Fox in the Penalty Area

When the Chinese team players ran to the corner flag area and prepared to celebrate, the England players found the referee. They once again protested to the referee after the Chinese team scored.

Because they believed that the moment Luo Kai touched the ball, the football had already crossed the line. The most telling testimony came from goalkeeper Tom Walker.

When he rushed back, he saw through the net that the contact point between the football and the ground was already outside the baseline. "It's definitely out of bounds! When Luo touched the ball, the ball was 100% out of bounds!"

He waved his arms and appealed to the referee.

Other England players asked the referee to look at Var. "This ball... didn't this ball go out of bounds?"

Even many experienced commentators are unsure.

Many of them shouted during the live broadcast when they saw Luo Kai passing the ball: "The ball went out of bounds!" "The football went out of bounds first, so the ball should be invalid!"

From where they were, it was certainly not clear what was happening on the baseline. But there are monitors in front of them, and the monitors are live broadcasts.

Many of them were explaining just now while watching the live broadcast on the monitor.

After the initial cheers, He Feng gradually calmed down and became a little worried - he was not really out of bounds, was he?

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The commentators were anxiously awaiting the results, as were the fans at the scene.

The Chinese fans who were still cheering fell silent. They stared at the stadium with their eyes wide open. Some people looked up at the big screen, trying to find information from the live broadcast on the big screen.

England fans kept shouting: "Out of bounds! Out of bounds! The ball went out of bounds! Invalid! The goal is invalid!" They also crossed their hands.

Chinese fans remained silent with a guilty conscience.

Because they are not sure whether the ball really went out of bounds early.

Even if you ask Luo Kai himself, he probably doesn't know.

After all, at that critical moment, no one would watch the football coming in and out of bounds. Just being able to hit the football is already amazing...

So Luo Kai was also confused. He stood in front of the corner flag area with Zhou Zijing and Hu Lai, looking back at the referee.

Since the introduction of var video referee technology in football matches, this has often happened - if a goal is disputed, the scoring team cannot celebrate in a hurry and has to wait for var's confirmation.

If the goal is confirmed to be valid and the players celebrate happily, the fans will cheer again in the stands. But in this case, the mood will definitely be interrupted.

"Ah, this is why I don't like Var..." Meng Xi complained before the live broadcast.

Someone asked: "Did the ball go out of bounds?"

"I don't think so..." Mao Xiao shook his head, but his tone was not sure enough. "It's hard to say..."

At this time, the live TV broadcast showed the slow motion of the goal just now. A few seconds before and after Luo Kai touched the ball, the playback speed slowed down significantly.

From the video,

When Luo Kai touched the ball, the football was indeed not within the baseline. "It's really out of bounds..." someone lamented.

"No, it's not out of bounds!" Yan Yan said firmly. "The ball has to cross the line as a whole to be considered out of bounds. It seems to me that part of the ball is still on the baseline."

"It depends on how Var will judge it." Chu Yifan also expressed his opinion, "There is actually no controversy about this ball. Now Var can also judge whether it is out of bounds. Now we just wait for the Var referee team to give a result after watching the video."

As soon as he finished speaking, the game live broadcast showed the var judgment screen.

When the football is about to roll out of the baseline, the picture freezes, and then the perspective changes to a vertical overlook.

This picture is not actually taken, but calculated through the signal exchange between the chip built into the football and the receivers scattered throughout the stadium.

The calculated data is then simulated by computer animation to finally generate the picture seen by the audience. The frozen picture began to change, and the trajectory of the football just rolled was reproduced frame by frame.

From the entire ball being within the baseline to running over the baseline.

Then when the entire projection was about to cross the baseline, Luo Kai's feet appeared next to the football. The picture freezes again.

This is the moment Luo Kai touches the ball.

The overlooking picture is clear at a glance.

There is still a trace of the projection of the football pressing on the white bottom line. It is because of this projection that var gave the judgment: goal

The goal is valid! "Niupai!" "Beautiful!" "Hu Lai Niupai!" "Luo Kai Niupai!"

"Dongchuan Middle School is awesome!!"

The men in the living room cheered.

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It was not just Yan Yan and Chu Yifan who were cheering in front of the TV, but also the Chinese fans at the scene. Huge cheers filled the air above Pirates Park.

