Chapter 418 Amazing Record

Sampaoli, standing in front of the Argentine coaching bench, frowned. Higuain also smelled a sense of danger, but he wanted to play and help the national team solve problems, so he turned to Sampaoli and said, "Mr. Jorge, do I still need to play?"

Sampaoli shifted his attention from Li Qing to Higuain, and nodded slightly: "Play."

Caballero was hesitating to arrange the human wall. The referee Irmatov whistled again, and everyone looked over, only to see Irmatov pointing his finger to the sidelines.

"Argentina makes another substitution! Who is Higuain going to replace? Di Maria!"

Tianchao 5 commentator He Wei shouted: "Center for winger, it seems that Sampaoli does not have the courage to fight to the death."

"Oh?"

Commentary guest Xu Yang was puzzled.

"I feel that Li Qing's direct free kick is almost certain, which means that Argentina may fall behind 1:4. It is difficult for Higuain to help the team directly when he comes on the field. He needs strong support from the midfield and backcourt players. With Di Maria leaving the field, Argentina's wing attack will only have young player Pavon left. Messi will have to shoulder more responsibilities at that time..."

The broadcast screen was given to Li Qing, and fans watching the England-Argentina battle could see Li Qing's confident smile through the live TV broadcast.

England coach Southgate naturally clenched his fists, his eyes full of expectations.

If the team can lead Argentina 4:1 at the Spartak Arena, then winning the game is basically a foregone conclusion!

Of course, if there is no goal, it's okay. There is still plenty of time in the game. Argentina, which is two goals behind, will definitely strengthen its offense. At that time... it will still be a potential opportunity for Li Qing to perform a hat trick.

The live director gave Li Qing a close-up shot of his face. Fans sitting in front of the TV could see Li Qing's handsome face with obvious determination and confident eyes, which made everyone who saw it believe that he would score a goal.

Like most of the worried Argentines, Messi turned his head and looked over, worried. He had seen Li Qing's set-piece skills, which were several times better than his own. If he was in a good position, the direct free kick would definitely have a 30% chance of scoring, not to mention a 50% chance.

The area in front of the top of the penalty area can be kicked by both left-footed players. Messi's brain simulated himself and felt that if he kicked the ball, he would have a 50% chance of scoring. If it was Li Qing, the possibility might increase by 20%.

A 70% free kick goal rate is already comparable to a penalty kick.

"Is it possible... that we will lose by a large margin in the first round of the World Cup?"

Another person who had the same idea as Messi was Manchester City striker Aguero. He had played against Li Qing many times in the Premier League and knew how terrifying Li Qing's free kicks were. He could even kick free kicks as penalties.

"Ah~"

Aguero sighed in his heart.

Invisibly, Li Qing, who had not yet kicked the ball, had dealt a heavy blow to the morale of his opponent Argentina.

"wuwuwuwuwuuwuuuuuuu——"

The Argentine fans in the Spartak Arena were still struggling to death, and they burst into huge boos like a tsunami, trying to affect Li Qing's concentration.

However, Li Qing, who was concentrating and holding his breath, only had the goal in his eyes and was not affected by the outside world at all.

"Beep~"

At this moment, the referee Irmatov whistled.

The English fans, Chinese fans and neutral fans in the audience were all concentrating on staring at Li Qing, who had retreated to a sufficient distance, and they were afraid that they would miss a classic goal if they were distracted.

Although Li Qing's wonderful goals can be relived through highlights after the game, the emotional outburst brought by witnessing it with your own eyes cannot be compared with highlights, which is also the fundamental reason why so many fans like to watch the game on site instead of watching it in front of the TV.

Before Li Qing took a run-up, he looked through the wall of people at Caballero, the goalkeeper who was nervous in front of the goal. The corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and a beautiful evil arc appeared. The close-up shot of the on-site director just gave Li Qing's handsome face. Countless female fans sitting in front of the TV were fascinated by it, and even some male fans with special hobbies were excited, as if they saw the most beautiful smile in the world.

Because the free kick was close to the goal, Li Qing took a three-step run-up method. As in the past, the first two steps were the shortest distance, and the last step was close to one meter. The right foot stood about 25 centimeters to the right of the football, and the right arm was naturally raised from the bottom to the top to maintain the body balance. The left foot was raised and the inside of the instep hit the football.

Compared with the falling leaf free kick, it is much softer to touch the ball with the inside of the instep.

Of course, the ball speed will not drop too much, because Li Qing's free kicks have always been used with the greatest force while ensuring that they hit the goal frame.

The football flew up from the ground, flew over the heads of the five Argentine players, and flew to the upper right corner of the goal with a clear arc from outside to inside, like a rainbow.

Caballero, who was standing in the middle of the goal, reacted very quickly, but at the age of 37, his physical explosiveness and speed had obviously declined, and his actual physical reaction could not keep up with his conscious reaction.

Before Caballero's body was fully stretched, Li Qing's left-footed arc ball had already hit the snow-white net.

"Goooooooooooooooooal——"

The iconic elongated voice of Sky TV commentator Andy Gray sounded again in the commentary booth at the Spartak Arena.

"The ball is in! The ball is in! Li Qing used a stunning direct free kick to help further expand the score, 4:1! This goal is also his third goal in this game! 17 years and 122 days! Li Qing surpassed the youngest hat-trick record set by the King of Football Pele in the 1958 Swedish World Cup!"

He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, said at the top of his voice: "Incredible achievement! Yesterday, Ronaldo set the oldest World Cup hat-trick record, and today Li Qing set the youngest World Cup hat-trick record! I believe that in 20 years, if Li Qing has not retired, I believe he will definitely surpass the record set by Ronaldo!"

"Oh-My-God!"

Germany Marcel Reif, the commentator of Sky China, exclaimed: "What a wonderful performance! Li Qing made history by performing a hat trick! It is really hard to imagine that someone will create the record of the youngest hat trick in the World Cup in 60 years. It is an amazing record. I believe that no one will break this amazing record in the next 100 years!"

After the crazy performance, the commentator Zhan Jun of Juli TV was still full of momentum: "Li Qing broke the various records of the youngest goal scorer set by Pele in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, but... there is a record set by a French superstar in front of him! Just Fontaine became the youngest player to score four goals in the World Cup at the age of 24 years and 314 days. Will Li Qing... break it in one fell swoop?"