[Football] Because your eyes are too big

Italy's victory delighted Stephanie, but she was even happier when Germany beat Argentina on penalties in their first quarter-final match.

Germany and Argentina drew 1-1 in regular time and won 4-2 on penalties.

I watched my home team play on the spot, and even got to a penalty shootout, which made Stephanie and Mesut very nervous.

When the penalty shootout was about to start, Stephanie involuntarily grabbed Mesut's hand: "Mesut, I'm a little scared."

Although as a professional athlete, she has also experienced many major competitions, and she has also reached the tiebreaker in her own games, but as a spectator, she is still very worried about the outcome of the home team she cares about.

Stephanie's hands are well maintained. Even if she has to hold a racket every day, her hands are tender and smooth, which makes Mesut blush with embarrassment.

In the last match between Italy and Australia, because of Italy's victory, Stephanie excitedly hugged Mesut and jumped up and down. At that time, Mesut had known Stephanie for more than ten years. Really realized that my best friend turned out to be a girl.

Even though Stephanie had always been the prettiest girl around Mesut, she had always attracted the attention of boys.But as a person who has survived under Stephanie's fist until now, Mesut has ignored her gender because of her small fist, and more often, he regards Stephanie as a buddy.Now because of this hug, he finally realizes the gender misconception he has always had about Stephanie.

Originally, Mesut was there after that, and he had some headaches on how to avoid more physical contact while maintaining friendship with Stephanie. After all, she was not his girlfriends. Be respectful enough.

Now that the idea of ​​keeping a distance has not been realized, Stephanie's little hand stretched out again, and she couldn't tolerate Mesut's rejection.

Holding the soft little hands of his little friend, Mesut sighed a little. In fact, he was most afraid of Stephanie's hands in the past. After all, once those little hands were clenched into fists, he would most likely suffer.But now who can tell him that those hands that used to be as hard as stone and metal in his heart for a long time actually feel so good to the touch, even much easier to touch than his girlfriend's hands.

However, as the penalty shootout started, Mesut didn't bother to continue thinking about this issue. Both he and Stephanie stared at the field and the goal seriously, completely forgetting that their hands were still tight. Hold together.

Even though the later Argentine team had a maturing Messi, the Argentine team under the leadership of Messi did not show his strength.Later, many fans believed that the Argentine team in the World Cup in Germany was the most powerful Argentine team in the past ten years.It's just a pity that this Argentine team did not pass the host's barrier, and they fell in the penalty shootout.

When the result of the penalty shootout came out, both Stephanie and Mesut jumped up excitedly, their hands were still tightly held, and then hugged each other in this posture.

"Forget it, I guess for Stephanie, I'm the same gender as her." During the hugging process, Mesut, who was rarely sober, thought so self-destructively. He felt that in Stephanie's heart, He is her "boyfriend".

Neuer, who also watched the game with them on the spot, sighed a little, and was still thinking about what would happen if the person in front of the goal was replaced by him.He was thinking, and unconsciously saw the whole process of the intimate embrace of Stephanie and Mesut, and by the way, he sneaked away and sighed, what happened to these two people, in his opinion, they were just like other people The couples are similar, but they are not.

Germany got a place in the semi-finals, and their opponents will be determined between Italy and Ukraine.

At this time, Stephanie was a little dumbfounded.She has always supported Italy, as did the Italy-Ukraine match.But in this way, isn't Germany and Italy facing each other next?

The result of the match between Italy and Ukraine is indeed the same. Italy defeated Ukraine 3-0 cleanly, and they will compete with Germany for the chance to enter the final.

"What should I do? What should I do next?" As soon as the result came out, Stephanie went crazy.Speaking of her nationality, both Germany and Italy are her motherland, and emotionally speaking, she has lived in Germany since she was a child, but Italy has Cousin Fran, and Nesta and the others Those handsome guys.

Although Stephanie is struggling now, she also knows that on the day of the competition, she will definitely support Germany, but this way she is a little embarrassed to meet those handsome guys in Italy.

Seeing Stephanie's beautiful little face wrinkled, Mesut snickered a little gloatingly.For Stephanie's nympho, especially the handsome guys who talk about Italy in front of him all day long, he already has a lot of opinions.Mesut felt that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't be as handsome as those handsome guys. Stephanie, a nympho girl with a rough nerve, was still in front of him all day.

But before Mesut could gloat for a long time, the frantic Stephanie grabbed Mesut next to her and shook desperately: "Mesut, what do you think I should do? What should I do!"

Mesut was dizzy from being shaken by Stephanie, and his hands were struggling like a drowning person, trying to get rid of Stephanie, but there was nothing he could do.If Bob on the side didn't find out, he might be directly stunned.

"Mesut, you are so useless!" Stephanie, who was pulled aside by Issa, looked at Mesut who was trying to regain consciousness with Bob's help.

