Peaks and loops turn, hundreds of turns.

No one expected this to be the outcome before the start of the race.

In today's 3-point system, can any team advance to the round of 16 without a win in the World Cup finals?

The Chinese team did it!

In the 1986 World Cup, Uruguay and Bulgaria drew two and lost one in the group stage, and in that two-point era, the two teams qualified as the better third place finishers. It is worth mentioning that at that time, the World Cup had not yet expanded to 32 teams.

There are 32 teams participating in the World Cup, and this is the first of its kind!

Three games, three draws, no goals and no wins.

But with such a result, the Chinese team advanced as the second in the group.

In the microphone, Huang Jianxiang shouted over and over again in his broken voice: "We are out!" In the praise of his peers, Huang Jianxiang's tears had blurred his eyes and he couldn't extricate himself.

The staff of the CCTV broadcast room were also immersed in joy, and many of them even threw the manuscript all over the sky in front of the leaders to celebrate the Chinese team. In the early hours of that morning, many fans even thought that the TV was "cassette", why did the commentator repeat the same sentence over and over again.

Before the game, many people were not optimistic about the Chinese team, whether it was European football experts or some domestic "football celebrities".

After using some past "data" and staffing to analyze it indiscriminately, he promoted the "pessimism" of the Chinese team about the World Cup. Either they were eliminated or they lost by a big score. As for qualifying, a direct 360-degree requirement is impossible!

But now, let's take a look at the three group games of the Chinese team from the beginning. Whether it is a 10-man draw with Italy, a draw with Austria, or a 10-man desperate attack against Cameroon, the Chinese team has shown indomitable momentum and determination in the game, which is something that the Chinese team usually does not see in Asia.

Perhaps at first, the Chinese team did not think about qualifying, but only wanted to simply complete a few "basic goals" that had already been set. But in the end, when the effort is enough, even God has helped you!

After three draws, AFC Secretary-General Verappan immediately issued a document saying that the Chinese team has created the first "historical record" since the restructuring of the World Cup! Even if the World Cup is held for three, five, or ten more sessions, there will be no group qualification like the Chinese team today.

After the restructuring, the theoretical minimum qualifying score for the group stage is 2 points. The Chinese team qualified by 3 points, which is already very close to this data. And FIFA has also taken this into account when making this reform, believing that there will be no team with two or three points to advance in at least the next ten World Cups. But in this first session, the Chinese team did it.

And compared with the humble and lucky two draws and one loss, three draws to qualify can better reflect a team's determination to fight tenaciously.

I admit I can't beat you, but you don't want to beat me!

When a team in a group can't beat the other three, isn't it still eligible to qualify?

The World Cup is like that, full of suspense and full of miracles.

Now, many fans look back at the ridiculous goal of "score a point, score a goal, win a game", and it doesn't matter anymore.

The Chinese team has overfulfilled the task, and in the round of 16, it will play one more game than the other 16 teams!

This is the supreme honor of a team participating in the World Cup for the first time!

Who wants to see their team go around the World Cup at public expense when they finally make it to the World Cup?

The hard work of two generations in 40 years, just for three consolation games?

Advancing to the group is not only a performance of a team's hard work, but also a symbol of strength!

When it all came to fruition, the entire Nabiozuli Stadium was in jubilation. As far as the eye can see, the Chinese fans who have been reluctant to leave the stadium have dyed the stadium red, and to the players, it seems as if they are at home!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you all !!" Ma Mingyu and other veterans burst into tears, shaking hands with every fan with their arms stretched out under the stands.

Wei Qun Wei Daxia was draped in a Chinese flag and ran all the way along the sidelines.

"We're out, we're out, we're out!" Wherever Wei Qun ran, he shouted.

The entire Nabiozuli Stadium seemed to have become a blessed place for the Chinese team to celebrate the championship, and the stadium security seemed to understand the joy of the Chinese, and did not step forward to stop it, nor did they warn the stadium to clear it.

After venting for the promotion, under the leadership of Ladd and Qi Caosheng, 22 Chinese players lined up, along with the staff, and bowed to the fans in the surrounding stands.

Each of these three games was full. As far as the eye can see, there are red Chinese fans everywhere, which is the greatest support given by the fans to the team.

Now, the Chinese team has repaid these fans from afar in the best way, and the fans have not forgotten their original intentions and sworn to follow.

The official of the French Football Association couldn't help but sigh after seeing this scene, "China is the country with the most fans, and the Chinese team also has the most fans in the world." In a few years, the Chinese team will definitely become a regular visitor to the World Cup, and has the strength to impact the semi-finals and championships. ”

"When the time comes, France's opponent for the championship will have one more Asian team!"

At the post-match press conference, Ladd, who led the team to the World Cup for the first time and advanced to the round of 16, was full of red faces.

'The players worked very hard, they were very brave and they deserved what they got today!' The old man of the former Yugoslavia was in high spirits.

"I'm very happy with the performance of the players, and if it's 100 out of 10, I'll give them all the best scores!"

