On July 7, Germany's semi-final against Argentina was seen as a battle between two rising stars.
This match received more attention than the life-and-death battle between the two giants Spain and the Netherlands. In the vote initiated by FIFA, the match between England and Germany became the match that fans most wanted to watch.
After analysis, it is found that the American people have made a significant contribution to this. The latest issue of Time magazine uses a half-naked photo of England's top star Alvin DeWitt as the cover, with a sky-high blue "pants" photoshopped in the background. It is said that this issue of Time was sold out as soon as it came out, and the main buyers were American women.
The reporter interviewed a girl who had just grabbed a newly printed magazine on the street: "Do you know which game this cover is from?"
The girl, with eyes full of love, said: "I knew it was after the England vs. Portugal match. I knew Ivan during the UK-US group match, but I didn't expect to see him in a magazine right away! Oh! Only God knows how happy I am at this moment!"
Another girl said: "Thanks to the player who exchanged jerseys with Irvin! Let us see such benefits! Oh no, speaking of which, I am very jealous of him, not only did he get the male god's jersey, but also got his kiss!"
The player being thanked: “…”
The female fan's words were interpreted differently, with many fans equating "exchanging jerseys with Ivan" with "getting a kiss from Ivan." English fans with Ivan's head portrait quickly forwarded this inference.
So, on the hot topic of Twitter that day, a headline was in capital letters and stood out: [Exchange jerseys with Alvin, and you can even get a kiss from Alvin. 】
Luo Xiaoxiao, who accidentally started a trend:? ? ?
Then some people started to wonder, Ai Mingming should obviously be a popular candidate for jersey swapping, why is it that so far only Cristiano Ronaldo has swapped jerseys with him?
The answer is that Ivan has too few opportunities to play... No matter what, we can definitely look forward to the next game.
That was a match between England and Germany, the handsome guys and the male models!
The trash talk before the game alone is enough to feed all the major media outlets!
For example, when Ivan was interviewed by the media after the match against Argentina, his words could be polished and translated as:
"We will send the German team to travel to Port Elizabeth. I heard that the environment there is very good and the scenery is particularly beautiful."
Port Elizabeth is the city where the third and fourth place matches before the World Cup final are played. The winning team in the semi-final will go to Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg for the final, while the losing team will go to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
So... everyone understands. Ivan's words were polite and to the point, and his flirtation was very restrained.
When the reporters heard this, their eyes lit up. They immediately found the German team and randomly interviewed a relatively "ignorant" young player, hoping to get a more exciting response.
The one they randomly pulled in was Thomas Muller, a “true” youngster who was just one goal behind Ivan in the scorer list.
However, when Muller heard the reporter mention Irving, he was very excited: "Irving? I'm ready to exchange jerseys with him!"
The fans who were watching the show were shocked, what the hell? Does Mueller know about the latest meme going viral on Twitter? !
The reporter was almost led astray by him: "Swap jerseys with Irving? I remember you swapped jerseys with Irving... Wait, please answer my question first, Muller."
Mueller spoke in German, and the reporter quickly interrupted him: "Please speak English, thank you."
Muller scratched his head: "Oh, OK, we will try our best, but I don't quite agree with what Ivan said, we are equally good. You said Ivan and I have exchanged jerseys? No, no, no, I haven't changed the national team's clothes yet!"
The reporter was not satisfied with his conventional answer: "So you are also very confident that you can send England to Port Elizabeth, right?"
Muller smiled brightly. "What Ivan said is right. Port Elizabeth is indeed beautiful. This port is named after the queen of Ivan's country. As for whether to go there or not, I'm afraid we won't know the answer until the day after tomorrow's game."
England fans were furious. England and Germany have never gotten along; they are old rivals, and yet this German kid actually hinted that playing football in Port Elizabeth was tailor-made for England?
The reporter then asked, "Do you know what people are saying about exchanging jerseys with Ivan recently?"
Considering that Muller might not be aware of this as he was concentrating on preparing for the competition, the reporter briefly explained it to Muller.
Mueller's smile became even brighter, and he looked silly and cute: "Ah, I can do anything."
fan:? ? ?
Luo Xiaoxiao:? ? ?
Muller: "After our victory, I even offered to kiss him, there was nothing wrong with that."
fan:"……"
Luo Xiaoxiao: “…”
#FuckYouNoProblem! This is a huge problem!
#What's with this strong Bavarian style of "In Bayern, you can even play football"? !
Ozil happened to pass by, and the reporter caught him again: "As both midfielders, you and Ivan will face each other in the semi-finals. Who do you think will be better against Ivan?"
Big-eyed Meng looked at the reporter speaking English with a confused look on his face.
Mueller lovingly acted as the translator, and Ozil understood this time. He shyly replied: "Evan is very good. I haven't played against him yet. I am looking forward to playing against him."
Mueller translated: "Mesut said he didn't know, he couldn't wait to get to know Ivan."
Reporter: "You have performed very well in the previous few games. How do you evaluate yourself?"
Ozil: "I think I still have a lot of room for improvement."
Muller chuckled: "Mesut is one of the best midfielders in the world, as is Schweini, and Ivan!"
Although his English is not very good, Ozil always feels that something is not right:? ? ?
The reporter, who doesn't understand German at all, felt that he had gained a lot today.
