Chapter 340: World Cup Draw
On December 7, the much-anticipated World Cup draw ceremony will be held on the Shoippi beach in Bahia, Brazil. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It is a picturesque place, only a few dozen kilometers from El Salvador, and the reason why it did not choose big cities like Rio and São Paulo is to balance the interests of Brazil, after all, the big cities have already won the opening ceremony, the final, the knockout round, and so on, while the small cities have nothing.
Since the 2nd, important FIFA officials, including Blatter, have arrived in El Salvador in northeastern Brazil, waiting for the final draw ceremony to begin, and then the delegations of the top 32 will also arrive here one after another.
The Chinese delegation is scheduled to arrive on the 5th, after all, Zhou Dun has not yet taken a holiday, and the time for taking leave is very short, and the schedule will be relatively tight.
The process of this draw is kept secret for the time being, but one thing is public, that is, the lottery guests, they are from the eight countries that have won the championship in the history of the World Cup, namely Hearst (England), Cannavaro (Italy), Mateus (Germany), Zidane (France), Hierro (Spain), Cafu (Brazil), Chigia (Uruguay), Kempes (Argentina).
The oldest of these was the 86-year-old Hygia, who scored the winning goal in the 1950 World Cup final to help Uruguay lift the trophy.
When the old Shygia appeared at the airport on crutches and staggered, the media at the scene were in awe, this is the inheritance, the inheritance of the football world.
Uruguay did not become a world powerhouse overnight, just look at Hitia to know, maybe decades later, Chinese football will also have such a heritage, when Zhou Dun will be like today's Hitia, on crutches, to participate in the World Cup draw?
The media at the scene did not embarrass the old man, and only asked one question, "Do you remember the final in 1950?" ”
Hygia smiled kindly, "It's like it happened yesterday." ”
Then Hygia left the airport, and the reporters on the scene recorded the old man's words, ready to send them out as they were, what a weighty sentence - "It seems like it happened yesterday." ”
In fact, the biggest controversy among the lottery guests is that Pele was not selected, not because of the host's neglect, but because Pele himself refused, because of well-known reasons, Pele's "crow's mouth" is well-known in international football, and he is very afraid that this time he will affect his motherland and become the target of public criticism.
Come to think of it, it must have been unpleasant if "Bey Crow" drew Brazil into the group of death, so Pele's decision was also very wise, but unfortunately, a celebrity like him could not escape, and he was still invited to the draw ceremony, just as a special guest.
The reporter was waiting for the shell crow not to speak easily this time, but on December 5th, the "Li Dazui" that everyone was looking forward to arrived.
As soon as Li Guo appeared in El Salvador, he was surrounded by countless reporters, which seemed to have been expected, the officials of the Chinese Football Association and Zhou Dun left the green channel first, and Li Guo was the only one to face this group of media.
As the host, the Brazilian journalist inevitably asked about the prospects of the Brazilian team, "Do you think Brazil can reach the final?" ”
Li Guo shook his head, "I don't think Brazil can enter, and I'm very confident about that." ”
"Damn, x your mother's, f your xx," the Brazilian in front of the TV scolded a ball, even Pele and Maradona didn't dare to be so arrogant.
"Why?" The reporter asked.
"It's too much pressure, but the most important thing is that the Brazilian team doesn't have the strength to reach the final at all."
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Continuing to scold, Li Guo also added: "The World Cup in Brazil will be great, but it is difficult for Brazil to perform too well. ”
The reporter was polite, "Li Guo, do you know that in the World Cup held in the Americas, the final champions are all American teams." ”
"There are exceptions to everything, that's the greatness of football."
Okay, let's not talk about the Brazilian team, talk about the prospects of the Chinese team, talk about Brazil, Li Guo can make a lot of nonsense, but when it is the turn of the Chinese team, Li Guo is a lot more cautious, and his every word is likely to become a burden for the players.
"Let's try to qualify from the group," Mr. Li said.
Damn, now that we are starting to accumulate character, the Brazilian media has already thought about it, and when the time comes, we will call on Brazilians to boo the Chinese team, see them once and boo them once, and boo them until the Chinese team leaves Brazil.
As an Asian team, the Chinese team has been placed in the third pot, which is not as complex as the European team, and needs to be avoided to avoid it.
"Do you have any ideas about grouping?"
Li Guo shook his head, "Resigned to fate, there is no way." ”
At the draw ceremony, the only thing that can be determined is that the Chinese team will definitely meet a seeded team in the first pot, and one of the eight seeded teams of Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, and Switzerland will definitely be in the same group as the Chinese team.
When asked about this question, Li Guo said: "Except for Argentina, Germany, and Uruguay, the other opponents are almost the same, it doesn't matter. ”
After asking about football, the media turned to the topic of preparations for the World Cup in Brazil.
That's because FIFA has also expressed a little bit of a problem with Brazil's preparations, but Li Guo doesn't see it that way.
"Actually, I'm very satisfied with Brazil's preparations, last year I led the team to the Confederations Cup, yes, there are some shortcomings, but the love of football in Brazilians makes up for everything, in the kingdom of football, I think everyone will change for football, so I am not worried at all about the rumors that the World Cup in Brazil will be postponed."
The Brazilian reporters at the scene were stunned for a moment, and they didn't know if Li Guo was serious or if he was talking the opposite.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, my predecessor Milou said that attitude is everything, and I like that very much, at least I believe in the attitude of Brazilians who love football."
"Damn, Li Guo actually said human words."
"Looks like we misunderstood Lee."
"Then will we still boo the Chinese team next year?"
The Brazilian in front of the TV seems to have forgiven Li Guo in a second, which is also a characteristic of Brazilians who do not hold grudges.
When Li Guo left the airport, he was like a star, in the past, Brazilians only knew Ma Dashuai and Bei Crow, but they didn't know when Li Dazui broke into the lives of Brazilians, making them love and hate.
Not far from the airport, Li Guo saw a beautiful Brazilian girl holding a sign that read, "I like Li Guo." ”
Li Guo smiled knowingly, "I have fans in Brazil." (To be continued.) )