The day after the game, the front page of the official FIFA website used a picture of Maradona holding her head with her hands, her eyes full of pain, confusion, loss and unwillingness. The article quoted a passage from the editor-in-chief of the Argentina's "National" as an introduction, "Diego held her head with her hands, like an injured child. He loved Argentina and loved Argentina deeply. No one was more eager for the Hercules Cup than him... But at this moment, Diego and his team have come to the camera, and we can even feel the pain in Diego's heart is so strong. It seems that he realized something. After a brief loss of consciousness, Diego walked to the players, as if he had come to his children. At this moment, he is no longer the head coach of Argentina, but more like a kind father who is ready to comfort the injured child. At this moment, I burst into tears..."

"Argentina has been eliminated, my players are good, I will take on all the responsibilities, and I will not be the head coach of Argentina again. This is a decision and cannot be changed. Thank you, goodbye!" This was Maradona's speech firmly at the post-match press conference, and this is also the head coach who proposed to resign in South American football after Dunga.

There are always wins and losses on the football field, and it is impossible to argue that the head coach's tactical arrangements, every time the player is screened, and every substitution adjustment is correct. But Maradona is such a person with a temperament. No matter what happened in the past, he will always carry it on his shoulders alone in the end. No wonder countless fans are fascinated by him.

Qin Tian learned about Maradona's resignation during dinner in the hotel. When Michelle told him the news, Qin Tian had a brief loss and confusion. If any star occupies a position in Qin Tian's heart, then Maradona must be, he has become an immortal legend.

Whether in Argentina or Naples, Diego is always a player who is completely above the team. It is not that his character is arrogant, but that his teammates are not at the same level as him. In the world football world at that time, there were only two such players, one was Maradona and the other was Platini.

In any case, Argentina has become the second world-class team to leave after Brazil. As analyzed by the official FIFA website, this Argentine team does not lack superstars, but is effective organization, complete formation and most importantly, unyielding fighting spirit, that is, resilience.

When playing with a tailwind, they are not afraid of any opponents, but when facing a general football like Germany, the Argentine lost completely. This is the "team" power of football, so the German team is not favored, but calmly entered the top four seats.

After dinner, Qin Tian and Messi spoke on the phone and comforted their friends. It was obvious that Messi was in a very low mood at the moment. This was Messi's second World Cup and was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Maradona, the mentor and childhood idol, resigned, which made the King of Barcelona a little unacceptable.

"Take my part to the end, Qin," Messi said firmly when he hung up the phone.

"good!"

(On October, there is the last game in the quarter-finals. At this moment, the local temperature in South Africa is still very low. When people are outside, they always feel cold. When they walk into the training ground, Michelle counts the heads while not forgetting to remind him, "Be careful to keep warm, don't catch a cold."

The training intensity in the past two days was not high. After all, in the battle with Brazil, the physical fitness was consumed a lot. Olsen was also considerate and arranged some restorative training methods. In addition, several physiotherapists from the team also provided players with effective massage methods continuously.

Only players who have received the consent of the physiotherapist are allowed to go back to the room to rest. This is a necessary means to keep the players' full physical fitness restored, and can also relieve some psychological fatigue. After all, the schedule of the World Cup is relatively compact.

Every day, FIFA will arrange small press conferences for them to meet with fans and media, which is also to consolidate the atmosphere of the World Cup. After all, as some teams are eliminated one after another, you cannot expect that fans who come here just for some teams or some players will be interested in all teams.

"Qin!"

"Qin Tian!!"

There is no doubt that in South Africa, Qin Tian has become the most popular star among fans. Whenever the Danish team bus appears, it will always attract fans to scream. If the organizing committee had not arranged enough police force on the scene, it would be difficult to ensure that Qin Tian's clothes would be intact when he entered the press conference site or the open training ground.

At every press conference, many reporters raised questions far beyond the scope of football, making Qin Tian, ​​who is "inexperienced in many battles", unable to withstand it. For example:

"Aguero is about to transfer to Inter Mile. Are you confident of defeating the opponent in the Champions League next season?" Well, this question is still related to football, but what does other club transfers have to do with Qin Tian.

"Qin Tian, ​​are you in love now? Many people say you are homosexual. Is that true?" Brother, he was a sports reporter immediately. When did he become an entertainment reporter? If you weren't a man, Qin Tian would definitely tease him.

"Maradona and Dunga have resigned one after another. What do you think?" refused to answer.

"I heard that Messi is your good friend. He has left South Africa now. Do you think Spain where Iniesta is located will be eliminated in today's game?" Is there any necessary connection between the two?

