green mercenary

Chapter 489 Take Saudi as a warning

"SURPRISE" - Le Monde

"BALLOTTAGE" - "Liberation"

"INQUIETANT" - Le Parisien

"POURQUOI (why)" - "Soir de France"

Overnight, France's defeat in the opening match surprised fans and the media who were paying attention to the World Cup all over the world.As the leader among sports newspapers, L'Equipe started its analysis with "COCORI-COUAC" as its headline.

各路博彩公司也纷纷调整法国夺冠的赔率，英国著名赌博公司威廉希尔将法国队夺冠的赔率从3比1降为5比1。而另一家将法国队视为冠军最大热门的拉德布洛克也把赔率从3比1改为6比1。

For a while, the "feathers all over the place" of the Gallic rooster was really frightening.

Strong teams learn from it, while weak teams cheer.It seems that as long as you work hard, you can pull down the seeded team in the same group like Senegal.

In China, many columnists and media have also posted articles, is it true that the Chinese team can also be "upset"!
With it, Senegal's number one striker Diouf became famous in the first battle.It is reported that the 21-year-old young player will join the Red Army Liverpool after the World Cup for 1000 million US dollars.

In contrast, the French fans angrily denounced the loss of the national team, thinking that they would rather lose to strong teams such as Italy and Portugal than to lose to an unknown small country like Senegal.

To make matters worse, the French coach Mezzo is also French. This French coach was even called "betrayal of the motherland" by some emotional fans!
The defeat of the French team has caused the teams in the World Cup to think deeply.

"...Although the French team lacking Zidane will not be paralyzed, at least there is a large area of ​​"cell necrosis", and it is "brain cell necrosis"."

"Without Qi's majestic command and management, the French team was unbalanced forward and backward, tilted left and right, and all technical and tactical performances remained on the surface. When attacking, they went deep alone and had bad luck; when defending, they were isolated and helpless, and they were brave and foolhardy."

"Moreover, the Senegalese players not only have good personal skills, but also their tactical awareness and ability are not as bad as the rumors outside. In addition, all the young men in their early twenties have endless energy, and all of them have the spirit of "a prince and a general." It is not difficult to win the game."

"I hope that when we face Brazil, we will also take advantage of the carelessness of the Brazilian team and win the game."

When Qi Hong was talking about the future of the national football team in front of the reporter's microphone, the results of the three games on the second day of the World Cup have also been released.Among them, Germany's match record against Saudi Arabia completely brought back those teams that had a slight illusion of "the weak defeating the strong" back to reality.

On June 6, Children's Day, the first match of Group E was held in Niigata, Japan.Ireland drew 1-1 with Cameroon, and Cameroon staged an African unbeaten run.

The results of the other two teams in Group A also came from Busan, South Korea. Denmark beat Uruguay 2-1, the first victory for a European team.

This game is known as "AC Milan" defeating "Inter Milan", because Denmark has AC Milan's "Three Musketeers" Helveg, Laursen and Thomassen, while Uruguay has the Inter Milan duo-Recoba and Sorondo.

Recoba, who faced the camera after the game, said: "If we want to qualify, we must improve our game ability. We are now in the same position as the French team. We must beat the French team in the next game. Of course, I hope Zidane will not play in this game."

Although these two games were exciting, after the Asian team made their debut, they brought fans all over the world the second big gift of this World Cup.

At 6:1 on June 19, BJ time, another group match of the first round of Group E of the first stage of the World Cup was held in Sapporo, Japan.

Saudi Arabia did not encounter the "careless" German team. The whole game showed a one-sided trend. The German team basically rubbed Saudi Arabia on the ground.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, the German team first launched an offensive.In the 8th minute, Yankel received a pass from his teammate near the arc of the penalty area and knocked down the defending Suleiman. Although Yankel followed up with a shovel and scored an empty goal, it was ruled invalid.

In the 20th minute, Ballack of the German team made a pass from the left.

In the 25th minute, Ballack made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Klose scored twice with a header from the middle.

In the 40th minute, Zieg made a pass from the left to Ballack in the upper right corner of the small penalty area. The latter scored a header from 6 meters in front of the goal, rewriting the score to 3-0.

In the 45th minute, the German team launched another offensive from the right. Klose's back heel passed to Jankel in front of the small penalty area, and Jankel shoveled to make another victory.

Germany took the initiative in the first half, taking 15 shots in the half while Saudi Arabia didn't take any shots in the first half.After the start of the second half, Saudi Arabia was still beaten helplessly.

In the 70th minute, Klose scored a hat-trick after receiving a header from Schneider.

Two minutes later, Link used a corner kick to extend the score to 2-6.

In the 83rd minute, Schneider ran straight to Sebierhoff in the frontcourt.The latter fell to the ground and shoveled from 20 meters away. De Yayeya was too far away from the goal, and the ball slipped into the net from the side.

In the 90th minute, Schneider scored directly with a free kick in front of the goal, locking the score at 8-0.

In this game, the German team was ahead of their opponents in terms of physical fitness, technical and tactical levels, and completely controlled the game.The Saudi team gave up resistance early after conceding a goal too early in the game.It was not until the 78th minute that the first and only goal of the game was completed.

The defeat of Saudi Arabia has cast a shadow over the heads of all Asian teams. Who would have thought that a team that could break into the top three in Asia would be beaten so badly in the World Cup.

After the news of the 8-0 record, those excited people who opened their mouths and threatened to be upset shut up.Asian teams have always been underdogs in the World Cup, but who would have thought that the gap would be so big!
What's more interesting is that after the game, the Saudi media comforted the fans: "It's okay, we just lost one game, and there is still hope for qualifying!"

Whether it is self-deception, or whether it is a desperate situation, depends on Saudi Arabia's performance in the second game.

At this time, the media have already set their sights on a German rookie who participated in the World Cup for the first time in the German team.Yes, he is Miroslav Klose.

The commentators of this era like to call Klose Klaus. Although there are some differences in translation, this cannot conceal the talent of this German striker.

He completed a hat-trick in his World Cup debut, and Klose, who has always been low-key, suddenly became a celebrity all over the world.

For a while, there were overwhelming reports about Klose, and even the fact that he was going to be a mason when he was a child was picked up.

After turning off the TV, Shen Xiangfu looked at the stern-looking national football players in the hall, and said solemnly: "The German tanks are slaughtering, and the desert camels are being slaughtered. The two teams are not in the same weight class at all. The Germans have kicked the gap with the Asian teams. I hope everyone will do what they should do, and take Saudi Arabia as a warning!"

(End of this chapter)