A day has passed, and Spanish fans may not be willing to accept the fact that the pre-match favorite Spain team was eliminated by the England player who was the least shooting player with a world shot.

This game made George Wood famous in the world football world. Even the most fake fans now know George Wood's name.

After the game with Spain, George Wood received a urine test without any problems. He was then named the best on the spot. The comment given to him by the official FIFA website was: "The impeccable defense and game attitude, which defeated the hot Spanish in the last moment, reflects the full value of a midfield core."

Motson won Wood's new nickname and his hysteria was widely spread when he scored. Now England fans have changed their words to George. Wood is "St. George". After the game, a voice echoed in the streets and alleys of England and in the tavern squares - "St. George bless England!"

English media said that George Wood's shocking shot was comparable to David Pratt's hook shot at Belgium at the last minute in the 1990 Italian World Cup quarterfinals. Twenty years ago Pratt's goal saved England and helped the team reach the quarterfinals. Twenty years later George Wood's world wave helped the team reach the quarterfinals.

Fabregas seemed very frustrated after the game, but he still praised George Wood's performance in an interview: "...I tried to cut off his ball, but he was too fast. Maybe it was better for me to foul early... This is football, a second of hesitation made us lose the game... He performed well and deserved to win the game, and I wish him good luck."

Capello rarely praises a player alone, but this "law" does not work for George Wood. He was in high spirits after the game. He took the initiative to mention George Wood, the hero of this game to the reporters: "He is a great player. I am glad that there is such a player on the team. Yes, the ball is beautiful, but I value his performance 119 minutes before the goal - perfect. He completely curbed Harvey and Fabregas, and not conceding the ball is the best affirmation of his efforts..."

Boske was very calm after losing the World Cup. When asked about George Wood's performance, he replied: "Capello's three-middle midfielder was very successful, but if George Wood was not as powerful as people thought. He is the core of midfield defense... Yes, I think he is the best defensive midfielder in the world football in recent years. But maybe in a few years I have to remove the 'defensive' - that goal is very beautiful. Being defeated by such a goal. I have nothing to say."

The discovery and training George Wood, Donn, also became the target of media pursuit after the game. He was not surprised at Wood's success: "Because I knew he would succeed a long time ago. If Eriksen was as smart as Capello, England might go further in Germany. If McLaren had a clearer head, then England would not have to be an audience in the summer of 2008. Look, anyone who looked down on Wood would end up miserably. Do you think Nottingham Forest has two European Champions Leagues and a league champion in two years? With "St. George", what else can't be done?" At this point, Donn laughed proudly. He liked Motson's new nickname for Wood in the live broadcast. It was much better than "monster", "artificial man" and "future warrior".

So many people praised George Wood, so what did he think?

"I'm very happy to be able to reach the semi-finals. I'm just performing normally." As he said, "I'm very happy", there was no obvious smile on his face.

"He is just performing normally. I really want to see what his extraordinary performance looks like..." The reporter who interviewed him said in the report.

In short, George Wood established his position in world football in one fell swoop.

Before the World Cup began, until the group stage. The English media were still arguing about whether to let Lampard and Gerrard start or George Wood and Gerrard start. Some supported Lampard, and some supported George Wood. The "double German" problem in England was not solved at all because Capello came, but instead "double German" turned into "three Germans". There was a trend of intensification.

Now, all the debates disappeared overnight. Some media even said: "What Capello should consider is not the question of who starts with George Wood or Lampard, but who is the other person who starts with George Wood?"

It seems that the World Cup journey of "St. George" seems to have just begun, and he still has time to write his own legend. Thanks to Wood's outstanding performance, England fans even began to look forward to reaching the finals and winning the Hercules Golden Cup.

"… Since 1966, we have never been able to get close to that trophy.  In every World Cup we say it is the strongest England team in history.   But in fact? But this World Cup may have a different ending.   Capello is a defensive coach.   In the World Championship, defense means championship and victory.   Now with ‘St. George’, we have the power to dream more!”

But St. George's World Cup trip ends here.

In the semi-finals, they met the Italian team led by "Silver Fox" Lipi.

