After the celebration, the Japanese team players returned to the locker room one after another.
Even though they are back, their faces are still filled with smiles, and they are obviously still in the joy of drawing with Germany.
When they returned to the locker room, they yelled: "BRAVO!"
This is an English word derived from Latin, which means cheers, cheers, and wow. It is very common in football.
Although the native language of Japanese players is not English, most of them play football in Europe. Influenced by the football culture and language customs there, they will also shout like this when expressing their excitement.
When Junpei Morikawa came back, not only did his teammates shout "BRAVO" at him, but some also came up and patted him excitedly.
After finally escaping from the clutches of his teammates, he returned to his seat. Before he could change his clothes, he picked up his phone first.
I just opened WeChat and saw that there were already many unread messages in the group.
"Holy shit, Morikawa is awesome!"
"Morikawa is really awesome!"
"Morikawa is the strongest! The number one hero!"
“Morikawa’s dick exploded!”
"Little Xingxing, tell me clearly, what happened?"
"It's awesome to be able to draw with Germany. Congratulations to Morikawa! I'll give you a big red envelope!"
"..."
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"Fuck! You are so shameless!"
"Why is this so shameless? Don't you want a red envelope?"
"It's awesome to be able to draw with Germany. Congratulations to Morikawa! I'll give you a big red envelope!"
"It's awesome to be able to draw with Germany. Congratulations to Morikawa! I'll give you a big red envelope!"
"It's awesome to be able to draw with Germany. Congratulations to Morikawa! I'll give you a big red envelope!"
"It's awesome to be able to draw with Germany. Congratulations to Morikawa! I'll give you a big red envelope!"
"Where's Morikawa? Come out and hand out red envelopes! @吃热pot要吃吃面"
"Hu Lai, please pay attention to how you eat! The game has just ended and I haven't returned to the locker room yet!"
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Seeing the jokes made by everyone in the group, the smile on Junpei Morikawa's face became even brighter.
He didn't speak first, but opened the WeChat red envelope, stuffed a thousand yuan into it, divided it into five parts, and sent it out.
"Your red envelope has been collected by the 'No. 1 Sword in the World'"
He received this message just after it was sent.
"The Best Sword in the World" is Hu Lai's WeChat nickname.
That's why Chen Xingyi's note to Hu Lai was "bitch".
Seeing that his red envelope was snatched by Hu Laisang at the first moment, Morikawa Junpei smiled even more happily - Hu Laisang really cared about him the most, he must have been paying attention to his movements!
He started typing in the group, and while he was typing, all five red envelopes had been received.
At the same time, they were chirping in the group:
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"Wish the boss to score every game.jpg"
"The boss is open and bright.jpg"
"Kneel down for the boss.jpg"
"Boss, please go to the second floor.jpg"
"Holy shit, Morikawa, are you here?"
"Go back to the locker room? Take a shower quickly, don't catch a cold..."
"That's it, just give out the red envelope."
"What the hell are you doing..."
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While Morikawa Junpei was typing on his phone, they had already had a long conversation.
Then Junpei Morikawa sent the text:
"Thank you everyone! In fact, the draw with Germany is the credit of our entire team. We all worked very hard. We must be like you this time to reach the top 16 and participate in the knockout rounds!"
Hu Lai first posted an emoticon: "Good! Very energetic.jpg"
Zhang Qinghuan: "As long as you beat South Africa in the last round, you will definitely advance, right?"
Xia Xiaoyu: "Not necessarily, Brother Huan. We also have to wait and see the results of the next match between South Africa and Switzerland. If Switzerland beats South Africa, as long as Germany and Switzerland decide the winner in the final round, Morikawa will definitely qualify. But if Germany
With the tie with Switzerland, the three teams have five points, so we have to compare the goal difference and total goals..."
Zhang Qinghuan: "Oh, this kind of calculation problem is really troublesome..."
Hu Lai: "Brother Huan, you just suffer from your low education. What's the trouble with simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division?"
Zhang Qinghuan: "What the hell are you doing..."
Hu Lai: "In fact, you don't have to think so much at all. No matter what others do, win the game against South Africa first. Defeat the opponent in front of you, and then think about other issues."
Wang Guangwei: "Hu Lai is right. Win first and then talk."
Chen Xingyi: "Yes, yes. In case the winner is really decided between Germany and Switzerland, but you didn't win against South Africa, what's the big loss? It's a huge loss!"
Hu Lai: "Little Xingxing, don't be so talkative!"
