Mexico have won both games, scoring 3 goals and conceding 1, with a goal difference of 2 and 6 points. First in the group, qualified.

Sweden lost both games, scored 3 goals, conceded 5 goals, goal difference -2, accumulated 0 points. Fourth in the group, out.

Germany 1 win, 1 loss, scored 2 goals, conceded 2 goals, goal difference 0, total 3 points. Third.

Huaxia won 1 and lost 1, scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals, goal difference was 0, and accumulated 3 points. Second.

……

If there is anything that has been the most successful accumulation of Chinese football in the past few decades, it may be the scoring of points.

After the two group games, not only the media are calculating the scores, but also the experts, fans, anchors, and up masters are also calculating the scores, and even the variety show stars who originally sang and danced rap have begun to join the ranks of cross-border scoring.

A nationwide scoring campaign is going on vigorously.

After all, there are only two games, and the addition and subtraction within ten is not too complicated, and Americans can calculate it, not to mention the Chinese who have been learning Olympiad mathematics since childhood.

Soon, conclusions were drawn.

The last game,

A tie will qualify.

The conclusion is simple, but all are desperate.

Huaxia Football has a wealth of experience in "a draw can qualify". In the previous "draw to qualify" games, Huaxia Football's performance was also very stable, with little fluctuation.

That is, losing.

Many people complained that in the matter of disappointment, Chinese football has never disappointed.

Chu Ge's Chinese football made a difference.

He led the national team and rushed to the World Cup.

Those old fans who have experienced the 02 World Cup no longer need to make a will and let their grandson's grandson burn them a photo of the national football team to qualify for the World Cup again in their lifetime.

Chu Ge brought hope to the national football team.

However, this flame of hope seems to be about to be extinguished.

Because they crashed into Germany,

Bumped into

Defending champion.

Germany are the favourites to win the tournament.

It could be debatable to say that they are the biggest favourites. But to say that the German team is one of the most popular candidates to win the tournament, I believe that the vast majority of fans will agree.

This point can be most intuitively verified from the odds of winning the World Cup. It can also be confirmed by the crowd that climbed onto the rooftop after Germany's unexpected defeat to Mexico in the first group stage, just like the Busan line.

In the last World Cup in Brazil, the football kingdom of Brazil, the German team played Brazil 7:1 on the doorstep of the five-star Brazil.

It was a game that Brazilian fans will never forget.

The German team lifted the Hercules Cup in Brazil.

They have since put their fourth star on their jerseys.

Four-star Germany, terrifying.

And this terrifying team is the next opponent that Chu Ge and his Huaxia face.

Facing Germany, which is as huge as a dragon, Huaxia is like a knight on a thin horse.

On one side is Deathwing.

Standing on the other side was Don Quixote, who was not self-sufficient.

In the face of absolute power disparity, the so-called "draw can qualify" has naturally become a joke.

People say that the ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.

In front of the national football world tour, it is not the beautiful ideal of qualifying with a draw, but the most real and simple reality:

They were no match for Germany.

Unless, a miracle happens.

Otherwise, Chu Ge's first World Cup journey will end here.

……

"China can't win against Germany, just like they can't win against Mexico."

When it came to the final group stage preview, the German media coverage was surprisingly consistent.

They all thought Germany had qualified.

For them, such a prediction is not arrogant, not looking down on their opponents, but from their confidence in their own strength.

Losing to Mexico, it was an accident.

And such an accident cannot happen twice in a cup competition.

Moreover, Mexico has performed very well in this Cup, and the team from the Americas has excellent players and experience in many international competitions, which is far from being comparable to a rookie team like Huaxia.

As for the poor performance in the group, this can be explained by the slow heat.

In fact, the teams that won the World Cup later struggled a lot of times in the group stage. After advancing to the knockout rounds, their form will begin to pick up, showing the advantage of strength and experience, and they will win one victory after another until they win the final championship.

Italy are the most experienced team in this title-winning format.

