I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 439 Opponent from eight to four
The score on the field is already zero to two. If they concede another goal, unless the Swiss team can replicate the miracle of Istanbul, they will definitely be eliminated.

The defenders of the Swiss team used a defensive weapon to make Zhao Jinge, who had planned to pass the ball, change his mind.

What do you mean by being so far apart? Are your eyes defensive?
He raised his foot to fake a shot, and the Swiss defenders immediately made sideways, leg-raising and other blocking actions.

However, this was just Zhao Jinge's fake move.

After tricking the opponent into reacting, he quickly flicked the ball, passed the defensive player in front of him, and rushed towards the goal.

This time, it was the unlucky Xhaka who was passed.

Like Zhu Lu before him, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to pull Zhao Jinge, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he immediately remembered the painful lesson in the first half and took it back like an electric shock.

The captain of the Swiss team, Behrami, wearing jersey No. 11, appeared in front of Zhao Jinge.

Compared with Xhaka, Behrami has much more defensive experience.

Although he is older now, his condition is still very good, and he is very good at observing the trend of the game and making full use of his rich experience to help the team win.

After learning the previous lesson, Behrami knew that Xhaka could not stop Zhao Jinge, so he moved this way in advance.

If it hadn't been for his decision, Zhao Jinge would have definitely had a chance to stand alone now.

Behrami secretly thought it was a fluke, and at the same time cheered up in his heart and increased his vigilance.

Although the German team's No. 9 is young, his reputation and strength are not bad. If he is careless and underestimates the enemy, he may pay a heavy price.

Behrami was ready to fight Zhao Jinge.

However, Zhao Jinge didn't give him a chance.

After he took away two defenders, Sane's position was already vacant.

So Zhao Jinge selflessly passed the ball to Sane who was in the open position.

Sane adjusted after receiving the ball and aimed at the upper left corner of the goal, hoping to hit an absolute blind spot like Zhao Jinge.

As it turns out, doing so can be risky!
There was only a bang as the football hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline.

Ah this...

The people in Sane were stunned, holding their heads and their mouths became O-shaped.

On the sidelines, when Loew saw Zhao Jinge passing the ball and Sane shooting, he clenched his fists and raised them up. He just waited for Sane to score the ball and celebrated wildly.

However, Sane kicked the ball away, causing the celebrations of Loew, the German coaching staff and the substitutes on the bench to come to an abrupt end.

"This guy, let him practice shooting a thousand times, specifically hitting the upper left corner of the goal, until he is satisfied!"

Is there anything more outrageous than this?
Zhao Jinge also felt it was outrageous!
Both himself and Thomas Muller have taken away all the opponent's defenders, and Sane only needs to face the goalkeeper.

And in the situation just now, the opponent's goalkeeper couldn't attack at all, and Sane had enough time to adjust and shoot.

However, he handed in such an outrageous answer!
The mood of the German team fans at the scene was like a roller coaster. They thought that the team could completely seal the victory, but they did not expect that such a good opportunity was wasted.

Fortunately, they are still in the lead now, and the lead is still very large, so they quickly recovered from this sorry state, and applauded the players on the field one by one, affirming their success in this attack. outstanding performance.

After missing the goal, Sane was filled with guilt and came to apologize to Zhao Jinge.

"I'm sorry, Zhao, I wasted one of your assists!"

"Don't hesitate next time you shoot, just hit it!"

Zhao Jinge nodded and did not pursue the matter further.

"Well, definitely next time!" Sane nodded heavily.

However, there was no next time. In the 67th minute of the game, Loew made another substitution adjustment.

He replaced Sane and replaced him with Werner.

Although Werner is only famous in the Bundesliga now, as a young man, he is in really good shape at this time.

In the 78th minute of the game, the German team made a quick counterattack.

It was still Goretzka who stole the ball in the middle and sent a through ball to Zhao Jinge in the frontcourt.

