The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is just around the corner, but people have to mention the World Cup qualifiers that began two years ago. Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary, Malta and Albania were placed in the first group of the European zone, and when the list came out, most people thought that Sweden and Portugal were both in the finals.

After missing the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, Denmark performed exceptionally well in World Cup qualifying. Arsenal's Bendtner, Liverpool's Ager, Juventus' Paulsen, Ajax's Romerdal, and national team captain Tomasson are currently Feyenoord's ace in attack, having played well at AC Milan and Villarreal. A series of lists down, really make people touch their jaws for sure, with the power of a fight.

As Denmark coach Olsen said, "The World Cup is always special, and for all players and coaches, competing in the World Cup is paramount and the greatest honour for anyone. "For the sake of this greatest honour, the Danes are willing to fight hard.

In this way, Sweden and Portugal, who have two or three football superstars in the team, but the overall level of the team is difficult to estimate, are more or less in the same way.

Sweden's path to qualification is relatively smooth, even if the forward line has been stumbling, but Forlan at the back can always press that heart back to its original position when the Swedish fans' hearts are about to beat out of their throats. The result was not the highest score in several groups, but it was barely able to hold Denmark down. Even in the last few games of the qualifiers, Ibrahimovic's transfer to Barcelona formed a complete hostility between the two main players in the team, and the reality proved to be the fans' blind worries.

But Portugal is in a difficult situation, Ronaldo's importance in Manchester United in the 0809 season is self-evident, and after the transfer to Real Madrid, he is even more desperate to prove himself in front of Real Madrid, Barcelona and even the entire La Liga. The national team and the club want to do both, and the result is always not so ideal. The result was a narrow one-goal win over Denmark at home to Portugal, while Sweden, who faced Sweden away in the penultimate round, did not relax after securing qualification to win another game to put Portugal in second place.

When Portugal qualified for the finals, they finished second from bottom in the group, and Ronaldo breathed a sigh of relief when it was finally confirmed that his national team would be able to participate in the World Cup. The Portuguese captain had too much pressure on his shoulders, and it all seemed like a matter of course to outsiders.

Why doesn't anyone think that Messi has to carry the whole of Argentina?

On the one hand, many people thought that the Swedish team would relax and release water when they played against Denmark, after all, whether Denmark or Portugal qualified, it had nothing to do with Sweden. But who knows not only not, but Sweden also played very seriously on the field, so that the Danish team, which eventually lost, shifted most of the hatred that should have been focused on Portugal to the Swedish team.

However, no one has a rule that you have to play and kick when you confirm that you qualify. Lagerbeck's answer was very serious, "The Swedish team is still in the run-in period, from tactical strategy to player cooperation, we can't relax, we must seize every opportunity to fight before the finals." ”

That's what people say, but there are some things that Ronaldo can't just listen to like this. After confirming the qualification, Ronaldo also specially invited Forlan to a meal, Forlan had nothing to do with it, and the Portuguese didn't say any words of thanks, and the two of them were teammates. After the dinner, it was photographed by reporters, and the next day all kinds of conspiracy theories were rampant in the newspapers.

Fran looked at the strange deal between himself and Ronaldo that was secretly poked and analyzed in the newspaper, and swallowed back the rebuttal. How can this be said, saying that the captain of his Swedish team has a bad relationship with Paulsen and does not like Romerdal? According to his words, it is one person who carries the whole team forward.

Forlan didn't bother to ask him where he would leave him if Ibrahimovic was carrying the Swedish team on his own, and you must know believe it or not, if there was no Fran, it would be a question of whether the Swedish team could qualify, and where would he still have a chance to dislike Denmark or Portugal?

How can you say this, is this a serious matter that the leader of a team can do?

It is estimated that if you say it, you don't know if you are serious or not, the leader of a team can really be rendered as a team of mentally retarded.

