Chapter 1152 Qualifying Ahead of March
England's early exit and the problems in the Italy vs Costa Rica match have nothing to do with the preparation of the Chinese team, and the Chinese players who came to Fortaleza have a very unified mind - they must beat Ghana in the second round of the group stage to qualify for the group ahead of schedule.
You must know that the interval between matches in the competition system is very short, so the physical requirements of the participating teams are very demanding, and most of the players of the Chinese team have participated in the whole season, and their physical reserves are not in the best condition.
If he can beat Ghana in the second round of the group, then Pep Guardiola will have plenty of room to adjust and bring in more substitutes to give his main players plenty of rest to prepare for the knockout stage.
From the perspective of Group H, Belgium, Russia and Algeria all have a good chance of qualifying, in Guardiola's view, these three teams are not easy to deal with, if they meet in the 1/8 finals, the game will definitely be quite difficult.
Therefore, it is urgent to ensure sufficient physical fitness, and the main players of the Chinese team are basically from the giants of the five major European leagues, and they have a thorough understanding of the stakes in this regard, and there is a unity of thought after Guardiola and the players have a simple exchange.
Of course, the most important thing was the words of their captain Gian after the arrival of the Ghana team.
Although the Chinese players are very generous, it doesn't mean that they don't care, because in everyone's perception, the strength of the Chinese team must be stronger than the Ghana team, so in this case, when they hear the 'bold feat' of Ghana captain Gyan, the Chinese stars will naturally feel blushful and want to find the respect they deserve in the game!
They want the players of the Ghana team to know that your uncle will always be your uncle!
In the blink of an eye, the ninth match day of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has arrived, and the match between China and Ghana is scheduled for the second match.
It takes place at 5 p.m. local time in Brazil, which is 3 a.m. Beijing time.
Before the match between China and Ghana, the first thing to do was a key battle between Argentina and Iran.
Argentina has not been in great form since the start of the World Cup, and if it weren't for Messi's excellent performance in the first round, it would have been very likely to be an upset, so the second group game has attracted everyone's attention.
In this game, Iran knew that they were inferior to Argentina, so they played to the death for most of the game.
That's right, it's just a dead defense, and it's the kind of only defending and not counterattacking!
Iran's tactical choice kept them invincible for the 90 minutes of the game, and just when everyone thought the game was going to end 0-0, Argentina captain Lionel Messi stepped up.
It was the Iranian goalkeeper's boxing ball that kept it away from the penalty area, and because it was Argentina who formed a siege, the attack was launched directly from the right side, and the football soon reached the feet of Messi, who was cruising on the edge of the box.
Because there are too many high points in the penalty area, there is only one Iranian player who defends Messi, which is obviously not enough for Messi, who can rank in the top three in world football, without any feints, he directly pushed the ball to the left with the outside of his left foot, shook off the angle, and did not hesitate to choose to use his left foot to make a long shot.
The ball makes a wonderful arc in mid-air, bypassing all the players, including the Iranian goalkeeper.
In the end, Argentina relied on Messi's world wave in injury time to defeat Iran with a score of 1:0, and won two consecutive wins in the group while getting the opportunity to qualify early.
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The match between Argentina and Iran had just ended, and the players of both teams of China and Ghana had just come out of the tunnel and entered the Castel Stadium to warm up.
The stadium is the third largest stadium of the World Cup in Brazil and can accommodate 64,000 fans.
Ghana is an African country, and there is only one developed country in Africa, but this country is not Ghana, but South Africa, which means that Ghana's economic level is not high, and the number of Ghanaian fans who can cross the Atlantic to Brazil to watch football is really limited.
So in the stands of Castel Stadium, except for a few Brazilian fans wearing Brazilian jerseys, the rest are almost all Chinese fans wearing redwoods.
From the first moment the Chinese players in red jerseys entered the stadium to warm up, huge cheers erupted in the sky above the Caststrong Stadium.
Of course, when Ghana captain Gian's vision of the fans appeared, the indispensable thing was naturally the boos.
If you dare to make a bold statement before the game, you must be mentally prepared to accept the wrath of the enthusiastic Chinese fans.
I don't know if it was affected by the tsunami of boos, Ghana captain Giang has not been able to find his best form since the start of the game, and he has frequently squandered opportunities.
Looking at Ji'an's poor performance, LeTV Sports commentator Dong Lu joked: "Is this the Ji'an who threatened to beat the Chinese team before the game?" Are he sure it wasn't Goku who invited him? ”
The Chinese team's offensive performance is impressive, coupled with the overall strength and tactical advantages, it has always pressed the Ghana team in the half for offensive and defensive drills.
In the 24th minute of the game, the captain of the Chinese team, Ailuo, passed back to Zhang Xizhe with his back to the goal, and the latter had a well-prepared burst of shots that Ghanaian goalkeeper Dauda could not reach.
For the first time, the atmosphere at Castel Stadium was at its highest level since the start of the game, with Chinese fans in the stands showing off their presence.
Two minutes later, China scored again, this time by striker Gao Lin, who received a wonderful chest cushion from Wu Xi's long ball in the backfield, and then hit a powerful and sinking world wave.
In just three minutes, the Chinese team scored two goals in a row, almost making the Ghana team surrender.
However, it is a pity that the rest of the first half did not score again, and in the second half, Guardiola made adjustments to the changes in the game, substitute Chen Tao picked up the ball on his toes hidden at the edge of the penalty area, and the captain Ai Luo inserted it in a comprehensible way, and the Ghanaian defender Montarella, who had been defending him, did not pull it.
Iroh chose to hit the goal directly without stopping the ball, and the football rolled towards the goal against the turf, and the goalkeeper Dauda still became the background emperor this time.
And this goal...... It was also the final goal of the Chinese team in this game.
In the words of CCTV commentator He Wei: "The state of the Chinese team has risen, so in the second game of the group stage, we must properly suppress the excellent state, so as to perform better in the next games." ”
China beat Ghana 3-0 in the second round of the group stage, allowing them to qualify for the group one round earlier and send Ghana home early.