Chapter 229: Opening Attack
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"Bang!"
"Oooo Kicked off! Sweden's shot hit the post and we were lucky to get away with it! He Wei was crazy in the live broadcast room.
Lippi also looked like a child at this time, clenching his hands into fists, thinking that the draw in hand was about to be lost, but fortunately, the opponent's striker was really not powerful.
Sweden coach Andersson slapped his thigh a little angrily, and for the first time he regretted not bringing Ibrahimovic with him, if the ball was shot by Ibrahimovic, it would definitely be.
"It's scared to death!" Dai Zhiwei was also in a cold sweat, and he was really afraid.
In the last 2 minutes, almost 11 players on the field of the Chinese team were crowded into their own penalty area, almost blocking their own goal.
"Dididi!" As the referee's final whistle sounded, every player of the Chinese team let out a cry of ecstasy, and the substitute players of the Chinese team jumped up directly!
In the end, the Chinese team drew 2:2 with the Swedish team, got the first point in the history of the Chinese Football World Cup, and got off to a good start!
Yes, for Chinese football, a draw is a good start!
Because, at last, we got our first points from the World Cup!
In this way, in Group F where the Chinese team is located, Mexico has 3 points and ranks first, Sweden and China each have 1 point and are tied for second place in the group, while the defending champion Germany, which lost in the first round, is at the bottom of the group with 0 points!
This is the result that Chinese fans did not dare to fantasize about before the game!
Did we draw against Sweden, who eliminated Italy in the World Preliminary Round?
Did we leave the reigning World Cup champions Germany behind?
Yes, all this is not fantasy!
Huaxia football has finally brought happiness to Chinese fans again!
The originator of modern football is England, but the homeland of football is in China. As we all know, this activity actually appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, but at that time it was not called playing football, but called "Keju" or "Collapse Ju", and the way of playing was of course different from modern football.
However, in the history of modern football, the Chinese team gives people the feeling of constant humiliation, and many facts also show that this is indeed the case!
However, Chinese football has also been glorious, and at the beginning of the century, modern football was introduced to China from Europe. "You have to watch Mei Lanfang to watch the play, and you have to watch Li Huitang to watch the ball." This is a phrase that circulated in Shanghai in the thirties. In old China, a sports figure can be compared with the name of Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, which is indeed extraordinary. With his tenacious struggle and superb ball skills, he won the title of "Asian Ball King".
In 1976, in a selection organized by an authoritative football magazine in the Federal Republic of Germany, Li Huitang was named one of the "Top Five Football Champions in the World" along with Pele of Brazil, Matthews of England, Stefano of Spain, and Puskas of Hungary. At that time, Chinese football gradually developed and became strong in Asia, and together with Li Huitang, the first batch of groundbreaking pioneers emerged, and for the first time, a regular team representing the country's foreign war appeared.
In the following period, due to political and other reasons, there was a vacuum in the entire world football, and Chinese football was no exception, but the pace of development of Chinese football has not stopped.
It's a pity that in the past 70 years, there have been very few glorious moments of Chinese football, only the runner-up of the 96 Olympic Games and the 99 World Cup women's football team, the 2003 South Korea-Japan World Cup and the 06 Asian Cup runner-up in their own country can be taken out to talk about it.
Looking back on the past 60 years, it is a snap of a finger. The long road of Chinese football, its cultivation is far away.
It wasn't until Dai Zhiwei became a professional footballer that the history of Chinese football began to change from this day on.
In the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup, Chinese fans finally saw the Chinese team with a new look, and the smooth cooperation and confidence written on the face made it impossible to see it for many years.
After that, although he experienced a change of coach, Dai Zhiwei still used his comfortable goals to send the Chinese team to Russia. While he scored goals, he also told Chinese fans in his way: Football should be happy!
No matter what, at this moment, Chinese fans have reason to believe that the future of Chinese football will be beautiful, and maybe one day we can shout to the world: Beautiful Chinese football, and the sky will never grow old! Magnificent Chinese football, borderless with the country!