So Fran felt bitter, but he could only silently carry the black cauldron for his captain again. Looking at Ronaldo, who seemed to be moved by honey, he decided to be friendly to the new team in the team in the future.

These things came to an end at the end of October 2009, and they were brought up again when the World Cup was about to kick off. The players in the middle of it don't have so much leisure time to gossip, and they are ready to appear on the big stage of the World Cup in the best possible way.

On the Swedish side, Lagerbeck once again divided the "heroic" captain and the bitter vice-team into a room with the applause of everyone. Looking at Fran, who fell silently behind Eevee, everyone automatically understood the expression on his face as lifeless, and once again plucked a handful of bitter tears for his deputy team, thinking that it must have been a lot of worry to cultivate such a bad fate.

If before Raul's transfer, Forlan still loosened the reins from time to time in Real Madrid to spread joy, in front of the national team Ibrahimovic, a wild horse that simply broke off, it was really a big deal. And Mr. Ibrahim's resolute policy is that you can't get used to me, and you can't kill me.

It's not just that you can't get rid of it, it's a sense of existence that you can't wait to have in front of you all the time.

The round of 32 of the World Cup is divided into four brackets according to continental, with the traditional giants Italy, Argentina, Spain, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Brazil and the host South Africa being placed in Pot 1, while the remaining European teams, such as Sweden and Portugal, are counted in Pot 4. In the final Sweden group, the first game with the Netherlands and Sweden is the competition between the Netherlands and Sweden.

The first game of Group E is also regarded as a competition for the first and second places in this group, after all, everyone knows that the promotion match after qualifying from the group is the first place against the second place in the other groups, and it is always good to go to the back more. International football seems to be taking this match very seriously, setting the World Cup stadium in Johannesburg for the second match to be played at the Stadium after hosts South Africa vs Mexico.

Most of the 10 stadiums in South Africa were designed and completed in the past two years, and according to legend, the main stadium is even more expensive and can compete with the Allianz Arena. During the early inspection of the Swedish team, they felt that the design of the whole stadium did not look at the color, and there was really a bit of Allianz's shadow, but the color was a little more African.

When they entered the stadium, the first thing the Swedish team noticed was the overwhelming orange, full of orange seats, as if the Dutch team was on the home field. Lagerbeck comforted himself that he couldn't tell the color of the chairs when it was full of people anyway, so he focused his attention on the green field.

In the next second, he was attracted by the artificial turf that had been complained about countless times.

South African officials said that artificial grass was used in this World Cup due to conditions. It was also the first time artificial grass was used at the World Cup, as it was much stiffer than natural grass and prone to abrasion when players fell or slid on their skin. Moreover, real grass is planted with dirt, and when people run and turn sharply, real grass and dirt can absorb most of the inertia and impact. Artificial turf is the opposite. Not only that, the rolling speed and route of the ball are different from those on natural grass, and players who are accustomed to the natural turf of the club and national team have their own unique ball sense and rhythm, but it is bound to have an impact here.

Most European teams have protested against this, including the upcoming Dutch team. Even if Van Marwijk doesn't say it, everyone understands that from the perspective of the Dutch Three Musketeers, Sneijder's influence may not be great, but whether it is Robben, who is known for his speedy cut, or Van Persie, who has his own unique playing angle, there will be a period of discomfort. What's more, these two are both well-known vitreous physiques, and who knows if a speeding incision will not be able to retract and hurt the muscles or knees?

Lagerbeck is not happy to see this, not because he is upright, but because his Swedish team also has the strength to be affected. Ibrahimovic's footwork did not worry Lagerbeck, who was worried about the Swedish gatekeeper at the back.

As far as Lagerbeck knows, there are still some clubs in the Swedish domestic league that use artificial turf at home, after all, the cost is relatively low, which is not a problem for Malmo's Ibrahimovic and some of the main Swedish team.

But can Francisco Alvarez get used to playing on this kind of grass? Ragbeck feels Real Madrid's money slapping him in the face, and Castilla's reputation for youth training will not use this kind of turf with volatile toxic gases after sun exposure to harm his own good seedlings.

