Chapter 147 World Wave (1)

At this time, the England team's locker room at the Stadium of Light was in chaos. Rooney closed his eyes and shook his head while listening to music. Bridge was nervously struggling with a newly launched PSP. King, Ashley Cole, Dyer and others sat together bragging and chatting. A few players were bored and flipping through newspapers. In short, in the half an hour before the game started, the locker room was a scene of disorganization and lack of discipline...

On the other hand, after Wang Li changed his clothes, he sat cross-legged on a bench, closed his eyes, slowly circulated his internal energy, and calmed down to wait for the game. This very special way of playing time has become a major landscape in the England team's locker room. At the beginning, some teammates asked him what he was doing in confusion, but now everyone has gotten used to it.

"Alan, score a few more goals and send the Croatians back home, haha." At this time, Campbell slowly walked to Wang Li and suddenly reached out and patted his shoulder hard, laughing and saying. Looking at his expression, it was obvious that he wanted to scare Wang Li.

However, Wang Li was much more alert during meditation than usual. He knew Campbell was approaching him, and even when Campbell reached out to pat him, he instinctively wanted to dodge, but he held back. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at Campbell, "Yes, I will, no problem!"

Seeing that Wang Li was not scared, Campbell seemed a little disappointed, but he immediately became excited again, "Yes, it's up to you. Henry just called me and said that if England wins, he will treat our family to a free vacation in Hawaii after the European Cup. Haha!"

Wang Li was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that this game was irrelevant to the England team, but it was related to the fate of the French team. Henry and Campbell were both Arsenal players, and it seemed that they had a good relationship. After chatting with Campbell for a while, he found that Campbell was very interesting. He was not arrogant, and his tone was very easy-going. He just liked to joke a lot, but this made people feel more intimate.

"You must try your best!"

"no problem."

"That's related to my free vacation. I will cheer you on from the sidelines!"

"I will definitely try my best, don't worry!" Wang Li kept assuring him. He found that this 'uncle'-level star, although easy-going, was also very long-winded...

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At 5:30 pm, the Estadio de Luz was already packed, because this game was the last one in Group B and was directly related to who between France and Croatia would qualify. It was even more important than France's own game, so there were a lot of French fans in the stands. They all came to cheer for the England team. According to rough estimates, the number of fans supporting England reached an astonishing 60%. The Estadio de Luz has become the home ground of the England team!

In the audience, the most enthusiastic cheers came from the French fans. Brigi pulled Wang Li's sleeve and pointed to the east stand of the stadium. "Go England! Let the Croatians go back home!" Such a long banner was really inspiring, especially since it was hung by French fans.

"Are these fans crazy? They don't want to watch the French game?" Wang Li didn't expect that there would be so many French fans coming to the scene. He was a little surprised and said involuntarily.

"Their opponent is Switzerland. If nothing unexpected happens, France will definitely get three points. These fans will come to watch this game. Maybe they are afraid that we won't play seriously." Ashley Cole laughed. The feeling of controlling the fate of other teams in your own game really makes people feel a sense of accomplishment. Although this idea is a bit evil, it is true.

Wang Li and Bridge looked at each other and nodded in understanding. The fate of the French team was almost completely in the hands of England, but the England coach ignored the resentful look of his neighbor, insisted on not showing his strength, and sent out a full substitute lineup. Everything depended on luck.

For Wang Li alone, there were many reasons to win this game, including his own future, Campbell's hopes, etc., but the most important reason was that Rita was in the stands of the stadium. It has to be said that sometimes women can become the biggest driving force for a man's career.

Finally, after the players from both teams took their positions, the game began with the referee's whistle.

At the beginning of the game, the England team took the lead and pressed forward with a momentum to decide the outcome in one fell swoop. Amid the cheers of many fans, Wang Li got the ball from the middle and used a crotch pass to get rid of the veteran No. 13 Simic, then changed direction and dribbled past No. 21 Robert Kovac, and passed the ball directly to Rooney who came in from behind. While running, Rooney directly knocked away the Croatian defender and kicked the ball into the net.

