At one o'clock in the afternoon of January 16, local time in Brazil, that is, at 12 o'clock in the evening of the 17th Beijing time, the 2014 Brazil World Cup group draw ceremony was held on the Shoipi beach in Bahia, Brazil.

The Asian team of the Chinese team is in the third pot with the teams from the CONCACAF region, although the Chinese team does not appear in the fourth pot according to the world ranking, but the probability of encountering strong teams in the draw is very high.

Because there are nine teams in Europe that have reached the fourth tier, including the top European powerhouses such as England, France, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Even if you avoid the above five fourth-tier teams, even if you face Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece and Russia, it is enough to drink a pot.

Of course, there are certain rules for the group draw.

With the exception of European teams who are allowed to play in the same group, teams from other continents will not be in the same group, which means that teams from Asia, Africa, South America, CACACAF and the Caribbean will not be in the same group.

However, considering the spectacle of the knockout round, there will not be more than two European teams in the same group, and even the fourth team in the second pot will not affect the corresponding rules of the group draw.

Before the group draw ceremony began, the draw was played to pay tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died at the end of last year.

Brazilian actors Lima and Hibbert served as the group draw master of ceremonies, and it is worth mentioning that Lima also became the host of the 2013 FIFA annual awards ceremony, partnering football legend Ruud Gullit.

Not long after, FIFA President Sepp Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took the stage at the same time to make the necessary table remarks.

The official ball "Samba Glory" used in this year's World Cup was also presented to the public, revealing a mystery.

Brazilian star Marta and former international Bebeto were in charge of introducing the World Cup mascot, the Tricolor Armadillo.

After a dance performance full of samba flavor, the draw ceremony for the Brazilian World Cup group is about to begin, but before that, the football king Pele came out to speak, saying that this time to welcome the World Cup at home, it is the best time for Brazil to win the sixth World Cup trophy.

FIFA Secretary-General Valc presided over the draw, and eight former world champion representatives served as guests, namely England Hurst, Italy Cannavaro, Germany Matthaus, France Zidane, Spain Hierro, Brazil Cafu, Uruguayan Chigia, Argentina Kempes, it is worth mentioning that Uruguayan representative Higia is now 86 years old and is on crutches.

The dust has already settled on the four pots, except for the second bracket, which has one less team and the fourth bracket has one more team, so one team from the fourth bracket will have to fill the vacancy in the second bracket before the draw begins.

The team drawn will be in the same group as the European teams in Pot 4 and the team from one of the four South American seeds.

England representative Hurst drew the team, but the suspense was not revealed at the first time.

Brazil automatically became the A1 team as the host, and the other seven teams were drawn by drawing lots to determine their group, which was drawn by Brazil on behalf of Cafu.

Spain were drawn from Group B, Colombia Group C, Uruguay Group D, Switzerland Group E, Argentina Group F, Germany Group G and Belgium Group H.

Immediately, the teams in the fourth pot that have been alternated to the second bracket are announced.

Italy!

According to the previous rules, Italy in the second tier could only be drawn in Group A, Group C, Group D, and Group F.

Zinedine Zidane drew Italy from Group D, a group with Uruguay.

Cameroon is in Group A where Brazil is located, Chile cannot be placed in the same group as the four seeded teams from the same continent, so they are drawn in Group B, Ivory Coast in Group C, Costa Rica in Group D, Ecuador and Chile for the same reason, in Group E, Nigeria in Group F, Ghana in Group G, and Algeria in Group H.

When the third-tier team drew lots, Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, had an obvious change in mood, and if there was someone next to him, he could easily distinguish ......

He was nervous.

Judging from the results of the current draw, the most dangerous is Group D, because Uruguay and Italy are drawn together, and if the Chinese team is drawn to Group D, it basically means that they are out early......

The first team to be drawn in Pot 3 was Costa Rica, who were "unlucky" to be in Group D, that is, in the same group as Uruguay and Italy.

Eight teams, one team drawn, means that the chance of the remaining teams that have not been drawn is increased, so Tang Zheng swallowed his saliva as he looked at the lottery guest Cannavaro.

Maybe it was because of Tang Zheng's strong brain waves, the team drawn by Cannavaro was the Chinese team!

