Chapter 50: The Group Stage Ends
France's draw with Denmark meant that Denmark had lost all hope of qualifying.
The Group C standings are as follows:
First: France, 2 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses, 7 points.
Second: China, 2 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss, 6 points.
Third: Denmark, 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss, 4 points.
Fourth, Peru, 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses, 0 points.
According to FIFA, the World Cup group stage qualifying rules, the qualifying places in Group C are France the first in the group and China in the second group.
The Chinese team advanced to the round of 16, which is unprecedented and encounters a lot of public opinion.
Some people think that the Chinese team is too lucky.
Some people feel that Denmark and Peru are in the same group and are in too bad form.
Some say that Lippi's tactics are used very well.
Someone blows Yile into a god!
But no one thinks that the promotion of the Chinese team is related to strength, after all, no matter from what angle of analysis, the lineup of the Chinese team is still the bottom of the World Cup, and the quality of the players is also the tail of the crane.
In this case, the Chinese team advanced, and most people attributed their advance to luck as well as other third-party factors.
But no matter what, it is an ironclad fact that the Chinese team has advanced.
It can be said that the Chinese team is the darkest dark horse in the group stage, and she has almost broken everyone's assumptions about the World Cup.
Of course, it is not unacceptable for the fans of the Chinese team to advance, at least they can take a more look at Yile.
Sometimes, the star effect has to be said to be a good thing.
Foreign countries are spreading so wildly, and it goes without saying in China.
The carnival began the moment Denmark's match against France ended.
The roar of the fans!
The fanatical cry of the people!
The pride and excitement of the 1.4 billion Chinese suddenly exploded at this moment.
The whole street was blazing.
It was a phalanx of individual streams, shuttling through the downtown area, frantically venting the excitement in their hearts.
The Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan has a national flag planted on the roof.
The LCD panel of the Beijing CBD skyscraper is engraved with the inscription 'Congratulations! The Chinese team qualified for the top 16'!
Banners were hung at the Bird's Nest Stadium overnight, from top to bottom, 16 banners correspond to the Chinese team's entry into the top 16!
The Bund of the Magic City, in the red lights and greenery, you can also see the scorching Chinese red and the surging crowd below.
Dalin Central Avenue, crowds of people praise.
It was destined to be a sleepless night, and the trembling hearts of the fans at that moment could not be calmed, and they did not want to be quiet!
They're going to make trouble! They're going to make a noise!
They want to tell the world that the Chinese team has reached the round of 16!
Fireworks burst into the sky, lighting up the entire sky.
The land of China is very lively, and this large country with 1.4 billion people is completely boiling at this moment.
Pride fills their hearts!
The sense of belonging to the country is overwhelming!
They love the land, they love who they are, so when someone fights for them for honor, the thrill of their hearts bursting is something they can't let go of.
Now, the Chinese team has reached the round of 16, which is very abrupt, but it is an ironclad fact.
In the carnival night, while the fans share the joy with each other, the biggest conversation is the opponent of the next game!
In the next World Cup quarter-finals, who will they be against?
Chinese fans have already started to give advice to the national team.
First of all, the opponent can't be too strong, as can be seen from the group stage, the Chinese team is in very good shape, but to meet the real world's top team, it should be pulled or pulled.
Secondly, the forward line should not be too strong, and Denmark's English-style kick made the Chinese team suffer enough.
Combining these characteristics, fans began to speak freely.
Even some official networks are launching the next round of opponent prediction activities, and there are all kinds of messages in the comment area.
"Germany! The German tank has been pulled across this year! It's likely to win when you meet them! ”
"Forget it, Germany is now in a difficult position to protect themselves, although they have one less round, but judging from the current situation, it is difficult for them to qualify for the round of 16!"
"That's Brazil, Neymar was sprayed by the fans in Paris and everyone was stupid, what did he play in the group stage, and the other people's performance was not good. If you want me to say, the current Brazil is no longer the five-star Brazil it once was, and the 3R combination is gone, and they are gone! And when we meet them, we can just avenge the World Cup in 02! ”
"Let's rest upstairs, this is how dare you play Brazil? Brazil is not weak and we can break down, they have a strong team background, this kind of thing can't be seen or touched, but it can play a huge role at critical moments! ”
"Brazil is not good, what do you say about Russia?"
"Hosts? Aren't you afraid that the referee will wear small shoes? ”
"Even if you don't wear small shoes, there is one thing to say, this World Cup, Russia is a bit strong!"
"That's Group A is too weak!"
This comment silenced many people, Lao Tzu is floating, Group A and Saudi Arabia, in the past, in the Asian competition, they played Saudi Arabia very hard, and now they call it weak.
"What do you think of Croatia? It doesn't look very strong! There is no such dominance in the group stage, it looks mediocre, and in terms of midfield, we are easy to beat Modric! ”
"Yes! Croatia relies on the midfield to play, let's also watch the midfield play, so let's fight who is the best in the field! ”
"That's it, him!"
Watching a group of people clamoring for Croatia, some fans shook their heads helplessly.
Is Croatia really weak?
......
In the conference room of the Chinese team, Lippi and other coaching staff are also making lottery predictions and preparations.
Lippi has two options in front of him, one for England and the other for Croatia.
These two national teams are placed on the side of the 'absolutely unavoidable' side, and it is clear that when the outside world is not optimistic about Croatia, Lippi is wary of this national team.
"Round of 16, these two teams must be avoided!"
England's group is still to be played, and it has not yet been decided who will win the group between Belgium and England.
Belgium is good to say that they are first in the group, but if England are first in the group, it will be really difficult.
Although England has reversed the evolution from the 'Three Lions' to the 'Three Meows', their style of play is very restrained by the Chinese team, especially with Harry. A top striker like Kane, against England, it would be a proper scrap.
As for Croatia, in terms of performance, Croatia is not too impressive, and they do not have the dominance of other strong teams.
But Lippi just feels that there is something wrong with this team, and their ceiling is definitely a lot higher than that.
And it's a very resilient team.
Lippi had talked to Yile about Croatia, and Yile's assessment had left him torn up.
"This Croatian midfielder, I don't have the confidence to suppress!"
Yes.
Even Yile has no confidence that it can be suppressed, and once it is counter-suppressed, the Chinese team will really be finished.
In Lippi's vision, when we meet other teams, we will touch them to see who can just beat whom.
Anyway, the Chinese team has entered the round of 16, their task has been completed, the barefoot are not afraid to wear shoes, and their goal is not to lift the Hercules Cup, which is too illusory.
If you can win, you win, if you can't win, you will be pulled down!
Lippi thought very succinctly.
As for the meeting with Croatia and England, these two teams are difficult for Lippi.
He really couldn't think of a way to deal with these two teams, maybe he really had to meet, and he probably had to surrender.
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