The Nizhny Novgorod Stadium witnessed a "miracle" of Chinese football, and four or five hundred Chinese fans became the happiest fans - "Chinese team, I love you!" β
For the national football generals on the scene, including football reporters from China, this is a long-lost voice.
Before the game, there was a drizzle of rain at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, and it was suddenly cold, but the Chinese fans at the scene were still infatuated, they braved the rain to watch the game, and they stood to watch the game.
Even though the Chinese team fell behind by two goals in the first half, the performance of the Chinese fans was still blazing, and the momentum completely overwhelmed the Swedish team supporters, and they created a home atmosphere for the Chinese team.
The Chinese team's complete victory naturally has their share of credit.
After the game, the international players came to the stands of Chinese fans to express their gratitude, and Dai Zhiwei threw his jersey directly into the stands.
Although Dai Zhiwei said that he did not hear what the fans were shouting because of his focus on the game, he still made a point of mentioning the fans after the game, "They are our 12th people, and their shouts are very encouraging to the players." β
Of course, in the end, the Chinese team scored a point, and the fans who watched the game this time naturally did not come in vain, and more importantly, after the game, the fans did a very heartwarming thing.
The fans who finished watching the game, they collectively picked up the garbage around them, and some even left the stadium, and rushed back to participate in such an interesting thing together.
After all, at the end of a game, thousands of people were full of garbage in the seats, and their behavior ensured the cleanliness and hygiene of the viewing area, which fully reflected the general improvement of the quality of the new generation, which is also a blessing for the country!
After getting a point in the first game, the good news came, many fans who had been heartbroken for the Chinese team were ecstatic, and major media reported with front-page headlines......
After the game, all the domestic media took out the front page headlines to report on it, lamenting that a generation was able to realize their dreams-
"Speaking of Sports" with the title of "The National Football Team Rises, the Dream Comes True", praised the Chinese team boys for never giving up!
Xinhua News Agency even used "Bloody National Football Silence Amazing Outbreak" to regard Dai Zhiwei and a group of other Chinese team players as heroes.
In addition, 48 print media across the country invariably used front-page headlines to praise the earth-shattering victory of Chinese football, some exclaimed, some shouted, and some media even wrote directly on the headline "Dad, China has scored points in the World Cup." One sentence can vividly show the past pain of Chinese fans......
For key players, the domestic media did not hesitate to praise.
"Xinhua News Agency" wrote: "The first captain scored twice, Dai Zhiwei is worthy of the words 'self-confidence' and 'responsibility', and the results of the game undoubtedly prove that his appearance has contributed to the first point of the World Cup for the Chinese team!" β
"People's Daily" said: "The connection between Dai Zhiwei and Wu Lei on the offensive end became the biggest highlight of the game, and the Chinese team told the world in Russia what is the power of China!" β
"Wuhan Evening News" said: "Zheng Zhi, who is about to be 39 years old, uses his professionalism to fight for the honor of the country, and his experience and tackles provide enough help for the midfield of the Chinese team, he is the spiritual leader and core." β
There are also online media suggests that the Chinese team's first draw is no longer in the category of sports news, but should be classified as a major news event in 2018!
For Dai Zhiwei, who scored two goals, domestic fans have "offered their knees", and the "King of Wearing Balls" ridiculed by netizens before has completely become a recognized title in China after today.
As the biggest opponent of the Chinese team in Asia, the Japanese media is also paying attention to the situation of the Chinese team's first game of the World Cup, and immediately showed unusual attention after the Chinese team drew 2:2 with the Swedish team, and some media even compared the Chinese team to a big tiger who woke up from a dream, which will threaten the future of Japanese football.
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The World Cup was very intensive, and five days later, the Chinese team ushered in the second game of the World Cup group stage, and the opponent was Mexico, who defeated Germany in the first round.
As the biggest upset creator of this World Cup, Mexico defeated the last champion 1:0 in the first game, and the German team, which is also the favorite to win the World Cup, needs the Chinese team represented by the Asian football team in the second group matchup, if Mexico can hold on to the advantage and win this time, it is not a problem to advance to the round of 16, and if the Chinese team loses, it will basically be announced in advance.
