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Chapter 264 Kuala Lumpur Lottery

Seeing Milu, Li Guo's thoughts went back to his previous life, in the Korean-Japanese World Cup qualifiers, the top 10 draw.

In that year, because Japan and South Korea were the hosts, only the top 10 in the two groups A and B of the Asian Top [-] can directly advance.

But what I didn't expect was that the Chinese team managed to avoid the two traditional Asian teams, Saudi Arabia and Iran. After that, the reputation of Milu's magical coach has been extolled to this day.

The current Chinese team no longer needs luck, but can rely on strength. To be honest, fans don’t worry about the draw, because it’s the same for everyone they meet.

Because of their identities, Li Guo and Milu might be rivals, so the two didn't talk too much, they just had a polite exchange with each other, and then they parted ways.

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According to the latest FIFA ranking released the day before the draw, the national football team ranks 45th in Asia, ranking first in Asia, followed by Australia at 48th.

In other words, the Chinese team and Australia are teams of the same level, and teams of the same level avoid each other.

In fact, the only thing to watch is the teams in the second and third tiers.According to the ranking, the second place is Japan and South Korea.

The third tier is Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

That is to say, the Chinese team has a 50% probability of drawing South Korea and Iran, but there are also public opinions that the probability of China drawing South Korea is 100%.

why?
Because there are too many stories about the confrontation between China and South Korea, it is the same reason that the UEFA Champions League draw often draws "resentment and hatred lottery".

Because of the last South African World Cup qualifiers, the South Koreans suffered a lot. This time, they paid special attention to it. KBS sent a 10-member reporting team to guard Li Guo at the entrance of the hotel officially designated by the AFC.

"Come out, come out."

When Li Guo swaggered out of the hotel, South Korean reporters rushed forward, "Li Guo, I heard that the AFC has appointed the Chinese team and the South Korean team as a team, do you know?"

This Li Guo had heard about it, but he pretended not to know anything, and shook his head, "I don't know, I believe that the AFC draw is very fair, and there is no such thing as a pre-determined decision."

"Li Guo, you have repeatedly provoked me, the Republic of Korea. I heard that it was because you pursued a Korean girl when you were young, but she ignored you, so you have a grudge against the Republic of Korea, right?"

Li Guo thought to himself: "As expected of a country rich in exotic dramas, such wretched plots can be made up."

Li Guo chuckled, "It's impossible, you know, I don't like women who have plastic surgery."

With a pop, even the South Korean reporter accidentally laughed out loud.

At this time, the security guards of the hotel had already noticed the abnormality. Li Guo was a VIP of the AFC, so they rushed up to disperse the reporters.

But this video was quickly posted on the Internet. KBS was very weird. It was not posted on the TV station, but on the Internet, so that it would be more convenient for everyone to leave comments and curse people.

"Next time the Chinese team comes, I will definitely throw tomatoes,"

"No, I'm going to throw the beer bottle,"

"No, I'm going to fix the tire."

Anyway, there is everything to say, the football history of the two countries has always looked down on each other, whenever the two teams meet, the Chinese fans call each other sticks, and the Koreans will come up with the word "Korea-phobia", so if this top 10 meet again, it will look good.

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At the scene of the lottery ceremony, the top 10 coaches in Asia appeared together. The current South Korean coach Cui Kangxi was expressionless when he saw Li Guo, and Li Guo ignored him.

After the host announced the rules of the lottery ceremony, the lottery officially began. The Chinese team and Australia will appear first, and the two teams will determine their own groups.

In the end, the Chinese team was assigned to Group A.

Then it was the turn of the draw ceremony for the second gear, and the camera showed the Japanese team coach Zaccheroni and the South Korean team coach Cui Kangxi at the same time.

No one knows what the two of them are thinking, but it is estimated that they are very nervous at this time, especially Cui Kangxi.

The guest of the lottery is the former Iranian star Ali Daei.

He put his hand into the fiberglass and stirred it. In fact, there were only two small balls in the fiberglass, but Ali Daei was serious, and finally he grabbed one.

"The team in your hand will be in Group A, do you know who it is?" the host asked.

Ali Daei smiled and said, "No, I swear, I don't know." Then Ali Daei unscrewed the ball, flipped the note over, and directed it at the audience.

South Korea!

There was a bang at the scene, and everyone knew what it meant, and then a small clip appeared on the big screen, introducing the South Korean team, such as their continuous participation in the World Cup since 1986.

The contents of the short video are all praises for the Korean team, but Cui Kangxi couldn’t laugh at all. He glanced at Li Guo, feeling very upset.

The subsequent draw was quicker, and in the end all five teams in Group A where the Chinese team was located were produced, namely China, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Jordan.

This result is normal, because of the special rules of the draw for the top 10 in Asia, so when the division comes out, the approximate draw match can be guessed.

When the dust settled in the lottery ceremony, South Korea immediately began to talk hard, 10 to 0, the Chinese team came to Seoul, we want to play 10 to 0.

Yes, we feel very lucky to be in a group with the Chinese team, because the Chinese team has lost to South Korea more or less in history.

But this time Chinese netizens didn’t argue with the Koreans at all, as if there was no need for it, and the public opinion in South Korea quickly calmed down, because in fact this group is not strong, even if they lose to the Chinese team, the Korean team should be able to go to Brazil. This is the most important thing.

Li Guo was surrounded by reporters at the scene. Unexpectedly, the first question was not about the lottery, but about the Olympic Games, because the Olympic Games will be held in July this year, and the results of the Olympic warm-up games are still very bad.

"This question cannot be asked of me, and I have no right to answer it."

"Guide Li, you once led the National Olympics to glory, so you can talk about the National Olympics."

"No, let's talk about the lottery, or talk about the Korean team."

"That's nothing to talk about, I'm sure I'll win."

The South Korean reporters on the side looked so ugly, and now even the Chinese reporters don't pay attention to them.

But Li Guo was very firm, "Impossible, besides, I really don't know."

But Li Guo knew that this matter would haunt him until the end of the London Olympics.

Sure enough, on the way back, Li Guo still received a call from the Football Association. What are you afraid of?

(End of this chapter)