World Cup of Great Powers

"With two wins and one draw in the group stage, the Chinese team became the first Asian team to qualify first in the group at this World Cup! 》

A headline that cannot fit in a newspaper's entire column has become an important test point in the civil service examination after 02.

Whether it is current affairs or logical reasoning, this title triggers many test points.

"Two wins and one draw", "First in the group", "First team", "Asian team".
These keywords tease the nerves of fans all the time.

From last year's World Cup grouping, all games in Group A have ended.

The answers submitted by the four teams surprised all fans.

The much-anticipated former world champion France lost all three games in the group stage, swallowing a big duck egg.

The Chinese team, the least favored Asian team, has two wins and one draw, and stands tall in qualifying.

Many fans were in a daze after seeing such a record, thinking that the media had printed the results of the two teams backwards.

The former World Cup and European Championship double champion did not take away a single point in this World Cup.

Maybe "La Marseillaise" has been played too much in the past few years, and God wants to change the taste this time.

The shameful exit of the French team has aroused strong repercussions in France.

When the Paris stock exchange market opened the next morning, the stock of France Televisions, which purchased the rights to broadcast the World Cup, immediately fell by 3.34%. After the start of the World Cup, the company's stock market value has fallen by 10.62%.

Even "Savior Zidane" failed to bring back a miracle to France.

The French media immediately published articles criticizing the French team's performance.

The title of "L'Equipe" was "Farewell, Blues", "The miracle did not happen, but we were beaten 2-0 by our second team."

The honor of the former heroes of France no longer exists, and the team's playing style and tactical organization have serious problems. Ironically, the French team has the top scorer in Ligue [-], Serie A and the Premier League, but they have not scored a single goal.

That said, the entire French team needs a complete rebuild.

Liberation Daily wrote an article titled "The Blue Army Falls Back to the Ground", and accompanied it with a picture of Qi Zu falling headfirst to the ground, indicating that the Gallic rooster, which was soaring high, had completely fallen back to the ground.

The former majesty is gone, only the remnant soldiers and defeated generals are left in front of them.It's no wonder such a team won't lose.

After the game, Qi Zu lay in the middle circle and kissed the turf affectionately, expressing the sadness in his heart.

After the game, Qi Zu said: "I didn't want to do any other reactions after the game, because the failure came too fast. I was really disappointed. I never thought that we would be eliminated in the group stage. It all came too suddenly."

News of the team's infighting, unreasonable personnel structure, internal corruption, and coach's incompetence were revealed one by one. Le Maire also resigned immediately before returning to China.

On the contrary, the great country far to the east is full of enthusiasm and joy.

Unlike the proud French fans, after seeing the grouping, the fans' first reaction was to win one game in the group stage and get one point.

But after the victory over France in the opening game, the fans' expectations have also risen.

From scoring a goal, taking a point, winning a game to qualifying by counting points
When they saw that the Chinese team actually ranked first in the group, beating Denmark, Senegal and France to advance to the top 16, the fanatical fans ran to the street with loud objects and smashed the porcelain bowls in their hands.

At the same time, Zeng Zheng's reputation among the people has once again climbed to a new peak.

"Coach Zeng, congratulations!"

"Coach Zeng, you are truly a god!"

"With Coach Zeng, we can kick France and punch Italy. Winning the World Cup is just around the corner!"

That night after the game, a large group of officials came to Zeng Zheng and insisted on toasting him with a few glasses of wine.

Zeng Zheng also refused to accept anyone who came.

Holding a whole glass of liquor in front of him: "Chief Zhang, after one drink, I will have to sleep with him for three days and three nights!"

"Ah, don't, don't, don't"

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Zhang quickly pressed down the wine glass in Zeng Zheng's hand.

"The World Cup is important, the World Cup is important."

“We accept Coach Zeng’s sentiments.”

"Coach Zeng still has tea instead of bar."

After saying that, Section Chief Zhang quickly stuffed a cup of tea into Zeng Zheng's hand.

Looking at the quiet tea in his hand, Zeng Zheng curled his lips slightly.

"Then I'll be disrespectful."

"But let's talk first. After drinking this glass, I will go about my business."

"Before the next game, the Chinese team will no longer accept interviews, meetings or any other activities."