One worm in the group stage, one dragon in the knockout round.

And Germany is no stranger to this winning model.

So, when the German team did not perform well in the group stage of this tournament, losing the first game unexpectedly, and the second game against Sweden was also difficult, German fans preferred to believe that it was a slow heat. Even, more optimistic fans believe that this is a harbinger of winning the championship.

'As long as you win the last game and score 16 goals, the rest of the games will be easy.'

They will think so.

"By the way, who is the opponent in the last game? I don't seem to be impressed. ”

"Forget it, it's about winning anyway, this opponent, who you love. Boss, come to a dozen beers, ask for Rhine, don't fool me with the Chinese! ”

……

After two rounds of group stage, the situation of many groups in this cup is starting to become clearer.

In Group A, Uruguay and hosts Russia both won both games and advanced together. The other two teams in the group were both eliminated.

Among them is Salah's Egypt.

The situation in Group B is more complicated, except for Morocco, who lost both games and was eliminated early, Spain has 4 points, Portugal has 4 points, and Iran has 3 points, and all three teams have the possibility of qualifying. However, the double teeth have a higher probability of qualifying.

In Group C, Mbappe's France qualified early with 6 points in two rounds, Denmark basically qualified with 4 points, Peru was out with 0 points, and South Korea was 1 point from the end.

Group D was the most unexpected.

Argentina, the favourite, drew with Iceland in the first round and were beaten by Croatia by three goals in the second round, taking only one point from two games.

Boss Mei's team is in a precarious situation to qualify.

In this group, Croatia has won all two games and scored 6 points to qualify in advance. Nigeria 3 points, Iceland 1 point, Argentina 1 point, the final round of the game, these three teams will usher in a battle of life and death.

In Group E, Brazil and Switzerland both have one win and one draw, with four points. Serbia 3 points, Costa Rica 0 points.

In Group G, Belgium and England have both won both games, and both of them were big wins. Belgium scored a total of eight goals, while England also scored eight.

The final round of matches between these two teams will determine which team can really represent the Premier League and who is the real "Premier League first team".

In Group H, Japan set the best result for any Asian team.

They have one win, one draw and four points and are tied with Senegal for top of the group.

James James' Colombia had three points and finished third in the group.

Lewandowski's Poland surprisingly lost both games and became the first team in this group to be eliminated.

Due to the final round of the group stage, Senegal with 4 points and Colombia with 3 points will play a life-and-death duel, and the loser eats the dust, Senegal's goal difference is one goal and Japan's, so after two rounds, Japan has actually qualified.

In this World Cup in Russia, there are a total of five teams from Asia.

Japan were the only team to qualify early.

Youth football, and the success of the professionalization of football, is the cornerstone of such outstanding results for their national teams.

In addition to Japan, the other four Asian teams, Iran and Huaxia, all have a theoretical chance of qualifying, South Korea has a slim chance of appearing, and Saudi Arabia has been eliminated.

Iran's last match was against Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal.

Huaxia played against defending champions Germany.

South Korea will face South American side Peru.

A draw against Germany will allow China to qualify, while Iran will need to eliminate Portugal to advance. Considering the strength of the opponent, Huaxia and Iran have said that it is too difficult for me.

South Korea's opponents are slightly weaker, but only slightly weaker.

South Korea is not much stronger than Peru, although they themselves may not think so.

And even if South Korea wins, they still need to look at other people's faces.

South Korea does not have the initiative.

As long as Denmark does not lose to France, who qualified early, Denmark will join hands with France to qualify, regardless of the final score between South Korea and Peru.

"Perhaps, after the last round of the league, only Japan will be left among the Asian teams."

The vast majority of Asian media, with the exception of South Korea, expressed pessimism about the upcoming match.

Compared with European and American powers, the level of Asian football is still lagging behind a lot.

But

The World Cup is indeed more discussed than any other football event.

After two rounds.

