October 6th.

Jiang Chenxi took an Emirates flight and arrived in Doha, Qatar, to meet the national team that had already arrived in advance.

In the hotel hall where the Chinese team stayed, the new head coach of the national team, Lippi and Jiang Chenxi, met, and the hands of the Italian champion coach and the world footballer were clasped together, murdering a lot of Filin.

Two days later, the 2018 World Cup in Russia Asian qualifiers will continue, with China away to Qatar, the top team in the group, due to an unexpected home draw with Hong Kong, China, the Chinese team will have to ensure that they at least do not lose.

The Chinese team and the Qatar team have played each other 14 times in history, and the Chinese team has 6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, with a slight advantage. However, in the world preliminaries, the Qatar team is the "bitter master" of the Chinese team, and the Chinese team is at an absolute disadvantage against Qatar with 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup 7 times.

For fans, nothing is more memorable than the "Black Three Minutes". Only three minutes away, the Chinese team can enter the World Cup in Italy.

In the 1989 World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team beat Iran in the qualifiers to reach the top six, but the Chinese team defeated Saudi Arabia and North Korea, lost to the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, and ushered in the final round of the group stage, and the opponent was the Qatar team. In the first half, Marin opened the scoring for the Chinese team, and the score of 1:0 was held until nearly 90 minutes. However, the last three minutes of the game changed dramatically, and the Qatar team scored two goals in a row to defeat the Chinese team 2-1. Due to the United Arab Emirates being forced to draw, the Chinese team is only 3 minutes away from the World Cup in Italy.

After missing the World Cup in Italy and the World Cup in the United States in a row, in 1997, the Chinese team once again embarked on the journey of competing in the World Preliminaries. This time, the Chinese team from the qualifiers successfully advanced to the top 10, and as a result, they were once again in a group with the Qatari team. This Chinese team, known as the strongest in history, has top Asian stars such as Hao Haidong, Gao Feng, Ma Mingyu, Fan Zhiyi, etc., but their performance in the game is average. In the two games against the Qatar team, the Chinese team drew 1 and lost 1, including the home stadium of Golden State, as long as the Chinese team wins, there is still a chance to qualify. However, the Chinese team was scored three goals in a row by the Qatar team when Gao Feng scored one goal, and although Fan Zhiyi pulled one back, he failed to change the fate of the defeat. In the end, the Chinese team ranked third in the group and missed the World Cup in France, and the famous "Dalian Golden State does not believe in tears" is a portrayal of Chinese fans after the loss to Qatar.

Of course, the encounter with Qatar in the World Cup qualifiers is not always bitter, and there are still happy memories.

In the top 10 of the World Cup between South Korea and Japan, the Chinese team was once again in a group with the Qatar team. The first leg was played at the home of the Qatar team, and after falling behind by one goal, the Chinese team drew 1:1 with the Qatar team with Li Weifeng's header at the last moment. And when the second leg was played, the Chinese team had already qualified in advance. As a result, at Shenyang Wulihe Stadium, the Chinese team, which was faced by a number of substitutes, defeated the opponent 3-0 with the goals of Su Maozhen, Qu Bo and Hao Haidong. The victory in this game is of great significance, as it is the first time that the Chinese team has defeated the Qatar team in the world preliminary round. In the end, the Chinese team realized its 44-year-old dream and reached the World Cup finals for the first time in history.

However, this is also the only happy memory of the meeting with Qatar in the World Preliminary Tournament.

On June 7, 2008, the Chinese team ushered in the key battle of the top 20 group stage of the Asian periphery of the World Cup, playing Qatar at home. The Chinese team continued to form a threatening offensive in the opening stage, Zhu Ting's shot hit the post, but in the 13th minute, Gao Lin was fouled in the penalty area and sent a penalty, which Sebastian slotted to hit. After falling behind, the Chinese team began to panic, and lost its former self-confidence on the field, although it sent a number of offensive players in the second half, but it was never able to score, and finally lost 0-1, and the Chinese team also missed the top ten in advance and missed the World Cup in South Africa.

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Now, the Chinese team and Qatar meet again in the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup, and this game can be said to be the attention of the whole country.

Compared with the past, this time, Chinese fans have unprecedented confidence in their hearts, although the Chinese team was forced to draw by the Hong Kong team before, but this time it is different, Jiang Chenxi's return, the Chinese team with Jiang Chenxi and the Chinese team without Jiang Chenxi are completely different.

In addition to Jiang Chenxi, Wu Lei also returned to the team.

"Well done!" Jiang Chenxi and Wu Lei hugged and said with a smile.

After joining Borussia Dortmund in the summer, Wulei was not able to play at first, but he did not rush and immersed himself in training.

In the fifth round of the Bundesliga, Wu Lei got the opportunity to play for the first time, although he only came off the bench, and his performance could not be said to be very impressive, but it was a good start.