At the same time, Duan Huo, the commentator of Central 5, suddenly raised an octave: "Cannavaro has drawn out the Chinese team!"

Sitting in front of the TV, Guangzhou Evergrande fans kept praying that the future Guangzhou Evergrande head coach would bring good luck to the Chinese team and draw a better group.

In addition to the strength of the group qualification, the group position is also very crucial.

The Asian zone where the Chinese team is located is in the third tier, except for Group D, which already has a third-tier team, the other seven groups are likely to be drawn.

However, according to Duan Huo's analysis, no matter which group Cannavaro puts the Chinese team in, it seems that it is not easy to play......

Especially in Group B and Group G, the slightly better ones are Group C and Group E, and the most ideal group is Group E, because the drawn Switzerland and Ecuador are not traditional strong teams, and the Chinese team with Tang Zheng and others can compete for a place in the group.

Of course, the premise is that the fourth-tier European teams do not draw the traditional top European teams, otherwise everything is wild.

Under the watchful eye, Mateus, who was in charge of drawing the group, put the Chinese team in Group C, a group with Colombia and Ivory Coast.

Seeing this draw, Tang Zheng shook his head.

This is a lottery that says it is good or bad, and it is not bad.

Colombia is seeded in Group C, but the last time they participated in the World Cup was a longer interval than China's, dating back to the 1998 World Cup in France, with one win and two losses in the group, and did not qualify.

After 16 years, he entered the World Cup again, and appeared as a group seed, and his performance was expected.

Ivory Coast, drawn in Group C, has dropped significantly from Drogba's peak, but with the Toure brothers and Gervinho in charge, the fighting power should not be underestimated.

If the Chinese team wants to stand out from Group C and get the right to qualify from the group, they have to fight.

At the same time, Falcao and James Rodriguez, who were in Monaco, saw the draw and subconsciously raised a weird smile and began to look forward to the World Cup match.

I can't win you at club level, so ...... Only at the national team level.

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Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, all eight teams in the third tier had settled.

This was followed by the question of the ownership of the fourth-tier teams, and the spectators who followed the World Cup group draw began to open their eyes wide, and the atmosphere at the draw site also changed significantly and became more depressing.

Because...... The eight teams in Pot 4 are all from Europe.

As foreshadowed by the previous draw, these eight teams could be drawn in any group.

As soon as the first team was pumped out, the oppressive atmosphere on the scene instantly exploded and there was an uproar.

The team that was drawn out was the South African World Cup runner-up Netherlands!

The expressions of the head coaches of various countries who came to the draw were very strange, and there was an indescribable feeling.

Spanish legend Hierro was in charge of helping the Netherlands choose a specific group, and he took a deep breath and said to himself: "Don't draw Group B." ”

I don't know if the brain waves play a role, he opened the ball and saw that the group on the small piece of paper was ...... Exactly Group B!

"Wow-"

The scene was in an uproar again.

The close-up of the live director quickly gave Spanish coach Bosque and Van Gaal, and Bosque's face full of vicissitudes changed slightly, frowning, looking very speechless.

The same is true of the Dutch national team manager Louis van Gaal, who is rich.

In the same group, the head coach of the Chilean national team, Sampaoli, shook his head and smiled bitterly, while the head coach of the Australian national team, Postecoglou, seemed to be out of the game early.

Spain and Chile are tough enough to deal with, and now there is a Dutch ......

it!

So, the first group of death, appeared!

The draw process continued, with France drawn in Group E, Russia in Group H and Greece in Group C.

Suddenly, Tang Zheng let out a sigh of relief.

Now the draw for Group C is all decided, Colombia, Ivory Coast and Greece, in addition to Colombia's strength is difficult to deal with, Ivory Coast and Greece can fight, if they can win the game, it is not hopeless to advance to the round of 16!

Despite this, most domestic teams are still not optimistic about the World Cup prospects of the national team, including the host Duan Huo.

