The Chinese team unexpectedly reached the semi-finals of the World Cup. Not only the Chinese team were happy, but also another Dutch team that reached the semi-finals of the Netherlands, because the Dutch team's semi-final opponent was the Chinese team.

In the past few World Cups, teams such as Croatia, Turkey, Bulgaria and other teams have played dark horses, and the teams they lost to have won the finals. In the past 40 years, the Chinese team has been the weakest dark horse. The Netherlands, which faces their semi-finals, has basically been led to the finals. Facing the winner between Spain that eliminated Paraguay and Germany that eliminated Argentina, the pragmatic and conservative Netherlands is also highly likely to win the final.

There were no dark horses in the 2006 World Cup. The dark horses in 2002 were Turkey and South Korea. The dark horses in 1998 were Croatia, which participated for the first time, and Bulgaria and Sweden, which entered the top four in 1994. Going further, the famous dark horses include Belgium in 1986, Poland in 1982 and 1974, and Uruguay in 1970. Among these teams, the Chinese team in 2010 had the best luck and the weakest strength.

This year's Chinese team is the only team in the quarterfinals to lose in the group stage. The big reason for the promotion is that the opponent's lack of attention and Chen Yu's super personal ability. Then in the 18th final, they faced the weak United States, not the veteran England, and faced Uruguay in the quarter-finals and encountered an opponent to give him an own. The Chinese team really had great luck. Compared with the previous dark horses, there are almost no teams as lucky as the Chinese team. Although South Korea was lucky in 2002, they eliminated Italy and Spain more with the help of the referees. In addition to luck, the Chinese team also relied on the power of superstar Chen Yu.

Judging from the opponents they defeated, the Chinese team did not defeat the strong team this year. The only strong team they encountered was the German team, and they lost 1:4. Compared with Croatia 3-0 sweeping Germany in 1998, Bulgaria defeated Germany 2-1 in 1994, and Poland defeated the defending champion Argentina 2-1 in 1982. The Chinese team this year has the possibility of winning the best scorer except Chen Yu, and really does not have much honorary record.

In terms of the strength of the team, in addition to Chen Yu, the Chinese team is a group of second- and third-rate players in the world. Most of the dark horses before were dominated by several stars, and even Uruguay was slapped by Fran and Suare, they are undoubtedly much stronger than the current Chinese team.

Facing the Dutch team with brilliant stars, especially the conservative and utilitarian Dutch team, they are simply the nemesis of the Chinese team. The Chinese team has no chance of winning at all. However, after reaching the semi-finals, the Chinese team is no longer willing to go. They now just want to enjoy the game. Even Chen Yu said before the game, "We will work hard in the semi-finals, but our hope of winning is really slim. Football cannot be achieved by courage and hard work alone. Strength is the foundation. We are much worse than the Netherlands. I just hope that the semi-finals can be played more excitingly."

The Chinese team gave in before the game, but the Dutch team was scared by the Chinese team's repeated counterattacks. No one dared to speak loudly before the game. Robben said: "The Chinese team is actually not weak at all. Chen Yu is the world's number one, and the Chinese team's tactical rivals, so it's difficult to win them."

"The Chinese team is very difficult, and we must be prepared for a tough battle," Sneider said.

Chen Yu's teammate Kuyt at Liverpool has repeatedly warned his teammates, "Chen Yu can solve the battle alone, don't confuse the Chinese team with Chen Yu. Our opponent is not a bad guy with him."

Dutch coach Van Markville also seriously warned the players, "The teams that can reach the semi-finals are all strong teams, don't be disturbed by the outside world. I believe that the Chinese team is the bottom of the fish have all been eliminated. We don't want to be a joke. We want to play this game like the World Cup final."

If the Chinese still have a little fantasy, seeing that all the players and coaches of the Dutch team attach so much importance to it, the Chinese have no thoughts. This is not a lack of courage and confidence, it is self-knowledge. The Netherlands is too powerful and very utilitarian. Like Uruguay, the team that mainly focuses on defensive counterattacks and has been playing for a lifetime of all attacks and defenses suddenly plays a defensive counterattack. Think about how eager they are for the World Cup championship, how could they capsize in the gutter of the Chinese team?

Although they know that the Chinese team has little hope of advancing to the finals, countless Chinese fans still flock to Cape Town, which is called "Mother of Zhucheng City in South Africa". Their purpose is not to see the Chinese team reach the finals, but to witness and create history with the Chinese team.

At 8:30 pm on July 6th, Cape Town time, at 2:30 am on July 7th, Beijing time, the first match of the World Cup semi-finals was held, and the Netherlands and the Chinese team met on a narrow road at the Green Penalty Stadium in Cape Town.

After eliminating Brazil, the morale of the Orange Army was greatly boosted. The opponent of this game was the weaker Chinese team. The situation of entering the finals was very good. However, after the start of the game, the Dutch team played very cautiously. The full-back rarely assisted, even if it was an assist, it was also taken turns to intervene. It rarely flew with both wings.