After hearing this, all the officials nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, that's right. Coach Zeng must put the World Cup first and the country first."

Amid the flattery, Zeng Zheng drank the tea in his hand in one gulp.

Dan Hou arched his hands and left the venue in front of everyone.

It’s different from Denmark where I’m going to live a small life.

The Chinese team won the first place in the group and can stay in South Korea to wait for work.

The war is imminent, and Zeng Zheng is not willing to miss any slight advantage.

Seeing Zeng Zheng disappear into the banquet hall, an official who had just toasted to Zeng Zheng's back immediately lowered his lips.

"Tch, why are you pretending to be so stupid? I just complimented you a few times and you are so beautiful! If you have the ability, you can really come back as a champion!"

"Yeah, yeah, look at how awesome he is after qualifying from the group. Winning another game in the knockout round won't necessarily be a big deal!"

"I don't know how to weigh myself. The first place in the group is the result of the entire team and the efforts of the players. If you change to another coach, you can still win!"

"Hmph! You don't understand the ways of the world at all. I'll wait for you to lose in the next game!"

"Okay, okay, Section Chief Li, let's not mention the troublesome thing about Zeng. By the way, look at the batch of sporting goods from XX Company, can you still take care of them?"

Unlike the mixed crowd outside, the national team is completely clean inside.

This is not only due to Zeng Zheng's management, but also because the players on the team truly admire Zeng Zheng.

Especially several veterans.

Even when I returned to the hotel room after the game, I was still a little enlightened.

"Old Fan, do you think we will win now?"

"We won, we won!" General Fan also clicked his tongue repeatedly.

"Beat France first, then Denmark. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk," Ou Chuliang shook his head, "The first time I heard Coach Zeng said that he would win the first place in the group and beat France or Denmark, I was shocked."

"I didn't expect this to come true! And both teams won!"

"Now that I think about it, it feels like a dream!"

Speaking of this, both veterans sighed with emotion.

The fans who looked out the window and refused to leave for a long time felt a burst of emotion in their hearts.

After the Chinese team defeated Denmark, in addition to the team's performance that attracted much attention, Yu Genwei, who scored the key goal for the Chinese team, also received unprecedented attention.

Not only the fans in Tianjin insist on an autograph or a photo, but also the foreign media are eager to get an exclusive interview with Yu Genwei.

the reason is simple.

The starting lineup and main players of the Chinese team have been thoroughly studied by foreigners.

Only these substitutes are unknown to opponents.

Who is Yu Genwei?
Isn't he a midfielder?
How can he still play forward?
The level of playing forward is so high?

What type of player is he?

Does he still play in China's domestic league?
Are you interested in coming to Newcastle to see the world?

If there is one goal in the World Cup that makes one famous, then the first one to become famous in this World Cup is definitely the little-known Tianjin star.

While fans around the world were still devastated by the French team's early exit, another team that was the favorite to win the championship also failed to exit in the group stage.

6月12日下午14点30分，F组第三轮两场比赛同时开赛。在大阪永井体育场，英格兰0比0战平喀麦隆，积5分排名小组第二出线。

At the same time, in Konihi Miyako, the Argentina team will have a last-ditch battle with the Swedish team, which currently ranks first in the group.

For the Argentinians, only defeating their opponents can guarantee promotion to the top 16.

In the 59th minute, A-Svensson scored the first goal for Sweden with a free kick.

But the Argentine team was only equalized by Crespo's penalty kick in the 88th minute.

In the end, the Nordic iron barrel array trapped the Pampas gale.

In this World Cup, people will never see the Pampas eagle spread its wings again.

At the post-match press conference, God of War Batty told reporters with tears in his eyes: "I hope Crespo will be better than me in the future."

After this battle, the God of War Batty officially announced his retirement from the Argentina national team.

And he left his No. 9 to Crespo and regained a good relationship with Crespo.

Crespo also said: "I also want to thank Batty."

"That's the way football is. No matter how strong you are, you can never guess the outcome. It's the same for you, me, and him."

"Farewell to the World Cup, we also have to say goodbye to Batty. We are leaving the World Cup, and I want to talk to him, hand in hand, face to face, to bid farewell to the symbol of the national team in the most intimate way."

