World Cup of Great Powers

"Looking at it this way, there should be no problem for us to win Saudi Arabia, right?"

The night before the game, in the presidential suite of the hotel, an old man who looked like a leader pushed the frame on the bridge of his nose.

When he mentioned the five words "Asian Cup Champion", he had a look of reason on his face.

"Ju Zhao, Xiao Zeng has put all his energy into this final."

"But it's a football game after all. It's normal to win or lose in sports competitions."

"However, we can pat our chests and guarantee that from the players to the coaches, we must use [-]% of our energy to fight and fight! We will never admit defeat until the last moment!"

Wang Junsheng's impassioned and provoking oath did not move Zhao Ju in front of him.

Zhao Ju frowned obviously when he heard the words "win or lose".

"Military student, you are also a veteran cadre of Zhuxie, why do you still say such things?"

"This is the final held on our territory."

"In order for you Zhuxie to temporarily take over this Asian Cup, the human, material and financial resources you have spent are unimaginable."

"Do you know that the peacekeeping force was sent to Lebanon a few days ago? That's also because of your deal in this Asian Cup."

"Our soldiers risk their lives to go to other countries to protect other people's land, for what?"

"If you can't win the championship, are you worthy of those soldiers who left their wives and children at home and went to the ocean to support other countries?"

Standing on this commanding height, Zhao Ju's image instantly became stalwart.

Beads of sweat dripped down Wang Junsheng's forehead.

Some actions of Zhuxie recently have caused dissatisfaction from various forces.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.

It's no wonder these people are not in a hurry to cut off people's money under the banner of "good development of football"!

But Wang Junsheng himself had no choice.

Their own league just got on the right track.

This is the first time that all first-tier clubs have achieved real positive income this year, which is already a remarkable achievement.

How can I spare money to feed other people?

But obviously no one dislikes more money.

Cultivating young people requires a lot of investment in time, manpower, material resources, and financial resources, and there is no return in a short period of time.

Against such a background, the word "naturalization" has gradually been put on the table.

Because of the intricate relationship here, there were many things like buying and selling foreign population in Jia A in the past.

With the financial support of some big companies, some people in Zhuxie who have been bewitched will of course fully support it.

It turned out to be another large sum of money.

But in this matter, in order to protect the domestic youth training Xu and Wang, they insisted on suppressing the naturalization.

Seeing that King Xu was so powerful, these people had no choice but to find the big leader behind him to complain.

Those big men don't care about youth training or not.

When it comes to football, they only care about two things.

First, whether to make money for the collective; second, whether to make money for yourself;

As for grades
It's not Lao Tzu's achievement, why do I care about it?

The leadership approach is also very watertight.

Take advantage of this Asian Cup to beat Xu Wang face to face, but it didn't completely block the way.

Not only demonstrated his leadership style in front of disobedient subordinates, but also told obedient subordinates that he would definitely help him out if he had something to do.

In the final analysis, it is still the set of mutual checks and balances in ancient times.

Regardless of whether the Chinese team can win the Asian Cup this time, they certainly have nothing to lose.

But the leaders of Zhuxie are hard to say.

After coming out of the leadership room, Wang Junsheng looked at the stars in the sky of the demon city, and said silently in his heart:
"Xiao Zeng, for our local youth trainees to stand out, this champion must be won!"

Before going out to watch the game, Lao Rong was extra careful.

Call the friends who work in the Hongkou Stadium in advance to ask what the situation is now.

"Hey?"

"What do you say?"

"what?"

"I can not hear you!"

"Say it again!"

Seeing his father hang up the phone, Xiao Rong hurriedly asked about the situation there.

"It's blocked!" Lao Rong sighed.

"Traffic control over there at 12 noon."

"After we get off the car early, it is estimated that we will have to walk for more than half an hour to arrive."

Hearing that it was going to take such a long way, Xiaorong didn't show any reluctance.

"Alright, alright, the earlier we advance, the more people there will be, and the more fans will support us!"

