0:0, the score over Ibaraki Stadium was really cold, the first time after the game, the Chinese players were very satisfied with the score, it was really not easy to draw Brazil, it was even more difficult than imagined.

It stands to reason that they should have lost, but if it weren't for Ou Chuliang's god-level performance, the Brazilians should have a happy smile on their faces now.

Many players walked into the small penalty area to celebrate with Ou Chuliang.

Fan Zhiyi was the first, and he said with palpitations: "Brother Ou, if this game is without you, it will be really cold." ”

Li Weifeng also slapped his hands with Ou Chuliang, his face had not yet returned to calm, and he had a feeling of the rest of his life after the catastrophe.

Zheng Zhi came over and gave Ou Chuliang a thick hug, he knew best what Ou Chuliang's performance meant, and he was really happy for Ou Chuliang.

"You're making those guys across the other side cry to death tonight."

His gaze swept to his frustrated Brazilian friends. Laughed, "I'm going to have to complain about them." ”

Letting go of his embrace, Zheng Zhi walked over to Ronaldo.

"Aha,"

"Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie,"

"Didn't you collectively wear shooting boots today?" Zheng Zhi unceremoniously put his arm around Ronaldo's shoulders and became solemn, "Fortunately, tonight is just a very ordinary group stage, if it is a knockout round, I think your luck will be even worse, and then you will have to pack up and go back to Brazil." ”

Ronaldo angrily pushed Zheng Zhi's hand away.

"Go, go, go,"

"No matter how bad our luck is, it's still a draw, and if your luck is worse? That's losing. You didn't play badly, it's your goalkeeper who is too good. ”

He crossed his waist and turned his head to look at Ou Chuliang, "If it weren't for him, you would have lost at least three goals!" I can't count them until now, how many opportunities have I wasted? ”

Ronaldo started to do a review, for him, the experience tonight was incredible, he was able to score one or two goals, and his team-mates should be able to score, the victory should be within reach, but the statistics were 0, ugly duck eggs.

"Of course, you guys did a good job defending. Even though we had a lot of chances, a lot of the time we got to the feet in a hurry. I also kind of understand why you were able to win the Olympic title last year, because these young people are really not as experienced as you. ”

"But, this is not the strongest Brazilian team, nor is it the most important game. Hopefully we will meet again in the group stage at next year's World Cup. ”

A dead duck has a hard mouth, and if it is flat, it is flat.

Zheng Zhi immediately smiled again, "Meet in the group stage? It's kind of interesting. But we don't want to run into you, and if we have another equally strong opponent in the group, it will be too difficult to qualify from the group. ”

Thinking that the 02 World Cup would really be together, Zheng Zhi smiled meaningfully. But who wants to meet that champion Brazil when the time comes? Even if there are two Ou Chuliang standing in front of the goal, they may not be able to hold a draw......

"Be careful, you may have to meet France early," he patted Ronaldo on the shoulder again, "If that's the case, I don't think you can make it to the final." ”

Ronaldo's heart immediately chuckled, meeting the French team in advance? That means Brazil are going to finish second in the group and meet France. The premise is that the Chinese team wins the group.

Now it seems that the probability is a bit big, if the Chinese team wins Cameroon, then the goal difference is more than Brazil......

Don't dare to think about it......

At the press conference, Brazilian coach Rafael Leao was also very depressed.

'It was a good game, it was a sad result, it wasn't what we wanted, but we gave it our best, we had as many as 15 shots on goal and five had to score. You don't have to ask me why it's a draw. If you have eyes, you should see a God in front of the goalkeeper and we have the best scorer in the world up front, who won the European Golden Boot last season. ”

Although the Golden Boot has not yet been awarded, Ronaldo's 18 goals in the Champions League and 37 goals in Serie A, a total of 55 goals are the best in the world. He couldn't even score in the game, what could he do?

The draw was bitter, but it was the best game for Brazil since Reiner arrived in Japan. He didn't believe that the team played so beautifully, and that he could not be fired by the Brazilian Football Federation, and the fans could not be satisfied.

Can't win today, it's just a matter of luck.

"What's more, the Chinese team's defense is really good, and I think the Brazilian team has played at an extraordinary level today."

And Horton, on the other hand, was similar to Leo's words. Houghton praised the team's defense.

"I basically agree with Leao's statement, we have a proud defensive line, Sun Jihai, Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng, Wu Chengying, Zheng Zhi, Li Yin, they did a good job of defending the task. In such a difficult situation, it is understandable that we have difficulty in making a difference offensively. A draw is already the best we can get and Brazil are really strong. ”

"But,"

"I don't think the draw is luck. Because this is obviously unfair to Ou Chuliang. He was able to save so many must-score goals, it couldn't be luck, it was strength, you can say strength plus luck, but definitely not just luck. We should see that the Chinese team has produced a world-class goalkeeper, if what is the gain from this battle? Not because we drew against a strong Brazil, but because we gained one of the most reliable goalkeepers. ”

For the first time, Horton praised Ou Chuliang without hesitation. If even Horton can't see Ou Chuliang's excellence, then he won't be an excellent football coach and mentor......

And the media of the two countries also reported on the competition. For the first time, Globo Sports did not criticize the Brazilian team, pointing the finger at Ou Chuliang - "A Chinese refused to score".

