Chapter 653 We Are the Champions! (Finale)

The four French players on the wing failed to intercept, but instead let the opponent push the ball into the dangerous area at the front of their own penalty area.

The atmosphere on the field suddenly changed, and the French players who were ambitious just now began to panic at this time.

They finally recovered one point, and they couldn't let the opponent score again.

So when Lin Quan passed N'Zonzi, Pogba rushed over from the side at high speed and knocked Lin Quan to the ground, ending the Spanish team's ground attack with a tactical foul.

Of course, Pogba also paid the price for this.

The referee decisively showed Pogba a yellow card. Pogba was obviously going for people, and it was not unfair to give him a yellow card, and it might even be a light punishment.

Lin Quan rubbed his shoulders. Pogba was a bit shady. He used a lot of strength when he hit him, as if he was afraid that he couldn't knock Lin Quan down.

If it were other players, they might get injured in the shoulder, and then they would be unable to hold on and be forced to leave the field.

"Lin, are you okay?"

Iniesta was near the scene of the incident, so he was very clear about the impact of Pogba.

He asked with some concern, fearing that Lin Quan was injured at this time.

"It's not a big deal, do you want to take this free kick or do you want to take it?"

Iniesta had not completed a shot after he came on the court, so Lin Quan wanted to give the opponent a chance.

"I'll do it!"

Iniesta hesitated for a moment, but finally did not refuse Lin Quan's kindness.

He really wanted to score a goal in his national team's farewell game and put a perfect end to his national team career.

"Okay, I'll cover you!"

Lin Quan nodded and stood next to Iniesta, making it difficult for the French players to guess who was the real penalty taker.

"The Spanish team got another free kick opportunity in the frontcourt, and Lin Quan and Iniesta both stood in front of the ball."

In the commentary booth, the commentators were excited when they saw the Spanish team get a free kick again.

In the first half, Lin Quan had already scored two goals with free kicks. Could he create another miracle in the second half?

If he scored one more goal, it would create a historical record of the World Cup and become the only player to score three free kicks in the World Cup and four goals in the World Cup final!

"Considering Lin Quan's outstanding performance in the first half, I think Iniesta should be covering for him. The real penalty kicker must be Lin Quan!"

Most of the commentators favored Lin Quan. First, Lin Quan's free kicks were at a higher level, and second, everyone wanted to witness history with their own eyes.

Lori's palms were sweating with nervousness at this time. He completely ignored Iniesta next to Lin Quan and kept his eyes on Lin Quan.

In Lori's opinion, the person who took the penalty kick could only be Lin Quan, not anyone else.

Lori secretly warned himself in his heart that he must not let this guy score three free kicks in his hands.

He didn't want to be nailed to the pillar of shame!

In the previous free kicks, Lin Quan had basically shown all his arsenal.

Although Lori was not 100% sure that he could save the opponent's free kick, his confidence has increased a lot compared to the initial state where he had no idea what moves the opponent would use against him.

Lin Quan started to run up, but Iniesta on the side did not move!

Sure enough, Iniesta was a cover.

Seeing this scene, many people had such thoughts in their minds.

However, just when Lori made full preparations and wanted to resolve Lin Quan's free kick threat, he suddenly saw that Lin Quan stepped over the football without touching it.

Oops, I was deceived!

Lori was shocked and hurried to look for Iniesta.

At this time, Iniesta had bent his bow and arrow and was ready to shoot.

With a bang, the football flew into the sky, drew a beautiful arc in the air, and fell towards the goal of the French team like a full moon.

Lori used all his strength to barely touch the football with his fingertips.

His flick slightly changed the flight trajectory of the football, causing it to hit the goal frame and fly out of the bottom line.

Iniesta, who was far away, could not help shaking his head when he saw this.

Sure enough, his free kick level was still far inferior to Lin's!

"Not bad, Xiaobai, you're really good at it!"

"Xiaobai, I didn't expect you to have such a skill!"

"I can't tell at all, you're really a hidden talent!"

But his teammates all praised him, and no one laughed at or blamed him.

Iniesta rarely takes free kicks, and he is not the main free kicker in Barcelona and the national team.

For such a player who is not good at free kicks, it is really amazing to be able to take a free kick of this level.

The opponent's goalkeeper also saved the ball beautifully. If Lori's save was a little slower, and his ability to save high balls was a little worse, it would be difficult to save the ball.

"Thank you, everyone, thank you!"

Iniesta smiled. Although the ball didn't go in, he felt satisfied.

With such a group of lovely teammates, what else is there to complain about?

On the French team, they escaped again, and they were all very excited. They ran over to hug and high-five Lori.

Although Lori had lost three goals today, he also contributed several god-level saves.

This made the fans of the French team love and hate him.

But to be fair, the goals that Lori lost, if replaced by other goalkeepers, may not be better than him.

So you can't blame him. It's not that they don't work hard, but the opponent has a wall!

The Spanish team got another corner kick opportunity.

But learning from the lesson of the last corner kick, this time when the Spanish team took the corner kick, they specially arranged several defensive players on the periphery to control the field.

In this way, even if the opponent gets the ball, they can immediately intercept when the opponent counterattacks.