The Chinese team showed weakness before the game, but in fact, the Chinese team still showed the desire to defeat the enemy. Under the gaze of nearly 1.1 billion TV viewers and more than 60,000 fans on the scene, the Chinese team set up a defensive counterattack formation, playing without being impatient, waiting patiently for defense and opportunity to counterattack.

Although the Dutch team did not invest all its offensive forces, its good awareness, skillful cooperation, and super personal abilities allowed four or five people of the Dutch team to turn the Chinese team's defense line upside down, so that the back midfielder and full-back who were inserted in the back row had many opportunities.

The Dutch team's ability to seize opportunities is not comparable to that of an ordinary team. In the 16th minute, the Dutch frontcourt press made the Chinese team pass the ball wrong. Van Persie successfully intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and quickly broke into the penalty area. However, Van Persie had too many ideas and did not shoot directly. He was chased and tackled out of the baseline by Gao Fei.

But one minute later, the Netherlands seized the opportunity. Van Bronkhorst suddenly made a cold arrow from 30 meters away. Zeng Lei flew in a hurry to save. He almost touched the ball, but the angle was too clever. The ball hit the far post and entered the net. The Netherlands led 1-0.

The strength is weak and the luck is not good, so the opponent scored a goal on the post, and the Chinese team's fans and players were a little discouraged.

However, Chen Yu did not want to make the game one-sided. His binding to Maradona's consciousness in the last game did not cause any sequelae, which made Chen Yu even more bold. This time he tied Maradona's consciousness and continued to attack the Netherlands.

However, compared with Uruguay, Dutch players have stronger personal abilities and awareness. Even if they are bound to Maradona's consciousness, Chen Yu cannot do whatever he wants. Under the restrictions of his opponent, he can only threaten the Dutch team's goal through his teammates.

In the 21st minute, the Chinese team made a quick counterattack. Chen Yu was at the front of the penalty area, and the opponent surrounded Qu Bo and the referee signaled an offside. However, the playback showed that Qu Bo's position was between a slight slight, so it was difficult to define whether it was offside.

The Netherlands did not relax its offense after scoring a goal. After scoring a goal, the Dutch team relaxed a little. After all, a goal scored by the Chinese team was only equalized and could not threaten them. Therefore, the Dutch team's offensive nature was once again played out, and the two full-backs also began to assist. They hoped to score another goal and secure the victory.

However, as soon as the Dutch team relaxed a little, Chen Yu made them understand what the world's number one ability was. Chen Yu, Zheng Hua and Han Peng cooperated twice in the midfield, dribbled the ball and threw Fan Bomel away, and shot angrily from 25 meters. Dutch goalkeeper Strekrenberg failed to react, and the ball was directly at the dead corner of the goal.

1:1

The Chinese team equalized the score in the 40th minute, and Chen Yu scored his seventh goal, almost locking in the top scorer.

However, the Netherlands is the Netherlands. After the Chinese team equalized the score, they were not in a hurry, but instead played more cautiously. Neither the Chinese team nor the Netherlands team were able to score again in the first half, and the two sides tied 1:1.

During the break, the Netherlands replaced Dezeu and replaced Van der Fate to continue to strengthen the offense.

Even though the Dutch team only invested five or six people in the offense, they were still able to play a variety of offensive routines, and the smooth passing of the Chinese team made it difficult to defend against the Chinese team.

In the 70th minute, Sneider shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the ball hit the defender Du Wei to change the route and enter the net, and the Netherlands led 2-1 again.

Before the Chinese team could come back to their senses, the Dutch team suddenly launched a large attack. Three minutes later, Kuyt made a cross from the left wing, and Chinese defender Wang Xiao made a mistake in the marking. Robben swam and nodded and hit the dead end. The Netherlands almost secured the victory 3-1.

After three black minutes, the morale of the Chinese team was greatly affected. Although the Chinese team attacked and hoped to rewrite the score, the Dutch team's defense was excellent. Their defensive counterattack made the Chinese team suffer. Fortunately, the Dutch team's desire to score goals after leading two goals was not that strong, otherwise the Chinese team would definitely have to concede more goals.

As time goes by, the physical fitness of Chinese players has declined greatly, and Chen Yu has no strength to win the future. In the end, he can only accept the result of a 1:3 loss.

The Chinese team stopped in the semi-finals, but they still received warm applause from fans. In this semi-final, the Chinese team was not as good as others and eventually lost the game. However, they played well and scored a goal, which made the Dutch worried about most of the game. Until the last moment, Chen Yu's long-range shot scared the Dutch team so much that they stood up.

In another semi-final, Spain, the king of friendly matches, finally made it clear. They defeated Germany 1-0 and reached the South African World Cup final, because neither the Netherlands nor Spain have won the World Cup championship, which means that this World Cup will produce a new king, either the Netherlands or Spain.
Chapter completed!