There is a belief called football

Chapter 629 Where is the limit

After the game, "The Times" reported on the game with the title of making history.

In fact, in 1966, the North Korean team broke into the top 8 of the World Cup, but there were very few teams participating in the World Cup at that time.

In addition, in 2002, the South Korean team broke into the top four of the World Cup, but it was helped by black whistle, which was looked down upon by everyone, and many people did not admit it.

So it is true that the Chinese team broke into the top 8 this time and made history.

All major media around the world praised the performance of the Chinese team, but the Chinese media remained low-key as always.

In the competition for the scorer list, Li Qiao did not score in this game, while Messi scored in the quarter-finals.

Now Messi temporarily ranks first in the scorer list with 4 goals.

And one day later, the opponent of the Chinese team in the quarter-finals was also produced, which was the Belgian team.

The Belgian team is the most expensive team in this World Cup, their total worth is 4 million euros.

Belgium is also second only to Germany in this World Cup, and Argentina is the third favorite to win the championship. In the quarter-finals, when they meet such a strong opponent, the pressure on the Chinese team can be imagined.

But the teams that can enter the quarter-finals are the top teams in the world, and it is impossible to meet weak teams at this time.

The quarterfinal matchups are:

China VS Belgium,
Germany VS Spain,
Argentina VS Italy,
Brazil VS France,

Let's assume, and of course only assume, that if China beats Belgium, then China will face Germany in the semi-final.

Li Qiao will face Bayern teammates! !
"This is the battle between the lowest-valued team and the highest-valued team in the quarter-finals," a Chinese online media reported.

The whole of China was very low-key before the game. This is to save character, and it is also a real consideration, because Belgium is indeed too strong for China.

In the last World Cup, the Chinese team lost in the first match against the powerful Belgium. This time Belgium is actually stronger and worth more than last time. For the Chinese team, this is like a final, like Mount Everest.

Stein said in an interview.

In the quarter-finals of the World Cup, he would not think about who his opponent is, because it must be the best team in the world, and his goal has been achieved, and the next step is to challenge himself.

But what is beneficial to the Chinese team is that the venue of the game is Sochi, which is the base camp of the Chinese team, and the Chinese team does not need to fly around.

*****
In recent days, there has been an endless stream of media from various countries visiting the Chinese base camp. On the one hand, it is because of the excellent performance of the Chinese team, and on the other hand, Stan announced that the training of the Chinese team will be fully open in the future.

The Chinese team is also the only team in the quarterfinals that trains publicly. No one knows why Stan did this, but the Belgian media speculates that this may be Stan's psychological warfare.

The Noble Feast program started in 2004. Before that, the show had been held in the studio, but because the Chinese team reached the quarter-finals this time, the Noble Feast came to Russia for the first time, and came to the headquarters of the Chinese team to record the program with Chinese players.

Zhang Bin said: "Stan, do you know what domestic fans call you now?"
"Stankovic"?Stan said timidly, which attracted the silver bell-like laughter of the hostess "Tingting" beside him.

"Just kidding again," Zhang Bin said.

"Everyone calls you the football emperor",
Stan chuckled, "Then thank you all."

"Final eight, I don't know what others think, but it's like a dream to me."

Then, Zhang Bin asked a very serious question, "Stan, can you give us a clear answer, where is the limit of this Chinese team?"

"Then how do I know?"
Stan replied carelessly, which amused the hostess again.

"Imagine it, imagine it to your heart's content, it is innocent to imagine it, do you know why, because you are the emperor of football."

"No, no, the dream will not work if you speak it out",
Zhang Bin pretended to be mysterious, and put his index finger on his lips, "Okay, then I won't ask any more, but I also have the answer in my heart. I hope that when the answer is finally revealed, our answer will be the same."

Stan shrugged, "I hope."

Next comes a lighthearted part of the program - the game session.

"Nine Palaces of Football",
A three-meter-by-three-meter goal is divided into nine parts, each person shoots three feet, gets the corresponding points, and finally calculates the total score.

"Stan, there are three people from your side",
Stan turned around and looked, "Out of three people, whoever wants to stand up."

"Li Qiao, Li Qiao, Li Qiao",
The audience below has shouted out.

Zhang Bin said: "Well, Li Qiao must come out."

Li Qiao was also very cooperative and stood up.

"Okay, you can choose the other two as you like," Zhang Bin said.

Stan looked over, "Then the captain."

Zhou Dun stood up, and the last one left, Stan saw Qi Bing who was giggling at a glance.

"Qi Bing Bar".

The challenge team for the Chinese team came into being, Li Qiao, Zhou Dun, and Qi Bing.

