When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Brazilian players on the field fell to the ground with a crash.
Most of them covered their faces with their hands, and some were lying on the ground.
Only one person, the captain of the Brazilian team, Kendall Cabanca, was still standing on the court.
But looking up to the sky, it seemed very painful.
The caption for this scene is:
"It's rare for Brazil to have such a top-notch mental player..."
Xie Lan looked at this Weibo post and felt a little sad: "I don't know why, even though we are both my son's opponents, my impression of Kabangka is better than that of Meili. Now that I see him losing, I feel a little heartbroken...
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Hu Lixin laughed beside him: "That's because Kabangka lost to your son, so the threat is not that big. Meili is different. He actually defeated Hu Lai in the Champions League knockout round."
Xie Lan rolled her eyes at her husband: "I want you to talk more!"
Then she found a reason for herself that she felt was closer to the truth: "The main reason is that Meili's fans are so annoying. One fan is the best and the other is the unfaithful one!"
Hu Lixin nodded repeatedly: "You are right!"
How could Xie Lan not hear the teasing in her husband's tone, but she would not be as knowledgeable as her husband.
She continued to browse Weibo, and then suddenly laughed.
Hu Lixin looked at her: "What's wrong?"
Xie Lan gave the phone to her husband: "See for yourself."
Hu Lixin took it and saw a comment from a netizen under that Weibo post:
"Don't feel bad for Kabangka. If he wins the third or fourth place finals, he will be ahead of Hu Lai by a cliff in one achievement! That is to become the first player in world football to win the first, second and third place in the World Cup!
How can you Hu Lai compare with this!"
Seeing this, Hu Lixin almost couldn't hold it back.
Xie Lan touched his chin beside him: "Don't tell me, this achievement is really tempting..."
Hu Lixin complained: "You let Kabangka choose. Between this achievement and the successful defense of the title, you see which one he chooses."
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Before getting ready to start training for the day, everyone changes clothes in the locker room.
Although a whole day has passed since the loss, the Brazilian players are still not in high spirits.
No one spoke.
In the past, the Brazilian team's locker room was always filled with laughter, laughter, and music.
Brazilians are boisterous by nature, so the locker room is always noisy.
Music and samba are the life of Brazilians. How can we live without these?
Nowadays, Brazilians don’t even want their lives.
Because they lost the semifinals.
Although losing the semi-finals does not mean being eliminated, they still have the third or fourth place finals to play.
But it's obviously a team competing for the championship, so how can we watch the third or fourth place finals?
This huge gap can even cause many Brazilian players to lose the motivation to fight.
Are we going to play another third or fourth place final?
I'm afraid they just want to be eliminated and go home!
In the dull dressing room, cheerful samba music suddenly sounded.
Everyone looked up in surprise and saw Captain Kabangka standing next to the stereo.
"I thought I went to the wrong locker room, but now it feels right." Facing everyone's gaze, Kabangka looked as usual.
"I know you are sad, but the World Cup is not over yet. You should be sad. After playing the third or fourth place finals, find a vacation spot and slowly grieve. Now you better cheer up and play the last game!
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After saying that, Kabangka walked to his cabinet alone and began to change clothes and prepare for training.
Cheerful music rang through the locker room, but the laughter still didn't come back.
Renaldo Lima turned to look at Kabangka. In fact, he could hear the captain's helplessness and reluctance from what he just said.
Maybe the captain also felt powerless after losing in the semifinals.
Did the Brazilian team make any mistakes in this game?
There must have been a mistake.
After all, he was eliminated.
If you lose, there must be something you didn't do well.
But Lima thought about it all day yesterday and felt that even if the team made a mistake in the game, it would not have been eliminated if it had not encountered Hu Lai...
He felt that the captain must have similar thoughts.
It's not that they didn't do well enough, it's that the Chinese team has Hu Lai.
Especially the Chinese team’s third goal.
The Brazilian team did a good enough job in defense and did not allow any Chinese players to get a chance.
When Xia Xiaoyu passed the ball, the captain also tried hard to tackle and interfere.
The ball indeed hit his leg and deflected to Hu Lai.
