Chapter 015: Grasp the initiative to qualify

The moment Hao Junmin's push fell into the unguarded empty goal, the deafening cheers that rang out at the Seoul World Cup stadium had a noticeable pause, like the loudspeaker that had been turned on to the highest pitch was suddenly pressed the pause button.

But a second later, the huge cheers at the Seoul World Cup Stadium resounded in the sky.

Of course, the hysterical roaring and cheering crowd was the Chinese fans.

The Korean fans at the scene were stunned and a little incredulous.

Just after the injury time, the Chinese team equalized?

But hearing is false, seeing is believing, and the Korean fans can't believe it, and the Chinese players at the Seoul World Cup Stadium rushed to Hao Junmin, who scored the equalizing goal.

The Chinese fans in the stands were excited like children, dancing excitedly, and the whole stadium was filled with their voices.

South Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee angrily kicked the water bottle in front of him, but because of the excessive force, the bottle burst early and splashed the entire right foot.

However, at this time, not many people pay attention to what he vents, and everyone prefers to watch the crazy celebration of the goal-scorer.

Especially the fans in front of the TV, they still want to reminisce about the exquisite cooperation of the Chinese team in the 30-meter area of the South Korean team's defense just now.

From Tang Zheng's ghostly running position to receiving Artemisia Junmin's pass, to finding Zhang Linpeng who was inserted at high speed behind the forward dribbling and picking the pass, it can be seen that he has extremely good control of timing.

As for Zhang Linpeng's choice to pass the ball when he got a single opportunity, it is not difficult to see that the current Chinese team is very teamwork.

With little time left in the game and knowing how to convert a higher chance into a goal,

Yang 5 commentator He Wei's eyebrows fluttered excitedly: "The ball is in! Hao Junmin sent the ball into the unguarded empty goal, 2:2!! The Chinese team relied on the team's strength to equalize before the end of the game! If the game ends according to the current score, the Chinese team can firmly grasp the initiative to advance to the World Cup to be held in Brazil next year!" In the last round, the Chinese team will face Qatar, which has been out of the tournament in advance, and the South Korean team needs to face Australia, which won this round, that is to say, the Chinese team will draw in this round and win at home in the next round, no matter what the result of the match between South Korea and Australia is, they can get a place to directly qualify for the World Cup in Brazil!"

The Chinese fans sitting in front of the TV were just as excited as the Chinese fans at the scene, venting their accumulated excitement for the Chinese team's stoppage-time goal.

South Korea's SBS Sports TV commentator Park Chanyeol was stunned and didn't know what to say.

As He Wei said, South Korea's draw with China in this round can rely on goal difference to rank second in the group, but in the final round they need to face Australia, the strongest team in the group.

The Chinese team hosted Qatar, which had been out of the tournament in advance, and the results were clear at a glance.

In the final round, the home team fought to the death against Australia, which can be described as more than lucky.

Australia won this round and can qualify from the group without losing away from home in the final round.

South Korea can't, they have to win.

Of course, the Chinese team unexpectedly lost to Qatar at home in the last round, and the South Korean team can qualify for next year's World Cup in Brazil even if it loses.

But is this highly likely?

Obviously, it's not realistic.

The Chinese team is playing at home, and Qatar has no need to fight China in the case of early exit, and they are even likely to send youth teams to prepare for the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia and the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Counting on such a Qatari team to beat China, unbeaten at home in the Asian Top 10?

Hao Junmin, who scored the goal, took off his jersey excitedly, and then threw it to the stands where the Chinese fans were, venting the huge pressure in his heart.

As a guest in South Korea, a draw is perfectly acceptable!

The close-up of the live director gave the Korean players on the field, Son Heung-min, Ji Chengyong, Kim Young-kwon, Ha Dae-sung and other players with a look of remorse.

If you can work harder in the past game, even if the Chinese team scores another goal in the current score, will the South Korean team take the lead?

There are no ifs in the world, and the 2:2 score is a bloody reality.

Before the game, they knew the consequences of the home draw against China.

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The angry Choi Kang-hee has accepted the reality after emotional catharsis, and with two minutes of stoppage time, he thinks the team still has time to exceed the score again!

