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"After eight days of fierce competition, the breakout battle of the China World Cup group stage has finally come to an end!! The remaining [-] teams will enter the top [-] of this World Cup!! According to the new regulations after the restructuring of the World Cup competition system , in the eighth-finals, the list of matches will not be determined in such a way that the group No. [-] in Group A directly faces the No. [-] group in Group B. In order to make the game more suspenseful and dramatic, FIFA The list of matches for the knockout stage will be determined by drawing lots the day after the end of the group stage!!"

"A lot of nonsense!! Draw lots!"

"Draw lots! Draw lots!!"

"This group of bastards are trying to whet people's appetite!"

This was the night after the No.20 four games in the group stage ended, and the draw for the top [-] was also held on this day.The players of the Spanish national team, of course, gathered together to watch this crucial group draw for them.After the group draw, all teams will have two days of rest before starting the round of [-] of this World Cup.

Perhaps FIFA is always committed to narrowing the gap between strong teams and weak teams with some available means.After the reformation, the method of drawing lots after the group stage also protected the group No.2 in a certain way.

If it is in accordance with the World Cup system before the restructuring, the number of days between each team's two battles is almost the same.However, after the restructuring, one-eighth of the battle list only ensured that the number of days between the two games of No. 2 in each group was equal.As for the group first in each group?It just depends on his luck.But in theory, the higher the ranking of the group, the first place in their group will have an advantage, because they can have more time to recover their physical strength.

"Then, let's start with Group A! Group No.2 in Group A is the Chinese team. Excluding the Spanish team in the same group as him, we will draw the Chinese team from the first group in the remaining seven groups." One-stop opponent."

"Ah, the first one drawn is the Chinese team's opponent!"

In the group stage, Ben suffered a big loss from the Chinese team. In addition, he had a club teammate there, and Dominguez was quite concerned about the opponent of the Chinese team in the next battle.At this moment, Zheng Zhi, who is the representative of the host country, was invited to the stage by FIFA officials.He will draw lots for the round of sixteen of this World Cup.

In order not to embarrass the people of the country, Zheng Zhi, who is already 50 years old this year, still worked hard to memorize a short English speech.But when FIFA officials asked him questions in English, the player, who had only played in England for a few years as a young adult, became anxious.But the skill of Chinese people's speech can be greatly reflected under such circumstances.

"Before the draw, I would like to ask Mr. Zheng. Which opponent do you most hope to draw for your country?"

"It's been 100 years, and we've reached the top [-] for the first time. Everyone is happy, and it doesn't matter who the opponent is."

The TV here is still talking seriously, and the place where the Spanish team gathers is already bustling.

"Hahahahaha! Look at that lottery drawer!! He's so anxious that he wants to quickly draw out the opponents of the Chinese team. The idiots from FIFA are still pestering him with questions!!!"

Enzo watched the anxious Chinese representative on TV, slapped his thigh wildly and laughed.And his club teammate, the defender who also played for La Liga Espanyol with him, said with great interest:

"To be honest, which one of these groups is the weaker? If the Chinese team is drawn, it will look more lucky?"

After the defender who played for the Spaniard said this, everyone got up "hehehehehe", then looked at the TV with bright eyes, and clapped their hands when Zheng Zhi walked towards the crystal glass plate used for the lottery. And shouted with a strong sense of rhythm:

"England!"

"England!!"

"England!!!"

"England!!!!"

When he came up to draw opponents for his own country's team, Zheng Zhi seemed extremely nervous. When he put his hands into the seven small plastic footballs in the crystal tray, he was so nervous that his hands trembled a little. Then Zheng Zhi took a deep breath. In one breath, he grabbed a small ball suddenly, and then unscrewed the small plastic soccer ball very quickly, and took out the note in it.

When Zheng Zhi saw the name of the team written on the note inside, the Chinese representative, who had been disguised enough just now, finally snickered in an instant... and this snicker almost broke his breath up...

"England."

Hearing this name, Enzo, who originally hoped that the Chinese team could meet England, was not calm, and said loudly: "Really! What do you think!!?"

But before they had time to express their opinion on the top sixteen opponents of the Chinese team, they had to worry.Because it's the next turn to draw lots, and it's No. 2 in Group B.That was Mexico, together with Honduras in Group E, was regarded by the Spanish team as their most wanted opponent in the round of [-]! ! !And now that the opponents of the Chinese team have come out, if they are drawn into a group with Mexico, this means that they are likely to meet England when they advance to the quarter-finals! !This is simply good luck along the way! !