If you really can't stop it, you can also make a tactical foul.

The game was entering its final stages. At this point, let alone using a yellow card to exchange for a threatening counterattack opportunity for the opponent, even using a red card would not be a loss.

Bosque still had a substitution quota in his hand. At most, he could replace Diego Costa with a defensive player.

The French players felt nervous and excited, and they obviously thought of their first goal.

It has been proven that launching a quick counterattack when the opponent is pressing hard is the most efficient way to score.

So as long as they can pass the ball to the feet of the offensive players, they are very likely to score another goal.

At this time, the French team was only one goal behind. As long as they scored another goal, the two sides would be back to the same starting line.

In their current state, as long as they could equalize the score, they would most likely win in the end.

Lin Quan discussed with Iniesta and finally decided that Iniesta would take the corner kick.

Lin Quan stood on the side of the penalty area, ready to respond.

Seeing that the opponent might play a tactical corner kick, the French team also sent two people to restrict them.

However, Iniesta did not pass the ball directly to Lin Quan, but passed it to his own full-back Carvajal.

Carvajal's sudden insertion gave the Spanish team a local advantage of 3 to 2 on the wing.

After receiving the ball, he pretended to rush to the penalty area along the bottom line, attracting the opponent's full-back to follow up, and then passed the ball back to Iniesta who came out of the corner kick area.

Iniesta passed the ball to Lin Quan again, and Lin Quan passed the ball to the edge of the penalty area without stopping.

After passing the ball, Carvajal, who inserted at high speed, received the ball before the opponent's full-back, and he had successfully entered the French team's penalty area at this time.

The alarm bells in front of the French team's goal rang loudly, and the nearby players including the goalkeeper were moving towards this side.

Carvajal did not choose to shoot directly, but intended to pass the ball to his own striker Diego Costa.

Diego Costa's position was indeed better, and because the defensive player was taken away, he was now almost in an open position.

If Carvajal's ball was successfully passed, he would have a great opportunity.

Unfortunately, the opponent's penalty area was too crowded, and Carvajal's pass hit the opponent's leg and deviated a lot.

Diego Costa sprinted with all his strength, but his final shovel shot still failed to touch the ball.

The football almost brushed the goal line and rolled out of the bottom line!

The French players nearby were all scared and sweated. This ball almost had an own goal.

But because the French player touched the ball in the end, the Spanish team got another corner kick opportunity.

At this time, the game time was already in the 86th minute.

There was not much time left before the end of the game.

"Should we change the tactics and drive directly into the penalty area, or play cooperation like before?"

Before taking the corner kick, Iniesta discussed with Lin Quan, Busquets and others.

The reason why the ball was not directly hoisted into the penalty area just now was mainly because the Spanish team was too low in altitude. Without the height advantage, it was a bit too difficult to expect to break the opponent's goal with a header.

Moreover, it was very dangerous to lose the ball at this time. If the opponent got the ball and launched a quick counterattack, the Spanish team's efforts for the whole game would be wasted.

"Let's play another cooperation!"

Lin Quan thought about it and decided to play it safe.

But this time, he planned to deal with the ball himself.

In this way, even if the attack failed, he could control the ball under his feet as much as possible so that he could delay time.

Near the end of the game, the French team's pressing was very fierce during this period, and the Spanish players' physical energy was consumed very much, and some of them could no longer run at this time.

So except him, other Spanish players could not hold the ball.

"Okay!"

Iniesta agreed without hesitation. Although he was older than Lin Quan in terms of qualifications, Iniesta obeyed Lin Quan's words and treated him as the boss of the team.

The French team had obviously learned their lesson and knew that it was unlikely that the Spanish team would drive directly into the penalty area.

So this time, more people were assigned to guard them on the wing.

Seeing this, Lin Quan slowly retreated and gestured to Iniesta, as if to ask him to change tactics.

The French players who followed him were a little confused about the situation when they saw Lin Quan's actions.

But they were relieved to see that Lin Quan was in a position where he could not receive the ball.

As long as the ball was not passed to Lin Quan, everything else would be fine.

However, just when they were relieved, the retreating Lin Quan suddenly stopped and rushed forward like an arrow.

The French players who had no eyes on the back of their heads suffered a great loss. After they blocked Lin Quan, their sight naturally focused on Iniesta and the ball under his feet. In addition, their bodies were also retreating with Lin Quan. At this time, they were caught off guard by Lin Quan and could not speed up and catch up with Lin Quan in the first place.

This gave Lin Quan the space and time to receive the ball!

The opportunity was rare, and Iniesta did not waste it. He immediately passed the ball to Lin Quan who was coming towards him.

Lin Quan did not waste time turning with the ball, but passed the ball to the baseline.

After taking the corner kick, Iniesta rushed here at the first time and just received the pass from Lin Quan.

There was no verbal or even eye contact between the two, but the cooperation between the two was like old comrades who had fought side by side for many years, close and intimate.

Umtiti, who was close to the baseline, rushed to Iniesta and wanted to stop him.

But Iniesta had already passed the ball first, and Lin Quan, who had just passed the ball and turned around, had already rushed up and received Iniesta's pass in the penalty area.

