Chapter 273: Five Consecutive Wins in the World Cup Qualifiers, Russia Here We Come!

Dongqiu Di pinned post: China vs. Qatar match in progress, current score 3:0, Tang Ye scores twice.

"China!"

Bang bang!

"China!"

Bang bang!

The Chinese fans at the scene were jumping up and down.

They had started celebrating when the score was 2:0.

Celebrating all the way to the current 3:0!

They thought Qatar would launch a counterattack, but unexpectedly, it was the national team that continued to expand their lead!

They are going to the World Cup!

"All the Chinese team needs to do now is hold steady."

"Although the formation on the field is 4-4-2, we can see that among the four midfielders, except for Tang Ye, the others are staying back to protect."

"The Chinese team is currently executing a very conservative tactic."

"Because of what they themselves will face in ten minutes!"

The 87th minute of the match!

An attack by Qatar!

It's Hassan again!

"Back, back!"

Zeng Cheng, completely focused, signaled to his teammates to pull the defensive line back.

The defenders need to stand closer together.

Only then will the goalkeeper feel secure!

Hassan was clearly anxious too; after dribbling for a while, he chose not to pass horizontally to a teammate.

From outside the box, he chose to shoot directly!

Bang!

Feng Feng Xiaoting and Ren Hang fell simultaneously, with captain Feng Feng Xiaoting ultimately blocking the ball away.

"Hassan was too anxious!"

"His shot was unsuccessful!"

Inside the penalty area, Zeng Cheng and Feng Feng Xiaoting bumped chests, celebrating this successful defense.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhang Zhang Yuning patted Tang Ye's arm: "Aren't you nervous, Tang Ye?"

"Nervous about what?"

"We're about to enter the World Cup!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning loudly reminded Tang Ye, who was observing the opponent's defensive line, and the latter broke into a smile.

The camera cut to Lippi on the sidelines; the Italian manager stuffed both his hands into his pockets.

He had to stuff his hands into his pockets.

Because his hands were trembling!

Damn it!

After the fifth round, they had only two points; who could have imagined that afterwards, the national team would go five matches without a single loss!

Five consecutive victories leading straight to the Russia World Cup.

A red miracle belonging to the Chinese team!

The final attack during stoppage time!

Tang Ye was observing!

After receiving the ball, he ran into the penalty area himself!

A Qatari defender bumped into Tang Ye, but failed to knock him down.

Stumbling a few steps, he adjusted his posture!

Just like Hassan, Tang Ye abandoned the passing opportunity and chose to shoot himself!

The goalkeeper didn't touch the ball, but Tang Ye's pushed shot rolled past the post and out of the baseline.

"Hiss..."

Standing inside the penalty area, he shook his hands.

What a pity!

Just as Tang Ye was preparing to retreat, the referee blew the whistle!

"Beep, beep-beep—!!!"

"The full-time whistle has blown!"

"In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Qatari team 3:0 away from home, successfully securing victory in this match!"

"This also marks the fifth consecutive win for the national team in the third stage of the World Cup qualifiers!"

Let's look at the match between South Korea and Uzbekistan next door.

At the 94th minute, the score was still 0:0.

Unless South Korea can score five goals within two minutes, they have no chance.

So...

"The Chinese team has secured a ticket to the World Cup!"

Countless "6666" flooded the comments section.

The moment the final whistle blew, Lippi rushed onto the pitch with the Chinese national team players from the substitutes' bench.

"Haha!"

【At 39, you have virtually led the team to victory in the final match of the second stage of the World Cup qualifiers; thanks to this win, the Chinese team will advance to the next stage of the qualifiers.】

【You have obtained a Random Template Chest·Superstar.】

A Superstar Template Chest!

Tang Ye, running across the pitch in celebration, received the message from the system.

The Superstar template is indeed powerful, but considering Tang Ye has successfully secured a spot in the World Cup...

Isn't this reward slightly meager?

However, there was no helping it; due to timeline discrepancies, the system believed the Chinese national team was playing in the second stage of the 2039 World Cup qualifiers, not the third stage of the 2017 qualifiers.

In the system's eyes, after winning this match, the national team still needed to play through the third stage to compete for a ticket to the 2042 World Cup.

But in reality, the national team had already secured a ticket to the 2018 World Cup!

"Tang Ye!"

Zhang Zhang Yuning embraced Tang Ye, the Chinese national team striker frantically ruffling Tang Ye's hair.

Just then, the system made another sound.

【At 39, after securing the final victory of the second stage of the qualifiers, you have directly qualified for the 2042 World Cup a year early. Although you colluded with the Chinese Football Association, cheating so blatantly is, frankly, unreasonable; this is not the conduct expected of a veteran coming out of retirement.】

【At 39, you are still engaging in such petty theft; Random Template Chest·Superstar -1.】

Damn!

The Superstar Chest he just received was confiscated directly?

Wait, we really didn't cheat, bro...

