"After the game, the captain of the Chinese team, Zhou Yi, immediately accepted an interview with our reporter. He had something to say about the Chinese team's historic entry into the semi-finals of the World Cup and tied the best Asian team in the World Cup created by the Korean team.

Zhou Yi appeared in the picture: "It's quite a pleasure to create history. This is the result of our team working together. But I don't think this is the upper limit, but a brand new starting point..."

The reporter's voice was a little excited: "Does this mean we have to go further?"

"Why not?" Zhou Yi asked back.

"But next is the semi-finals, and if you go further, it will be... the finals..." The reporter was frightened.

"If possible, who doesn't want to enter the finals? Any team that can reach the semi-finals will probably not just think about this, right?" Zhou Yi asked back.

The reporter came back from that fear and had to admit that Zhou Yi was right.

"Of course, it's another matter whether we can do it. But our entire team will definitely work towards this goal."

Zhou Yi in the TV screen was not very excited, and his tone was very calm.

The reporters have interviewed several Chinese players, and Zhou Yi is the calmest one. This may be because Zhou Yi has never regarded the goal of reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup as his highest goal.

At the post-match press conference, Lippi said: "I am very happy to be able to create the history of Chinese football. I am very happy that the team can bring happiness to Chinese fans with victory. But the World Cup is not over and all of us have not ended. It is not the time to celebrate now. After we go back, we will carefully summarize this game and study our opponents in the next game..."

A reporter asked: "In the semi-finals, you will meet the German team, the favorite to win the World Cup. What do you think about this?"

"Of course the German team is strong, they are the favorites to win the championship. But I believe my players, we are also strong. This can be seen from the fact that we have defeated Spain and Brazil all the way..."

Lippi seems very confident and also in his team.

No one will ridicule and question Lippi's confidence, because the result of the game is in front of everyone. How did the Chinese team come about? As long as you are not blind, you can see it. It is no longer a question whether this Chinese team is strong or not.

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After the competition, Chinese media workers collectively entered a high-intensity work rhythm. They had to send their written manuscripts back to China in the shortest time, and at the same time they had to edit and type the fastest speed. Traditional paper media must deliver them to the printing factory in the shortest time to print out the finished products, ensuring that when everyone goes to work in the morning, they can buy fresh newspapers as fresh as the first time.

Online media are different from newspapers, but their requirements for speed and timeliness are only higher than those of traditional newspapers, because they can be posted online immediately after editing, so that everyone can see. If anyone can seize the initiative and take the lead, they can attract the most attention.

The workers of the TV media are also very busy. They have to cut the newly concluded competition into highlights, and also produce various short videos to use in different programs...

The Chinese team reached the semi-finals of the World Cup and tied the best results of the Asian team created by the South Korean team, becoming the focus of attention of the Chinese people.

This is a competition between the media, and no one wants to be the last one in this competition...

In addition to these media people, ordinary netizens and fans are also continuing their carnival online.

Because the game kicked off at four in the morning, it was almost six o'clock after the game ended and it was already dawn.

The fans who had been in the middle of the night were not sleepy at this moment. They opened the curtains, looked at the white oriental sky outside the window, stretched, and then continued to pay attention to all the news about the Chinese team.

Weibo, Hupu, Zhihu, Tieba, QQ, WeChat... In all online communities, a large number of topics related to the Chinese team have emerged, and "We Win" is the most frequently occurring phrase.

Joke players also went out to use their intelligence and talents to Chinese football.

But in the past, they made up jokes that mocked Chinese football, but now they are jokes that praise them and burst into tears.

"It's time to show my identity as an old Chinese fan for thirty years!"

"The disgusting 'best result of history' in the South Korean team will be swaying in front of you!"

"There were two firecrackers outside our community just now, it was like the New Year!"

"What's the point of two times? We still have people here... It's so good! I went out to see it just now. The road outside the community was covered with red paper scraps, and it's really 'red earth'!"

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On the Internet, in response to the Twitter post of Zhou Yi's previous congratulations to the German team for entering the semi-finals, Mark Wagner also responded to a tweet, writing: "Congratulations, my good friend! Now we can meet in the semi-finals! I won't show mercy at that time!"

Then he @ Zhou Yi.

Not only the Chinese media reported on the victory of the Chinese team, but the German media are also paying attention to the news that the Chinese team reached the semi-finals.