Umtiti lost his position, Varane was blocked by Pique who was competing for the header in the penalty area, and Lin Quan got a short space to shoot.

He kicked directly without hesitation, and N'Zonzi, who was on the side, saw Lin Quan kicking to shoot and immediately slid over.

If it were an ordinary player, Lin Quan would have probably completed the shot.

But Enzongqi was tall and had long legs, and the control range of his long legs was too large. Lin Quan was tackled to the ground by Enzongqi before he could complete the shot.

The referee blew the whistle immediately, awarded a penalty kick, and showed Enzongqi a yellow card, a yellow-point package.

In fact, this was still the referee's mercy. If he blew it more strictly, he could have directly sent the opponent off the field with a red card.

The players of the French team surrounded the referee and pleaded with the referee. They were not pleading for Enzongqi, but hoping that the other party would cancel the penalty kick.

The penalty kick had basically sentenced them to death. How could the French team play if they gave the opponent a penalty kick when they were behind?

But of course the referee could not cancel the penalty kick. If he did so, he would definitely be suspected of blowing a black whistle.

"Xiaobai, you take the penalty!"

Lin Quan gave the penalty kick opportunity to Iniesta. Xiaobai hesitated for a while, but finally accepted Lin Quan's kindness.

Facing the goalkeeper of the French team, Iniesta used the change of rhythm to deceive the opponent very calmly, and then pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

The goal of the French team was breached again, and the score became 4:2.

In the 87th minute of the game, the French team suffered a fatal blow!

Although they have celebrated three times, this time, the celebration of Spanish fans is still crazy.

Is it really stable this time?

The French can't come back again, right?

Including the injury time, it is only 8 minutes at most. Can they score two goals in the last eight minutes?

So, for Spanish fans, this time they are not just celebrating a goal, but also celebrating their upcoming World Cup championship!

Some fans who have been prepared even took out the imitation Hercules Cup bought from the market, held the trophy high, and celebrated in advance.

Although it is not a good thing to open champagne at halftime, it is now close to the end of the game. It should be okay to open champagne at this time?

The morale of the French team was really defeated this time!

Why?

Why is it that every time they finally get a goal back and see the hope of equalizing, this hope is always quickly shattered by the opponent?

This happened again and again, and they were tortured to death.

If you Spanish team is so good at scoring, why don't you score four goals in the first half?

In that case, we can die more simply, at least we won't be like now, holding on to hope and fantasy, and then shattered again and again, disappointed again and again, and finally desperate.

This way of dying is too cruel!

After the Spanish team finished celebrating, the game time had reached 89 minutes.

The French team wanted to attack very urgently, but was blocked by the foul of the Spanish team.

Anyway, there was not much time left in the game, and the players on the Spanish team who did not carry yellow cards could use their tactical fouls boldly.

The fouls committed by the Spanish team made the French team's attack intermittent, and they could not find the smooth offensive rhythm before.

Although they also got a lot of free kick opportunities because of the opponent's fouls, unfortunately, there was no top free kick master in their team, and the players were in a hurry, so the effect of free kicks was very average.

The 90 minutes of regular time ended quickly, and the full-time stoppage time was 6 minutes.

This time was a little long, Bosque protested to the fourth official, and the Spanish fans in the stands also booed.

But the French team obviously felt that this time was too short and far from enough.

However, even if they were given six minutes, they failed to score.

On the contrary, the Spanish team seized the opportunity to fight back when the opponent was obviously anxious and lost their composure.

Unfortunately, Diego Costa, who was exhausted, had no strength, and was finally knocked down by the opponent's returning player outside the penalty area, and the Spanish team got another free kick opportunity.

The position of this free kick was very good, so when they saw Lin Quan standing in front of the ball, the fans of both sides began to get nervous again.

The reason why Spanish fans were nervous was that they really wanted to see Lin Quan complete the record of scoring three free kicks in a single game.

The reason why French fans were nervous was that if the opponent scored this goal, it would set a record of scoring 4 goals in a single game in the World Cup final.

And they were the background board for the opponent to break the record, which was simply rubbing salt on their wounds, killing people and hurting their hearts!

However, what you fear will come true. When Lori was already nervous from saving the free kick, Lin Quan only used a simple falling leaf ball to hang the ball into the goal from the dead corner of the upper right corner.

Lori judged the direction correctly, but the angle was too tricky, and there was really nothing he could do.

The score became 5:2. While Lin Quan scored four goals, he also broke the World Cup final goal record held by himself and Hurst, becoming the only player in the history of the World Cup to score four goals in the final.

A few minutes later, the referee blew the whistle to end the game. With the witness of fans all over the world, the Spanish team once again won the World Cup, completing the incredible feat of three consecutive World Cup titles.

And Lin Quan also won a series of honors such as the Golden Boot and the Most Valuable Player for his outstanding performance during the World Cup.

After the departure of the older generation of players such as Iniesta, Xavi, Alonso, David Silva, etc., the Spanish golden generation came to an end.

The glory of the new era will be opened by young players such as Lin Quan!

(End of the book) (End of this chapter)