The football status of the Mexican team has always been in a dominant position in the Central American region, and with this year's World Cup in Russia, Mexico has participated in 16 World Cups, which is simply unimaginable for Chinese football.
However, the Mexican team can definitely be said to be an elder in terms of the number of appearances, but his strength is still not comparable to Brazil, Argentina, Germany and other football powers, only in 1970 and 1986 two World Cup tournaments held on home soil, which is also the best result in Mexico's history.
However, in the first match of the year, Germany defeated the favorite Germany 1:0, and the result of the actual gap between the two teams made people wonder if they were playing match-fixing, but after watching the game, I found that Mexico's progress is still very obvious.
The current world No. 15 Mexican team still has a lot of advantages on all fronts compared to the world No. 61 Chinese team, among which through the first round of games, the Mexican team's defensive counterattack played very well, and their speed advantage on the side is very obvious.
In particular, Mexico, with three points in hand, believes that they can play more calmly in the game, and as long as they can beat the Chinese team, they can break through from Group F, and the Chinese team will be eliminated from the group stage one round earlier if they lose.
Therefore, the Chinese team is likely to play against the Mexican team in this game, but the "Straw Hats" Mexican team, which has stars such as Hernandez, Lozano, dos Santos, Guardado and Ochoa, will still have a big advantage against the Chinese team.
And the only reliance of the Chinese team is still only Dai Zhiwei.
In the first game, the Swedish team drew 2:2, Dai Zhiwei, as the strongest part of the team, scored two goals, and his performance was very outstanding. If it weren't for the lack of teammates, the Chinese team would have had a good chance of winning.
Some comments joked: Dai Zhiwei was too fast, not only did he get rid of his opponent, but even his teammates couldn't keep up with him. Now against Mexico, what kind of performance can Dai Zhiwei, as the biggest favorite for this year's Golden Globe Awards, show?
And what Dai Zhiwei will face is the Mexican goalkeeper Ochoa, who was possessed by God as soon as he kicked the World Cup. In his last game against Germany's attacking group, Ochoa made nine successful saves, breaking the World Cup record for a single save since 1966. In the face of the Chinese team, can he continue to keep the city gate open?
Mexico's starting line-up β
Goalkeeper: Ochoa
Defenders: Salgido, Moreno, Herrera, Alvarez
Midfielders: Rayun, Guardado, Gallardo
Forwards: Vela, Hernandez, Lozano
The starting lineup of the Chinese teamββ
Goalkeeper: Zeng Cheng
Defenders: Li Xuepeng, Feng Xiaoting, Zhang Linpeng, Zhang Chengdong
Waist: Zheng Zhi, Hao Junmin
Avant-garde: Yu Dabao, Wu Xi, Wu Lei
Forward: Dai Zhiwei
With the referee's whistle, the match between China and Mexico officially began, and Mexico took the lead.
In this game, the Chinese team continued to wear the white jersey after the previous game, and Mexico wore the traditional green jersey.
After the opening, the Chinese team took the lead and soon got a chance on the right side, Li Xuepeng and Yu Dabao made a cooperation, and rushed to the front court of Mexico in one fell swoop.
Li Xuepeng swept his eyes and saw Dai Zhiwei and others quickly outflanking, and soon sent the ball to the penalty area.
However, Li Xuepeng was too this ball, Dai Zhiwei struggled forward, but Moreno behind him was stuck on Dai Zhiwei's waist, not letting him exert his strength, and the football flew over his head by a fraction of a millimeter, and Wu Lei behind him did not get it, and the ball flew directly over the front point.
Mexico launched a decisive counterattack, the tempo of the two sides was very fast, and Mexico's physical confrontation in the midfield was evenly matched with the Chinese team, although it seems that the Chinese team has significantly larger players on the field.
The game went quickly, the Chinese team was not able to occupy the advantage in the midfield, Dai Zhiwei could only rush forward alone, using his speed and body to find opportunities, but unfortunately his teammates were difficult to send effective passes under the defensive actions of the Mexican team, and the Chinese team fell into an offensive predicament for a while.