Paraguay take on Slovenia in their third group stage clash of two in Group B.

Paraguay, which only scored 1 point in World War II, is hanging by a thread in this campaign. In order to reach the top 16, in addition to defeating the opponent Slovenia by a large score, they must also hope that Spain, which has already qualified in the same group, can defeat South Africa, which has already accumulated 4 points.

Since the two games are played at the same time, for the Paraguayan players, every minute is a test.

After 90 minutes of thrilling and exciting competition, Spain finally defeated South Africa 3-2, winning all three games in the group to advance to the top [-].

Paraguay relied on a big lead in the end, successfully eliminated South Africa with a goal difference, and entered the knockout rounds.

The poor South African team fell short in two consecutive World Cups.

Seeing that it was Paraguay that advanced, there was a lot of discussion in the country.

Given FIFA's tendency to like to form CPs, they would rather see the Chinese team play against the South African team to give their African buddies a chance for "revenge."

In this way, the gimmick will be there and the ratings will be doubled.

However, compared to African teams that are good at running, domestic fans generally feel that Paraguay is better at playing football.

Just like Senegal is the second team of France, many fans regard the Chinese team as the "second team of Brazil".

Since it is named "Brazil", how can it be afraid of Paraguay, which is on the same continent?

However, more fans said in interviews: ".We are already very content!"

"Thanks to Coach Zeng's clever calculation, we avoided the Brazilian team."

"As long as we don't play against Brazil, we are not afraid of anyone!"

"Hahahahaha, the Chinese team must win, must win!!!"

At 6:13 on June 14, the two matches of the third round of Group C of the World Cup started at the same time.

The Brazilian team is guaranteed to win. In addition to admiring the gorgeous dance of the Selecao, the fans' focus is to speculate on their strategy for the World Cup knockout round.

Of course, for a team of Brazil's level, there is only one reason for other teams to avoid them, and there is no team they are afraid of.

Not only that, they have no need to "save face" for others.

In the end, the Brazilian team defeated Costa Rica with a big score of 5 to 2, winning all three games and advancing to the top 16 as the first in the group.

Because the competitors in the same group lost to Brazil by a huge score, the stronger Turkey defeated Nigeria 3-0 in the last game.

The final result was that Turkey, like Paraguay, advanced to the top 16 in a desperate counterattack!
After the Ecuadorian team lost both games, the last game was just a fight for the dignity of the country.

But for Croatia, this game needs to beat Ecuador by at least two goals to ensure that they will advance to the round of [-].

In the end, Ecuador beat Croatia 1-0 and got its first goal and first victory in the World Cup.

On the other hand, the Mexican team, which has won 2 games and 2 wins but does not guarantee qualifying, is facing Italy, which is fighting to the death.

In the 34th minute, the Mexican team's Borgetti headed the ball backwards in the penalty area and hoisted the ball into the far corner of the Italian goal.

Such an incredible goal left Buffon with no reaction.

But the tenacious Italians had no intention of giving up. In the 84th minute, Piero's goal helped Italy equalize the score and finally advance.

Italy's qualification was quite dramatic.

According to the Italian media, Italy needs to defeat Mexico to successfully qualify, otherwise it will repeat the mistakes of France and Argentina.

At half-time, the headline on Italian national TV was that Italy had a bad start. "The whole of Italy is suffering like the national team. The national team is in danger of being eliminated. This is the ending we don't want to see."

But Ecuador's unexpected goal in the second half directly became the Italian's savior.

After the game, many Italian media thanked the Ecuadorian team in unison. If Ecuador loses this game, Italy will be eliminated with a draw.

On June 6, in two simultaneous games in Group H of the World Cup, Xiaotian defeated Tunisia 14-2, qualifying as the group leader and becoming the second Asian team to advance to the top 2.

This is also a historic breakthrough for Xiaotian. For Xiaotian fans and players, advancing to the top [-] has been a wish for many years.

In another match in Group H, Belgium and Russia competed for the last group qualifying place, and Russia, which leads in points, can qualify smoothly as long as it draws with its opponent.

In the end, at Shizuoka Fukuro Stadium, the European Red Devils defeated the Polar Bears with a score of 3-2 and narrowly missed advancing to the top [-].

