Chapter 383 England
Time is coming on July 7, and this game is about to usher in the 14th final of the World Cup, a match between China and England.
Similar to the previous game, this game is very friendly to Chinese fans.
Because this game will be held at 10 pm Chinese time, Chinese fans do not need to stay up late to watch the game.
Two games have now ended, namely the match between France and Uruguay, and the match between Brazil and Belgium.
In the end, both the French and Belgian teams advanced, and these two strong teams will compete in the World Cup semi-finals.
The team that wins this game will meet the semi-finals of the winners of the Croatian and Russian teams.
Although the game has not started yet, the scene has been filled with fans.
English fans have always loved football very much, but their quality is worrying.
British football hooligans are notorious, and news can often be heard from English fans in every major competition.
Of course, this is only part of it after all, and it cannot represent all England fans.
In Cai Jian's memory, England finally rushed to the semi-finals of the World Cup and encountered Croatia's final defeat.
Such a result satisfied England fans, and England coach Southgate also became famous.
Southgate became the focus of the UK, and the suit vest worn by Southgate also became the hottest product at that time.
"Hello everyone, everyone! Welcome to today's game. Today we will bring you the World Cup 14 finals, with the two sides facing each other being China and England." He Wei said at the opening commentary.
It is worth mentioning that Cai Jian did not have an explanation today.
"What is good for China is that in the last game, England played a penalty shootout and finally successfully eliminated the opponent."
"This will somewhat affect their physical fitness, and the Huaxia team wins regularly, so the Huaxia team has the advantage in terms of physical fitness."
"But there is also bad news, that is, the main full-back of the China team, Shu Changyuan, has been suspended."
"This will definitely affect the overall strength of the Chinese team. Fortunately, there is veteran Zhang Linpeng in this position."
"I hope he can use his own experience to make up for Shu Changyuan's vacancy."
"I will introduce the starting lineup of both sides. First of all, the England team has given a 3-5-2 formation:
Goalkeeper: 1 Pickford;
Defenders: 5 Stones, 6 Maguire, 2 Walker;
Midfielders: 18 Ashley Young, 7 Lingard, 8 Henderson, 20 Ali, 12 Trippier;
Forward: 9 Kane, 10 Sterling."
"Then the Huaxia team, the official gave a 4-3-3 formation:
Goalkeeper: 13 Shanwei (84);
Defenders: 19 Wang Yuhao (82), 4 Chen Xi (83), 20 Qiao Guoli (85), 5 Zhang Linpeng;
Midfielders: 8 Xia Zhong (83), 6 Tao Jia (84), 23 Zhou Yuan (86);
Forwards: 7 Xue Yang (90), 9 Qian Haojia (87), 10 Lu Yunlong (90).
Today Cai Jian came to watch the game, and of course he trusted his players.
But he was still a little worried, mainly because of Zhang Linpeng's point.
Although the commentator said that he was experienced, everyone knew that he was much weaker than Shu Changyuan.
Shu Changyuan is not very famous, but he is a player who can gain a foothold in the five major leagues after all.
On the other hand, Zhang Linpeng could only stay in the Chinese Super League. Although he had the opportunity to go to the Premier League, he failed in the end.
Cai Jian looked at the English team's lineup again, and it was indeed quite good.
The double striker combination of Kane and Sterling is still very powerful.
What Cai Jian didn't expect was that England would actually set up a 3-5-2 formation.
But overall, Cai Jian is still more optimistic about the Chinese team.
With the referee's whistle, the game officially began.
The fans on both sides cheered excitedly, and they had been waiting for this game for a long time.
Both sides believe that their team can win, and they also believe that the opponent they meet is in their favor.
Of course, Chinese fans also think so. After all, meeting England is better than meeting Brazil and France.
Although the Chinese team defeated Uruguay, it was a Chinese Cup event after all.
Uruguay may not have used all its strength, so the host Russia team is slightly weaker.
Maybe it was because we came to the 14th final, both sides were relatively stable.
However, the time just came to the 6th minute, and the Chinese team took the ball in their own half.
However, the England team pressed fiercely, which led to the continuous return of the China team.
Tao Jia passed the football back to Zhang Linpeng. After Zhang Linpeng received the pass, Ashley Yang decisively robbed it.
However, at this time, Zhang Linpeng hesitated. He wanted to return the central defender, but was worried about Sterling near him.
At this moment, Ashley Young rushed over.
He actually snatched the football under Zhang Linpeng's feet, and then directly sent the ball to the middle.
This sudden mistake caught the Chinese team off guard. Not only the fans did not expect it, but also the Chinese players did not expect it.
Sterling saw Ashley Young's straight pass and rushed into the penalty area of China.
England's attack was too sudden, resulting in the return of China's defense not being in place at all.
It actually gave Sterling a one-on-one opportunity. Cai Jian on the sidelines was just thinking whether Sterling would be happy in this ball.
At this time, Sterling had already received the pass, and he took a step and broke into the penalty area.
Directly speaking to the goalkeeper Shan Wei of the Huaxia team, Shan Wei can only choose to attack.
Sterling saw Shan Wei attacking and picked up the football.
The football flew over Shan Wei's head, and Shan Wei was instantly desperate because he knew that the ball must have entered.
England leads China 1-0!
"Ah! Zhang Linpeng made a huge mistake and was actually stolen by the opponent's players!" He Wei explained incrediblely.
"Then he sent a straight pass forward and found Sterling, and in the end, Sterling scored with a single shot!"
"This ball is too inappropriate. How can you hesitate at this time!" Yang Chen explained with regret.
"A few minutes after the game started, the Chinese team was already behind 0-1." He Wei said with a little disappointed commentary.
"But there is still time, the Chinese team can win the score back if they have time!"
The Chinese fans were in an uproar at the scene. They did not expect that they would concede the ball so early.
They were already full of hope and were eager to see the Chinese team rush to the World Cup semi-finals.
But this sudden loss of the ball made them speechless in an instant.
As for the English fans, all cheered hard, as if they had won.
You should know that England team failed to even qualify for the group stage in the last World Cup, and the last time they reached the semi-finals dates back to the 1990 World Cup.
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