Chapter 295: Life Can't Be Without Miracles (Part I)
The Chinese team's loss to the Brazilian team will not surprise everyone, but the Chinese team's loss to the Brazilian team by only one goal still makes the other teams in this World Cup have to look at the Chinese team with admiration. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
And Brazil's performance after this game proved it.
The Brazilian players took the initiative to invite the Chinese players to exchange jerseys after the game, and Liu Han became the target of public criticism, and his jersey was contested by Ronaldinho and Carlos.
At the press conference after the match, Brazil's head coach Scolari praised the Chinese team's performance in the game, saying that the Chinese players have a tenacious will and good discipline on the pitch, and they are a team worthy of respect.
Although the Chinese team eventually lost the game, they won the respect of their opponents and fans, especially the domestic fans, who were very satisfied with the performance of the national team, and were able to pull back two goals after falling behind 3-0, and the opponent was a strong Brazilian team, this Chinese team has overfulfilled the task in the eyes of fans.
After the game, although the players of the Chinese team were very tired physically, they were much better mentally than before the start of the game, and some young players regained their confidence, and they even couldn't wait for the next game to come soon.
After the match between Brazil and the Chinese team, the game on the 8th has been over.
On June 9, the matches of the World Cup groups continued.
On this day, Mexico in Group G defeated Ecuador 2-1, so that Mexico lifted a round to qualify for the round of 16.
In the Group H match, the Japanese team defeated the Russian team 1-0, and the Japanese team had a great home "advantage" in this game.
In another match in Group C where the Chinese team is located, the Turkish team was unexpectedly forced to draw 1-1 by the Costa Rica team, which is undoubtedly the best news for the Chinese team.
In this way, in Group C, the Brazilian team won two games and two wins to qualify in advance, and the weakest Chinese team in the group actually ranked second in the group with the previous victory with the Costa Rica team, and the Turkish team ranked third with two games, one draw and one loss, and the Costa Rica team only has a theoretical chance to qualify, after all, they will face a strong Brazilian team in the next game.
The situation in Group C is already clear, and the next round of the group stage between China and Turkey will determine who of the two teams will advance to the round of 16, but the situation is favorable for the Chinese team, who only need to draw Turkey in the next game to advance to the round of 16, while the Turkish team is facing a situation where they have to win, and even if they win the match against the Chinese team, there is no complete guarantee of promotion, and their fate is in the hands of the Brazilian team.
The Turkish team was forced to draw by the Costa Rica team, and the news caused fans to boil as soon as it was transmitted back to China, after all, the top 16 of the World Cup is now so close to the Chinese team, but the next thing is to see if the players of the national team can withstand the difficulty of "drawing and qualifying", after all, the situation of "drawing and qualifying" The Chinese team has faced many times, but the Chinese fans have ended up disappointed before.
The World Cup continued on the 10th, and the South Korean team drew 1-1 with the United States, and the "strong" home "advantage" made the Americans cry out in vain.
Tunisia drew 1-1 with Belgium and qualified for Group H in disarray.
Portugal's 4-0 win over Poland was a humiliation for the United States in the last game.
In this way, the second round of the World Cup group stage is over, and then the groups will enter the final match, and after 16 games, only 16 of the 32 teams participating in this World Cup will be able to stay.
Entering the 11th, the number of matches per day increased to four.
Denmark beat France 2-0 in the last two matches of Group A on the 11th to advance to the round of 16 as group winners, while last year's defending champions France were eliminated in a humiliating group stage, and they are still winless and goalless in the group stage, a rare occurrence in the history of the World Cup.
In the other Group A game, Senegal drew 3-3 with Uruguay, so Senegal will finish second in Group A and advance to the round of 16, with the World Cup newcomers qualifying for the round of 16 in their first World Cup appearance.
Cameroon were beaten 2-0 by Germany in two matches in Group E, who topped Group E. Saudi Arabia lost 0-3 to Ireland, the Irish team advanced to the round of 16, and the Saudi team also did not win a game in the group stage, and did not score a goal in a humiliating elimination.
In the match of Group F on the 12th, the Swedish team drew 1-1 with the Argentine team, and the Swedish team advanced to the round of 16 first, and the Argentine team, the favorite to win the championship before the start of the World Cup, was eliminated in the group stage.
Nigeria drew 0-0 with England, who finished second in their group and advanced to the round of 16.
In the two matches in Group B, Spain beat South Africa 3-2 to win the group, Slovenia was beaten 3-1 by Paraguay, and Paraguay finished second in the group.
The Chinese team traveled to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the day after the match on June 8, where their final matchup will be played on June 13.
The World Cup has been going on so far, Group A, Group B, Group E and Group F have all ended, and the other four groups will also determine the final qualification places in the remaining two days, for the Chinese team, their previous performance has been recognized by domestic fans and officials, but at this point, no one will not want to go further, if they can reach the round of 16, it will be a historic breakthrough for Chinese football.
"Brothers, if you talk too much, maybe everyone will be irritable, but there are some things that must be said, the game has come to this point, it is nonsense to say that I don't want to advance, seriously, I don't want to rush home after just three games, I still want to continue to win."
At the Seoul station, Liu Han once again gathered his teammates together to talk, and as the captain of the team, Liu Han felt that he had to make his due contribution.
"I said frustrated words before the start of the World Cup, but at that time I wanted everyone to play calmly and not be proud, but now I think we should build up our confidence, since the Turkish team can be forced to draw by the Costa Rica team, then our team that has defeated Costa Rica should also have the strength to fight hard with the opponent, whether to win the game and then go to the round of 16 to enjoy the flowers and applause, or to lose the game and go home with regret and depression to lick the wounds, how to fight the result is all up to us, Sometimes there is no shortage of miracles in life. (To be continued.) )