Chapter 1952 Making History(1/2)
After Juan Ramirez was replaced, the game between Spain and Italy quickly entered "garbage time".
The lagging Spanish players did not show a particularly high fighting spirit and never-give-up spirit.
As some commentators said, Ramirez's injury and leaving the field dealt a heavy blow to the hearts of all Spanish players.
Watching Ramires stumble and fall in the Italian penalty area, this has a huge impact on all Spanish players.
They can't help but think
Has God abandoned us? No matter how hard we try, it is impossible to change reality. Is this destiny?
Especially after Ramirez couldn't hold on and was substituted, the Spanish players lost their last vestige of fighting spirit.
They were only two goals away from qualifying for the group stage, but the gap between the two goals was like a natural chasm, standing in front of them, making them unable to cross and did not have the courage to cross.
Ramirez, who was substituted, did not return to the locker room to deal with his injury. He just sat on the sidelines with an ice pack wrapped around his knees and covering his face with his hands.
He also had a premonition of the team's failure. This time he did not stand on the sidelines and actively cheer for his teammates as he did in the past.
As the leader of the team, even he has given up at this moment.
From the coaching bench to the bench, the whole Spanish team was filled with a depressing atmosphere of failure.
Due to Ramirez's injury, the final stoppage time of this game lasted ten minutes. In the last ten minutes, Spain finally made a last-ditch effort.
It's just that they lacked excellent shooters, so their last fight was no different from before, and nothing could be changed.
Some Spanish fans in the stands simply left the game early. They really didn't want to see their home team go through such a humiliating and painful moment.
But there are also many Spanish fans who stayed.
When the referee finally blew the full-time whistle, huge boos erupted from the Crown Stadium.
The boos came from those Spanish fans who insisted on staying to watch the entire game.
They expressed their dissatisfaction with the team's performance with deafening boos.
"The game is over! What an incredible result! The defending champion and host Spanish national team was eliminated in the group stage and missed the top 16 of this World Cup!"
"It's over! Everything is over! The defending champion's journey ended in the group stage! It's unbelievable! Before this World Cup, who would have thought of such a result?!"
"Spanish football has a big problem! In the past four years, there has been almost no change compared to the football that won the championship four years ago. While the whole of Europe is beginning to pay more attention to centers who can shoot and score, they are still strong.
Controlling the ball. They have unknowingly been out of touch with the trend of modern football! When they faced the Chinese team and the Italian team in the World Cup and were unable to score, I don’t know if they will still persist for themselves.
Football philosophy is proud."
"The biggest upset of this World Cup so far has occurred! It is not the outcome of this game - Spain's loss to Italy is not a surprise - the biggest upset is that the host and defending champion failed to qualify from the group
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"Since losing 0:3 to the Chinese team in the first round of the group stage, Spain has been on the edge of the cliff at any time. And now, they have finally fallen into the abyss...
"In the history of the World Cup, the defending champion has never been eliminated in the group stage, nor has the defending champion and the host country been able to even advance to the knockout rounds. Today, the defending champion Spain has made history!"
Commentators from all over the world who commented on this game all expressed their opinions on Spain's unexpected elimination.
Some people feel sorry for Spain, while others feel that Spain deserves its own fault.
The Spanish national team was eliminated from the competition, which still caused a great shock in everyone's hearts.
Not to mention before this World Cup, even before this game, few people really dared to think about Spain.
Ya will be eliminated.
After all, they just need to beat Italy.
And this is Spain's home court. Wouldn't the Spanish team, which has been forced into a last-ditch battle, burst out with huge power?
The time, place and people are all in good hands. What does Spain have to lose?
In the end, Spain lost.
And he lost very easily.
The Spanish team did not create any decent opportunities throughout the game to threaten the goal guarded by Albertazzi.
Both the process and the results are surprising.
When the full-time whistle was blown, many Spanish players on the field cried bitterly. Obviously they could not accept the result...
Joaquin Bella cried especially sadly.
