Argentina and Portugal's World Cup semi-finals went on for 120 minutes and there was no winner.
The final winner can only be determined through the most brutal penalty shootout.
In the first four rounds of penalty kicks, two players from each side failed to put the football into the goal.
The current score is 2:2.
The last player on both sides to take the penalty is the top star on the inside.
Messi of Argentina.
Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal.
In the last decade, these two players almost monopolized the highest individual honors in football.
All stars live in the shadow of these two.
The name of the two unparalleled prides is carried out in world football.
When it comes to football, there must be Messi Cristiano Ronaldo, which shows that their fame has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The two have played against each other many times at the club level, and even in the national team, they have met in friendly matches.
But on the World Cup stage, these two instant superstars have never met before.
Today, the two of them actually used this method to help their national team defeat their opponents.
Argentina National Team's Messi held the football and walked to the penalty spot with a calm expression.
The entire Argentina looked at the savior in their hearts with expectant eyes.
Argentina's players no longer dared to watch. They all knelt on the ground, praying with their eyes closed.
The Portugal players also looked at Messi with solemn expressions, wondering what they were thinking in their hearts.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Messi with stern eyes, high fighting spirit flashing in his firm eyes.
Messi placed the football on the penalty spot, adjusted his shin pads slowly, and glanced at the opponent's goalkeeper inadvertently.
Portugal Goalkeeper Lopez was very excited. Today he has saved one ball and another. Although he did not save it by himself, the opponent kicked it away under his huge pressure.
Looking at Messi standing at the penalty spot, Lopez felt like the blood in his body was boiling.
This is your opportunity to make a contribution. As long as you can save Messi's penalty kick, you will become Portugal's hero.
Lopez forcibly suppressed his excitement, looked at Messi with burning eyes, and roared to cheer himself up.
The referee blew the whistle.
Messi looked firmly in the direction of the goal and started to run.
After three steps, Messi raised his left leg and hit the football hard.
Lopez looked at Messi's movements and guessed that Messi was going to hit his left side, so he used his legs hard, jumped into the air, and pounced on his left side.
But Messi's fallen left foot did not hit the football hard, but gently rubbed underneath the football. The football drew an arc like a spoon in the air, and fell lightly into the goal.
Recreate the spoon penalty.
The great Messi, at this critical moment of life and death, was able to calmly use a spoon to take a penalty kick, deceiving the goalkeeper and scoring a crucial goal.
Messi is using this penalty kick to announce to Portugal National Team that you are not the only ones who can take penalty kicks, I can too.
Bernardo Silva looked at Messi faintly and whispered, "Pretending is so annoying!"
This time, all the pressure came to Portugal National Team.
The director also understood very well. After Messi scored, he directly showed the camera to Cristiano Ronaldo's face, hoping to see something from his face.
However, when Messi scored the goal, Cristiano Ronaldo's face did not change at all, and his eyes were still so firm and confident.
The entire hope of Portugal rests on the shoulders of Cristiano Ronaldo.
They trust this man very much. Over the years, if it wasn't Cristiano Ronaldo, then Portugal's lineup would definitely be Europe's second-rate or even third-rate team.
However, with Cristiano Ronaldo, he single-handedly brought Portugal to the first-class level of Europe, and in 2016, he helped Portugal complete a breakthrough in the World Series and win the championship of UEFA European Championship.
This is the dream that Rui Costa and Figo, their golden generation, could not fulfill.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a magical symbol in Portugal National Team.
As long as Cristiano Ronaldo is still standing on the court, Portugal people will not think that they have failed.
The 38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo walked towards the penalty area with firm steps, holding the football in his arms.
Argentina Goalkeeper Romero glanced at his kettle again, but this time, he did not get satisfactory information on the kettle.
Because Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty kick ability is already very powerful, Cristiano Ronaldo can take penalty kicks from any direction and angle at his fingertips.
Romero threw away his kettle. In the last round, he could only rely on his goalkeeper's sense of smell.
Romero patted his head hard twice to make himself calmer.
Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Romero with a hint of bloodthirsty in his eyes.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood at the penalty spot, picked up the football in his hand, placed it in front of himself, and kissed the football deeply, hoping it was a lucky ball.
Then, Cristiano Ronaldo placed the football on the penalty spot and rubbed it hard several times.
Cristiano Ronaldo began to retreat, his eyes always looking at Romero.
This is a habit of Cristiano Ronaldo taking penalty kicks. Many players hardly look at the goalkeeper when taking penalty kicks, fearing that the goalkeeper will see the secret in their hearts.
But Cristiano Ronaldo is an extremely confident player, and he hopes to defeat the opponent's goalkeeper with his firm eyes.
The camera swept across Portugal National Team's lineup. Everyone was squatting on the ground with their heads lowered, not daring to watch Cristiano Ronaldo's free throw.
The air in the stadium is almost freezing.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood on the penalty area line, took a deep breath, and then exhaled it hard. He stood there with his legs spread like a compass, and his hands were placed naturally on both sides of the body.
The referee blew the whistle.
Cristiano Ronaldo's eyes changed, and he started running with murderous intent.
Arriving in front of the football, Cristiano Ronaldo used the inside of his right foot to push the football towards the upper left side of the goalkeeper.
This is an absolute blind spot. Generally speaking, this position is almost impossible for the goalkeeper to touch.
However, the moment Romero shot Cristiano Ronaldo, he consciously started moving to his left side.
A side dive, the direction was judged correctly.
However, he thought Cristiano Ronaldo would hit a lower corner, so he was not able to fly into the air. He could only reach up in mid-air as much as possible, hoping to touch the football.
But the football passed his left hand and continued flying towards the goal.
With a "bang", the whole world fell silent.
A second later, the entire stadium was boiling.
All the Argentina players started running wildly on the court, celebrating crazily.
Messi was surrounded by his teammates in the middle, but there was not much joy on his face. Instead, he looked at the man still standing in front of the goal with regretful eyes.
Romero roared wildly and knelt down from Cristiano Ronaldo's side, looking up to the sky and roaring.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood there like a sculpture, his eyes a little dazed. Even now, he can't believe that the penalty he just hit actually hit the intersection of the crossbar and the post and bounced out.
One foot in heaven and one foot in hell.
Messi kicked Argentina into heaven, and Cristiano Ronaldo kicked Portugal into hell.
Portugal's players all covered their faces and lay on the court.
This cruel reality is completely unacceptable to them.
The camera has been locked on the back of Cristiano Ronaldo, and a thick melancholy shrouds Cristiano Ronaldo unwillingly.
This back view is exactly like the same melancholic and helpless back view of Italy star Roberto Baggio after he missed a penalty kick on World Cup in 1994.
One is No. 7 and the other is No. 10, but the same melancholy and the same helplessness make people sigh.
Messi pushed away the celebrating crowd, came to Cristiano Ronaldo alone silently, and patted Cristiano Ronaldo on the shoulder.
Cristiano Ronaldo turned around and saw it was Messi. He showed a bitter smile and said, "Leo, congratulations!"
Messi shook his head and said with a smile, "Cristiano, thank you!"
Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo hugged each other tightly.
This embrace between these two peerless duo who have dominated world football for ten years moved the whole world.
Messi Instead of celebrating, he also wants to comfort his lifelong enemy.
Cristiano Ronaldo also used his best wishes to congratulate Messi for entering the finals.
Li Mingyu in the stands was in a very complicated mood.
Messi is my childhood idol. I started to like football because of Messi.
Being able to play with Messi and Barcelona is already the happiest thing for me as a player.
I never thought that I would be able to compete with my idol on the World Cup stage.
And it is the most important World Cup final.
Li Mingyu feels a little dazed. This feeling is really amazing.
Amid the crazy celebrations of Argentina people, the second semi-final of Qatar World Cup ended.
Argentina had the last laugh and became the team that joined Spain in the finals.
And Portugal National Team can only compete with Brazil National Team for a tasteless third place two days later.
