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Chapter 305 The Finale
The 2002 World Cup was the first World Cup held in Asia, and it was a joint bid by South Korea and Japan, which also created a precedent.

In Nick's memory, this World Cup was an unpopular World Cup. The defending champion France and the favorite to win the championship, Argentina, were eliminated in the group stage in another time and space.

So Nick also used his own memory to bet on this World Cup. Of course, due to the effect brought by Nick, the butterfly, the Chinese national team not only entered the top 32 of the World Cup, but also performed very eye-catching in a series of warm-up matches before the World Cup, including beating Uruguay 3:1, drawing England 2:2, and beating Bulgaria 4:1. Therefore, Nick bought the Chinese team in the guessing of the top 8 or even the top 4.

Facts have proved that Nick's guess is right, the results of most games have not changed, the French team is still out of the group, and Argentina also went home early.

But the dark horses of this World Cup took turns, which surprised the experts. Senegal, the United States, South Korea, and China reached the top 8, which really made the fans of these countries happy.

The Chinese team defeated Costa Rica 3:1 in the first match of the group stage, lost to Brazil only 0:1 in the second match, defeated Turkey 2:1 in the final match, and successfully reached the top 16. In the quarter-finals, they defeated Japan with another goal and reached the top 1. Lao Mi's magic continued.

And the final top four turned out to be Brazil, Germany, China and South Korea. I am afraid that few people can guess the result of such a quiz, except for Nick.

Of course, Nick’s performance in the German national team couldn’t be more perfect. The German team swept Saudi Arabia 13-0 in the first match, setting a record for the largest score in the history of the World Cup. Klose scored 7 goals in a single game, breaking through the curse of the top scorer of the previous World Cups with no more than 6 goals.

In the second group match, the German team scored 3:0 cleanly and the Irish team bowed their heads. As a result, the German team qualified ahead of schedule. The 2:0 victory over Cameroon in the third game also became the icing on the cake.

Entering the quarter-finals, under the tight defense of Paraguay, the German team paid a high price to pass the game 1-0 after Ballack scored the winning goal in overtime.

In the quarterfinals, the German team still defeated the US team 1:0. Nick's defense in the middle was greatly reduced due to injuries, which left the US team with a lot of shooting opportunities.

Fortunately, Kahn, who replaced the injured Enke as the starting goalkeeper, performed well and saved at least 5 chances for the US team to score. After the game, Nick also hugged Kahn, and the two smiled.

Facing the host South Korea in the semi-finals, the German team finally passed 2-0 when the referee favored the hosts. Nick still went into battle with an injury and made two assists, which made the South Korean fans feel sad.

However, the most tragic scene finally appeared in the final.

Due to the accumulative suspension of yellow cards and injuries in the game against the South Korean team, the German team lost a lot of main players in this game. Although Nick's injuries aggravated, as the captain, he could only choose to persevere.

Ronaldo scored twice in the game to help Brazil take the lead, but Nick gritted his teeth and insisted on assisting Klose and Nossa respectively to make the score 2:2. Both sides failed to score in extra time, and the game finally entered a brutal penalty shootout.

Although Kahn saved Ronaldinho and Lucio's penalties, Metzelder and Frings also flew the ball.

When Nick, the last player on the field, limped to the penalty spot, the fans stood up and watched the game.

However, due to the pain in his right foot and his inability to support his body, Nick's left-footed shot finally missed the post. The German team lost the final 4:5, and the Hercules Cup was finally won by the Brazilian team!
And Nick fell to the ground when he took the penalty kick. The severe pain made him burst into tears. Even the opponent Brazil did not forget to celebrate. Ronaldo ran over and carried Nick off the court himself. At this moment, everyone's hearts were grabbed by Nick.

After returning to Germany, Nick was awarded the honorary title of "National Hero" by the German President. Mr. President called on all Germans to learn from Nick and learn from his indomitable and fighting spirit. For a while, Nick became a household name in Germany.

After the World Cup, Nick recuperated for half a year, but immediately led Chelsea to win the rest of the Premier League after his comeback, and Chelsea also won their first Premier League title.

In the UEFA Champions League, Chelsea also reached the final all the way, and finally defeated Juventus 3:2 in the final to win the championship.

The League Cup and the FA Cup were also won by Chelsea, and Chelsea completed the feat of the 'Quadruple Crown'.

In the 03-04 season, Nick helped Chelsea defend the Premier League and Champions League titles, and won the League Cup, FA Cup, Toyota Cup, European Super Cup and many other honors in one fell swoop. Chelsea has become a veritable giant team.

In the European Cup in Portugal in 2004, the German team finally won the championship under the leadership of Nick. The "Greek myth" was shattered in the final, and Nick's national honor finally came.

After the European Cup, Nick joined La Liga Barcelona with a record [-] million pounds. Here, he and Ronaldinho, Harvey, Iniesta, Villa and others created the myth of Barcelona's "dream team".

After leading the German team to win the 2006 World Cup at home, Nick also officially became the king.

无论是贝利还是马拉多纳，都认为尼克的成就已经赶上了他们，1个世界杯冠军、1个欧洲杯冠军、6个欧洲冠军杯冠军、1个德甲冠军、2个英超冠军、3个西甲冠军以及其他杯赛冠军，这样的荣誉完全能够成就尼克的球王地位。

After becoming No.1 in world football, Nick became the hottest athlete on the planet. Champions were won by Nick one after another, which made his opponents feel desperate.

The sport of football has also ushered in the pinnacle of development, and the pattern of world football has begun to change.

African and Asian football began to rise, which was well interpreted in the 2010 World Cup. After Messi grew up, the Chinese team became a powerful force in world football.

The final of this World Cup was between the German team and the Chinese team. Although the German team finally defeated the Chinese team 1:0, Messi's performance was very good. He is also considered to be the future candidate for the "ball king".

Football has changed many teenagers with dreams, football has stimulated the world economy, and football has allowed more exchanges between countries
Time flies, the years go by, and in 2014, the World Cup in Brazil is coming.

The final is still between the German team and the Chinese team. After four years of growth, Messi has become a superstar against Nick. In the past few years when Nick was away from the European league, Messi led Barcelona to complete the revival of the "Dream Team". The three consecutive league titles and the three Champions League titles in four years made Messi full of confidence in himself. He vowed to overthrow the throne of the German team in this World Cup.

And Yang Dacheng, Nick's 'Chinese clone', also grew up. The strength of the Chinese team was unprecedentedly strong. They swept the Dutch team 5:1 in the semi-finals, and the whole world was overwhelmed by it.

The injury-ridden Nick finally showed his fatigue. In the confrontation between the new and old champions, Messi had the upper hand. His two goals once helped the Chinese team lead 2:0.

Just when the Chinese fans were looking forward to winning the Hercules Cup for the first time, Nick started the final counterattack.

It seemed that what he was playing was no longer football, but a kind of enjoyment. In Nick's chic pass, Muller quietly completed a hat-trick. The German team completed a 3:2 reversal and completed the great cause of three consecutive World Cups!

Facing the crying Messi and Yang Dacheng, Nick comforted: "My era has passed, and your era is coming!"

Since that day, there has been no news of Nick in the world football world. Nick retired, and he left one story after another that is almost legendary, and his football money empire has become the envy of countless football people.

There is no god in the world, if there are more people who brag about it, there will be
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