While the entire Chinese team was celebrating Hulay's second goal crazily, in front of Algeria's bench and coach's bench, their head coach Durand angrily cursed: "What the hell! What the hell! What the hell!"
Damn it!! How could this be possible?!"
He was so angry and rude because his team was able to let his opponent equalize even when he was leading by two goals.
When the main defensive midfielder of the Chinese team was injured and was replaced, and Algeria scored another goal, he once thought that the game was stable. Why not?
After all, the opponent injured two main players, was forced to make substitutions once, and was still two goals behind. The team's morale hit rock bottom.
This is the World Cup!
Being beaten like this on such a field, I'm afraid your mentality has already collapsed, right?
That's what he thought.
But what did he see next?
The man who repeatedly told the players to pay attention before the game scored twice!
He told Mousavi before the game to keep an eye on Hulay throughout the game. He even told him: "Even if he goes to the sidelines to drink water, you have to follow him!"
The centre-back who plays for the newly promoted Ligue 1 club Les Bleus did exactly that and followed Hulay every step of the way.
Even when Hu Lai took the final shot, he was always by Hu Lai's side.
But still couldn't stop Hu Lai from scoring!
As a head coach who incorporates everything into his own plan and has well-organized arrangements, it was difficult for him to accept such a result for a while.
Because this is inconsistent with my pre-match arrangements.
It will make him feel that his efforts before the game are meaningless...
Of course, if these were just unexpected, it would not be enough to make Durand lose his temper.
The Chinese team has equalized the score and there are still ten minutes left in the game, so are they going to win this game in one go?
Durand is now worried that he will lose this game and not even get a point...
You know, when he is leading by two goals, he can be complacent about winning Algeria's first World Cup victory in its history.
Sateri slowly got up from the ground, looked down at his feet, and then at the Chinese team players who were celebrating.
He felt that he had kicked the number 20, but looking at the way the opponent was running, it seemed that there was no problem at all...
How can this be?
The number 10 of the Chinese team had been successfully scared away by him, but the smaller number 20 actually kicked him like this!
Moreover, he accurately passed the football into the space in the Algerian penalty area before he could destroy it!
This young man...
Mousavi was lying on the ground, covering his face with his hands. As a player specifically named by the head coach to mark Hulay, he allowed the opponent to score twice in this game.
Obviously, his mission failed.
Before Hu Lai scored, he secretly laughed at his opponent's Premier League Golden Boot, which was nothing more than that!
Since I can defend myself against the Premier League Golden Boot, does that mean I can go to a bigger team next season?
Of course, all these calculations in his mind have been wiped out now.
He covered his face as if he was ashamed of his previous thoughts and had no face to see others...
Inside and outside the Algerian penalty area, in addition to Mousavi, there were also Algerian players lying on the ground, making the ground a mess.
Hu Lai and his teammates finished their crazy celebration and returned to their own half. He ran to Xia Xiaoyu again, put his arm around his shoulders and asked, "Are you okay?"
Xia Xiaoyu knew what Hu Lai was referring to. He raised his right foot and shook it: "It's okay, Brother Hu. I pulled my foot back after stabbing the ball, so he didn't kick it hard..."
Hu Lai nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, you have learned to protect yourself!"
Xia Xiaoyu laughed after receiving Hu Lai's praise.
"Well done! My first assist in the World Cup. How about my buff?" Seeing him like this, Hu Lai raised his hand and rubbed his hair vigorously.
"It's useful, it's useful, it's so useful, ha!" Xia Xiaoyu didn't resist when Hu Lai rubbed his hair. Instead, he lowered his head like a cat or dog enjoying it.
Zhou Zijing, who saw this scene on the bench, was filled with unspeakable envy.
His Olympic teammate Xia Xiaoyu has not only played in the World Cup, but also had an assist.
But I can only be a spectator on the bench...
How can I show up?
You can’t wait for Hu Lai to get injured, right?
Just when Zhou Zijing was thinking wildly, a voice suddenly came from the coaching bench.
"Zhou Zijing!"
"Here!" Zhou Zijing suddenly stood up from his seat and almost knocked his head...
He saw assistant coach Li Zhifei frowning: "What are you doing?"
"Uh..." Zhou Zijing didn't know how to explain the "arrival" of this conditioned reflex.
But he immediately thought of one thing. Why did assistant coach Li call his name?
Could it be?
His heart was beating wildly.
Sure enough, Li Zhifei said to him: "Get ready to appear!"
Zhou Zijing never expected that his first World Cup appearance would come just like this!
He hurriedly took off his substitute vest.
Because I was so excited, I took it off several times before taking it off.
"Tsk, calm down." Seeing him like this, Li Zhifei reminded him with half disgust.
Zhou Zijing finally took off his vest and walked to the sidelines with Li Zhifei. On the way, he couldn't help but ask: "Director Li, do I want to replace Hu Lai?"
