Chapter 696 Advance to the Top 8

Silva forced himself to calm down, took two deep breaths, ran up a few steps, and kicked the ball to the lower left corner.

The ball is actually of good quality.

However, Lu Wenbin was even more powerful.

He predicted accurately, shifted ahead of time, and then flew to save, directly pulling Silva's shot straight to the dead corner out of the bottom line with one hand.

With one round left in the penalty shootout, the Chinese team led Brazil by two goals 3-1.

There was no need for any more penalties, and the Chinese team sealed the victory one round ahead of schedule.

The moment Lu Wenbin threw the ball, all the Chinese in the Mineiro Arena went completely crazy.

All the coaches and teammates on the sidelines rushed into the field together, gathered towards the galloping Lu Wenbin, and celebrated wildly.

The Chinese commentator roared excitedly in the commentary booth and announced:

"Won!"

"The Chinese team won!"

"Lu Wenbin saved Silva's penalty. The Chinese team defeated Brazil 3-1 in the penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

"My God, the Chinese team actually defeated the Brazilian team and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup!"

In the end, the commentator said with tears: "As a media person who has witnessed the development of Chinese football, it is enough to see the national football team enter the quarter-finals of the World Cup!"

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also celebrated wildly with excitement, yelling and yelling, regardless of whether it would affect their families and neighbors sleeping.

Countless middle-aged and elderly fans also shed tears of excitement.

Before Lu Wenbin was born, the top eight in the World Cup was an achievement that Chinese fans could not even imagine.

What's more, they still defeated the host Brazil to advance to the quarterfinals.

In the eyes of Chinese fans, this is almost as great as winning the championship.

Reporters carried cameras and microphones and rushed to the place where Chinese players gathered. They wanted to interview first-hand news and pass it on to domestic audiences.

With Lu Wenbin's goalkeeper-level performance,

The Chinese team defeated the host Brazil 3-1 in the penalty shootout and 5-3 in the whole game, and advanced to the quarterfinals of this World Cup.

At the end of the game, Lu Wenbin also received the system reward for advancing to the quarterfinals and the single game reward that was different from the group stage.

The system experience reward for the knockout match of the World Cup is 1 million for assists, 2 million for goals, and 4 million for wins.

In this game, Lu Wenbin scored one goal and one assist, but the draw within 120 minutes was not counted as a win, and the penalty shootout was not counted as a goal.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin only got 3 million experience rewards for one goal and one assist.

Then there is the system task of advancing to the top eight of the World Cup, and there are 3 million experience + 30 skill points.

As a result, Lu Wenbin's system experience rose to level 21, 24.886 million/100 million, with a balance of 123 skill points.

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The game was played at noon local time in Brazil, but in China, it was midnight.

However, the miracle that the Chinese team defeated Brazil and advanced to the quarter-finals of the World Cup made countless fans so excited that they could not sleep, carnival and celebration all night.

Tonight, there is no sleep in China.

Not only China, but the media and fans all over the world are sleepless. The key breaking point is that Lu Wenbin played a guest goalkeeper and staged a goalkeeper-level performance.

Counting overtime and penalty shootouts, Lu Wenbin saved three penalty kicks from Brazil, which is the biggest contributor to China's victory over Brazil and advancing to the quarterfinals.

With Lu Wenbin here, it is not too surprising for the Chinese team to be upset. But Lu Wenbin was really a surprise when he was the goalkeeper.

Many fans who didn't watch the game that night woke up the next morning to see overwhelming news that they couldn't believe.

What I can't believe is not that Brazil lost, but that Lu Wenbin went as the goalkeeper.

"The first knockout match of the World Cup, the Chinese team eliminated Brazil in a penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals! "

"Lu Wenbin's guest goalkeeper staged a goalkeeper-level performance, saving three penalty kicks in a row to send the Brazilian out!" "

"Forward, forward midfielder, defensive midfielder, goalkeeper, what else can Lu Wenbin not know? "

"From the forward at the front to the goalkeeper at the back, Lu Wenbin showed the world his true offensive and defensive versatility! "

Among them, there are naturally many questions about why Lu Wenbin guards the goal and why his goalkeeping skills are so superb.

The coaches and players of the Chinese team revealed in an interview that Lu Wenbin had already started goalkeeping training during the training camp before the start of the World Cup.

Therefore, Lu Wenbin's guest goalkeeper in the game against Brazil was not a temporary decision, but a tactic that the Chinese team had already decided.

However, this did not solve everyone's doubts about Lu Wenbin's goalkeeping skills, but made everyone even more shocked.

Reached this level after only ten days of training? It is simply unacceptable!

When a reporter asked Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin said that he did not know why this happened.

He just wanted to give it a try, but how could he expect to improve so quickly?

"Perhaps my potential in goalkeeping is better than offense?" Lu Wenbin answered the reporter like this, which made people feel quite speechless.

The overwhelming news and discussions made the second knockout match of Colombia VS Uruguay not much attention at all.

With a brace from James Rodriguez, Colombia beat Uruguay 2-0 to advance to the quarter-finals.

Moreover, Rodriguez's chest stop and turned volley goal is considered by many to be the best goal of this World Cup.

But even so, it cannot steal Lu Wenbin's limelight.

Lu Wenbin's news still occupies the main page of the media, and it will not be diverted because of Rodriguez's strike.

As the 1/8 finals came to an end, except for the Chinese team that eliminated the host Brazil team with Lu Wenbin's monstrous performance, other strong teams defeated their opponents and advanced to the quarterfinals.

After the last game, all the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals were produced, namely: China, Colombia, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Argentina, and Belgium.

The quarter-final matches are China VS Colombia, Netherlands VS Costa Rica, France VS Germany, Argentina VS Belgium.

Among them, the match between France VS Germany is the blockbuster match that the media and fans all over the world are most looking forward to, and then there is the match between China VS Colombia to see Lu Wenbin's performance.

Lu Wenbin's amazing role as a goalkeeper has lost its effect. The coaching staff of the Chinese team and Lu Wenbin are discussing whether to let Lu Wenbin directly start as a goalkeeper.

Finally, considering that without Lu Wenbin's deterrent effect, I am afraid that the Chinese team will be overwhelmed by their opponents and will not be able to fight back at all.

In that way, even with Lu Wenbin's set kick, it may not be possible to score a goal.

As for the opponent, it is possible to score an occasional goal by bombarding the Chinese team and then defeat China.

Of course, the most important thing is that everyone does not think that China has no strength to compete with Colombia.

With Lu Wenbin sitting in the midfielder to direct the defense and wait for an opportunity to counterattack, it is entirely possible for the Chinese team to settle the battle by scoring within 120 minutes.

Therefore, as a result of the discussion, it was decided to let Lu Wenbin play the midfielder and try to beat the opponent with goals.

If it really comes to overtime, or a penalty shootout, Lu Wenbin will be the goalkeeper.