Five hours after the Chinese team and Australia game ended, another semi-final between Japan and South Korea was also over.

In the end, the Japanese team and the South Korean team tied the game in the 90-minute game. Both sides scored one goal in overtime, and the 120-minute game tied the game and entered the penalty kick.

In the penalty shootout, the top two players of the Japanese team kicked in, but the top three free throwers of the Korean team missed the penalty kick, and the Japanese team eventually eliminated South Korea with a score of B0 in the penalty shootout.

In this way, the Japanese team will meet the Chinese team in the finals.

The final of the 204 Asian Cup has been repeated...

After this result came out, Chinese media and netizens were in a state of excitement.

At this moment, countless people re-revised the Asian Cup final seven years ago, giving them science to those who had never seen it before or did not understand the final, and the grudges between Chinese and Japanese football.

In the eyes of the Chinese, this year's Asian Cup will be the best opportunity for the Chinese team to take revenge. Because we are in a strong morale and in a good state, we also have the weapon of Glory, so we must ask Japan to pay off the debt that year.

Of course, there are also many ethnic emotions mixed in this, because as we all know, in history, China and Japan have a deep feud.

Although everyone likes to say something about keeping politics away from football.

But in fact, it's never done.

When the Chinese team competes against the Japanese team, it will definitely be mixed with a lot of national emotions. It is not just football, basketball, volleyball, and all sports.

Who is the name of competitive sports as "war in the era of peace"?

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The Chinese players who had returned to the hotel from the stadium also knew about their opponents in the finals as soon as possible.

"Japan"

"Damn it, it's so good that you must be good with Japan once."

"Although I really want to touch South Korea, Japan is also a good opponent."

Everyone was very excited to talk.

Rongguang saw this scene next to him and asked Sun Hai a little strangely: "Why are everyone so happy about the final opponent in Japan?"

"Hey, this is a long story... Do you know about the eight years of the War of Resistance?"

Rongguang nodded - this is a household name in China.

"It has something to do with this. Also, we have played against Japan many times in football and always lost, whether it is the national team or the club. We have been thrown farther and farther away by Japanese football, so it is more like winning them... In the Asian Cup final seven years ago, we were with them, but we lost to them at our doorstep. At that time, the Japanese scored a handball... If it weren't for that handball, I think we might not have lost to them."

Sun Hai became angry when he talked about this.

He is the only player in the 204 local Asian Cup. He was originally a substitute in the final with the Japanese team. Later, when Ali Han needed to strengthen his offense, he was sent to the court and replaced winger Yan Song.

However, his appearance did not change anything, and the Chinese team still lost the game.

It should be said that the entire Asian Cup was like a thorn in Sun Hai's heart, not just that semi-final.

Because in that Asian Cup, Sun Hai, who was considered one of the best Chinese team, was pressed on the bench by Ali Han and missed the starter

Sun Hai always felt that he had not shown any strength in that Asian Cup. In the end, he ended the Asian Cup held in the local area and lost the opportunity to win the Asian championship.

He originally thought that he would never have the chance to get closer to the Asian championship in his life... Although Sun Hai also participated in the 207 Asian Cup and was still the main player, the Chinese team was eliminated in the group stage. After that, he once faded out of the national team.

If Rong Guang hadn't joined Manchester City, he might not have been able to participate in this Asian Cup at all.

It’s not that he has gained a lot of opportunities to be exposed in front of the media, but because of the perverted Glory around him, Sun Hai also oppressed himself to train hard, maintain his condition, and be able to participate in high-level competitions as a substitute at Manchester City, which is of great significance to him.

The reason why Gao Hongbo chose to bring him to the Asian Cup was because he was in good condition at Manchester City. So he specially recruited a veteran like Sun Hai.

Now that Sun Hai has reached the Asian Cup final again, does he still have a chance to win this Asian supreme honor?

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Rongguang suddenly fell silent as he saw Sun Hai talking, and turned to look at him and found that he was in a state of loss of consciousness.

"Brother Sun?" he called out.

Sun Hai was called back to his senses by Rongguang: "Ah, sorry. Anyway, everyone thinks it is best to meet Japan in this final, so that it will give us a chance to take revenge."

However, Rongguang then asked a question that made Sun Hai speechless: "Is the Japanese team... very strong?"

Sun Hai started coughing because of saliva.

