In the 86th minute, Joe Cole attracted a large number of Senegalese players to surround and sent a long diagonal pass, and Scholes, who was quickly inserted, got a one-on-one chance.

However, Scholes was a bit big, and after entering the penalty area, he met with Selva, who had abandoned the goal, he stabbed the ball away, Selva saved and knocked him to the ground, and the referee blew the whistle at the same time, awarding England a penalty, probably considering that there was not much time left in the game, and the result would not be too much suspense, only showing Selva a yellow card.

"England won a penalty in the last minute of the game and as long as the penalty is scored, the game will be clear, Senegal's players are clearly demoralized now, they have done a good job, as an African team in the World Cup for the first time, they are better than the other four African teams, but unfortunately they have met England."

Beckham stood in front of the penalty spot, and he came to take the penalty, and the Senegalese perimeter players seemed to have given up, and their faces were full of gloom.

After the referee's whistle blew, Becky ran and Selva made a save to the right, and Becky's shot was kicked to the other side.

Bang!

The ball hits the outside of the post and flies off the line.

Becky stood with his hands on his hips and lowered his head, and then stepped on the turf with some annoyance.

With a 2-0 lead and little time left, Aldridge did not feel that this penalty had a direct impact on whether he could "kill the game".

The other coaches and players sat back in disappointment, and Aldridge froze in place.

For some reason, I saw Becky kick the penalty kick away. Something came to his mind. But I couldn't grasp this thought.

The game continues. England's tight defence continued to limit the Tranga Lions' counter-attack.

Aldrich, however, remained in a state of distraction.

It wasn't until near the end of the match that he came to his senses and slammed his right fist into his left palm.

Thought of it!

What was the thought that came to his mind?

Unreliable!

Yes, England's penalty is not reliable!

Why is it unreliable?

Footwork, technique, mentality? Ability to work under pressure? Luck?

God knows.

Aldrich didn't know anyway.

It stands to reason that England's players have not seen anything in the club? It's impossible to get to the international tournament to really get affected so much, anyway. It's just not reliable.

In other words, if England can win on penalties, Aldridge will stick his head out and wait for someone else to chop it off!

Although the idea that came up at this moment had no impact on this game, it played a decisive role in the next World Cup journey.

At the end of the game, Aldrich walked directly to shake hands with Mei Chu, and the two coaches talked for a long time, and then Mei Chu walked in to comfort the lost disciple.

"The 1/8 final of the World Cup between England vs Senegal is over at full. England won 2-0 thanks to goals from Michael Owen and David Beckham, following Germany and Sweden. Becoming the third team to advance to the last 8, England's opponent in the quarter-finals will be between Turkey and Japan, no matter who the opponent is, we will have two more days of rest than the opponent, this factor will bring a big advantage to England, and now we have reason to believe that Hall is leading the Three Lions, closer and closer to their dreams! ”

Aldridge walked into the pitch and hugged every player, not praising them today, but motivating them.

The top 8 is far from the place where dreams end!

As the sun set, England reached the quarterfinals, and when leaving the field, Aldridge in suits and leather shoes walked in the middle, and behind him, a row of England players had taken off their soaked jerseys to give to the fans in the stands.

In his post-match interview, Aldridge was very pleased with England's watch.

"This is our fourth World Cup game, the players are in full shape, adapted to the rhythm of the World Cup, were more calm and calm than their opponents, and I am very happy that the players not only executed the coaching staff's arrangements well, but also beat the opponents thanks to their hard work, Senegal is a respectable team and they have made the world remember Senegal."

It wasn't a particularly exciting game, but England's attacking and defensive balance was so comfortable that they completely suffocated the Lions of Tranga in their cages, and England played game by game, making them even more favourites after advancing to the quarter-finals.

Major media commented on the game.

"The Lions of Teranga can only tremble under the majesty of the Three Lions."

"Mechu's tactical mistakes have made a big difference between African football and European football."

England scored 10 goals in four games and conceded 1 goal, the offensive firepower is not the strongest, but it is also in the forefront, especially their attacking points are evenly distributed, and the number of goals conceded is only 1, unlike the German team's god-like Kahn shelter goal, England team is through the team tactics to limit the opponent to get excellent scoring opportunities, so as to avoid conceding goals, which reflects the strength of the team, so that the team that is still on the World Cup stage can not be ignored.

At this moment, no matter how many people in Fleet Street were boasting that England would win the championship, now, people are really starting to expect and believe that Aldridge's England has the strength to win the throne!

Because they have already entered the top 8, because their top 8 opponents are Japan or Turkey, the possibility of being able to snipe England is not too high, if they enter the top four, there are only two games left from the championship!

The team reached the quarterfinals, and the players were both excited and constantly restrained from their selfish desires, and after returning to Tokyo, they actively relieved their physical fatigue and stayed in the hotel honestly, even if they were with their families.