Next, Zhang Bin had to choose from the audience. Zhang Bin chose three people, a male college student, a middle-aged engineer uncle, and the last one was a girl, a female teacher.

"There are women"?Stan was dumbfounded, and so were the players of the national team.

"Then how about this, the handsome guy challenges Li Qiao, our engineer challenges Zhou Dun, and the girl challenges Qi Bing."

As soon as this arrangement came into being, everyone on and off the stage burst into laughter.

A girl challenged Qi Bing?

Qi Bing quit first, "What is the meaning of this, you can't insult the national team players like this."

"What is insult, in our country, men and women are equal, what happened to girls"?
As expected of Zhang Bin being the host, he choked Qi Bing back with a single sentence.

Qi Bing knew that Zhang Bin was lying, but he really had nothing to say, otherwise he would offend women.

The challenge begins, first is the boy, he chooses the upper right corner of the goal with all three feet, which is the grid with 9 points.

But in the end only the last kick went in.

When Li Qiao came on the field, Li Qiao also chose to shoot all three goals in the upper right corner, and there were three bangs, and all three goals hit the target neatly.

There was thunderous applause at the scene, and Zhang Bin said in admiration: "This is the skill of the World Footballer. Friends at the scene, are you convinced?"
"Clothes"! ! ! !

Then Zhou Dun came out and won easily. Finally, it was Qi Bing's turn to PK with the girl. Zhang Bin suddenly said, "Can you do this? Qi Bing, can you let the girl go, she has one more chance than you."

What else can Qi Bing say?He could only nod his head.

People can't be judged by appearances, and everyone finally found out that this girl played in the school team's women's football team, and her skills were not bad.

She also chose to shoot all the upper right corners, and finally scored two.

This time is troublesome, that is to say, even if Qi Bing has a 100% success rate, he is only on par with the girl.

The audience started booing, Li Qiao and Zhou Dun came over and hugged Qi Bing, expressing comfort, "You are really unlucky"!
In the eyes of everyone, Qi Bing successfully scored the No. 9 grid with the first kick, and the second kick is very critical.

Qi Bing also felt the pressure, a dignified Chinese international, if the PK lost to a girl, it would be nothing.

With a bang, the game was over, Qi Bing's shot hit the goal post, and the girl won.

Qi Bing shook his head helplessly, of course everyone knew that this was an unfair game, and his teammates also pretended to comfort Qi Bing.

This kind of show is just for fun, no one takes it seriously, because soon, the quarter-final battle will start.

*****
In the pre-match press conference, Belgian coach Wilmots was very cautious when accepting questions.

In this World Cup, Brazil, Portugal, and Russia have all suffered from the Chinese team. The Chinese team is obviously the biggest dark horse so far. Some people have even predicted that the Chinese team is likely to be blacked out, just like Greece in 2004.

"Chinese team"?
"I don't think I need to say anything. Their previous performance has proved everything. The team that can reach the quarter-finals must not be lucky."

A reporter asked: "Belgium is the most valuable team in the quarterfinals, while China is the lowest. Do you think this is a real gap?"
"Certainly not. Football games are not a simple accumulation of money. I am very happy that Belgium has so many superstars, but this does not mean that we can easily beat the Chinese team tomorrow."

"Belgium defeated the Chinese team 4 years ago, do you think that game can represent the present?"
"Haha, that was completely different. At that time I didn't know who Li Qiao was, but now the whole world knows Li Qiao, and the Chinese team has made great progress."

Then it's Stan's time.

"Do you know that in 2002, Guus Hiddink led the South Korean team to the semi-finals of the World Cup?"
Stan nodded, "everyone on Earth knows, I'm not an idiot."

Everyone laughed.

Unexpectedly, Stan changed the subject, "Didn't the referee get arrested later?"
The implication is that the Koreans are black people, and our Chinese team is really relying on strength, so don't compare the Koreans with us.

Even at this time, Stan still didn't forget to make fun of the Koreans. It is estimated that the stick in front of the TV has passed out crying in the toilet.

"Do you think you will lead the Chinese team to create the history of Asian football?"
Stan looked left and right, everyone was looking forward to Stan's answer, even if it was a dirty word.

"I think so",
Stan gave the simplest and most awesome answer.

After saying this, Stan felt that there was no need to say any more. He stood up and left the press conference with a smile on his face.

*****
Sochi World Cup Stadium.

This is the second time for the Chinese team to stand here, and the commentator for this game is Jiayuan.

Judging from the scene, Chinese fans and Belgian fans accounted for half of the game, and the rest of the Russian fans were also fans of the Chinese team, so today's Sochi is the home of the Chinese team.

When Chinese players and Belgian players walked into the stadium, the scene immediately boiled. This game was a battle that created history for both countries.

(End of this chapter)