Chapter 640: Enter the World Cup Finals and Challenge for the Championship!

Two goals behind, for England, this game is basically over.

Although there is still a lot of time, it is not easy for them to break through Spain's goal, and scoring only one goal is not enough, they have to score at least two goals.

This is a bit too difficult!

On the sidelines, Southgate couldn't sit still and replaced Sterling, who performed poorly, with Vardy.

Sterling wasted several good chances to score in this game. If he could seize even one of them, England would not be so passive now.

Of course, this can't be blamed entirely on Sterling, after all, he plays happy football.

After Vardy came on the court, he had an immediate effect on the front line.

With his cooperation and attracting firepower, Kane played a lot easier.

Vardy is a late bloomer, and his experience can be called an inspirational brother in football.

Vardy was abandoned by the youth training camp of professional teams because of his height in the early years. Later, he played part-time in the amateur league while working.

At the age of 25, Vardy was still playing for an unknown English League Two team.

English League Two is the fourth-level league in England and the lowest-level professional league in the UK. Below English League Two is the National League, and most of the teams in the National League are amateur teams.

A 25-year-old player who plays in such a low-level league will normally be lost in the crowd and spend his career in obscurity.

But Vardy is lucky. His talent has not been buried. Instead, he was spotted by Leicester City, which was still in the English Championship at the time, and transferred to Fox City for 1 million pounds. In the following years, he helped the team to successfully advance to the Premier League and almost created a miracle in the 15-16 season.

The most impressive thing about Vardy is his fighting spirit. He seems to be tireless on the court, always attacking and fighting, and is extremely aggressive.

In the 72nd minute of the second half, it was Vardy's successful counter-grab that won England a great opportunity.

But unfortunately, Kane's single-handed ball was resolved by Spanish goalkeeper De Gea, and England missed the opportunity to score a goal.

When De Gea played for Manchester United, he did a lot of research on Kane. After all, as a super striker who has become famous in the Premier League in recent years, Kane is very famous in the Premier League and poses a great threat to the goalkeepers of various teams, so it is natural that he is on the list of goalkeepers' key attention.

Thanks to this, De Gea made a pre-judgment in advance based on Kane's playing habits when saving, which successfully resolved the opponent's single-handed attack.

Kane, who missed this chance to score, blamed himself and made an apology gesture to Vardy.

But Vardy didn't care and devoted himself to pressing again.

When the game was about 70 minutes, the physical fitness of these Spanish players on the field, especially some veterans, began to have problems.

The England team is a group of young people, and the only one who is not born in the 1990s, Vardy, is a fresh force who has just played, so their physical fitness is completely fine.

The abundant physical strength gradually gave them an advantage in the midfield. Vardy frequently used his physical strength to force a physical fight with the Spanish defensive players, further accelerating the opponent's physical consumption.

The advantage in physical confrontation and the morale boost brought by Vardy's constant physical fight with the opponent made the situation on the field begin to turn to the England team during this period.

An obvious change that can be observed is that the England team's possession rate began to rise, and even in some time periods, there was a trend of overtaking the Spanish team.

"It's a very clever tactic, and it's the kind of conspiracy that cannot be avoided, but unfortunately, there is not much time left for the British."

In the stands, the coach of the French team, who had already advanced to the finals, came to the scene again.

Seeing the crazy counterattack launched by the England team, he couldn't help but sigh.

It was almost 75 minutes, and the England team gradually gained momentum at this time, and it was too late to get into shape.

And the disadvantage of falling behind by two goals was too great, and it was difficult for the England team to catch up.

What's more, the opposite Spain was only temporarily suppressed, and it didn't say that they were beaten without any ability to fight back.

What's more, Bosque still has several substitutions that he has not used!

Thinking of this, Deschamps cast his eyes on the Spanish coaching bench.

As expected, someone on the Spanish bench had already changed his jerseys and various equipment, standing on the sidelines listening to Bosque's instructions, and it seemed that he was ready to play.

In the 77th minute, Spain made the first substitution adjustment.

Thiago came on the court and replaced David Silva.

