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Qatar, its land area is only one-third the size of Hainan Island, so when FIFA awarded Qatar the right to host the World Cup, the world was in an uproar, why? Just look at the venue of this Asian Cup.

There are 5 stadiums for this Asian Cup, but 4 of them are all in Doha and 1 in Al Raiyan, and 10 to 12 stadiums are needed to host the World Cup, so it is no wonder that the outside world later called the Qatar World Cup a city World Cup.

What's even worse is the weather, the temperature in Qatar is as high as 50 degrees in summer, but this was later borrowed from the experience of the Asian Cup in Qatar, that is, it was moved to winter.

The Asian Cup in Qatar is the first ever Asian Cup to be held in winter, but when the Chinese players get off the plane in Doha, they don't feel a trace of chill, the weather is comfortable, and wearing a thin T-shirt is enough.

As the favorite to win the Asian Cup, the Chinese team was warmly welcomed by the outside world as soon as it set foot on Qatari soil, and Li Guo met his old acquaintance, Al Jazeera's Ibrahim at the airport.

It's not that Li Guo has a good memory, but in a group of reporters in suits and leather shoes, Ibrahim in an Arab white robe is too eye-catching, coupled with bronzed skin, so Li Guo recognized him at a glance.

Like in the previous life, the Chinese team was divided into Group A, along with Qatar, Kuwait, and Uzbekistan.

Being in a group with the hosts is both pressure and a lot of motivation, at least the Chinese team must be 100 per cent from the start.

"Meet again, Qatar and China, Li Guo, do you still think Qatar has no chance at all?" Ibrahim asked.

"I'm an honest person and I want Qatar to qualify from the group, after all, if the hosts are eliminated in the group stage, the fans will lose their passion, but I think maybe it would be more realistic for Qatar to work on Uzbekistan and Kuwait."

"So you booked the first place in the group in advance?"

Li Guo couldn't help laughing, thinking: "Do you think that the round of 16 of the World Cup should not set such a goal?" ”

Li Guo put it another way, "You know, I must have been scolded when I walked there, but I hope that if the Qataris hate me, then they will hate me when I leave the country." ”

Ibrahim smiled, he knew that the current Chinese team was no longer what it used to be, and it was different from the last time he came to play the top 20.

The next reporter to ask a question is from Singapore, the Singapore team did not qualify for the Asian Cup, but Singapore's media industry is very developed, and they are present in any international competition.

"Now among the mainstream bookmakers in Europe, the odds of the Chinese team are the lowest, followed by Australia, and then Japan's and South Korea."

Li Guo deliberately pretended to be stupid: "I'm sorry, I don't buy lottery tickets." ”

The reporter laughed, "I want to know what you think." ”

Li Guo shrugged, "Can you think that the final champion of the last Asian Cup was Iraq?" I've watched the previous Asian Cups, and the favorites have struggled to win the tournament in the end, so I hope the outside world will look down on them. ”

"Who do you think is the biggest opponent on the road to the Chinese team's championship?"

Li Guo smiled and pointed to the weather, "Of course it's the weather, in the Gulf countries, what I'm most worried about is the weather." ”

The reporter smiled again, he knew that Li Guo liked not to play cards according to the routine, "I mean specific teams." ”

"I think if we play normally, then no one should be our opponent!"

This sentence was reprinted in the original copy of the "Lianhe Zaobao" published the next day, and the Asian ethnic groups in general still regard modesty as a virtue, and it is really the first person to be so arrogant like Li Guo, and even the chairman of the AFC, Qatari Hammam, has made euphemistic criticism of Li Guo.

"The quadrennial Asian Cup is not only to determine a champion, but also to exchange Asian football, everyone comes here to make friends, just like the Olympic Games, fair play and friendship are always more important."

Of course, the most fierce reaction was still the South Korean media, and they once again launched a nationwide scolding campaign.

KBS even did several consecutive episodes of the evening program "Li Guo and His Gossip Girlfriend", KBS released a bold statement, when the Chinese team is eliminated, this show will be done as long as possible.

The Chinese media also fought back sharply - the purpose of competitive sports is, of course, for the final championship, but is it possible that any of the 16 teams in the Asian Cup are here to lose?

Netizens are not so polite, the scolding war will be a little hotter, what a dead stick, %¥#的就很多了.

But the most important thing in football is the game itself, and with the opening match, all the disputes slowly subsided.

The opening match was played at the local Khalifa International Stadium in Doha at 7.15pm local time.

From the referee of this game, you can see how seriously the AFC attaches to the opening game, and the referee of the opening game is Yuichi Nishimura, the golden whistle of Asia.

The whole of Qatar, including the president of the AFC, hopes that Qatar can get off to a good start, after all, the first opponent Uzbekistan is not strong, but it backfired, Uzbekistan beat Qatar back to its original shape with two sticks, and lost 0-2 in the first game.

When the game is over, when the Qatari fans in the stadium booed and were unwilling, it may indicate that this Asian Cup is destined to be unpeaceful.

The result of this game is actually not a big upset, but it is normal for Li Guo, he has known it for a long time. After the game, the Qatari media criticized the team's performance, and more importantly, Qatar's second opponent was the Chinese team.

But now the Qataris have only lost one goal, but it seems that their Asian Cup is over, because even the Qataris themselves do not believe that they can beat the Chinese team in the second round.

Qatar's head coach, French coach Matesou, said after the game, "It's a pity that we have to fight the Chinese team in the second game, I don't like the feeling of being choked by the throat, but after losing the opening game, I feel like this now." ”

Finally, Metsu also said that if Qatar is out of the group stage, then he will undoubtedly resign, "The group stage is three games, whether it is China or France standing in front of us, I think it is the same, we have to win the opponent." (To be continued.) )