Chapter 290: Qualifying and Oiling
Brazil are perpetual favourites in any game, playing a somewhat conservative first game but were held to a solid draw by Switzerland.
The Swiss team was a bit passive in the situation, but throughout the game, the Brazilian team did not pose much threat to the Swiss team except for the dominance of possession.
After this game, the world's major media focused on praising the performance of the Swiss team, especially the report on Jonas, so that anyone can see that FIFA is making stars.
Of course, Jonas felt it too, and immediately thought of Venus.
When it comes to international government relations, there is no one more extensive around Jonas than he has.
At the opening ceremony, Venus sat with world leaders, and the guests at his home were often important figures such as the president of FIFA, or the president of the Olympic Committee, or the secretary general of the United Nations.
As long as he says a word, Jonas will be taken care of.
Moreover, Jonas himself is very newsworthy. A billionaire who still plays on the pitch, it's not for money, it's purely about dedication to serving his country.
Jonas and the others are still training in isolation, and only after training do they organize to watch other teams play together.
Although the publicity of the outside media has some interference with the team's training, it has also benefited a lot.
After drawing with top favourites Brazil, being touted by the media and watching the performances of other teams, the Swiss players have grown more confident.
In the next few games, there were no shocks, only the Soviet Union played against Hungary, and the score of 6-0 shocked the world.
At the end of the first round of the group stage, all four teams in Group D drew and now have one point each.
In the second round, Brazil kicked off first against Algeria, and Brazil had a worse performance this time.
Their performances in the game were very pleasing to watch, the team worked together fluidly, and the attack was fluid, but unfortunately it was not always the final word.
It wasn't until near the end of the game that Socrates used his dreamlike imagination to win the game by smashing the ball into the goal with his thigh after falling to the ground.
Although they won, there was a lot of criticism for Brazil's attacking ability, which was that they were too casual on the pitch and did not have a bit of tension.
On June 7, Switzerland took on Spain at another Sansan stadium in Guadalajara.
In this game, the Swiss team changed from the cautiousness of the first game to become extremely aggressive.
Most of the Spanish players are not as physical as the Swiss players, with an average height of 12 centimeters.
In the 31st minute of the first half, the Swiss team relied on a set-piece, Lichtsteiner hoisted the ball into the penalty area, and defender Demic made it all in one fell swoop.
However, the biggest injustice of this game is the spectators.
Spain used to be the suzerainty of Mexico, and all Mexicans speak Spanish, and the Spanish league is broadcast in most countries in the Americas, and their stars are familiar to Mexicans.
Except for a few Swiss fans, most of the fans were Spanish fans, and their boos and disturbances caused a lot of disturbance to the morale of the Swiss players.
The most affected was Jonas, who was on his way to pick up an out-of-bounds ball when he was hit in the eye by a bottle of water thrown from the audience.
He burst into tears, and a few minutes later, due to bloodshot eyeballs, Enzler had to take him off the field and take him to the hospital for examination.
When Jonas finished his check-up at the hospital, he saw the result on the hospital TV, and the result was 2-2.
Of the four teams, except for Brazil, which has already qualified, the other three teams still have hope of qualifying.
Of the 24 teams, only eight teams were eliminated in the group stage, the top two teams in the six groups advanced directly, and the third place team selected four teams to advance according to points and goals.
In other words, only the third place in the two groups will be eliminated.
The Swiss team has now earned two points and will basically not be eliminated in the third round as long as they don't lose too badly.
However, the opponent of the Swiss team in the third round is Algeria, and the two points, Switzerland are decided.
Coming out of the hospital, Jonas was blocked at the door by reporters.
Jonas's eye injury was not serious, the water bottle was blunt, and the eyeball congestion was only caused by a heavy blow, and it did not hurt the eye.
At this time, Jonas could only pretend to forgive the unknown fan generously, and firmly stated that he would lead the Swiss team to advance directly.
In Switzerland, Hannah wasn't too worried about Jonas' eye injury, but she was ready to take Sofia on a trip to Mexico to celebrate Sophia's first birthday.
And Neuer saw Jonas on TV with an injured eye, tears of distress flowing. However, she still went to school, and it was impossible for her to come to Mexico.
On the phone, Neuer, who is usually like a little sheep, became extremely vicious, cursing the fan who threw the water bottle to shrink for the rest of his life.
Jonas laughed at the curse, comforted her again, and re-entered training.
