The members of the Matador Legion gathered on the sidelines, hugged and celebrated.
Everyone's faces were filled with the joy of victory, and they almost qualified for the World Cup semi-finals.
The opposite of joy is sadness.
Lukaku put his hands on his hips and stared blankly in the direction of his opponent's goal.
Courtois angrily threw his gloves on the turf and walked alone into the tunnel.
De Bruyne squatted on the ground, pulling up grass unhappily.
Azar lay on his back, gasping for air.
"The Belgian players' faces are full of regret."
"It is a pity that the Platinum Generation failed to fully realize their results, but they can leave the World Cup stage with their heads held high!"
"Hazard succeeded in 10 out of 10 dribbles in this game, which was a phenomenal performance!"
"De Bruyne sent 36 threatening passes and won 6 ground duels..."
"Courtois has made many wonderful saves and resolved dangerous situations many times,"
"But all this... failed to translate into goals."
...
Studio.
-【It's clear again, my big balls.】
-[Spain can advance to the semi-finals and must be grateful to Lukaku.]
-【At the celebration banquet...】
-[Bashuayi, who was replaced later, was also very good at shooting. With one kick, the football hit the post, bounced off and hit his head.]
- [Ding Ding’s life is not good. The club has Sterling, and the national team has Lukaku, Benteke, and Batshuayi. When will he meet his true striker? 】
-[Li Mingdeng’s running data in this game is so low that it is difficult to play in the semi-finals. His opponent is the winner of England VS Croatia.]
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Post-match press conference.
Bosque had a ruddy face and a kind smile.
"This game is very difficult. Belgium is very strong. They have been unbeaten in 22 games in international competitions. This is an amazing record."
"The last time they lost was back in 2016."
"It seems like we lost to...Wales led by Bale. It doesn't matter. We experienced a difficult game with ups and downs."
"That's right, Li changed the situation of the battle again!"
"He is the hero of the Matador Legion!"
The applause was thunderous and lasting.
After a while.
Martinez showed up in the auditorium.
He held it in for a long time before making a summary of the game: "Our luck is a bit bad."
....
There is only one five-star hotel in Samara, which was booked early by Belgium.
The hotel where Li Kang and his teammates stayed was an ordinary hotel.
There is a strip club near the hotel.
The Sun reports: The strip club is willing to serve players on the winning side for free.
Free only for players?
The assistant teacher - Mignano specifically checked the usual price: for only 25,000 rubles, you can drink champagne and spend a pleasant two hours with three beautiful Eastern European women.
Of course I didn’t have the chance to go, the coaching staff still had to have a meeting.
The hotel where we stayed was already crowded with fans and tourists.
Li Kang's room was on the highest floor of the hotel, which was not high. The hotel only had 12 floors.
Through the window, you can see the fireworks rising in the sky up close.
[Task receipt: Well... suffering and regret are not necessary lessons in life. 】
[Congratulations on getting: Platinum Treasure Chest.]
Li Kang didn't look at the prize pool.
[The treasure chest is being opened... Congratulations on getting: Lukaku's "Door Killer" module! 】
No changes were made.
The module doesn't even overflow with emotion.
Li Kang: "..."
He feels that Lukaku is still very strong, but he keeps gaining weight for the team's tactical needs and loses the agility he had in his early debut.
Take out the tablet and start reviewing.
He played very easily in tonight's game, but his teammates did not. Saul, who played hard for ninety minutes, couldn't even boo.
It is necessary to find the appropriate stage for switching responsibilities.
....
Li Kang's wonderful moment in the quarter-finals once again detonated the entire network.
"Scored twice, the matador and the swordsman suppressed the Belgian stars."
"Nine-and-a-half passing and shooting, running unimpeded."
"On the advantages and disadvantages of Li Kang's forward kicking method."
"The reason for Belgium's defeat is not Lukaku, an in-depth review of "Little Warcraft"'s running position on the offensive end."
"The peak goalkeeper duel, analyzing the wonderful performances of De Gea and Courtois."
"The invincible positional king, Super Hazard!"
"An in-depth analysis of De Bruyne's ninety-minute role change."
The number of comments, reposts and likes has skyrocketed.
-[How come there are still people trying to clean up Lukaku? He wasted at least four must-goal opportunities.]
-[The performance was explosive every time, Kerry was the whole audience. If Li Kang wins the World Cup, can he be crowned king?]
-[Big Ears Cup, Champions League Golden Boot, Premier League Golden Boot, eight goals scored in the Russian World Cup so far...If I lead the team to win the Hercules Cup again.]
-【My nephews who are in kindergarten all know Li Kang.】
-【My grandma also knows about him.】
-[I think it is safe for Li Kang to enter the final, because the winner of "England VS Croatia" is not difficult to deal with.]
-[England will definitely beat Croatia easily, and Croatia will have to rely on penalty kicks to defeat Denmark.]
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Nizhny Novgorod.
The big screen above the stadium showed the score of 1:0.
England fans were immersed in the joy of taking the lead.
Although I don't understand why the Three Lions were beaten by Croatia...but it doesn't matter, just win.
"such a pity!"
"Lingard wasted a sure chance to score!"
"He had a bright smile on his face and was not worried about missed opportunities."
"This is a microcosm of England's performance in this World Cup. The Three Lions' advancement path has been smooth."
"..."
"Oh, why did Maguire lose to Modric in the header?"
"pretty."
"The Grid Army played a varied offensive chain, with rhythm control, open passes and cuts... Oops, Brozovic didn't score this goal!"
“Brozovic comes from Serie A club Inter Milan.”
"As an aside, every World Cup final since 1982 has involved players from both Inter Milan and Bayern."
The young and energetic Three Lions displayed Premier League-level aggression.
Prepare to use speed and strength to overwhelm the "old" Croatia.
Useless.
Modric and Rakitic, the Real Madrid midfielder partnered with the Barcelona midfielder, the two old boys in their thirties connected with each other, rotated flexibly, and withstood the opponent's impact and pressure.
This makes the overall structure extremely stable.
I don’t know what kind of beliefs support their physical fitness.
At the last moment of the battle, Mandzukic, who was already limping, broke through the door of the Three Lions!
finally.
The grid army completed the reversal.
England 1:2 Croatia.
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2018 World Cup in Russia, the results of the semi-finals are announced.