The top four teams in the World Cup are attracting worldwide attention, and the interesting stories that happen during the World Cup can instantly resound across the world and become a topic of conversation after dinner.
After the video interview of Irving and Mueller trash-talking each other was broadcast, Mueller made a phrase popular: "In... you can even..."
English netizens looked down on the Germans while boasting in various ways:
"With the England national team, you can even referee."
"After you become a referee, you can even play in the World Cup."
“You can even play football again after you retire.”
"After playing in the World Cup, you can even win the Golden Boot."
As he was talking, Ivan became the material:
"You can even kiss Ivan after the game."
"You can even score two goals after kissing Candy."
"You even want to wave his trousers off after falling in love with England's sweetheart."
"After losing to Britney Spears, you can even cry and ask for a kiss from him."
"After falling in love with both Ronaldo and Ivan, you even hope they'll be together." (?)
The female fans who were attracted by both Ronaldo and Ivan screamed and cried out. It was heartbreaking. The gay scene they played out on the court was not enough. It was not enough for them to kiss, comfort each other and change their jerseys. They also changed their shorts and exposed their panties. They have supported an astonishing number of CP fans.
Many Real Madrid fans said that they are ready to make a pair of shorts exclusively for Ronaldo at the beginning of next season and wear them on their heads at the beginning of the season. This will definitely help them get rid of the curse of "Royal Sixteenth Man"!
There is a lot of ridicule from the outside world, and people are looking forward to the upcoming semi-finals, feeling that the days are passing by like years. However, this is not the case at all for the English players.
They only have four days of rest, during which they have to conduct intensive training on set pieces.
The further the game progresses, the more conservative everyone becomes, and the final outcome is likely to be determined by free kicks or penalties.
The England national team is still very confident to the outside world. They have repeatedly stated that the team's absolute offensive core, Ivan, has no problem with his right leg and can continue to play, but none of them relax when they return to the team.
There is no problem for Alvin to walk and run, but on the day he returned to the national team for the physical examination, the team doctor was reserved about his physical condition. They believed that Alvin's body could not withstand too much impact. That's why Alvin didn't run on the court unless he could, and why the head coach agreed that he didn't defend.
They thought that not putting Ivan on the front line would reduce a lot of collisions. After the Argentina game, they found that it was the same. Even if Ivan just stayed in the midfield without moving, the opponent would commit a tactical foul without any ambiguity.
They re-examined Ivan and found that the condition of his right ankle and knee ligaments was not optimistic. Ivan was not allowed to use his right leg in training these days, let alone take free kicks.
So on July 6, when the result of the first semi-final came out and Spain successfully advanced to the finals, Ivan was still confirmed to miss the starting lineup on July 7.
Everything was still within Capello's control. He put out another defensive counterattack lineup without Ivan, and the absent Ivan was replaced by Barry.
Germany, as always, plays offensive football, which is the tactic that German head coach Loew is best at. He said before the game that the only best way for German football to suppress the opponent is to keep attacking.
On the afternoon of July 7, players from both teams arrived at the Durban Stadium early to warm up before the game.
The game will not officially start for more than an hour, and fans are already being arranged to enter the stadium. At this time, both the starting players and substitutes are getting used to the venue.
Everybody was serious, but there was one person who had a very different style. He was wearing the team vest, jumping around in place, and eating a plate of noodles.
That man was Mueller.
He was eating and moving around in place, not noticing that he was next to the English player. He still had noodles in his mouth, and when he looked up the person he saw was Ivan.
Mueller: emmmmm.
His good friend Schweinsteiger was waving over there: "Thomas, you're running the wrong way!"
Mueller swallowed the noodles in his mouth and greeted Ivan in a friendly and sincere manner: "Hi~Ivan."
"Hi, Thomas." Irving nodded at him. Before he could say anything, Rooney came over. He glanced at Muller and suddenly realized, "Are you the guy who said he would kiss Irving after the game?!"
Ivan: “…”
Mueller: A sincere smile.jpg
Ivan felt that Fatty Rooney did it on purpose. He was speechless and directly pulled Rooney away to prevent this straightforward friend from getting hurt by the German who looked silly but was actually very smart.
Mueller shrugged, continued eating noodles, and walked towards his team, looking back in the direction of Ivan as he walked.
He walked over to the piglet and said vaguely: "Have you seen the legs of Ewen in the England team? Can he still start?"
The piglet glanced over there and saw something that looked like a ligament brace wrapped around Ivan's right leg. He was unsure: "Don't know? But if he can't play, the captain will be much more relaxed."
The captain of the German team is Lahm, who is nicknamed "Captain Lahm" by Chinese fans because of his petite stature.
It was a pity for Muller, as he really wanted to play football with Alvin. Hopefully his leg is okay and we can see him come off the bench.
As the fans entered the stadium, Ronaldo arrived at the VIP stand early. Not long after he sat down, he realized something was wrong.
Sitting around him were a group of brightly dressed women, wearing England team jerseys with different numbers, many of whom had children with them. This would not be a big deal, but the point is that Ronaldo saw someone familiar among them.
Rooney's wife Colleen and son Kai were sitting among the women. As a former club partner, Ronaldo knew their families.
This group of beautiful women formed a common group, they are called:
【England Wives Group】
#In the stands, you can even join the wives' group
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