Champion’s Heart

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Chinese players and coaches waiting on the sidelines couldn't hide their excitement and rushed to the court to celebrate with the fans on the court.

Lippi walked over to shake hands with Spanish coach Del Bosque.

Del Bosque was still very personable, congratulating the Chinese team on their victory and wishing the Chinese team good luck in the next World Cup.

Then he walked off the field shaking his head.

The Spanish dynasty collapsed as the golden generation aged. This is a stage that any dynasty must go through.

It's just that he lost all three games and caused Spanish football to lose face. As the team's head coach, he must bear a lot of responsibility.

Spain's World Cup is over, and his troubles may have just begun...

After Lippi shook hands with Del Bosque, he turned to his team and participated in the celebration with the team.

Four years ago in South Africa, he and his Italian team tasted the bitter taste of the defending champions being eliminated in the group stage.

Today, four years later, he is leading a young team and enjoying the joy of making history.

Destiny is nothing more than that.

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Zhou Yi did not celebrate with his players, but was immediately pulled into the mixed zone by reporters for interviews.

Everyone wants to hear Zhou Yi's views on this game and his prospects for reaching the knockout rounds.

...I'm very happy that we can beat Spain and qualify for the group stage. Zhou Yi smiled in front of the camera. This is the result of the unity of the whole team. Next we have to prepare for the knockout rounds, and we will maintain this spirit... We will not get out of the first round of the knockout round. I have this confidence, and we will strive to go further. From From now on, every step we take is to create history... We hope to bring more joy to Chinese fans and keep them happy for a longer time...

Some reporters were concerned about Zhou Yi's health. After returning from injury, he played for almost 90 minutes. Did he feel tired? Did he feel any reaction to the injured area?

Zhou Yi shook his head: Fortunately, I'm not very tired. I don't feel much about the injured area. In fact, it was not a serious injury, but the timing of the injury was very bad. I suffered the injury half a month before the World Cup. If there was no World Cup ,

I'm afraid this injury has no impact at all... I feel very good now, and the previous injury will not affect my subsequent performance.

The Chinese reporters did not keep asking Zhou Yi questions. After thanking Zhou Yi, they let him go back to celebrate the victory with his teammates. At this time, it is better to be with his teammates.

Zhou Yi ran back to his team. They were in front of the stands where Chinese fans gathered, thanking the Chinese fans who came from afar, so Zhou Yi also joined them.

Everyone, whether in the stands or off the stands, was happy and had the brightest smiles on their faces.

Although this Chinese team had a glorious performance in reaching the final of the Asian Cup before participating in the World Cup, and also had a highlight moment of defeating the Japanese team at home in the World Cup qualifiers, none of those moments can compare with now.

Because this is the main match of the World Cup, this is the moment when the Chinese team reaches the knockout round, and this is the highlight moment of Chinese men's football so far.

Liu Jianhong said with emotion when he saw this scene: How else can we say that football is the number one sport in the world? The Chinese team's first victory in the history of the World Cup can attract so many people's attention and make so many people happy. How does it feel? It's like we won the gold medal at the Olympics, and this is just a victory in a game... During the World Cup in Brazil, the Chinese team will affect the hearts of many Chinese people. During this period, the key words of the entire society I'm afraid it's all about the World Cup and the Chinese team...

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The Chinese team historically won a match in the World Cup and reached the knockout stages of the World Cup. This made Chinese fans very excited. Although it was already two o'clock in the morning Beijing time, But many fans are still not sleepy, reading all the news about the national team on the Internet, reading news about post-match interviews, reading various latest news on Weibo, reading posts and jokes on forums...

Everyone participates, it's like a carnival.

The next day, when everyone woke up, the carnival reached its climax.

Many people who are not fans at all joined in.

Although I am not a football fan and I don’t stay up late to watch football, I still have to pay attention to such an important event as the Chinese team playing in the World Cup.

I heard that the Chinese team actually defeated the defending champion Spain and got the right to qualify for the group. Everyone was very surprised, and then they were excited.

Every time the Chinese team played in the past, the Internet was always filled with all kinds of jokes mocking the Chinese team.

But this time, there is no such joke. Instead, there were all kinds of jokes praising the Chinese team.

Previously, the Chinese national team's official Weibo posted a I'm sorry Weibo after a defeat. Every time the Chinese team lost, this Weibo would be forwarded and criticized by netizens.

This time, this old Weibo post was uncovered again, but the purpose was not to whip the corpse, but to forward various heart-warming replies: No need to say sorry anymore!

You did a great job, really!

Actually, the blogger can delete this article. Chinese football has proven with practical actions that you don't need to bear the infamy all the time!

There is no need to apologize this time. This time it is our turn to apologize to you, for the ridicule and abuse we have given you before!

Traditional media have also joined in. The front pages of major newspapers this morning are almost all about the news that the Chinese team won the match against Spain and obtained the right to qualify for the group. There is a Weibo online that specifically collects pictures of these front pages and publishes them. This carnival adds to the fun.

Weibo accounts that usually have nothing to do with football are actively discussing topics related to the Chinese team at this time.

It was truly a public participation.

As Liu Jianhong said, this is the charm of football, and this is the best proof that football is still the number one sport in the world.

Even the individual events in the Olympics cannot compare with football, and neither can basketball, which is the second largest ball.

Only football can truly arouse such widespread attention and discussion. Regardless of victory or defeat, it can set off a storm of public opinion in this society.

In this relatively peaceful era, sports are actually a war without smoke, a confrontation between countries. Football is the most extreme of these.

At every Olympic Games, everyone will be so concerned about the gold medal list, the medal list, and the competition for every game.

But the Olympic Games are, after all, a comprehensive sports event that includes many events.

As for football, just a single event can achieve an influence comparable to that of the Olympic Games. This is not the significance of a politician imposing on football, but a natural formation after a hundred years of national liberation movement. Football was introduced to the world along with British colonization, and also witnessed the rise and independence of various nations in South America, Africa and Asia. In this process, football often carries a nation's and country's sustenance for self-esteem and honor—— These emerging countries were weak against the established powers, but on the football field, both sides were indeed fair, and even the backward countries were better, so football victory was particularly important at that time.

There was a movie in China in the 1990s called Kyoto Ballers, which told the story of the Boxer Rebellion period in the late Qing Dynasty, which illustrates that sentiment very well.

Not to mention emerging countries, after the established capitalist powers have encountered a catastrophe, football can be a good remedy to mend the psychological trauma of the people and boost the morale of the people. After Germany's Second World War, the entire country was almost reduced to a scorched earth. The defeat in the world war also dealt a heavy blow to the German people, both materially and spiritually. At this time, the Miracle of Bern in which the German national team won the World Cup in Switzerland became very important. That victory greatly inspired the German people's confidence in rebuilding their country and homeland. This is the best example of football helping the country.

Of course, any physical activity actually has this effect.

But because of the power of the Empire on which the sun never sets, their deadly sites were spread all over the world. The sailors on their merchant ships and gunboats traveled all over the world. Naturally, the modern football invented by the British was also spread around the world, so it was closely related to other sports. In comparison, football is the most widely spread sport due to the majesty of the British Empire, and it has naturally become the largest sport in the world.

In a sense, football is even the universal language of the world. People from two countries with different languages ​​cannot talk or chat, but they can get together to play football. They are both familiar with the rules of this sport, and the emotions they feel from this sport are the same.

When a person feels happy for winning a football match, when people from another country see this scene, they will not be surprised and wonder why he is so happy, but will smile understandingly.

This is football.

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