"I have always believed that the Chinese team does not lack the strength and determination to enter the World Cup. At the same time, on the stage of the World Cup, the Chinese team cannot only be 32nd! ”

"In all three games, the players played very well."

"We had our disadvantages, but we got through with the hard work of every player."

"And the most important thing for the players is to resist the temptation and carry out the tactical plan of the coaching staff to the end."

"In Chinese terms, this should be 'Ninja Invincible'!"

Ladd rarely used an "idiom" to summarize the performance of the Chinese team in the three group games, which caused the media of other countries in the audience to be full of question marks.

Although this is the post-match press conference of today's game, anyone who knows the history of the Chinese team's group stage knows that the three games of the Chinese team should be put together.

In the first game against Italy, the Chinese team can be said to have no desire and can accept winning or losing.

After all, it is the first match of the first World Cup, and the opponent is the runner-up of the last World Cup. Even if the opponent kicks out 5-0 or 7-0, the fans will not be surprised.

But the Chinese team relied on tenacious defense to support it to the end in one go, and even saved a penalty. This is a magical performance that helped the Chinese team get a crucial point for promotion.

In the second leg against Austria, the Chinese team tested each other with the opponent, and while insisting on their own style of play, they finally forced the opponent to draw.

In the final leg against Cameroon, the Chinese team, which had changed its formation, tried to change its strategy and seek an attack, but the results were not good. After perceiving that the offense was blocked and the defense was frequently missing, all the players of the Chinese team once again focused on defense under the command of the coach and waited for the change of the situation. Benefiting from the influence of the "ninja word", Italy took the lead and couldn't sit still, scoring a goal to ensure the victory. Then the Chinese team reacted accordingly according to the changes in the other game, facing Cameroon, which was facing ten players, leaving no luck and finally relying on a draw to "win".

After the World Cup, these three classic matches were recorded by later football scholars and taught as textbooks such as "defeating the strong with the weak" and "how to survive the weak team". In the run-up to every World Cup since, this classic promotion defence has been mentioned repeatedly.

The Cameroonian side and the media left the venue early after the speeches, and there was only joy left at the press conference.

The Chinese team qualified, and the news was much more exciting than Cameroon's promotion.

So far, the other three Asian teams have been eliminated, and now the Chinese team is not only not eliminated, but has gone further!

And with the performance of the Chinese team on the field today, France, which is competing among the heroes, may not have the upper hand.

Withstand the pressure when you are at a disadvantage, and resist the temptation when you are at an advantage. These two points alone are already difficult for most teams to achieve.

And there is another reason why some journalists are still here, and that is that the Chinese team qualified as the second in Group B, and they will face four-star Brazil in the quarter-finals. The "contradictory dispute" between Ou Chuliang and Ronaldo is also an important topic of this World Cup. Now that the two teams have met certainly, the reporters want to extract some delight worthy of reporting from Ou Chuliang's mouth.

But unfortunately, Ou Chuliang was not the captain of the Chinese team, and it was General Fan who attended the press conference with Ladd.

Although General Fan speaks English well and is also very funny and humorous, his topicality is always not as good as Ou Chuliang himself here.

After saying a few more clichés, the reporters in the audience couldn't help but pout, "Alas, why is the captain of the Chinese team not Ou?" He was so brave that he even saved Baggio's penalty! ”

"Maybe it's because he's so young! You know, he's only 21 years old this year! ”

"What's wrong with 21? Cameroon's captain is also only 21 years old. ”

"Well, I bet the next time we see Ou on the World Cup stage, he will definitely be the captain of the Chinese team!"

"I don't bet with you because I think so too!"

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The next day, the news that the Chinese team had advanced to the round of 16 of the World Cup made headlines in sports media around the world.

It's a rare way to qualify, and it's believed that in the next few World Cups, it's hard to see a team that doesn't score a goal to advance to the round of 16.

Reuters gave a detailed account of the three group games of the Chinese team under the title of "Draw is Victory".

The article said that the strength of the tenacious Chinese team in the World Cup is indeed far behind those World Cup regulars.

But they were tenacious and tenacious, and they "reversed" in an almost impossible way.

They seek vitality in silence, and complete "counter-killing" in silence! ”

Who would have thought that a team could advance to the round of 16 without scoring a goal and winning a game without the third promotion mechanism in the group!

The Chinese team did it, and this is the victory of the Chinese team!

According to the German news agency, "the promotion of the Chinese team is not just lucky".

Everyone knows that the Chinese team, which is still difficult to score a goal in the last group game, has actually put the right to qualify into the hands of other teams.

But relying on such "forbearance", the Chinese team finally succeeded in hitchhiking with Italy's victory.

Was it luck?

Of course not!

If it were not for the previous efforts of the Chinese team as a foreshadowing, even if Italy won the last game, it would be difficult for the Chinese team to hold on to the draw in the face of the menacing Cameroon.

Therefore, the Chinese team relied on a little bit of hard work to accumulate an enviable "luck" in the end.