So, he quickly ran to the sidelines and made a gesture to the players on the field.

The three substitutions are all used to adjust the rights, and what can be done now is to adjust the player's positional changes and tactical routines.

However, the match continued until the end of the game, and the score did not change.

2:2

South Korea drew with China in the crucial penultimate round.

In this round, Australia defeated Lebanon 5:0, the points rose to 14 points, ranking first in the group, South Korea and China accumulated 12 points each, and in the last round, the Chinese team faced Qatar in advance, and South Korea faced Australia.

China have a good chance of winning at home, so there is no room for loss in the final round for South Korea and Australia.

Australia can accept a draw, but South Korea cannot, otherwise they will have to play the play-offs......

So when Ilmatov blew the full-time whistle, the home players and fans looked very sad.

On the other hand, the Chinese players and Chinese fans were overjoyed, excitedly celebrating the thrilling point away from home.

At the same time, Yang 5 commentator He Wei said excitedly: "Getting a point away is a victory! The next round of home win Qatar, no matter what the result of Australia and South Korea becomes, the team that qualifies for the World Cup in Brazil will be us after two World Cups!"

Huang Jianxiang, a commentator of New Wolf Sports, talked eloquently: "The game is over! The Chinese team can completely end with a point away from home! Although we are now ranked third in the group, as long as we win the last round against Qatar, which is out of the tournament ahead of schedule, we can get a direct qualification to the World Cup in any case!"

Speaking of this, he suddenly changed his voice and led the topic to the debatable head coach Camacho in this game: "Of course, the premise is that the head coach Camacho does not put obstacles in our way, Tang Zheng's role in the midfield can get a starting position even if any team in the world can get a starting position, I hope that Tang Zheng can appear in the starting lineup in the next round of the home game against Qatar, although it is exciting to score points at the end of the stage, but it may be more suitable for us to establish an advantage early......

Not many people noticed that at the end of the game, except for the Chinese coaching staff, members of the Spanish coaching staff and a few substitute players who shook hands with head coach Camacho, the other players stayed on the field to celebrate the away points, and did not shake hands with head coach Camacho at all.

It's not that these players don't respect Camacho, it's that Camacho's 'approach to employing people' has puzzled them before.

Obviously you can use Tang Zheng early, why do you want to be a substitute?

Fitness problems?

Tacit Problem?

No one knows Tang Zheng's physical condition and fit for the team as a whole better than the Chinese players on the field.

Moreover, Tang Zheng can bring a sense of security to his teammates on the field that is difficult to describe in words, so they prefer to stand on Tang Zheng's side in the case of a conflict between Tang Zheng and Camacho.

There is a stark contrast between past failures and present successes, and no one doesn't like success.

Head coaches are everywhere, but Tang Zheng doesn't often have them.

Coupled with Camacho's lack of innovation in tactical ability and lack of on-the-spot adaptability, if he could change to a better manager.

The overall performance of the team is likely to go to the next level.

China's draw away to South Korea was perfectly acceptable for Camacho, but he didn't know that he was dissatisfied with most of his players because of the use of people and tactics in this game......

The next morning, the Chinese team arrived at Shanghai Pudong Airport by flight, and the Chinese team, which drew away from South Korea, was welcomed by a large number of fans.

Especially the outstanding Tang Zheng, Hao Junmin, Zhang Linpeng and other players, they are particularly cared for by fans.

Of course, not all of them are welcome.

Head coach Camacho, for example, was booed at the exit of his international flight.

The Chinese fans were clearly prepared, holding up signs that read "Camacho is out of class", and even fearing that Camacho's team would not be able to see clearly and deliberately used Spanish.

The boos were very noticeable in the crowd, and the coaching staff and players looked over one after another.

The players' facial expressions did not change much, except for Camacho's face that was extremely ugly.

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There is no need to say how important Tang Zheng is to the Chinese team, and Camacho no longer dares to suppress Tang Zheng now.

From the two-day recovery training, he clearly felt the support of the team members for Tang Zheng.

Coupled with the support of fans and media for Tang Zheng, if he insists on going his own way, his own reputation will be ruined on this land.

Although Tang Zheng returned to the main lineup in the preparation of the Chinese team in Wuhan, Tang Zheng and Camacho still had no unnecessary communication.