So the players of the Spanish team shouted all the way again.

"Spain!!"

"Spain!!"

"Spain!!!"

"Spain!!!!"

It's just a pity that the one drawn to face Mexico in the quarter-finals...is actually Italy! ! !

How can you do this! ! !

The next turn...is the second Portugal in Group C! !But Portugal has only five teams left to choose from for the first team in the group!And Spain happens to be one-fifth of this unfortunate! ! !

"nonononononononono..."

A group of Spaniards sat there stiffly, with tense faces and staring eyes, and then repeated no, no, no, no, no, no, no, in Spanish legato...

But apparently no one heard their earnest hopes! ! ! !

"Portugal's opponent is drawn. Oh! That's Spain!! Looks like the Iberian Derby will be staged again in the World Cup!!"

It's not fair! ! ! ! ! !

The draw ceremony for the top sixteen matches of this World Cup is not over yet, but the football association officials sitting in the conference room have already turned off the TV.Obviously the following groups have nothing to do with them.All they need to know is that the next opponent of the Chinese team has already been decided, and if nothing else happens, the next opponent of the Chinese team has also come out.

"Ahem, Zheng Zhi is a good comrade. He drew a good lottery for China at such a crucial draw ceremony."

The person who said this was the director of the Football Management Center and the vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association.Four years ago, the Football Association disliked a bloody storm, and countless big fish fell one after another.They never knew what was going on, they just vaguely felt that they had offended someone.It wasn't until Yue Yihuang announced his father-son relationship with the adult of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection a few days ago that they suddenly realized, and they were so afraid that cold sweat broke out on their backs.

but!I have been scolded for so many years, and the reason for being scolded is that Chinese football has never lived up to expectations. This time Chinese football has rushed out of the world!They can always come out and talk! !As long as you remember to hold that prince, won't you be done?

Hahahahahaha!They are so smart! ! !

"This year's World Cup in China, ah, except for us, all Asian teams were eliminated in the group stage!! We, China, really have a long face this time!!"

After the director of the management center finished speaking, the people below started applauding enthusiastically.And someone below began to say with a very sincere expression: "Thanks to you, Director! Director, think about it, if you hadn't selected the German coach back then, would the Chinese team be where they are today!!"

In fact... the choice of the German head coach of the Chinese team, Horn, was not decided by the Football Association. In fact, several big investors spent huge sums of money to hire a well-known headhunting company to conduct an analysis for the Chinese team. , It is also a conclusion drawn after a very rigorous analysis of today's football coaches.What's more... the director of the football management center at that time is still squatting in the prison because of corruption and bribery!

But at this moment, the director of the center, who had received the praise, didn't blush at all, but waved to his subordinates with a gesture of not daring to take credit.

Then someone below praised enthusiastically: "Yes, yes, director! If it wasn't for the director, you went to Italy with you and invited Yue Yihuang back, maybe he would be in the Italian team now!! Look at you, Come to hold a meeting for us at such a late hour! What kind of moving spirit is this!"

This time, the director of the management center did not wave again and again, but said with great confidence: "Yes, our travel was met with a lot of difficulties. The Italian visa center is especially annoying!! They actually said Because I suspected that we all have the tendency to immigrate, we refused our visas twice in a row!! But I still persuaded Yihuang to come back!! Everyone must know that if the current Chinese team does not have Yihuang, who is a strong player, ah, why not mention it? Qualified from the group stage? Come on, you may not even be able to enter the group stage!!"

What can such a group of people do together?

Of course it's something a fool would do.

"A Football Association official who did not want to be named: England is not terrible, the important thing is that we have to avenge our shame in the game against Italy, and how to avenge it"

"An inevitable battle, we will not be afraid to fight against the Apennines, the Chinese team will show their swords!" ! "

"The strength comparison between the two ace forwards of the Italian team and the Chinese team"

"Come on!Brother Yue Yihuang!We all believe in you!You are already indispensable in the lives of the people! ! "

The next morning, such a headline appeared shockingly.

Sitting in the special car provided by the government, Grerange, who was about to start his whole day's work, saw this, frowned and took a deep breath.

then?

Ha ha ha ha ha…………