Zhao Jinge sent an overhead pass, and Werner succeeded in countering offside and entered the penalty area to score a single goal.

He did not waste Zhao Jinge's wonderful pass. After receiving Zhao Jinge's pass, he pushed lightly into the far corner, helping the German team expand the score to 3-0!
After scoring this goal, they completely killed the suspense of the game and locked in a spot to advance to the quarterfinals.

With ten minutes left in the game, it was impossible for the Swiss team to tie the score anyway.

"Morty, that's a great run and a great shot!"

During the celebration, Zhao Jinge sincerely gave his praise.

Werner is only 21 years old, and his sense of smell in front of the goal and ability to find opportunities have already reached a first-class level.

It's a pity that time is not forgiving. As he got older, he repeatedly made mistakes in front of the goal, and his future in the national team was running out.

"Haha, you passed the ball well. If you had passed the ball slower, I would have been offside!"

Werner did not take the credit but humbly gave the credit for this goal to Zhao Jinge.

This made Zhao Jinge's impression of him even better. He was humble and low-key and didn't like the limelight. He was obviously very capable, but his reputation was far less than that of his two teammates in the national team.

Of course, he is not the same type as Sane.

Werner is a typical opportunistic shooter, while Sane is more like a traditional winger, who can break out, dribble and shoot, and can also eat full-backs alive.

The only problem is that Sane's peak period was a bit short. In the original history, he went downhill after leaving Manchester City. However, now that he did not join Manchester City, he joined Bayern Munich as a matter of course. I just don't know whether he will be better than him in the future. The original history was a little smoother.

The German team's third goal can be said to be a fatal blow to the Swiss team.

Three goals behind, the game was about to end, and the Swiss players understood that they would miss the quarterfinals.

This result made them feel frustrated, and they played weakly on the court, almost allowing the German team to seize the opportunity to score another goal.

Fortunately, their captain Behrami stood up and woke up his teammates in time, allowing them to cheer up and fight for the honor of the Swiss team.

The Swiss team has already conceded three goals and cannot afford to concede a fourth.

If they concede another goal, it will be a tragedy. They can accept the result of losing, but they don't want to be bloodbathed by the German team.

So, in the final stage of the game, a group of Swiss players fighting for honor actually played better than before. But unfortunately, this state came too slowly.

In the 84th minute of the game, Loew used up his last substitution.

He replaced Zhao Jinge and replaced him with Emre Can.

The purpose of this substitution is obvious, which is to allow Zhao Jinge to accept the cheers of the fans alone.

In this game, Zhao Jinge scored a goal and contributed an assist. He can be said to be the biggest contributor to the team's victory.

Without the penalty he scored in the opening sixteen minutes, even if the German team could win this game, it would not be so easy.

The fans cooperated very well, standing up and applauding one after another, and gave the applause to Zhao Jinge.

Zhao Jinge also applauded and responded to the fans at the scene as before.

After Zhao Jinge came off the field, the German team's offense dropped a lot.

Their offensive desire was not very strong, and the players began to waste time in the backcourt and did not continue to attack the Swiss team's goal.

The players of the Swiss team tried to press the players of the German team, but after being slipped away for a while, they decisively gave up this unrealistic idea.

Unless they all press forward, it is obviously impossible for just a few players in the frontcourt to snatch the ball away from the German defenders.

A few minutes later, as the last minute of injury time ran out, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

In the end, the German team defeated the Swiss team with a score of 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

The German Legion still continues its good momentum of consecutive victories. Their opponents in the quarterfinals will be decided in four hours.

However, both England and Colombia have certain abilities to pose a threat to the German Army.

Therefore, if the German team wants to advance to the semi-finals of the World Cup with pride, there is still a big obstacle waiting for them!

After playing against the Swiss team, Loew gave the team two days off as usual so that the players could go out and relax before the quarter-finals.

According to the schedule, the quarter-finals will start a week later.

While the players were resting, the coaching staff took the time to collect intelligence on other opponents.

