Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 21 The World Cup and Summer Transfers
On June 6, the 12 World Cup in Brazil was held as scheduled.

The eyes of fans all over the world have been attracted to the country of Samba, ready to witness another king ascend to the top.

Due to the 11-hour time difference between China and Brazil, all the matches of this World Cup will be held in the early hours of Chinese time, which is not very friendly to Chinese fans.

But China will never lack fans watching the excitement, and Zhang Chaoqiang's father is one of them.

When he got up to exercise in the morning, Zhang Chaoqiang saw his father yawning and preparing to go to bed.

"Dad, did you watch the ball again last night?"

"Ah."

"Which show did you watch?"

"Spain vs. Netherlands, I didn't expect it to be like this. Spain lost 1:5..."

Zhang Chaoqiang's father is not a loyal fan of a certain team, but simply likes to watch the excitement of the competition.

However, Spain's match against the Netherlands was indeed shocking. The Matadors, which had successfully won three consecutive championships, lost so badly, and they still lost to their final opponents who won the World Cup four years ago.

Over the next few weeks, the World Cup continued, with no surprises.

Defending champion Spain lost to the Netherlands and Chile in the group stage and was eliminated one round early.

This is the first big upset in this World Cup.

Soon England and Italy were also eliminated, the two teams were divided into the same group, and then jointly eliminated by Costa Rica and Uruguay.

This is the second big upset in this World Cup.

In the life-and-death match between Italy and Uruguay, Uruguayan striker Suarez directly moved his mouth and bit Chiellini's shoulder, successfully attracting the attention of fans all over the world.

There is no doubt that Suarez is the most popular star in the group stage of this World Cup.

However, what Zhang Chaoqiang didn't expect was that he also benefited from it.

Suarez bit Chiellini, but in the Europa League quarter-finals three months ago, Zhang Chaoqiang managed to pass Chiellini and then made a penalty.

So domestic fans began to hype the topic again, saying that Suarez was nothing more than that, and even Chiellini couldn't figure it out and was forced to bite. Zhang Chaoqiang easily passed the opponent before.

After Zhang Chaoqiang saw the hype, he just took it as a joke, and there was no way to compare players like this.

No matter how Suarez is the new Premier League Golden Boot, he must be much stronger than himself in terms of strength.

By the way, the four teams representing the AFC to participate in the Brazil World Cup this time did not achieve satisfactory results. They all died in the group stage, and all of them were at the bottom of the group.

Japan, South Korea and Iran all have one draw and two losses and one point, while Australia has three defeats and one point.

Under all kinds of disturbances, the World Cup knockout round officially began.

There are no surprises in the top sixteen and the top eight. Basically, the stronger team advances.

In the semi-final stage, the strong battle between Brazil and Germany once again had a big upset.

Before the start of this World Cup, the favorites to win the championship were Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and Spain.

Although Spain was upset and eliminated in the group stage, the other three teams have successfully advanced to the semi-finals, which seems to be reliable.

So this time when Brazil played Germany, many people thought it would be a war where sparks hit the earth, but they didn't expect the final result to be King Kong vs. Actress.

7: 1!

Germany frantically slaughtered the host Brazil 7:1 in the Brazilian's stadium.

So brutal.

In China, Zhang Chaoqiang was once again mentioned by fans.

There are many reasons for the Brazilian team's disastrous defeat, one of which is the suspension of the defensive core Thiago Silva for accumulating yellow cards.

In the previous French League Cup final, Zhang Chaoqiang had an outstanding performance of cycling past Thiago Silva and scoring a goal.

After Germany's victory over Brazil, the current World Cup is gradually coming to an end.

German Chariot won the World Cup for the fourth time with a 1-0 lore against Argentina in the final with Gotze's goal.

In terms of the various awards after the game, Messi won the World Cup Golden Ball, Muller won the Silver Ball, and Robben won the Bronze Ball.

Neuer won the Golden Glove, Pogba won the best rookie award, and the World Cup Golden Boot belonged to Colombian midfielder James Rodriguez, also known as James Rodriguez.

Ronaldo is the fastest-growing player in this World Cup. It can be said that he became popular overnight and attracted many rich teams to compete.

But as a player playing in Ligue [-], Zhang Chaoqiang knows very well that Ronaldo himself is very capable.

In the past season, Monaco won the runner-up in Ligue [-] with Ronaldo's outstanding performance, and Ronaldo himself was also elected as the assist king in Ligue [-].

A core player of the Ligue [-] runner-up team has little fame in the World Cup.

I have to say that the attention of Ligue [-] is indeed a bit low.

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After the end of the World Cup, the 2014 summer transfer of world football began in full swing.

Ronaldo who exploded in the World Cup, Di Maria who was the best player in the Champions League final, Suarez who played the Premier League Golden Boot, Diego Costa who was the top scorer of the Sheets, Fabregas who failed to pursue his dream, these are all European players. Popular players looted by giants.

In addition to paying attention to the transfer news of those giant teams, Chinese fans also follow the news of Ligue [-] Lyon at any time.

Lyon has been quiet since announcing the coaching change.

The biggest news is to let Gomi go and let him join the Premier League Swansea freely.

Chinese fans have already interpreted Lyon's release of Gomi clearly.

This is obviously to focus on training Lacazette and help him to the top.

But for Zhang Chaoqiang, Gomi's departure is undoubtedly good news.

The front line is less crowded, and Zhang Chaoqiang can get more opportunities.

Except for Gomi, Lyon doesn't seem to plan to do much more.

In mid-July, Lyon finally began to have transfer news left.

The first news is that the transfer left, the substitute striker Brion transferred to the Bundesliga Hannover 96.

Brion himself is the team's substitute, and Zhang Chaoqiang has few opportunities after his rise, so it is reasonable to leave.

The second news is finally the signings. Lyon spent 150 million euros to introduce Paris Saint-Germain's substitute right back Christopher Jalais.

Lyon never had a reliable right back last season, so Tolisso was always asked to make a guest appearance, and now they finally think about it.

Then Lyon announced the introduction of Mauritius defender Lindsay Rose from the relegated team Valenciennes, the sale of reserve striker Puglia to Nice, and the introduction of 96 teenager Maxwell Kornet from Ligue [-] champion Metz.

Kornet played as a striker, which finally aroused the interest of Chinese fans.

But soon everyone found that Kornet was only a substitute in Ligue [-] last season. Lyon's signings belonged to future investment and basically did not affect Zhang Chaoqiang's position, so everyone was relieved.

In general, Lyon's transfers are all trivial, and there is nothing to watch at all.

The warm-up match opponents announced by Lyon were not attractive enough, namely Sevilla and Sporting Lisbon.

Sevilla is the champion of the Europa League, and Sporting Lisbon is one of the top three in the Portuguese Super League, but they are all teams with little attention.

On July 7, Zhang Chaoqiang boarded the plane on the day specially selected by his parents for travel and flew to France.

The team's new season training camp is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)