Chinese champion

Chapter 270 Brilliant Road Qualification Situation
"The ball... the goal is scored! It's even, it's even! In the No.808 minute of the game, Li Min smashed Zhang Qi's free kick into the goal from the back point! Just when the game was about to end, The Chinese team tenaciously equalized the score again! From 0:1 to 1:1, from 1:3 to 3:3, the Chinese team showed a tenacious fighting spirit and unyielding spirit!" Wang Jianxiang exclaimed excitedly, indeed, Evening the score under such unfavorable circumstances is no less exciting than a big reversal.

Just as Li Min got up from the ground, he was surrounded by ecstatic teammates. He managed to get rid of the ecstatic teammates, clenched his fists in front of the audience, and let out a ferocious roar.

Although the goal scored by Shevchenko was regarded by Li Min as his shame, but he has already washed away this shame with his actual actions!

"Xiongqi! Xiongqi! Xiongqi!" This slogan created by Sichuan fans resounded over the AOL Arena in Hamburg. Here we have to thank the Sichuan fans for their great creation. Four Chinese characters can express the emotions of the fans in the most appropriate way. The charm and profoundness of Chinese characters can be seen.

"Ah!" Blokhin sat down on the chair decadently, and replaced all the defensive players in an attempt to maintain the leading advantage of the goal, but it still failed. Now that the three forwards are all off the field, even if Ukraine wants to If they launch a counterattack again, they already have more than enough energy, and now they have only one hope left, that is, not to be overthrown by the Chinese team, otherwise they will lose their last hope of advancing.

A draw is acceptable for Ukraine, because the opponent of the Chinese team in the last game is the powerful Spanish team, and they only need to beat the Tunisian team to qualify.

Menotti breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It was finally equalized. Although it was not enough, at least in the last round, the hope of the Chinese team could be in his own hands.

And the game is not over yet, if they can score another goal, the advantage will all go to the Chinese team!
This is not only Menotti's idea, but also the idea of ​​every Chinese team player and Chinese fan.

Without Shevchenko, Voronin, and Rebrov, the Ukrainian team could hardly organize an offensive. The Chinese team quickly intercepted the ball and continued to attack!
However, as Blokhin said during the intermission, the Chinese team has had bad luck since the start of the World Cup...

In the next 5 minutes including stoppage time, the Chinese team created three threatening shots, but failed to score a goal. Pei Wei and Hu Yong slammed the ball onto the post twice in a row. With No. In the 903rd minute, Zhong Yan shot out of the penalty area and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. The Chinese team suffered two consecutive draws in the World Cup.

The misfortune of the Chinese team is not only reflected in the game, but also in the schedule.

The third round of Group H will be held at 23:3 pm on the [-]rd local time. There are only three short days of rest for the Chinese team. During these three days, they will have to travel from Hamburg to Kaiser Slautern, rest, get used to the field...

From Hamburg to Kaiserslautern needs to cross more than half of Germany, while the distance from Stuttgart, where their opponent Spain is located, to Kaiserslautern is much closer. From this point of view, the Chinese team ended the game earlier, The Spanish team, which has a short distance to travel, has undoubtedly taken the lead.

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Team doctor Shen Haiming prepared the ointment on the alcohol lamp, approached Pei Wei, and motioned for him to raise his right foot, and then "snapped" the hot ointment on Pei Wei's right ankle, and Pei Wei screamed , breathing in cold air and hopping on one foot in the infirmary.

Seeing Pei Wei screaming with cleft teeth, Shen Haiming said with satisfaction: "Okay, there is nothing wrong with your ankle, it's just that you have been injured in this area, so you need to take care of it. Don't go to training today. I will help you with it." The coach went to say, remember, the place where the medicine is applied must not be wet, otherwise you will have to come here to suffer again.”

"Understood." Pei Wei agreed, this taste is really uncomfortable, he has to be careful just for this, and caressing the place where the ointment was applied, Pei Wei said casually: "Thank you, otherwise I have to go to training today."

"Hehe." Shen Haiming smiled. He is an old team doctor of the Chinese team and has good experience in sports injuries. It will not be treated until the team doctor checks out the problem, and this group of overseas internationals will come to check immediately after they notice something is wrong, which also greatly reduces their chances of injury.

But it still needs to be like this, otherwise how could there be so many injuries in the previous national team? In fact, to put it bluntly, I still don’t know how to care about my body. The players who play overseas are different.

"Did you both draw in these two games? I don't know if it will affect your qualifying." Shen Haiming, who was busy messing with his belongings, suddenly asked, which made Pei Wei stunned. When he came to check before, he never He hadn't heard Shen Haiming ask anything related to the game, so he thought the team doctor wasn't a fan at all.

"What? Strange?" Seeing Pei Wei's dazed look, Shen Haiming couldn't help but smiled: "Don't be so weird, I'm also a fan, otherwise I would have gone out and done it by myself, it would be better than earning more in the national team, wouldn't it? It’s just that I seldom ask about the national team, and I was heartbroken by the incident in 85...”

Pei Wei was silent, and Shen Haiming continued: "The most promising national team I have seen is you. To be honest, I haven't watched the national team's game for a long time. I only pay attention to the European League. But this year, I watch every game of the national team, and you guys played really well."

"The last game is against Spain, right? They are very strong. The easy victory over Ukraine and Tunisia is a good example. We must win, right? Are you confident?" Shen Haiming asked.

"Of course." Pei Wei raised his head: "No matter how strong Spain is, we have to win. This is the only way for us to qualify. I think other players think the same as me. We will not let the fans down of."

Shen Haiming wanted to say something, when Li Min's voice came from outside the door: "Team doctor Shen, are you there?" As soon as the words fell, the person had already walked in.