【Qualifying for the World Cup with ten matches to spare, successfully breaking the historical record for the fastest qualification in football history.】

【You have obtained... a Miracle Chest.】

"..."

Hmm!

Although he didn't know what this "cheating chest" was, based on Tang Ye's understanding, he must have obtained something even better.

After all, things one has never seen before are rare, and rare things are bound to be better!

"Tang Ye!"

Zheng Zhi's voice suddenly rang out, and then he sprinted straight toward Tang Ye.

"Haha!"

Tang Ye thought Zheng Zhi was going to embrace him, so he instinctively spread his arms.

As a result, Zheng Zhi ran straight behind Tang Ye and grabbed his shoulders with both hands.

"What's wrong, Brother Zhi?"

Zhang Zhang Yuning, who had just run off, came back; together with Zheng Zhi, the two of them lifted Tang Ye straight up.

"Wait, damn it, what's happening, what's happening?"

Wu Lei and Gao Lin arrived too!

More and more people came over, including even the head coach, Lippi.

Tang Ye was held by his teammates, his face turned toward the sky.

Tang Ye seemed to realize what was about to happen, so he gradually quieted down.

He was anticipating it!

Gao Lin's voice came: "I'll count 3-2-1, I'll count 3-2-1."

"OK, 3! 2! 1!"

"Awesome!"

Suddenly, a force struck his back and buttocks, and Tang Ye was immediately tossed into the air.

"Haha! Wow!"

Raising his hands, he shouted loudly upon reaching the highest point!

Falling down!

Then being tossed up again!

"Tang Ye!"

"Awesome!"

Rushing high up!

Shouting it out loud!

"Wow!!!"

Dongqiu Di Pinned Post: 3-0 victory over Qatar; the Chinese men's football team achieves five consecutive wins, finishing second in the group to directly qualify for the Russia World Cup; this is the first time the national team has qualified for the World Cup since the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. (62,312 comments)

At 1 AM, within ten minutes of the post going live, it garnered over 60,000 comments.

Barring any surprises, the total comment count by tomorrow morning could exceed 150,000!

This would be the hottest news item in the history of Dongqiu Di!

Dongqiu Di Post-Match Report: Chinese national team players and the coaching staff rushed onto the pitch to celebrate; the key contributor to the championship, Tang

Ye, was continuously tossed into the air.

【The Ball King deserves to be tossed into the air! Because GOATs all live at high altitudes!】

【Checked it: GGBond's height is 120cm, weight 30kg. Looking at it this way, he should be able to be thrown very high.】

【His nickname is GGBond; that doesn't mean you should actually fit GGBond's stats onto Tang Ye.】

【Awesome. Is there a World Cup tour group I can sign up for?】

【Tang Ye, God of War!】

"Haha!"

After being tossed continuously for nearly five minutes, Tang Ye finally stepped back onto the grass.

He staggered a few steps, then plopped down onto the grass.

"Haha, are you okay, Tang Ye?"

Zhang Zhang Yuning grabbed Tang Ye's arm and pulled him up from the ground.

"Damn, you guys added spin when you threw me; I'm feeling a bit dizzy now."

"Haha!"

While Zhang Zhang Yuning and Tang Ye were joking, Lippi walked over from behind.

"Mr. Marcello."

Tang Ye turned to face Lippi directly; the latter shook Tang Ye's hand first, then embraced him: "Well done, well done, well done..." (in English).

"Haha, Mr. Marcello, your tactics were excellent too."

"Oh, you were even better!"

Lippi patted Tang Ye on the back.

After standing in place and exchanging a few brief words with Lippi, Tang Ye and Zhang Zhang Yuning ran together toward the away supporters' stand.

"Let me guard my dreams, gazing into the future~"

"When I left home, you blew the horn with deep affection~"

Although there were fewer than 5,000 Chinese fans in the stands, the sound coming from the away supporters' section grew louder as the home fans gradually departed!

The national team players stood together with the fans in the stands, clapping and singing in unison.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Tang Ye sprinted over from behind and found a spot with an excellent view right beside Wu Lei and Zheng Zhi.

Standing here, Tang Ye could see every single fan in the stands!

"What are they singing now?"

Tang Ye turned to look at Zhang Zhang Yuning: "What if I don't know how to sing?"

"You definitely will; just wait for the chorus, wait for the chorus!"

Tang Ye raised his eyebrows, not quite believing what Zhang Zhang Yuning said.

It would be disastrous if he were the only one who couldn't sing!

"Five-star red flag, you are my pride~"

Wow!

Tang Ye's eyes lit up!

Although he had never sung this before, he had heard it!

"Five-star red flag, I am proud of you~"

"Cheering for you, blessing you~~"

"Your name~ is heavier than my life~~"

"Tang Ye!"

"Tang Ye!"

Oh!

Standing on the railing and swaying to the rhythm, Tang Ye blinked his eyes.

Aren't we supposed to be singing? Why are they suddenly shouting my name?

But...

After thinking it over carefully, Tang Ye really liked this feeling.