Although when the game between the German team and Italy really started, Stephanie still struggled for several days.However, at least a few days of buffer time were left for her. During this time, she returned to her hometown of Gelsenkirchen with her parents and Mesut, because another match between Portugal and England was about to take place there. quarter final.

"Do you want to support England?" Stephanie hesitated again.From the perspective of England and Germany, it can be said that they are enemies in the field of history and football, but there is a handsome Beckham in the England team.As a nympho, Stephanie will naturally be attracted by heartthrobs.

Mesut wanted to complain again, he knew without even thinking about it, Stephanie must be fascinated by Beckham's beauty. "You can support Portugal, Figo is also very handsome!" As a straight straight man, he complimented another man's appearance against his will.

Stephanie agreed deeply: "You're right!" She tapped the table with her fingers, "Forget it, there are more handsome men in England, I'd better watch them for a while."

"That's all you know!" Mesut said inwardly.

But he still intends to fight for Portugal, or he just can't see Stephanie's nympho. "Actually, the little Ronaldinho in Portugal is also handsome. I like his outfit very much. I also want to buy a pair of sparkling diamond earrings like his." Mesut thinks that Ronaldinho is very suitable for him. Aesthetics, if they can get to know each other one day, they will definitely have a lot to talk about.

Now it's Stephanie's turn to complain about him: "No, I don't like guys with thick necks and small heads with plateau red and bad taste! And Mesut, don't even think about it from me. I would never give you diamond stud earrings for that horrible birthday present. Mesut, if you don't improve your taste, you will lose me as a friend." Stephanie was very Tsundere expression.

Mesut shrugged. Originally, he wanted to give Stephanie a pair of earrings in the future, but now it seems that Stephanie saved him a lot of money.

Although the two were still complaining to each other before the game, joking about the team they would support, when the game really started, they were just melon-eaters. Portuguese and England fans occupied most of the stadium, and they were neutral spectators. is compressed into a small area.

"Their fans are very enthusiastic!" Stephanie looked around with great interest, because she already had many fans in Germany. I took off my makeup and put on big black-rimmed glasses today.

Bob and Isa chose to watch the game at home, and only Mesut and Neuer went with her. Both boys also made some cover-ups to cooperate with Stephanie.

"You have to be careful. If the result of the game is not good for England, you have to be careful of their fans." Neuer, the biggest of the three, said with concern.

Mesut nodded again and again: "England fans are terrible." He was very afraid of the famous English football hooligans, because he saw in the news how many times England fans rioted.

"I see." Stephanie nodded, but she immediately became interested again, "If England fans face Russian fans, who would win?" She was a little curious, England football hooligans are notorious, and Russia Known as a fighting nation, the folk customs are tough, so when fans from the two countries meet together, it will definitely be very lively.

Mesut and Neuer looked at each other and exchanged a look. To be honest, they really couldn't understand the girls' thoughts.They obviously feel scared when they fight, but they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic and watch the fun from the sidelines.

As soon as the game started, Stephanie didn't have time to think about these things, she was busy watching the game.One is that she likes to watch football, and the other is to watch handsome guys.Although she said that she wants to watch England because of Beckham, she is also willing to watch Portugal with Figo.

However, soon after the start of the second half, Beckham was substituted due to injury and unable to persist.

Watching Beckham cover his face and appear to be crying, Stephanie, like all the heart-throbs at the scene, was also grieving for him. "Poor him!"

However, as the game progressed, Stefani's focus was not only on handsome guys, especially when Rooney kicked Carvalho.

Because after Carvalho fell to the ground, Rooney made a stepping action, the players from both sides clashed, and then in front of the referee, Rooney made another excessive action, and Rooney was finally sent off with a red card.

"Now, that little Ronaldinho's life is going to be difficult." Seeing this scene, Neuer and Mesut said in unison.

"Why?" Stephanie first asked in confusion, and then suddenly realized: "It's because they are teammates of Manchester United, and because that little Ronaldinho played in England."

Mesut and Neuer nodded, that's all.If England can win this game, it's okay to say, but if they lose the game, then Ronaldinho, that is, Cristiano Ronaldo, may have to bear the anger of the English and even the entire UK.

"Then he is really pitiful, just because he is a Portuguese, and because he played hard for his country?" Stephanie looked at the court with some depression and was still running hard after the game resumed. The moving Ronaldo.

"This is also a part of football." Mesut cruelly peeled off the beautiful coat that covered the football.

And Neuer said a famous saying: "Football has nothing to do with life and death, football is higher than life and death."

"I hate that sentence." Stephanie muttered, and then she looked at the court, "Since you are so pitiful, even though your taste is too bad, I still support you."

Therefore, the future domineering president and the current classmate Xiao Luo have somehow got an extra corner on the wall, and he also likes to complain about his fangirls. I don't know whether it is luck or misfortune.