This was not a positional substitution. After Thiago came on the court, Lin Quan's position moved to the side and gave him the position in the middle. Spain's formation became 4231.

Although Thiago stood in the position of the front midfielder, his responsibility was not to attack, but to defend.

When defending, he acted as the first line of defense in front of the two back midfielders, blocking and interfering with the opponent's passing and advancement, and winning defensive time for his teammates behind him.

Among the Spanish double back midfielders, Busquets has a good sense of position and high ball IQ. His defensive position selection is very reasonable. Koke has a large coverage range and strong running ability. The two can form a good complement.

If the two of them were in good physical condition, it would be difficult for the opponent to break through their interception.

Even if their physical condition was reduced, they could still exert 70% to 80% of their strength, which was enough to intercept ordinary attacks.

After Thiago came on the field, Spain's defensive strategy changed significantly.

They began to consciously cut off the connection between England's forwards and midfield. They could do whatever they wanted to Kane and Vardy, who were at the front, as long as they cut off the connection between them and the midfield and prevented the ball from being smoothly handed over to them.

"Haha, England is at a disadvantage because they lack a big core midfielder. If they were given De Bruyne from Belgium, they would have an easier time."

"What the hell are you thinking about? If De Bruyne was given to England, England would have taken off directly!"

The combination of De Bruyne + Kane in the midfield and forwards is already scary enough, plus Vardy and England's young personnel structure.

Who can withstand them when they start a mobile war?

After Thiago came on the field, Spain's defense has improved significantly, but the initiative is still in the hands of the opponent.

Because Isco's physical fitness has declined and he is not good at physical confrontation, Spain's attack on the left has been silenced.

Defense alone is definitely not enough. Being constantly pressed by the opponent is not a good thing for the Spanish team, which is in poor physical condition.

They still need to push the war outward and not let the defensive pressure on their own backcourt be so great.

Thinking of this, Bosque used the second substitution.

The 34-year-old veteran Iniesta came on the field and replaced Isco.

When Iniesta came on the field, there was warm applause from the scene.

Spanish fans respect and love this meritorious veteran of the team very much.

And judging from Iniesta's age and his status in the league and the national team in the past year, this must be his last World Cup.

He wore the Spanish jersey and played for the national team. It can be said that he watched one less game after another.

And this game is likely to be his second to last game in the Spanish national team.

After Iniesta came on the field, the Spanish team's attack on the left quickly improved.

He and Lin Quan are both balanced players with left and right feet, and can play on the left and right sides, so the two often cross positions and cooperate in the process of changing positions.

Although Iniesta is old, he has accumulated a lot of experience over the years.

Lin Quan came to him to seek cooperation. The two did not even need to communicate. He could keenly perceive Lin Quan's intention and keep up with Lin Quan's rhythm. Whether it was running, interweaving, receiving and making the ball, the cooperation between the two was seamless.

Under the god-level cooperation of the two, the opponent's players were like rusty machines and could not keep up with their rhythm at all.

In the 79th minute, Lin Quan received Iniesta's pass and rushed to the right side of the penalty area.

The players of the England team had been numb, and many of them had lost their defensive positions. At this time, seeing the ball at Lin Quan's feet, they almost subconsciously rushed towards Lin Quan.

Lin Quan saw an opportunity in the middle and pretended to rush forward, but actually stuffed the ball into the penalty area.

Diego Costa saw the ball appear in front of him and thought he could continue his record of scoring goals. In his excitement, he failed to control his strength and fired a cannon.

He was in the middle of the penalty area, less than ten meters away from the goal. It was a bit too outrageous to fire such an outrageous anti-aircraft gun at such a close distance.

"Mine, mine!"

Diego Costa's old face turned red. While secretly cursing himself for wasting the opportunity in his heart, he hurriedly apologized to his teammate who passed the ball.

In fact, Lin Quan could have shot the ball just now, but he chose to believe in himself, and he kicked the ball into the stands.

I am guilty, I really deserve to die!

Although Diego Costa's shot did not go in, the shot scared the opponent's players.

This time it was good luck, and next time it might not be so lucky.

