After four years, the curtain fell on this World Cup. After 36 summers, Argentina was honored to hold the heavy Cup of Hercules, and was crowned king again. With the end of the tournament, countless people's youthful memories have also been branded with a new milestone.
If you are a soccer fan, then your life may be like a World Cup. Thinking back to 2002, that year, Chinese soccer fans witnessed the glorious moment of national soccer, and also the only time to set foot on the World Cup stage. That year's enthusiasm burned, whether you are a hardcore fan, or just passing by the spectators, then the TV is always surrounded by people, that is our common memories, but also with my father to spend the time.
However, strictly speaking, my father is not really a fan. He followed the World Cup more out of a sense of involvement than anything else. Since that year, the label "fan" has blurred in my mind, and in 2006, when the World Cup went to Germany, Lahm's unexpected long-distance shot started the legend of that summer. But what fans still remember is Huang Jianxiang's roar, Italy's left back Grosso emerged in the first world war, "not alone in the battle", the blue army after seven games, once again on top of the world!
Four years later, the World Cup made its debut on the African continent, and ball-control soccer conquered the world amidst the clamor of the Zula Stadium. Spain won their first ever Copa del Rey, while the "uncrowned kings", the Netherlands, continued to play a tragic role, and in 2014 Brazil suffered their worst ever defeat, losing 1-7 to Germany in the semi-finals, leaving a nation famous for its soccer in a state of national mourning.
In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the new and the old, Messi and C Luo, two superstars who have ruled the soccer world for more than a decade, have not been able to get their hands on the World Cup. 19-year-old Mbappe came out of nowhere to lead France to win the Hercules Cup again after 20 years, and the year 2022 belongs to the coronation of the "King of Balls" Messi. Since 2006, Messi has always stood on the stage of the World Cup, and finally in the fifth tournament to fulfill the dream, won the first career Hercules Cup. He also sat on the throne of the "Ballon d'Or", proud of the soccer world!
When I first witnessed the World Cup, you and I were probably young and ignorant. It was a small world with a mountain of school work and a never-ending stream of cartoons. Nowadays, after many World Cups, we have taken on the burden of the family. Staying up late to watch the game has sometimes become a luxury. I can't help but ask myself, can we continue to stick around for the next four years?
