World Cup of Great Powers

have nothing to say.

The Iranians themselves feel that they have nothing to say.

Can't even score a penalty kick, and go to the Mao World Cup?

Go home, wash and sleep well!

In the replay of the live footage, the scene of Ou Chuliang pounced repeatedly.

It was an unquestionably brilliant save.

At the moment when Ali Daei shot the ball, Ou Chuliang, like a vigorous lion, flew to block the ball out of the baseline.

If you haven't even grasped such a good chance, what are you talking about overtaking?
Even the Iranians themselves failed to make a good penalty for this corner kick.

The ball flew straight out of the baseline in the air.

When Ou Chuliang placed the ball on the goal line, time was running out.

The faces of all the Chinese players, fans, and coaching staff at the scene were flushed.

Everyone was waiting, waiting for the moment when the whistle sounded.

"Beep beep, beep!!!"

With the sound of the whistle, the original tense mood and atmosphere disappeared in an instant.

Chi Shangbin was the first to rush into the court.

Like an old naughty boy, he was jumping, shouting, and running happily.

World Cup, here we come! ! !

The game is over, but the celebration has just begun.

A large number of fans of the home team at the Azadi Stadium left, and most of them left cursing.

In the stands, thousands of Chinese fans began to gather in the main stand in an orderly manner.

Such a grand "banquet" must of course be accompanied by a grand background.

In the shot, the red scattered throughout the stands gradually converged to form a new long red dragon.

Azadi wants to close the stadium as soon as possible.

However, due to Yazhulian's face, they still handed over their home court to the celebrating Chinese players.

Of course, for stadium officials.

Every second the Chinese team stays here, they earn an extra point of broadcast revenue.

Why not do it?
The camera flashed across the faces of the delighted Chinese players one by one, and finally fell on Zeng Zheng on the sidelines.

When fans all over the world looked at the coach of the Chinese team from beginning to end, they couldn't help but be amazed once again by his magic and his youth.

"No wonder you dare to wear this to Azadi!"

"It turns out that he has a plan in his mind!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are indeed an Asian famous coach!"

"Advanced undefeated in the top ten competition, it's amazing!"

Won.

we won.

Zeng Zheng took off his sunglasses and looked around.

The fans sang and danced in the stands, dancing their drumsticks vigorously.

I still remember this scene four years ago.

40 years of anticipation, 40 years of waiting.

Finally got a World Cup ticket.

It would be a lie to say that you are not excited!

Especially this time, the Chinese team entered the World Cup entirely on their own strength!

Three veterans Ma Mingyu, Ou Chuliang and General Fan were huddled together, weeping uncontrollably.

They know that at their age and at the speed at which the national team is being replaced, this will definitely be their last top ten match.

"Okay, okay, I am very satisfied to be able to enter the World Cup."

Ma Mingyu hugged the other two colleagues and said with emotion.

"As for whether I can go to Japan and South Korea next year, it doesn't matter anymore."

"Seeing that the Chinese team is so strong, I am relieved!"

Hearing Ma Mingyu's heartfelt words, Ou Chuliang also nodded.

Seeing this, General Fan pushed Ou Chuliang's chest away.

"Why are you nodding?"

"With your state, playing for another four years will not be a problem!"

Hearing General Fan's complaints, Ou Chuliang smiled wryly and shook his head.

"The waves behind the Yangtze River drive the waves ahead."

"If I play next year, I'll be in two World Cups in a row."

"Enough is enough!"

"It's time to give the next generation a chance!"

"In order not to delay their development because of me."

While the players were celebrating on the field, Zeng Zheng was surrounded by a large group of reporters as soon as he took a few steps towards the entrance of the player tunnel.

Among them were Iranian journalists, Asian journalists, and many Chinese journalists.

They couldn't wait to pass the microphones in their hands to Zeng Zheng and ask him what he thinks now.

"I have no idea."

Facing the microphone and the camera, Zeng Zheng said solemnly: "As far as I know, there has never been a team in Asia that can win all the world preliminaries."

"Do the math, how many points did the Chinese team score in this top ten competition?"

"22 points! A full 22 points!"

"When we scored 19 points, we were not guaranteed to qualify."

"This has never happened before."

"This just once again confirms the rough fate of the Chinese team."

"If there is no absolute strength, it will always be a dream for the Chinese team to enter the World Cup."

"but."

"Fortunately."