So they strengthened the defense against Lin Quan and Iniesta, but it turned out that it was too difficult to defend these two people at the same time.

With Iniesta's physical fitness not a problem, and Lin Quan consciously helping him attract firepower in front of him and reducing the defensive pressure he faced, Iniesta's state seemed to have returned to his peak six or seven years ago!

The cooperation between the two was not only not blocked by the opponent, but the more they played, the more they felt, and the cooperation became more and more tacit and exciting.

The fans in the stands and the fans around the world who were watching the game in front of the TV were stunned by the dazzling and incredible cooperation between the two.

"This pass and cut cooperation is amazing!"

"Forgive me for being uneducated, I can only say "wow"!"

"Is this the strength of Xiaobai and Lin Huang combined? It's so terrifying!"

"Hehe, this is not Xiaobai in his prime. If he replaced the omnipotent Xiaobai, the scene would be even more explosive!"

"Alas, seeing the cooperation between these two, I can't help but think of the Barcelona team at that time. Messi also cooperated with Iniesta on the court in this way!"

"Yes, for Barcelona fans, those are really nostalgic days!"

Although Barcelona is still a strong team now, it can no longer be regarded as the top team.

They are facing the same problem as the Spanish national team, that is, the aging lineup and the lack of replacements for a large number of core players after their death.

"It would be great if Xavi was still on the court. Lin Huang, Xiao Bai and Xavi would be a true replica of the original Universe Team!"

Under the leadership of the two, the Spanish team turned from defense to offense and gained the upper hand again.

The English team's defense line faced huge pressure and had to shrink its forces from the front field and retreat to stabilize the defense line.

And time was consumed little by little in such a tug of war.

At the 85th minute of the game, the score on the field was still 2:0. At this time, there were almost no people who still believed that the English team could create a miracle.

Although Vardy and others were still attacking hard, what they were pursuing was just to score a goal to save face.

But Spain's defense was very stable and did not give them such an opportunity.

In the end, the game ended with Spain 2:0, winning the opponent without any danger and entering the World Cup final again.

This is the third consecutive World Cup final that the Spanish team has entered. In the first two times, they finally won the championship trophy as they wished. I wonder if they can create a miracle this time and complete the first three consecutive championships in the history of the World Cup?

As for the England team, although they stopped in the semi-finals, their World Cup journey has not ended.

Before the final begins, they will compete with the loser of another semi-final, Belgium, for the third place.

After the game, Kane, Lingard and others ran to Lin Quan and wanted to exchange jerseys with him.

"Well, how about you guys play rock-paper-scissors?"

Lin Quan took off his jersey, held it in his hand, and said to the two people who were a little embarrassed with a smile.

He only had one autumn shirt, and he couldn't split it in half to exchange with the other party, right?

"Forget it, no need, he came first, Lin, you just give it to him."

Harry Kane took the initiative to withdraw from the competition and gave the opportunity to exchange jerseys to Lingard.

Lingard happily completed the exchange with Lin Quan, and borrowed a camera from somewhere, and borrowed a photographer by the way, to help the two take a group photo.

Lingard planned to take this jersey and this group photo back as a souvenir. He had thought of a name, just call it "Two Lin Huangs"!

He is Lin Huang, I am also Lin Huang, there is nothing wrong with calling it two Lin Huangs!

Bosque waited until the referee blew the whistle, tidied his clothes, walked to the England team's coaching bench with a red face, and shook hands with the opposing coach Southgate.

"Congratulations on reaching the finals. I hope you can do well in the finals!"

Southgate felt a little bitter, but still sent his blessings.

Compared to letting the French team win the championship, the British are more willing to accept the result of the Spanish team winning the championship.

And if Spain really wins the championship, it will create the history of the World Cup, and they can be regarded as witnessing history.

"Thank you, your players are also very good and very young. I believe that the results will get better and better in the future."

Bosque's words are also sincere. He is actually very envious of the young lineup of the England team.

Eight years ago, when he led the team to participate in the World Cup in South Africa, the Spanish team's lineup was also so young.

It's a pity that time is not forgiving!

The veterans of the Spanish team at that time are now almost withered. (End of this chapter)