So far, South America and Europe have won 11 games each in the Toyota Cup since 1980 and are evenly divided.

After the game, the Italian press praised Inter's performance, calling it a great victory:

"Milan Sport" said: European Champions Cup winner Inter Milan occupies the absolute advantage on the field, after 90 minutes, Inter Milan 6-0 defeated the opponent to win the championship, this result is reasonable, Inter Milan team won a great victory. Inter Milan are the strongest team in the world and they have finally achieved their dream. Winning the Toyota Cup for the first time and standing on the podium for the fifth time this year, they have achieved five crowns, a height that AC Milan has never been able to achieve!

"Roma Sport" said: Zheng Zhi is the hero of the Tokyo Athletic Stadium, long live, Inter! Now that you've become the best team in the world, Zheng Zhi's goal has taken Inter Milan to the top of world football. For Mourinho, another problem is in front of him: Zheng Zhi syndrome, imagine that without Zheng Zhi, Inter Milan will have nothing to achieve this season.

"La Repubblica" said: Thanks to Zheng Zhi, his courage helped Inter Milan win the Toyota Cup for the first time, a confrontation between the world's highest level clubs, Bayern finally won and thus climbed to the top of world football. Boca Juniors lost their chance to win the tournament for the third time, having won the trophy in 1977 and 2000, but they lost 6-0 this time.

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With his excellent performance in the game, Zheng Zhi beat his teammate Ronaldo to win the best player and got a big prize, a red Toyota.

In an interview with CCBV5 after the race, when the reporter asked him what he planned to do with his Toyota, Zheng Zhi's answer was very shocking: "I asked the organizing committee if I could exchange the prize for US dollars, I think US dollars are more real, I can't go back to Italy with a Toyota, right?" As a result, the organizing committee said that it could not be exchanged for US dollars, and they could help me ship to Italy. ”

"I thought about it, there are too many cars, and I can't drive it to Italy, so I just send it back to China."

"When the time comes, it will be auctioned off at the charity gala......"

Toyota originally wanted Zheng Zhi to help with advertising, but who knew that Zheng Zhi was not interested in Toyota cars at all, and wanted to exchange cash directly, but there was no cash, so Zheng Zhi simply sent it to the auction.

Anyway, he won't drive a Toyota.

He wants to drive a supercar, and he has been a ...... in his previous life and in this life.

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After the Toyota Cup, the team rushed back to Milan City, Italy, the game was tight, and there was no time to rest, because with one less game, the league standings were stretched to 5 points by AC Milan and 4 points by Juventus.

If you can't win the play-off round, it's bad.

After returning home, Zheng Zhi immediately turned on the TV in the living room, because there was a big event to happen, the 2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup group draw method was about to be determined, but these two days were in the clouds.

How to divide the top 32 gears? In which sign will China appear? The biggest suspense of the draw is still foggy.

Judging from the principle of classification in previous sessions, FIFA will generally adopt the following two grouping methods: 1. Grouping according to strength; 2. Grouping by region.

If FIFA chooses to group according to strength, the Chinese team will be more troublesome. Because among the weakest 8 teams, Japan and South Korea have to be seeded as two teams, and the result is actually the bottom 10 team in the fourth pot, in that case, the weakest opponent that the Chinese team can meet is at least 22nd, and it may be 15th......

If FIFA chooses to group by region and strictly implement the principle of different groups on the same continent, then the Chinese team may be promoted to the third bracket. If it appears in the third gear, the Chinese team may have good luck.

The Chinese media have long calculated various fates for the Chinese team, such as the best draw:

China, France, Sweden, Costa Rica

In this group, although the French team is the champion of the previous edition, among the 8 seeded teams, it is the only team that can give the Chinese team a chance. Because every previous champion in history has not performed well at the opening ceremony of the next edition, such as the Argentine team encountering Uncle Mira. What's more, didn't the Chinese team beat France in the Confederations Cup this summer?

In the second match against the Costa Rica team, due to the team's full amateur characteristics, the Chinese team won Costa Rica and accumulated 4 points, which is not a dream.

In the final game, against the Swedish team with zero points in two games, maybe winning or losing is no longer important?

Signed: China, Brazil, England, Cameroon

Playing with the Brazilian team is no longer a dream of Chinese football, because the Chinese Olympic team has beaten the Brazilian Olympic team, and the national team has also beaten them in the Confederations Cup. But really to play against the strongest Brazilian team? The results were not at all encouraging.