– Brazil could have won a hearty victory, but the Chinese goalkeeper was so good that he alone denied the Brazilian strikers at least five times. In addition, when Zheng Zhi leads the defenders to defend with all their might, this Chinese team really looks like Italy! Rafael Leao's side managed to draw tonight but they played a convincing game.

And China's "Sports Weekly"? - "Thousand-armed Guanyin Ou Chuliang! 》

——In this game, the most amazing performance was not the 00 Golden Ball winner, nor Fan Zhiyi, who scored the Golden Ball in the 01 League Cup final, but Ou Chuliang, who played for Sichuan Guancheng. Acchulian made a high and low block to block all the Brazilian strikers' shots. According to Mr. Zhang Lu's words, he is the possession of Santa Tordo, the possession of Karn! Please call him Ou Sheng!

……

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After the first two rounds, the Chinese team achieved one win, one draw and 4 points, beating Brazil to rank first in the group, and Brazil was second.

However, on the second night, Brazil fell to third place, because Japan took out Cameroon, and they did a better job than Brazil, Brazil won the game 3-2, while Japan won 2-0.

Japan dominated the game for most of the game, with rookie Takayuki Suzuki scoring twice to beat African champions Cameroon 2-0.

As a result, the situation in Group B is a bit complicated, with Brazil, Japan and China all hoping to qualify for the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. However, the Chinese team has more advantages, because Cameroon is out of the tournament early, and they will definitely not compete with the Chinese team in the third round, so it can be said that the Chinese team basically got the semi-final ticket in advance, while Brazil and Japan will compete for a ticket.

Coincidentally, the match in Group A was also a big surprise.

The French team actually lost 0:1 to Australia, if Australia's 2:0 win over Mexico in the first game was not surprising or vigilant, then the second game 1:0 to kill the favorite to win the championship is incredible, than the Chinese team 0:0 draw with Brazil.

The World Cup and European Championship "double" French team unexpectedly lost 0:1 to Australia, captain Leboeuf was also sent off in the second half, and the Australian team achieved one of the most glorious victories in history.

South Korea defeated Mexico 2-1 with Yoo Sang-cheol's last-minute header. Both teams had suffered defeats in their first matches, with South Korea losing 5-0 to World Cup champions France and Mexico losing 2-0 to Australia.

As a result, the situation of qualification for Group A has become confusing, with France, Australia and South Korea all having hope in addition to Mexico, which has been eliminated.

Both teams will have to wait until the final round to find out.

And within the Chinese team, the Cameroon team has also been re-examined. Even Brazil's Ronaldo has been defended, so is Cameroon's Samu Eto'o still scary?

Apparently will not be afraid anymore.

What's more, even the Japanese players can handle Eto'o, so Fan Zhiyi and Li Weifeng are more confident.

So there are some things that you will only know if you can do it if you have done it. Before I did it, I was always scared.

It's just that if you qualify for the group stage, then you have to consider who your opponent is. Group A is now topped by Australia, not France, which Horton feels very uncomfortable with. France should not lose to Australia, they should be firmly in first place, so that the Chinese team can safely find a way to fight Cameroon in the third round, and compete with Brazil in terms of goals and goal difference.

It's good now, I don't know if I'll run into France, there's more suspense.

Who doesn't want to have a good signing and then have a chance to reach the final? The odds of Japan and Brazil separating each other are very high......

However, Horton still believes that France will eventually beat Mexico to regain top spot in the group, while South Korea will fight Australia to defeat both sides. Therefore, the Chinese team must go all out to win, kill Cameroon to win the first place in the group, and then push Brazil to the second place in the group, so that Brazil and France can compete in advance. In this way, the probability of the Chinese team reaching the final of the Confederations Cup has greatly increased.

On the evening of the 7th, the third round of Group B was played at the same time, with Brazil and Japan playing in Ibaraki, while China and Cameroon now started in Niigata.

Brazil and Japan staged a wonderful offensive battle, and the result was that the stronger Brazil won Japan 3:1, while the Chinese team did not have the embarrassment against Brazil after Horton readjusted the formation to 442, and finally won Cameroon 3:0 with the goals of Yang Chen, Shao Jiayi and Zheng Zhi.

In this way, the Chinese team won two games and drew one in three games, ranking first in the group by virtue of the advantage of goals and goal difference, while the Brazilian team scored 6 goals, but the goal difference was only 4, and it could only be relegated to the second position.

suspense, left on the side of Group A. Brazil have already finished second, which means that the first place in Group A will definitely meet Brazil. Nobody wants to play Brazil. But the first thing is to make sure the game is qualified, isn't it? So France, Australia and South Korea don't have many options.

France and South Korea need a win, but Australia needs a draw. France only needs 1:0, while South Korea needs a big win, in fact, it is the probability that the French team will win first.

In the end, France accepted the future and regained the top spot with a 4-0 thrashing of Mexico, while South Korea managed to beat Australia 1-0. But for South Korea, it was France and Australia who made the cut.

In this way, the situation of the Confederations Cup final is as follows:

France vs Brazil;

China vs Australia.

The winner will advance to the finals.

As soon as the situation came out, the domestic media in China cheered.

"Sports Weekly" - almost guaranteed to the final! China successfully avoided the world champion and European champion France and drew the Oceania champion Australia!

"Sina.com" - 6 goals scored in the group stage, 0 goals conceded, the Chinese team advanced to the semifinals strongly, and the opponent was the champion of Oceania, Australia!

