After entering the finals, it can be regarded as reaching the minimum goal of the Chinese team.

Yes, the minimum goal of the Chinese team this time is to reach the final, and the highest goal is to win the championship......

As soon as Zheng Zhi was happy, he proposed to have a good meal in the locker room, and he had a treat.

However, as soon as he said it, the hearts of the national team leader and the head of the Chinese coaching staff shuddered. What do you mean? Is it really a good treat, or is there another intention? Both of them knew that Zheng Zhi and Qu Peng had done something.

However, at this time, it is difficult for them to stop this kind of activity conducive to unity, so they did not say anything to stop it.

In the end, all the members of the Chinese team went to a Chinese restaurant called 'Garden Restaurant' on the outskirts of Beirut for dinner. But when the bus drove to the door of the Chinese restaurant, almost all the people in the restaurant ran out, because everyone recognized the bus of the Chinese team.

"I rub,"

"The national team is here for dinner?"

"Dig a groove,"

"Dig a groove,"

"Trench~"

The customers ran out, even the chefs ran out.

Everyone just watched the game of the Chinese team, but they didn't expect the Chinese team to drive the bus here directly. The atmosphere instantly became super intense, signing, group photos, and even communicating and interacting, the first close contact with this champion division, no one was not excited, and some female fans even took the initiative to leave numbers for the country.

During this period, Zhu Guanghu's eyes almost never left Zheng Zhi, for fear that Zheng Zhi would do something out of the ordinary......

He's the focus now.

The owner of the Chinese restaurant directly found the national team leader, saying that all the consumption tonight was covered by the restaurant, and the national team did not need to pay for it. Of course, the team leader didn't dare to agree, but the boss was too enthusiastic to refuse.

It was Zheng Zhi who stood up.

"Boss, it's too early for you to treat us now, when we win the Asian Cup, wouldn't it be better for you to invite us to eat again?"

"You can't steal the limelight from me tonight, I'm going to invite everyone to dinner. Leave this meal for after our triumph! ”

The restaurant owner pondered Zheng Zhi's words, which actually made sense.

"Yes, yes, yes, the revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard. Then we will wait for your triumphant return! ”

Afterwards, everyone feasted here and ate a beautiful original Chinese meal......

At this time, Chinese football is opening up a second battlefield. The Chinese delegation is presenting its bid to the AFC in Beirut for the 2004 Asian Cup, and the AFC will vote on the host country immediately after the presentation of the three bidding countries.

The order in which the bid is presented is in alphabetical order, so China will be the first to present the bid, followed by Iran and Thailand. The presentation time for each country is 45 minutes. Since the three AFC executive committee members are not present, 16 members will participate in the vote, and in the event of a tie between the two countries, the AFC president will cast a vote that will decide the fate of each country. Judging from the reaction of the outside world, Thailand will be the biggest opponent of China's bid.

After the presentation of the three countries, the Executive Committee members discussed for a long, long time.

But at this time, Qatari FIFA executive committee member Hammam suddenly stood up and said: "Every association in Asia is a brother, and no one wants to be eliminated." I hope that two of the three bidding associations will be able to withdraw from the bidding and let the remaining one automatically become the winner. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, the president of the Iranian Football Association, who had said in public that he would withdraw, immediately announced that he would abandon the bid, while China and Thailand said they would not withdraw. The Executive Committee had no choice but to vote, with China receiving 10 votes and Thailand 6.

China wins the right to host!

At this moment, Brother Long at the bottom finally laughed, and his smile was a little weird......

Victory is euphoric, but it doesn't come easily.

This process is perhaps only known to Brother Long and his team. In fact, before the statement, China's bid hopes were a little slim, but their team did quite a bit of work.

And why does Brother Long laugh? That's due to the fact that China has the support of the AFC and West Asian countries.