The British "Guardian" with the title of "Defend the goal, you will keep the whole team", and focused on selecting Ou Chuliang for more than 10 flying saves in three games.

When these clips appeared in the public eye, people were surprised to find that the other three teams actually had several chances to break through the door of the Chinese team, but at the last hurdle, they fell under the palm of a person called "China Europe".

The Briton has been relentless in his praise for Acchulian's performance, which has led to the fact that Premier League teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal are competing for the world-class goalkeeper.

South Korea's "GOODDAY" also posted an article saying, "In front of the Great Wall of China, everyone is bleeding. ”

The Chinese team used a great wall to deny Austria and Cameroon the path to the round of 16, although it was only defensive, but after all, the Chinese team reached the World Cup for the first time and was not too far away by the rest of the world.

Italy's "Milan Sports Newspaper" also followed suit, "Italian defense, Chinese victory!"

As we all know, China is playing for Napoli in Serie A, although Napoli has barely been relegated this season. But everyone knows that all that changed in the second half of the season.

Since the start of Napoli on behalf of China and Europe, Napoli, who has fought against the water, has won again and again with the magical performance of China and Europe, and has scored points in the top three in the north.

Such a China Europe is qualified to lead the Chinese team to advance in front of the whole world. As for advancing to the top 16, it is also a matter of course.

Everyone knows that Inter president Moratti is buying Acchulian from Napoli with a thunderous momentum. Even in terms of offer, it is far higher than other clubs.

It is well known that Moratti likes Ronaldo, but Ou Chulian is a person that Ronaldo "admires". If Ou Chuliang helps Inter to guard the rear, wouldn't the aliens who have no worries be gods blocking and killing gods, and Buddhas blocking and killing Buddhas?

During this time, the streets of Milan were advertised in the streets. What's more, the opponent of the Chinese team in the first game was Italy, and all Italian fans saw that in front of the whole world, Ou Chuliang refused Italy's penalty.

If Italy are eliminated from the tournament as a result, fans may hate Acchulian; But now Italy is still the top of the group, and Ou Chuliang's performance is enough to impress these discerning Italian fans.

Compared with foreign countries, there are more voices in China, but they are more unified.

Sports media from south to north worked overtime to finally print the first hot newspapers around six a.m. All newspapers have the same headline: We're Out!

Early in the morning, when the first office worker walked to the bus stop with a briefcase and sleepy eyes. I took out a dollar and bought my first newspaper at a street stall.

When he saw clearly the five big characters that occupied almost a quarter of the page, he felt completely sleepy for a moment.

He looked down tremblingly, and the statistics of the three group stage games of the four teams were impressive. The Chinese team in Group B drew all three games and ranked second in the group.

"We're flat again?"

"Can TM qualify even if it's flat?"

"I'm a mother! We're really out of the line! ”

In an instant, the excitement gene in the body of this unknown office worker was ignited at once. He ripped off his tie, unbuttoned it, and wore a pair of leather shoes with the head of an old man, and ran along the curbs of the road.

"We're out, we're out!"

The man ran to the phone booth, took out two dollars and slapped them on the counter, and then called his relatives in the countryside in turn.

In an instant, the news of the Chinese team's promotion to the top 16 flew all over the country, and even the Hakka people in the mountains of Jiangxi were full of smiling faces to celebrate the Chinese team's promotion to the top 16.

In this French summer, football became the talk of the nation in an instant.

You can see that almost everyone on the street has a soccer ball in their hand.

These soccer players not only occupy wild fields, open spaces, but even basketball courts are residents who play soccer balls.

Two stones, two school bags, is a goal.

In a simple small clearing, there is a group of teenagers running after the ball.

On the road, you will often see a leather ball flying from the side, and the glass of many people's houses is often smashed by black and white elves. But that's how people enjoy it, as if they see football as their life.

The students' school bags were not the little raccoon's star cards, but the sports weekly newspapers they bought that day. If you are a little "richer", even football newspapers will buy it.

Everybody plays and understands the ball. If you don't know what football is, then you must be out of touch with society and isolated by your classmates.

Even at this time, there is a "chain of contempt" circulating in sports circles.

Those who play football look down on those who play basketball, and those who play basketball look down on those who play table tennis.

When everyone is happy to play with their feet, the level of football in this country will improve significantly.

In view of the unprecedented entry of the Chinese team into the top 16, the Chinese Football Association temporarily decided to give each player a reward of 100,000 yuan, regardless of the main force and substitutes. For each additional game, a bonus of 30,000 yuan will be awarded. In other words, the 22 team members have at least 13W yuan in income.

And more than a dozen well-known domestic companies such as Jianlibao, Philips, Sunrise, and Wanda have also jointly issued a document that if the Chinese team can defeat Brazil and go one step further, they will collectively send an unexpected gift to the Chinese team!

When honor and money are linked, the Chinese players in France are also so excited that they can't sleep like they have been beaten.

It seems that the Brazilian team in front of them has become less terrifying.