23. Qualifiers for the World Cup

Manchester United have a one-goal lead, and this is at Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, at this time, everyone thinks Liverpool are lucky today.

However, at this time, Liverpool suddenly broke out, and now Gerrard, the soul of Liverpool's team, made a long run after the half-time break, and volleyed directly at the edge of the penalty area, and the football shot towards the Manchester United goal like a cannonball.

The ball was lightning fast and Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar couldn't get his hands on the ball and flew straight into the net for the Liverpudlian to equalise.

In the 22nd minute of the second half, the Liverpudlians played a delicate combination in the front, and finally Kuyt sent the football into the Manchester United goal, 2-1, Liverpool overtook the score.

After that, Manchester United launched a ferocious attack, Cristiano 61 Ronaldo and this guy tried very hard, but failed to break through Liverpool. In the end, Liverpool still defeated the Red Devils Manchester United in Qiu Ze's absence and won the red derby.

In Qiu Ze's absence, Manchester United were unable to win against Liverpool, which was indeed unexpected. At the same time, there is no expectation for Manchester United, who do they think will be difficult to pose any threat to Liverpool this season.

Everyone also has a new understanding of Cristiano 61 Ronaldo, everyone thinks that this guy is difficult to compare with Qiu Ze, the gap between them is simply too big, this European footballer and shijie footballer must belong to Qiu Ze, there is no suspense.

At the end of this round, Liverpool have moved up one place in the table, squeezing Manchester United, who were previously on points with them, to second place in the league. At the top of the league is still Chelsea, who have also won this round.

After this game, the whole European football world fell into a half-month off-season, because the European qualifiers for the 2010 South Africa Shijie Cup began, and now everyone has to work hard to hit the top 32 places in the 2010 South Africa Shijie Cup.

A total of 53 teams participated in the Shijie Cup European Qualifiers, divided into nine groups and with 13 qualifying places, and the European Qualifiers were divided into two stages:

Phase 1: Fifty-three teams are divided into nine groups for home and away matches, with six teams each, one of which is five. The nine teams that won the first place in each group directly won the Shijie Cup; The group with the highest score of eight places entered the second stage.

Stage 2: The eight teams that advance to Stage 2 play home-and-away knockout rounds, with the four winning teams advancing to South Africa.

Since 2002, the defending champions of the Shijie Cup have also joined the qualifiers, so the previous champions, Italy, will not be spared, and they will also participate in the qualifiers of the Shijie Cup.

In the previous grouping, the former Shijie champion Italian national team was of course divided into Pot 1 teams, and Qiu Ze's Portuguese national team was also placed in Pot 1, and the following is the grouping format of the 2010 South Africa Shijie Cup European Qualifiers:

Group A: Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Hungary, Albania, Malta.

Group B: Switzerland, Greece, Latvia, Israel, Luxembourg, Moldova.

Group C: Slovakia, Slovenia, Northern Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland, San Marino.

Group D: Germany, Russia, Finland, Wales, Liechtenstein, Azerbaijan.

Group E: Spain, Bosnia, Turkey, Belgium, Estonia, Armenia.

Group F: England, Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Andorra.

Group G: Serbia, France, Austria, Lithuania, Romania, Faroe Islands.

Group H: Italy, Ireland, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Montenegro, Georgia.

Group I: Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Macedonia, Iceland.

In fact, the two groups of games in this group are a little more difficult, that is, Group F and Group G, these two groups have a bit of a "small death group" flavor. Group F England, Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus of the four teams, the strength of the England national team is a step ahead, however, now the England national team is not very reassuring, they did not enter the just-concluded 2008 European Cup, and Croatia, Ukraine, Belarus These teams are not very weak, they all have a certain strength, they will definitely do their best to block the England national team, and any of these three teams have the ability to win the second or first place in the group of this group, So, this group should be a little more chaotic.

The same is true in Group G, with Serbia, France, Austria and Romania all having a lot of quality to be underestimated, and we won't be surprised who comes out on top of the group, because they all have the quality, so the group will be very chaotic. As for the other groups, it shouldn't be too chaotic, because the difference in strength is obvious.

Oh, by the way, there is another group that should also be very confusing, that is Group B, the strength of these teams in Group B is also very similar, of course, the Swiss national team is a little bit stronger, but not much stronger. Therefore, although the overall strength of this group is weak, it is not without highlights, this group is also chaotic and worth looking forward to.

Qiu Ze's Portuguese national team has been placed in Group A, which includes Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Albania and Malta. The most likely of these teams to cause problems for the Portuguese national team should be Sweden.