During the voting process of this bid, the executive committee members of Saudi Arabia and Indonesia did not attend the meeting for some reason, and the key to China's successful bid is the support of West Asia, because there are eight executive committee members in West Asia, which play a pivotal role in determining the ownership of the hosting rights.

Another important factor in China's victory is the support of the AFC.

The development company affiliated with the AFC took a fancy to China's huge investment market, and the business temptation led them to finally support the Asian Cup in China.

Because they lost money in Lebanon this time, they don't want to make a loss-making deal again. In China, where there are many spectators, the value of advertising and commercial development cannot be underestimated. They auctioned off some of the supplies of the Chinese national team during this Asian Cup, and the results achieved unexpectedly good results, which strengthened their confidence in supporting China.

Of course, Zheng Zhi, as Asia's No. 1 star and Asia's most capable trump card, also played a very important role in his previous briefing in front of the media, and he said that it would be a crime not to give China the right to host......

With such a favorable time and place, how can you not get the right to host, then you will see the hell.

The AFC Competition Committee decided earlier this week that the number of teams participating in the 2004 Asian Cup will be increased from the current 12 to 16.

The 2004 Asian Cup will be co-hosted by four cities in China, including Beijing Workers' Stadium, Chongqing Datianwan Stadium, Shandong Provincial Sports Center Stadium in Jinan and Chengdu Sports Center Stadium.

After announcing the results of the vote, AFC Secretary-General Villapan praised China, saying: "China is the fastest growing country in the world, and holding the Asian Cup in China will help improve the level of Chinese football." China's four stadiums are very good, each with a capacity of 40,000 to 70,000 people, and at the same time, these four cities have a large number of fans, which can ensure that the Asian Cup matches are full, which will greatly improve the image of the Asian Cup. ”

"The success of the bid shows the AFC's trust in China, and I would like to express my gratitude to the Chinese people and all the members of the bid committee for their tremendous efforts, and I am excited to win the right to host the 2004 Asian Cup," he said. The 2004 Asian Cup in China will be an opportunity for China to reflect the changes in Chinese society to Asia and the world, and to demonstrate the organizational capacity of Chinese sports under the policy of opening up. ”

"After winning the honor of hosting the 2004 Asian Cup, the Chinese Football Association and Chinese fans will make more efforts. We were very disappointed when we lost our bid to host the Asian Cup in 1996, but the Chinese Football Association has introduced a lot of measures to improve our game organisation. ”

"Our four host cities all have large fan bases. We also have a very good transportation system between cities. We also have good television equipment to broadcast the event via satellite to hundreds of countries around the world. We also have a magnificent five-star hotel that provides comfortable accommodation for the players, staff and fans of the national teams. We will also provide facilities for players from different religious and cultural backgrounds. ”

"We promise that when China hosts the 2004 Asian Cup, there will be a lot of fans in attendance. China's A-League has an average attendance rate of 70% in each venue, and we can guarantee that during the Asian Cup, the attendance rate will reach 80% or 90%. If the favourites make it to the final stages of the competition, we really have to worry that the fans won't be able to buy tickets.

"The Chinese have always considered the Asian Cup to be a major event in Asia, and although there are not many spectators in Lebanon, if it is in China, we are not worried about the attendance of the stadium at all, because it will be a grand event."

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Double happiness is coming, and it is almost the end of an Asian Cup championship.

Accidentally, the Chinese team, which has made rapid progress, has not only become the leader of East Asia, but also shown signs of surpassing Asia, and it is expected to enter the final. The Japanese team is on the rise, the replacement of the old and the new has been completed, the performance is stable, and it is not surprising to step into the door of the final. From this point of view, it is not surprising that China and Japan will stage the grand finale.

Judging from the performance in this cup alone, the Chinese team has more reason to be optimistic. The relatively young squad at the heart of the squad have shown solid fundamentals, rational and orderly organization and strong attacking power, and they have the strongest midfield of any Asian team, and they have continuously organized wave after wave of attacks. With the strong support of the midfield, the already powerful forward line's ability to attack the city is even more like a tiger.

