Fox in the Penalty Area

The controversy over Darren Hunter's video continues to brew.

Everyone knows that the complete formation of this storm will probably have to wait until the quarter-finals between China and England.

That's the good thing about football. No matter what big words you make, in the end, the performance and results on the field will still determine the right to breathe.

England is clamoring loudly now, but it doesn't mean they will definitely win.

The Chinese team remained silent, which also does not mean that they are really afraid of England.

It is still uncertain whether all the cruel words will end up being a slap on the opponent's face or on one's own face.

Unfortunately, although everyone has been aroused and can't wait to fast forward to the quarter-finals between China and England, it is impossible to really skip four days.

There are still six quarter-finals games to be played in these four days.

Except for Chinese and British fans, most people's attention still has to return to the World Cup itself.

At 5 pm on July 2, the French team will face the challenge of Uruguay.

In the end, after 90 minutes of fierce battle, the French team narrowly defeated Uruguay 3:2 and reached the quarterfinals.

Then in the evening Brazil take on Japan, who will decide who can be France's opponent in the quarter-finals.

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"Junpei Morikawa!!"

Seeing Tonini raising his left leg, Morikawa Junpei immediately faced him head-on.

At the same time, in order to prevent his hands from touching the ball, he also put his hands behind his back, and then firmly blocked the football shot by Toni with his face...

"Bang!"

Following a bloody arc, Morikawa Junpei fell to the ground backwards on his back.

The football didn't fly off the field, but bounced back.

After Kabangka got the ball, he wanted to continue organizing the offense, but the referee stopped the game.

Because the football hit Junpei Morikawa's head, according to the rules, the referee can directly stop the game for any collision or confrontation involving the head without waiting for the football to go out of bounds and become a dead ball.

Junpei Morikawa, who was hit in the face by the front, did not get up from the ground immediately. He seemed to have a concussion, lying straight on the ground motionless.

After the game was forcibly stopped, Kabangka stepped on the football under his feet and looked helplessly at the scene in front of him with his hands on his hips.

The Japanese players ran towards Junpei Morikawa, and the referee also signaled the Japanese team's medical team off the field to come up and check the situation.

The game came to a standstill.

"Junpei Morikawa was hit in the face! The Japanese team may have to make a substitution... In fact, they have no substitution quota, but according to the rules, if it involves a head concussion injury, one more substitution is allowed... …”

"No one expected that the tenacious Japanese team could draw 2:2 with the defending champion in this game. As the team's main midfielder, Junpei Morikawa is very crucial. If he can persist in the game, the defense of the Japanese team will certainly be Very helpful..."

"Facing the defending champion, the Japanese team showed super resilience and fighting spirit, falling behind twice and equalizing twice. There are now less than ten minutes left before the end of the regular game. If the Japanese team can drag the game into a penalty shootout , then maybe we can really unseat the defending champion!"

While Junpei Morikawa was undergoing examination and treatment by the team doctor, commentators from all over the world were introducing the situation.

It was really unexpected that the game came to this point.

Before the game, everyone believed that the Japanese team was unlikely to pose any threat to the Brazilian team.

As long as the Brazilian team takes it seriously, it will be easy to defeat the Japanese team and advance to the quarterfinals.

The game turned out to be a slog.

The Japanese players are very tenacious.

Junpei Morikawa is just a microcosm of the team's performance.

Two players on the team were injured during the game and had to be substituted early.

Looking at it now, Junpei Morikawa may become the third person to be replaced due to injury...

Ichiro Fukatsu, the team doctor of the Japanese team, raised his right index finger, moved it in front of Morikawa Junpei's eyes, and then observed Morikawa Junpei's eye movements.

At first, he found that Junpei Morikawa's eyeballs could not keep up with his fingers, which was an obvious sign of concussion.

So he decided to suggest to the head coach off the field to replace Junpei Morikawa.

But Morikawa Junpei held his hand: "Test again, Mr. Fukatsu! Test again! I wasn't ready just now. I thought you were going to ask me what time it was..."

Although he knew that Morikawa Junpei was talking nonsense, Ichiro Fukatsu thought for a while and decided to give Morikawa Junpei another chance.

Because he also knows very well how important Morikawa Junpei is to the current Japanese team.

So he showed his fingers again: "I'm not asking you what time it is, Morikawa. Keep an eye on my fingers and don't lose sight of the target."

After speaking, he began to move his fingers while staring at Morikawa Junpei's eyeballs, and found that he was indeed following the movement of his fingers, reacting quickly and focusing accurately...

He sighed: "You can stay on the court, Morikawa. But don't force it. If you feel dizzy or want to vomit, you must make a gesture to pause the game. Do you hear me?"

Morikawa Junpei smiled happily: "Don't worry, Mr. Fukatsu, I won't force myself!"

"Bullshit..." Fukatsu Ichiro didn't believe what Morikawa Junpei said. After cursing, he turned around and started packing his first aid kit.

The referee who had been standing by asked in English when he saw this: "How is the situation? Do you need to make a substitution?"

Ichiro Fukatsu shook his head and answered him in English: "No need to substitute, Mr. Referee, he has already calmed down."

Next to him, Junpei Morikawa also said in English: "Yes, sir, I feel good."

The referee saw that neither the team doctor nor the players had any objections, so he did not ask any more questions and signaled the players on both sides to come up and resume the game by dropping the ball.

