The draw ceremony was led by England's legendary goalscorer Gary? Lineker and the representative of the host country, Russian sports journalist Maliya? Komandenaya presided. FIFA President Gianni Infantino, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others attended. There are also 32 head coaches of national teams, 30 of whom came to the Kremlin draw to witness the fate of their respective teams revealed.

In the flashing shot, Wen Zhihao saw Lippi sitting under the stage with a calm attitude, taking out a cigar and holding it in his mouth, but he didn't light it, confident and under control. At least it is completely different from other people who care about the fate of the Chinese team.

A short promotional video of the World Cup was played on the spot, a speech before the draw began, and Klose, the top scorer in the history of the World Cup, attended the scene to exchange trophies, which lasted nearly 20 minutes, and then the main topic of the draw, the really exciting moment.

On both sides of the rostrum, there are eight cylinders representing the eight group numbers and four cylinders representing the four team grades, the first seeded team is separated by red balls, and the others are three white balls. Teams are drawn first, and then the group positions are drawn.

Wen Zhihao didn't dare to take a sip, and the other people who were still joking just now also became serious, and their attention completely fell on the TV screen.

The lottery guests who are responsible for deciding the fate of each team are all famous names in world football.

1998 World Cup winner member Blanco.

English football legend Banks.

Former legendary captain of the Brazilian national team, Cafu.

2006 Italy World Cup champion captain Cannavaro. It is worth mentioning that Cannavaro announced his return to Guangzhou Evergrande not long ago, and he is currently the most closely related to Chinese football among these lottery guests today.

And South Africa's World Cup MVP Diego? Fran, Argentine star Maradona, former Soviet player Nikita? Simonyan participated in the draw as the host country's representative.

As in the World Cup in Brazil, the draw is drawn from Pot 1 to Pot 4, with the host Russia automatically placed in the A1 position, followed by B1 to H1, that is, the teams in the first pot of each group. Portugal in Group B, France in Group C, Argentina in Group D, Brazil in Group E, defending champions Germany in Group F, Belgium in Group G, and Poland in Group H.

After the first pot team was settled, the expressions of the coaches on the scene changed, and the coaches of the second pot team all hoped that their teams would fall into Group H, and Poland, which returned to the World Cup after two years, was a relatively soft persimmon. And the unkind coaches of the first team have all their eyes on Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui. Spain's quality makes them the least popular team in Pot 1 and Pot 2.

In the end, Spain were drawn from Group B where Portugal were located. The Iberian Peninsula duo will have a battle in the group stage. The other seven managers all breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time glanced at Portugal coach Fernando, who had an open mouth and an uncomfortable expression? Santos, with "good luck to you" gloating in his eyes. Santos didn't expect to face this most difficult nemesis neighbor in the group stage, and Spain settled in the B2 position, which means that they will meet in the first round of the group stage, which is good luck to grandma's house.

Madrid, Saul and Koke were also apparently very happy with the sign, high-fiveing each other in celebration.

The teams in Pot 2 have been placed in turn, Uruguay in Group A, Spain in Group B, Peru in Group C, Croatia in Group D, Switzerland in Group E, Mexico in Group F, England in Group G, and Colombia in Group H. It indicates that there will be many strong conversations in the World Cup. In addition to Spain and Portugal, Germany and Mexico, Brazil and Switzerland are all very interesting.

This will be followed by the draw for Pot 3, with teams from Groups A to H being Egypt, Iran, Denmark, Nigeria, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia and Senegal.

Three teams have been drawn from each group, and the hints of the group of death can already be roughly seen. He Wei is not like the previous live broadcasts of the lottery can be ridiculed without pressure, today his tone is extremely solemn: "Almost every group has two opponents that are difficult for the Chinese team to overcome. Only Group A is slightly better, but the probability of the Chinese team entering Group A is only one in eight! ”

Most of the fans who watched the live broadcast through various channels in China were cold. In the live barrage area, various arguments have appeared one after another.

"I don't think it's a show, it's almost the same as anyone who draws, for us, it's about participation."

"Don't forget, the World Cup qualification of the national football team is all dependent on Wen Zhihao's return halfway through, otherwise there would have been nothing to do with the Chinese team. It's better to be in a group with strong teams like Germany and Spain to fight hard, if God can score a goal, it's enough to blow for a lifetime. ”

"Brother is too naïve, goal? I'm afraid that it will be worse than in 02. ”

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Ridicule is ridicule, really wait until the fate of the national team is decided, as long as you are a fan, no one can face it easily.

Wen's father was staring at the TV screen at home, while Wen's mother was looking up tourist information for next summer's trip to Moscow, and asked, "The Chinese team hasn't come out yet?" ”

"Nope!" Father Wen's heart was hanging, and when he heard his wife's question, he replied in a not very good tone.

As a football fan, Wen's father is worried about the fate of the national team, while his wife is more concerned about how long Wen Zhihao will stay in Russia, which directly determines their travel plans for next summer.

Wen's mother rolled her eyes and said to her husband: "Next summer, Moscow's tour groups are very tight, and many travel agencies' World Cup special groups are full. ”

Dad Wen's attention was completely focused on the TV, and he replied without looking back: "It's a big deal, let's not join the group, go free!" Go and cheer for your son, it's worth spending a little more. ”

Wen's mother is not a fan, so she can't quite understand the thoughts of senior fans, so she said casually: "How much does it cost, in that case, I think my son should come back early." ”

Hearing his wife's words, Father Wen's face sank suddenly.

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Madrid, Griezmann's villa. Everyone else had relaxed and was talking and laughing with their wine glasses, and Wen Zhihao looked very different in the middle of a group of people. Without saying a word, staring at the screen in one position, as if the pause button had been pressed.

Finally it was the turn of the fourth team to draw lots, He Wei said frankly: "The situation of the Chinese team is very clear, the draw to Group A is to go up and draw, and the others are to be signed, and now is the time to reveal the answer." ”

"It's a real step to heaven, a step to hell." Xu Yang's statement intensified the tension.

The fourth pot was drawn by Cannavaro, and Wen Zhihao pinned all his hopes on his former mentor. He said to himself, "Fabio, group! Group A ......"

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