Chen Xingyi: "???My name is Crow Mouth? This is a kind reminder!"
Junpei Morikawa looked at the friends in the group who were making suggestions for him and getting into arguments, and a bright smile appeared on his face involuntarily.
His smile also attracted the attention of Sugiyama Tatsuya, who came up to him and asked, "What are you looking at? Are you making yourself laugh?"
Junpei Morikawa shook his phone screen towards Tatsuya Sugiyama: "I'm chatting with them."
Sugiyama Tatsuya suddenly realized: "Oh, they are just fooling around..."
It is somewhat strange that a Japanese player chatted enthusiastically with Chinese players immediately after the Japanese team won.
But what happened to Morikawa Junpei, Sugiyama Tatsuya didn't feel it was against the law.
Although Junpei Morikawa is a Japanese player, he can now be regarded as a "senior" in the Japanese national team and is respected by many juniors. He is not as unsociable as before.
But Sugiyama Tatsuya knows that Junpei Morikawa has far fewer friends in the Japanese team than he does in the Chinese team.
As a teammate who knew Junpei Morikawa from the Olympic team, Tatsuya Sugiyama was used to it and didn't take it seriously. He even asked curiously: "What are they talking about?"
"They encouraged us to reach the top 16."
Sugiyama Tatsuya thought that the Chinese team had entered the top 16 ahead of schedule, so he laughed and joked: "Oh, what a group of guys that make people jealous!"
Then he sighed again: "I hope South Africa can hold off Switzerland in the game later..."
If Switzerland cannot win against South Africa, the situation will be much simpler for the Japanese team - they only need to defeat South Africa to qualify from the group with a points advantage.
"Don't worry about others, Sugiyama-kun. Just like Hu Laisang said, defeat the opponent in front of you, then think about others, win first," Morikawa Junpei said sternly.
Sugiyama Tatsuya also nodded: "Yes, no matter what, we must defeat South Africa in the third round. First, try our best, and then pray for good luck."
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Things did not go as Tatsuya Sugiyama expected. After the match between Germany and Japan, South Africa lost to Switzerland.
South Africa, the weakest team in this group, was unable to hold back Switzerland's progress.
Although they performed very tenaciously, they still lost the game with a score of 0:1.
As a result, both the German team and Switzerland have four points, and the goal difference is one, but the German team has more goals in total - their four goals exceed Switzerland's two goals.
So the German team ranks first in this group.
Switzerland ranks second.
Japan, which has drawn two consecutive games, has two points and zero goal difference, ranking third.
South Africa, which has lost two consecutive games, has bid farewell to the World Cup ahead of schedule.
In the last game against the Japanese team, I wonder how much more fighting spirit they can muster.
But even if the Japanese team can defeat South Africa, it will no longer determine the qualifying situation.
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According to the World Cup schedule, there are many games during the group stage, so there will be no rest days after each stage of the game.
All eight group matches have been played in the first round of the group stage, followed by the second round of the group stage the next day.
The second round has been completed, and the third round will take place the next day.
To rest, we have to wait until all group matches are played.
The third round of the group stage went very quickly.
Because we play four games a day, two groups.
If there are eight groups, they can all be played in four days.
Those who should go home when the time comes, those who can stay will change their flight tickets and hotel reservations...
The team will also give players and coaches a holiday so that they can relax and go shopping.
According to the World Cup schedule, the third round of the group stage will begin on June 26.
At five o'clock in the afternoon that day, there were two games in Group A.
Iceland vs Peru.
China vs Portugal.
Although the Chinese team has qualified early, it does not mean that they will give up on the third round of the group stage, nor does it mean that Chinese fans can watch the game with a relaxed mood.
Because the Chinese team still has to strive for first place in the group.
If they lose to Portugal in the last round, they will go from first place in the group to second place in the group, and it will be impossible to win the lottery in the quarter-finals.
If we meet the Netherlands, the top team in Group B, in the quarter-finals, it will definitely not be a good draw.
Four years ago, the Chinese team was eliminated by the Dutch team. It stands to reason that Chinese fans should want revenge... No, this is not the idea at all.
Chinese fans wish that the Chinese team would be sent directly to the quarterfinals.
If the Chinese team beats Portugal and Iceland beats Peru.
Then there will be something good to watch.
When the time comes, Iceland and Portugal are tied with four points, and it will all depend on who has the greater goal difference.
Portugal now has a goal difference and Iceland has a goal difference of -2.
The three-goal gap, in the context of Portugal losing and Iceland winning, doesn't seem that big...