At 6:14 on the evening of June 19th, the two games in Group G, the last group of the World Cup, also started on time.

At the Daejeon Stadium in South Korea, the United States team will play the final game against the Polish team that has been eliminated to fight for the right to qualify for the group.

After 90 minutes, the Polish team defended their dignity and won the game with a score of 3-1.

The Chinese team and Xiaoli have advanced to the second stage of the World Cup, which is undoubtedly a tangible incentive for South Korea, which loves face very much.

After the game against Portugal started, the South Korean team launched an offensive amidst the roar of cheers.

Portugal defended calmly and did not allow the opponent to invade the dangerous zone. The two sides basically fought in the midfield.

Just when everyone thought that Portugal's victory over South Korea would not be a problem, the whole game developed in a very dramatic direction.

In the 22nd minute, Xue Qixuan counterattacked with the ball from the left. Beto knocked him down and was given a yellow card.

Due to the accumulation of two yellow cards, Beto will be suspended for one game if Portugal qualify.

Just 5 minutes later, Pinto's scissor kick knocked down Park Ji-sung again.

Argentinian referee Sanchez did not hesitate to take out the red card. Although Pinto was indignant, he still fulfilled the referee's decision.

In the following time, South Korea defeated the small number with more troops.However, due to technical reasons, mistakes were made frequently.

However, Portugal also has one less player, so it is difficult to organize a decent attack.The two sides started a tug-of-war in the midfield.

Seeing that neither side could open up the situation, the referee once again exercised his power to make penalties.

In the 65th minute of the game, Beto hooked Lee Yong-pyo, who had already broken through, near the sideline.Beto received 2 yellow cards in this game and was sent off. Portugal can only fight with 9 players.

At this time, the Polish team on the other side was already leading 3-0.

If the score of the match between South Korea and Portugal is maintained until the end, Portugal will join hands with South Korea to qualify.

Facing the "sad and happy" situation, Figo could only hold his head and smile bitterly.

In the 69th minute, Oliveira replaced Pauleta with defender Andrade, and the 9-man Portuguese team began to try their best to keep the tie.

However, South Korea had no intention of letting Portugal go.

In the 70th minute, Lee Yong-pyo made a long pass from the left to the back post. Park Ji-sung stopped the ball with his chest and picked up Conceição with his right foot.

He volleyed with his left foot in front of the corner of the small penalty area, and the ball passed under Baya's crotch and entered the near corner.

South Korea takes the lead 1-0!The camera turned to the front of the rostrum, where Kim Dae-jung, the general manager, was smiling and waving towards the court.

One goal behind, and nine players challenged.Even a world-class superstar like Figo can only "look at the door and sigh".

"There is not much time left for Portugal." A familiar line came from the TV.

Watching the nine Portuguese players fighting desperately on the field, domestic fans were infected by their spirit and cheered for them one after another.

But for those who have guessed many things, it seems to be a certainty that Portugal will be eliminated by South Korea.

At the same time, Portugal coach Oliveira smiled bitterly.

He finally understood the meaning of what Zeng Zheng said to him in the friendly match in HK more than ten days ago.

“Is God going to destroy Portugal?”

The match between the two sides proceeded in an orderly manner. In the 89th minute, Xavier threw a sideline ball from the right side, and the substitute Andrade headed the ball. The South Korean defender headed the ball to clear the siege, but it was not far away.

The Portuguese captain caught up with the ball at an unprecedented speed during a sudden burst, and raised his foot directly from 16 meters in front of the goal to shoot a volley.

The ball hit the left goal post hard. Although Li Yunzai made a save gesture, he was helpless and could only watch the ball go into the net.

The moment the ball hit the net, Zeng Zheng couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Damn it, Portugal is amazing, did they really score a goal?"

In the camera, Figo immediately knelt down and kissed his jersey deeply.

Behind him were a group of excited and tired Portuguese players rushing towards him.

What the fuck? !
Portugal scored?Portugal equalized at the end of the game?Portugal will qualify?

"Look, Xiao Zeng, let me tell you, Portugal will definitely advance!" Chi Shangbin, who was watching the game together, put his hand on Zeng Zheng's shoulder.

"But Portugal is really dangerous. With nine men fighting, they can even tie the score after falling behind by one goal!"

