July 17, 2004, Capital Workers' Stadium.

China VS Bahrain.

At the opening ceremony of the Asian Cup, nearly 500 journalists from all over the world were on hand to cover the game.

The stadium was full of shouting Zheng Zhi, and the former World Footballer of the Year enjoyed the treatment of a king at his home stadium more than anywhere else.

"Zheng Zhi!"

"Zheng Zhi!"

"Zheng Zhi!"

Zheng Zhi did not disappoint everyone, and immediately dominated the game after taking the field.

The dark horse of the Bahrain team, no one can restrain Zheng Zhi.

In the 4th minute of the opening game, Zheng Zhi sent a delicate through plug to Yang Chen in front, but unfortunately Yang Chen's shot from the far corner was slightly out of the goal.

In the 19th minute, Zheng Zhi did the same, this time he sent a through ball to Qu Peng, and once again tore apart the defense of the Bahrain team, but Qu Peng's shot was too positive and hit the goalkeeper directly.

After missing two great chances, the Chinese team suffered a backlash.

In the 41st minute of the game, No. 29 Mohammed Hubayr of the Bahrain team scored first with a wonderful goal, and the Chinese team fell behind 0:1.

Just when the Bahrainis thought they would drag the score into half-time, Zheng Zhi personally killed their hopes.

In the 46th minute, Qu Peng broke through from the right side and passed the ball back to Zheng Zhi in the inverted triangle, Zheng Zhi directly met the ball at the top of the arc of the penalty area, and a groundbreaking shot made the Bahrain goalkeeper stunned and did not make any saves at all.

The score became 1:1.

The Capital Workers' Stadium instantly entered a climax.

Zheng Zhi used this goal to tell the world that he is back! His goal is still God's work.

For the first time, Sky Sports England broadcast the Asian Cup live, and the commentator was England legend Gary Lineker.

Lineker exclaimed after Zheng Zhi's goal: "World class! ”

"He's still world-class!"

"All worries are unnecessary."

'It's so enjoyable to watch him play, just like Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard, they always give us extraordinary masterpieces and surprises!'

Yibian fought again, the Chinese team continued to control the game, or Zheng Zhi continued to perform.

In the 12th minute of the second half, Yang Chen burst into the penalty area after receiving Shao Jiayi's wonderful pass on the left side of the front field, and the opposing defender No. 16 Sayed Ade defended closely, Yang Chen slid the ball over him beautifully, and the guy handballed, and the Malaysian referee immediately awarded a penalty.

Zheng Zhi took the penalty, and a light 'spoon' pierced the opponent's goal again, and the score was rewritten to 2:1.

The fans cheered and even lit fireworks in celebration, and the national flags flew all over the stadium.

After that, the Bahrain team was eager to equalize, the formation pressed forward, and the Chinese team had more and more counterattack opportunities.

In the 67th minute, Zheng Zhi sent a second pass again, and this time Yang Chen did not miss the opportunity to score and rewrote the score to 3:1.

Maybe it stimulated Qu Peng, in the 76th minute, Qu Peng scored with a rare header in the penalty area, and it was Zheng Zhi who gave him the assist, Zheng Zhi pulled a cross and sent the ball to Qu Peng's head......

The score became 4:1.

With two goals and two assists, Zheng Zhi was replaced by Qi Hong, and the fans at the scene once again gave huge applause.

"The King of China!"

"Two goals, two assists!"

"Does anyone still question his status?"

'Jose Mourinho can wait for him to come back and next season for Chelsea will be more terrifying than ever! Arsenal, Manchester United, are you ready? ”

Zheng Zhi, who performed well, was also named the best player of the match. The ability of the World Footballer of the Year is simply terrifying.

If the excellent performance in the first game is not enough to evaluate the return of Zheng Zhizhen's king.

So the second game of the Chinese team against Indonesia?

That is to tell the world that Zheng Zhi and the Chinese team can slaughter like crazy.

11:0！

Zheng Zhi only played in the first half, but he contributed three goals and two assists.

A free kick was scored, and two long-range shots were assisted, assisted by Yang Chen and Qi Hong respectively.

Indonesia is like a schoolboy team, vulnerable, and Zheng Zhi was replaced in the second half, and the final score was fixed at 11:0.

And Zheng Zhi topped the scorer list with 5 goals!

After it was confirmed, Zheng Zhi sat on the bench and did not get even a minute of playing time, but the Chinese team still won Qatar with a score of 3:0.

This is the strength of the third place in the World Cup, even without Zheng Zhi, the Chinese team still plays very well.

After entering the top 8, the Chinese team was drawn to Iraq.

Iraq was also knocked over 4:0 by the Chinese team, Zheng Zhi added another goal, this time through a free kick to score.

In the semi-finals against Iran, the Iranian team, which overpowered the Chinese team that year, still had no strength to fight.

Zheng Zhi opened the scoring with a long-range shot, Yang Chen changed the score to 2:0, and substitute Su Maozhen completed the third strike. The Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3:0 to enter the final, and they are only one step away from defending the Asian Cup champion.

And the other opponent is really the Japanese team that has developed obscenely in recent years, that is, the runner-up of the last session.

The Japanese team has been quite convincing along the way, and they are the strongest team in Asia outside of China.

However, compared with two weeks ago, the Japanese media is clearly unemboldened.

Previously, they thought that Japan had a good chance of winning the Asian Cup, but after a series of crazy performances by the Chinese team, they realized that there was a huge gap between them and the Chinese team.

"Unless Zheng Zhi retires, the Japanese team will not have a chance at all."

"At least, it's going to take another eight years."

Eight years?

If Zheng Zhi hears it, he will definitely laugh, and his long career can at least rush to 2018! Or maybe even longer......

Before the start of the final, all the media were optimistic about the Chinese team defending the Asian Cup championship, and even the Japanese media did not dare to obsess the Japanese team for winning the game.

And the final result also told the world that Zheng Zhi is the NO1!

At the Workers' Stadium, Zheng Zhi was the first to stand up, and in the 9th minute, he knocked directly on the Japanese team's goal with an elevator kick from 35 meters away.

Zheng Zhi looked more vigorous and more diligent in his running than in previous games.

Only 8 minutes later, Zheng Zhi and Qi Hong in front of the penalty area after hitting the wall, burst into the Japanese team's penalty area with the ball, causing a foul by the Japanese team's defenders, Zheng Zhi personally took the penalty, rewriting the score to 2:0.

The Japanese team wants revenge?

Nothing.

In the 42nd minute, Zheng Zhi received a cross pass from Qu Peng in front of the penalty area, and suddenly shot into the upper left corner of the goal with his feet up, and Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi Neng watched the ball fly into the goal alive and did not react at all.

Half-time hat-trick!

The true king is back!

The Asian Cup final turned into Zheng Zhi's solo performance, and the Japanese team was slaughtered at halftime, or Zheng Zhi was slaughtered alone.

In the second half, Yang Chen scored another goal, and the final score was fixed at 4:0, and Zheng Zhi was replaced as early as the 65th minute......

The 2004 Asian Cup belongs to China, and it also belongs to Zheng Zhi alone.

Of course

Everyone knows that this stage is not Zheng Zhi's highest stage.

Perhaps, it will be Germany in two years?

But for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho, they will need Zheng Zhi this year......