Four years ago, he was not selected for the Spanish national team in the World Cup, and that championship had nothing to do with him.
After four years of training, he originally hoped to use his abilities to help the team defend the title locally.
He also won his first career World Cup title.
After all, in the past four years, he felt that he had made great progress and was now able to take on greater responsibilities.
But it's a pity that what he thought he became stronger was actually just his wishful thinking.
He hasn't grown enough to help the team.
Just when Joaquin Vela lowered his head and cried until his whole body was shaking, someone gently pressed his shoulder to suppress the trembling of his body.
"Don't cry, Joaquin. You have tried your best and failure is not your responsibility. Four years later, you still have a chance."
Captain Juan Ramirez's voice sounded behind him.
But hearing the captain's comfort, Joaquin Bella cried even more sadly.
Four years later, at the World Cup in China, I am 32 years old, so of course I still have a chance. But the captain is already 36 years old, but I don’t know if he still has a chance.
Ramirez was not able to comfort all his teammates, because he stopped while walking and stood on the noisy court, with his hands on his hips and looking at the stumbling teammates in front of him.
He wants to comfort his teammates, but he himself also needs comfort.
Just then, someone came up from the side and stretched out his hand: "Hi, Juan." He turned around and looked over, only to realize that it was Caesar.
Caesar took the initiative to hug Ramirez, and then said in his ear: "Take good care of your injuries, Juan, you can make a comeback in four years."
Ramirez did not respond to him immediately, so Caesar asked: "What? Don't you believe that you can still participate in the World Cup four years later?"
Ramirez shook his head: "That's not true.
Then he sighed: "Thank you, Caesar. I also wish you go further in the World Cup."
Caesar whispered in his ear: "I'll tell you something, Juan. My knee is also injured. I don't know how far I can go in the World Cup. Maybe every game will be my last."
field."
Ramirez looked at Caesar with wide eyes.
They had heard about Caesar's injury before the game, but because of the "lessons learned" from the second group match, Ramirez thought it was just a smoke bomb set by the Italian team.
Unexpectedly, Caesar was really injured.
He lowered his head and sighed: "I'm not as good as you..."
Caesar shook his head: "No, Juan. Our situation is different. I don't have to think about the future, because I have no future. So I can go all out in the World Cup, even if it takes my entire career. But you can't,
You are still young and you have to continue playing football."
"Am I still young?" Ramirez suddenly wanted to laugh, but he quickly realized that he was indeed still young in front of the thirty-eight-year-old Caesar.
Finally, Caesar patted Ramirez on the shoulder: "Come on, Juan, you still have a long career."
Then he said goodbye to Ramirez.
Ramirez stood there, looking at Caesar's back
Shadow, the man's walking posture does have a slight limp, as if he has a leg that is struggling.
But during the game, he didn't notice this at all.
No, maybe no one in the Spanish team noticed this. Therefore, we did not lose unfairly...
Ramirez thought to himself, before walking to his next teammate to comfort them.
Already.
The entire Crown Stadium was plunged into a state of great sadness and anger.
But at the match between the Chinese team and Nigeria, there was more of a joyful atmosphere.
atmosphere.
The Nigerian players who lost the game collapsed on the court, sad that they were eliminated.
But they can't change the overall atmosphere of this stadium, because in this stadium, Chinese fans have an absolute advantage.
In order to witness the historic moment of Chinese football, countless Chinese fans flew from China to Spain, almost turning this stadium into the home stadium of the Chinese team.
Nigerian fans appear to be alone.
Now these Chinese fans are waving the national flag vigorously, singing and cheering loudly, venting their excitement.
Amid their cheers, the Chinese players ran and jumped on the court to celebrate qualifying.
"Congratulations to the boys of the Chinese team! Congratulations to every Chinese fan! This is a historic moment for Chinese football! The Chinese men's football team finally reached the knockout rounds of the World Cup! On the premise of participating in the World Cup finals for the second time in history,
We made it to the top 16! This is an amazing victory!"
To be continued...