The green devil

In Jiangcheng, the Hua Guo team swept the Maldives with 8 goals without bloodshed.

But in the hot Doha, the provincial and Hong Kong team failed to live up to the ardent hopes of the Chinese fans and failed to beat or draw Qatar in the away game.

The 0:2 defeat also made the provincial and Hong Kong team completely lose the opportunity to compete with the Huaguo team for second place in the group.

Qatar won all seven games and surpassed the Hua Guo team by 5 points. It has already qualified from Group C one round ahead of schedule and secured the first place in the group.

In this way, the Hua Guo team must become the second best in the four groups with the best results in the eight groups in order to advance to the final 12.

Before the start of this round, the Huaguo team had 16 points and a goal difference of 26, ranking second in the horizontal PK with No.7 of the other 2 groups, second only to Syria with 18 points.

This also means that as long as the Huaguo team defeats Qatar in Chang'an City, they will be able to qualify second in the best group.

Because among the other 7 groups, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, and North Korea have the same 16 points as the Huaguo team. Therefore, if the Huaguo team draws with Qatar, there is a certain hope of advancing, but it depends on other teams. face.

It seems that the prospect of the Hua Guo team's advancement is bright, but in fact, the difficulty is not small.

Because the last opponent Qatar can be said to be the sufferer of the Huaguo team.

The Chinese team has played against Qatar 16 times in total, and the Chinese team has achieved a record of 6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

Although it seems that the Chinese team has the upper hand, in the 8 world preliminaries, the national football team has 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses, which is completely at a disadvantage.

自从2004年亚洲杯小组赛1-0战胜卡塔尔以来，此后和卡塔尔的4次交手，国足仅取得1平3负的战绩。其中2008年的世预赛，国足客场0-0战平、主场0-1不敌对手，2011年亚洲小组赛国足0-2负于对手，再加上本次世预赛首循环国足客场0-1再输一次，华国队已经12年没有赢过卡塔尔队。

But this time against Qatar, the Huaguo team has a great chance of winning.

Qatar has won the first place in the group, and it is impossible to fight to the death with the Hua Guo team.

When I came to Huaguo this time, Qatar just went through the motions and trained soldiers.

The other good news is that after defeating the Hong Kong Island team, Qatar had three main players suspended, and one was injured. Qatar, which is short of major generals, is definitely not as strong as the Qatar team in the first round.

In the end, the Huaguo team had one more decisive player——Zhao Yang.

After Zhao Yang entered the Huaguo team, the Huaguo team cured the old problem of weak striker line. Not to mention winning all three games, they even outscored their opponents by 36 goals. This offensive power is unrivaled in Asia.

After playing the Maldives, the Huaguo team had no intention of summarizing the "training match" after the game, and their attention was put on the Qatar match four days later.

Head coach Perrin said: "This is an expected victory, we got the points we need, and now we need to shift our energy to the match against Qatar.

We have no retreat, the only goal is to score 3 points.It is not only the skills and tactics that determine the outcome of a football game, but the desire and motivation to win displayed during the game.There are eight groups, and every team wants to advance. If we want to succeed, we must give it a go at all costs. "

Li Gang, the team leader of the Huaguo team, said: "The match against Qatar is the last match of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in the top 40 in Asia. This match is very serious for us. Only by defeating the opponent can we qualify. After three consecutive victories, Our players are in good condition and I believe we can defeat Qatar this time and avenge the first round."

This game is so important, both the fans and the media have paid great attention to this game.Even Hua Zhencai, chairman of the Football Association, came to Chang'an with the team, and when interviewed by reporters, encouraged and spurred the players.

"If you win, you will qualify! I believe this sentence has been heard many times, but every time we reach this point in the qualifiers, we lose the chain.

From the perspective of competitive sports, there will be pressure in any game, which is quite normal.The same goes for table tennis.

If you want to be a strong team, you must have the ability to withstand pressure.

A team that plays well at ordinary times but is discouraged in key games will never become a strong team.

How to control pressure, how to turn pressure into motivation on the field, these are what our coaches and team leaders need to do. I believe they can do a good job, and I also believe that you will not let the fans down. "

Zheng Hua, the captain of the Huaguo team, expressed the team's confidence in winning, "Now it's time to fight to the death. We won't think about the games in other groups, nor will we think about the previous games. These are not what we need at this time. The burden is over, we will now put all our energy on the field and our team will definitely be united during the game."

The number one star of Huaguo team, Zhao Yang, who scored 3 goals in 16 games, also issued a pre-match battle declaration.

"Qatar is a very strong team. They have qualified, and their mentality is more relaxed than ours, which is more conducive to their performance. But our whole team has the belief and determination to win, not to mention Qatar, Even against Japan and South Korea, our goal today is still to beat Qatar and get all three points."

On the second day after the Hua Guo team arrived in Chang'an, the Qatar team also came.

At the hotel where the Qatar team stayed, Qatar coach Carreno accepted an interview with reporters.

Carreno said frankly: "We have already passed the group stage and entered the next stage of the game, but this does not explain anything. Our goal in this game against the Huaguo team is still to win, and the Huaguo team is the same."

When talking about whether to adjust the lineup in this game, Carreno said: "It is true that some of our players cannot come to Huaguo, and we have to prepare for the next stage of the game, but we will send the best and most Play with strong players."

When talking about whether to run into the new lineup in this game, Carreno said: "It is true that some of our players cannot come to China, and we have to prepare for the next stage of the game, but we will send the best and most active players. Play with strong players."

In order to get the right to qualify, the Huaguo team must not only defeat Qatar, but also compete with several other West Asian teams.Regarding the question of whether the Qatar team will help other West Asian teams, Carreno said: "There is no such thing as friendship on the football field, nor does it mean to help whoever has a good relationship with each other. Every team must try its best to play. We can play our game well, so we will put more energy into the game.”

Qatar will have 3 absolute main players absent in this game. Carreno expressed regret, "We have selected 28 players in the past, and I think these 28 players are the best. 3 players are for us. It is very important, they are all core players, but I think other players will do well, Hua Guo team needs to show their true skills if they want to get the promotion paper from us."