Chapter 562: Sensation and Preparation for War in France
This game caused a huge sensation
Originally, this was a battle that attracted the attention of fans all over the world. In this game, Wang Li's almost crazy performance made fans all over the world, even those who didn't care about the game, go and watch the video broadcast. This led to a huge increase in the traffic of game video downloads after the game, which surpassed all other games.
Of course, this is not important. What is important is that the fans were once again shocked by the performance of the black-haired boy on the field.
Shocked, this word may have appeared too many times, because the black-haired boy can always shock fans all over the world, but this time is different from the past, because what shocked them was not the number of goals or the superb skills, but the absolute violent power.
This style of play, in which absolute strength was used to deliberately injure the opponent, attracted the attention of media around the world. They had a constant debate about Wang Li's performance in the game, and soon they were divided into two camps.
Thirty percent of the media were against Wang Li. Among these media, the Portuguese media was the mainstream leader. Their view was that this kind of game style should not appear on the court. Alan Wang and the entire England team had no football ethics. This game did not demonstrate the principle of fair play in the World Cup. From the beginning to the end, the Portuguese players had been "passively harmed."
"Alan Wang, the World Cup killer"
The next day, the Express used this inexplicable sentence as the front-page headline. They did not mention much about Portugal being eliminated by England, but talked more about Wang Li's performance. In the article, they called Wang Li the "World Cup killer" and the "football player killer". He used his superior power to seek to use football to get his opponents off the field, and used this "despicable and shameless means" to help the England team win.
Such behavior is obviously unprofessional. "… Portugal lost the game, and we should admit that we lost. However, we are very unwilling to accept such a loss. The opponent's No. 21 black-haired boy used this method to achieve an absolute victory. I think he is exploiting a loophole in the rules of the football game. Such players should be banned forever."
".......We suggest that the quarter-finals should be replayed and England's No. 21 player should not be allowed to play. This will reflect the fairness of the World Cup and is the best outcome...." The Express suggested at the end of the article.
The "News" also talked about this issue. They focused on the process of Wang Li kicking and injuring C. Ronaldo, because a few days ago it could be said that Wang Li did not do it on purpose. He was just helping the team score goals according to the progress of the game. But this last time was obviously intentional personal revenge, obviously personal revenge.
This behavior caused an uproar among many people. The News talked about this issue, claiming that such behavior would seriously affect the fairness of the World Cup. If England's No. 21 black-haired boy continued to do this and was not stopped, no team would dare to compete head-on with the England team because their players would be injured.
This kind of personal revenge will make the World Cup completely unfair. Ronaldo's head was injured and he is still in an "unsafe period". The temporary treatment in the German hospital cannot guarantee whether Ronaldo's head will have any sequelae. This can even be regarded as a murder against Ronaldo.
Most of the media that opposed Wang Li's approach held similar views. They cited C. Ronaldo and a group of injured Portuguese players as evidence to point out that the most important thing for the England team was that Wang Li's performance in the game violated the principle of fair competition in football and was also a killer of other professional players.
This kind of playing style should not appear in the World Cup.
The English media, of course, support Wang Li. They think that there is nothing wrong with what England and Wang Li did, and that Portugal has brought it upon itself.
The Sun, which was the first to be affected, started discussing Rooney's yellow card directly on the front page. In the article, they said: "...C. Ronaldo is a despicable player. He is famous for diving in the Premier League. This time he deceived the referee on duty, causing Rooney to be innocently sent off the court and even face a suspension. This is unfair."
After pointing out the reasons for the facts, The Sun directly shot at the Referees Association, saying: "The referee clearly saw the replay on the big screen, and it was obviously Ronaldo's push that caused Rooney to lose his balance, but he still did nothing and firmly refused to change the penalty. Perhaps we should think about whether this approach is really right?"
"This penalty may have affected the development of the game. In other words, a small move by Cristiano Ronaldo may have helped Portugal turn defeat into victory. How much credit did the referee have for this?"
The verbal attack by The Sun against the Referees Association was just incidental. They still focused on C. Ronaldo's tricks. This kind of trick of deceiving the referee was really convincing. At least many fans were indignant. A player who used tricks to win would definitely be more annoying.
The Manchester Athletic directly made a big fuss about the conversation between Wang Li and the referee. This scene was obviously the turning point of the whole game. Fans were very concerned about what the two said at that time that made Wang Li so angry and play in this way?
They invited a lip-reading expert to restore the original conversation between the two people at that time---
"Sir, he pushed Wayne. I saw it clearly. He pushed Wayne, and Wayne couldn't control his body and took a step forward."