Looking at his son who is naturally optimistic, Lao Rong didn't know what to say.

Gradually, the car stopped moving.

Every traffic light has to wait for a long time.

Looking at the busy traffic outside the window, Lao Rong was also filled with emotion.

In the past few years, he has traveled to Shanghai many times, and he has never seen such a crowded scene.

When he got to the north gate, Lao Rong knew how the lively voices from his friend's phone just now came from.

Some fans from other places basically blocked half of the north gate of Hongkou here.

They even jumped on the roof of their car, holding up a handwritten slogan: Where are the scalpers?I want to buy a ticket!
However, the scalper, which was the most common outside the stadium, has disappeared like a rare species at this moment.

The old banyan pulled the little banyan through the crowd and heaved a sigh of relief when he reached the north gate of Hongkou: it turned out that there was still an "entrance".

A large army of military police wearing helmets, carrying shields and sticks guarded an entrance for fans.

Lao Rong held up the hard-won tickets, and under the envious eyes of the fans around him, he walked through the long passageway pulled up by the police, passed the gate guarded by two police dogs, and finally entered the temporary expansion outside the Hongkou Stadium A "big courtyard".

In the courtyard, there were still two rows of handsome riot police officers lining the streets to welcome the fans.

Clothed in black, holding a transparent shield and a shiny helmet, he keeps his eyes fixed.

At first, the fans avoided them;

Later, some bold fans found that it didn't seem to matter to take pictures of them as the background.

Gradually, many fans stood beside them and took photos with them.

There's even a daring female fan on the shoulders of a dark and handsome warrior
After checking and searching, when he actually entered the entrance of the stadium, Lao Rong casually translated the notice posted on the wall.

"Saudi fans, please go to Stand X."

Saudi fans?

Lao Rong looked around.

They are all yellow-skinned figures, where are the shadows of foreigners?
After coming to the seat and taking a seat, sitting next to Lao Rong was a family of three from the capital.

After a while, the two families got to know each other well.

"Brother, who do you think Coach Zeng will start today?"

"The striker must be Yang Chen! Yang Chen has scored 10 goals in this Asian Cup! His condition is so good, he must be allowed to play in the final final!"

"That's right, let alone Yang Chen's state. He scored twice in three matches and scored a hat-trick. Tsk tsk tsk, this is amazing!"

"That's right, this was played when overseas players like Li Jinyu and Zhang Xiaorui didn't play! What if the overseas players are full?"

"Haha, then we really have no rivals in Asia!"

"Look, look, the players are here!"

Seeing players from both China and Saudi Arabia lined up to play, the [-] fans at the scene burst into cheers instantly.

Following the pattern of reporting before the Asian Cup, the live broadcast also introduced today's starting players one by one.

"Before the start of the game, Coach Zeng once pointed to the Oriental Pearl Tower and said that he would climb to the top of Asia there." Huang Jianxiang's voice was full of passion.

"Now, the starters from both sides have played."

"For the Chinese team, the starting goalkeeper is Ou Chuliang."

"The four guards are Wu Chengying, Zhang Yanhua, Li Weifeng and Shu Chang."

"The four midfielders are Li Tie, Zheng Zhi, Ma Mingyu and Shao Jiayi."

"The two forwards are Yang Chen and Xie Hui."

"The difference from before is that in this final, coach Zeng sent young player Shao Jiayi to take over the position of left midfielder."

"Xie Hui, who also studied abroad in Europe, became Yang Chen's partner on the front line."

"Li Tie, who did not play due to injury in the last game, has also returned to the starting position this time."

"For Saudi Arabia, the starting goalkeeper is Dia Yaya, the best goalkeeper in Asia."

"The four defenders are Javier, Duxie, Sacre and Khalil."

"The four midfielders are Shehri, Shahrani, Tim Yat and Faratah."

"The two forwards are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Meshal."

"The coaches of both sides unanimously chose a 4-back formation today."

"Compared to before, we should be able to see a game with a smoother midfield connection."

