FIFA official website: China national football team midfielder Tang Ye was named the best player (MVP) of the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage.
China national football team reposted FIFA's news: Tang Ye was named group-stage MVP.
It was good news, but to many of Tang Ye's haters, it was undoubtedly their opening.
He was group-stage MVP in Russia.
And now, in Qatar, he was still group-stage MVP.
Conclusion: China national football team were gods of the group stage and could only play in the group stage.
Munich Metro reporter: China often overperformed in the group stage, which was one major reason Germany had repeatedly failed. But objectively speaking, China's strength was not enough to support them through a knockout-stage victory.
Commentator Owen: If they wanted to reach the quarterfinals, China needed to face Japan in the Round of 16. But unfortunately, their opponent was Spain, which greatly reduced their chances of advancing.
Some of the European reporters' and commentators' remarks were incredibly cutting, practically slapping China national football team across the face.
But objectively speaking, there was no refuting them. Those harsh words were largely true!
Sigh.
Whenever people were bullied, they always thought of finding their mothers. China's fans now also hoped that China national football team's nurturer, GGBond, would step up and say something. It did not matter what he said, as long as it could raise the fans' spirits.
However, because of the Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan incidents, China national football team had been extremely cautious about press conferences. Apart from Escribá, no one could accept interviews from reporters before matchday arrived.
Just when China's fans thought they could only endure the humiliation, Portugal's press conference arrived.
Portugal's reporters were talented too. The moment they saw Cristiano Ronaldo, they asked him about Erik ten Hag