Caught 5 out of the 8 knockout matches and wa it’s good haha like finally World Cup standard kind of good
(Quite sad to say this actually cause that means die mannschaft wasn’t playing well but sigh it’s just for this time!)
Love how England managed to break the 12year penalty curse after training for it since March - this simply goes to show 越努力越幸運 truly works (hehe this phrase if from 偶像練習生 - more about my new fangirling next time)
And many teams truly deserve to win the match though it’s a pity that Argentina and Portugal had to suffer an early exit
(Would have felt rlly sad to see Germany kicked out like that but haha quoting my dad, they’re alr out) 😳🙄
France was good at both attacks and defence, and Uruguay was just great at defending and counterattacks
Brazil kept the defenders at their fort to prevent Mexico from winning like how they did in their previous matches - learn from others’ mistakes indeed
And I particularly enjoyed Belgium and Spain’s coordinated passes (though Spain got kicked out by penalties sigh)
Most established teams got killed by their desire for possession and short passes such that they frequently succumb to counterattacks
And similar to that of the Germans, these teams need better strikers who can finish what the other teammates have helped to achieve
In any case
A great life lesson learnt here is (haha)
Results suggest but never truly define how good you are
So many great countries have great players who did so much but ended up getting the blame for failing to score
And so many underdogs (all credits to them) won by appropriate tactics used and in some instances a tad more luck than their opponents
Therefore
Know yourself and be confident
Disregard unconstrucive criticisms and focus on improving your craft
一生中只要專心做好一件事就夠了