The same is true for England, although China defeated England 4-3 in a friendly match, but the friendly match is only a friendly match after all, not the World Cup. Coupled with the Cameroon national team that wants to take revenge, such a grouping is undoubtedly the most unfavorable for the Chinese team.

After all, it is the first time to participate in the World Cup finals, and there is no one in China who does not care.

When FIFA announced the rules of the draw, there was jubilation in China, because the final draw method was grouped by region!

Zheng Zhi thought of it at once.

"Is it like back then?"

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At 7:05 p.m. local time in Seoul on December 1, the group draw ceremony for the World Cup was held at the Busan Sports Center.

Before the draw, there was a series of cultural programs showing Korean culture and customs, and Chinese fans had no interest at all, just wanted to know which group the Chinese team was drawn in! As a result, the Koreans were good, and the time of the special performance program was especially fun for nearly an hour.

Chinese fans can only send them one word - grass!

Fortunately, before the draw began, FIFA President Mr. Blatter gave the Chinese team a lot of face, because his first words were: "Welcome the Chinese team to the World Cup for the first time!" ”

Finally, Chinese fans and Chinese football have a sense of existence......

FIFA has divided the 32 teams participating in this World Cup into four categories. They are:

Band 1: France, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany and Spain.

Pot 2 consists of 11 European teams, Poland, Sweden, Russia, Portugal, Denmark, Croatia, England, Slovenia, Turkey, Belgium, Ireland.

Pot 3 teams include: Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, China, Saudi Arabia;

The fourth tier includes: Cameroon, South Africa, Tunisia, Senegal, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States.

The Chinese team really entered the third gear.

The draw will also consist of 13 lottery ambassadors, namely South Korea: Jung Mong-joon, Hong Myung-bo, Park Yong-seok, Cho Hoon-hyun, and Song Hye Kyo. FIFA: Pele, Cruyff, Platini, Mila, Son Wen, Park Eun-joo. Japan: Shunichiro Okano, Masami Ihara.

That's right, Sun Wen, the core figure of the Chinese women's football team, is also among the ambassadors in the draw.

The draw was as follows: FIFA prepared four glass jars, the first with five seeded teams, the second with 11 European teams, the third with China, Saudi Arabia and South America, and the fourth with five African teams and teams from NORTH and Central America and the Caribbean.

There are also eight glass jars not far from the four glass jars, each representing a group with three teams, such as the first glass jar i.e. Group A will be placed on A2, A3 and A4 until the eighth glass jar is placed on H2, H3 and H4.

There is also a special small glass jar next to it, which contains slips of paper with Brazil, Argentina, South Korea and Japan, which are used by the third-tier teams to draw lots. According to FIFA regulations, there can only be a maximum of two European teams in each group, and the 11 teams in the second glass tank have three European teams left after the eight teams have been drawn, so these three teams can only play in the group of Brazil, Argentina, Japan and South Korea, so as to meet the FIFA rule that there are no more than two European teams in a group.

In this way, there are a total of 13 glass cylinders on the rostrum.

After a musical screening, the gripping draw ceremony will begin.

The lottery VIPs walked up, Jung Mong-joon and Shunichiro Okano took the stage, Cameroon's Mira and South Korea's Hong Myung-bo, the Netherlands' Cruyff, Japan's Ihara Masaji, China's Sun Wen, South Korea's female referee Park Eun-joo, Mexico's Garcia, Brazil's Pele, France's Platini, South Korea's Cho Hoon-hyun, Song Hye Kyo and Park Yong-seok took the field in turn.

Since FIFA has already named world champions France as the No. 1 in Group 1, South Korea in Group 4 and Japan in Group 8, there are only five other seeded teams in the first glass tank.

Under the chairmanship of FIFA Secretary-General Rufinan, the draw ceremony was divided into two processes, the first of which was the five seeded teams, Spain was the first to be placed in Group B1, then Brazil was seeded in Group C, and the remaining three seeded teams Germany, Argentina and Italy were respectively in the group E1, F1 and G1.

"Look at me dizzy, why is it so complicated? Oh, my God. ”

"Can you follow the normal procedure?"

Many Chinese fans can't understand this lottery method, so why not draw them one by one in the order of A/B/C/D/E/F/G/H?

But isn't that just to avoid cheating......

It's still possible to cheat, but at least on the surface, it's not......

Anyway, I was dizzy and watched the draw go on, as long as it wasn't the name of the Chinese team, everyone wouldn't make any waves.