"If it weren't for stars like Figo, Portugal might not be what it is!"

"tsk tsk"

Speaking of this, Chi Shangbin couldn't help but speak in an official tone.

"Xiao Zeng, when it comes to judging the situation of the World Cup, I am not as good as you; but when it comes to understanding football, hahaha, you are still missing a trick!!!"

South Korea qualified first in the group with one win and two draws.

Portugal was not ruined by two red cards. Relying on goal difference, Portugal had one win, one draw and one loss, with four points, edging out the United States and Poland and reaching the top [-] of the World Cup.

After the battle between Portugal and South Korea, all the top [-] players in the World Cup between Japan and South Korea have been born.

The matchup list is as follows.

South Korea Division: South Korea VS Italy, China VS Paraguay, Germany VS Turkey; Sweden VS Belgium.

Little Days Division: Mexico VS Portugal, Denmark VS Spain, Ireland VS Brazil, Little Days VS England.

What attracted the most attention was naturally the fact that three Asian teams entered the top [-] of the World Cup at the same time.

This also made many fans sigh.

Many media outlets have even published articles stating that Asian football is on the rise.

And because many players from China, Japan and South Korea play in mainstream European leagues, the markets of the three East Asian countries have also been completely opened up with the formation of the top [-] of the World Cup.

Countless scouts flocked to the three East Asian countries to search for potential stars.

Correspondingly, the three East Asian countries have also seized opportunities to cooperate with European clubs to cultivate more talents.

There wasn’t much time to rest after the group stage, as the quarter-finals immediately followed.

In the knockout round, any mistake may cause irreversible consequences.

The knockout match against Paraguay was definitely a great victory for the Chinese coaching staff.

It not only avoids strong opponents like the Brazilian team, but also does not have to fly to a small day, and can meet the opponent in a leisurely way.

Judging from the top [-] list, although the two favorites, France and Argentina, were eliminated early, the winning odds of Italy, Germany, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and England are still far lower than those of the Chinese team.

However, due to the two-half zone format, the Chinese team is only in the same half zone as Italy and Germany.

In addition to food, compared with the other four favorites to win the championship, the fatigue of the "Axis Two" is most vividly highlighted in this World Cup.

Don't look at the Germans' 8-0 bloodbath in Saudi Arabia, but in fact this aging German team was not optimistic before the World Cup.

To paraphrase a common saying, “those who are nouveau riche and poor have money left over”!
The same goes for Germany.

The only thing left of this once invincible team is the tenacious fighting spirit of German football.

It's not much better over there in Italy.

Not to mention the stumbling in the group stage, Serie A is also declining and becoming lonely.

Even Italy's own media said: Italian football has a bigger problem than the Italian national team!
It must be said that it was luck that the two fellow sufferers were separated into one and a half areas.

For other teams in the same half zone as the two teams, this is of course also a good opportunity to knock their powerful opponents off the altar.

From this perspective, the fact that the Chinese team avoided more favorites to win the championship is naturally the result of Zeng Zheng and the coaching staff!
The streets of Seogwipo are not wide.

Maybe it's because there are too many Chinese fans.

How has the little South Korea ever seen such a huge army of Chinese fans?

In just a few days, all the "ginseng chicken" in Seogwipo was eaten by fans, and the love hotels here were also full of Chinese fans.

Hundreds of Chinese fans were even dragged to the outskirts about two hours' drive from the city and stayed in so-called "resorts" with conditions similar to county guest houses.

The tour guide introduced to everyone that the local residents of South Korea are not particular about food, so Chinese fans should not be too particular. You also have to eat inferior barbecue and military hot pot. The daily food standards are very low.

Not only that, the itinerary is also very unreasonable.

The bus drove me back and forth between the city and the suburbs twice a day. Many fans were in tour groups, and the more than 10 days they visited South Korea were the more than 10 days of fighting with travel agencies.

The team advanced to the top [-] by "overfulfilling the task". As a result, Bamboo Shoes did not control it too strictly.

Players are even allowed to have a drink at a local pub after a win.

Of course, if anyone stays out overnight, they will face the penalty of not being able to play.

Many times when the rules are relaxed, people spontaneously follow them.

"Coach Chi, what's the noise outside?"