Stephanie and the others are just spectators, and the real players are 22 players, or 21 players on the field.

Although there was one less player, England dragged Portugal into overtime, and the two sides even reached a penalty shootout.The final game ended with Portugal winning.

"Does that mean he's going to be unlucky?" Stephanie asked her two companions as she stepped out of the stadium.

Although she didn't say who this "he" was referring to, the two big boys knew it, and they nodded in unison.

"Well, I will add his name when I pray. In fact, he plays well. If England can't stay, he can come to the Bundesliga, preferably Schalke 04! If it doesn't work, he can go to Italy. , although I think he may lower the value of Milan."

Mesut thought, at this time, this girl still remembers to work for the welfare of her favorite team, it is really not easy.

As the three of them walked, they exchanged their thoughts about today's game, and from time to time, some fans who looked frustrated or excited were passing by.

But soon the three of them were attracted by the group in front. It turned out that a group of England fans surrounded several Portuguese fans.

Most of those Portuguese fans are young girls, and there are very few men. It looks extremely pitiful to be surrounded by those England fans.

Seeing this situation, Mesut's first reaction was to hold Stephanie's hand. This girl has liked to stand up for others since she was a child, so don't rush out in agitation.

But what he got was Stephanie's puzzled look: "What are you doing?"

While the two of them were arguing, Neuer calmly took out his mobile phone and called the police. At this time, the three of them rushed out to no avail. This kind of matter should be handled by professional police.

The three of them stayed in an unnoticed place for a while, and left when they heard the sound of sirens not far away.They didn't hear or notice the conversation between those few Portuguese fans.

"Miss Sandy?"

"It's okay, stand behind me, I will protect you!"

When Stephanie met and became friends with Sandy a few years later, she had a chat by chance, and she realized that the two of them almost had a chance to meet in 06.

The aftermath of the Portugal-England game, or how unlucky a certain player will be, is another story.

After this game, the last game of the quarter-finals was also decided.Last year's champions Brazil, still looking strong, lost to Zinedine Zidane's France, led by Zinedine Zidane, who has the awareness that every game is the last game. France will compete with Portugal for a place in the final.

After a few days of rest, the semi-final between Italy and the host Germany, the most tangled game in the entire World Cup, started.

The game was played at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund. As the home of Dortmund fans who are well-known throughout Europe, it has also become the battlefield for the German national team to compete for the World Cup finals.

It is not an exaggeration to say the battlefield. The German team and the Italian team have met a total of 29 times in the World Cup, European Cup and friendly matches. Among them, Italy has the upper hand with 14 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses.And more importantly, all seven of Italy's losses were in friendlies, and they were undefeated against German tanks in the World Cup and European Cup.Therefore, some onlookers laughed and said that Italy is definitely Germany's nemesis.

The historical record is not dominant, the Germans can only give full play to their home court advantage and let the fans become the team's best backing.

Even though she always complained to Mesut about her entanglement before the game, at the critical moment, Stephanie's choice was the German team.She and Mesut, as well as Thomas and Thomas's little friends formed a watching team again, and everyone wore the German team jersey to cheer for the motherland.

"Nini, are you wearing Milo's jersey?" As soon as they met in the stands, Thomas, who was wearing the No. 13 jersey, looked at his little niece's jersey.

"Of course, Milo is my favorite in the national team!" Stephanie waved her slender arms to express her feelings.

"Because Nini thinks Milo is the most handsome in the national team!" Mesut whispered to Neuer, he could tell with his toes that Stephanie would definitely choose the No. 11 jersey.

Thomas didn't understand why his niece chose the jersey. He thought Stephanie chose it from the perspective of strength.He tugged on his jersey: "Nini, don't worry, you will definitely wear the No. 13 jersey to cheer for me in the next World Cup!"

The current No. 13 jersey of the national team belongs to the captain Ballack. Under normal circumstances, everyone in Europe and the United States has some taboos on the number 13. Ballack just went the opposite way and chose the No. 13 jersey.But for the German national team, the most famous owner of the No. 13 jersey is not Ballack, but Gerd Müller.

The name printed on the jersey Thomas is wearing today is not Ballack's, but Muller. I don't know if Muller refers to the former national team legend or himself.

Stephanie thought that she would wear the jersey of whoever was the most handsome in the national team, but seeing the hopeful eyes of her silly uncle, she nodded against her will: "Okay, as long as you can enter the national team, I will Wear your jersey."

When Stephanie said this, the other people who had been watching her and Thomas stopped doing it. Bud also asked Stephanie to wear his jersey. Even Neuer said reservedly that the goalkeeper's jersey Also very nice.

They are all looking forward to letting a little beauty wear a jersey with their own name on it. It can also be said that the comparison is caused by the somewhat ridiculous self-esteem of the males.