The Japanese team is also intimidating, and the players are very tactical and aware. In the game, they are often able to quickly form a local play with more or less defense, and the success rate of tackling and intercepting the ball is quite high, which makes them often get the opportunity to quickly counterattack and smash the goal in the front court.

The Chinese team is the biggest favorite to win the championship, but the probability of the Japanese team is not small.

Before this final, everyone's evaluation of China and Japan was also very interesting.

Hidetoshi Nakata, who is far away in Italy, said with emotion after watching the Sino-Iranian battle: "It turns out that there is such a way to win, I don't know if Troussier saw the match between the Chinese team and the Iraqi team yesterday, if he did, he may say: It turns out that there is really such a way to win." Emotionally, I really hope that the Iraqi team will win, because we sympathize with the weak, but on the football field, it is the strength that really determines the victory, and when the Iraqis scored the first goal and the Chinese did not panic, I knew that the Iraqis were wrong. China is not Lebanon, their self-confidence is terrible, and when you face a powerful and confident opponent, the only thing you can do is wait, wait for destruction to come. ”

"Some people say that the strength of the Japanese team lies in his midfield, Hiroshi Naha, Shunsuke Nakamura, Kanaki Morishima, and Junichi Inamoto are all great players who can attack and defend at the same time. This is true, but the Japanese team is not the only team in Asia that relies on playing as a whole! Because there is also a stronger Chinese team. Although I am also a Japanese player, I must be honest and say that in terms of overall play, the Chinese team is still above us. ”

"Of course, Japanese football should be happy about China's progress. Because both Japanese and Chinese football have similar physical conditions, are equally flexible, and are equally fast, the take-off of Chinese football has pointed out a clear development path for Japanese football. This sentence is very true, when we see Chinese playing football, we should not only feel pressure, but also motivation, China can do it, we can, we can do the same, with "there is really such a way to win". ”

The secretary general of the AFC said: "Horton is happy because he has a team that he likes, and this team also likes him, in a way, Horton is the father of this Chinese team, from the Asian Games to the Olympics to the Asian Cup, it is a long process. They are very patient now. And Troussier is also a good coach, but he is also only a coach, and he does not yet have the ability to sprinkle beans into soldiers. ”

Even the coach of the Japanese team, Troussier, came out to compliment the Chinese team: "The only thing we lack is that there is no No. 10, and the No. 10 of the Chinese team is Zheng Zhi." If Zheng Zhi is in Japan, Japan is the biggest favorite to win the championship. I also have a couple of No.10s in my team, but there is still a certain gap between them and Zheng Zhi, and of course if Hidetoshi Nakata is here, maybe we will be much better. ”

Trussier not only complimented the Chinese team and Zheng Zhi, but also hit his disciples by the way.

Doesn't the Japanese team have a number 10? Of course not, Shunsuke Nakamura and Junichi Inamoto, are their performances bad? is a core player who has won the runner-up in the World Youth Championships. This should be Trussier's psychological warfare, deliberately provoking his disciples. The fact that Hidetoshi Nakata did not return to play did weaken the strength of the Japanese team, but Hidetoshi Nakata got a starting position in the last three rounds of the league, helping Roma win three consecutive victories and overtake Inter Milan in the standings.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zhi couldn't be happy after returning to the hotel, and he was very happy and sad.

Inter Milan ushered in two consecutive defeats, the first defeat in the league, they actually lost 0-1 at home to Lecce, nightmarishly ceding the top position to the Roma legion, relegated to second, and the key player who made Roma soar was Hidetoshi Nakata, who started in place of Totti, and provided the assist to Batistuta in three consecutive games.

Such Hidetoshi Nakata is what the Japanese team needs, but it is not what Inter Milan and Zheng Zhi want to see. Zheng Zhi now only thinks about playing the final quickly and then flying back to Milan City. Although Inter Milan are only two points behind Roma, who wants to be the second-in-command?

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