Just after the end of this round of the Bundesliga, Wu Lei once again got the opportunity to come off the bench and created a penalty, which performed well, which also made Chinese fans very happy.

Everyone knows that a superstar like Jiang Chenxi can be said to be a rare occurrence in a century, and it is almost impossible for China to produce another Jiang Chenxi, but with Wu Lei as an example and template, if more and more players in China can play in the five major leagues, the strength of the Chinese team can be expected.

This time the world preliminaries away against the 'bitter master' Qatar, fans are very much looking forward to seeing the scene of Jiang Chenxi and Wu Lei partnering in the front, the combination of World Footballer + Dortmund goalscorer, it is wonderful to think about.

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Before the match against Qatar, the Chinese team held an internal meeting.

At the meeting, Lippi officially appointed Jiang Chenxi as the captain of the Chinese team.

Everyone has no objection to this, that is, the old captain Zheng Zhen is also the first to applaud and welcome, before, the national team leader has already communicated with him, if someone else 'snatches' the captain's armband from his hands, Zheng Zhen may have an idea, but if it is Jiang Chenxi, Zheng Zhen will not have any opinions.

For Zheng Zhen, who is already thirty-five years old, he has experienced too much, it can be said that he is not shocked by honor and disgrace, his biggest wish now is to be able to play a World Cup before retiring, Jiang Chenxi is indeed the most suitable captain, as long as Jiang Chenxi can lead the Chinese team to the World Cup in Russia, Zheng Zhen is willing to assist Jiang Chenxi as a veteran.

In fact, the media also said that this national team can be said to be the most united ever, Jiang Chenxi's fame and strength are enough to deter and restrain the whole team, and the old captain Zheng Zhen is also willing to contribute silently and support Jiang Chenxi behind his back.

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October 8, 2015.

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar.

"Players from both sides have entered the field, and before the game, the Chinese team officially announced that Jiang Chenxi will be the captain of the national team, which is also well deserved, and we expect the biggest captain in the history of the national team to lead the Chinese team to win a crucial victory for us at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha!"

'The game is about to start, so let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides.

Qatar: 1-Amin; 3-Hassan, 6-Cazorla, 19-Yashir, 2-Moussa; 16-Huhe, 20-Boudiaf, 8-Asada; 13-Maksud, 23-Sebastian, 10-Haydos;

China: 23-Wang Dalei; 2-Ren Hao, 3-Meng Fang, 5-**Peng, 17-Zhangdong; 8-Cai Huikang, 6-Zheng Zhen, 15-Wu Xi, 22-Yu Dabao; 7-Wu Lei, 10-Jiang Chenxi.

"It can be seen that Coach Lippi was not conservative in today's game, and the whole starting lineup is actually inclined to attack."

"Of course, with Jiang Chenxi, the top scorer in world football today, the Chinese team is qualified and confident to attack!"

However, after the start of the game, it was the Qataris who were playing at home who took the opportunity to kick off first and took the lead in attacking the Chinese team's goal, and set off a wave of attacks.

In the 3rd minute, Qatar penetrated successfully in the middle, and Sebastian fired a low shot from the right side of the penalty area.

One minute later, Moussa cut in a cross from the right to create danger, and Wang Dalei struggled to save and destroy Sebastian's header opportunity.

"The Qatari players have good skills at their feet and work well together."

"Obviously, Qatar also knows that the Chinese team has a strong offensive ability, and they know that it is difficult to prevent Jiang Chenxi from letting him score, so they attack first, want to take advantage of the opening stage to score first, and then consider whether to defend and counterattack or continue to attack according to the situation on the field."

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In the 11th minute of the game, Yu Dabao touched the ball with his left arm when he returned to the defense in the backfield and was judged to be handball.

Qatar took advantage of the free-kick opportunity on the right to score: Haydos crossed the ball into the box and then made a mistake with a header from the east, creating a backward crossing effect, and Boudiaf rushed into the six-yard box to head home.

Qatari fans at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha erupted in loud cheers.

Lippi shouted loudly from the sidelines, clearly unhappy with the goal he had conceded.

This game is Lippi's first game in charge of the Chinese team, he took over the Chinese team quite hastily, from the first game he took over the Chinese team, only a few days in between, in Lippi's own words, he now does not even recognize the names of the players of the national team, and even today's starting lineup is the first time to run in the official game.

Therefore, the Chinese team on the field now, let alone tactical formation, can almost be said to be starting from scratch.

Lippi set his sights on Jiang Chenxi, the reason why he was willing to take over the Chinese team in a hurry, and shouted the 'slogan' to lead the Chinese team to the World Cup, the biggest confidence and expectation is in Jiang Chenxi, the superstar who has frequently turned the tide in Liverpool, only needs a flash to help the Chinese team solve the current predicament.