As a goalkeeper, carry the team forward

Chapter 333 Appearing in the World Cup

Before the game against Argentina, Iceland had zero points in the World Cup.

At the beginning of the game, almost everyone believed that Argentina could win easily, and William Company even offered odds of 1.33: 5.50: 11.50.

After the start of the game, Argentina fully grasped the initiative.

In the 19th minute, Rojo shot from outside the penalty area.

Aguero stopped and shot in the penalty area, and Argentina took the lead as expected.

However, only 4 minutes later, Iceland's No. 11 player Finbo made a supplementary shot in front of the goal and equalized the score for Iceland. This was the first goal of the Iceland team in the history of the World Cup.

There was silence at the game site and in front of the live broadcast.

In the second half, Argentina got a penalty kick.

This time, the eyes of fans all over the world are on Messi.

It is a pity that Messi did not withstand the pressure like Ronaldo.

Messi missed the penalty.

In the end, Iceland got the first points in the World Cup.

At 6 o'clock in the morning on June 19, the second game of Group G, Tunisia vs. England, officially started.

In the anticipation of many Chinese fans, Jose finally made his debut in the World Cup.

Seeing the excited faces of the senior fans around him, the fake fans who never watched the game were puzzled.

"It's just the Three Meow Legion, is it worth being so happy?" Someone couldn't help asking.

"Hey, what are fake fans? That's it."

"You don't know, the goalkeeper of the Three Meows Legion is our Huaxia player."

Ever since, Jose's deeds from his debut to winning the Champions League for four consecutive years have been repeated countless times by fans.

"Fuck, why doesn't the China National Football Team want such an awesome player?"

"You are a layman with this question. How is it so easy to enter the national football team?"

Just as the fans were discussing, the game started.

In this game, Southgate put on the 352 formation commonly used by Chelsea.

Jose was the starting goalkeeper, with Maguire, Stones and Kyle Walker in front of him.

Whether it is Maguire, Stones, or Kyle Walker, their personal strength is beyond doubt, but the tacit understanding between Jose and them is far less than when he was at Chelsea.

The game started, and the England team took the lead.

Lingard and Sterling successively got kicking opportunities, but they failed to pose a threat.

Then Tunisia counterattacked, also failed to threaten Jose.

Compared with the club's games, Jose feels that the atmosphere of the World Cup is more intense.

In the 11th minute, England got a corner kick.

Ashley Young takes the corner.

Stones' header was blocked by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Harry Kane followed up with a supplementary shot.

England lead 1-0.

Leading the score, England did not relax its offense.

Unfortunately, Henderson's long-range shot was too straight, and Lingard's shot missed again. The England team still failed to kill the game early.

In the 32nd minute, Tunisian player Bron made a cross from the right.

In the England penalty area, Kyle Walker fought with the Tunisian player and knocked him down with an elbow.

The referee pointed directly at the 12-yard penalty spot.

Tunisia wins a penalty.

"Don't worry, Tunisia can't make a penalty." A senior fan said to a nervous friend beside him.

"It's best not to make a penalty. I listened to you and voted for England to win."

"You know? Against Jose, no one has been able to score a penalty for more than two years."

"real or fake?"

Tunisian midfielder Sahi takes the penalty.

Sahi's penalty kick did not have much skill, he chose to volley directly to the bottom left of the goal.

Jose didn't even need to use a plug-in to easily save the opponent's penalty.

"Oye, you really hit the spot."

"Of course. As long as there are Jose games in the future, Dafang can rest assured that there will be no mistakes."

"Jose is so good at saving penalties, so wouldn't the England team be able to stop the opponent's attack by constantly fouling?"

"Theoretically, this is true, but in practice, if there are too many fouls, and the referee sends out a few red cards, England will lose directly."

"That's right."

The game continues.

Throughout the first half, except for one penalty kick, Tunisia could not threaten Jose at all for the rest of the time.

At the end of the half, with Harry Kane's goal and Jose's brave save, England led Tunisia 1-0.

In the second half, the two sides exchanged venues.

England continued to press, but it was always difficult to get a good chance to score.

Although Jose is very relaxed, he can't create offensive opportunities, because the England players don't have much tacit understanding with him.

In stoppage time, England got another corner kick.

Trippier passes the ball down the middle.

Harry Kane grabbed the first spot, and he headed directly to the goal.

The ball is in.

Kane completed the lore.

Harry Kane's scoring ability is undoubtedly top-notch. If Chelsea had Harry Kane, they would not be undefeated runners-up.

In 5 days, the first round of the group stage was played.

Among the traditional strong teams, in addition to Argentina's upset draw with Iceland, there is also Germany's upset loss to Mexico.

As for the draw between Brazil and Switzerland, it is both surprising and reasonable.

Today's Brazilian team has not improved much in tactics, but the level of players is far inferior to that of the past. Neymar alone is obviously not enough.

There was no pause, and at 6 am on June 20, the second round of the group stage continued.

In the second round of the game, the Argentine team was upset again. They lost 2 to 0 to the Croatian team led by Modric.

Messi was invisible in the audience, and some fans said angrily that it would be better to play 10 against 11 with Messi present.

Argentina was upset again. I don't know if there are any fans on the rooftop, but there must be many fans who have to tighten their belts to live.

Interestingly, because Iceland is no longer magical, they lost 0 to 2 to Nigeria, leaving Argentina with a chance to qualify.

Unknowingly, it was England's turn to play again, against Panama, the weakest team in the group.

Panama entered the World Cup finals for the first time. Like the Huaxia team back then, they planned everything in advance, such as winning Tunisia, defeating England, and finally qualifying with Belgium.

Although England has Jose in charge, it has always had the "European China Team" England, and has never been really favored by people.

As for the "European Red Devils" Belgium, there has been a blowout of talents in recent years. There are Lukaku and Hazard in the front, De Bruyne and Fellaini in the middle, and Kompany, Verhenton and Kurtu in the back. Watts is definitely one of the favorites for the championship.

Panama's ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny.

The game between England and Panama eventually turned into a massacre.

Stones headed to break the deadlock, Lingard made a point and scored a world wave, then Stones scored twice, and Harry Kane completed a hat-trick in the second half.

Watching the performances of the frontcourt players, Jose felt bored in the backcourt.

Is the World Cup so simple?
(End of this chapter)