The media is also selectively amnesiac, and they quickly forget that Australia once beat France 1-0 in the second round, and now they are so optimistic? It's as if Australia is really a big package.

They are not as cautious as the Chinese fans. On Sina.com's football forum, many fans expressed their concerns about Australia.

"Australia is not easy to play."

"They can win 1-0 against France, they can lose 0-1 to South Korea, they can beat Mexico 3-0. A team with a lot of cramps, but with quality. Most of the team's players play in the English league, which is equivalent to half of England. ”

'We played with them and they had a clear physical advantage. After the power of Colwill and Viduka is exerted, they really can't be underestimated. ”

Of course, there are more sensible fans who say, "You can't just see the good in Australia, you have to see the good in us, right?" Just look at the advantages of the other party and not look at the shortcomings of the other party, so you don't have to play a strong team? Can China win against Brazil, does it only look at Brazil's merits? The Chinese team has a big advantage in conceding 0 goals in three games, our attack is more stable than Australia's is also an advantage, and our players' strength is stronger than Australia's is also an advantage. Maybe Australia doesn't want to run into us either? ”

Wrong.

When the match between Australia and South Korea was over, the Australian media was more excited than the Chinese media.

The Sydney Herald immediately wrote that the Australian national team's opponent in the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup is China, and it seems that the probability of Australia reaching the final of the Confederations Cup is almost 100%. China can dominate in Asia, but Australia can quickly find their place, and if it weren't for the final round of release, Australia could easily beat South Korea. Capable of beating France and Mexico, Australia is strong enough to have a place in world football, and it is Viduka and Colwill who play for Leeds United.

Australia doesn't even know how many pounds and taels it has. But the odds offered by the major spinach companies in Europe and the spinach companies in Asia are so painful, and it is Australia that makes the hemisphere.

Really won Mexico and France, so that spinach company is so optimistic? At least that's what Australian fans think, Australia is awesome right now.

However, in the eyes of China's football legends, Australia is not enough to stop the Chinese team. Former international Gao Hongbo believes: "As a big dark horse in the Confederations Cup, Australia has come out of the encirclement and surprised experts. They meet China in the semi-finals, with the winner reaching the final of an international tournament for the first time in history. ”

"Australia should not be underestimated, after all, they beat France. Relying on excellent physical condition and high altitude, Australia upset and reached the semi-finals, but it would be a joke to say that they have a better chance than China. They can bully Mexico, and even France, because Mexico has no intention of fighting, and France only sends a second team. I think a lot of people in the world still don't realize how strong our country's backline really is. ”

"I don't brag, Sun Jihai, Fan Zhiyi, and Li Weifeng are not better than the defenders of the French second team? Not to mention the Mexican ones. Although Wu Chengying plays in China, he is also the first left-back in China. As for goalkeeper Ou Chuliang, I don't know if you have noticed that he is not only the player who has conceded a clean sheet in this cup, but also he has made the most saves in three games. No matter how strong Colwill and Viduka are, can they be better than York, Cole, and Thierry Henry in the Premier League? Stronger than the German Elber and Kirsten? Similarly, in terms of midfield, the midfield composed of Li Yin, Qu Peng, Shao Jiayi and Zheng Zhi is not as good as Australia? Yang Chen on the front line is at least half a pound or two with the opponent's striker. ”

"If you want me to say, Australia has no chance of qualifying for the final, the Australians are forcibly pulling us down!"

A similar sentiment was expressed by Koo, who said: "Some people overlook that we are Asian Cup winners and Olympic champions, and in that regard, we are more mature than any team, including France and Brazil. We are tested by practice and honor, and to underestimate our results comes at a cost. ”

……

……

Judging from Horton's recent training content, Horton did not put on a defensive posture, and the reinstatement of the 442 formation is an attitude.

Australia? Horton really didn't think about how to be cautious, and he also said bluntly in the pre-match press conference: "Why should you be afraid of Australia if you have played Brazil? It's not that we're arrogant, it's that we should be a little bit more proactive, we know what we want, and we have to admit that reaching the final is a real goal for us. ”

"We're not France or Mexico, we're real, my players are real, and if you ask them to go on vacation after the semi-finals, they're definitely not going to say yes."

"So, we will fight to the end!"

※※※※

10 nights at the Yokohama International Stadium in Japan.

The Chinese team took the lead against Australia, and the starting lineup of the Chinese team was exactly the same as in the first round, with the European team plus Wu Chengying and Ou Chuliang facing Australia in a formation of 442.

Goalkeeper: Ou Chuliang;

Defenders: Sun Jihai, Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng, Wu Chengying;

Midfielders: Qu Peng, Zheng Zhi, Li Yin, Shao Jiayi;

Forwards: Yang Chen, Xie Hui.

And Australia is also the main force, without reservation. All the players who played in England started the game.

Goalkeepers: Schwarzer;

Defenders: Moore, Okong, Fox, Widmar;

Midfielders: Lazzaridis, Bresciano, Murphy, Alois;

Forwards: Viduka, Kuwait.

'Australia have a strong squad and the players who play in England are all in the Premier League or the Championship with the exception of captain Moore and Widmar who play for Glasger Rangers. It can be understood that the Chinese team is playing against the second or third team of England, hehe. ”

Zhang Lu quipped.

