Pi Riviera, Bahia, Brazil.

Dong Fangzhuo was interviewed before the draw for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, a day after he celebrated his 29th birthday.

Today, he appears here as a guest of the World Cup draw and an ambassador for the World Cup.

At this time, nearly 1,000 reporters appeared at the gate of the lottery ceremony, and when they saw Dong Fangzhuo appear, they immediately surrounded them.

"Dong, you are 29 years old this year, do you feel that your state has declined?"

The first question is quite tricky.

Yes, he is 29 years old this year, and in the previous three years, he did not win the Ballon d'Or, once second, twice third. There may not be a drama this year, because Messi and Ronaldo are still rising, but the gap between him and the two of them is not big.

But the stats are deceptive, although his goal stats are not as high as the two of them, but his overall stats have not declined and remain at the top, in 2012, he handed in 40 goals and 35 assists, and in 2013, he handed in 45 goals and 37 assists, which is an insane statistic.

But there are not many goals for the other two perverts, and in this era, it seems that most of the goals are verified data, the 2012 Ballon d'Or was taken away by Messi, that was Messi got 93 goals, and in 2013 it was taken by Ronaldo, that was Ronaldo scored 73 goals, and led the team to kill Sweden in the play-offs.

In fact, he is still impeccable, but his goal statistics are slightly lower than Melo, but his assists are already unique in the world, the undisputed first.

"Am I slipping? I can play for another 10 years. ”

Dong Fangzhuo's answer was sonorous and powerful, "Where did you see my state slipping?" ”

"I think it's not just me, but even Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be at their peak for many years, I don't believe you guys will wait and see."

"In 2014, what is the goal of the Chinese team in the World Cup?"

"Fight for the group first, and hopefully we can draw a good group."

"It's possible to win the top scorer in the World Cup three times in a row this year, do you think the biggest opponents are Messi and Roma?"

"I think Germany's Müller is also a potential candidate."

"It's not the same in the national team and in the club, the players who are strong in the national team have more advantages."

"Who do you think is likely to win this year?"

Dong Fangzhuo smiled, remembering the results of his previous life.

"Maybe Germany, maybe Argentina, maybe Brazil? The Netherlands is also good. ”

"Is there a drama in China?"

"Aha, you're too good at kidding, let's find a way to qualify from the group first!"

……

In this World Cup, only four Asian teams have entered the final stage, namely China, Japan, South Korea, and Iran. The last strength is naturally China, the last World Cup Chinese team achieved the best Asian team in the World Cup third place, this World Cup Chinese team is still given high hopes, compared to four years ago, the Chinese team is more mature. However, the third place seems to be the limit......

Before the ceremony began, a video was shown to express nostalgia and tribute to Nelson Mandela, who had just passed away.

This was followed by a speech by the Secretary-General, followed by another World Cup ambassador, Ronaldo.

Ronaldo said on the pitch: "It's harder for me to organise the World Cup than to score 18 goals in the World Cup, and we are confident that we can host the best World Cup yet. ”

"Since I was a child, I have hoped that my country could host the World Cup, and this year this dream can finally come true, and I hope we can win the Hercules Cup at home."

Pele also took the stage to speak: "I have a lot of faith in Brazil, I think they will go to the final, I will never forget the 1950 World Cup final in Brazil, when the host country lost, I saw my father cry. This World Cup, I don't want the kids to see me cry. ”

Dong Fangzhuo, who was standing beside them, gave them a few minutes of silence in his heart, because he knew that Brazil were beaten 7:1 by Germany in the semi-finals, setting their worst defeat in the World Cup......

Of course, he couldn't have told them the result, and even if he did, they wouldn't believe it.

"Do you think this year's champion is Brazil?" The host suddenly said coldly.

Ha?

Bailey quickly covered his mouth and almost fell into a trap. He can say that Brazil is in the final, but he definitely can't say that Brazil is the champion.

"I don't know ......"

As the most famous crow's beak, Bailey certainly doesn't curse his country. In fact, he could have drawn a draw for the World Cup, but he refused, and the reason he refused was that he was afraid that he would bring bad luck to the Brazilian team.