"For the Chinese team, although the team gave up the most familiar Chengdu stadium and chose to come to Shanghai."

"But no matter from the atmosphere of the scene or the support rate, the Chinese team has the upper hand."

"Saudi Arabia has nothing to think about now. The only goal is to defend the title."

"They defeated their old rival South Korea 2-1, which boosted the morale of the team for a while. A certain prince of the country specially led a huge condolence team from Saudi Arabia to Shanghai yesterday, encouraging the team to keep the Champions League in the West Asia."

"This is also the fifth consecutive time that the Saudi team has reached the final of the Asian Cup."

"After head coach Makara dismissed get out of class, new coach Nasir al-Zorhan set a record of four unbeaten games in the Asian Cup since he took over the Bingfu, which greatly inspired the morale of the Saudi team."

"Nasir Arzohan said before the game that he will do his best to win the Asian Cup."

"Okay, with the whistle from the UAE referee, the game officially begins!"

Zeng Zheng is not at all afraid of kicking Saudi Arabia.

After all, the first opponent of his debut was to go to West Asia to fight against Saudi Arabia.

At that time, Saudi Arabia probably did not take Zeng Zheng seriously.

In the end, Zeng Zheng found a chance and played a 3-0 away game.

So far, Zeng Zheng's name has been completely established in China.

Judging from the record of the two sides playing against each other, the Chinese team also wins more and loses less.

Since the Asian Games in 1978, China and Saudi Arabia have played against each other 12 times in various competitions.

The Chinese team's record is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, with a slight advantage.

Interestingly, in the preliminaries, the Chinese team played against Saudi Arabia 5 times and achieved a record of 5 wins and 0 losses.

In the Asian Cup, they played against each other four times and only achieved 1 draw and 3 losses.

It seems that although the overall record of the Chinese team is better than that of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia also has reasons for self-confidence.

So far, the Chinese team has never defeated an opponent in the Asian Cup.

This is where the confidence of the Saudi players lies.

But in the eyes of the fans, Saudi Arabia, which lost 1 to 4 to Little Days in the first round of the group match, is simply unable to compete with the Chinese team that defeated Little Days 4 to 2.

But after the opening game, Saudi Arabia directly launched a confrontation with the Chinese team regardless of the disadvantage of the customer field.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Ou Chuliang was forced to rush out of the penalty area twice for rescue.

The collective attack of the Chinese team was also pleasing to the eye, many times the cooperation was completed before the opponent's penalty area, and the striker formed the final attack.

In the 6th minute, Xie Hui got a one-on-one chance with Dia Yaya outside the penalty area.

But Xie Hui was obviously a little nervous. After getting the ball, he didn't directly choose to lob the opponent behind him, and missed the opportunity to open the scoring.

Seeing this, the Chinese fans at the scene slapped their thighs.

"Ah! The Bundesliga Bundesliga is no match for the Bundesliga. This is a mistake made by Coach Zeng!"

"If this is Yang Chen, he just kicked and shot, how can he hit the opponent's goalkeeper?"

"It's okay to switch to Qu Shengqing. Fatty breaks through with one kick, and maybe the ball will pass!"

Although Xie Hui's mistake caused complaints from some fans, more fans complained about bamboo shoes.

"We played well in Maojiawan, why did we put the final in Shanghai?"

"Ghost knows what kind of shady deal is behind this. To put it bluntly, it's just that the sponsorship is not enough!"

"If this was in Maojiawan, Xie Hui would definitely not be able to shoot so straight!"

It is the first time for both sides to play at the Modu Stadium.

Although it is home, the Chinese team is actually no more adapted to this turf than Saudi Arabia.

After Xie Hui missed a good chance to score, Saudi Arabia also missed one.

In the 9th minute, Saudi Arabia launched a counterattack with a big long pass. After Zhang Yanhua stopped the ball in the penalty area and made a mistake, he pulled down Saudi striker Meshaal.

The referee from the United Arab Emirates decisively awarded a penalty kick.