"The strongest guys in the team are probably Colwill, Viduka, captain Moore and goalkeeper Schwarzer. These are the stars of their respective clubs. ”

"The only disadvantage of the Chinese team is the body, in the past we had the best physical fitness in Asia, but if we play with Australia, we may suffer, but even if we suffer, it should not be big, after all, our players have also been trained in the mainstream battlefield in Europe."

"Of course, it's definitely a physical fight!"

"It's also a race for speed, and both sides are expected to decide the outcome of the game through a more concise style of play."

"But tonight's weather is relatively hot, although it is night, but there are also 25 degrees, it is very likely to rain heavily in the middle of the game, if it rains, it feels a little unfavorable to the Chinese teams, after all, the Chinese play football by technique, Australians rely on the body."

This inadvertently mocked the Australian......

Zhang Lu's crow's mouth, not long after he finished speaking, it rained in the sky, and the rain was small at first, but when the two sides finished lining up and stood on one side, the rain became heavier and heavier.

The referee from England looked up at the night sky and finally decided to blow the whistle and the game started as normal.

"Director Zhang, you really said it, it's raining heavily, which is not a good sign for the Chinese team." Huang Jianxiang sighed.

"For the Chinese team, which is good at technology, it is estimated that it will be restrained by Australia's use of physical advantages."

Sure enough, after the start of the game, the Chinese team had to deal with it cautiously, and the technical advantage could not be brought into play, while the physical Australian team quickly took the advantage, they played high and created scoring opportunities first.

A simple combination of three or two feet made it to Viduka's feet, who did it lightly and the Coventry winger who followed him tried to shoot a long-range shot.

Even Li Yin, who was moving quickly, couldn't stop him from completing the shot, the ball splashed and hit the left side of the goal, Ou Chuliang, who was standing in front of the goal, didn't dare to be careless at all, frowned, aimed his palms at the ball, and hit the ball out fiercely.

Fighting in such a bad rainy day, no matter how good the goalkeeping skills are, they will not dare to say that they will receive the ball in their hands, and hitting the ball out at the first time is the safest way.

It looks like today's test is even greater.

After landing on the ground, he immediately got up, afraid of the opponent's second attack. However, the ball was cleared by Li Yin's big foot.

"Don't stick to the ball!"

"If there's a ball, kick it straight out!"

Fan Zhiyi shouted loudly in the penalty area.

Outside the penalty area, Zheng Zhi's voice also sounded, "Get closer, don't pass the ball out easily for the opponent, keep an eye on the inside." ”

"Highball, pass highball!"

As soon as the words fell, Australia's attack came again, still very simple, this time the ball was distributed to the wing, and then immediately the ball was crossed to Colwill and Viduka.

However, captain Fan Zhiyi's judgment of the landing point and the card position were quite accurate, and he pushed the ball out on the top of Colwill's head. In the previous Premier League, he had been eyeing Colwill and Viduka, and he had never let the two of them take advantage of him, and this time he was the same.

Against high-level striker players, his performance will also be added up and become more awesome. If you don't become more focused, you can't do it, otherwise you will become the opponent's knife.

Zheng Zhi got the ball outside the penalty area, immediately took a big step to the right, dodged Bresciano's flying tackle, and then immediately sent the ball forward, the half-high ball flew across the half of the court, and then landed on the watery turf.

Da~

Instead, the ball sped up again and rushed forward towards the pine.

Because of the rainy weather, the start speed of the pine was significantly slower by half a beat, but it still caught up with the ball. However, he couldn't open up the distance between himself and the Australian left-back, and Fox made a sideways tackle and pinpointed the ball off the touchline.

"Slow down, don't rush." Zheng Zhi went up to answer and signaled Sun Jihai, who threw the ball, not to worry. This weather is too unfriendly for the Chinese team, they can't play the way they were, and they have to slow down the pace and reduce their mistakes. The Australians are fast, so let them be fast, but the rhythm of the Chinese team must not be too passive.

In the end, Sun Jihai threw the ball back to Fan Zhiyi, but Colwill rushed very hard, and Fan Zhiyi was not good at controlling the ball in the back, but he still calmly divided it to the feet of Wu Chengying on the left side, Wu Chengying passed directly to Shao Jiayi, Shao Jiayi tried a long pass over the top after taking the ball, looking for Xie Hui.

Xie Hui watched the ball fall in the rain as he ran, and as a result, Australian captain Moore had already jumped up and easily pushed the ball out above his head! There is no way, Moore's vision is clearer, and Xie Hui suffers.

Murphy gets the ball and gives it to Alois, who crosses again! Fan Zhiyi and Viduka at the front point both missed the ball, but Li Weifeng at the back point was dodged by Colwill, slid out of the defensive range and jumped, and shook his head fiercely.

Da~

Colwill actually pushed the ball towards the turf.

Bounce the ball!

Unconventional header!

"Oops! Dangerous! ”

I saw Ou Chuliang make a side pounce, the whole person smashed on the turf, and picked up countless splashes, but his left hand slapped the ball accurately and refused the goal, but the ball did not roll away, and Li Weifeng still failed to return to Colwill in time, and Colwill rushed to the ball again.

He can still touch the ball, he just needs to shoot again!

Colwill dragged the rain out of his left leg again and kicked it towards the ball, but Ou Chuliang, who was lying on the turf, had already climbed up and slid to Colwell on his knees, with his arms outstretched.

