After China lost their momentum, Qin Xiong slowed down his pace. He did not press the ball wildly. The time between matches in the World Cup was shorter, so he had to conserve his energy.
There was no need to waste his energy.
The Netherlands defeated China in a dominating manner!
"The game is over. The Chinese team lost 0: 2 to the Dutch team, a strong European team, in the second game of the group stage. Robin van Persie and van der Vaart each scored a goal. This game showed us the overall gap between the Chinese team and the top European teams.
This gap can also be said to reflect the essence of football.
One person can't dominate the game!
Even if China has the world's best star player, Qin Xiong, they still have no power to fight back in front of the Netherlands.
Now what China needs to do is to quickly forget this match. We haven't been eliminated yet!
Next, no matter what the result of the match between Cameroon and Denmark is, our last match will be a battle of life and death!
China fans don't have to be too disappointed. We lost this match, but we didn't lose our spirit and will. Compared to the previous times when we were defeated by other top teams, China still maintained a reasonable formation after conceding a goal. The players also didn't go overboard. This is already worthy of our praise.
Well, our next match will be in five days. At that time, let's continue to cheer for China! "
The match was over.
The Netherlands could celebrate their early advancement to the top 16.
Two consecutive wins, four goals, and not conceding a single goal. Although the Netherlands' offense was not as crazy as before, their defense had greatly improved.
After the players celebrated with each other, they tacitly walked up to Qin Xiong one by one to communicate after the match.
Snede walked up to Qin Xiong and the two hugged. Snede smiled at Qin Xiong and said, "We won't be defeated, right?"
Qin Xiong rolled his eyes. Wasn't this what he said to Snede a month ago after the Champions League final?
Qin Xiong retorted, "Today is not the World Cup final."
Snede punched Qin Xiong on the shoulder and said, "Can't you wish me to win the World Cup?"
Qin Xiong shrugged and said, "Wait until I'm eliminated. At that time, I'll give you my blessing."
"Do you think China can win the World Cup?"
"Even if the probability is only 0.001%, it's still a thought."
"Heh, alright then. Let's do our best for the last match. "
"Don't go easy on him in the last match!"
As soon as Qin Xiong separated from Snede, Van Der Vaart came over and hugged Qin Xiong.
The two did not talk much. It seemed that ever since Qin Xiong left Real Madrid, the relationship between the two had faded.
Qin Xiong's Real Madrid career could be described as successful. After all, he had two league titles and a Champions League title, plus an epic season of glory.
But Van Der Vaart was the opposite. He had not won any major trophies or recognition after joining Real Madrid. His situation in Real Madrid had become awkward after the arrival of star players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
In contrast, the distance between Van Der Vaart and Qin Xiong seemed to be even further.
Van Der Vaart could be said to be Qin Xiong's senior in the same sect. In addition, he became famous earlier. It was Qin Xiong who witnessed Van Der Vaart win the first European Golden Boy Award.
Now the two's career development trajectories were very different, and the difference was obvious.
Van Der Vaart's discomfort was understandable.
Kuyt was kind. When it was his turn to come in front of Qin Xiong, not only did he hug Qin Xiong, but he also took the initiative to comfort and encourage him.
Heitinga and Stekelenburg also came to comfort and encourage him.
When Van Persie came over, Qin Xiong simply waved his hand.
"Big brother, don't say anymore. I know. I'll work hard in the last game!"
Van Persie was stunned as he watched Qin Xiong run out of the side of the field after saying that.
Qin Xiong had to deal with the media reporters again.
No matter what questions the reporters asked, Qin Xiong responded with one sentence.
"The most important thing for us now is the last game. There's nothing else to say. It's a battle of life and death. If we don't live, we die."
At the post-game press conference, Ali Khan frankly expressed the huge gap between the China team and the Netherlands team.
As for the last game against the Danish team, Ali Khan also said that there was nothing much to say. Just fight!
Van Marwijk, on the other hand, praised the Chinese team after the game as the winner.
After the China team returned to the hotel, the coaching staff did not say a word about the loss of the game. There was nothing to review and analyze about the huge disparity between the two teams.
The players returned to the hotel to recover after the game, and then sat together to watch the other game in Group E that would be played later.
Cameroon VS Denmark.
Who did the China team support?
They did not support either team! But they supported both teams!
The best result, of course, was a draw between the two teams!
In that case, the China team would have a lead in points.
The last thing they wanted to see was the Danish team winning by a large margin.
That might give the Danish team an advantage in goal difference, so that the China team would be third in the group when the battle of life and death came.
After 90 minutes of intense game, the Danish team defeated the Cameroon team 2: 1.
The African team in this group was eliminated early!
The last game between the Cameroon team and the Netherlands team was useless. It was just a formality.
The game between the Danish team and the China team would become a real battle of life and death.
The China team's goal difference was 1.
The Danish team's goal difference was -1.
The China team was temporarily third in the group.
The situation became clear at a glance.
The China team could advance if they tied!
In the past six years, the China team had successfully advanced to the knockout stage in both the AFC Asian Cup and the World Cup qualifiers. They had won the AFC Asian Cup twice in a row and participated in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups in a row.
At this time, there was no longer the curse of a tie in the country.
Therefore, the media was still very optimistic.
The China team began to prepare for the battle of life and death against the Danish team.
The team arrived in Lustenburg on June 22nd, and the game would be played there.
They studied the Danish team's main skills and tactics and decided on the tactics for the last game.
Ali Khan was also under a lot of pressure at this time.
If the China team could advance to the top 16, then he would make a new World Cup history for China football!
June 24th, the day before the game.
In the hotel in Lustenburg, Ali Khan attended the pre-game press conference. He brought the team captain, Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong, as the role model of the players, made a sonorous and powerful statement.
"The China team will do everything to advance to the top 16! We will go all out in the game against the Danish team! We will not leave any regrets! "
Ali Khan also said that although the Danish team was very strong, the China team had proved that they could have a place in the World Cup. In tomorrow's game, the brave will win!
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