However, as the host, you can't be pessimistic, Duan Huo said in a firm tone: "The draw is not a good sign for us, but it is not bad, in addition to the overall strength of Colombia, Greece and Ivory Coast are not at the peak, this is our opportunity, don't forget that we also have a lot of foreign players, represented by Tang Zheng who plays for Real Madrid, Zhang Linpeng of Porto, Lu Liang and Yan Junling of Dortmund, and Hao Junmin, the vice captain of Schalke 04, they all have strong personal ability, and they may not be able to beat Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire and Greece ......"

The close-up of the live director gave the new head coach of the Chinese team, Lippi, whose wise eyes revealed a light that was difficult to understand.

Or rather, he was satisfied with the draw for the Chinese team, as a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Just as Tang Zheng was thinking about the World Cup in Brazil this summer, the iphone on the luxurious mahogany table sounded, and because the draw results of the Chinese team had come out, Tang Zheng didn't pay much attention to the next draw, so he picked up the phone and took a look.

It was found out that it was his friend Falcao @ him on Twitter, to the effect that the two met in the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil!

Of course, Tang Zheng will not forget to run Falcao, he commented: "I will guard you against any temper!"

At the very end of the comment, three thumbs-up emojis were also posted.

Falcao was naturally not far behind, and scolded back with the attention of a large number of fans: "Colombia 3:0 Chinese team!"

Tang Zheng quickly responded: "Is it a mental hospital? There is a paranoid patient in Monaco, his name is @Romedal Falcao García Zarate." ”

In a short time, the dust settled on the four teams of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, each with its own belonging.

In addition to Group B of Spain, the Netherlands and Chile, the Group of Death also includes Group D.

In Group D, in addition to Uruguay and Italy, England was also drawn.

When the three former World Cup champions meet together, there will be no shortage of gimmicks, and the overall strength of the three teams is not much different, and anyone can get the right to qualify, but there are only two places to qualify from the group.

Three strong teams compete for the right to qualify, and they will definitely qualify for the fierce scene.

The draw between Portugal and Germany in a group also adds some highlights to Group G, plus the head coach of the United States team is former German star Jurgen Klinsmann, which makes the story of Group G even more interesting.

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The draw for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has come to an end, which also means that the draw held on the Shoippi beach in the state of Bahia has come to an end.

But it is far from the end for the world fans, especially the fans of the national teams who have rested in the round of 32 of the World Cup, who are beginning to discuss the prospects of their respective teams.

Although a large part of fans are not very optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team, they believe that the Chinese team only needs to achieve a breakthrough of zero goals and zero points in the World Cup.

However, there are still many teams who believe that the new FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Tang Zheng will lead the Chinese team to emerge from the group stage.

In short, the fans on both sides are arguing about it.

The next day, the relevant content reported by the world's major sports media newspapers was no longer the 2013 IFA Golden Ball Award Tang Zheng, but the just-concluded 2014 Brazil World Cup group draw, and the discussion rate of the two groups B and D was the highest.

The focus of the Spanish media is also on the Group B draw, while Real Madrid's entire squad has travelled to Sevilla, the capital of Andalusia, to challenge Real Betis.

In the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season, Real Madrid sat at the Bernabeu Stadium to challenge Real Betis, and helped Real Madrid beat Real Betis 5:1 with Tang Zheng's pass and shot.

0：5

The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back.

Perhaps it was Real Madrid's overall excellent form that put Barcelona and Atletico Madrid under great pressure, and both teams drew in the two games played a little later.

In this way, Real Madrid surpassed Barcelona in points, tied with Atletico Madrid, with 16 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss with 51 points, and ranked second because of the relationship between each other, Barcelona ranked third with 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses with 50 points.

2014 was a World Cup year, and Europe's major leagues were squeezing fixtures in order to give players more time to rest.

Real Madrid, as one of the world's top giants, often fight on three fronts, so they welcome their 2013-2014 Copa del Rey quarter-final opponents in midweek, and they will once again travel to Catalonia to challenge Espanyol, who won away in the last round.

With Cristiano Ronaldo's sword in the throat, Real Madrid won the opportunity to beat Espanyol as a guest.

Three days later, Real Madrid ushered in the 21st round of La Liga, hosting Granada.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the game, Tang Zheng showed the FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy he won in the annual FIFA ceremony in front of more than 80,000 Real Madrid fans.

And in response to him was a deafening loud cheer.