Football No. 10: God's Perspective - Chapter 301: Decisive Battle in France
Once upon a time, Samba football swept the world and was synonymous with football.
But with the development of modern football and the innovation of tactics, players in various positions have been given more requirements and functions, becoming more and more comprehensive, more and more particular about cooperation, and the space for the performance of personal abilities has been compressed, which has also led to the decline of Samba football.
The once flourishing of hundreds of flowers is now developing towards a unified situation, which makes people sigh.
In any case, Brazil, a treasure trove of football talents, will definitely have a day of comeback. With genes and culture, there is hope.
The final.
Portugal has advanced to the World Cup final, and their opponent in the final will be the unmatched French team.
The team has an all-star lineup from head to toe. If there is any flaw in this team, it is the goalkeeper.
Of course, even in the previous few sessions, goalkeeper Lloris was regarded as a shortcoming. His strength is considered to be below the first-class among the national team goalkeepers, but compared with the team’s starting lineup, it is a little worse.
Lloris retired due to his age in this World Cup, and was replaced by the young French goalkeeper Duli.
The central defenders are Kimpembe and Varane, and the two full-backs Hernandez and Pavard.
In the midfield, although Kante is already a veteran, he still occupies a main position in the team without any suspense. However, compared with his peak period, Kante’s current physical condition is no longer suitable for a single defensive midfielder. Head coach Deschamps has pushed him to the position of central midfielder, partnering with Pogba in the midfield, connecting the offense and organization, and the defense task is given to Tolisso, the midfielder from Bayern Munich.
On the front line, the combination of Dembele, Mbappe, and Griezmann is enough to make all teams tremble.
Of course, if there is a pair of such an offensive trio that can compete with it for the top one, it is the combination of Felix, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wang Po of Portugal.
And this World Cup final is also a duel between the three offensive combinations of the two sides.
One is the French team that has won the World Cup championship so many times, the French team with four stars, will attack the fifth star in this World Cup.
Portugal has produced countless world-class stars, such as Eusebio, Figo, and Rui Costa, but they have never won the World Cup.
When such an epoch-making figure as Ronaldo emerged, the Portuguese once again ignited their hope for the World Cup championship, but things did not go as planned. Ronaldo alone could not solve the problem of Portugal’s overall lack of talent. The peak was staggered, and Ronaldo was more like a lonely guardian.
The clouds will clear and the moon will be bright. In 2016, facing the French team that had just formed a luxurious lineup, on the land of France.
Ronaldo led the Portuguese team from the group stumbling, and despite not being favored by everyone, they made it to the finals as a dark horse, and finally won the final with a sword to help the French team top the European Cup and realize their dream of winning the championship.
At that moment, whether you are a Ronaldo fan or not, you will be shocked.
It was a memorable night for the Portuguese national team. They created a new champion.
Today, Portugal entered the 2026 World Cup finals, just like the European Cup 10 years ago, the same opponents, the same finals.
It’s just that this time is not the same as that time.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of the Portuguese team, no longer has the ability of the past.
And the French team has grown into a team that can dominate the world in recent years. With the accumulation of championships, the players are more comfortable, more relaxed, and more mature.
Such a French team has no shortcomings.
Invincible existence.
Moreover, such a team with no shortcomings in the lineup did not use strong hard power to destroy the opponent like the Portuguese team in the game.
Instead, it chose a very pragmatic defensive counterattack, first ensuring that it would not lose, and then planning offensive things.
Defense can be defended, and offense can be attacked.
It is no wonder that such a team can maintain its dominant position for so long.
If the World Cup did not implement the call-up mode, the championship would most likely still be the French team, but because of the joining of a bug-level player like Wang Pu, the strength of the Portuguese team has been unprecedentedly improved, and it has become a strong competitor for the World Cup championship.
The second seed of this World Cup.
The final between the first and second seeds is worthy of its name.
Here it comes!
The World Cup final is here.
The Portuguese team entered the stadium first. Under the illumination of countless flashes, Wang Po, Cristiano Ronaldo, Felix, and others have entered the stadium for warm-up exercises.
Then the French team also began to enter the stadium for warm-up.
Pogba led a group of powerful players, demonstrating the confidence and strength of this country.
Before the start of this World Cup, in fact, the French team also hoped to use its own call-up quota to recruit a fierce player like Wang Po to play under its command. Unfortunately, compared with the eager attitude of Portugal and other teams, the French team seemed less enthusiastic.
After all, the French team has a deep foundation and a wealth of talents. With Wang Po as the icing on the cake, it is fully capable of defending the World Cup championship without a call-up quota.
The game started, and the entrance ceremony of the players of both sides began. After shaking hands one by one, the battle was about to begin.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still and the air was suffocating.
“Beep”
The referee blew the whistle and the 2026 World Cup final began.
The match between the defending champion France and Portugal officially began.
There was no big offensive tug-of-war, but more of a mutual test.
Here, with Pogba as the core, Wang Po’s club teammate Mbappe constantly used his speed and impact to test the defensive strength of the Portuguese team.
Facing the French sports car, the Portuguese defenders were not polite and would never let him stand if they could.
Physical confrontation, defensive intensity max, people and horses were everywhere.
This is the intensity of the final.
France’s offensive attempts were strangled outside the penalty area again and again, and the Portuguese team was not much better. Cristiano Ronaldo definitely had a say in physical entanglement. As long as he got the ball, he would fall to the ground.
Despite his old age, despite being 41 years old, the French have never relaxed their vigilance against him, and this defensive intensity is just like the 16th European Cup final.
Of course, for the current Portuguese team, it is not only Ronaldo and Wang Po who need to be strangled, but also another player who has grown into a superstar-Felix.
When this young player, who was worth over 100 million yuan at the time, transferred to Atletico Madrid, it caused quite a stir.
The two sides were constantly fighting in suppression and counter-suppression throughout the first half of the game.
The final was a nameless game, which is puzzling.
Looking at the fragmented game, it is difficult to associate it with world football powerhouses such as France and Portugal. It is more like a relegation battle with a faster pace.