This is a contest between two Italian head coaches, and a conservative and more conservative direct dialogue. In the end, Italy's reinforced concrete chain defense defeated England. Faced with Italy's shrinking defense, England lacked the means and ideas to break the deadlock. It exposed their weaknesses in a lack of an organizational midfielder. Both Gerrard and Lampard are more like scoring midfielders, slightly inferior in passing organization.

In Italy, Pirlo sorted out the team's midfield in an orderly manner. He threatened England's goal through defensive counterattacks. England did not dare to push the whole line.

In the end, the game was dragged into a penalty kick.

In fact, when we entered overtime, England was exhausted - playing with Spain for 120 minutes took too much energy, and having to play with Italy for 120 minutes... Thinking of this, the thoughts of English players have already begun to collapse.

Only George Wood and Gerrard are exceptions, and they are still running tirelessly. They hope to break the deadlock for the team. Wood plans to reuse the same trick and score from behind. In fact, at the last moment of the game, England fans and media really hope so...

But their opponent this time is not Spain, which is almost unprepared for the midfield, but Italy, the founder of defensive football.

George Wood was under key control, and Italian players would rather foul early than give Wood a chance to get in. There were several times when Wood was hastily shot and missed his head. Although England fans kept shouting: "St.george_for_england" during the game, this time "St.george" did not appear again, and he failed to bless England.

The game was dragged into a penalty kick. The Englishman has completely lost confidence - this is not the first time they have fallen in front of the penalty kick. Almost everyone will have inexplicable psychological shadows when playing penalty kicks.

George Wood was not put on the penalty list by Capello. Although he has good psychological qualities, his shooting skills are really not reassuring.

The result was no surprise. The world's best goalkeeper Buffon saved a penalty and "scared" a penalty. Italy made four free throws, and England's fifth man didn't even play, and the game ended.

Donn was not sad about this result. On the one hand, he was not a real Englishman. He would not have any sadness and joy because of the fate of this team. On the other hand, when the game was dragged to overtime, he already saw the fate of England in his heart - his physical strength could not keep up and was not eliminated by Italy in overtime. It can only be said that England was very lucky, but good luck made them use up in two overtime games. He could no longer win the penalty.

George Wood and his teammates stood side by side in the middle circle, watching his teammates step forward one by one to take the penalty, either happy or depressed. And he could only watch his World Cup end here.

He didn't get a minute of the chance to play in the World Cup in Germany, even if England was eliminated by Portugal. He had no special emotions except to experience Beckham's sadness. Four years later, it was different in South Africa. From the knockout stage, he became a main player. He truly felt that he was a member of this team. He made great contributions to England's final four, and he deserved more rewards, not just stopping in the final four...

He felt sad.

But he didn't cry. He didn't remember crying at all in his lifetime. He just stood there, his rocker straight, and he didn't even bow his head and bent down to vent his disappointment. Because his back was leaning against someone. He couldn't move.

Lampard was the fifth penalty kicker to play in overtime, but the game ended before it was his turn. He lay behind Wood and finally cried. It was not that he was not strong enough, but because he knew that this might be his last World Cup journey - in 2010 he was thirty-two years old, and in four years he was thirty-six years old, and it was almost impossible for him to play in the World Cup for his country again.

No matter how strong a man is, he cannot withstand such a blow.

When Beckham was substituted in the game against Portugal, he was sitting on the sidelines and crying, someone criticized him for not forgetting to make a show at any time. Those people just stood and spoke without a pain in their backs. Those who have never put themselves in their shoes and experienced such things will never understand how sad the heart is.

When the fourth Italian player Grosso kicked the ball into the gate guarded by Joe Hart, the Italian player next to him rushed up. Half of the people in the stands cheered and excited.

Wood looked at the ecstatic expressions of his opponents and clenched his fists. He now regrets that he cannot contribute more to the team in the offense. If his shooting is better... and seize one of the three opportunities in overtime, I'm afraid he won't be able to see the Italian expression now.

He hates seeing his opponent laugh, and he likes to see people crying against him the most.

The shooting is better! The offense is better! I don’t want to be a midfielder who only knows defensively! I don’t want others to control the outcome of the game! I want to take... destiny into my own hands!

