Chapter 143: The Top 10 Tournament Rekindles the Flames of War

June 2009 is a black June for the teams participating in the top 10 in Asia, as the final two rounds of matches will be played in just 10 days on the 6th, 10th, 17th, and 10th. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

One year, eight games, and who will go to South Africa will be decided in June, and the winner will be happy, the losing team will have to wait another four years, and for some veterans, maybe there will never be a chance.

The Chinese team in Group A has already qualified early, because Iran and South Korea still have games in the last two rounds, and they must only have one team to go to South Africa, and it is precisely because of this that the Chinese team has obtained the qualification place in advance.

Group B Australia and RB have also qualified ahead of schedule, and it can be said that Group B is relatively boring, and the advantage of the top two cannot be shaken.

The Chinese team's schedule in June is to play Iran at home on the 6th and the United Arab Emirates away on the 10th, and then have a bye in the final round.

Ahead of China's home game against Iran, a large number of South Korean journalists poured into SH This is because this match is directly related to South Korea's qualification, if the Chinese team wins against Iran at home, then the South Koreans only need to beat Iran in Seoul in the last game, they can qualify.

And if the Chinese team loses to Iran at home, then South Korea must beat Iran by a big score in the final round to defeat Iran by goal difference.

Li Guo remembers the 2013 World Cup qualifiers in Brazil, in the final round, South Korea lost to Iran at home, and Uzbekistan defeated Qatar away, but it was still a few goal difference, and was finally squeezed out of the World Cup by South Korea.

At this time, the performance of the Chinese team will directly determine the fate of the other two teams in the group, so this relationship is actually quite delicate.

It is foreseeable that in the pre-match press conference, the question of whether the Chinese team will play well must be the focus.

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At the pre-match press conference, after a few months, Li Guo returned to this position, which still felt a little special.

"Long time no see," Mr. Li said.

Everyone welcomed Li Guo's return with applause.

"Last time it was a match against Iran, I said something I shouldn't have said, and I was banned, you know, I respect the AFC's wise decision."

There was a stumbling laugh from the audience, it seems that Li Guo has learned to be obedient, otherwise the next ban will be a World Cup game, and the loss will be big.

The first question was asked by an Iranian reporter, "The Chinese team has qualified, and we see that some of the main players of the Chinese team have not come back this time, so will your team show mercy to Iran's men?" ”

"Why should I show mercy to your men, you have caused me to be banned and fined,"

The scene laughed again.

Then Li Guo said: "My games are arranged according to the situation of the Chinese team, and I will not consider other teams, as for whether Iran or South Korea goes to South Africa, I don't care." ”

Then Li Guo changed his words, "In addition, don't underestimate my substitute, who will go to South Africa now is still unknown, that is, they also have a chance to compete for a place in South Africa, so I don't worry that they will release water." ”

The Iranian reporter was followed by a question from the South Korean reporter, "First of all, as a South Korean, I implore the Chinese team to try their best to defeat Iran by a big score. ”

"I'll do my best," Li Guo replied with a smile.

Then the South Korean reporter's face changed, "If the Chinese team has a negative game in the game, the Korean Football Association will definitely appeal to the AFC, and it will not be good for the football of the two countries at that time." ”

I'll give it a damn thing, as soon as this remark came out, the Chinese reporters at the scene were a little angry, this is a threat from Chiguoguo, and it's still in our home stadium.

Li Guo was still smiling: "I think I don't have the right to speak in such a thing as manipulating the game, and you don't have the right to speak, do you know who has the most right to speak?" ”

"Who?"

"Moreno the Ecuadorian,"

"Poof," the reporters at the scene couldn't hold back.

Moreno was the referee for the South Korea-Japan World Cup quarter-final match between South Korea and Italy, which was also the most controversial match in World Cup history, and the Italian could be said to be hacked by the referee.

Although the South Korea-Japan World Cup has ended for so many years, the rumors about Koreans bribing referees have not stopped, so Li Guo said Moreno's name at this time, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

The South Korean reporter had a black face and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and the press officer on the scene understood and immediately gave the next reporter the opportunity to ask questions.

This is a Chinese journalist.

"Coach Li, have you already considered the World Cup?"

"No, I'm only focusing on the top 10 now, and I'll talk about next year."

"Will the Olympic champion put pressure on the team?"

"No, because the World Cup and the Olympics are completely different, and everyone in this football circle knows that the Olympic champion doesn't prove anything, and we are still new in the World Cup."

"Can you please talk about your vision for the future of Chinese football?"

"It's not a big idea, I just want every kid who likes football to play happily."

On the day of the game, Li Guo invited 10 students from SH Primary School to watch the game on the team's bench, which is Li Guo's consistent thinking, that is, we must do everything possible to make children like football.

Because of Li Guo's return, the SH 80,000 people stadium was full, which was also the last home stadium of the Chinese team in the top 10 matches.

Li Guo feels that Chinese fans are becoming more and more professional, in addition to the slogan and tifo, the picture shows Li Guo holding a telescope and looking into the distance, it is estimated that the distance is South Africa.

The Iranian side is playing with all the main force this time, they are now climbing the edge of the cliff with one hand, and the game against the Chinese team will definitely be going all out.

But now the Chinese team is very mature, and it can still be easily dealt with in Asia, and the starting center arranged by Li Guo in this game is Ji Ke, which is a return to the traditional Chinese football style of play, and the killer feature of Chinese football in the past is a high school forward.

In the final game, the score was 1-1, with Kiko scoring on the Chinese side and Hashmian scoring on the Iranian side.

In this way, the Chinese team has 3 draws and 1 win in 4 home games in the top 10, and the only victory is the home game against South Korea.

After the game, the Koreans scolded Li Guo again, and the draw made the Koreans miserable, but they couldn't say anything, after all, the Chinese team's performance on the field was normal, in short, after the top 10 match, Li Guo and the Koreans' Liang Zi could never be solved.