When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the entire Old Trafford stadium and the land of China became a place for Chinese fans to celebrate.
Countless people were so excited that they cried and laughed at the same time, unable to control themselves.
The Chinese men's football team finally reached the final of the world series and is qualified to compete for the championship.
Countless fans expressed their excitement in the comment sections, forums, Tieba and QQ groups under the live broadcast page.
"Oh my god, I actually saw Chinese football enter the Olympic finals in my lifetime. It feels like a dream!"
"This Olympic team finally made me see the joy of football!"
"Lu Wenbin is awesome. He has scored 12 goals in five games. The second-highest scorer has only scored 3 goals."
"Lu Wenbin is like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. This is normal."
"One more game to go and we'll win the championship."
"I don't know who will win the other game, but it would be good if it's England, as they are easier to deal with than Brazil."
"yes!"
Amidst everyone's discussions, the second semifinal began shortly after the China-Japan match was decided.
After 90 minutes, the score on the screen at Wembley Stadium was 1-3. England, with the home advantage, lost 1-3 to Brazil, the favorite to win the championship.
The Brazilian Olympic team, the favorite to win the championship, and the Chinese Olympic team, another favorite to win the championship led by the world's top superstar Lu Wenbin, will meet in the final, making the Olympic men's football final full of highlights.
Whichever team wins the championship will create history for their country.
Brazil, a five-time World Cup champion, has yet to win an Olympic title. The Chinese team reached the Olympic finals for the first time in history, setting a series of new records for the national Olympic team.
Whether the five-star Brazil will realize its dream of an Olympic gold medal, or Lu Wenbin will lead the Chinese team to win the championship and create a miracle, everything will be revealed in the men's football final on August 11.
On August 10, in the third and fourth place final, the Japanese team lost 0-2 to the host England and only got fourth place. England won the bronze medal in the Olympic men's football.
The next day, August 11, the Olympic men's football final will begin at Wembley Stadium.
Although it was just an Olympic men's football match for the U23 youth team, it also attracted worldwide attention because of Lu Wenbin and the five-star Brazil.
Not only was Wembley Stadium packed with fans from China, Brazil, and local Londoners, but there were even countless people outside the stadium who hadn't bought tickets asking for tickets.
This Olympic men's football final attracted more attention than the ordinary Champions League and World Cup.
In China, countless football fans called their friends to watch the game together, hoping to be the first to witness Chinese football win its first Olympic championship.
Before the entrance ceremony, Lu Wenbin and Marcelo, teammates of Real Madrid, exchanged greetings for a while in the player tunnel before entering the stadium.
As teammates on the same team, they had to become enemies today and fight for the honor of their respective countries. Neither of them felt at ease.
Marcelo naturally felt a lot of pressure because he was Lu Wenbin's opponent, while Lu Wenbin felt a lot of pressure because of the entire Brazilian team.
Brazil is unlike any other team China has faced before.
The U23 Olympic teams of other countries are almost the same as the Chinese team, with a group of unknown players, with at most two or three over-age players playing in the top five leagues or world-renowned teams.
But the Brazilian Olympic team is different. It is an U23 youth team full of famous players, which is more than enough to rival the first teams of other countries.
The starting goalkeeper Gabriel is the main goalkeeper of the 2011 World Youth Championship Brazilian team and an AC Milan player. He is only 20 years old.
Defender Marcelo is the main left-back of Real Madrid and Lu Wenbin's teammate. He is good at both offense and defense.
Thiago Silva is the main central defender of AC Milan. Last month, he transferred to Paris Saint-Germain, which was acquired by the Middle Eastern tycoon Qatar Investment Authority, for a sky-high price of 42 million euros.
Defensive midfielder Sandro is a key player for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, and attacking midfielder Oscar is a key player for Internacional de Brazil, who also just transferred to Chelsea in the Premier League for 25 million euros.
Midfielder Alex Sandro is a player from the Portuguese Super League Porto, and striker Damiao is a main player for the Brazilian Internacional team.
The most famous one is the Brazilian striker Neymar.
This 20-year-old Brazilian genius player, who has not yet entered Europe, has won numerous individual and collective honors including the Brazilian Serie A Golden Boot, the Brazilian Golden Ball, the South American Footballer of the Year, the Copa Libertadores Best Player, the Copa Libertadores Champion, the Sao Paulo State League Champion, etc. He is known as the second Pele and has long been scrambled for by European giants including Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea.
Neymar, who has not yet proven himself in the European league, is currently worth more than 30 million euros.
It can be said that if there was no Lu Wenbin, Neymar's worth alone would be more than enough to match several Chinese Olympic teams.
If it is a single-player competition, Lu Wenbin is not afraid of any opponent.
But football is a game for 11 people, and Lu Wenbin is simply playing with 10 sheep and 11 wolves.
Obviously, this is not an easy game, and Lu Wenbin cannot win the championship just by wanting to.
At 15:00 pm on August 11, 2012 London time, 23:00 pm Beijing time, under the attention of hundreds of millions of fans in China and around the world, with the referee's whistle, the London Olympic Men's Football Final between China and Brazil officially began.
The Chinese team naturally played in a 4231 formation. They defended their own half from the start of the game and waited for an opportunity to counterattack. Lu Wenbin also retreated deeper than in previous games to help defend and prevent the Brazilian team from scoring.
The Brazilian team played 4132, with only one defensive midfielder but two forwards.
Obviously, the Brazilian team is not afraid of Lu Wenbin.
At the beginning of the game, the Brazilian Olympic team took advantage of the kick-off right to launch an attack on the Chinese team.
The overall strength of the Brazilian team is indeed much stronger than that of the Chinese team.
Both their individual skills and overall passing, cutting and positioning are much better than the Chinese team.
Sometimes, the Chinese team didn't even touch the ball before the Brazilian team had already pushed the front line into the Chinese team's penalty area.
Even when faced with direct defense, the Brazilians' individual skills made it difficult for the Chinese team to defend.
Especially Neymar, his various fancy personal skills emerged one after another, making the Chinese team's defensive players miserable.
In the 7th minute, Wu Xi gave the opponent a free kick in the frontcourt with an excellent position and distance because of his foul on Neymar.
Fortunately, Neymar's free kick technique is not as good as Lu Wenbin's. This free kick went directly over the crossbar and failed to hit the goal frame.
In the 15th minute, Neymar again broke through on the left and cut inside to make a threatening cross. Attacking midfielder Oscar made a low shot from the back row into the penalty area and almost broke through the goal guarded by Zeng Cheng.
Oscar just had a bit of bad luck. His shot hit the post and bounced back into the penalty area, where Zhao Peng kicked the ball out of the sideline.
For a while, the Chinese team was in a panic in front of the goal and could not launch any counterattack.
If Lu Wenbin had not actively participated in defense and disrupted the opponent's multiple attacks, I am afraid that the Chinese team's goal would have been breached.