Even after the teams in the second pot entered each group in turn, everyone's mood was not nervous, because the Chinese team was in the third pot, and the devil knows which group it would end up into.

The eight teams in the second bracket, Denmark, Slovenia, Turkey, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden, Croatia, Russia and other eight European powerhouses were divided into Group A - H.

But the teams in Pot 2 haven't finished drawing yet.

The remaining three teams in the second pot, Belgium, England and Poland, will continue to draw! This means that at least three groups are quite dangerous.

As a result, Belgium were in Japan's group, while England once again met their enemies Argentina!

As for Poland, they entered the group of the South Korean team.

"I'm grass!"

"This lottery is definitely frustrating,"

"Nima's, isn't this to ensure that the Korean team advances to the quarterfinals? South Korea, Poland, Portugal? Is there a better luck with this one? Definitely there is a problem! ”

Many Chinese fans immediately complained in front of the TV.

"Japan's signing is also good, Japan, Belgium, Ireland, I'm fucking ......"

The scene was full of cheers from Japanese and Koreans, and they were indeed drawn to the lottery.

"After all, the host is the host, all kinds of advantages! Poor England, hey~ we're not going to be drawn into that group, are we? Don't. ”

Chinese fans are jealous of Japan and South Korea, and at the same time worry about the future of the Chinese team.

At this time, the draw was suspended, and after the famous American singer Anastasia sang the World Cup anthem "BOOM", the draw began in the third gear where the Chinese team is located.

Of course, not only Chinese fans, but also the leaders of the Football Association, the coaching staff, the players, and even Zheng Zhi stretched their necks, and those who were not at the scene were eager to get into the TV screen......

South Korean national team defender Hong Myung-bok walked up to the glass ball and drew one neatly.

"China! C3!”

"Woohoo~"

"In a group with Brazil!"

"Dead Korean's luck is good, ahahaha, ahahaha, I thought he drew us to the Argentine and England group, woo woo......"

"Scared me to death, really scared me to death."

"It's okay, it's okay!"

Although the Brazilian group was drawn, the whole country was jubilant at this moment.

Because, it seems, everyone directly despises the other opponent, Turkey, and habitually forgets about the fourth......

Zheng Zhi, who was far away in Milan City, smiled.

"Grass!"

"Is it really the same as the previous grouping?"

"It's fun."

Seeing Brazil and Turkey, Zheng Zhi already thought that the fourth opponent should be Costa Rica, and he couldn't run away.

History repeats itself......

Saudi Arabia, another Asian team, are in Group E with Germany and Ireland. Paraguay, Ecuador and Uruguay from South America were drawn in Group B, Group G and Group A respectively as teams from Pot 3.

In the final fourth draw, Senegal, South Africa, Costa Rica, the United States, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mexico, and Tunisia were divided into groups 1 to 8.

In this way, the Chinese team is in Group C Brazil, Turkey, China, and Costa Rica.

Sign up!

Everybody thinks so! Beating Turkey and Costa Rica to finish second in a group shouldn't be a problem, even if it's a loss to Brazil.

Attached: The top 32 specific groups:

Group A: France, Senegal, Uruguay, Denmark

Group B: Spain, Slovenia, Paraguay, South Africa

Group C: Brazil, Turkey, China, Costa Rica

Group D: South Korea, Poland, United States, Portugal

Group E: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Cameroon

Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, England, Sweden

Group G: Italy, Ecuador, Croatia, Mexico

Group H: Japan, Belgium, Russia, Tunisia

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The draw was over, and the whole country rejoiced.

Even the boss of the Football Association excitedly shouted in front of the media, "Luck is coming, you can block it!" ”

"We must reach the last 16 of the World Cup!"

Accidentally, the boss revealed the determination and goal of the Chinese team.

The internationals also jumped out to talk about the draw.

"It's a good group, and although I've always thought that the draw doesn't have much practical meaning because you have to play with your feet, I'm still confident that I'll try to get to the round of 16 against three opponents, Costa Rica, Turkey and Brazil."

Li Yin's opening remarks were unfazed, not much different from what most people say. But then it immediately turned around, "The first opponent is Costa Rica, and many people think that this game should be the most certain one for the Chinese team, but the Chinese team's chances of winning are not necessarily in this one." Of the other two opponents, I don't have much of an impression of Turkey, but I am very impressed with Brazil. I think we have something to fight with Brazil as well,"

To prove his point, Li Yin gave two examples.