Cristiano Ronaldo finally shed heroic tears after saying goodbye to Messi.
He participated in World Cup five times and did not help Portugal create history. He never even entered the finals once.
Cristiano Ronaldo left the stadium with a strong sense of unwillingness.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo did not lower his head, he left with his head held high.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo failed to help Portugal reach the finals, he personally has completed a history that suffocates all players.
Starting from UEFA European Championship in 2004, Cristiano Ronaldo has not missed any World Series, five UEFA European Championship, five World Cup, and Cristiano Ronaldo has scored goals in these ten World Series, which is an unprecedented feat.
Although Cristiano Ronaldo left with regret today, Cristiano Ronaldo is still Europe, one of the greatest players in history. Perhaps, this "one" can be removed.
And Argentina people turned this stadium into a sea of joy.
Messi was carried on the shoulders of his teammates and circled around the stadium. Every time he entered the stands, the fans in the stands stood up and made worshiping movements.
Messi In this World Cup, people saw a different Messi.
What Messi was criticized for before was that Messi in the national team always seemed powerless, completely lacking the omnipotence he had when he was in Barcelona.
And this time in World Cup, Messi often stands up at critical moments and uses his own offense and goals to help the team end the game.
World Cup and Messi have scored six goals this time, which is the total number of goals he scored in the previous four World Cup games.
12 goals have already ranked him behind Just Fontaine.
This World Cup is a World Cup that scores more goals.
Li Mingyu 14 ball, Neymar 7 ball, Messi 6 ball, Cristiano Ronaldo 6 ball, Lewandowski 5 ball, Mbappe 4 ball,...
This is World Cup, a class full of strong players.
However, this World Cup is also the farewell performance of a top star.
The 38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo announced at the beginning of this season that he will not renew his contract with Juventus. He will leave Italy next summer and return to Portugal, where his dream began, and end his career.
The 35-year-old Messi has also signed a ten-year contract with Barcelona and plans to remain Barcelona for the rest of his life.
The 34-year-old Lewandowski has one and a half years left on his contract, and this is probably his last contract.
The three top stars in world football have all slowly said goodbye to football.
However, the rise of Li Mingyu, Mbappe, Haaland and others illustrates a problem.
Talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years.
Every era has its own representative figures.
Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, Batistuta, Romario, Roberto Baggio...
Zidane, Figo, Ronaldinho, Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Henry, Beckham,...
Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi, Iniesta, Luka Modric, Neymar, Mbappe,...
From the 1980s to the present, there have been countless stars like crucian carp crossing the river.
The gradual maturity of Mbappe, the emergence of Haaland and Li Mingyu, and in this World Cup, many young players have become the backbone of the team. This shows that the new generation of players has slowly begun to take over the mantle of their predecessors and is blooming with their own light.
After this game that touched the hearts of fans around the world, it did not let everyone's enthusiasm for football cool down at all.
Li Mingyu VS Messi.
Two teammates of Barcelona, who are also players from La Masia Training Camp, will have a final showdown at the highest palace of football, the final stage of World Cup.
This is a bit like the meaning of inheritance. Is it Simba of Ruhuxiaolin who can become the real Lion King, or is it Mufasa, the old lion, who uses his strength to tell Simba that you are still too young.
This showdown of the century will be held in three days at Lusail Iconic Stadium.
As if fate had arranged it, the first group match of this year's World Cup Argentina and Spain was held on this court.
And the last final, as if it was a fateful reincarnation, returned to this familiar court.
Argentina National Team and Spain National Team will compete here for the championship trophy of Qatar World Cup.
Who will FIFA World Cup Trophy end up with?
It is Messi who has participated in five consecutive World Cup and worked hard for a FIFA World Cup Trophy all his life.
It was the first time to participate in World Cup, and Li Mingyu broke the single-time World Cup scoring record.
Fans all over the world can't wait to see the result of this game.
Did Messi get what he wished for, or did Li Mingyu become a god all the way and lay an extremely profound foundation for his journey to become the best player in the world of football?