Chapter 1,306, The Magical Finger

While Deschamps was checking the time, Jin Taige was also looking at the time indicator.

It's now the 86th minute and the game is coming to an end.

Kim Tiger had just replaced Cahill and replaced the last forward Rashford. With that, all five of England's forwards were on the pitch. Jin Taige has also played out all the cards in his hand. The only way to determine the outcome is the performance of the players themselves.

Now the England team is still bombarding, and almost all midfielders and frontfield players appear near the French team's penalty area.

"Rashford passed two people and shot! The ball was blocked by Lloris! This is a corner kick for England!"

"Tripier's corner kick was won by Maguire again! The ball was too high on the head! Lori punched out with both fists!"

"The ball fell at Mbappe's feet! Mbappe's counterattack speed has increased!"

"The game has reached the 88th minute, and there is no one in the backcourt of England! Maguire is in the French team's penalty area, Cahill has also been replaced, and Trippier has just taken a corner kick! Mbappe goes all the way!"

"There is one person in the England team who has not given up! It's Henderson! He chases back quickly! Can he catch up with Mbappe?"

"Mbappe is one position faster than Henderson. He has already gone solo! He is about to enter the penalty area..."

"Henderson tackled Mbappe from behind! Is this a penalty?"

"The foul happened right on the penalty area line! Is this a penalty?!"

"The referee stopped the game and he quickly ran to the scene of the incident! It was a penalty kick! It was a penalty kick! The referee also took out a red card and Henderson was sent off!"

"Now the game has reached the 89th minute. England is one goal behind, and they were awarded a penalty kick! Is England's World Cup journey really going to end like this!"

If this were the case in the past, the England team would definitely appeal to the referee, but they have not now.

They gave the ball to the French players and asked them to take the penalty as quickly as possible.

Kane calmed the emotions of his teammates. He only has one wish now, that is, Pickford saves the penalty kick, and then the England team counterattacks and strives to score!

If this penalty kick is scored, then he will lead the England team to score two more goals to equalize!

We never give up!

Henderson ran down the court quickly. He also wanted the game to continue as soon as possible without wasting time.

When Henderson came off the field, he saw Kim Tiger at first sight. Kim Tiger had a calm expression and said to him slowly without any complaint: "The defense just now was not your fault. You worked hard. Come on down." Take a good rest!"

Hearing this, tears welled up in Henderson's eyes and he was speechless for a long time.

Gerrard came over and hugged his little brother from the club: "I believe Pickford will save this penalty kick. We still have a chance!"

At this time on the court, the French players were ready. The ball was taken by Griezmann, who was adjusting his emotions next to the penalty spot.

At this time, Ashley Young whispered in Pickford's ear: "I have played with Griezmann for several years, and I know his penalty kicks very well. I stood behind Griezmann, Just look at the direction of my gesture and save."

When Pickford heard this, he suddenly felt confident: "Okay, no problem."

Ashley Young quickly pushed out of the penalty area, leaving the stage to Pickford.

At this time, the eyes of the world are on Pickford. This outstanding England goalkeeper has performed very steadily in this cup. Although he is not as dazzling as De Gea and Hugo Lloris, he is still the most stable player in the England team. If not for his stable performance, England would not have reached the final.

Pickford let out a sigh of relief and looked at Griezmann in front of him, waiting for the penalty kick to be taken. He knew very well that if this penalty kick was scored, the England team would have almost no hope in this game. Now the 90-minute game is coming to an end. The fourth official just raised his sign and called for 4 minutes of injury time. It is almost impossible to score two goals in four minutes.

In a few seconds, the dust will settle on what the outcome will be.

Griezmann looked at Pickford in front of him, and he was also a little nervous. However, he comforted himself that he could definitely score the goal. To say the least, even if he couldn't score, the England team would have no hope of equalizing the score in injury time.

But it was this brief lucky thought that made Griezmann hesitate a little.

When he was running forward, Ashley Young discovered the problem! He pointed decisively to the right side of the goal, passing the signal to Pickford!

"Griezmann took a slow approach and shot the ball to the lower right corner!"

"Pickford saved the penalty! Ashley Young rushed into the penalty area and shoveled the ball out of the baseline!"

"The England team escaped! They retained the last glimmer of hope!"

At the moment Pickford saved the penalty kick, Henderson, who had just been sent off, suddenly put his head into Gerrard's arms. In a place where no one saw it, Henderson's tears could no longer stop. Live and flow down.

The penalty kick didn't go in! We didn't concede the ball!

Very good! Very good!

Jin Taige let out a long breath. At that moment, his heart seemed to have stopped beating.

But Deschamps punched hard, and he was very upset that he didn't end the game.

Griezmann stood in the center of the penalty area in a daze. He did not expect that his penalty kick would be saved...

Pogba behind him yelled "fxxk"! I don’t know whether he is scolding the English players or expressing his dissatisfaction with Griezmann...

Pickford and Ashley Young high-fived each other in front of the goal: "Man! We held on!"

After the English players were only briefly happy, they continued to participate in the game, striving for the final offensive opportunity.

Pavard's corner kick was headed out of the penalty area by Kane who was returning to defend, and the England team was temporarily safe.

The regular game time is now over, and more than two minutes of injury time have passed. The French team did not retreat. They still pressed the England team to attack wildly. Because Henderson was sent off and Cahill was also substituted, the English team's defensive strength was insufficient. Now even Kane has withdrawn to defend. The other two forwards, Vardy and Sterling, don't have much physical strength to sprint.

The only one left in the frontcourt was Rashford, looking for the last chance. Without him, England might have surrendered early.

The English players were also desperately defending, looking for the final offensive opportunity.

Just once, maybe just once! We can equalize the score!

Time flies by, and three minutes of the four-minute injury time have passed...