At two o'clock in the morning on June 29, Beijing time, the last two games of the World Cup group stage started at the same time, Belgium and England have already qualified in advance, and the competition between them is to compete for the first place in the group, and they both want to advance to the top of the group. It's not just a matter of reputation, but more importantly, whoever gets the first place can avoid the Chinese team.

No one wants to meet this Chinese team head-on, both teams subconsciously want to meet Poland in the round of 16, so the probability of advancing to the quarterfinals is much greater, so both teams sent all the main forces and went all out.

Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for Belgium in the first half after receiving a pass from Eden Hazard, and in the second half, England's top scorer Harry Kane equalised for his side. The rest of the game had a lot of chances, but neither side was able to score again, and the score remained 1-1 until the end of the game.

Both teams now have seven points from two wins from three games, but Belgium have one more goal difference than England to reach the knockout stages as group winners, and they face Poland in the round of 16, where England will meet China.

The top 16 have all been released, and these 16 teams are basically the same as the previous media predictions, only Group H has some deviations, some people speculate that China and Poland will qualify, and some people speculate that China and Colombia will qualify, and in addition, the rest of the groups hardly have any upsets.

The matchup situation of the round of 16 has also emerged, and the rules of A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2 have also been played. Among them, A1 Uruguay vs B2 Portugal, A2 Russia vs B1 Spain, C1 France vs D2 Croatia, C2 Denmark vs D1 Argentina, E1 Brazil vs F2 Sweden, E2 Costa Rica vs F1 Germany, G1 Belgium vs H2 Poland, G2 England vs H1 China.

First up will be the match between C1 and D2, France and Croatia, on June 30 at 10pm CST. The final match of the Chinese team will be held at 2 a.m. Beijing time on July 4, and the Chinese team has plenty of time to prepare.

There have also been some changes in the odds of each team to win the championship, with Brazil and China both topping the odds at 3.0. Although the Chinese team failed to win all of them in the group stage, the Chinese team with two Golden Balls can still rank first on the odds list, and in the final round against Poland, it played a 4:0, which also increased a lot of impression points. In the group stage, both teams scored 10 goals, the most of any participating team, Brazil conceded two goals, while China only conceded one, Brazil won all three games and accumulated nine points, showing strong strength. The Chinese team won two games and drew one in three games, accumulating seven points, which is also good, if it were not for luck and the referee's factors, the Chinese team could have won all three games.

On the scorer list, Zhang Shujie scored four goals, ranking first in the scorer list, Neymar, Li Mu, Messi, and Muller scored three goals, tied for second place, and Ronaldo, De Bruyne, Suarez and other players scored two goals. In the assist list, Li Mu led the list with three assists, followed by Chen Zihua and Kroos twice, and the rest of the players such as Zhang Shujie, Messi, Xu Ziyi, Zhao Wenkang, Ronaldo, Neymar, Modric and other players each had one assist.

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The next morning, the Chinese team did not arrange training. This is An Rong's habit, usually after the first day of the game, the next day will give the players a half-day off, so that everyone can have a good rest. These players are indispensable players in the club, and they have all played a lot of games, and An Rong does not dare to make them too tired. Especially the four AC Milan, at the end of last season, almost did not have a complete adjustment period to report to the national team, so An Rong only had to let them replace them when the score on the pitch allowed, and in the three group games that just ended, these four players were replaced in turn, the purpose of which was to let them try to save their physical strength.

After Zhang Shujie woke up, he washed his face and brushed his teeth, looked at his mobile phone, and there was a message from Wang Shihan, which said that he would call her after waking up. Zhang Shujie dialed the number, and on the other end of the phone, Wang Shihan was still eating, and said a little vaguely: "Ajie." ”

"Well, what's going on?"

"yes. Wang Shihan's voice was still a little unclear.

"Why don't you eat it first?"

"It's okay, I'm almost done. Saying that, Wang Shihan drank the last sip of milk.

"By the way, Applejack, have you eaten?"

"Not yet. Why don't we call you when we come together? ”

"Did you wash your face and brush your teeth?"

"Well, this one can have it. ”

Wang Shihan laughed and said, "Congratulations, the Chinese team has qualified." ”

"Isn't that how it should be? My goal is not just to qualify from the group. ”

"I know, I know, you want that Hercules Cup. ”

"Of course, otherwise how would I marry you. ”

Wang Shihan smiled and was very happy, but after a while, she asked, "Ajie, I asked you something, don't be angry." ”

"Don't be angry, you ask. ”

"What if, I mean, if the Chinese team doesn't win the championship?"

Hearing this, Zhang Shujie fell silent and didn't speak for a long time. Wang Shihan couldn't help but say, "Hey, Ajie, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. It's not that I haven't thought about that question you just asked, it's just that I don't dare to think too much. I am 27 years old this year, this is the golden age of a football player, not only me, but the whole team of our players, except for Xu Zhixin, who is 22 years old just now, are all at the peak of their age, if we have no hope this year, in four years, I am afraid it will be very difficult. ”

Wang Shihan didn't interject, she knew that Zhang Shujie hadn't finished speaking, and sure enough, Zhang Shujie continued: "In the next World Cup, Li Mu and Yan Tao will all be 31 years old, Chen Zihua and Xu Ziyi will also be 30 years old, Tang Ling and Huang Yu will be 32 years old, and Ma Junqiang and Zhao Wenkang are even 33 years old!" Only Liang Xiran and Xu Zhixin are less than thirty, perhaps under today's scientific and technological means, many players can extend their professional life, but one thing must be admitted, once the year of establishment has passed, the physical condition and competitive state will gradually decline, Messi and Ronaldo are the best examples. So I can't afford to wait, not only me, but all of us hope this year!"

After hearing this, Wang Shihan was quiet for a long time before saying, "Ajie, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that idiot-like question." ”

"It's okay. Sports competitions are not so certain, all accidents have to be taken into account, but we have to avoid such accidents. ”

"Applejack I believe in you, and I believe you can make it. ”

"I hope to succeed as well. ”

"Well, that'...... Let's not talk about it, let's go have breakfast first. ”

"Okay, let's do it first, bye-bye. ”

After saying that, the two hung up the phone one after another. At this time, Zhang Shujie looked out the window, I don't know when, the sun had already shone on his face, reflecting the whole room.

(End of chapter)