But what is Forlan good at? From the countless times he has defended against opponents, he knows that he has a way to deal with players from South American countries, led by Brazil and Argentina, and he seems to be able to firmly block those fixed rhythms that are etched in his heart. But what happens when the rhythm is thrown out of order?

This is only one aspect of the problem, everyone knows the reputation of this coach in La Liga, and any slip tackle he makes, even if the opponent's striker falls, is definitely due to inertia, not because he was injured in the tackle. After so many years, he has instilled the impression that even the opponent's fans are ruthless, but definitely not dirty.

Of course, we have to ignore the small movements of pinching the waist and thighs when blocked by the forward's back, which Forlan occasionally does.

But when the friction on the turf is reduced, with this guy's habit of tackling in the penalty area, isn't this rushing to give the opponent one penalty after another and red cards?

What Lagerbeck is worried about is also the concern of countless people in the outside world. Sweden are missing the strength of Francisco Alvarez and everyone can predict what the outcome will be.

During the team's internal practice, Lagerbeck was particularly concerned about Forlan's adaptation, who seemed to be defending as usual, but somewhat reduced the number of sliding tackles, and the manager was not sure if this was due to the team's inconvenient tackles.

In this way, Lagerbeck waited for the opening match in South Africa, the complaints of the coach of the countless national team players who had played before, and the day when Sweden faced off with the Netherlands.

In the stadium that claims to be able to accommodate 100,000 people, the two sides went on the field to warm up before the game, Ibrahimovic stepped on the turf of the so-called main stadium and pouted, no wonder so many people complained before, probably because of the recent rain, which is simply worse than the national team's temporary training ground in the resort in South America. Every time you step on it, you are in danger of slipping, and after the rain, it is like walking on a slippery surface, without the slightest grip under your feet.

Ibrahimovic noticed that the manager on the sidelines was still looking at his big baby in fear, and Forlan had finished warming up, and instead of jogging at this time, he walked around the big penalty area in a wandering manner, and every step seemed to step on Lagerbeck's heart, and the heart that had been hanging to his throat was stepped back into place little by little.

Ibrahimovic moved his shoulders and was about to go back to the locker room, but before he could step off the turf, he heard the Swedish fans in the audience stand up and look at the field as if something had happened.

The captain of the Swedish team looked back a little confused, and saw that his teammates were running towards Fran in twos and threes, and Fran had just stood up from the ground, still hooking his trouser legs to check something. On the sidelines, Lagerbeck's eyes widened as he pressed his chest, feeling that if he didn't have a big heart, he would one day have to be tossed by the captain and vice captain and have a heart attack.

Ibrahimovic's questions were answered on the big screen on the pitch, and Fran seemed to have finally found some sense after stepping on the grass in the box, starting to pick up speed from outside the box, which was very different from the speed controlled by the rest of the Dutch and Swedish accustomed to the turf, which certainly caught the attention of bored fans. And the next second he was about to enter the penalty area, this guy simply slid into the air, as if there was really an opponent with the ball in front of him.

It was still so sudden, it was still so decisive, and even on such a grass where no one could be confident that he could play as usual, everyone seemed to believe that his movements were still so precise and merciless. There was not even a wave on his face, and the actions of onlookers had never been able to bring him the slightest ripple, but he was like telling the Swedish fans with a kick, don't be afraid, he won't tiptoe because of the mere pitch, he is still the perpetual motion machine that can run from the first second to the end of time.

A non-murderous, tiptoeing Francisco Álvarez? Can you imagine?

Ievee also noticed that Fran stood up and looked at what appeared to be an elbow cut by artificial grass and pouted.

Van Persie, who was walking back with Robben, was exchanging ideas with his partner in Dutch when he saw Ibrahimovic, who was leaning on the players' tunnel and looking out, grinning abruptly. 166 Reading Network