However, Faratah, who took the penalty kick, missed the ball.

After each escaped the opening disaster, both sides slowly became cautious.

According to Zeng Zheng's instructions, the Chinese team began to fight for control of the midfield.

Arzohan obviously knew the result after the control of the midfield was controlled by the Chinese team, and quickly directed the players to fight against control in the midfield.

Saudi Arabia, which has not lost to the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, is not at all shy about the big scene of 10 people. After focusing on defending its own backcourt, it always waits for an opportunity to pass to Meshal on the forward line for a quick breakthrough.

Fortunately, the smooth cooperation of the Chinese team in the middle is still coherent, and they can attack Saudi Arabia every time.

It's a pity that neither Yang Chen nor Xie Hui seemed to be wearing shooting boots today.

After 20 minutes, both forwards failed to seize the opportunity to score.

A beautiful scene is beautiful, but it just blooms and does not bear fruit.

The dramatic scene of the game appeared in the 25th minute.

Shehri sent a wonderful oblique kick from the left. Seeing that Meshaer was about to catch the ball, Li Weifeng fell to the ground and shoveled the ball diagonally.

To everyone's surprise, the ball that was shoveled by Li Weifeng happened to hit Li Tie who was back on defense.

After the ball rebounded again, it flew directly over the heads of all the defenders and landed at the feet of Meshaer, who was already on the offside line.

With such a great gift from heaven, Messar didn't score twice in the last game against South Korea, so naturally he would not miss it.

With a twist of the body and a push, the ball immediately entered the lower left corner of the Chinese team's goal.

Seeing that the Saudi team scored the first goal, the cheers that had been loud at the scene instantly turned into sighs.

Li Weifeng and Li Tie looked at each other, both of them were embarrassed and had nothing to say.

Zhang Yanhua on the side came over and patted the shoulders of the two, "It's okay, don't be discouraged, the game has just begun."

The others also stepped forward, comforted each other a few words, and then quickly returned to the midfield to stand up.

Just when the fans lamented that Li Tie had done bad things with good intentions, the re-kick-off of the Chinese team had already attacked the front of the opponent's penalty area.

"Beautiful!"

Following Huang Jianxiang's roar.

Shao Jiayi made two consecutive oblique changes of direction, and unexpectedly squeezed through the middle of the two defenders abruptly.

Seeing Shao Jia wading into the penalty area with the ball, the fans who were a little bit down because they were behind immediately gathered their strength again to cheer for the team.

"Stop him, stop him!!!" Arzohan shouted anxiously from the sidelines.

"Don't blindly go up and steal the ball!"

"Stuck all his breakthrough routes!"

What Arzohan did not expect was that Shao Jiayi did not plan to show off his personal breakthrough in the Asian Cup final.

When the Saudi players double-teamed, Shao Jia pushed decisively and swept the ball to the goal.

At the same time, Yang Chen, Xie Hui, and Ma Mingyu have all surrounded them.

Coupled with the three Saudi defenders who followed the defense and the goalkeeper Dia Yaya, Saudi Arabia fell into a melee in front of the goal.

The ball rolled over the outstretched fingertips of Diaya Yaya and crashed into the crowd.

When people were on their backs, no one knew who touched the ball before falling to the ground.

The ball, which was still rolling horizontally just now, changed direction instantly and plunged into the goal of the Saudi team, which was close at hand.

After getting up, the three outflanking players of the Chinese team didn't react much.

Seeing the ball in the net, the three raised their arms high and ran out of the penalty area cheering.

Through the playback in slow motion, the fans finally saw clearly.

This goal was not scored by a Chinese player.

Instead, it hit Duxie's calf and bounced into the net.

In other words, this is an own goal!

In this way, before Saudi Arabia's 1-point lead was overwhelmed, their own people first helped their opponents tie the score.

Counting Li Tie's "assist" on Meshaer's kick, the two sides actually staged a scene of "reciprocity" in the final of the Asian Cup.