Even though Sun Hai and Rongguang were teammates for two and a half seasons in the club, he still seemed a little unprepared for Rongguang to suddenly ask such a question...

But if you think about it carefully, perhaps only people like Rongguang can ask such questions...

Because Glory really knows very little about the football world that unexpectedly happened to him.

After playing football in Europe for so many years, I have learned a little about European football and will no longer ask questions like "Is Real Madrid very strong?" "Who is Toti?"...

But he really knows nothing about Asian football.

Even if he comes back to participate in the Asian Cup, it does not mean that he knows much about Asian football.

In fact, many times, he doesn't even know the names of the opponents he meets in the game. He may not know any of the famous stars in Asian football.

He took the initiative to find Jordan goalkeeper to send Shaffi to exchange jerseys because he admires Shaffi…

After coughing, Sun Hai began to popularize Japanese football for Rongguang.

He started with Glory after he remembered it.

At the beginning, the level of Japanese football was the last in Asia. They only participated in the Asian Cup for the first time in 196. In addition, before the Seoul Olympics in 196, their national Olympic team had just been eliminated by the Chinese national Olympic team and missed the Olympics. This was the first time in the history of the Chinese national Olympic team.

At that time, Japanese football was basically beaten by Chinese football, and Chinese football was already suffering from "Korean fear".

In the 19dR Asian Cup, Japan only got one draw in four games, and did not score a goal, and lost the other three games.

However, since then, the level of Japanese football has begun to improve.

In the 2019 Japanese Asian Cup, they won one win and two draws in the group stage, qualifying for the top spot, not only won the first victory in the history of the Asian Cup, but also entered the semi-finals of the Asian Cup for the first time. Japan's opponent was the Chinese team.

This time, at the doorstep of his home, the Japanese team eliminated the Chinese team in B2 and entered the final. In the final, the Japanese team defeated the then traditional Asian overlord Saudi Arabia team 0 and won the first Asian Cup championship.

It was this Asian Cup that inspired the Japanese team. In 1993, Hideo Shimada, the seventh chairman of the Japanese Football Association, took advantage of the Japanese team's Asian Cup championship to draft the "Japan Football Centennial Dream", which is commonly known as the "Centennial Plan". After losing to the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, Japan's Centennial Plan was fully implemented, and the start of the league also allowed Japanese football to enter the fast lane.

In the 26th Asian Cup in Lebanon, the Japanese team once again defeated the Chinese team in B2 in the semi-finals and entered the finals, and finally defeated Saudi Arabia 0 to win the cup, establishing its position as the new Asian overlord.

In the 204 Asian Cup, the Japanese team was lucky in the elimination stage and finally reached the final. In the final, Bl defeated the Chinese team and won their third Asian Cup championship. He successfully defended his title for the first time.

With this championship, the Japanese team also won the championship with the veteran powerhouses Iran and Saudi Arabia, and became the team with the most championships in Asian Cup history with three times.

Japanese football has become increasingly different from Chinese football in the championship and victory. They are no longer the targets that Chinese football can beat back then, but Chinese football has become the targets that Japanese football has beaten...

Today, many players play in the European League. Since the Japanese national team entered the World Cup in 196, they have never missed the finals of each World Cup. In the two years of the local World Cup, they also created the best results in the quarterfinals.

While Chinese fans are still looking forward to the Chinese team entering the World Cup again, they have become a force that cannot be ignored in the world football world...

"...Anyway, Japan is very strong, very strong. Although I hate them, I have to admit this - they are the strongest team in Asia," Sun Hai said with a serious face.

"Asia is the strongest..." Rong Guang murmured, muttering to himself, chewing Sun Hai's words just now.

Then he clenched his fists suddenly and nodded vigorously: "It's indeed a good opponent worth defeating."

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At this time, the stadium had become a sea of ​​joy for the Japanese to celebrate victory. Japanese fans were singing songs in the stands, and Japanese players were also hugging each other to celebrate victory.

Especially with a circle of Japanese players gathering in the stadium, it seems they are celebrating this hard-won victory.

But in fact, the Japanese players gathered together are not celebrating the victory.

"Everyone, we finally waited for this opportunity in the finals. Let's go all out and defeat Glory."

The team's captain, Makoto Hagabe, looked at his teammates and said with a serious expression.

Shinji Kagawa, Keiyuki Honda, Yuto Nagato, and Yuto Endo Endo also nodded vigorously.
Chapter completed!