All the previously suppressed emotions burst out. The Chinese players also started celebrating again.

Hu Lai was the first to react. He turned around and ran to the sidelines. Because the distance of the run-up was relatively short this time, he only ran two steps before making his signature celebration. The movement was not as stretched and powerful as before, but No one cares about this.

Teammates swarmed over to celebrate with him.

Even the Chinese team players on the bench rushed over and joined the ranks. Amid cheers all over the sky, He Feng in the commentary box shouted excitedly again:

"The ball did not go out of bounds! There is still a little bit of vertical projection on the line! This little bit may change the fate of the two teams! At the very least, the Chinese team's original precarious fate has been changed! Now we can continue Stay in the World Cup! In the 84th minute of the game, China team 3:3 England! Tenacious Chinese team, amazing Chinese team!"

Yan Kang next to him was also very excited. Before He Feng could finish his words, he couldn't wait to continue:

"Suppose Luo Kai's movements were slower, or he completely gave up chasing, the ball would have been lost... But precisely because Luo Kai did not give up, Hu Lai had the opportunity to score in the middle! This The ball is really just a little bit close, but without the desire to score and the persistence of professional beliefs, no matter how fast you run, you can't catch up! The last slightest difference is actually the unremitting efforts of all Chinese players The best reward for being so brave! This Chinese team deserves our high hopes for them! They deserve it!"

When he finished speaking, Yan Kang's voice was choked with tears and there were tears in his eyes.

Not only because this goal helped the Chinese team equalize the score, but also because the process of scoring the goal was really... so juvenile and full of passion!

A football that was originally missed and about to roll out of the bottom line was saved by the Chinese team players regardless of their own safety. The ball looked like a miracle.

But unlike those world waves, this "miracle" was clearly created by someone. The world wave has an element of luck, and even luck accounts for the largest proportion.

This ball also has an element of luck, but in this ball, luck is not the decisive factor. Some people may say, "If Luo Kai's foot had arrived a little later, the ball would have gone out of bounds."

But there was no if, Luo Kai rushed there at the last chance. Why could he arrive?

Because he rushes to the baseline without hesitation, because he kicks the football without hesitation.

If this is "good luck", it was created by Luo Kai, not a gift from God.

The Chinese team players near the corner flag area hugged Luo Kai, slapped his body, rubbed his hair, and roared at him.

Surrounded and pushed by everyone, Luo Kai gritted his teeth and even his neck turned red. I'm alive again!

I'm alive again!

I am worthy of the jersey I am wearing and the flag on my chest!

He shouted to himself in his mind.

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While the Chinese team celebrated their goal wildly, the English fans in the stands stared at the big screen in stunned silence. The var judgment screen was placed on it again.

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It's unbelievable...the ball didn't go out of bounds..." "Didn't God bless us?"

Some people murmured in shock, while others questioned angrily:

"Var is fake! This must be a live animation! FIFA has never published their algorithm, so why should they say what it is?! This ball is absolutely! 100%! It's out of bounds!"

"***!***off!!***fifa!"

They raised their middle fingers at the var animation on the big screen and shouted curses. But that doesn't change anything.

No.....they changed the picture on the big screen.

The var animation disappeared and was replaced by the celebration scene of the Chinese team fans.

After the camera quickly cut through some Chinese fans, it suddenly stayed on a group of fans wearing blue jerseys for a long time.

What they are wearing is not the Chinese team jersey - whether it is the Chinese team's away jersey, home jersey, or the second and third away jerseys, there is absolutely no blue color.

So when a group of fans wearing blue jerseys waved China's five-star red flag, it's no wonder that the fans stayed in the broadcast for a few seconds.

Not only do they wear the wrong jerseys, they even look wrong... They are all a group of big-nosed fans with no Chinese characteristics at all.

"Ha! It's a group of Madrid Pirates fans!"

He Feng and Yan Kang both laughed when they saw this scene. They explained a lot of Madrid Pirates games, and some of their faces even looked familiar...

These Pirates fans obviously also found their own shots on the big screen at the scene. Not only were they more excited than before, but they also raised their banners and waved them at the camera.

That is a banner with Chinese characteristics.

On the red strip of cloth, there are yellow square words printed on it.

A group of foreign fans proudly displayed them to the camera: "Today we are all Chinese fans!"