Chapter 228: Scored Two Goals and Advanced to the Next Round!

Before England prepared for the World Cup group match against Slovakia at home, Li Qing followed Kung Fu Country's last qualifying match in Russia through the Internet. With the goals of Xiao Zhi and Wu Sanshi, Kung Fu Country defeated Qatar 2:1, thus ending the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifying campaign with the fifth place in the group.

According to the final group points, Kung Fu Country actually has a certain chance of getting third in the group and participating in the Asian play-offs. If luck is better, it can even replace South Korea to get second in the group and directly advance to the Russia World Cup.

South Korea has 4 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses and 15 points in 10 rounds of group matches, while Kung Fu Country has 3 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses and 12 points in 10 rounds. This means that Kung Fu Country only needs to win one game or remain unbeaten in the first half of the five rounds of group matches...

But there is no if in this world. Kung Fu Country fans are very realistic and once again point the finger at the incompetent Football Association.

Li Qing will not pay attention to such news without any nutritional value. The team he represents now is the England men's football team. Tomorrow night, he will wear the England No. 10 jersey and play as an England international for the first time at the new Wembley Stadium!

The new Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 fans, seems to be more fanatical than before, with waves of cheers coming one after another for a long time.

Li Qing, who was warming up, could see fans in the audience holding up banners and slogans saying "Li, take us to the World Cup". He was very happy because... this was the recognition of the fans.

Slovakia is not a strong team in Europe, but there is an old saying in the world football world that "there are no weak teams in Europe", which means that Slovakia looks weak, but it is actually very combative. Captain Hamsik is the core player and captain of Naples, and his strength should not be underestimated.

Their super combat effectiveness was reflected in the second minute of the game. Rashford's sticky ball in the backcourt was intercepted, and Nemez made a lob pass to find Robertka who ran into the penalty area. The latter pushed the ball into the goal, and goalkeeper Joe Hart was out of reach.

"aoaooaooaoaoooo——"

The Slovak fans in the audience seemed to see their national team defeating England away from home. They made a huge cheer to support the outstanding Slovak team.

The broadcast screen gave a close-up shot of Li Qing, who was in the starting lineup, and the fans sitting in front of the TV could see that Li Qing had an obvious shaking of his head and sighing.

In fact, except for Li Qing, most of the players had this action, because Rashford had many opportunities to pass the ball to his teammates at that time, but he chose the stupidest way to handle the ball.

Li Qing shook his head because he saw Chamberlain rushing forward at high speed, and as long as Rashford passed the ball, he could send a fatal pass.

However, Rashford made a mistake relatively early, and England, who was at home, had enough time to equalize the score and overtake.

Only five minutes had passed in the game, and Li Qing relied on his super personal ability to break through four people and break into the penalty area with a low shot, helping England equalize the score.

"Leeeeeeeeeeeee——"

The English fans at the new Wembley Stadium shouted Li Qing's surname hysterically to thank him for his contribution.

The score became a tie, and the visiting Slovakia became low-key, no longer pressing high, and chose a steady defensive counterattack.

Slovakia coach Kozak had a targeted deployment before the game. Li Qing, who played as the No. 10, was closely guarded by Hamsik and Robertka, which directly affected England's frontcourt attack.

As long as there was a slight disturbance, the Slovakian defensive players were very decisive in committing fouls, and did not give Li Qing an easy chance to get the ball.

For this reason, Li Qing had to retreat to a very late position to get the ball.

England coach Southgate frowned. In his impression, Li Qing rarely came to this position to get the ball. Even if he received the ball, he did not choose to break through, but passed it to a nearby teammate.

Is he afraid?

Thinking of this possibility, he smiled bitterly.

Li Qing is just a 16-year-old boy. It is reasonable to be afraid of the reckless fouls of Eastern European players. If you want to blame him, blame him for putting Li Qing in the starting lineup in this game.

If he was put on the bench like in other games in the last round of visiting Malaysia, there might be surprises in the second half.

Slovakia coach Kozak was very satisfied with his pre-match arrangement, but Li Qing did not pass the ball after receiving it. He aimed at Chamberlain who suddenly advanced on the right side of the attack, and suddenly kicked the ball with his left foot. The ball flew from the right side of the Slovak half-circle arc to the right side of the English attack 20 meters away from the bottom line.

Because many Slovak defensive players focused on Li Qing, they forgot that other players were also threatening enough.

Chamberlain, who was inserted at high speed, won the ball and cut directly into the penalty area. After attracting the attention of the Slovak full-back and central defender, he decisively sent an inverted triangle. Henderson, who followed up in time, completed a direct shot without stopping the ball at the edge of the penalty area.

The ball quickly rushed towards the lower left corner of the goal along the grass. It was too late for goalkeeper Dubravka to react when he saw the ball slip through the gap between the players. All he could do was to watch the ball go into the net with his own eyes...

"Gooooooooooooal——"

Sky TV commentator Andy Gray's signature elongated voice sounded in the live studio of the new Wembley Stadium. Commentator Martin Taylor said excitedly: "Although the goal was scored by Jordan Henderson, Lee is the real hero behind this goal! It was his precise long pass to Alex Chamberlain who was running at high speed that led to the subsequent score reversal!"

The atmosphere at the new Wembley Stadium rose rapidly, and the excited English fans ignited the whole stadium.

Henderson, who scored the goal, did not look for Chamberlain alone to celebrate the goal, but pointed at Chamberlain and Li Qing, who planned the attack, and the three Liverpool players hugged and celebrated.

England scored two goals in a row and overtook the score. Slovakia, who was behind, consciously strengthened its attack in the subsequent game, wave after wave, and even pressed England in its own half.

Unfortunately, their offense had not yet scored a goal, but the defense lost the ball first...

Joe Hart received Hamsik's weak long shot, and he chose to throw the ball directly to find Li Qing who was pulling out of the gap.

Slovakia was eager to equalize the score. The defensive risks brought by the continuous attack were infinitely magnified as time went by. There was no Slovakian defensive player around Li Qing who received the football.

With his amazing speed and excellent footwork, he passed two players and chose to push the ball in front of goalkeeper Dubravka. The ball went into the net along the near goal post, and the score on the scoreboard changed from 2:1 to 3:1.

As the score expanded to two goals, Southgate's team consciously controlled the rhythm of the game, and Slovakia's offense lacked changes, so the score did not change until the whole game.

In the end, England defeated Slovakia 3:1 at home with two goals from Li Qing, and advanced to the next round of the group stage with two rounds left!