So he spread his arms wide.

"Tang Ye!"

Boom! Boom!

"Tang Ye!"

Boom! Boom!

At the same time, in Wanda Plazas across the country, several bursts of sparks shot upward from the ground.

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

These were firecrackers set off by the fans!

Of course, that wasn't all; there was even more!

Everything exploded!

"Go! Go! Go! No matter how difficult the journey,"

"True to his word, never retreating, he is the! Best! Of all!"

"Look, look, look, the raging flames are igniting!"

"No matter how high the sky or how vast the world, let him! Charge through!"

"..."

"Oh GGBond! Be a hero in a fairy tale!"

"Oh GGBond! Hot blood flows in the heart!"

"Oh GGBond! Everything is held in hand!"

"Make the world better; persistence guarantees success!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Bang!

Bang bang bang!

"China Media Group, China Media Group! This is the live broadcast of the 10th round of the third stage of the World Cup Qualifiers."

"After defeating Qatar, the national football team has accumulated 17 points over 10 rounds, ranking second in the group and successfully securing a ticket to the group stage of the Russia World Cup. They will travel to Russia next June to participate in the World Cup."

The live director gave Tang Ye a focused shot lasting 15 seconds.

"As we can see, the player number 19 in the frame is Tang Ye, the midfielder of the national team. With 7 goals and 7 assists in 5 matches, this also means he is very likely to become the best player of the third stage of the Asian Qualifiers..."

Nearly 20 minutes had passed since the match ended, yet the Chinese fans in the stands had not left.

Because they were waiting for the post-match interview.

Tang Ye would definitely come out again!

Hey, here he comes!

The camera focused as three players—Tang Ye, Wu Lei, and Feng Feng Xiaoting—walked out from the player tunnel.

"Congratulations to you; after this match, you have secured qualification for the Russia World Cup."

The interviewing reporter was Chinese; barring any surprises, he should be an dispatched reporter from Shedewai Sect back home.

"Thank you."

A smile graced Tang Ye's face.

His jersey was slightly damp, a result of the national football team players celebrating once more in the locker room just moments ago.

This was indeed a matter very worthy of joy.

"We see that in the first 5 matches, the national team drew only 2 games, losing the other 3. However, starting from the 6th round, which coincides with your arrival, the national team has achieved victory in 5 consecutive matches."

With a smile on his face, the reporter asked, "Tang Ye, having played such a huge role in the match, do you have anything to say?"

"Haha, well..."

"Being able to play well is naturally even more joyful."

Holding the microphone, Tang Ye spoke while his two feet standing on the grass twitched back and forth.

He was not the type of person who could stand still.

"From the first match onwards, you have essentially led the team toward every victory; we saw your command during the games."

"Oh, that is my habit; I like my teammates to follow my train of thought, and I am also very happy that Brother Lei, Brother Zhi, and others are willing to listen to my opinions."

Tang Ye glanced at Wu Lei and Feng Feng Xiaoting, who were being interviewed simultaneously in the distance.

"My teammates are all excellent, so I am very happy during both training and matches. When I first went to the base previously and needed to carry my luggage, they were the ones who helped me, haha."

"Can you give a score to your teammates and to yourself?"

"10 points!"

Tang Ye answered quickly: "Both my teammates and I get 10 points because the result is excellent. Although we did not win the championship, I feel that qualifying for the World Cup is something we should be even happier about than winning a title."

"Awesome, Tang Ye!"

"Awesome!"

Successfully qualifying for the World Cup was still somewhat too difficult for Chinese fans, who had never seen such a sight, to accept.

The fans in the stands remained extremely excited!

Shouting Tang Ye's name!

Appendix: Asian Qualifiers Assist Rankings (Stages 1, 2, and 3)

1. Tang Ye (China), 7 times.

2. Mathew Leckie (Australia), 4 times.

2. Mooy (Australia), 4 times.

4. Hiroshi Kiyotake (Japan), 3 times.

5. Hiroki Sakai (Japan), 3 times.

The Asian Qualifiers consisted of three stages in total; Tang Ye participated only in the third stage yet easily claimed first place on the assist leaderboard.

Moreover, he only participated in half of the matches in the third stage!

It sounded a bit absurd, so the fans on Check Dongqiu Di specifically studied Tang Ye's performance in these 5 matches.

However, before the study had officially begun, an official news item shot straight to the app's homepage.

AFC Official: Player Ratings for the Third Stage of the Asian Qualifiers.

Wu Lei: 6.5, 7.2, 6.5, 7.4... Average rating 6.8.

An average rating of 6.8 over 10 matches!

Wu Lei's performance in the third stage could be described as perfect!

Besides Wu Lei, Gao Lin's average rating was also quite good, reaching 6.9; in fact, in one match, Gao Lin even received a rating of 8.8!

Hmm, let's look at Tang Ye's.

Tang Ye: 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0, 10.0; average rating 10.0.

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(End of Chapter)