The saying that a draw can qualify is too familiar to Chinese fans, especially the older generation of fans, and they feel a lot.

Thankfully, the final round of the group will be against Colombia, who qualified early, and the other matches are Greece, which have only one point in the first two group rounds, and Ivory Coast, which have not collected points.

The Chinese team has four points in two games, one win and one draw, and has a goal difference, and the only team that has a chance to reverse the Chinese team to qualify for the group stage is Greece, which has gained one point, but the Greek team's goal difference is -3, which means that the Chinese team is ahead of the Greek team by four goal difference.

Unless the Chinese team loses to Colombia by a big score, Greece can win Ivory Coast by a big score.

This possibility is not very likely, but it does not mean that there is none, and the best way for the Chinese team to appear is to firmly grasp their right to qualify.

For example: a draw.

When it comes to qualifying with a draw, Chinese fans are somewhat entangled in their hearts.

The Chinese domestic media did not deliberately put pressure on the Chinese team in preparation, and they listed the possibility of the Chinese team qualifying.

Fans are often unaware of their autonomy and like to see all sorts of topics that are beneficial to their support team, especially the possibility of qualifying.

Ivory Coast lost to China and Ivory Coast in the first two rounds of the group, which led to an early exit from the group.

To save face, the African elephants will surely do everything in their power to fight for glory in the final round to defeat Greece.

If the match between Ivory Coast and Greece ends up winning with Greece, even if the Chinese team loses to Colombia by a large score, they can qualify from the group.

Another way to say is that Ivory Coast and Greece drew their matches, and the Chinese team can also qualify if they lose to Colombia.

The most satisfying thing for Chinese fans is that the Greek team did not score in the first two rounds of the group, conceding three goals, and Ivory Coast lost two consecutive group games, but scored three goals in two games.

Aside from the defensive handicap, there is no problem with the offense.

The preparation of the players of the Chinese team is very standardized, and the players are fully prepared for the final round under the leadership of Lippi's coaching team, striving to firmly hold the initiative in their own hands.

Rather than counting on a draw or loss for Greece, the only threat to qualifying, it is better to go for the final round of the group with a death-defying mentality.

While the Chinese team and Colombia are preparing for the final round of the group stage, the fans of both sides naturally have a big war of words, which is a prelude to the upcoming focus battle.

It is worth mentioning that the day before the game, the Chinese team and Colombia chose to come to the Pantanal Stadium at the same time to adapt to the venue.

Since everyone's time is tight, it is impossible for anyone to get anyone to get used to the venue first.

The organizers have no choice but to let the two teams adapt to the venue at the same time, and each half of the court will be followed.

Before the Brazil World Cup, there were already media reports that the Brazilian World Cup Organizing Committee arranged chaos, and Tang Zheng, who entered the stadium, really felt what chaos was.

It stands to reason that a top-level event like the World Cup should be done in every possible way.

The fact that the time for the two teams to adapt to the venue appeared at the same time means that the organizing committee did not pay attention to it.

Or rather, inaction!

Of course, the Chinese team's preparations have not been affected by the inaction of the organizing committee, and their attention is still on the final round of Group C tomorrow night at this stadium.

In the process of adapting to the field, it is inevitable that the players on both sides will make eye contact during the warm-up, especially the players on both sides who have a good relationship.

James Rodrigo and Tang Zheng have a pretty good relationship, and they consciously look at each other during the warm-up.

As always, Tang Zheng did not lose to James Rodriguez in terms of momentum.

Zhang Linpeng, who plays for Porto, also has acquaintances in the Colombian national team, namely 21-year-old Quintero and Jackson Martinez.

The former has gradually become a core player for Porto after James Rodriguez left the Portuguese Super League to join Monaco in Ligue 1, while the latter has locked in the main striker position since joining Porto.

Whether it is Quintero or Jackson Martinez, they have a very good relationship with Zhang Linpeng, and occasionally Zhang Linpeng will invite these food-loving teammates to eat Chinese food with all the color and flavor on the team's holidays.

Over time, the relationship is naturally extraordinary.

But in a game where the honor of the national team is at stake, no one cares about the 'old feelings'.

The Chinese and foreign journalists who came to the Stade Pantanal were extremely professionally sensitive, and they kept pressing the shooting button in their hands to record valuable footage in their cameras.