"When we played the Toulon Cup in France, we drew 1:1 with the Brazilian youth team, which was known as the 'golden generation' at the time, and thus squeezed them out of the semi-finals."

"In this year's Confederations Cup, we played Brazil in the group stage, which also made the Brazilian team helpless. So this time again, we don't actually have any pressure! ”

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Ma Mingyu: "I think this lottery is good!" It doesn't matter who we draw against, the World Cup is the best learning opportunity for us. However, it is also an opportunity to show the progress of Chinese football. Costa Rica and Turkey are also two strong teams. We have to calm our minds, let go and fight for the opponent and try to get points against these two teams. It's hard, but we should do our best. I don't dare to say that there is a good result now, but at least I want to repay the fans and friends with a good performance and mental outlook. ”

Li Ming: "For the result of this lottery, I think it is not good or bad. Participating in the World Cup is an opportunity for the Chinese team to show its strength. In the first game against Costa Rica, I thought we were a lot better than them and we had the quality to score in the game. In the case of Turkey, we have a good chance of picking points as long as we give it our all, and I hope that the match against Brazil will leave me with good memories. ”

Shao Jiayi's idea is even more bizarre: "I don't feel much about the draw, but I think it would be better if I could be in a group with Argentina and England. ”

Fan Zhiyi is very low-key: "Participating in the World Cup is to play against more strong teams. Don't just look at the immediate interests, we have to find the gap with the world's strong teams by participating in the World Cup, and in this sense, we should play more against strong teams, otherwise how can we find out the gap? We should understand the purpose of the Chinese team to participate in the World Cup, and we have not yet reached the point where we are thinking about what position to strive for. ”

Sun Jihai is also relatively low-key: "Everyone says that this group is better, but I don't think so." Turkey's technology is better than Brazil's. For the future competitions, I think it is still a field to fight, and being able to get training is the first purpose of our participation in the World Cup. ”

Far away in Milan, Zheng Zhi was also interviewed by "Sports Weekly", but he was more low-key.

"We're rookies,"

"We are rookies in the World Cup, so we just play in the World Cup with a learning attitude. The excitement of the fans is understandable, but we, as players, have to look at the World Cup calmly. Teams such as France, Brazil, Italy, and Argentina have said that they want to win the Hercules Cup in every World Cup, but there is only one champion in the end, and the other teams are disappointed. ”

'I have to make it clear, there's no signing, there's no easy team to play, you see we're in the Champions League, which team is underdog?'

"England are strong, they say they want to win the title every time, but the only time they won the title was in 1966 and now it's 2001, what did they win? I remember every time they were big hits. ”

England accidentally lay down the gun. However, the fact that Zheng Zhi said that England's results in the World Cup really can't be put on the table.

"France are the defending champions, right, but maybe they won't be able to qualify in 2002."

France is cursed. How dare you say that the French team could not break through in the group stage? He's the defending champion! The group opponents are Senegal, Uruguay and Denmark, why?

"Argentina is strong, right? Does he dare to say that he will be able to make it out of the group stage? ”

Argentina was also cursed. Argentina is running for the championship, you say people can't beat the group!

"And Italy, maybe the gutter may capsize......"

It is estimated that Zheng Zhi will be scolded by Italian fans again, is this to compete with Pele for the title of crow's mouth?

"So, what reason do we have to be bothered? What's the reason to overjoy? Please be pragmatic, be rational, do a good job of preparing for the war, and take it step by step. ”

"On the contrary, maybe South Korea is the host, they may have a good result, just look at their grouping, cough cough ......"

He also mapped a handful by the way, offending the Koreans.

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At the same time, the British bookmaker William Hill announced the odds of winning the 32 World Cup teams for the first time, and the Chinese team ranked 9th, with 1 to 33!

Of course, this odds look impossible to win the championship, but it is also a good face among the 32 teams, Costa Rica in the same group are priced at 250 to 1, and the worst is Saudi Arabia at 300 to 1.

As for the hosts, South Korea and Japan? They are all 1 to 66, the Chinese team is the most favored team in Asia, of course, it is also because the strength is strong enough to rank 9th!

With top 10 odds:

Argentina 1 to 4

Italy 5 to 1

France 2 to 11

Brazil 8 to 1

Spain 8 to 1

England 10 to 1

Germany 1 to 10

Portugal 11 to 1

China 1 to 33

Paraguay 40 to 1

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