The Quarter-Final Opponent, the Portuguese National Team!

News of the Chinese national team defeating Japan team and advancing to the quarterfinals sparked a nationwide celebration.

Countless longtime fans burst into tears of excitement when they heard the news.

Since the 1980s, fans had been hoping that the Chinese national team could reach the World Cup and compete on the same stage as the world's top teams.

After nearly thirty years of waiting, that wish had finally come true.

World Cup quarterfinals! Excluding South Korea team's fourth-place finish at the 2002 World Cup, this was the best result ever achieved by an Asian Team at the World Cup!

Chinese football had not only surpassed itself, but also tied the Asian record. Just as the fans had hoped, it had reached the pinnacle of Asia!

How could anyone not be thrilled?

Driven by the Chinese national team's success, the popularity of this World Cup in China was absolutely staggering.

Over the course of the tournament, at least 800 million people nationwide had watched the World Cup.

That figure not only far exceeded the 2006 World Cup, but was even more astonishing than the 2002 World Cup!

Whenever major television stations aired a Chinese national team match, even if it was a replay rather than a live broadcast, ratings remained sky-high.

As a result, advertising slots on China Central Television and local sports channels were in overwhelming demand during the World Cup. Even after prices doubled, advertisers still flocked to them.

And the fans' support was not limited to online enthusiasm. Offline stores selling Chinese national team jerseys and related merchandise were also sold out amid the craze.

One World Cup had forcefully raised the ceiling of China's domestic football market by a huge margin, allowing people to experience the enormous potential of the Chinese football market for the first