But even so, at that time, both Netolera, Cao and Gustavo immediately stepped forward to block the ball. Basically, they did not give Hu Lai a chance to kick.
Judging from Hu Lai's shooting action, this is indeed the case.
His strength was incomplete and his movements were not standard...
But even so, the ball finally went in!
It may not seem as exaggerated as those earth-shattering world waves, and the audience may just think that Hu Lai is lucky.
Lima himself certainly doesn’t think so.
Lima is also a forward, and he knows how outrageous this goal is.
From this ball, we can also see that Hu Lai's mastery of shooting skills has reached its peak.
Use the tip of your toes to kick, and you can also kick firmly and hard.
Precisely because everyone is a forward, Lima knows how good Julay is, so he feels that it is really helpless for the Brazilian team to be eliminated.
What else can you do when you have such a superstar in excellent condition?
This is no longer an opponent that can be defeated with hard work...
He believes that with the captain's understanding of Hu Lai, he must be aware of this, right?
While Lima was thinking wildly, Kabangka had already changed his jersey.
He walked up to Lima and slapped him hard on the back: "Why are you dazed? Go and train!"
Then he turned around, slapped his teammates in the room, and said loudly:
"Hurry up and go out for training! Let me tell you, there are still a lot of media outside, don't let them see our dejected side!"
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On the training ground, the Italian players who were training welcomed their country's football hero-Caesar.
Caesar, who has retired, came to China to work in this World Cup as a commentator for Italian TV.
He commented on the match between Italy and Argentina.
Then he witnessed his country's team miss the finals.
He came here today actually to express support and condolences to the national team.
As the greatest player in the history of Italian football, many people in this national team can be said to have grown up watching him play.
His support and condolences must be more effective than others.
Caesar shook hands, hugged and comforted every Italian national team player.
But when it was Albertazzi's turn, he was not that simple. Instead, he made serious criticism of Albertazzi: "Mauro, your performance in the game was perfect. It was not your fault that you were eliminated in the end.
But...where were you when Carrero and Giordano were exposed online?"
After Italy was knocked out of the tournament by Argentina on penalties, the Italian internet was flooded with criticism of the Italian team.
After all, the Italian team with Albertazzi can be said to be a sure winner in penalty kick finals.
The head coach of the Italian national team, Matteo Caviglia, even said at the pre-match press conference that the entire team was prepared for penalty kicks.
So this is what was prepared?
Giuseppe Giordano and Wario Carrero, who missed penalty kicks in the penalty shootout, were even criticized online.
Both of them were regarded as the main culprits for the Italian team's loss, especially the young center back Giordano.
This talented Italian center back who played in Vesuvius actually performed quite well in the game.
But just because he missed a penalty kick in the penalty shootout, he became a "public enemy".
Since he was the third player on the field, after he missed the kick, Calero, who was the fourth player on the field, also missed the kick.
Therefore, many Italian fans believe that he missed the penalty kick, which affected Carrero, resulting in Carrero not scoring a penalty kick. He is the "source of all evil."
Now Caesar criticized Albertazzi with a serious face:
"You are the captain, Mauro. In other words, you are the leader of this team, big brother. When your brothers are criticized, no matter whether they are right or not, you have to stand up and refute those critics.
Be vocal and stand up for your own teammates."
Albertazzi lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Selius. I...I haven't recovered from the blow of failure..."
Caesar interrupted his defense without mercy: "That is your problem, not a reason for your silence. No matter how painful you are inside, you must be strong in front of the public, even if it attracts more criticism and scolding
, is better than letting your teammates be scolded. You are the captain, you have to be their shield, and you have to defend not only the opponent's shots! You have to know that the armband on your arm is not for nothing!"
Albertazzi raised his head, looked at Caesar with a serious face, and bravely admitted his mistake: "You are right, I know what to do, and I will stand up for my teammates."
Only then did a smile appear on Caesar's serious face. He patted Albertazzi, hugged him again, and whispered in his ear: "I know you are the one who suffers the most after losing, but
This is the responsibility of the captain. I have entrusted this team to you, and of course I will demand higher from you."
"I understand, Selius, I completely understand. I'm sorry for failing to live up to your expectations..."
"Don't say sorry to me, Mauro. There's still a game!"