Because there are three players in this Chinese team who play in the Bundesliga, especially Zhou Yi, who are very familiar with him by the German media.

It is precisely because of their familiarity and knowledge of Zhou Yi's strength that when the German media became their semi-final opponent, no media said that this was a good result for the German team. On the contrary, their attitude was very cautious.

"... With Dortmund's absolute core and main winger, Schalke 04's main midfielder, Paris Saint-Germain's main forward, Inter Milan's main central defender, and Chelsea's main goalkeeper... Such a Chinese team is completely different from the Chinese team we thought before. I think we should be cautious. It is definitely not good news to meet the Chinese team in the semi-finals. They have defeated Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and especially in the game against Brazil. They have let the proud hosts taste the bitterness of failure..."

"Love said that he is already studying the video of the Chinese team's game seriously, and he will find a way to deal with the Chinese team. My suggestion is that no matter what the price is paid, we must curb Zhou Yi. He is the brain of the Chinese team and he is very important to the Chinese team!"

"Don't ignore Yang Muge and Yan Min, one is Schalke's main midfielder. In the just-concluded game, James Rodriguez, who performed well in the first four games, had no temper at all. Yan Min is a wide attacking player with strong attacking ability..."

"In addition, I think Sun Pan will definitely become a person who causes us great trouble. It is obvious that he is a goalkeeper who will be strong when facing strong. At that time, the German team's offensive may arouse his state... I want to remind you one thing, remember how Dortmund was eliminated from the German Cup by Offenbach's Class C team, such as Offenbach's kicker. At that time, it was Sun Pan who guarded the goal for Offenbach's kicker. After he helped the team drag the game into the penalty shootout, he used his personal ability to defeat Dortmund in the penalty shootout... I have no doubt that Lippi would refer to that game, and the Chinese team would definitely practice penalty kicks before the semi-finals..."

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While being happy for the Chinese team to reach the semi-finals, domestic fans also began to pay attention to the semi-finals with the German team.

Since you have reached the semi-finals, it is impossible to have any weak opponents.

In fact, in the top four, the weakest one is probably the Chinese team...

Just after the Chinese team and Colombia were over, the remaining two quarter-finals were finished the next day.

Argentina finally defeated Belgium 1:0 with Higuain's goal in the eighth minute, becoming the third team to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup.

In another quarter-final match, the Netherlands tied 0:0 with Costa Rica in 120 minutes. In the last minute of overtime, Dutch coach Van Gaal made a substitution adjustment, and the starting goalkeeper Cyrison was replaced.

This kind of substitution is rare because unless the goalkeeper is injured, it will not be replaced easily.

But this substitution has a very obvious purpose, which is a penalty kick.

Van Gaal replaced Dutch substitute goalkeeper Kruel.

After the substitute En will appear, he caught up with the penalty shootout between the Netherlands and Costa Rica.

In the five rounds of penalty kicks, Kruel judged the right direction and saved two penalty kicks, which eventually helped the Dutch team eliminate Costa Rica with a score of 4:3 in the penalty shootout and reached the semi-finals.

In this way, there are two European teams in the semi-finals, one in South America and one in Asian team.

Compared with world-class teams like Germany, the Netherlands, and Argentina, the Chinese team that has reached the semi-finals of the World Cup is indeed the weakest, although their performance in this World Cup may not be weak...

Now the fans of the Chinese team will have many ideas against the favorite German team in the semi-finals.

Some people may wonder, since it is all semi-finals, why can't we reach the finals and create the best results for Asian teams in the history of the World Cup?

Some people think more on this basis. If we can reach the World Cup final, why can't we think about winning the championship? The Chinese team won the World Cup! If this matter is really done, it will no longer be a joke used to mock Chinese football on the Internet... Such a result is really exciting to think about it.

But some people may think that the German team is too strong, and we should not give the Chinese team too high expectations and too much pressure, as this will be detrimental to the team's performance. In fact, to this point, the Chinese team's performance has far exceeded our expectations, so everyone should relax and enjoy the Chinese team's game. It doesn't matter whether it wins or loses.

There are many people supporting these two opinions, and the two sides started arguing online.

The latter accused the former of fantasizing, while the former believed that the latter was a coward who could not even think about it...

In fact, this kind of inconsistent thoughts is not only among fans, but also within the Chinese national team, there are also situations where everyone has inconsistent ideas...

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Chapter completed!