The final round of the top 40 came to an end in Xi'an, and the Chinese team defeated Qatar with a substitute lineup at home to win the group and enter the round of 12. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the 8 group games of the top 40 matches, the Chinese team basically played on the bench, and Li Guo gained several young players with characteristics.

The first is Gao Zhunyi, as well as Zhang Yuning, who has long been optimistic, and the other is Cao Yunding, a super-fast side player.

For the first place in Asia, the top 40 matches are just going through the motions, and the important thing is the top 12 matches in the future.

This is the first major overhaul of the AFC World Cup qualifiers, with the round of 10 becoming the round of 12, so the game has become longer and the element of uncertainty has increased.

On April 12, Li Guo came to Kuala Lumpur with the national team coaching staff, and the draw ceremony for the top 12 in Asia is about to be held.

The top 12 finalists are China, Australia, Japan, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Thailand, Syria, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Among them, the highest FIFA ranking is China and Australia, and the 12 teams will be divided into six tiers according to their FIFA rankings, and finally draw lots to decide whether they are in Group A or Group B.

At the Kuala Lumpur conference, Li Guo took a casual look and saw a lot of old acquaintances, first of all, Milu, who is now working in Qatar and is a technical consultant, but this is a fictitious position, and it is estimated that he will participate in the work of the Qatar national team.

The next World Cup will be held in Qatar, so this time the Qataris are full of ambition, they want to make the World Cup finals in history, but the Qataris also know that it will be difficult.

Mi Lu stood next to a white-robed Arab, he also saw Li Guo, the two looked at each other and smiled, it is estimated that the person next to Mi Lu is very big, he really can't leave, otherwise Mi Lu should come over to catch up with Li Guo.

The atmosphere of the conference is still very relaxed, and there is basically no big suspense in the draw of the main top 12 matches, except for the difference between China and Australia, South Korea or Iran.

So this kind of draw is different from the World Cup draw, it is a little less tense and more like a gathering of the AFC.

Li Guo suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he snapped his fingers at a waiter-like person, "Go, get me a glass of water." ”

The other party's face immediately turned green, and his expression was very embarrassed, as if he had eaten a fly, Li Guo thought, "Does the waiter here still need to tip?" ”

So Li Guo took out $5, "Here, I want pure water, no need to add ice." ”

The other party did not go to get water for Li Guo, but handed over a business card, Li Guo looked at it, and was ashamed, it turned out that the other party was the head coach of the Thai team.

Li Guo looked at it again, this short and frustrated man didn't look like the head coach of the Thai team.

"I'm sorry, I don't know you."

The other party almost fell, this is a double blow, forget it if you don't know each other, and think of yourself as a waiter at the conference.

However, the Thai coach was quick to react, he took two glasses of champagne from the table next to him, "Can I have a drink?" ”

"Absolutely,"

In this way, the embarrassment on both sides is alleviated.

After this incident, Li Guo was honest, hid in the corner alone, and waited for the lottery ceremony to officially begin.

"How do I feel that these people are almost the same," Li Guo thinks that Malaysians, Thais, and Arabs all look similar.

Just when Li Guo was looking around, he suddenly saw an "enemy", that is, the head coach of the Australian team, Postecoglou.

Li Guo saw it and pretended not to see it, and Postecoglou came over, "Li Guo, meet again!" ”

"yes, unless Australia quit the AFC, or you get fired, we're going to see each other often."

"Haha, your mouth is still so cheap."

"One another."

Postecoglou feels very regretful, this time the team is divided, the Chinese team and Australia are the first gear, that is, the two teams cannot meet.

"Li Guo, it's a pity that we can't meet in the round of 12."

"Hehe, then I don't have to abuse you, you should be happy."

"You only won once, depending on the way you are a villain, it is not certain who abuses whom." Although Postecoglou said so, if he really met Li Guo again, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

"Yes, I only won once, but the most important one," Li Guo said, taking out his phone and showing Postecoglou a picture of him lifting the Asian Cup.

"Isn't it envious?"

Postecoglou looked at it, "Li Guo, are you a primitive, and you still use Nokia?" ”

"You don't care what phone I use, I'll let you look at the photos, look at the photos!"

"You're really boring, forget it, I'm going to talk to the head coach of the UAE," Postecoglou said and left.

A week later, Li Guo received a package, opened it and saw that it was a mobile phone sent by Postecoglou, Li Guo smiled, it seems that the two are going to be rivals and friends for life. But that's another story.

It wasn't interesting for Li Guo to stay alone, and there were still 10 minutes before the lottery ceremony officially began, so Li Guo walked to Stillik, who was also alone.

Some people say that Germans are the least humorous and the most difficult to talk about, but in fact not now, the older generation of Germans yes, if Muller is like this, it will be annoying to talk about you.

"Uli, why are you keeping a straight face, does anyone owe you money, tell me, I'll help you out."

If it were an ordinary person, this slightly humorous opening line would be very useful, but Stillik couldn't, and he gave Li Guo a cold look.

"I don't know what you mean, and besides, I never lend money to anyone."

Li Guo almost fell and changed the subject, "Uli, how are you doing in South Korea, I heard that Korean women are all shaped, you have to keep your eyes open when you pick up girls in Korea." ”

"I've been married for more than 30 years, so there's no need for that," Stillik said coldly.

Li Guo really didn't believe it, and asked bluntly: "I just want to talk to you, then tell me, how to greet you is the right one." ”

"You just said, good afternoon Uli, don't you just do it?"

Li Guo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he really couldn't say anything, so he could only smile, "That's what you said." ”

"Then I'll do it all over again, Uli, good afternoon."

"It's too late, the draw has begun," Mr. Stillik said, as he saw that the staff had opened the doors to the venue.

Li Guo smiled in his heart, I didn't lose to Postecoglou, but I was choked twice by an old German man.