Bang~

His body was sealed on Colwill's shot in time, and the ball bounced off Colwill's right side instead, and Wu Chengying finally came over to help and kicked the ball out of the penalty area.

"Ou Chuliang!"

"At the critical moment, he showed his heroic nature!"

"Beautiful double swoop!"

"In the battle of heavy rain, he is still as steady as Mount Tai and has become the anchor of the Chinese team's defense line!"

Wu Chengying's kicked ball flew directly out of the sideline, finally giving the Chinese team a chance to breathe. However, the Australians obviously didn't want to slow down the pace of attack, and took advantage of the bad weather to kill the Chinese team! Lazzardis quickly dribbled through the Chinese team's half, and then wanted to play a wall-to-wall match with Bresciano.

Zheng Zhi's eyes were quick, and he rushed to the left quickly and immediately shoveled down!

It's broken!

finally broke off an Australian attack, and after getting up, he immediately sent a long pass over the top to find Yang Chen. This time, the landing point was still very perfect, the incoming ball made Xie Hui also see it very clearly, jumped before Moore in the run, and pushed his head forward a little harder, and the ball fell in front of Yang Chen.

Yang Chen pulled his leg and rushed forward, but Vidma next to him was not slow at all, and forced his left shoulder with his body, seeing that there was no advantage in speed, Yang Chen simply forced his feet when he rushed to the ball!

Despite the slippery turf, he stabilized his body and shot a domineering rain arrow!

Boom –

The ball was pushed to the right side of the goal, and Schwarzer in front of the goal leaped and saved the ball in a side pun. Left-back Fox also didn't dare to slack off, clearing the ball with a big foot.

"It's not easy, the Chinese team finally completed the first shot on goal."

Li Yin formed an aerial confrontation with Murphy near the midfield, and Murphy raised his left arm during the jump and hit Li Yin hard in the chest. But perhaps the rain affected the referee's vision, and he did not award a foul, although Li Yin quickly caused the turf and wails resounded on the court, but the England referee still did not blow and the game continued.

Murphy quickly split the side to the left and Alois immediately crossed!

Bang~

Fan Zhiyi also resisted Colwill to the ground like an angry god in the penalty area, and at the same time pushed the ball out. The referee also didn't say anything, Zheng Zhi kicked the ball directly out of the right sideline outside the penalty area, and at this time Colwill and Li Yin had not yet climbed up from the turf.

Perhaps, both sides have their own thoughts?

But more than ten seconds later, the two sides stood up again as if nothing had happened.

"What the damn weather,"

"It's too much to ignore the Chinese team."

The Australians are a little shameless, after the boundary ball was thrown, they deliberately threw the ball to Sun Jihai, but their own people were also standing nearby, Sun Jihai hurriedly drove out with a big foot, and scolded in his heart!

What an insidious Australian!

The ball was forced back to the Australian team, Murphy immediately transferred the ball to the right side, Lazzardis did not cooperate with Bresciano this time to hit the wall, for fear of being robbed by Zheng Zhi, he simply took the ball and singled out Wu Chengying, as soon as he made contact, he used his body to seize the position, so that Wu Chengying could not occupy the position at all, and as a result, he ate Wu Chengying from the right side and crossed!

The half-high ball landed in the penalty area and bounced up quickly, which made Li Weifeng at the front point quite uncomfortable, and the turning action was not as fast as Viduka, and he was finally stabbed by Viduka! The flight path of the ball was changed instantly, heading towards the bottom right corner of the goal, but it was still Ou Chuliang who slapped the ball out of the small penalty area with one palm.

But! Lazaridis, who had passed Wu Chengying just now, rushed to the ball, but Wu Chengying still didn't have time to come back and shot angrily at the ball!

Boom –

The ball went straight to the far corner, and Ou Chuliang, who had just gotten up from the turf, bounced like a carp, stretched out in the air as much as he could, and slapped the ball with one palm!

Da~

Succeeded again!

The ball didn't fly into the goal, but it wasn't far away, Fan Zhiyi and Viduka rushed over frantically, and both of them wanted the ball with hideous eyes.

But after landing on the ground, Ou Chuliang drilled hard into the soaked turf with his right foot, and the whole person ejected out like a leopard, stretched out his hands forward, and directly grabbed the ball.

Syllable~

The body finally slammed into the muddy rain again, but the ball was still pressed tightly against the turf with both hands.

"Ahh

"Ahh

"Triple pounce, triple pounce, crazy triple pounce!"

Zhang Lu is also dozens of years old, and he has eaten more rice than many people have walked, but he didn't expect to be so excited when he was directly stimulated by Ou Chuliang to climax.

Of course, Huang Jianxiang is no better.

"It's amazing,"

"That's amazing!"

"Fluttering! In my eyes, he is the best goalkeeper in the world! ”

When Ou Chuliang got up with the ball again, his entire face had been stained with mud, and he couldn't see his eyes. He squinted, raised his left arm and wiped it again and again, before he finally opened it.

Fan Zhiyi hurriedly came over and patted him on the shoulder, and helped him wipe the mud off his forehead.

Damn, without Ou Chuliang, this goal is estimated to have gone in!

Triple pounce!

Grandma's chicken thighs!

The Japanese fans in the stands screamed, the Chinese goalkeeper is too strong, even better than their Kawaguchi can live! After playing the Sino-Japanese battle, some female fans also went to learn about Ou Chuliang's information, and found that Ou Chuliang was more handsome than Kawaguchi.