In the last game, substitute goalkeeper Scherer allowed the opponent to score two goals, and the mood has been low.
At the wrap-up meeting, he apologized for his performance, but no one blamed him because he had shown his standards.
Moreover, after the team was overtaken, the performance was still not impatient, and the score was pulled back before the end, which was also a kind of tempering for everyone's mentality.
In the third round, Switzerland and Algeria will move to Monterrey, while Brazil and Spain will stay in Guadalajara, and the two matches will be played at the same time.
The Swiss team had travelled from Guadalajara to Monterrey for acclimatization training in advance, and they moved as a whole and had no intention of returning to Guadalajara.
On June 11, Nicole also set off from Los Angeles to meet Hannah and Sophia in Monterey.
Her mother is not competent at all, and when she met Sophia, Sophia didn't know her at all, let alone call her mother.
Sophia has just been able to speak, and the clearest ones she shouts are Oumar (grandma), Papa (daddy), Anna (Plov's wife), shhhhhh
Mothers all over the world are mothers in the common language, whether it is English, German, or Chinese.
Nicole bought a lot of toys and delicious food, coaxed Sophia, and after a day, Sophia finally called her mother, which made her burst into tears with excitement.
Sofia's birthday is June 12, and it is also the final matchday of the Group D group stage.
Although the coach Enzel is not well-known in later generations, he is still very capable.
In the past few days, in training, he has been emphasizing the whole, pressing, and counterattacking quickly. Psychologically, he has been instilling all kinds of chicken soup for the soul in the team.
Not to mention the others, even Jonas thinks these days that if he loses this game, he will be sorry for the expectations of millions of Swiss.
Brazil now have three points to dominate the group, with Switzerland looking to finish second.
Group D's second-place group will play one-eighth of the matches at the Stadio de Queretta, where more than half of the tickets have now been bought by the Swiss, and there are reports in the media that at least 40,000 Swiss fans have rushed to Quereta without tickets to await the arrival of the team.
Two hundred kilometers from Mexico, Quereta is the most chaotic city in Mexico, where the government is controlled by drug traffickers and the entire city follows underground rules rather than government decrees.
So many Swiss people are now going to Kreta regardless of their safety, and if the Swiss team loses, I am really sorry for the more than 50,000 fans.
In this game, the Swiss players played very consistently, although they only scored one goal, they firmly controlled the situation on the field and did not give the Algerians a chance.
To everyone's surprise, Brazil played a 3-3 draw against the ruined Spaniards, narrowly missing out on the top spot for Switzerland.
Now Switzerland and Brazil are both on four points, Spain has three points to retain a good chance of qualifying, and Algeria is eliminated with one point.
Brazil finished top of the group with one more goal and will remain in Guadalajara to prepare for the quarters.
Switzerland, on the other hand, finished second in the group, headed to Cretta to compete with the top of Group E for a chance to advance to the quarter-finals.
After the group stage, the Swiss stayed in Monterrey, and Nzelle gave the team a day off, and after the press conference, Jonas returned to the hotel to celebrate Sofia's first birthday with his grandmother and Nicole.
Jonas didn't publicize it, but on his daughter's birthday, a group of bigwigs in Mexico sent gifts, although they didn't show up.
One-year-old Sophia doesn't understand anything, and the gifts she received today are worth more than $100,000.
She didn't pay any attention to the expensive jewelry, and her attention was drawn to the birthday cake.
When she was growing up, only Jonas could give her any food, especially what she liked, and no one else could give her anything to eat.
Therefore, she is close to Jonas and knows that she only asks her father and can eat whatever she wants.
One night, she clings to Jonas's side, calling Papa incessantly, and when Jonas allows her to eat her birthday cake, she wants to bury her little face in the cake.
In order to attract her, Nicole spreads cream on her mouth to entice her to eat it.
She didn't have a heart, but she seduced Jonas.
When he was at night, Jonas naturally did not let her go, and vented all the firepower that had accumulated for a long time on her.
And when he woke up the next day, another piece of good news came. The first oil field was discovered by the exploration team in Cabinda.
After receiving Yang Yi's good news call, Jonas, who had already been mentally prepared, behaved very calmly.
"At the moment, the war in Cabinda is not over, and we will not make this public for the time being," the arrangement said. However, immediately organized follow-up personnel and began the construction of an oil storage base in Cabinda. ”