There is a dream called football

Chapter 374
In the second round, Sweden beat Paraguay 1-0, so Paraguay became the first team to be eliminated. Sweden and England both scored 4 points, while China ranked third with 2 points.

If the Chinese team wants to qualify, they must beat Paraguay in the final round, otherwise there will be no discussion, and the match between Sweden and England will be a life-and-death battle between the two sides.

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Anibal Ruiz, head coach of Paraguay.

After the match against the Swedish team, he said regretfully, "We have already been eliminated. We played very proactively in both games. Obviously, our strength is not enough to win."

Unlike the Chinese team, Paraguay positions itself as a challenger. They feel that they have the strength to compete with Sweden and England, so their tactics are relatively active. However, the final result is that Paraguay, who took the initiative, lost one goal in both games, while the Chinese team, which was on the bus, scored two points.

"We are already out, but in the third round we can decide the fate of others, so for Paraguay, our World Cup journey is not over yet, we will leave Germany with a victory."

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In recent days, a lot of German journalists have come to the Chinese team's location. After inquiring, they found out that they were here to scout out spots.

Because the German team won the first place in Group A, there is no problem, and the Chinese team and Sweden are likely to be second in Group B, which means that the knockout Chinese team is likely to be Sweden's opponent, which is why German reporters suddenly flocked here.

Let’s talk about last year’s World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. The Chinese team eliminated the German youth team. Although the World Youth Championship is not comparable to the World Cup, the Germans have always been very rigorous in doing things. They will analyze every potential opponent, whether it is strong or weak. This may be the reason for the success of German football.

Zhu Guanghu was very happy to be interviewed by a German reporter.

"A quarter-final against Germany?"

Zhu Guanghu laughed, "I haven't thought about this, because we are not the favorites to qualify now, and our third round task is very difficult."

"Assuming you guys qualify, you will be second in the group."

"Then I think it's a wonderful thing. I can play the German team in the World Cup. I watched the German team's game when I was young. Beckenbauer and Rummenigge. German football has greatly influenced me. It is an unattainable dream to meet Germany in the World Cup."

"If the Chinese team advances, will you play more openly? Because I think the Chinese team is too conservative in the group stage. There are almost 11 people on the bus."

"No, I know the strength of the Chinese team very well. We currently don't have the strength to open up. In Asia, I might fight against the opponent, but in the World Cup, I won't. This has nothing to do with conservatism. It's a tactical choice based on one's own strength."

The reporter nodded. Although this kind of pragmatism is ugly, it does work. There is nothing to say about it.

"Can we interview Li Qiao?"

"No, I'm the only one in our team to be interviewed, and my teammates need to rest."

The reporter nodded and expressed his understanding.

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The game against Paraguay may be the most nervous for Zhu Guanghu. There is a chance in this game, but the chance is not great. To be honest, although Paraguay is out, their absolute strength is higher than that of the Chinese team.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of my room, there was a bright sky outside. Although it was already 9 o'clock in the evening, it was not completely dark in Germany at high latitudes.

Zhu Guanghu and the players have the same mentality. They are all looking forward to the knockout round of the World Cup. Many players dream of a height that they can never reach in their lifetime. If the Chinese team can rush in this time, it will make history.

In the face of great temptation, it is difficult for people to calm down, this is human nature.

Therefore, the Chinese team is destined to have a few days of bad sleep. Before the head-to-head confrontation with Paraguay, the national football players will not even want to sleep well.

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A Boeing 737 pierced the sky and departed from the capital. The destination of this trip was Kaiserslautern, Germany, which is the city where the Chinese team played against Paraguay.

There was a group of fanatical fans on the plane, and they chartered a flight to Germany to watch the game.

"I went to watch the last game in South Korea. The second game against Brazil was really exciting."

"It's such a miserable loss, how exciting is it?"

"Football matches don't depend on the results. It's good that the process is exciting. The national football team played very proactively and created some opportunities. There was also a goal that was hit on the post. Otherwise, we might have scored a goal."

"Brother Liu, you are really hardcore."

"Hey, I still have to watch the World Cup. I usually scold me, but when it comes to critical moments, I still have to support the national football team."

"That's true."

"Then what do you think this time? You must know that no Asian team has ever defeated a South American team in the World Cup in history."

"History is made to be broken, so what are you afraid of?"

"That's the way it is said, but the historical record is not so easy to rewrite."

It was the guy named Brother Liu who spoke again.

"This is how I see it. This game must be difficult to play. Paraguay is out now. Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, so this game is more difficult to play than England. However, the opponent is definitely not that strong."

"So the key is who scores the first goal. If the national football team scores the first goal, then I think there is still great hope. After all, the opponent will not go all out. There is no need."

"exactly."

In fact, in this game, the biggest advantage of the Chinese team is their mentality. After all, the opponent has no possibility of fighting to the death. This is different from Sweden and England. In that game, the two sides will fight until the last minute until the opponent is beaten.

"Should we prepare for the one-eighth match?"

"Of course, anyway, I've already booked a hotel in Munich."

"Haha, I won't book it. I will go to the fan square to stay overnight. Anyway, Germany is not cold this season."

"Hey, it will save money."

"That is……"

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National Football Base, everyone gets up and eats breakfast in the morning.

Gao Lin said suddenly, "I had a dream last night."

Li Weifeng smiled and said: "Tell me, I will help you interpret your dreams."

"I dream about airplanes."

"airplane?"

"Gao Lin, you have to send it, there will be a private jet in the future."

"No way, does it mean that we will go home?"

"Pooh."

"Hahaha."

Someone laughed and said, "Gao Lin, do you only dream about airplanes? Is there anything else? For example, you hit...the airplane with a slingshot."

"Hahaha, that's what it means."

"You shameless bastards."

At this time Director Zhu came downstairs, "So happy early in the morning, what are we talking about?"

Everyone laughed, and they all told Gao Lin some interesting stories about interpreting dreams.

(End of this chapter)