"Today, I can finally pat my chest and speak loudly."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng unconsciously raised his voice.

"Our Chinese team is really strong enough to qualify for the World Cup!!!"

"Out."

"We deserve it!!!"

Click!
Click!
Click! ! !
With a burst of flash lights.

Zeng Zheng's confident speech was spread all over the world along with the satellite signal.

The Chinese team defeated Iran 2-1 away and advanced to the 2002 World Cup finals with an unbeaten record.

When the news came out, the media all over the world couldn't sit still.

"Sky Sports" reported on how the Chinese team fought hard to the last round and then advanced to the World Cup with the title "The Undefeated Eastern Dragon".

"Sky Sports" pointed out, "The victory of the last away game made us realize that the Chinese team has completely established itself on the top of Asia."

"Although there are still many people who think that Chinese football still has some gaps with the world's top level, thousands of Chinese fans don't care."

"After they learned that the team had qualified, they immediately set off fireworks, and the players also cried with joy."

"For the Chinese team, qualifying for the World Cup with their own strength is far more precious than the last 'luck' qualifying!"

Rome's "Repubblica" published a long report "How the amazing coach Zeng led the Chinese team to open the door to the World Cup".

This report analyzed in detail how Zeng Zheng, step by step, completed the miracle of leading the same team to two World Cups from a rookie with no team leadership experience.

"Republic" believes that Zeng Zheng was completely empty-handed in the last World Cup, and those with bare feet are not afraid to wear shoes.

Hugging the Buddha's feet for the time being, after going into battle, he fought all the way, but finally made it to the top 16;
And this World Cup promotion is the result of four years of careful training.

From the youth team's World Youth Championship, to the U23 Olympic bronze medal, to the adult team's Asian Cup champion.

It can be said that under the leadership of Zeng Zheng, the Chinese team has grown from the root a little bit.

Next year's World Cup, the Chinese team is definitely a dark horse!
As for the Associated Press, it puts such gratification on the same level as the "9 Yaoyao" a few days ago and the "Big Old Americans Traveling to Afghanistan" these days.

The Associated Press also pointed out that the reason why the Chinese team can enter the World Cup with such excellent results is inseparable from the efforts of the coach Zeng Zheng.

Today, Zeng Zheng has sent the world's most populous country to the World Cup twice.

Chinese football needs such a hero, and they also need such a hero.

As for whether Da Laomei wants this hero to go to the World Cup or to Afghanistan, it is not known.

The Americans feel that China has produced a hero, while the Germans believe that all of this is a natural result.

DPA reported that while the Chinese team qualified, Zeng Zheng also created two miracles—leading the same Asian team to advance to the World Cup twice in a row, and advancing to the World Cup with undefeated results in the world preliminaries.

The rigorous Germans, after analyzing Zeng Zheng's past experience and the situation of leading the team in the past four years, agreed that the reason for the Chinese team's re-advancement was completely a "natural" result.

"Was a coach with a rigorous strategic plan."

"After leading the Chinese team to the World Cup for the first time, he did not immediately coach the national team, but chose to go to the youth team for experience."

"And this Chinese team, most of the members are members of the youth team he led back then."

"It can be said that Zeng has been cultivating the future for the Chinese team."

"With such a visionary coach, it is not enough for the Chinese team to enter the World Cup again."

On the Italian side, ANSA news agency rarely published four articles in just one hour, reporting the progress of the last Sino-Iranian battle with pictures and texts, the performance of Zeng Zheng and the Chinese players in the game, the sadness of the Iranian team after missing a penalty kick at the last moment, and the reaction of the Chinese people who got what they wanted after the game.

Among them, a huge photo of Zheng Zhi, the youngest player in Tehran, embracing a football and waving the national flag with one hand after the game, also appeared on the front page of Gazzetta dello Sport.

Spain's three major sports newspapers also reported the news of the Chinese team qualifying at the same time.

The title of "Marca" is "Bundesliga giants team up to defeat Iran, Zeng Zheng leads the Chinese team to the World Cup for the second time".

The article called Yang Chen and Xie Hui the number one star of the Chinese team, while Zeng Zheng was called the number one hero of the national football team.

"Aspen" reported on the Sino-Iranian battle with the title "China's guest war against Iran, killing opponents' hopes of going straight to the World Cup".

It goes into more detail about Iran's situation in Group A and what they are about to face after losing to China.