"Alas, another tour group was tricked!" Chi Shangbin sighed.

Was pitted?

Zeng Zheng pricked up his ears, and heard several heart-piercing shouts faintly coming from the lobby downstairs.

"We don't make any money either, everything we make belongs to the country."

"After we organize a World Cup tour for thousands of fans, we will donate 500 million to the Women's Football Development Fund to Bamboo Shoes."

"Don't forget, next year is the Women's World Cup!"

South Korea has limited reception, and China’s ability to organize tourist groups is limited.

"Going to South Korea to watch the World Cup" is not a great experience for many fans.

But when I thought that the Chinese team was still in the World Cup, those annoying trivial things that happened in life were immediately forgotten.

After the opponents in the quarter-finals were determined, the media who paid attention to this knockout game also became intensely focused.

As soon as Paraguay got off the plane, he was caught red-handed by reporters.

"We can definitely eliminate the Chinese team!"

"We are lucky to meet the Chinese team in the top [-]!"

The combative Chilavert started talking as soon as he got off the plane.

"Compared with other opponents who are first in the group, I believe there is no better opponent than the Chinese team."

"Of course, I'm not saying they are worse than us, we respect them."

"But I believe we can beat them."

Chilavert even said, "If there is a chance, I hope to use my free kick to knock on the door guarded by Europe."

"In my career, I have never scored against an Asian goalkeeper!"

These words reached Ou Chuliang's ears, and Ou Guomen, who had received instructions from Zeng Zheng, became more domineering.

"(Chilavert) is just a thing of the past."

"Don't forget, he is 36 years old."

"Judging from Paraguay's three group matches, it was entirely luck that they were able to qualify. There was even some credit for Spain's help."

"If Chilavert wants to break through the gate I'm guarding, then first ask the teammates in front of me if they agree!"

The Chinese team is not afraid of Paraguay, and Paraguay is not afraid of the Chinese team.

In fact, any team assigned to this division will feel "lucky".

"Haha, great, XX and I are in the same group!"

This game actually does not receive much attention at the global level, but in Asia, where the World Cup is held, it has received tens of millions of fans!
In the words of Chinese fans, this was also our territory thousands of years ago.

Today we are competing here, and we are also half the hosts!
Because of the high level of attention in Asia, many European media have also made professional predictions about this game.

For example, Geert, a reporter for the Belgian "VOTEBALL" sports magazine, predicted that the Chinese team would win in overtime with a score of 2-1:

The Chinese played too hard in the last game and might have reorganized their team.

Robert, a reporter for Mexico's Liberation newspaper, predicted that Paraguay would eliminate the Chinese team in the penalty shootout: Cuevas may not be able to play, which is Paraguay's biggest regret.

Although Paredes is suspended, old Maldini has enough manpower to make up for this loophole.

After experiencing the test of life and death, the Paraguayans have a very relaxed mentality.

And Chilavert will still be the driving force for the Paraguayans to keep moving forward. His leadership temperament is not comparable to that of the Chinese goalkeeper.

Soon, it was the day before the game

Both teams expressed their confidence in winning in the media, while Sports Weekly reported a ridiculous incident about the Chinese team.

"The Chinese team is in big trouble!"

With such a catchy title, it’s hard not to keep reading.

"This trouble comes from a Spanish-speaking person who calls himself a journalist."

"Chinese people often call room 903 where the Chinese team is located late at night, which seriously affects the rest of the players in this room."

"According to the hotel manager's inference, this matter is likely to have a lot to do with the upcoming knockout round, and the other party may even be a Paraguay fan!"

"On the night when the entire Paraguay team arrived in Seogwipo, the phone kept ringing at [-] a.m., [-] a.m. and [-] a.m., which made it difficult for the players in this room to sleep."

"When he called again the next night, one of our team members picked up the phone and chatted with him for a long time."

"This guy pretending to be a reporter got our main team's lounge from somewhere and hopes to interfere with our players' rest in this way."

"But Coach Zeng said that this harassing phone call did not cause much trouble to the players and the team."

"Because room 903 is occupied by Zhang Xiaorui and several other players who will not play or start the next game."

"However, Bamboo Shoes has contacted the local police station and hotel, and has taken some corresponding restrictive measures on this matter."