"But I didn't see it!"
“But it was his foul.”
"You shouldn't have sent Wayne off, it was unfair, it was a foul by the Portuguese guy"
"I didn't see his moves, so everything he did was within the rules. As long as I didn't see it and maybe didn't violate the rules, it wouldn't be a foul."
"Then you can watch the replay on the screen and see it, right, sir?"
"I'm warning you, get back to your position."
"Okay, then I'll do some things within the rules. You better be fair."
"Are you threatening me?"
After that, there was a yellow card warning and Wang Li started bombarding the Portuguese players with shells.
During the entire conversation, some people could understand the toughness shown by the referee, but some people could not, because the referee clearly saw C. Ronaldo's little move on the big screen, but he still did not change his judgment and showed a yellow card to the excited Wang Li. This move made many people think that he was biased towards the Portuguese team.
Most of the people who can understand are veteran football fans. They know that the referee must maintain his authority on the field. This is already a "tradition" in football matches, because there are many penalties that cannot be explained even with big-screen replays. Whether the player did it on purpose or how to make the penalty is a matter of scale, so the referee will basically not change the penalty after confirming it.
This conversation also explains why Wang used the football to attack the Portuguese players: he just wanted to show that he would also do things "within the scope of the rules". First, he was dissatisfied with Rooney's end, and second, he was angered by the attitude of the referee.
Indeed, the referee was helpless in dealing with this kind of game mode, because Wang Li did not curse at anyone and did not violate the rules of the game, so how could he make a penalty?
But this way of winning is really helpless. I am afraid that Wang Li is the only one in the world who can help the team win the game in this way.
These arguments all support the England team. They think that Wang Li's actions are understandable, and FIFA's standard competition rules do not stipulate that the ball cannot be used to "shoot people", so Wang Li's actions should not be questioned.
Some media from neutral countries' teams hope that FIFA can introduce some measures to restrict Wang Li's performance.
If England continues to play the game in this way, with the technical level of that black-haired boy, the cannonball football can really hit wherever he points. In this way, no team can be the opponent of England, and such a game is unfair.
Obviously, after the game, FIFA also realized this problem.
They immediately held an emergency meeting in Munich, Germany, to set up a special investigation team to investigate the ins and outs of the game, and then set up a special team to analyze and solve this problem.
Although this news made many fans feel relieved, Portuguese fans were dissatisfied because their team was eliminated. However, the game was fair and square, and the Portuguese were the losing side. They had no reason to make amends.
The above media discussions have also somewhat affected the atmosphere within the England team and the topics of conversation among the players during training.
Although all the English players knew the power of the black-haired boy in the team, and when Wang Li was in Chelsea, Lampard kept imagining the scene of Wang Li kicking all the opponents off the field, but when this scene really happened in front of everyone, they were still extremely shocked.
When on the field, many people thought that with this black-haired boy, the England team could easily advance.
But after the game, in the media reports and debates, they also knew that this was a bit unrealistic. After all, this way of playing football completely destroyed the normal rules of football games and the environment of fair competition. In order to ensure the fairness of the game, FIFA will definitely find a way to prevent Wang Li from continuing to play like this.
Wang Li also knew about this situation, but he didn't care at all.
After all, he has always had this ability, and the reason why he didn't use it in previous competitions was simply because he didn't want to use it. Of course, he knew that this would undermine the fairness of the competition. He himself felt that such a competition was meaningless.
However, Ronaldo's foul on Rooney in the last game and the referee's decision made him angry, so he also used the method of "within the scope of the rules" to retaliate against the Portuguese team and Ronaldo. This was also related to his angry mood at the time.
As for FIFA’s subsequent decision?
Anyway, they can't ban him for this, right? After all, what he did was still within the rules, and they had no reason to do so. Besides, he didn't want to continue winning in this way in future games, which was meaningless. So what would FIFA do?
Wang Li wasn't sure.
However, these are things that FIFA should consider. No matter when they reach a conclusion, the most important thing for the England team to do now is to prepare for the next game.
England finally reach the World Cup semi-finals
The last time England reached the World Cup semi-finals was 16 years ago, when they finished fourth. The last time was 50 years ago when they won the World Cup.
From this perspective, England's performance in recent years is indeed not very good. They have been eliminated in the round of 16 and the quarter-finals of three consecutive World Cups. Although this performance can still be regarded as a world powerhouse, it has already left the first group of teams.