The dignified football king Pele did not dare to joke with the fate of his motherland.

Pelé has a well-known nickname "Crow's Mouth", because when he predicts a big game, he often sees who he is optimistic about will be out, which is ridiculous.

In various world series, Bailey is happy to make predictions, adding a lot of fun to the field, and his predictions have also attracted people's likes and dislikes, but usually he likes his opponents who are optimistic about the team, and he hates him is the team that he is optimistic about, and even some people involved in betting are aiming at Pele, as long as Pele predicts who will win, it is right to bet on his opponent to win, after all, Pele's "crow's mouth" success rate is still quite high.

Bailey's reputation for "Crow's Beak" has been around for a long time, and it's hard to tell when he was really called famous. As early as the 1994 World Cup, Pele publicly declared that Colombia was a strong contender for the championship, but Colombia failed to qualify from the group, and Colombian defender Escobar was shot by a mob shortly after returning home for scoring an own goal, and Pele's reputation as a "crow's mouth" has only grown since then.

In the 1996 European Championship, Pele said that he was optimistic about Turkey and Italy winning the championship, but both teams died in the group stage; In the 1998 World Cup, at this time, Pele's reputation as a "crow's mouth" had spread all over the world, and all teams were afraid of being favored by him, but Spain unfortunately became the prey of "crow's mouth" and died tragically in the group stage; In the 2004 European Championship, Pele strongly supported England in the Anglo-Portuguese knockout round, but Rooney was injured at the beginning of the game, and England lost on penalties; It was also the 2004 European Championship final, Pele was optimistic about Portugal, and the result was the realization of the European championship dream of the Greek team.

Bailey is not only "black-mouthed", but his hand in drawing lots is also very "black". In the 2006 World Cup group draw, he drew the Netherlands to join Ivory Coast, Serbia and Montenegro and Argentina in the group of death. In fact, Pele himself knew that his mouth was "poisonous", and later when he predicted the match in Brazil, he said that his opponent would win, and this method was tried and tested. For example, in the 2002 World Cup, Pele began to keep his mouth shut that he would not say that Brazil would win the championship, and always expressed his support for Brazil's opponents, and everyone knew that Brazil finally won the championship......

In the end, it was Dong Fangzhuo's turn to take the stage to speak.

"I think Pele can actually predict the outcome."

"He can say that Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Argentina, France are the champions, and that would be good......

There was laughter from the stands.

Then Pele also took the initiative to stand up and say, "No, no, no, I think China is the champion of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil." ”

Huh~, there was laughter in the stands again.

"Thank you, thank you."

"I think there's a little bit of a possibility...... What I'm sure of is that the Chinese fans in front of the TV right now must be paying close attention to you......"

Dong Fangzhuo also laughed, but the Chinese fans who sat in front of the TV and watched the live broadcast scolded him.

"I'm grass, Bailey."

"I'm grass, I'm grass, there was still a little hope, but now there is no hope at all, Dong Fangzhuo, you shouldn't make Bailey joke about this."

"It's over, it's over, what should I do?"

……

A thick shadow was cast over everyone's faces.

Seriously, Chinese fans do fantasize about the World Cup winners. Who doesn't fantasize? As long as you have the strength, you should be full of expectations for the championship, the Chinese team was the third place in the last World Cup, and almost entered the final.

In the past few years, the Chinese team has really not been afraid of any team......

"Ahem, to get back to business, first of all, I would like to wish Brazil a perfect World Cup, and there is nothing more perfect than hosting a World Cup in the kingdom of football. I hope that China can also host a World Cup in the future, and I hope that the eyes of the whole world will be focused on China. ”

In fact, China is already in action, and the venue for the 2022 World Cup will be announced before the 2014 World Cup starts, and China is in the race. With Dong Fangzhuo here, the probability of the Chinese team applying to host the World Cup is still quite large, and in recent years, Dong Fangzhuo has been working hard for China's bid to host the World Cup.

After the 2018 World Cup in Russia, China has the hope of hosting the World Cup in 2022.

"Our Chinese fans love football the same as the Brazilian people, there is no difference."

"I also hope that the judges will vote for China."

Yes, Dong Fangzhuo has already canvassed votes on the spot.

