Chapter 288: Beyond classic

Chapter 288: Beyond classic

For many Chinese people, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. Whether in first-tier cities or second and third-tier cities, almost every residential area is brightly lit. When the Chinese team equalized the score, bursts of cheers and roars could be heard coming from the residences.

Although it may disturb some, at this moment, no one seems to mind. From eighty-year-old seniors to four or five-year-old children, they are all glued to the television, watching the match between China and Switzerland.

The viewership of this live broadcast has exceeded that of the annual Spring Festival Gala, indicating how broad its audience is and how influential it is.

In Germany, in Munich, Hamburg, and especially in Cologne where this match is being held, many Chinese fans who failed to secure tickets for the game have gathered in various bars, restaurants, and squares.

As long as there is a big screen broadcasting the match, a crowd of Chinese people will gather. At the moment of the equalizer, everyone raises their hands in jubilation, jumping and cheering, crying and laughing.

Many old fans are deeply moved. There was a time when they could only envy the fans of football powerhouses like Brazil, Argentina, France, and Italy, who celebrated and danced for their teams during the World Cup.

Now, Chinese fans can finally support their own national team!

As the match resumed, Swiss players appeared somewhat aggrieved. Their FIFA ranking is 13th, while China is only ranked 56th, yet they allowed the opponent to equalize the score.

This is simply humiliating! So they increased their attacking intensity. For a moment, the Chinese goal was under constant threat, prompting the Swiss coach to make consecutive substitutions, sending in attackers Streler and Lustrineko.

However, at this moment, the Chinese team was in high spirits, resisting wave after wave of Swiss attacks. During this period, several players suffered cramps, forcing Coach Alihan to use his final substitution, replacing the exhausted Zhang Yaokun with Zhang Yonghai to shore up the defense.

As time quietly reached the 82nd minute, another Swiss attack was thwarted. Sun Jihai intended to clear the ball with a long kick, but seeing Wang Feng raising his hand for the ball, he passed it to him instead.

Receiving the ball with his back to the goal in the backcourt, Wang Feng was immediately pressed by Jakin and Streler. The Chinese superstar made a beautiful Marseille turn to escape the double team.

At that time, some people still believed that Wang Feng's goal could not be compared with Maradona's, because the latter's miracle was accomplished on the highest stage of world football.

But now Wang Feng himself has raised the record of dribbling past players to seven, and it was against a European powerhouse like Switzerland in the World Cup knockout stage!

Apart from the historical factors of Argentina and England, there is no doubt that Wang Feng's goal has surpassed the former football king in terms of competitive level!

Being scored such a goal that could go down in history, the faces of the Swiss players were fiery. They will forever be nailed to the pillar of shame, and whenever this goal is mentioned, it will serve as a negative example.

So in the final moments of the game, whenever Wang Feng got the ball, these players were like wolves, aggressively tackling and committing fouls one after another.

Realizing this, Wang Feng openly communicated with the players, asking them to give him the ball. Letting the Swiss team lose their composure was just what he wanted!

The game continued intermittently until the end, and the Swiss team received two yellow cards and one red card, and committed more than ten fouls, all targeting Wang Feng, who was almost battered and bruised.

But the most important thing was that the score did not change again. The Chinese team defeated Switzerland 2-1, advancing to the World Cup quarter-finals!

The match between the Chinese team and the Swiss team became the most exciting and talked-about match in the round of 16 of this World Cup, and the Chinese team, who advanced to the quarter-finals, became the biggest dark horse of this World Cup.

Wang Feng's dribble past seven players to score the winning goal attracted everyone's attention. The German "Kicker" magazine believes that Wang Feng once again made the world look at him in amazement, "If he were born in a football powerhouse, would he have won the World Cup countless times?"

The Spanish "Marca" commented, "Wang Feng continues to create miracles at the World Cup, which also makes Real Madrid fans more and more excited. They can't wait to see his performance in the club's new season."

In addition to Wang Feng, Dong Fangzhuo has also entered the mainstream media's field of vision. The British "Times" wrote that the 21-year-old Chinese youngster scored two goals in this World Cup, surpassing many famous players. He has a good sense of goal and Manchester United should indeed consider how to nurture him.

Balmond is now the happiest person. Several teams were interested in Dong Fangzhuo before, but they were hesitating whether to make a move. Now, seeing his continuous outstanding performance, they finally sent preliminary intentions.

Everything will be revealed in the summer transfer window after the World Cup ends.