team, but the most balanced team. For example, Belgium has strong midfielders and frontcourt players, but the strength of the backcourt is too weak, especially the substitutes. Therefore, although this team ranks among the top 10 in the world, no one thinks they are a strong team.

In Belo Horizonte, the final semi-final was very difficult. With Hummels' header in the second half, the German team defeated the French team 1-0 and advanced to the final first.

After the game, the trio traveled non-stop to Sao Paulo, where another semi-final will be held a day later.

Argentina and the Netherlands.

This can be regarded as an old enemy in the World Cup. Before the game, the media of both sides naturally thought of the 1998 quarter-finals.

This is the second consecutive World Cup for the Netherlands to reach the semi-finals. The results are indeed good, but the Netherlands is still the uncrowned king. This may be the fate of this country. In the last World Cup, they finally fell at the feet of Spain.

The current Netherlands is no longer the Netherlands of the past. The current Dutch football has become very utilitarian, even rough. Their match against Argentina is not good-looking, but it is very realistic. The Dutch restricted Argentina’s offensive group and made Argentina’s superstars misfire.

In the end, the game went to overtime, to a penalty shootout, and at this point, the outcome depends on luck.

At the end of the game, Argentina had the last laugh. They defeated the Netherlands in a penalty shootout. In this way, the peak matchup of this World Cup will be between Argentina and Germany.

A few days later, the eyes of the whole world gathered on Rio, the famous seaside city known as the City of God, where the final will be played in the sacred Maracana.

This was originally a holy place for Brazilians to prepare for their own coronation, but at this time it can only be used as wedding clothes for others.

Li Guo's appearance in Rio did not escape the attention of the media, and reporters soon approached Li Guo and asked him his opinion on the final.

"Of course I am optimistic about the German team, because if they win the Hercules Cup, then I can proudly say that we are only a little worse than the World Cup champion, and it will be more face-saving."

"Really? But some people say that Messi is unstoppable."

"I still prefer team football, that's my opinion, I don't care what anyone else thinks."

The reporter changed the topic, "I heard that you have renewed your contract with the Chinese Football Association, but you haven't announced your annual salary. May I ask?"

"Of course not. This is privacy. Just like when I ask you how much your annual income is, you can't tell me."

The reporter laughed: "Actually, you can find a better job. Why do you insist on staying in China? Is it really because you are more patriotic?"

"Haha, part of it, but more importantly, I am happy working here, and I think happiness is the most important thing."

This raised the reporter's perspective again, but Li Guo was unwilling to talk about the details, and the reporter couldn't ask why.

The day of the finals has finally arrived, and the tickets for this game are extremely hot. Li Guo used a lot of connections to buy the tickets.

Zhou Dun was a little excited. This was the first time he watched the World Cup final live. The atmosphere was so good. He sat motionless and watched everything that happened in the stadium.

Higuain wasted a single shot in the first half, which made the Argentine fans on the scene very regretful. Argentina has missed the championship in the World Series in recent years. Their luck is not very good, so they are very eager for this championship.

Zhou Dun was worried about the German team. Argentina played better than the German team and created more opportunities. Hummels and Boateng seemed a little weak in front of Messi.

Both teams showed terrifying offensive firepower in the previous games, but what is unexpected is that at the end of the last 90 minutes, the score was still 0-0.

Chen An felt that the game was likely to go to a penalty shootout. Zhou Dun said that the German team would win, but Li Guo just laughed and said nothing.

In overtime, Loew replaced Gotze, and Li Guo thought to himself: "The time has finally come."

In the 113th minute of the game, Xuerle crossed from the side and Li Guo stood up. He knew that the lore was coming. Although Li Guo knew it, he was still so excited at the scene.

Li Guo wanted to show off, and said to the two people beside him, "It's a lore."

But... Li Guo quickly opened his mouth wide enough to fit a billiard ball, and Gotze's shot went above the goal, which means the lore did not happen.

"History has changed again." Li Guo felt goosebumps, and the game ended in a penalty shootout.

The winner of the penalty shootout was still the German team. Higuain of Argentina missed a penalty kick. Zhou Dun jumped up, "Head, the German team won."

Li Guo was still standing there in a daze, thinking to himself, "It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be." Li Guo was suddenly a little scared, the next World Cup was completely new and unknown to Li Guo, and he didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

Li Guo stopped thinking about it for now, and stood up to applaud with Zhou Dun.

(End of this chapter)