Mesut was a little unhappy seeing the little friends all around Stephanie courting her. Speaking of which, apart from Thomas, Stephanie's blood relative, she should be considered the closest to Stephanie. .So how to say, Stephanie should wear his jersey, right?

Mesut secretly encouraged himself: "Be more motivated, Mesut, strive to enter the national team as soon as possible, and then let Nini wear your jersey!"

While Stephanie was laughing with these naive big boys, players from both sides lined up to enter the field, and she immediately stretched her neck to look around.Although she put on the jersey of the German team, she still left a small corner for Italy in her heart.Stephanie said that this is really a small corner, just throw it away.

"Brother Fran is starting today." Stephanie glanced at the Italian lineup, and soon saw her cousin Xiong Jiu standing in the line with high spirits.

"Brother Fran? Who is it?" Bud was a little confused. He only knew that Stephanie was the niece of the idiot Thomas and a famous tennis player, but he didn't know much about the rest.

"It's my mother's nephew, my cousin."

"Which one? Which one?" Thomas, like Stephanie, stretched his neck and tried to look around. As a good uncle, Thomas planned to care about his in-laws. After all, Stephanie's cousin was also his eldest nephew.

"The number ten in Italy." Mesut and Thomas have known each other since they were young, and he knew what Thomas was thinking when he saw Thomas' expression, so he said it for Stephanie very maliciously.

"Number [-]? Ah? Totti! Oh, I see! Talk to him later." As expected of Thomas, he was surprised at first, then stopped, and calmly continued to watch excitedly. The game went.

The other people who also heard Mesut's words were not so calm. Italy's number ten is Francesco Totti!Prince of Rome!He has a hot temper, and it is said that he is about to become a ball bully like Raul of Spain!This kind of guy who is not easy to get along with is Stephanie's relative?

"There's such a big gap between people!" Bud glanced at Thomas and said quietly, could a douchebag like Thomas be a relative to someone like Totti?

The topic about Uncle Thomas and Cousin Totti came to an end due to the fierce competition, and everyone focused on the competition.

Just 7 minutes into the game, Klose, who was dribbling the ball, was brought down by Materazzi, causing a conflict, but the referee thought it was not a foul.

"It's a foul!" Mesut and the others in the stands agreed. This is not only because they are all Germans, but also because they are all football players. From their point of view, this is a foul.

Stephanie didn't speak, and she also thought there was something wrong with the penalty this time.However, although Materazzi is not one of the handsome Italian guys she likes, when she met in private, she also felt that he was very kind, and he was completely different from him on the court. She didn't know how to evaluate this time. foul.

In the subsequent games, the two sides played very excitingly, but unfortunately, no one scored.After the game was tied in regular time, the game went into overtime.

During the extra time, the players from both sides who had fought for 10 and [-] minutes were still fighting fiercely. Italian coach Lippi made substitutions, all of which were players who were good at attacking, which showed that Italy absolutely did not want to drag the game to a point. The determination of the ball fight.

The same German team also showed the willpower of the German chariot and absolutely did not give the Italians any opportunity to take advantage of it.Their efforts soon paid off, as Podolski had two shots, only one missed the frame and one was denied by Buffon.

Maybe God can't see the Germans wasting opportunities, and he gave Italy the final victory.

At the end of overtime, the two sides are about to enter a penalty shootout.The Italian, who has always been kneeling in penalty shootouts, may have exploded because of the thought of penalty shootouts, and scored two goals in 2 minutes. 2-0, the Italian saved himself and stopped the host's World Cup journey.

There were sad sighs from German fans in the stands of the Westfalenstadion where German fans accounted for the majority. They had high expectations for this local World Cup, but they still didn't see the scene they most wanted to see.

Stephanie is also very sad, even though Italy is her favorite team, but for her Germany is her eternal home team.The little girl's eye circles are red, you know she won't cry even if she loses her own game.

Mesut couldn't see her sad look, and comforted her: "Nini, don't be like this, we will win sooner or later, there will be victories, and there will be the Hercules Cup!"

"Can you promise?" Stephanie glared at him immediately.

Mesut nodded. He was very serious. What he said just now was not only for Stephanie, but also for himself.

Stephanie wiped her eyes, then looked at Mesut: "You'd better let yourself enter the national team first!"

"Nini, I swear, I will let you cheer for me in the next World Cup!" Mesut's answer was still very serious.

"I'll wait and see!" Stephanie said proudly.

Four years later, Stephanie stood in the stands wearing Mesut's national team jersey. She made a bet with Mesut that if Mesut could enter the national team, she would wear Mesut's jersey to cheer him on. , I didn't expect that he really did it.

Four years ago, they were still spectators watching the national team match from the stands, but who would have thought that four years later, Mesut would actually become a member of the national team.Stephanie has a twist.