Chapter 3: The World Cup (1)
Although Ji Qin is an old fan, it doesn't mean that he watches every World Cup game, and he keeps the results of every game in mind. Therefore, Ji Qin only chose the number of games that he was sure to buy, and they were generally games with relatively high odds.
The matches that start on June 16 are Portugal against Spain, France against Australia, and Argentina against Iceland. Ji Qin remembers these three games clearly, but Ji Qin only bought Argentina's game against Iceland. Because this is a small upset, Argentina was forced to draw 1-1 by Iceland, which has a population of only 300,000. The odds of a draw are as high as 5.06!
Argentina were runners-up in the last World Cup and have one of the best players in the world today, Messi, who is definitely the favourite on the cards.
Ten years of construction sharpened a sword, and became famous all over the world in one fell swoop
Iceland has never played a pivotal role in the history of world football, with Vikings not playing in the World Cup or UEFA Nations Cup until 2016. Around 2000, 330,000 people in a small country began to implement the infrastructure for football development, and it took ten years from the construction of the first indoor football stadium, the training of grassroots coaches to the start of the harvest!
At the 2016 UEFA Nations Championship, Iceland finally advanced to the international tournament for the first time, and staged a dark horse miracle, not only qualifying from the group, but also beating traditional powerhouse England in the round of 16, although the final defeat to the landlord France and the quarter-finals, but it became famous.
The improvement of Icelandic football is like the waves of the sea, wave after wave
The match between Argentina and Iceland takes place at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow. At the beginning of the game, Argentina used skillful technique to control the ball, and kept backing to force Iceland to shrink back and unable to advance the attack.
In the 19th minute, Rojo sent an assist to the penalty spot, and Aguero got the ball to turn away from his left foot and blast the ball into the net. When fans generally believed that it was a one-sided game, in the 23rd minute, Argentina goalkeeper Caballero fell to the ground for the second time and made a second save without a long save, and Fenbogasson in the middle of the penalty area followed up with a volley into the net to equalize 1:1.
In the second half of the game, Iceland gradually integrated into the rhythm of the game, directly set up a bus in the backfield, and seized the opportunity to attack Argentina through defensive counterattacks. Ji Qin even saw 11 Icelandic players in the Icelandic half!
Messi missed a penalty and a last-minute free-kick in front of the penalty area was taken to the Icelandic player. It can be said that Messi is not in shape today, and there is a certain gap between the game between Portugal and Spain held in the early hours of this morning, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who played bravely.
In the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace, Argentina was unexpectedly upset, but the Viking War Cry was world-famous, and Ji Qin also received a bonus of 2.53 million!
In the next game, Ji Qin chose the match between the German team and the Mexican team, which is said to have caused a sustained slight earthquake in Mexico. This match can be described as a shocking upset, and the final result is a win for Mexico, with odds as high as 7.56!
Germany is the defending champion and the favorite to win the World Cup in Russia, but unexpectedly, the German team lost 0-1 to Mexico in the first game of the group stage, breaking the biggest upset of this World Cup so far, which is also the first time that Germany has lost the first World Cup in 36 years.
After 77 years, Germany once again marched into Moscow, this time in the summer, and without Italy.
However, in this magical land, the "Katyusha" sounded everywhere seemed to be a lingering curse of the Germans, if it were not for Hernandez's absence and if it were not for the footwork of the Layun defenders, the final score would never have been so harmonious as 1-0.
It is worth mentioning that in the 60th minute, when the team failed to equalize the score for a long time, German coach Loew made the first substitution adjustment of the game, Khedira was replaced, and Reus, who missed the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2016 European Championship in France due to multiple injuries, came on as a substitute, and the 29-year-old Dortmund winger ushered in his World Cup debut.
For this game, various domestic football commentators expressed their opinions.
Dong Lu: "The first big upset of the Russian World Cup - Made in Germany!" ”
Li Xuan: "Friends on the rooftop, how are you?!" ”
The wind on the rooftop is not strong, whether it is cool or not, Ji Qin doesn't know, because this game allowed him to win a huge bonus of 19.12 million. I have to say why the World Cup is so hot, if you really buy the right game, your life will change completely!
The competition is anti-buying, and the villa is really not just talking about it!
So far in this World Cup, the Saudi Arabian team has suffered a heavy defeat, the Iranian team has won a stunner victory, and the Australian team and the South Korean team have lost slightly. However, no matter how lively these teams are, it will still be difficult to qualify from the group. The honor of Asian football may still be defended by the Japanese team, which is the last to appear.
In order to support Asian football and support Asian teams, Ji Qin did not hesitate to win in the match between Colombia and Japan, this is Ji Qin's enthusiasm for Asian football, it is definitely not that he knows that Japan will win 2-1, and the odds are as high as 5.06!
Well, absolutely not!
In this game, Colombia's star J Ronaldo was injured and failed to start; On the Japanese side, Shinji Kagawa started and led the attacking line. As the opening whistle blew, the Japanese team got off to a fantastic start.
The game only went to the 2nd minute, the Japanese team played a quick counterattack, Yuya Osako got the ball in front, got rid of the Colombian player burst into the penalty area to form a single knife, although the shot was blocked by goalkeeper Ospina, but then, Shinji Kagawa followed up with a follow-up shot, the ball hit the arm of Colombian player Carlos Sánchez in the penalty area, the referee blew a penalty, and directly showed a red card to send Carlos Sanchez off the field.
This red card is the first in this World Cup and the second fastest red card in a single game in the history of the World Cup.
In the end, the Japanese team defeated the Colombian team in an upset, bringing Ji Qin a bonus of 96.78 million!
Round up to 100 million! Now Ji Qin is also a billionaire!
From nothing to a billionaire, it only took Ji Qin five days!
Since the last time Germany lost to Mexico, Ji Qin has invested his money in various companies in Asia and Europe, and divided it into zero, for fear that it will attract attention because of the huge amount.
Next is the Argentine team, maybe the fans of the Argentine team or Messi will think that the author is "Mei Hei", but in fact, Argentina's performance in the World Cup in Russia is really not good.
Argentina have long been favourites to win the World Cup, currently ranked fifth in the world, having won the world title twice, and were runners-up in the final of the last World Cup in Brazil, where they lost to Germany in extra time. This year's squad is quite luxurious, even Inter Milan striker Icardi can't enter the national team, and the forward line is full of talent.
However, his opponent, Croatia, is not bad at the lineup. Croatia is the flag of former Yugoslavia football after the breakup of Yugoslavia, although the results of each major tournament are not satisfactory, but there are always high expectations, because the squad is really star-studded, many stars are playing for the giants, and the biggest name is Real Madrid's core Modric.
The team's three-tier lineup is very luxurious, and almost every player is from the mainstream European leagues, from Luka Modric, Richtic, Mandzukic, to Lovren, who plays for Liverpool in the Premier League, Kalinic of AC Milan, Perisic of Inter Milan, Kovacic of Real Madrid, etc.
However, this World Cup in Russia has not been smooth sailing for Croatia. With key players involved in a corruption scandal involving the vice-president of the Football Association and fans being punished by FIFA for discriminatory songs and slogans, Croatia has been unable to concentrate on the pitch.
Not much to say, this game started at the Novgorod Stadium in Russia, Argentina lost 0-3 to Croatia, with a multiplier of 4.02, bringing Ji Qin a huge bonus of 380 million!