Chapter 462 Sense of Accomplishment

England's 5:2 reversal and elimination of Belgium in the World Cup semi-finals is destined to become the focus of discussion among fans around the world after the game. Social platforms, football software, chat tribes, forums, and Tieba are all gathering a large number of fanatical fans, especially English and Chinese fans, who are likely to stay up late.

Sports media around the world are also very busy at night, making intensive layout arrangements for the next day's headlines.

In addition, those media that have nothing to do with sports also took advantage of the popularity of the World Cup semi-finals and arranged the World Cup semi-finals that just ended not long ago in the headlines of their newspapers.

However, with the development of information technology, traffic is now king. People are no longer attached to physical newspapers, and the younger generation prefers to browse the world news on mobile phones.

The official INS, Twitter, Facebook, Weibo and other accounts of major media in the world are all publishing status, and the content and news are very sufficient to appear in the eyes of football fans around the world.

Undoubtedly, Li Qing is the most frequently appearing name. He has surpassed Klose and become the top scorer in the World Cup with four goals.

The fans of China are particularly proud. The official account of "Football" uses the following title: After 52 years, the World Cup final was perfectly created by the Chinese demon Li Qing with four goals!

The famous self-media columnist Bai Guohua also became a headline party: "God descended to earth, World Cup champion? Only the Chinese General Li!"

Of course, it is indispensable to criticize the Chinese Football Association to attract everyone's attention.

Li Qing was bored when he returned to the hotel where he stayed. His girlfriend Tong Shenbing had fallen asleep far away in Nanling. It was a depressing thing to have no one to chat with. He couldn't sleep, so he simply browsed Instagram, Twitter, Douyin and Dongqiudi. He would take the initiative to like the comments and status of those fans who praised him.

It was about three o'clock in the morning when he fell asleep peacefully. During this time, Li Qing interacted with many fans, which made those fans who were "favored" by Li Qing feel extremely excited. They all expressed their ecstasy by posting on WeChat Moments, Instagram, and WeChat Moments.

The next day, the overwhelming reports were all about England's 5:2 elimination of Belgium and advancing to the World Cup finals in Russia. Li Qing, who performed a senior year drama, became the front page of the headlines. Those companies that signed Li Qing in the World Cup were grinning from ear to ear, especially Nike.

Li Qing appeared on the front page of major physical media headlines, and the huge photos used were all full-body photos, that is, the latest pair of football shoes was clearly visible, and there was no need for the marketing director to conduct special investigations. The manufacturer of the processing and addition points could explain everything.

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England advanced to the World Cup finals, and the final venue was the Luzhniki Stadium, which meant that the English players did not need to catch the flight, so the whole team could rest well at the hotel and prepare for the recovery training at the training base of Moscow Lokomotiv in the afternoon.

Head coach Southgate and assistant coach Alan Russell divided the work and cooperated. Alan Russell led the team to conduct simple recovery training at the Lokomotiv training base, and Southgate took a flight to St. Petersburg to watch the World Cup semi-final between France and Croatia.

Compared to watching the live broadcast of the game on TV, watching it live is more thorough. Southgate will have a deeper understanding of the technical and tactical play of France and Croatia at that time, so as to determine the final opponents and make targeted tactical adjustments.

England is conducting recovery training in Moscow, while Belgium, which lost, has to fly to St. Petersburg to prepare for the third and fourth place finals, which is convenient for Martinez to watch the semi-final match between France and Croatia at the Zenit Arena.

England's advancement to the World Cup final has become a reality, and the other final spot has not yet been decided. Sports media around the world are focusing on the Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg.

In terms of overall strength, France is much stronger than Croatia, but football matches cannot be determined by each other's strength. After all, France does not have a perverted player like Li Qing.

According to Croatian head coach Dalic, football is round and anything can happen. Moreover, the Croatia he coaches is not obviously inferior to France in strength. They have a midfielder who is not weaker than the French team.

Modric, Rakitic, Kovacic and Brozovic are all the main midfielders of European giant clubs, and Modric is the core midfielder of Real Madrid, the best club of the 21st century.

Rakitic transferred from Sevilla to Barcelona to succeed Xavi, and his ability is also capable of being a main player.

Kovacic is not a main player of Real Madrid, but he can get a chance to play in rotation. Brozovic is also an absolute main player in Inter Milan.

The back line includes Lovren who plays for Liverpool and Vrsaljko who plays for Tottenham. Forward Perisic is a winger player named by Mourinho. Mandzukic is full of fighting spirit and is synonymous with tirelessness.

Rebic, Kalinic, Kramaric and Pjaca are all main players in the top five European leagues, and they are fully capable of having a real fight with the French team.

As the World Cup semi-final between France and Croatia is getting closer, the attention of the world's media and fans is focused on the Zenit Arena in St. Petersburg, and the same is true for England, which is preparing for the World Cup final in Moscow.

The winner of Zenit Arena will be England's opponent in the World Cup final!

At 8 pm local time in Russia, the second World Cup semi-final between France and Croatia officially kicked off with a whistle from the referee Cakir.

France and Croatia have played against each other five times, two of which were in the World Cup. The first was the semi-final of the 1998 World Cup in France, where France, which eventually won the championship, eliminated Croatia 2:1. The other was the group stage of the 2004 European Cup, when the two teams tied 2:2.

Meeting again in the World Cup semi-finals after 20 years is nothing special for the participating players, but it is of great significance to the older generation of fans in the audience, especially the older generation of Croatian fans.

Sitting in the multimedia room watching the World Cup semi-finals, Arnold asked Li Qing curiously: "Li, who do you think will be our opponent in the final."

"Does that need to be said?"

Li Qing said bluntly without raising his head: "Of course it's France."

According to the comparison of the strength of the two sides, France is two levels stronger, but the most ideal state for England in the World Cup final is definitely Croatia, so he hopes Croatia will win, and then asked: "Who do you want to be our opponent?"

"France."

"..."

Arnold's mouth twitched slightly, obviously Li Qing was not in his channel, so he said in another way: "France is so strong, why don't you want it to be Croatia."

"Don't you think it's more fulfilling to beat France and win the World Cup?"

Li Qing rolled his eyes and said very speechlessly.

"Uh..."

Arnold was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it, it seems to be the truth.

However, most English players hope that Croatia will win the game, so... the World Cup champion will enter the normal mode.

But players like Harry Kane, Sterling, and Milner agree with Li Qing's statement that only by defeating the strongest opponent and winning the World Cup can they feel a sense of accomplishment.