June 6, 15:14 pm, Seogwipo World Cup Stadium.

The first round of the 2002 World Cup knockout round of 16 kicked off.

"Hello, fans and friends in front of the TV, and welcome to watch the World Cup quarter-finals, the match between China and Paraguay."

"This is the second time that the Chinese team has reached the top [-] of the World Cup for the first time."

“而对手巴拉圭队在历史上曾5次进入世界杯决赛圈，15场比赛4胜6平5负，在67支参加过决赛圈赛事的队伍中名列第25。”

"This is definitely an extraordinary achievement for a country with a population of less than 500 million."

"The numbers prove that Paraguay has always been a 'second world' member of South American and world football."

"In the last World Cup, they teamed up with Nigeria to 'destroy' Spain and caused a lot of trouble for the French team."

"They have been performing well since the start of this South American qualifier. Under the leadership of the "magic goalkeeper" Chilavert, they forced Argentina twice and won the qualifying rights relatively easily."

"But then bad luck struck, and Chilavert was severely punished by FIFA. In the last two qualifiers in which he was absent, the Paraguayan team was completely exhausted, and ultimately ranked fourth in the South American qualifiers."

"This bad news not only made coach Markarian sacked, Chilavert also missed the first two games of the finals, which gave Paolo Maldini, who took over the coaching job, a headache."

"Compared with four years ago, the Paraguay team will compete in Japan and South Korea with almost the same lineup."

"However, the emergence of Santa Cruz, a young player who plays for the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich, has greatly increased the team's forward strength."

"In the words of old Maldini, the current Paraguay team has the strength to challenge any strong team."

"For the Chinese team, Coach Zeng, who is familiar with South American playing style, is not afraid of the Paraguayan team."

"In the group stage that just passed, the Chinese team qualified first in the group with two wins and one draw, just to be placed in this division and compete with the second team in Group B."

"So for the Chinese team, all the advantages they can get off the court have been obtained, and all the efforts they can make have been done. The only thing to do now is to play well in this knockout match."

"We are waiting for work. I believe that Coach Zeng's team has already found a way to defeat the enemy."

"Okay, now that the players from both sides have entered the stadium, we can hear the sudden burst of cheers from more than 5 fans at the scene."

"Everyone listen carefully, you can still hear the faint sound of cheering for Coach Zeng. It can be seen that Coach Zeng is still very loved by the fans."

"Today the Chinese team still played 442, and the starting goalkeeper is still Ou Chuliang."

"The four defenders are Sun Jihai, General Fan, Li Weifeng and Wu Chengying."

"The four central defenders are Li Tie, Zhao Junzhe, Li Jinyu and Qi Hong."

"The two arrows on the front line are Yang Chen and Xie Hui."

"The Chinese team's lineup today is a little different from the group stage. Li Tie returned to the game after being suspended, but Zhang Xiaorui was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards."

"In addition, Li Jinyu, General Fan, Li Weifeng, Zheng Zhi, Yang Chen and others all have yellow cards on their bodies."

"And according to the latest news, Li Xiaopeng, who was injured in the last game, will bid farewell to this World Cup early."

"The Chinese team's lineup can be said to be on the verge of 'loss of troops and generals'."

"The one shown in the camera is Yu Genwei, who scored the winning goal. He is still sitting on the bench today."

"In Paraguay, old Maldini arranged an Italian-style formation and played 532."

"The starting goalkeeper is the legendary goalkeeper Chilavert, who is also the legendary leader of Paraguay."

"He is a very offensive-minded goalkeeper who often uses free kicks and penalty kicks in the frontcourt to break the opponent's goal."

"Chilavert has currently played 67 times for the Paraguay national team and scored 8 goals."

"The five defenders are Arce, Jia Mala, Ayala, Canisa and Caceres."

"The three midfielders are Struve, Acuna and Bonnet."

"The two forwards are Kashao and Santa Cruz."

"Paraguay's main midfielder Paredes was suspended due to a red card and was replaced by Struve; Bonnet also made his first appearance, replacing Alvarenga."

"Santa Cruz, who plays for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, is the heart of Paraguay's attack."

"As long as we limit him in this game, I believe Paraguay won't pose much of a threat to us."