Li Zhifei glanced at him: "What are you thinking about? You replace Chen Xingyi. Go up and play center with Luo Kai in the middle. Hu Lai will roam around you, and the team will attack the opponent more from the two wings.
When the ball is passed in front of the goal, you are responsible for grabbing the first shot..."
When Zhou Zijing heard this, he quickly interjected: "Should I grab the first spot and pass the ball to Hu Lai?"
Li Zhifei shook his head: "It depends on the specific situation. If you have a chance, you can shoot, but if you don't have a chance, give the ball to others. It doesn't have to be Hu Lai. Whoever is in a better position will give it to him."
After hearing this, Zhou Zijing showed a smile on his face: "No problem, Director Li! I promise to complete the task!"
After briefly explaining the tactics, Zhou Zijing was pushed to the sidelines of the fourth official and prepared to play.
"Zhou Zijing is about to appear...who will he replace? Will he replace Hu Lai?"
"Hulai has already scored two goals in this game and his performance is very good. If you take into account the remaining two games, then there is no problem in replacing him early to rest..."
Seeing Zhou Zijing standing on the sidelines, doing a simple warm-up by twisting his waist and buttocks, He Feng and Yan Kang began to make guesses.
Two minutes later, when the game entered the dead-ball phase, the fourth official held up his sign.
Zhou Zi Jing, No. 18, Part 1, Chen Xing, No. 11, Part 2.
"Chen Xingyi has been replaced?" Both commentators were surprised. "Leave Hu Lai on the court...how are we going to play? Let Luo Kai go to the middle and Zhou Zijing at the front?"
"I think Coach Shi was not willing to settle for a draw. He also wanted to win the game, so he left Hu Lai on the court..."
Chen Xingyi quickly ran off the field and exchanged high-fives with Zhou Zijing.
Zhou Zijing sprinted onto the court with his head down. With a height of 1.88 meters and a weight of 80 kilograms, he looked like a young bull running wildly on the green field.
He was cheering in his heart, eager to make a name for himself in the World Cup. Not to mention Hu Lai, he should at least be like Xiaoyu!
When Zhou Zijing played, Li Zhifei also conveyed the latest tactical adjustments to Luo Kai and Hu Lai on the sidelines, asking Luo Kai to go to the middle and Hu Lai to retreat a little.
At the same time, Lou Jiarong also retreated further, from the attacking midfielder position to his most familiar offensive midfielder position.
In this way, the Chinese team's formation changed from the opening 4213 to 4312.
Although Hu Lai is in the attacking midfielder position, he is actually a shadow striker.
From this change, we can see Shi Wuyin's ambition. He is no longer satisfied with getting the first point in the history of the Chinese team in the World Cup. He also wants to get the first three points!
However, Durand also quickly made substitution adjustments, removing the offensive core Ode and replacing him with a central defender to continue to strengthen defense.
In the following game, the Chinese team gradually suppressed Algeria, constantly launching attacks from both sides and sending crosses to the Algeria goal.
Players from both sides competed in heading skills in the penalty area.
But until the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Chinese team failed to break through the Algeria goal with this simple and crude style of play.
The opponent withstood the Chinese team's crazy attack at the last moment.
"Game over! Game over!!"
Although they did not win, when they heard the three whistles, He Feng and Yan Kang in the commentary box still raised their arms and cheered happily.
"The Chinese team scored two goals in a row after falling behind by two goals, and tenaciously tied the score! It got its first point in the history of the World Cup! Before the game, some fans ridiculed that the Chinese team's goal in the World Cup was to score one goal.
Score a point and win a game. I didn’t expect to achieve two goals in this first game... Ha!"
"June 16, 2026, is a day worth remembering in the history of Chinese football! The Chinese team has written a lot in history with two goals and one point! What is important is not the result, but the result.
We saw the mental level and technical and tactical performance of the Chinese team players in this game, which are all worthy of praise! At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team players did not become nervous and perform abnormally as everyone thought... After encountering
Despite continuous blows such as goals scored by the opponent and injuries to the main players, they also withstood the test of the most difficult situation, and continued to chase points at the last moment of the game... I think this performance is enough for me to give them ten points!" Yan Kang
This was a bit full of words, but considering his mood, no one would care about it.
The Chinese team participated in the World Cup for the first time and could play like this in the first game. What's wrong with bragging?
In fact, although in the last ten minutes of the game, Chinese team fans also sighed and even cursed Zhou Zijing, Luo Kai and others for not seizing the opportunity.
But when the game was over, they forgot all that and just cheered, cheered loudly, and cheered as much as they could.
Every corner of the land of China is filled with cheers!
ps, two updates are coming, and the first update will start tomorrow. When the third update is available, I will notify everyone after the update one day in advance, just like now.
I'm in a hurry to save the manuscript, so please allow me to use the first update to take a breather, save the manuscript, and calmly tell you the story of this World Cup.