Right now?

I was shocked by Ou Chuliang's performance again, and I was really hooked!

"Linen falls,"

"Linen falls,"

"Flax fall~"

There are really many Japanese female fans cheering for Ou Chuliang, and the air seems to be filled with a strong smell of hormones. Kawaguchi Nohalive is estimated to be jealous......

Ou Chuliang raised his delicate chin slightly, and reopened his eyes, but his gaze froze instantly, and he immediately shouted excitedly.

"Ah,"

"The rain has stopped! The rain has stopped! ”

"Brothers!"

？？？？

Fan Zhi looked at Ou Chuliang in surprise for a moment, and couldn't believe it. Ou Chuliang actually had such an excited time? Isn't it as stable as Mount Tai when it was struck by lightning?

Fan Zhiyi hurriedly looked up at the night sky, although he couldn't see a trace of clouds in the sky, there really wasn't a drop of rain falling.

What a good thing! It's extremely beneficial to the Chinese team!

The others also looked up at the sky.

It's true

The rain has really stopped!

The damn rain is finally gone, and it's almost made Australia a sieve......

"I'm grass!"

"Really!"

"Holy shit!"

"!"

Li Weifeng and the other teammates also scolded, and they directly burst into foul language, but they would not be as elegant as Ou Chuliang......

Everyone knows what it means to stop raining!

The referee's whistle sounded, signaling Ou Chuliang to hurry up and drive the ball out, otherwise he would have to play the cards, in fact, it was already timeout just now, but he didn't take out the cards when he saw Ou Chuliang wiping his eyes......

Zheng Zhi took the ball back before hitting it, and the whole person felt much more relaxed, the cruel environment just now, it was impossible to play calmly, and almost all of his teammates were in the middle of the chicken, flying and dogs, but now after the heavy rain, it seems that everyone has calmed down again.

He handed the ball to Shao Jiayi steadily, and then ran over to pick it up again.

The Australians kept coming back and forth, and they also seemed to realise that after the heavy rain, they couldn't be as indulgent as they had just been, and they missed time to change the scoreline. And now that the game has been played, their tempo can't be as fast as it was at the beginning, so they have to slow down.

This reprieve gave the Chinese team more respite.

Zheng Zhi advanced steadily in the middle, and Yang Chen in front of him hit the wall to cooperate, in the face of Murphy's interception, he easily swayed and pulled back, returned to the middle again, and appeared in front of the Australian penalty area, Bresciano failed to come over in time to help Murphy, which made Zheng Zhi firmly pick up his right leg and hit the goal directly from 28 meters away.

The elevator ball pierced the night sky and went straight to the bottom right corner of the goal, although Moore in the penalty area jumped sideways and wanted to rub his head against the ball, but it was a dream!

Goalkeeper Schwarzer, who plays for Middlesbrough in the Premier League, finally saw Zheng Zhi's elevator ball shot, pounced sideways with a panicked face, stretched out his arms as hard as he could, and finally, his fingertips touched the ball, but the ball still broke through his ten fingers with strong force and rushed into the goal.

goal

Too easy.

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"The ball is in!"

"After the storm, you will see a rainbow!"

"As soon as the elevator comes out, who will compete!"

"1:0, the Chinese team scored with difficulty! May it rain again......"

"It was a timeless goal,"

Of course, it must have been a huge blow to the confidence of the Australian players. As soon as the man wilted, the team suffered bad luck.

Schwarzer's guy is really unreliable, the goalkeeper on the opposite side made two consecutive saves, and the three consecutive saves didn't let the ball fly into the goal, you are good, Zheng Zhi can't keep it with one shot?

Teammates must have opinions, in contrast, I think Schwarzer is not bullshit, and the main goalkeeper of Middlesbrough, phew~

The game is back up and a lot of Australian players are still playing with a lot of emotion. The young coach Farina didn't realize all this and just watched from the sidelines with a sullen face. The game time in the first half was almost out, and his whole mind was on how to adjust his tactics at half-time.

But I don't want the Chinese team to turn over now, morale has completely risen, not long after Australia's kick-off, Li Yin cut off the ball at the feet of Alois on the right side, and immediately handed it to Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi once again sent a half-high ball, and the ball went straight to Qu Peng in front of him!

Qu Peng was depressed for nearly 40 minutes, and he was finally able to gallop quickly!

Whizzed to catch up with the ball, not giving the opponent a chance to pull the corner of his clothes at all, Qu Peng immediately cut inside with the ball to the middle, and drove straight into the ball with the ball!

The Australian defense line is completely in disarray!

Captain Moore rushed towards Qu Peng quickly, abandoning Yang Chen, how could Qu Peng let go of such a good opportunity and immediately pass the ball to Yang Chen.

Although Forles immediately made up for it, Yang Chen was able to calmly knock the ball to Xie Hui after taking the ball, Xie Hui stopped the ball with his left foot, and calmly pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot.

“2:0！”

"Xie Hui!"

"Xie Hui!"

"Xie Hui!"

"The top scorer in the Bundesliga finally scored his first goal in the Confederations Cup, he didn't score a goal in three games in the group stage, the pressure was huge, and now it's finally open."

