China's defeat of the United States did not come as a surprise, after all, the strength is there.

Of course, this game also has a lot of merits, especially the continuous god-level saves made by the American goalkeeper Howard in the face of Iro, which became the focus of everyone's attention after the game, and even gave Howard the latest nickname - Huo Shen in the fastest and most widely circulated online media.

In addition to Howard's performance becoming the focus of everyone's attention, the Chinese team captain Ailuo and teenager Zhang Yuxuan have been mentioned by the media, and Zhang Yuxuan, who unexpectedly replaced Gao Lin, performed remarkably in the 67 minutes of limited appearance.

With his excellent physical fitness and strong sense of playing, he is considered to have unlimited potential, and if he can continue to grow at the current rate, in time, Zhang Yuxuan will definitely become a core player of China's post-90s.

In this regard, captain Iroh and manager Pep Guardiola did not skimp on their praise, and fully praised them in the regular press conference after the game.

To get back to the point, the Chinese team has won three consecutive group games in Group G, which means that it has become the undisputed group leader, while the other qualifier is Portugal, which has won two and lost one of the three group games.

Since the two matches in Group H have not yet started, their opponents in the 1/8 finals have not come out.

However, before the final round of Group H, the most clear qualifying situation is the European Red Devils Belgium, who won two consecutive games in the first two rounds, and because of the first round of the defeat of Algeria, which is ranked second with three points, and Russia, which has two points from the first two rounds, has already won the group after qualifying from the group in advance.

Therefore, Chinese coach Pep Guardiola can rest assured that they can avoid the strong demon gathering team Belgium in the 1/8 finals.

Therefore, there are only three potential opponents for the Chinese team - Algeria, Russia and South Korea.

With the current strength of the Chinese team, no matter which team it faces, it can be easily defeated, and it is very likely that it will not even pose any threat.

Although Portugal has qualified, coach Paulo Bento's head is still more painful, and he knows that the biggest reliance of the team now is captain Cristiano Ronaldo, which means that the team's victory or defeat is on him.

If Cristiano Ronaldo is completely limited by Belgium in the 1/8 finals, it will be equivalent to the team losing the initiative, and the uneasiness in my heart is even stronger when I think of young talents such as Eden Hazard, Mirallas, Januzaj, and Benteke who have been famous in European football in the last two years.

Two hours after the China vs USA match, the two matches in Group H ended almost at the same time.

After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Algeria drew 1-1 with rivals Russia, while Belgium beat South Korea, meaning that they became the second team in Group H to advance to the knockout stage with four points from one win, one draw and one loss.

But their future opponents should not be underestimated, and it can even be said that they have just come out of Longtan and entered the tiger's den.

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In the end, after nearly half a month of fierce battles, all 16 teams that advanced to the knockout round of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil were decided.

The teams that qualified were Brazil and Mexico in Group A, the Netherlands and Spain in Group B, Colombia and Greece in Group C, Costa Rica and Uruguay in Group D, Germany and France in Group E, Argentina and Nigeria in Group F, China and Portugal in Group G, and Belgium and Algeria in Group H.

All 16 teams will be divided into eight teams in each of the playoffs.

Top half: Brazil vs. Spain, Colombia vs. Uruguay, Germany vs. Nigeria, China vs. Algeria.

Second half: Netherlands vs. Mexico, Costa Rica vs. Greece, Argentina vs. France, Villa vs. Portugal.

Sixteen teams will decide the final champion in the remaining nearly half a month.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the World Cup in Brazil, all the teams that were not positioned as favourites to win the tournament advanced to the round of 16, but as the form of the teams in the group stage has changed, bookmakers have also made new adjustments to the odds.

Spain, who were considered the favourites to win the tournament before the tournament, fell from first to fifth, while Brazil, who were previously ranked second, were naturally in first place.

The odds for China to win the championship are second, but William Hill, one of Europe's top three bookmakers, is the favourite to win the tournament.

In the information age, the speed of online information dissemination is very fast, and William Hill adjusted the odds of the Chinese team to the first place, which made many Chinese fans feel sincerely excited, and it was a great honor to become the first among so many world giants.

Even if the knockout rounds haven't started yet, for excited Chinese fans, the William Hill bookmaker's adjustment can at least be seen as an endorsement.

In addition, as the teams enter the round of 16 of the World Cup, there is one odds that have not changed.

That's right!

The 2014 top scorer is still 1.46 to 1, followed by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at 4.53 to 1, and Argentina's Lionel Messi in third place, who is slightly inferior at 4.62 to 1.

At the same time, when the Chinese team entered the round of 16 of the World Cup bloodlessly, those domestic fans who were ready to move directly decided to go to Brazil!

Even if the tickets for the 1/8 finals between China and Algeria have been speculated to sky-high prices by people with good intentions, it still has not weakened the enthusiasm of Chinese fans.

So during the two days of the World Cup break, the tourism bureau was very busy.

Of course, immigration will not let all fans go to Brazil, they have to wait for visas, precisely because they have to have a visa to go to Brazil, so many enthusiastic fans are disappointed......

Who let them not decide in advance?

And those Chinese fans who have already been on vacation in Brazil to watch the game are undoubtedly the happiest, they took their seats early in Porto Alegre, the largest city south of São Paulo, waiting for the start of the 1/8 finals.

During the two days of the truce, the media that were very active in Brazil were also very busy, and they had to interview orders from their superiors, and this was the time for the teams to advance to the round of 16 to train behind closed doors.

Because entering the knockout round means that there must not be a single mistake, otherwise the elimination will have to wait until four years.

Knowing that the four-year wait can change a lot, it can go to the bottom of a player at the peak of his career, and with the uncertainty of the future, living in the present is the wisest choice.