Although their opponents in the quarter-finals are not very strong, it is not unheard of for the weak to defeat the strong on the World Cup stage.

Colombia's ability to get first place in the group must be something special.

In this World Cup, the England team counterattacked all the way despite not being favored by the outside world. Surrounded by strong European teams, it relied on this new golden generation to break into the semi-finals of the World Cup in history!
Even if these two teams are not as strong as the German team, they cannot be underestimated too much, especially England. Their overall strength may be slightly better than the German team without Zhao Jinge!
The only thing that might make the German team better than the England team is that they have the superstar Zhao Jinge!
The goal of the German team is to defend the World Cup title. They are now only three games away from achieving this goal, so they cannot take it lightly.

So Loew made a special trip to take his assistant coach to watch the quarter-final match between England and Colombia.

Before the game, the outside world was more optimistic about England and believed that their chances of winning would be greater.

Judging from the situation of the game, it seems that this is indeed the case.

England played very proactively in this game and once had a huge advantage.

In the 57th minute of the second half, England center Harry Kane scored the first goal, rewriting the score to 1-0!

This goal seemed to mean that England would once again reach the quarterfinals of the World Cup.

However, the Colombian team deserves to be the team that once created a dark horse miracle in the World Cup in Brazil.

They played with great resilience. Not only were they not defeated by the opponent's goals, but they became more proactive.

In the 67th minute, Cuadrado passed a free kick and Falcao's header missed the right post.

In the 69th minute, Falcao's powerful volley from the top of the arc missed the goal.

During this period, the Colombian team's offensive quality improved, and every time they hit the goal, the English fans were frightened.

Although they are still leading in terms of score, no one knows how long this lead can be maintained under the fierce attack of their opponents.

Under the opponent's high-pressure attack, the fouls committed by England's players suddenly increased.

In the 71st minute, Henderson brought down Falcao and was shown a yellow card. Two minutes later, Lingard tackled Lemar and was also shown a yellow card.

In order to control the situation of the game, England replaced Dale with full defense.

Colombia replaced the veteran player Bacca to strengthen their offense.

The two sides are now trying their best to defend and the other to attack, and the game has gradually turned into a half-time offensive and defensive exercise.

This caused the game to become extremely fierce. In the final stage, almost all fans from both sides stood to watch the game.

The Colombian team launched its most violent attack at the end of the game. In the 81st minute, Falcao took a direct free kick from 25 meters away and fired an anti-aircraft gun.

In the 85th minute, Colombia dropped a free kick into the penalty area, and Bacca's header six meters away from the goal went over the crossbar.

The Colombian team was on the offensive and seemed to be getting closer and closer to scoring a goal.

Seeing that the situation of the game was not good, England's players were overwhelmed.

England's coach immediately made the final substitution adjustment. They replaced Danny Rose and replaced the exhausted Ashley Young.

Ashley Young was dilly-dallying when he came off the field, deliberately stalling for time, which made the Colombian players very dissatisfied.

In the 88th minute, Falcao broke through from the right and passed to the center. Falcao, who was outflanked in front of the goal, would make a single shot as long as he received the ball!

At the critical moment, England goalkeeper Pickford made a contribution.

He grabbed the ball before Falcao and defused this extremely threatening attack.

However, good luck always runs out.

In the third minute of stoppage time, Cuadrado's volley eight meters from the goal was again saved by Pickford.

Pickford threw the ball away and the ball was still in England's penalty area.

The 22-year-old Colombian defender Mina, who joined Barcelona last season, scored with a supplementary shot, one to one!

Colombia tied the game with a buzzer-beater. This was also Mina's first goal in twenty-one national team games!
This golden goal brought the Colombian team back from the abyss of elimination!
"Is the Colombian team going to the quarterfinals?"

Seeing the Colombian team's winning goal, the German team's assistant coach said with surprise on his face, "It is indeed a team that has created a dark horse miracle. This team is so resilient!"

(End of this chapter)