I want to be a real "St. George"!

Motson didn't say anything for a long time, making people think he was dead. Alan Hiller shook his head helplessly. Tang En sighed. The first two were really sad that England stopped in the semi-finals again, while Tang En just felt sorry for George Wood.

"Although... the semi-finals have achieved their goals before the World Cup. But after watching the last game to eliminate Spain, I believe that all Englishmen are looking forward to more, but..." Mortson finally recovered a little bit of anger. "This is football. It does not prevail on our will. The young men in England are good... 24-year-old George Wood, 23-year-old Allen Lennon, 18-year-old Jack Willshere, 19-year-old Jack Rodwell, 22-year-old Micha Richards, 21-year-old Walcott, 23-year-old Joe Hart, 24-year-old Wayne Rooney, 25-year-old Ashley Young, 26-year-old Bentley, 26-year-old Stuart Downing... Look at these young people, I think we can continue to look forward to four years later."

In the three and four finals the day before the finals, George Wood continued to start, while the person he partnered with was replaced by Lampard.

In the third and fourth finals, England's opponent is Brazil in the group stage.

Losing the semifinal did not cause Wood to suffer any bad influence, or he became more motivated...

Capello handed Kaka to him. He faithfully executed the tactical requirements of the head coach on the court. Kaka did not let him take the ball easily, did not give him room to break through, and did not let him pass the football easily. Even if he used a foul, he would be willing to take a yellow card... completely freeze the core of the Brazilian team.

The showdown between George Wood and Kakadi was very exciting and became a beautiful scenery in the game. None of the two sides took advantage of it. There was a victory or defeat for each other.

In the end, England's overall strength was not as good as Brazil, and the two consecutive 120-minute games exhausted all their physical fitness and lost to Brazil 1:2, and finally won the fourth place in this World Cup.

The final was held between Italy and Argentina. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, the Argentina defeated Italy 2:0 with two flashes of Messi and Aguero. The third time in history, Messi won the Hercules Cup. After this battle, Messi was named the gods, and the media and fans called him the new generation of football kings. For a time, the name "Messidona" was shouted all over the world.

"2010 is the year of Messi! At the club, he wore a No. 10 jersey to lead Barcelona to the league championship and the European Champions League! In the national team, wearing a No. 10 jersey, he finally became the king of the world! We are fortunate to witness the birth of a new generation of football kings in South Africa!"

Among almost all such praises, only one person sang the opposite tune.

Out of the mentality of being opposed to the whole world and the disgust of the phenomenon of blindly following the singing of praises by everyone, Tony Donn wrote in the column after the final: "I admit to Messi's three championships, but it is too early to call him the 'new football king'. Argentina can win the World Cup because they did not meet England. Barcelona can win the European Cup because Nottingham Forest is not here!"

Some people ridiculed Tang En for "no food to say that the grapes are sour."

Don En hit back and said that his team will return to Europe next season, and that he will let everyone know who is right and who is wrong.

"I don't mind UEFA's draw of my team and Barcelona, ​​I can't even ask for anything. Come on, 'Unspoken rules' me!"

Afterwards, this may lead to the public's belief that UEFA has made a secret statement. He was fined 20,000 euros by UEFA. He was severely warned...

He and Barcelona's beams are getting bigger and bigger.

He lost money and reputation, and even made the enemy deeper and deeper. To outsiders, Tony Tangen's idiotic behavior was simply unreasonable.

But Tang En thought he was just telling the truth...

If George Wood faces Messi, Messi only needs to pray that he will not be kicked in ninety minutes and do nothing else. As long as Don En is still the head coach of the Forest team, he will definitely do this. Where did Italy lose? It is because the marking of Messi is too "civilized". Unfortunately, as he gets older, Gattuso's condition has declined too quickly. If Gattuso is in his prime, it is hard to say what the result of this final is... You must know that in the game, Gattuso has obviously not kept up with Messi's rhythm, and is always easily left behind by Messi's speed, and it is too late to foul.

The new football king? Messi is far from the point where he can dominate everything. He still has a long way to go to become king.
Chapter completed!