[Football] Portugal's World Cup What-If Timeline

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Samuel Epiro, 18, a young player for Wolves

A battle-hardened substitute under the hands of a third-rate coach, Santos, at a third-rate European team (Portugal).

His distinguishing feature: good looks. His only appearance in the World Cup was in the national team's group photo.

His career highlight: getting into the players' section at the Qatar World Cup without paying.

His teammates include Ronaldo, who can carry the whole team but has recently been relentlessly slammed online;

Felix, recently promoted to the grandson of God, who has actually been filling in for him for years without ever taking over;

Ramos, who made a name for himself with a hat trick;

Leao, with a smile etched on his face;

and the core-system 2B duo..

As a bench striker, Samuel made it through to the quarterfinals by fantasizing about his teammates scoring a quadruple hat trick and crushing the team next door, and dreaming of becoming Portugal's goalkeeper before launching a spectacular long-range shot to take down the opposition.

In the quarterfinals, Portugal faced Morocco, whose starting defenders were absent. Everyone thought Portugal would score another win.

But near the end of the match, Portugal was instead on the verge of packing up and going home. To make matters worse, the son of the legendary duo suddenly got injured.

As Samuel took the field in the face of this desperate situation, the fans gave up, weeping and breaking down, while unscrupulous media pounded out rumors on their keyboards.

"Santos Has Given Up Completely, Sending in a Rookie to Shift the Blame"

"Portugal's Lineup Isn't Working, So They're Hoping to Win on Looks in Stoppage Time"

"A Rundown of the World Cup's Best-Looking Players: Shortest Appearance Record Broken"

But who could have guessed that this young player, who had been stuck on the bench in the corner, would keep the hashtag #Samuel Scores# trending right through to the end of the World Cup?

In the quarterfinals, he scored a spectacular winner at the last second to tie the match against Morocco, a formidable African team with white players.

In the semifinals, he took on France, a European squad of Black players.

In the final, he took down the Croatian midfield, one of the world's best.

He didn't rely on his looks, but on his talent, to set a new record for Portugal, join forces with the captain, and reach the summit to lift the World Cup trophy!

The fans who had doubted him originally wanted to kowtow to Samuel:

Santos really is crazy... Why didn't he bring this guy out sooner?

Guide:

① A no-brainer power fantasy.

No one stays young forever, but someone is always young.

This time, there are no regrets at the final whistle; here, the glory ends perfectly.

Theme: Work hard and improve yourself