The football game itself is certainly in the spotlight, but the news outside the stadium can also attract the attention of fans.

Zhang Linpeng knows Quintero and Jackson Martinez very well, and Quintero and Jackson Martinez also know Zhang Linpeng, and the offensive and defensive meeting between the two sides is very noteworthy.

The story of Tang Zheng and James Rodriguez is more worthy of the attention of Chinese and foreign media, from the first training of Boca Juniors to the acquaintance of the two in the first division, to the representatives of River Plate and Banfield in the Liga League, and then to Dortmund and Porto, the two have fought a lot of times, but the victory ultimately belongs to Tang Zheng's team.

In the case of Falcao missing the World Cup in Brazil due to injury, James Rodriguez became Colombia's number one star, while Tang Zheng was China's number one star.

This confrontation, just as the two fought hotly on Twitter, has attracted much attention.

Most of the attention of the Chinese and foreign journalists who came to the Pantanal Stadium was on Tang Zheng and James Rodriguez, so they saw the two looking at each other and making brief eye contact.

The Colombian media regretted that James Rodriguez could not insist on looking at each other due to personal personality reasons, so the Chinese media reporters had more confidence in tomorrow night's game.

is also the number ten, Tang Zheng has already won.

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James Rodriguez is still as reserved as ever, and Tang Zheng is starting to prepare for the final round of the group stage at this stadium at 8 p.m. tomorrow night!

In the evening, the final round of Group A and Group B group games kicked off at 4pm and 8pm local time in Brazil respectively.

Brazil beat Cameroon 4-1 at the National Stadium in Brasilia to top the group on goal difference.

Croatia did not win in the face of adversity, they were eliminated after losing 3-1 to Mexico, so the two qualifiers in Group A were Brazil and Mexico.

The two games played at 8 p.m. can be said to be of little significance, Spain and Australia have lost two consecutive group games and exited early, but the last game is about the glory of both teams in the World Cup, and it is impossible for both teams to lose again.

The clash between Chile and the Netherlands is more about who is the group leader and who is the group runner-up.

With the qualification spots for Group A already out, the first in Group B will face Mexico, while the second will face hosts Brazil.

For both teams, the first place in Group B is conducive to the subsequent knockout rounds.

In the final round of Group B, Spain beat Australia 2-0 to claim their only win at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The Netherlands defeated Chile 2-0 to become the top of the group, which means that the next 1/8 finals will face Brazil vs Chile and the Netherlands vs Mexico.

At the same time, the whole Chinese team had their last group meeting before the game at the hotel where Kubaya was staying.

The schedule is extremely beneficial to the Chinese team, but the right to qualify must be in their own hands after all.

Moreover, in case of an upset like Group D, it is possible to beat Colombia and win the group.

Lippi has a lot of coaching experience and he has a lot of years to instill in his players.

Especially in the second round, they did not defeat the Greek team with an absolute advantage, and it is a pity that they have to find their own reasons.

Why play one more person, possession, shots on goal and other key data have an absolute advantage, there is no way to score.

In this regard, striker Gao Lin is duty-bound.

As the starting center forward of the Chinese team in this World Cup, he missed too many opportunities in the last game against the Greek team.

Especially in the second half, Tang Zheng sent him at least two exquisite passes, and his shot in the face of goalkeeper Canezis was either off target or high.

Of course, Lippi did not name him in person, but everyone knows who he refers to.

Summing up the draw against Greece in the previous round, Lippi gave a tactical explanation of the final group stage of Group C tomorrow night at the Pantanal Stadium and the technical characteristics of the Colombian players.

In Lippi's tactical system, Tang Zheng's national team position is still a defensive midfielder, partnering with captain Zheng Zhi.

Because of Colombia's strength, Tang Zheng's defensive responsibilities are more severe than in the past two games, and he has to make sure that the team's defense is absolutely safe before he can participate in direct attacks on the offensive end.

However, in this way, the Chinese team's offense will be greatly affected.

Tang Zheng has no meaning to head coach Lippi's arrangement, Colombia's overall strength is there, and the Chinese team, which is at a big disadvantage, must correct its position, otherwise it is very likely that there will be a big loss that everyone does not want to see.

James Rodriguez, Jackson Martinez, Guarin, Cuadrado are all very characteristic players, and their physical condition is very good, especially James Rodriguez, with Tang Zheng's understanding, is capable of becoming a world-class superstar.