In just three minutes, the Chinese team rewrote the score to 2:0! At the end of the first half, the game changed color, and sure enough, the heavy rain changed color as soon as it stopped! Ha ha! ”

"I have to say that the rain stopped helping the Chinese team too much, and it was too difficult to hold for so long. Australia did not take advantage of the opportunity, and then the balance of victory immediately tipped in favor of the Chinese team. ”

"This is the Chinese team we are familiar with."

"Australian coach Farina has enough to drink in the dressing room."

At the end of the half, Australia was so cold, and the Chinese team's two blitzes and two goals were completed, which was too fragrant.

Zheng Zhi instigated an attack once, and scored a direct goal once, while Yang Chen made a pass and a shot. Of course, apart from the two of them, it is impossible to forget the play of Acchulian on the goal line, Viduka and Colwill could have allowed Australia to take the lead, and it was he who used his individual super performances to deny the Australians goals again and again.

It seems that the Chinese team is only half a step away from the final!

Yibian fought again, and neither side made any substitutions. Horton sat in the dugout in a relaxed mood, while Australia coach Farina could only be anxious once the game resumed. Australia are two goals down and they have to fight with their backs.

But the rain on the court has long since disappeared, and even the turf looks particularly green.

Without the blessing of the rainy day, the Australian team, which was behind the score, did not perform as well as in the first half. The Chinese team, who had two goals in hand, was not in a hurry at all, and built a defensive line at half-time and patiently maneuvered with Australia.

As it turns out, the backward Australia is really not good, and they are like headless flies without a good midfield organization.

The first fifteen minutes passed quickly, Australia scored nothing, and the Chinese had a couple of good counter-attacks, but the Australian goalkeeper clearly recovered his level and did not let any more surprises happen.

But what if you don't concede a goal, the key is to score, and if you don't score, you can't equalize, which means you have to be eliminated.

The increasingly impatient Australian then turned brutal, fouling in midfield and receiving yellow cards for Bresciano and Murphy. In the 65th minute, Zheng Zhi faced the defense of the opponent's three defenders, accelerated the breakthrough and fired a low shot, almost scoring the third goal, but the ball was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper.

Australia began to make changes in the game for the equaliser, bringing on Feyenoord Emerton and striker Thompson, who holds the record for individual goals scored in a single game in a world A competition.

And Horton replaced Qi Hong and Xie Hui to strengthen the team's control.

The Australian team tried to fight back, but the technical advantage of the Chinese team became more and more obvious, not only did the Australian team not have many opportunities, but the Chinese team counterattacked, and there was the possibility of expanding the score.

In the 79th minute, Qi Hong broke through the Australian defence, but his shot hit the side-netting. Five minutes later, Qi Hong sent a through ball to Qu Peng, but unfortunately Qu Peng also missed the chance to score, and he pushed the ball into the far corner and flew out of the bottom line by grazing the left post.

Then Australia played more and more urgently, Murphy brought down Zheng Zhi who had the ball in midfield, and Murphy received a second yellow card and was ejected.

With two goals down and one missing, what did Australia do to equalise?

No way.

The rest of the time has become garbage time, Australia can only helplessly consume time, and Zheng Zhi also replaced Zhao Junzhe in advance, enjoying the applause from Chinese fans, 5,000 Chinese fans chanted Zheng Zhi's name to welcome him off the field.

"This is the fourth time he's led the team to the finals of a major tournament."

"The first time was the Asian Games,"

"The second time was the Asian Cup,"

"The third time is the Olympics,"

"Fourth Confederations Cup."

"The opponents are getting stronger and the game is getting harder and harder, but the first three times he and the team won the championship, this fourth time, is it okay?"

Horton on the sidelines took the initiative to hug Zheng Zhi and smiled brightly. He may not be the happiest manager in the world, because there have been Schuster, there have been Worrall, and Mourinho, and he is just one of the managers who share Zheng Zhi with.

Now, he can watch France and Brazil clash with one of those two teams in the final.

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At the end of the game, the Chinese team defeated the unbeatable Australia team 2:0 with the goals of Xie Hui and Zheng Zhi, and successfully advanced to the final of the 2001 Confederations Cup, creating a new football history.

After the game, Australian coach Farina was not convinced, and kept shouting that his team was too unlucky.

'We played really well in the first 35 minutes and we had a couple of chances to score, but the goalkeeper was so good that we had a lot of bad luck.

"Obviously, the luck of the Chinese team was just the opposite, they scored two goals in just three minutes, and then the young us became unable to play, and in the second half we were sent off again, and there was no chance of a reversal."

Farina shrugged her shoulders and found plenty of excuses to lose.

"Then why did it take the Chinese team only 3 minutes to score, and you spent 90 minutes to get nothing?"

"I said it, because of the goalkeeper."

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Horton and the Chinese soldiers, of course, did not engage in a war of words with Farina, and happily finished the press conference before sitting quietly in the conference room to watch the awesome battle between France and Brazil.

World No. 1 and No. 2 teams France and Brazil met in the Confederations Cup semi-finals in a match that of course marked by Mars hitting Earth.

However, the two teams have not faced each other for more than two years, and the last meeting was in the final of the World Cup in France, where Brazil lost the Hercules Cup 0-3.

With a number of key players from both sides absent, France have a slight advantage in the field, with a starting line-up of players who have won the World Cup or European Championships: goalkeeper Lame, defenders Sagnor, Desailly, Leboeuf, midfielders Lizarazu, Vieira, Djokaeau, Pire, Karembo, forwards Anelka and Wiltord.