The strength of the Swedish team should be the strongest in this group except for the Portuguese national team, however, in the just-concluded European Cup, the Swedish team's performance was not very good, they did not even qualify from the group, which is naturally unlikely to threaten the European Championship champion Portugal national team.

Therefore, it should be 100 per cent for the Portuguese national team to qualify from this group, and no team can stop them.

However, at this time, the Portuguese national team has its own problems. The Portuguese national team is not monolithic now, and after the European Championships, the European Cup-winning coach of the Portuguese national team, Scolala, resigned as the head coach of the Portuguese national team and now goes to Chelsea in the Premier League.

Scolari's resignation at this time is really shocking, but this is also something that cannot be changed, and now that Scolari is doing a good job at Chelsea, he will certainly not care about the Portuguese national team.

In fact, during the European Championships, Chelsea's official website. It has been announced that after the European Championships, Scolari will accept the Chelsea team. At that time, the media began to speculate about who the guy who replaced Scolari was?

At that time, there were three people who were more fierce and seemed to be more reliable, they were Baibelizico, the leader of Portugal's golden generation Luis 61 Figo, and the midfield commander Rui 61 Costa of Portugal's golden generation.

When he learned that Scolari was leaving the Portuguese national team, the Brazilian Zico was very moved, and he even recommended himself to the Portuguese Football Federation at that time, hoping to become the head coach of the Portuguese national team, and he was confident that he would lead the Portuguese national team well.

The Portuguese national team is known as the Brazilian team of Europe, and they play most like the Brazilian team in European football. Former Brazilian star Zico knows a lot about Brazilian football and has coached the Brazilian national team before, so he is certainly very confident in coaching the Portuguese national team.

However, the Portuguese Football Association does not seem to be very optimistic about Zico, and they can't think that Zico can lead the Portuguese national team well, so at that time, the Portuguese national team did not respond to Zico positively, but only praised Zico's coaching ability.

At that time, the media saw that the Portuguese Football Association responded to Zico, and because the Portuguese national team selected Zico, they hyped the news that Zico was in charge of the Portuguese national team, but later, there was no progress in this matter, so it was delayed.

In addition to Zico, the closest to the Portuguese national team at that time was the representative mission of the golden generation of the Portuguese national team, Luis 61 Figo. When Scolari offered to leave, the first thing that came to the mind of Portuguese fans was Luis 61 Figo.

And Luis 61 Figo himself seems to have the intention of coaching the Portuguese national team, this guy was frequently in contact with the Portuguese Football Federation during that time period, and once people thought that Luis 61 Figo was the next head coach of the Portuguese national team.

However, this matter is the same as Zico's matter, and it will not be resolved later.

The third choice is Rui 61 Costa, this guy played in the midfield, the midfield engine position when he was in the Portuguese national team. He would be the right coach for the Portuguese national team. Moreover, when Rui 61 Costa was still in the Rossoneri, he was playing as a manager.

Moreover, Rui 61 Costa and Costa Kuta were temporarily the head coaches of the Rossoneri's youth team at that time, so if this guy becomes the head coach of the Portuguese national team, it is really a good choice.

However, Rui 61 Costa himself came forward to clear up the rumours, saying that he was not interested in the position of head coach of the Portuguese national team. Now, he's just retired, and he needs to get some rest, adjust, recharge, and think about the future.

Therefore, although these three people have been hyped, they are not the new head coach of the Portuguese national team. Later, it was rumored that the head coach of the Turkish national team, Trim, was very likely to be the head coach of the Portuguese national team, at that time, didn't he say that he was leaving the Turkish national team, which was very hot, and I knew that the rumors subsided after the Turkish Football Association announced that Trim would stay in office.

Now everyone is speculating who will be the new head coach of the Portuguese national team, and at this time, even the players of the Portuguese national team are very unclear.

At this time, the players of the Portuguese national team are very suspenseful, because once a son of heaven and a courtier, everyone knows that the new coach will definitely establish a new team, and when the time comes, someone will definitely leave, someone will come, and the atmosphere of the Portuguese national team is a little tense.

Those marginal internationals are very nervous, suffering from gains and losses, and even some of the main players of the Portuguese national team are also very worried, because no one knows what the selection criteria for the new coach will be? What are the tactics of the new manager? They are deeply afraid that they will be eliminated.

And at this time, the Portuguese Football Federation held a press conference to announce who is the trusted coach of the Portuguese national team?