"Here." Shen Haiming stood up: "What's the matter, what's wrong with you?" Every team member came to him with the same sentence.

Only then did Li Min see Pei Wei, smiled at him, then turned to Shen Haiming and said, "There seems to be something wrong with my waist. Please help me with Shen's team doctor. It seems that I twisted it when I scored the goal."

Pei Wei got up and gave up his seat to Li Min: "Come on, come on, sit here and check, I'll go first."

"Remember, don't get wet." Shen Haiming was busy with his hands, but still turned his head and said something to Pei Wei. Pei Wei agreed, then turned and walked out the door.

Shen Haiming's voice came from behind: "Let me see... well, it's a small sprain, it's not a big problem, but if it comes later, it may become serious... It's easy to handle, just treat it with infrared rays."

Pei Wei walked out the door and took a deep breath.

The day after tomorrow is the game against Spain, no matter what, we must win.

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With the end of the second round of the group stage, most of the qualifying situation has become clear, but there are some exceptions.

In Group A, the hosts Germany and Ecuador both won two games and two wins to advance to the qualifying stage. The soul of Ecuador, Pei Wei’s former teammate Delgado performed well, leading the Ecuador team to consecutive victories over Poland and Costa Rica, relying on the advantage of goal difference. It was surprising to pass the German team, but they faced the host Germany in the last round of the game, and it is estimated that the possibility of second place in the group is relatively high.

In Group B, the England team defeated Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago in a row when the scene was not dominant. Points Trinidad and Tobago and zero Paraguay are likely to fight for honor in the final round.

In Group C, Argentina and the Netherlands both won two opponents. They stood out in this death group, especially the Argentina team. In the second round, they swept Serbia and Montenegro 6-0, which amazed the world. Poor Serbia and Montenegro, after winning the country After the bad news of the division, they have completely lost their fighting spirit, and were eliminated in advance after two games and two losses. With their current poor state, it is still a question of whether they can score on the African elephant Côte d'Ivoire in the final round.

In Group D, Portugal qualified ahead of schedule with two wins and two wins. The veteran Figo showed an amazing state in the game, while the Mexican team had one win and one loss, and was on the verge of qualifying. The Iranian team with two losses became the first team The Asian teams that were eliminated, and Angola, which only scored one point, seemed to have no hope.

The situation in Group E is the most chaotic. Among the two teams that won the first round, Italy was tied 1:1 by the United States in the second round, while the Czech Republic simply lost 0:2 to Ghana. Italy scored 4 points. , the Czech Republic and Ghana both have 3 points, and the US team has 1 point. All four teams are likely to qualify. In the final round, the Czech Republic will fight with Italy. Now it seems that one of these two teams will not Appearing in the top [-], no matter who is eliminated, is a huge loss to fans all over the world.

In Group F, Brazil qualified ahead of schedule with two wins and two wins. Their only regret is that Ronaldo, who was closest to breaking the Muller World Cup scoring record, has not scored yet. Although Australia lost to Brazil, they still have three points. Japan only has one point, and their opponent in the last round is the mighty five-star Brazil. It seems inevitable that they will be eliminated. Croatia, which has the same score of one point, still has hope of qualifying.

The situation in Group G was also very chaotic. The South Korean team, which reversed Togo in the first round, unexpectedly relied on Park Ji-sung's 90-minute goal to draw with France 1:1, tied for the first place with Switzerland with 4 points, 98 In [-], the champion France ranked third with only two points, and Togo has already been eliminated with two losses.If the French team wants to qualify, they must beat Togo and achieve enough goal difference.

What Chinese fans are most concerned about is naturally the H group where the Chinese team is located.

Except that Spain has already qualified as No.1 in the group with six points ahead of schedule, both the Chinese team, which is ranked second with two points, and Ukraine and Tunisia, which are ranked third and fourth with one point each, have the possibility of qualifying , On the surface, it seems that the Chinese team only needs to win the last round to be able to qualify. They hope to be in their own hands, but their opponent is the powerful Spanish team. Extravagance, if the Chinese team draws, as long as the other two teams decide the winner, the Chinese team will be eliminated.

The media listed countless total possibilities for the final round of the match: First, the Chinese team beat Spain, so no matter what the outcome of the other game is, it will not affect the Chinese team's five points and rank second.Second, if the Chinese team draws with Spain, we must count on Ukraine and Tunisia to draw, so that the Chinese team can qualify. Otherwise, no matter who wins, whoever wins will be No.2.Third, the Chinese team lost to the Spanish team, and Ukraine and Tunisia drew. Then we have to compare the goal difference of the three parties. The Ukraine team is definitely the most dangerous, while the Chinese team depends on whether they lose one or two...

But in Menotti's view, countless possibilities are imaginary. For the Chinese team, there are only two possibilities, that is, qualifying or being out.

"We can't expect Ukraine and Tunisia to draw! It is the most stupid to pin our hopes on others! We have to think this way. There is only one result in the game against Spain, no matter whether we lose or draw, that is, we hope that Ukraine and Tunisia will draw. We cannot count on this, we must win! This is our only way out!"

After the last training session, Menotti spoke to all the players.

After the second round, the happiest Asian fans are the fans of the South Korean team. So far, the only victory of an Asian team in this World Cup is theirs. The Iranian team has been eliminated in advance, and the Japanese team If they want to qualify with China, they must defeat Brazil and Spain in the final round. Korean fans look left and right, they are the most likely to qualify among Asian teams...

Who said our Final Four four years ago had water?Can you still qualify if you are not at home?Now let's see what those sour media from other Asian countries can say!
However, the Korean fans seem to be too happy too early. What will the actual situation be like?Everything will be revealed on the 24th, after all the group matches are over...

(End of this chapter)