Seeing the scene so messy, Olson, who had been tested, had a numb scalp. Where did these reporters, surrounded by curiosity and gossip, emerge from... As a result, Olson and Qin Tian fled in amid the protests of the reporters.

After dinner, all members of the Danish team gathered in the hotel conference room to watch the last quarter-finals between Spain and Paraguay. At this time, Qin Tian also received a call from Chelsea club Kenyon. It turned out that the team was going to recruit Florence's Montenegro midfielder Yovetic this summer. Before South Africa, the club had already announced to Qin Tian.

But unfortunately, Jovitic finally chose the Red Devils and Manchester United, which shattered Chelsea's dream of building Qin Tian, ​​Ozil and Jovitic as frontcourt tridents. Qin Tian still recognized Jovitic. At this time, a young and very outstanding player missed him, which was a regret for the club.

At 20:30, the match between Spain and Paraguay started on time at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg...

In recent World Cups, the "Matador" Spain has always played a tragic role. In 1998, Subizareta's mistake in France led by Milu, and the young Raul's left foot pass was blocked by his right foot, indicating the sad fate of the Spaniard. The 2002 Korean and Japanese World Cup was Camacho's always wet armpits, and the two controversial penaltys that were enough to change the outcome of the game with the Korean team, as well as Elgra's anger and Joaquin's tears after the game were both sighed. In 2006, Spain, which was smooth in the group stage, was eliminated by France before the knockout round, and finally became a supporting role to witness the birth of the new Gaul superstar Ribery.

However, all this changed in the 2008 European Cup. The Spanish team led by Aragones made it all the way to the final and finally won the championship, which seemed to indicate that Spain had removed the "tragic" hat.

After experiencing the crazy summer of 2008, Spain, the "new No. 1 pick in Europe", welcomed the old coach Bosque and also began its journey to the 2010 South African World Cup European qualifiers. Although it only beat Bosnia and Herzegovina in one goal at home, for Spain, which just bid farewell to the old and welcomed the new, the significance of a "good start" should far exceed a big score victory.

Sure enough, in the following game, the "Matts" began to go out of control. They defeated Armenia and Estonia in succession, and then defeated their strong rival Belgium 2-1 away, bringing a perfect end to 2008. It is worth mentioning that Villa scored a total of 5 goals in these 4 games, thus increasing his total number of goals in the national team in 2008 to 12, which also broke the Spanish team record set by Raul in 1999. On February 11 of the following year, "Batman" broke another national team record. In the warm-up match with England, Villa scored a goal in the 36th minute, not only helping the team win, but also making himself the first player in the history of the national team to score 6 consecutive goals.

With such a sharpshooter, Spain naturally went smoothly in the qualifiers. They then doubled down at home and away to another strong rival in the group, setting up a good situation for their group qualifying. Although they experienced unexpected bumps in the Federation Cup in the summer of 2009, the "Mattfighters" then started a big kill in the game against Belgium, completely healing the pain they encountered in South Africa.

The forward scored goals one after another, but Spain's biggest gain in these games was Barcelona central defender Pique. Due to the successive injuries of Puyol, Machener, Albior and others, "Peo Master Pi" who performed well in the club finally waited for the national team to make a name for himself. Not only did he defend a steady defense, he cooperated with Barcelona teammate Puyol, but he also made many achievements in set pieces, establishing his main position in the national team. Pique's standout also completely solved the problem of insufficient defensive height that Spain has always had, and the biggest shortcomings have been made up, and the "Matte Fighter" lineup has also become more and more perfect.

On September 9, 2009, Spain defeated Estonia 3-0 without any bloodshed at home, locked in the top spot in the group, and got the ticket to the South African World Cup in advance. In the last two "modical" games, Spain, which aims to train new players, won Armenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in succession with the outstanding performance of rookies such as Mata and Negredo, and thus won all the qualifiers in all ten games, scoring 28 goals and entering South Africa with strong strength.

Judging from the lineup, the Spanish team is still star-studded this time. Bosque basically maintained the main team of Aragones' European Cup win in 2008, with stable defense, luxurious midfielder, unsolved striker, and running at any position very smoothly. This is exactly where this Spanish team is stronger than all other teams.

After coming to South Africa, the low-key Spanish team seemed to care about everyone and praised "you are the biggest hottest". They were low-key, modest, and even kept silent. But what made the fans and fans who loved him happy all the way from the group stage was that the Spanish team did show the championship appearance.

With mature tactical cooperation, equal emphasis on technology and body, the world's best midfield configuration, all factors indicate that Spain's World Cup journey will not become a "seed that cannot bloom" like before.
Chapter completed!