Chapter 265: Kuala Lumpur Draw
Seeing Milu, Li Guo's thoughts went back to his previous life, in the South Korea-Japan World Cup qualifiers, the draw for the top 10. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
At that time, because Japan and South Korea were the hosts, only the top 10 groups A and B in the Asian region could directly qualify for the top 10 groups.
But what I didn't expect was that the Chinese team successfully avoided Saudi Arabia and Iran, two traditional Asian powerhouses, and after that time, the prestige of Milu's magical coach has also been praised to this day.
The current Chinese team doesn't need any luck, but can rely on strength, and to be honest, fans don't worry about the draw, because it's the same for everyone they meet.
Because of their identities, Li Guo and Mi Lu may be opponents, so the two didn't talk much, just politely greeted each other, and then parted ways.
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In the latest FIFA rankings released the day before the draw, the national football team is 45th in Asia, ranking first in Asia, followed by Australia, 48th.
In other words, the Chinese team and Australia are teams of the same grade, and the teams of the same grade avoid each other.
In fact, the only attraction is the team in the second and third gears. According to the ranking, the second tier is Japan, South Korea.
In the third tranche are Iran, the United Arab Emirates.
In other words, the probability that the Chinese team will draw South Korea and Iran is 50%, but there is also public opinion that the probability of China drawing South Korea is 100%.
Why?
Because there are too many stories of confrontation between China and South Korea, it is the same reason that the Champions League draw often draws "grievances and hatreds", which is more interesting, football games and movies, and the highlights are very important.
Because of the last World Cup qualifiers in South Africa, the South Koreans suffered a loss, and this time they paid special attention to it, and KBS sent a 10-member reporting team to squat at the door of the hotel officially designated by the AFC to surround Li Guo.
"It's out, it's out."
When Li Guo swaggered out of the hotel, South Korean reporters rushed up, "Li Guo, I heard that the AFC has set a group of the Chinese team and the South Korean team, do you know?" ”
This Li Guo had heard of it, but he pretended not to know anything, and shook his head, "I don't know, I believe that the draw of the AFC is very fair, and there is no such thing as a decision." ”
"Li Guo, you have repeatedly provoked the Republic of Korea, I heard that it was because you pursued a Korean girl when you were young, but the other party ignored you, so you have a grudge against the Republic of Korea, right?"
Li Guo thought to himself: "It is worthy of being a country rich in strange dramas, and such obscene plots can be made up." ”
Li Guo smiled, "It's impossible, you know, I'm a woman who doesn't like plastic surgery." ”
With a poof, even the South Korean reporter accidentally laughed.
At this time, the security guards of the hotel had already discovered the abnormality, and Li Guo was a VIP of the AFC, so they rushed up to disperse the reporter.
But this video was quickly put on the Internet, KBS is very weird, not on the TV station, but on the Internet, so that it is more convenient for everyone to leave messages and curse.
"The next time the Chinese team comes, I will definitely throw tomatoes,"
"No, I'm going to throw away the beer bottle,"
"No, I'm going to get a tire."
Anyway, there is everything, the football history of the two countries is in a state of looking down on each other, whenever the two teams meet, Chinese fans call each other sticks, and Koreans will come up with the word "Korean-phobia", so if the top 10 matches meet again, it will look good.
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At the lottery ceremony, the coaches of the top 10 in Asia appeared together, and the current South Korean head coach Choi Kang-hee was expressionless when he saw Li Guo, and Li Guo didn't pay attention to him, the two were strangers, but the strange thing is that the camera on the scene likes to put the two together, often on the same screen.
After the host announced the rules of the draw ceremony, the draw officially began, and the first to appear were the Chinese team and Australia, and the two teams will determine their own groups.
In the end, the Chinese team was divided into Group A.
Then it was the turn of the draw ceremony for the second gear, and the camera was given to the head coach of the Japanese team Zaccheroni and the head coach of the South Korean team Choi Kang-hee at the same time.
No one knows what the two are thinking, but it is estimated that they are very nervous at this time, especially Cui Kangxi.
The draw was made by former Iranian star Ali Daei.
He put his hand into the fiberglass and stirred it, in fact, there were only two small balls in the fiberglass, but Alidai was quite serious, and finally he grabbed one.
"That team you're in Group A, do you know who it is?" The moderator asked.
Alidaii smiled and said, "No, I swear, I don't know. Then Alidaii unscrewed the ball, flipped the note over, and turned it at the audience.
Korea!
There was a bang at the scene, and everyone knew what it meant, and then a small video appeared on the big screen and began to introduce the South Korean team, such as their continuous participation in the World Cup since 1986 or something.
The content on the short film is all praise for the Korean team, but Choi Kang-hee couldn't laugh at all, he glanced at Li Guo and felt very unhappy.
The subsequent draw was faster, and in the end, all 5 teams in Group A of the Chinese team were produced, China, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, and Jordan.
This result is normal, because of the special rules for the draw of the top 10 in Asia, so when the bracket comes out, the approximate draw match can be guessed.
When the dust settled on the draw ceremony, South Korea immediately began to harden its mouth, 10-0, the Chinese team came to Seoul, and we had to play 10-0.
Yes, we feel lucky to be in a group with the Chinese team, because the Chinese team has lost to South Korea in more or less consecutive games in history.
But this time, Chinese netizens didn't quarrel with the Koreans at all, it didn't seem necessary, and public opinion in South Korea soon calmed down, because in fact, this group is not strong, even if it loses to the Chinese team, the Korean team should be able to go to Brazil, which is the most important thing.
Li Guo was surrounded by reporters at the scene, but he didn't expect that the first question was not about the draw, but about the National Olympics, because July this year is the Olympic Games, and the results of the National Olympic warm-up competition are still very bad.
"You can't ask me this question, and I don't have the right to answer it."
"Coach Li once led the National Olympic Games to glory, so let's talk about the National Olympic Games."
"No, let's talk about the draw, or talk about the South Korean team."
"Then what's there to talk about, it's sure to win."
The South Korean reporters on the side looked ugly, and now even the Chinese reporters don't take them seriously.
But Li Guo was very resolute, "It's impossible, and I really don't know." ”
But Li Guo knew that this would haunt him until the end of the London Olympics.
Sure enough, on the way back, Li Guo still received a call from the Football Association, what are you afraid of, what is coming, there is really something wrong with the National Olympic Games. (To be continued.) )