"World Sports News" is not to be outdone, with the title of "China's Miracle", and listed Zeng Zheng, who created two histories, as the soul of the Chinese team's promotion to the World Cup.

And also issued a soul torture: "If such a coach comes to Europe to coach, will it also cause a storm?"

In this regard, the Dutch Telegraph said in a self-deprecating manner:

"If you ever come to the Dutch team to coach, you will at least do a better job than Van Gaal!"

You know, the Chinese team has already qualified, and the uncrowned king, the Dutch team, has lost the right to qualify for the 02 World Cup.

In short, whether it is the Asian media or the European and American media, most of the credit for the Chinese team's entry into the World Cup has been pushed to Zeng Zheng.

The "magic coach Zeng" also entered the World Cup with the Chinese team again and became famous all over the world.

Zeng Zhengcai is 31 years old this year, and he has a promising future.

Whether it is the national team or the club, they all offered an olive branch to Zeng Zheng.

After returning to China, the team was once again welcomed by fans all over the country.

As for the "ridiculous things" that Zeng Zheng did in Azadi, none of the leaders came down to hold them accountable.

And this incident was also labeled as "genius is always a maverick" by "Football Night".

In short, in the eyes of the fans, it is precisely because of Zeng Zheng's "unruly" that he can win the game so firmly.

At the large-scale celebration party jointly held by Zhuxie and Zhuangertai, Zeng Zheng also specially sang "True Heroes" to express his gratitude to the fans.

The day after the official party, Zeng Zheng and the Chinese team went to the Wulihe Stadium to participate in the national large-scale celebration of "Fulfilling Football Dreams and Singing Together".

There are huge crowds of spectators.

Fans once again packed the stadium.

Accompanied by dozens of fans, famous rock singer Zang Tianshuo kicked off the celebration party with a song "We Wait for That Day".

After the song was sung, the national football team walked onto the temporary stage.

Goalkeeper Ou Chuliang was the first to step out, followed by General Fan, Li Weifeng and others.

When Zeng Zheng, who was the finale, also entered the stage, the audience cheered enthusiastically as soon as he stood on the stage.

In front of many fans, Zeng Zheng announced generously: I am getting married! ! !

hula~~~
This time, the cheers and applause from the scene were no less than that of Golden State four years ago, when the Chinese team entered the World Cup for the first time!

"Whoa, why is Coach Zeng getting married?"

"Wooooow, so angry!"

"Whoa, why isn't the bride me?!"

"woooooo"

The female fans whimpered, while the male fans whimpered.

"Aww, Coach Zeng is getting married? Overjoyed, overjoyed!"

"Aww, who knows the date and hotel? I'll definitely go with the ceremony!"

"Aww, I don't know which lady is worthy of our coach Zeng!"

"Ow Oo"

This night was also called "Double Happiness" by the official media.

With the end of the Asian qualifiers, the worldwide qualifiers are also coming to an end.

In Asia, the Chinese team will be directly promoted in Group A, and the Saudi Arabian team will be directly promoted in Group B.

The second Iranian team in Group A played two play-off games with the second United Arab Emirates in Group B. In the end, the Iranian team won the 0.5 spot and played a play-off knockout match with the European team.

In the end, the Iranian team still failed to play against Ireland and handed over 0.5 in their hands.

Globally, Europe and South America are the last to finish.

The German team and Uruguay team caught up with the last train of the World Cup at the last moment.

So far, the teams that have successfully advanced to the 2002 World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea are:
There are 4 teams in the Asian region: the host Xiaotian and South Korea, and the Chinese team and Saudi Arabia.

European Zone 14: Russia, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Croatia, Spain, Italy, England, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Slovenia, Turkey.

5 teams in Africa: Cameroon, South Africa, Tunisia, Senegal and Nigeria.

There are 5 teams in South America: Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay.

There are 3 teams in North America: Costa Rica, the United States and Mexico.

In addition, after Australia in the Oceania division lost to Uruguay in the play-offs, they decided to join the Asia Zhulian from the next World Cup to compete for the qualifying places in the Asian region.

This is both an opportunity and a challenge for Asian football.

In Verapan's words: "With Australia in the next World Cup, we can ask for another place!"

As for who this quota belongs to, whether the Chinese team still has the strength to continue to compete for this quota is no longer Ya Zhulian's worry.

When the 32 teams in the World Cup were established, all participating teams set their sights on Busan, South Korea.

The lottery ceremony held there will directly determine the fate of the participating teams.