The Brazilian team also lined up with 352: goalkeeper Dida; defenders Zemaria, Lucio, Edmilson; midfielders Rafael Leao, Kaka, Roshenbach, Ramon, Batista; Forwards Adriano, Ronaldo.

After the opening, the French team had a clear advantage, in the 6th minute, Pire burst into the box outside the cold arrow, the ball went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, Dida saved the ball from the bottom line. Djokaeff drove a corner to the back post, the unattended Vieira headed it to the top of the box, Pire met the ball and fired into the bottom right corner of the goal.

It took 10 minutes for the frightened Brazil to settle down, and although it was difficult to break through France's midfield defence, French goalkeeper Lame struggled to defend several corners, leaving a hidden danger for France.

In the 18th minute, Wiltord went down the left flank, and Pire's shot from inside the small penalty area was unfortunately high over the crossbar. Ten minutes later, France launched a clever counter-attack at the back, Pire's through ball after winning the ball in midfield formed a three-on-one situation, but Anelka on the right side of the box did not get the ball out in time, and his shot went wide of the left post, and Brazil escaped again.

Brazil equalised immediately after two points: in the 30th minute, Ramon, who took a free-kick, fired a shot from 25 meters out, but the erratic French goalkeeper Lame let the ball fly into the net from his own hands.

After the score was equalized, the Brazilian team finally stepped into the role, using the advantage of their foot skills to frequently attack the rib soft hole between the French team's left defender and the front defender, and the situation on the field was completely different from the early stage of the game, and the French team's Karembu and Sagnor were shown yellow cards by the referee one after another.

In the second half, the two sides continued to fight in the midfield, and in the 47th minute, Ronaldo and Leboeuf failed to break through in a one-on-one situation, and goalkeeper Lame made a timely attack to confiscate the ball. In the 55th minute, Edmilson fouled Wiltord on the left side, Djokaeff took a quick and flat free kick, and the Brazilian team's defense in the middle leaked, and Desailly shook his head with a powerful lion to exceed the score again!

In the 58th minute, Brazil replaced Leao with Wanpeta, and France immediately replaced Djokaeau, who was declining in strength, with Carrière. The Brazilian team pressed on all fronts, but the players were unfamiliar with each other, and they were always unable to overcome the French team's defense, but were attacked by the opponent several times:

In the 68th minute, the new French footballer Carrier made a wonderful pass in a straight line, and Anelka shot the ball high with a single knife and released the Brazilian team again;

In the 74th minute, Anelka broke through at high speed and crossed to the unguarded Wiltord in the middle of the penalty area, who picked up an empty goal in the face of Dida, but unfortunately missed the ball and raised the ball high.

In the 82nd minute, Anelka shook off the last Brazilian defender with speed and footwork, but unfortunately the shot from the corner of the six-yard box flew into the sky.

Although the Brazilian team played very hard, it was a pity that due to lack of strength, they basically did not threaten the door of the French team, and finally could only miss the final of this Confederations Cup with 1:2.

The big brother of the Brazilian team stood in the Suwon Arena, and his eyes became blurred again. I really don't like it. The defeat in the final two years ago is in front of us again.

Blue Skinny! Lentinula edodes!

Although it was not a final, it was only a semi-final, but the feeling of losing to France was the same. I didn't expect it, I lost this time, although the score was a little smaller, and it looked a little better, but I still lost after all.

Ronaldo was stung by the fact that he had just won the Serie A title and the Champions Cup, and he was once again invaded by sadness.

Behind him, Kaka and Adriano stood silently behind them, their eyes were also very sad, and they felt empathy. It's just that they are younger, they haven't experienced that final in '98, and they don't hurt as much as Ronaldo.

"Remember,"

"The French team will always be our worst enemy, not Germany, not Italy."

"We have to get them under their feet."

Ronaldo stared at the celebratory French crowd and said word by word.

"One day, it will be us who will win."

Kaka and Adriano both nodded earnestly, why didn't they want to beat the French team?

They didn't know that as far away as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ronaldonho was also looking at them seriously with his lips tightened and his rabbit teeth obediently.

I really regret not fighting with the national team. If you're here, maybe there's still a chance?

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In Yokohama, Japan, in the conference room of the Chinese team's hotel, after Horton and his disciples watched the game, everyone fell into silence.

Because the French team feels so strong for them.

"Is this really the French second team?"

"How did Australia win against them? How do I feel like I'm playing match-fixing? ”

"Paralysis, how do I feel that the second team is stronger than the first team?"

"The big-name stars haven't come yet, they are all old and sick in the 98 World Cup and substitutes in the 00 Euro Cup, but ......"

"Ronaldo only got one shot on goal!"

"It's basically their shooting performances."

"We've beaten Brazil, almost suffocated. But France ......"

"Brother Ou, do you think you can defend against it?"

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Everyone smelled the strength and horror of the French team. The Chinese players all set their sights on Horton.

Horton basically didn't understand Chinese, and I wondered why everyone was looking at him.

As a result, the translator next to him whispered and translated with him.

The muscles on Horton's face trembled, and he didn't know how to answer. If we could make a decision on something so important in a matter of minutes, wouldn't we be the French team?

"I'm hungry,"

"Everyone's hungry, right?"

"Eat first, fill your stomach ......"

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