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Kabangka stood behind the penalty spot with his hands on his hips, the ball placed on the white spot in front of him.

He really didn't expect that the quarter-finals would turn out like this.

They tied with the Japanese team at 2:2 in regular time. In the thirty-minute overtime, the Brazilian team bombarded the Japanese team's penalty area without scoring a single goal.

In the last game against Belgium, he penetrated Belgium's defense through continuous one-on-one coordination with his teammates.

But this time facing Japan, he failed to put on such a good show again.

So the first penalty shootout of this World Cup came...

As the captain of the Brazilian team and the team's leading penalty taker, Kabangca played last.

Before him, his teammate missed a goal.

The Japanese team missed two goals.

The score of the penalty shootout is now 3:2, and the Brazilian team is temporarily one goal ahead of the Japanese team.

Because the Brazilian team is the first to kick, if Kabangka can kick the penalty kick, then the Japanese team's last penalty kicker will not have to play.

Because even if the Japanese team scored, the total score in the penalty shootout was 3:4, and they still could not defeat Brazil.

In other words, Kabangka's kick will determine the final outcome of this game!

Even so, but...

It's really embarrassing for the defending champion to be forced into this situation.

Kendor Kabangka thought to himself mockingly, and then he turned his attention back to the Japanese team's goal.

At this moment, he had thrown away all the messy thoughts in his mind.

There is only one thought left:

The defending champion must not fail in the quarterfinals!

The whistle sounded, and the Lotus Stadium, which can accommodate 70,000 people, also fell silent.

Both Brazilian and Japanese fans held their breath, covered their mouths with their hands, and looked towards the goal. Some people closed their eyes or turned their backs to the court, not daring to look at it at all.

After Kabangka heard the whistle, he took a deep breath, raised his shoulders, put them down again, and then started running.

Three steps later, he kicked the football with his feet!

Japan goalkeeper Hiroki Ueshima jumped to the left, but the football flew into the goal from the right!

"Beautiful——! Kabangka!! He scored the last penalty kick! The Brazilian team's penalty shootout was 4:2. The total score was to advance to the quarterfinals!"

After scoring the goal, Kabangka turned around and ran towards the corner flag area. Other Brazilian players rushed towards him from the midfield or the sidelines.

The Japanese players collapsed in the center circle.

They successfully dragged the game into a penalty shootout, but did not use the penalty shootout to win.

It was as if everything they had done before was in vain...

There is no more cruel result than this. From the process to the result, everything is completely denied!

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"...On July 2, this World Cup ended with two more quarter-finals. France defeated Uruguay 3:2 in a very intense game, and in the end the French team only won by one goal. But what was even more intense was The match between Brazil and Japan...

"The defending champion took the lead twice in the game, and was equalized twice by the Japanese team. Even until the end of overtime, the Brazilian team failed to score again, and the game was eventually dragged into a brutal penalty shootout...

"It's just that perhaps because they had exhausted all their energy in the previous 120 minutes of the game, the performance of the Japanese team players in the penalty shootout was unsatisfactory, and two players missed. In the end, Kabangka made the final decision , the Brazilian team eliminated the Japanese team and reached the quarterfinals of this World Cup. They will compete with the French team in the quarterfinals for a ticket to the semifinals...

"It is worth mentioning that Junpei Morikawa, who was briefly comatose due to a concussion during the game, did not participate in the final penalty shootout. This may be related to him being hit in the face by a football during the game. If Junpei Morikawa can participate in the penalty shootout normally, Maybe the Japanese team still has a last chance..."

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Sugiyama Tatsuya's door was pushed open forcefully, Morikawa Junpei walked in, and saw Sugiyama Tatsuya staring out the window in a daze.

So he said: "Everyone has gathered, I'm just waiting for you. Haven't you packed your things yet, Sugiyama-kun?"

"Ah, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting for so long..." Tatsuya Sugiyama said, but he still sat by the window and didn't look back.

His suitcase was packed and placed next to the bed.

Morikawa Junpei walked up to him and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little reluctant to leave..." Sugiyama Tatsuya looked out the window at the city street scene.

"Can't bear to leave?" Morikawa Junpei said. "Then you can come back with me after you return to China. Japan and China are very close."

Sugiyama Tatsuya finally turned around and glared at Morikawa Junpei: "You know what I mean, Morikawa!"

Junpei Morikawa's expression remained normal: "If you are reluctant to part with the World Cup, then please come back with me in four years."

Sugiyama Tatsuya laughed angrily at the naive Morikawa Junpei: "I will be thirty-six in four years!"

"I'm thirty-five. So what? Thirty-six-year-old Juan Ramirez is leading Spain to challenge Argentina today. Thirty-five-year-old Maxi Carey is leading the Netherlands in his first World Cup Reached the World Cup final.”

Morikawa Junpei asked seriously:

"Then the 36-year-old Sugiyama-kun and the 35-year-old me don't even have the courage to lead the Japanese team to the World Cup finals?"

Sugiyama Tatsuya looked at Morikawa Junpei who was so serious and was stunned for a while, and then he laughed.

This time I wasn't laughing out loud.

"As expected of you, Morikawa... and indeed it's only you."

Then he bowed and extended his hand to Morikawa Junpei:

"Please take good care of me in the next four years!"

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