Unfortunately, the referee Collina ruled that Dyer was offside, which caused the fans outside the stadium to curse at him. If an investigation was conducted, his family was insulted at least millions of times at the moment Collina blew the whistle.

"From the slow-motion footage just now, Dyer was not offside. His position was similar to Simunić's, and there was nothing outstanding. Collina did make a mistake in the penalty. Perhaps the most disappointed people at this moment are the French fans, but the game has just started and there is still a lot of time." Graham said jokingly on Sky TV. For him, winning this game would be the best, but losing would also let France laugh at its mistakes, so both results are acceptable...

Simic, who currently plays for AC Milan, has always been a hot-tempered man, even though he has played for Croatia for nearly 10 years.

The 29-year-old defender is indeed a rare talent in Croatia. When he was 24 years old, he transferred to Inter Milan for a super high price of 12 million pounds. Two years ago, he joined the powerful AC Milan. Some people even said that Simic would become a legendary star in Croatia after his retirement. This shows his talent.

But now, he was insulted by a black-haired kid from the England team. Yes, a naked insult. Just now, he and Kovacs wanted to double-team this new England kid, but he was easily broken through by a crotch pass! Crotch pass, what an old name, Simic couldn't even remember the last time he was crotch passed!

After the next kick-off, as soon as Wang Li crossed the penalty area, Simic began to defend him closely. He decided to teach this "rookie" a profound lesson. Unfortunately, Wang Li didn't buy it at all. He relied on his speed and good skills to pass the ball when he had a chance, and break through to find opportunities when he didn't. For Wang Li, one-on-one breakthroughs were easy. He was not afraid of Chelsea's main defender, so how could he be afraid of an AC Milan substitute?

After being hit several times in a row, Simic had to admire the skills of this black-haired boy. He hurriedly told Simic to pay attention to the backup defense. He would be angry if he was hit once, but being hit continuously made Simic calm down. Compared with personal grudges, the result of the game is the most important.

Strong opponents are not scary, what is scary is unknown opponents. Wang Li is obviously a player that the Croatian team does not know, because they have too little information about him. He has only been on the court for more than 20 minutes since the start of the game. Just when the Croatian players have become accustomed to Wang Li's dribbling and passing near the penalty area, Simunić was about to step forward to make up for the defense, but Wang Li shot! A long-range volley from more than 30 meters away!

The ball hit the crossbar and flew out of the bottom line, shocking Croatian head coach Baric who stood up immediately.

It was a miss by a hair's breadth, but this shot still shocked the whole audience!

Previously, the winning goal scored by Wang Li as a substitute was considered by most media to be a lucky shot, because the shot was too sudden, and as for Wang Li himself, he would definitely miss it if he shot it again, so the Croatian team did not believe that this skinny black-haired boy could actually shoot from such a long distance. After all, he is not Gerrard, let alone Lampard.

However, this kick instantly changed their views. Head coach Baric knew that he was too careless. He always thought that Wayne Rooney was the most noteworthy, but among England's substitute lineup, the slightly thin black-haired boy was the most dangerous person on the field!

Things changed rapidly on the field. Just when Baric was still marveling at the England team's numerous talented players, England completed another attack. This time Rooney received a cross from Dyer and volleyed the ball from the left side of the penalty area, but the ball hit Simunić and flew out of the penalty area.

At the front of the penalty area, Wang Li got the ball and was about to shoot again when he was knocked down by veteran Simic. Simic could no longer tolerate the arrogance of the black-haired boy. Even if it was only for the morale of the team, it was worth paying the price of a yellow card.

Collina did not disappoint Simic's hopes. He got the yellow card as he wished. The England team got a free kick outside the penalty area, about 35 meters away from the fans.

But the Croatian team did not care too much about this ball, because England's free kick masters Beckham, Owen, Gary Neville and even Hargreaves were not on the court. Perhaps it was the England team that should have a headache.

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