A world-class superstar has the ability to change the game!

Tang Zheng has always believed in a saying: defense is not ashamed, losing is embarrassing.

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On June 24, local time in Brazil, the weather in Cuyaba in the central and western Brazilian state of Mato Grosso was sunny, with a maximum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius during the day, while the match between the Chinese team and Colombia was seen at 8 o'clock in the evening.

This time is the time when the temperature is moderate, the humidity is moderate, and there is a light breeze, which is perfect for a high-quality football match.

Prior to that, Group D was the first to play two group stage matches.

Italy vs Uruguay, England vs Costa Rica.

In addition to Costa Rica, which won all two games and advanced early, Italy and Uruguay both accumulated three points from two games.

The winner will advance, but Italy have one more goal difference than Uruguay, and a draw will also advance to the round of 16.

According to Italy's good defensive counter-attack, it is very possible to hold on to the score of 0:0 until the end of the game, and the odds offered by the world's top ten bookmakers are also quite optimistic about Italy's draw with Uruguay.

Unfortunately, there was a huge change in the 59th minute of the game, Marchisio lost the ball and had an obvious action of raising his foot and pedaling, and the sole of his shoe stepped firmly on the calf of Uruguayan player Ríos, and the referee on duty directly showed a red card.

Italy had no choice but to defend with one less man, and even gave up counterattacking for a while.

After all, a 0-0 score would have guaranteed Italy a place from Group D, but Uruguayan centre-back Godin, who had been good at scoring key goals in the past 2013-2014 season, stepped up again at a crucial moment, taking advantage of the Italian centre-back's lack of marking, and smashed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal with the back of his head, which goalkeeper Buffon couldn't reach.

Italy, which had no way out, could only choose to go all out, and Uruguay, who had the lead in numbers and scores, chose to retreat to the half-court defense.

However, the score did not change until the end of the game, and Uruguay finally defeated Italy 1:0 with Godin's goal, thus reversing and advancing to the round of 16 of this World Cup.

Because of time, Tang Zheng did not watch the live broadcast, but learned the result from the mouth of assistant coach Madaloni.

For Italy's outing, Tang Zheng sighed.

He won the 2006 World Cup in Germany, stopped in the group stage in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and did not expect the 2014 World Cup in Brazil to stop in the group stage again.

In fact, Tang Zheng knows the reason, but this reason is not only reflected in Italy, but also in England, Spain and other teams.

Tang Zheng stood on the sidelines with a lot of thoughts, and the Chinese fans at the Pantanal Stadium did not wander, and they created a deafening huge cheer: "Whoa—"

It was the loud shouts of the tsunami that brought Tang Zheng back to reality, and he returned to the court to keep up with his teammates' warm-up rhythm.

The next game is crucial!

Before the start of the game, according to the long shots given by the live broadcaster, it is not difficult to see that the Pantanal Stadium, which can accommodate 45,000 fans, is significantly different from the previous two group games of the former Chinese team.

As a neighbor of Brazil, Colombia naturally poured in a large number of Colombian fans, so the Colombian fans at the scene formed a rivalry with Chinese fans.

According to preliminary estimates, the Chinese fan area surrounded by red and the Colombian fan area surrounded by yellow occupy about 80% of the seats, and the remaining 20% belong to Brazilian fans and other neutral fans.

With the on-site camera switching, fans sitting in front of the TV can already see the players from both sides leaving their dressing rooms and entering the players' tunnel, which means that the focus of the third round of Group C of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil is approaching.

Colombia has six points in two games, and the Chinese team has four points in two games, as long as the two teams draw together, the two teams will join hands to qualify, but the specific ranking of Group D has come out, and Costa Rica has become the first in the group, which is equivalent to saying that the second in Group C will face the relatively weak Costa Rica.

Being able to choose easy mode, no one will choose hard mode.

Originally, head coach Pekerman was ready to change his mind and use a large number of substitutes, but the core players in the team were eager to fight.

After thinking about it, I still sent a large number of main players and only let a few main players take turns to rest.

At this point, Lippi is more hopeful that the team can draw against Colombia and confirm the second place in the group.

Facing Costa Rica in the 1/8 finals is a very good choice!

It's just that...... At this time, is it a bit early to think of the 1/8 finals?