It's not just the media and fans in China who are busy calculating the scores, but almost all the major media in the world are analyzing the data of each group and discussing each participating team. Even those teams that have already been eliminated early, such as Poland, have a huge amount of discussion.

Hundreds of millions of fans are following this quadrennial event.

It is no wonder that some media claim that the influence of the Football World Cup has even begun to rival that of the Olympic Games.

In a single-sport event, the scale and impact of the FIFA World Cup today is exemplary. If one day, China takes the initiative to bid for the World Cup, I believe it will not be surprising.

……

The third round of the group stage of the World Cup is played over four days.

June 25, 26, 27, 28.

The match between China and Germany was on June 27.

June 25th.

Uruguay beat Russia to finish first in the group. Russia is second in the group.

Spain and Portugal drew with their respective opponents and finished first and second in the group.

June 26th.

Denmark drew with France, France won the group and Denmark finished second in the group.

Although Smecta won Peru in the last game, it still missed the round of 16 of the World Cup.

On this day, the focus of attention belongs to Argentina and to Messi.

Lionel Messi, who is naturally strong, forced Argentina's life to continue, and his personal goal helped Argentina win 2-1 against African eagles Nigeria.

Nigeria fell before the finish line.

Argentina finally stopped crying and finished second in the group, albeit a little hard, but still advanced to the next round.

At this point, all the group stages in the first half of the World Cup have come to an end.

Uruguay, Russia, Spain, Portugal, France, Denmark, Croatia and Argentina are the eight teams to qualify in the top half.

Next, it's time for the bottom half of the game.

June 27th.

This is probably the most nervous day for all Chinese fans.

If possible, fly directly to Kazan and watch the game on the spot. If there are no conditions, most of them are also waiting on time in front of TVs, computers, tablets, and mobile phones, which is more serious than watching the Spring Festival Gala.

"This may be the last game of this World Cup for China."

So says the media.

The vast majority of fans think so too.

Most of the people are looking forward to the game with the mentality of the last game.

The start time of this game is 5 p.m. Beijing time, which is a good time to watch.

It's a Wednesday, not a weekend, though.

Therefore, whether the unit has a holiday on this day has become a criterion for judging whether the enterprise is "conscientious". Since the days before the game, companies that have announced a game day off in advance have won countless praises on the Internet, making fans who still need to go to work envious.

this day.

Most of the sports stations have opened the mode of all-day live broadcast. Even, many satellite TV stations have begun to grab jobs from sports stations.

Countless Chinese media felt Kazan and started a live broadcast outside the Kazan stadium in the morning.

this day.

Fans from all over the world, especially from China, gathered in Kazan. The eyes of countless fans around the world have also gathered on Kazan.

this day.

Kazan is more like the capital of Moscow than Moscow.

"This is Kazan, the reporter in front of this station ......"

"CCTV, hello host......"

"I'm right outside the Kazan stadium right now, and we can see that there are five-star red flags everywhere and fans coming to watch the game......"

Pictures, sentences, and radio waves connect the world.

……

The time for the game is approaching.

In the locker room of Huaxia, Zidane is still making the final tactical deployment.

“…… We can see that the German team has regressed significantly compared to four years ago. Their passing became more trivial and slower-paced, and when it came time to cross, the team was missing Klose from four years ago in the middle, leaving only Gomes, who had slipped through form. ”

"The Germans just look strong, but they have already exposed a lot of problems in the first two games. If they hadn't made big changes, we definitely had a chance for today's game. Especially, when they continue to treat the game and treat us with arrogance, then our chances will increase dramatically! ”

"Through the games in Sweden and Mexico, our tactics have gradually become more and more integrated. The first two games, regardless of the result, you guys have shown me how much progress you have made. That's exactly what I want to see. ”

Zidane touched his bald head while reminding his players.

His gaze lingers on each player for a moment.

Chu Ge sat in his place, making the final preparations.

"Let's just take this one as our final final!"

"Come on!"