However, for fans and media, it is not a big problem, because Qatar is out of the tournament early, the main players did not come to China with the team, but as many domestic media speculated, sent a large number of young players to prepare for the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia and the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

In the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Japan qualified for Group B of the Asian qualifiers, and Japan qualified two rounds ahead of the group with an absolute advantage, and Iran, who ranked second in the group, was one point ahead of Oman, who was third in the group.

Although Iran has only one point, they will face Iraq, which has already been eliminated early, in the final round, and they are playing at home, which is not much different from the situation faced by the Chinese team in the last round.

Oman is third in the nine-point group and Jordan is fourth in the seven-point group, and as long as Iran wins, they will definitely qualify.

The situation in Group A is also clear, and it is also hazy.

But this ambiguity is for South Korea and Australia, and it has nothing to do with the Chinese team.

Playing at home against a team that is out early and sends a large number of young players, not winning is definitely an insult to God's favor!

Australia and South Korea finished first and second in the group, but it was definitely a game that no one could afford to lose.

Wuhan hosted China's final home match in the Asian round of 10 at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and the city grew crazier as the game approached.

The last time the Chinese team qualified for the World Cup was back in the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup, but that World Cup had a lot to do with South Korea and Japan directly qualifying for the main tournament as hosts.

Therefore, the next game is likely to become the first time in the history of the Chinese men's football team to qualify for the World Cup.

Whether they are real fans or fake fans, they are all looking forward to the next game.

In particular, the current Chinese team has a world-class star like Tang Zheng in the finale, so the attention of fans is very huge, coupled with the continuous improvement of the competitive level of the Chinese Super League in the past two years, more fans go out of the house to the scene to cheer for their favorite team.

Moreover, as long as the Chinese team wins this game, it will definitely advance to the World Cup, and not many people are willing to miss the historic moment.

With one day to go, a large number of Chinese fans wearing red jerseys can already be seen on the streets of Wuhan, holding banners and slogans, singing the familiar national anthem and "Singing the Motherland" to build momentum for the Chinese team's final World Cup qualifier in advance.

Because the Chinese team has Tang Zheng, who has just set a transfer record in world football, foreign media are also extremely concerned about the World Cup qualifiers for the Chinese team.

Well-known European TV stations such as British Sky, German Sky, BBC, and Spanish National Television have sent interview teams to pay attention to whether Tang Zheng can lead the Chinese team to enter the World Cup again after 12 years.

It is worth mentioning that the odds offered by the world's top ten bookmakers are also quite optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team, on the contrary, the odds of the South Korean team and Australia have been adjusted over time, which makes people unable to see a clue.

The matches of China vs Qatar and South Korea vs Australia are played at the same time, after all, it is about the direct qualification quota for the World Cup and the place to participate in the play-offs, so as to avoid tacit goals or match-fixing, and kick-off at the same time is the best way to avoid risks.

In the last round of the group, Hao Junmin accumulated three yellow cards and was suspended, but it did not have much impact on the overall strength of the Chinese team, because Tang Zheng appeared in the starting list.

The 60,000-capacity Wuhan Sports Center was filled with fans from all over the country an hour before the game.

As far as the eye can see, the whole stadium is a sea of red.

Before the game, when the on-site announcer introduced the starting list and reported Tang Zheng's name, the deafening huge shouts resounded throughout the Wuhan Sports Center for the first time.

The Chinese team at home did not disappoint the fans who came from afar, creating enough to score in the opening minute, but it was a pity that Gao Lin's header went wide of the post.

The next game was completely reduced to the Chinese team's half-court offensive and defensive drills.

After all, the young Qatari team is very inexperienced in the game, and the Chinese team has Tang Zheng and Zheng Zhi, two masters who control the rhythm, in the midfield, who are responsible for controlling, and the game is very smooth.

Flowing attacks emerge one after another, and one attack after another can detonate the frenzied atmosphere of the Wuhan Sports Center.

Tang Zheng accurately found Wu Sanshi, who attacked the left rib diagonally into the penalty area, and the latter grabbed in front of the young Qatari central defender to play the initiative to shoot, and the football hung directly in the far corner of the player.

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