Aldrich is the same, it's not that he's not in the mood to go out for a walk, it's that his parents are tired. Get plenty of rest. The two sons were also reluctant to go outside. The initial excitement of the trip had passed, and after dinner, he slept in Aldrich's room.

Aldridge and the coaching staff watched live TV in the hotel that night, the other game of the World Cup was played in South Korea on 1/8.

Spain vs Ireland.

It was a match that made Casillas a success, as he saved two penalties in the penalty shoot-out to establish himself in the national team, which has not been shaken for more than a decade!

It's a pity for Ireland, not because they were planted in a penalty shoot-out. Rather, they are not the strongest team, the core of the team's midfield, former captain Roy Keane, who is also the captain of Manchester United, Iron Han Keane fell out with the Irish Football Association and the coaching staff before the start of the World Cup, and was eventually expelled from the Irish national team.

Keane has a temper tantrum that used to be only on the pitch, but now he has an offensive side off the pitch, especially in dealing with relationships in football, where he mocks the Irish national team. Lashing out at the coach and even getting into a big fight with the coach of the coaching staff. In the end, the Irish national team temporarily has to recruit someone to replace his position, if he is a nobody, it doesn't matter, just like England's expulsion of Rooney, which has no impact on the team, but as the core of the midfield, Keane's turmoil has caused Ireland's strength to decline significantly.

Otherwise, Ireland and Germany are in the same group in the group stage, maybe Ireland can grab the top spot in the group, maybe the 1/8 finals will not meet Spain, of course, these have no absolute development trajectory, but Keane was expelled, after all, it reduces the possibility of a good development.

The two-day battle of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup has come to an end.

Germany, Sweden, England and Spain took the lead in advancing to the top 8 with eight seats, and Europe accounted for half of the country, which is in line with the status of European football.

The next day, England had their usual team-wide training sessions, and more England fans came to cheer them on near the training camp than before, and the fans' expectations for England to win the Hercules Cup were getting higher and stronger.

On this afternoon, in Jeonju, the World Cup 1/8 finals staged a civil war in North and Central America.

Mexico lost 0:2 to the United States, and the United States, the children of freedom, set the best result in the post-war World Cup: reaching the quarterfinals!

They had a better record, reaching the semi-finals of the 1930 World Cup, but their record 72 years ago was not worth mentioning, they only played three games, the third was the semi-final of the 6-1 thrashing by Argentina, at a time when the number and quality of the teams and the size of the World Cup were not comparable to the last half century.

In the evening, South America's last remaining superpower team finally appeared: Fantasy Brazil!

In the match with Belgium, Brazil easily defeated the European Red Devils 2-0 with Rivaldo's goals with aliens, and Ronaldo scored a brace with an assist, and no one doubted that the assist king of this World Cup will be taken away by Ronaldo.

Brazil won without much difficulty, and in the quarter-finals, they will face Sweden, and in this way, England's future has changed dramatically.

Because Brazil and England are in the same half of the semi-finals, in other words, if both teams can reach the semi-finals, then England and Brazil will meet in the semi-finals!

There have been Fleet Street media reports on the second day that simulated the promotion of the England team, whether it is Turkey or Japan, it seems that they cannot be the roadblocks of the England team, and the Swedish team does not seem to be able to block the road to the throne of the Samba Army, so there is a high probability that the semi-finals between the Three Lions and the Samba Army will appear!

Aldridge was very calm about this, England won the group stage and avoided Brazil in the quarter-finals, otherwise, the next game would not be Sweden against Brazil, but England against Brazil, the same historical trajectory as the original.

But if you can avoid it for a while, you can't avoid it for a lifetime.

The World Cup is a stage for the strong, not a gambling paradise for the lucky ones, the one who should come will always come, and the semi-final meeting will be better than the 1/4 final meeting, provided that both teams can break through the top 8, break through, on behalf of the strength has improved, two strong teams compete, it is better than two teams that are adjusting.

Win, there will be no flukes.

Lose, there will be no complaints.

On June 18th, in the afternoon, the 1/4 finals of the England team were released, and the golden generation of Japan seemed to have slackened after reaching the goal of advancing to the round of 16, Troussier changed his formation on the spot and swallowed the bitter fruit, losing 0:1 to the Star Moon Army Turkey, Turkey became England's opponent in the next game, and Turkey, which participated in the World Cup for the first time in 50 years, also created a miracle belonging to their national team, and another dark horse was born!

The final match of the round of 16 was played in South Korea a little later.

One of the hosts was out first.

There is one host left to make their final appearance in the round of 16.

After the huge controversy caused by the match against Portugal in the group stage, the match against Italy once again set off a huge wave! (To be continued......)