……

After that, the draw officially began.

FIFA Secretary-General Valc presided over the draw, and representatives of the eight former champion teams and Dong Fangzhuo served as guests, namely Hearst (England), Cannavaro (Italy), Mateus (Germany), Zidane (France), Hierro (Spain), Cafu (Brazil), Hygia (Uruguay), Kempes (Argentina). The 86-year-old came on crutches as he scored the winner in the 1950 World Cup.

The 32 teams will be divided into eight groups of four teams, with the top 2 teams from each group advancing to the round of 16. The host country, Brazil, and Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, and Switzerland, which were ranked in the top 7 in the world in October this year, are seeded (Pot 1); 5 African teams and 2 South American teams in Pot 2; 4 teams from Asia and 4 teams from CONCACAF and the Caribbean are in Pot 3; Pot 4 is home to nine European teams, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, the only new face in the draw. The draw guarantees a maximum of 2 European teams per group, with teams from the same continent not being in the same group.

The first step is to draw a team from the fourth gear and put it into the second gear, so that each gear is 8 teams. The drawn European team is bound to meet one of the eight European teams in Pot 4 and will be in the same group as one of the four South American seeded teams. Hearst pulled the ball out, but it wasn't revealed right away. Cafu then draws Pot 1, Brazil automatically moves into A1 place as the host, and the other seeded teams are drawn to determine their group and automatically enter the first place in this group. They are Spain (B1), Colombia (C1), Uruguay (D1), Switzerland (E1), Argentina (F1), Germany (G1), Belgium (H1).

It was then decided which South American seeded team would be in the same group as the second European team, with Zinedine Zidane drawing Uruguay and the second European team going to Italy, which moved on to Group D (D4). The second pot of seven non-European teams will be drawn, and two South American teams, Chile and Ecuador, will not be in the same group as the four South American teams in the first pot. The other two brackets have since taken their places. Croatia, who finished in A2 position, will be Brazil's opponents in the opening match.

Dong Fangzhuo personally came to draw the team in the third pot, and the fate of the Asian team is in his hands. The first to be drawn was South Korea, who were thrown into Group B.

The moment the lottery came out, the whole of Japan was scolding Dong Fangzhuo.

"Dong, you bastard! You stinky hands! ”

"The Chinese are too bad, is this a trick?"

"Bagaya Road, Bagaya Road!"

“……”

The reason is very simple, because there are defending champion Spain in Group B, the uncrowned king of the Netherlands, and South American powerhouses, which is equivalent to Chile with half of their home stadiums.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......" Dong Fangzhuo couldn't help laughing, he really drew the saddest lottery for the Japanese team, the group of death!

Then he reached out and picked it up again.

"China."

The audience cheered, and the Chinese team was laughing.

However, Dong Fangzhuo's second draw is China, and China fell into Group C!

Japanese fans scolded even louder.

"Shady, shady! Absolutely shady! ”

"Why?"

"Why is Japan in Group B and China in Group C?"

Mamma Mia!!!

Yes, the Chinese team is in a group with Colombia, Greece and Ivory Coast, which is a relatively easy group.

In China, the fans are also quite excited.

"It's stable, it's really stable this time, even after the group appears, the opponents in the knockout round are relatively not strong...... Tsk, Dong Fangzhuo's luck is really incredible. ”

Subsequently, the Iranian team was drawn into Group E by Dong Fangzhuo, and Iranian fans were not happy because the opponents in the same group were Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Nigeria...... It seems that there is no hope of qualifying?

In the end, Dong Fangzhuo threw South Korea into Group H.

Park Ji-sung and the South Korean fans in front of the TV were crazy because they were in the same group as Belgium, Algeria and Russia.

It's a big drama.

"Dong, good brother."

"Good luck."

Park Ji-sung gave Dong Fangzhuo a thumbs up in front of the TV, and for the first time, Korean fans did not scold Dong Fangzhuo.

So far, the draw for the top 32 is all in place, and the groupings are as follows:

Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Japan

Group C: Colombia, Greece, Côte d'Ivoire, China

Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy

Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras

Group F: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria

Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, United States

Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, South Korea