What does the 2002 World Cup mean to you?

What does the 2002 World Cup mean to you?

I have some French fan friends and I don't want to mention that year: After the 1998 World Cup championship and the 2000 European Cup championship, Zidane just scored in the 2002 Champions League final and they count on Zidane and Henry. After completing the defending world championship, Zidane became a legend of the king - but unexpectedly, Zidane had no choice but to kiss the World Cup in his midst.

I have some Argentinian fan friends and I don't want to mention that year: In that year's pre-World Cup qualifier, Bielsa used Argentina's 3,313 vertical and horizontal invincibility, and it was recognized that Argentina vs. France would be the ideal finals for the 2002 World Cup, but unexpectedly also dismissed the group. In the match, Batistuta took a break.

That year was really weird, wasn't it?

My Spanish fans and Italian fans have complained about the year. They remember that after countless Gattuso fell to the ground, the referee shook his head to indicate that the game continued. They remembered the helpless sighs of Maldini and Mendieta, and the name of Ahn Jung-hwan. Of course, they remember that in the full red ocean, the cries of the "Republic of Korea."

Ten years later, an Italian fan friend was still hostile to Russia in the European Cup.

"Do you hate Arshavin?"

"No, I hate Hiddink."

"Do you hate the Netherlands?"

"No, I hate Korea and hate everything in Korea."

Yes, in the 2002 World Cup, we all remember what South Korea did.

That year was really weird. The 1998 World Cup was considered to be the extraterrestrial Ronaldo who had become the king of the world and turned into a dolly Ronaldo. He, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho formed one of the greatest tridents in the history of football. I remember that Rivaldo's famous corner kick fell to the ground and shot England's goal. No one could forget Ronald's legendary free-kick against England.

And, Ronaldo, 8 goals in a single session. The world will remember how he raised his eyebrows in the finals, leaving the invincible lion king Kahn to throw two balls and wear the crown of the king of the world. But what impressed me most was the Romao-style ejection from Turkey in the semi-finals.

At that time, he was no longer an alien and no longer glided. We used to call him this time, but he still had the magical inspiration: speed, power, explosiveness, coordination, and naturalness. Inspiration.

That is the story of the most fascinating return of the king in the history of football so far—especially the connection between the 1998 World Cup final and the 2002 World Cup finals.

But for me, don't be special.

In 1990, I followed my father as a German team fan. In 1990-1996, when a German fan was still happy: the 1990 World Cup champion, the European Cup runner-up in 1992, the European Championship in 1996. Klinsmann's blond hair, Mateus' stiff chin line, Muller's sprint, Hassle's dazzling free kick, and Sammer are everywhere. This was followed by the taller Yingwu of Bill Hofer (I was satisfied with AC Milan that year). Even Ricken, Watts, and Jeremiah gave people hope.

Until the 1998 World Cup, Croatia was 3-0. The German golden age has faded.

We entered the dark iron era.

German fans after 2010, looking at the clearness and clarity of Özil, Pig, Pig, Getzer, and Muller, it is hard to imagine how years 2000-2004 were. In 2000 and 2004, in the two European Cups, Germany was very miserable. It was better than the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. At that time Germany was old, heavy, slow and rough.

The only thing that supports the dignity of the Germans is probably the 2002 World Cup. That runner. But only dignity is not gorgeous. In 1990, Germany was gold, and in 2014 Germany was silver. In 2002, Germany was iron. Glossy, rough iron.

Oliver - Kahn. Michelle Barak. Oh, there was Klose who just let the world see how he loved it.

Many people mocked that Germany in 2002 was a leading team. In the Klose group stage header, the knockouts were somewhat less effective; German midfielders were 192-cent Harman and 189-metre Barak. The routine is also nothing more than the beginning of Schneider's biography. Klose and Ballack rushed to head the ball. Germany's knock-out play was fierce: In Paraguay, Neuville scored 1-0; for the United States, Barak scored 1-0, and for South Korea, Barak scored 1-0. Three 1 to 0.

So, to be able to reach the finals, first, the magical group match between Argentina and France was eliminated (Zidane kissed the turf; the 3313 of Bielsa ushered in the idealism of the evening); the second was Spain and Italy encountered South Korea.

Third, before Oliver Kahn was in the finals, the wall was leaking and only one ball was lost.

Then there is the well-known story: In 2002 World Cup finals, Rivaldo's long shot, Kahn swooped the ball away, Ronaldo made a shot. Then, the second ball. Ronaldo completed Nirvana. Germany team World Cup runner-up.

Historical records: In 2002, Zidane's extravaganza made Real Madrid take the Champions League; Ronaldo Phoenix Nirvana won the world. Barak took four runners-up in Leverkusen and Germany; Kahn won the World Cup Golden Globes and the world runner-up.

After 2006, Germany became more and more clear and the king's weather gradually returned. My father is pleased and sorry. On the eve of the 2010 World Cup, Barak withdrew because of injury. Ozil, Muller, and Khedira were on the stage. My father said, "This time Germany can play a little finer," and then regretted, "I just don't like it." Formerly fierce."

In 2002, Kahn and Barak reached the pinnacle of life and then defeated; Klose took a day out. But Klose arrived in 2014 and passed through countless generations until the next generation. Kahn and Barak did not. Barak's summit was left on the island in the years 2000-2006. The World Cup runner-up was the only dignity in Germany's long downturn. It was Kahn and Harman, Barak, Schneider, and Metzelder who held in an unsightly iron hard way.

I still remember when the 2002 FIFA World Cup semi-final, I was still imagining: If Germany can actually win the championship, Barak is not expected to take the Golden Globe? - Of course, we all know afterwards.

It is a pity and a happy year.

The last point is the unique memory of Chinese fans.

Since scoring at Yuen Kee on October 7, 2001, after China made it to the World Cup, we waited another eight months and waited for the day.

My dad didn't expect much from the World Cup: He experienced the 1988 Chinese Olympic Games trip. He told me, "After the qualifying, the task is completed; the World Cup, I really don't expect too much." But I was still young.

I remember that China lost 0 to 4 to Brazil, remembering that everyone was talking about Wan Qiaopu of Costa Rica and remembering Hakan Suk and Ilhan of Turkey. I remember that the day when China was on Costa Rica was the afternoon of Beijing. The whole school was boiling and the students even went to watch TV with their teachers.

That year I was a senior. Shortly after that game, I would go to the college entrance examination. In this season of nervousness, there is a kind of sinful pleasure in watching the game. I still remember that the teacher waved his hand. “Look! You don’t know when it was time for the Chinese team to play the World Cup!”

Yeah, "I don't know when it was time for the Chinese team to play the World Cup."

I remember the shadow of the trees in the sun. It was the time when Stefanie Sun had just appeared out of "Kite" and "Choose Yourself". Jay Chou's "octave space" is coming soon. I remember that the streets were singing "Love in the Pre-BC" and "Nunchaku" that year. I remember that Tim Duncan just got his first regular season MVP that year, and Ginobili is going to go to the Spurs. Everyone is saying that Yao Ming is going to the NBA. I remember that we believed at that time that this was not the last time the Chinese team played in the World Cup. It also believed that if they were willing to do something, they would surely get a response.

My dear, then we, how old the world was.