And now, England has once again reached the semi-finals. This is not a historic surprise for the team, but it also makes all English fans excited. No matter what the media are arguing about now, England's qualification for the semi-finals is beyond doubt.
Even if Wang Li did not use the "cannonballs" to bombard the Portuguese players, they were still the leading team, and England's top four was a matter of course. The 11:1 score in this game created a record, a record that embarrassed the Portuguese.
This was the first time in their history that they lost to other players by such a big score, and this was also the biggest score difference between England and other national teams, 10 goals. If you haven't watched this game, most people would probably think it was a basketball game.
In the other quarter-finals, France first defeated Brazil 1-0, and the defending champion Brazil was directly eliminated, which was beyond the expectations of most people. Zidane, who scored the only goal in the game, was called the best performing player by many.
This is Zidane's last World Cup, but it seems that the French star, who will announce his retirement after the World Cup, is in better shape than most stars in their prime.
It is worth mentioning that fans unanimously agreed that the Brazilian team's performance was poor.
The Brazilian team, which had the world footballer Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, and the world's top stars Kaka, Adriano, Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Emerson and others, not only played ugly, but was also eliminated by the French team in the quarter-finals. After the game, Ronaldinho, the soul of the Brazilian team, was criticized for not scoring a single goal and rarely assisting his teammates to score.
In an interview with the media, Ronaldinho admitted that he and his Brazilian teammates were lackluster in this tournament and did not meet the fans' expectations before the game. After being eliminated by France in the quarter-finals, this tournament was also a very disappointing game for them.
"People were waiting to see a great performance from the team, especially from me, but it didn't happen," Ronaldinho said on his website. "I'm very sorry that we didn't show our ability and failed at the World Cup."
Ronaldinho had a good performance in Barcelona, but he disappointed everyone in the World Cup. In this regard, the Brazilian attacking forward expressed his helplessness: "Nothing I say now can change the past. I just want to say 'sorry' to all the fans."
However, the stubborn Brazilian star said that he and his Brazilian team will make a comeback in the next World Cup. "Now is not the time for us to win the sixth World Cup trophy, but with your help, we can overcome the mistakes of 2006 and strive for good results in the 2010 World Cup."
Another South American giant team, Argentina, was unexpectedly eliminated. Their opponent was the host Germany team.
If it weren't for Wang Li's criticism of the Portuguese players, this game would probably have attracted the most attention. The final result of the game was 5:3, and the two teams decided the outcome through penalty shootouts. The most important thing was that after the game, the players of the two teams almost had a direct fight.
As Cambiasso missed the final penalty, the Berlin Olympic Stadium was boiling, and German players and coaching staff rushed into the stadium to celebrate, but at this moment, the two sides suddenly broke out in unhappiness, and it even developed to the point of physical conflict.
The protagonists of the conflict were the German team's leader and coaching staff member, former famous striker Oliver Bierhoff and the Argentine player Heinze. The two sides confronted each other and were talking about something. Heinze had the intention of rushing towards the other side. If it weren't for the people next to him holding him back, the two might have come together and escalated the conflict.
The following scene made the situation further out of control. Argentine player Maxi Rodriguez rushed towards the German players. He ignored the people around him and rushed to a German player and raised his right hand to try to beat him. At this time, several staff separated them and tried to pull Bierhoff away. Heinze also seemed very angry. He punched the opponent and Schweinsteiger was hit in the back, but the rapid influx of staff prevented the conflict from escalating further.
The last one to catch up was Argentina's Ayala, but he did not take action. Instead, he made a gesture to Bierhoff to shut up, while Bierhoff was still saying something. Both sides seemed quite excited.
In short, the defeated Argentine players seemed to try to vent their anger, and the referee was unable to control the chaos on the scene. Players from both sides attacked each other with fists and flying feet. The conflict lasted for nearly 2 minutes, and more than 70,000 fans witnessed it all.
This incident also made the battle between Germany and Argentina second only to the contest between England and Portugal.
There were conflicts in both games, but the conflict between England and Portugal took place on the field, while the conflict between Germany and Argentina took place outside the field.
The last game seemed insignificant, because the Italian team, which was favored by most people, met the weak team Ukraine, and the former won the game cleanly with a score of 3:0.
The top four teams of the German World Cup have been decided: England, France, Germany and Italy.
Four European teams
UEFA is obviously happy to see this situation. Four European teams have reached the semi-finals, which clearly shows that European football is developing very fast and has surpassed South American football to become the strongest in the world.
England's semi-final opponent is France, which just defeated Brazil. The match will be held on July 6. The smoke of war has already spread because the match date is only three days away.