On the day of the game, there were not many fans who went to the stadium to watch the game, and the stadium seemed empty.

Originally, there were few Iraqi fans who came to Qatar, only a few hundred, not even as many as the fans of the away Chinese team, and there were thousands of Chinese fans who came to the scene today, and then there were some local Qatari fans, so the total added up to about 10,000 people.

There were very few fans watching the game, so the stadium looked empty.

Iraq's head coach Zico and his players have appeared in the stadium, Zico is standing on the sidelines, his eyes are glued to the field, not knowing what he is observing?

On the court, Dongfang Chen crossed his hands on his waist, stood in the middle circle, and stepped on the football with one foot.

At this time, the Korean referee was looking at the watch in his hand, waiting for the start of the game.

Today, the Iraqi team lined up in a four-five-one formation with Mohammed Qased in the goalkeeper position.

In a back four, it was Hashim, Ali Hussein, Selim Shakir and Semar Saeed. In the midfield five are Mustafa Karim, Nazard Akram, Alaa Abu Dhail Qusai Munir and Muthanna Khalid.

Up front is Iraq's national striker Younis.

And the Chinese team's side today is a 4231 formation, and it is Zhen Chen in the goalkeeper's position.

In the back four positions are Zhang Ningpeng, Zhao Peng, Li Weifeng and Sun Xiang. In the position of the double back is Liu Jian and Zhao Xuri. In the position of the three avant-garde are Hao Junming, Zheng Zhi and Yu Hanchao.

At the forefront is naturally the striker of the Arsenal team, Dongfang Chen.

The most famous of the two teams are the players on the front line, and this game has been called a contest between the new and old Asian No. 1 center forwards by media reporters, and even called the handover ceremony between Asia's No. 1 center forward by some media.

Since then, the No. 1 center forward in Asia has been Dongfang Chen of the Chinese team.

And at this time, the referee from South Korea blew the whistle for the start of the game.

Dongfang Chen put the football a little, and the football was swept back to the midfield by Zheng Zhi, and it was Zhao Xuri who received the ball in the midfield.

Younis, the striker of the Iraqi team, immediately rushed forward and rushed straight towards Zhao Xuri, with fast speed and full of impact.

Zhao Xuri didn't dare to let the football stay at his feet for too long, so he directly passed the football to Yu Hanchao on the side.

At the beginning of the game, the Iraqi team made a fierce pounce, and the action was relatively big and the kick was tough.

Moreover, the Iraqi team's tactics were not reckless, and although they continue to want a victory, they still focus on defense first. And the defense of the Iraqis was tough, rampage, and big moves.

The players of the Chinese team were a little unprepared, and they suddenly turned on their backs.

On the sidelines, Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, also frowned tightly when he saw this, this game was even more difficult than he imagined.

Gao Hongbo couldn't help but turn his head to look at Zico on the other side, who was standing on the sidelines with his hands on his chest at this time, staring closely at the stadium, keeping an eye on Iraq's cousin.

Iraq's defense at this time is completely destruction-based, they have not thought about whether they can get the football themselves after the destruction, what they want now is to cut off the football as soon as possible, and not let your Chinese team pass the football down, what they are thinking about now is to make the game chaotic, only when the game is chaotic, they can win in chaos.

During this time, the stadium was indeed chaotic enough, and the players of the Chinese team frequently went to the end, and of course, the players of the Iraqi team also had a lot of times.

The referee's whistle from South Korea was also played frequently, and the game was frequently interrupted.

The game was more than intense, but not exciting, the fans at the scene were a little sleepy, of course, the fans of Iraq and China were very nervous.

Especially the Chinese fans are even more nervous, the Iraqis played very hard in this game, their players often fall to the ground, they are worried, and they are deeply afraid that the Chinese players will be injured.

The game was really not very exciting, the first shot on goal between the two sides only appeared in the 19th minute of the first half, it was a long-range shot from 35 meters from the goal of the Chinese team, the football was full of power, but it hit the body of Iraqi central defender Selem Shakir and popped off the bottom line.

Immediately, the Chinese team got a corner kick opportunity.

However, the goalkeeper of the Iraqi team, Mohammed Qasde, jumped high and hugged the football in his arms, and the Chinese team still returned in vain.

During this time, Iraq attacked very little, but their defense was successful, and they could feel that the mentality of the Chinese players was getting more and more anxious, and even a little angry.

In the game, the movements of the Chinese players gradually began to get bigger, and the whistle of the Korean referee was sounding more and more often.

And at this time, the South Korean referee even showed three yellow cards, two on the Iraqi team's side and one on the Chinese team's side.

The game was really intense and exciting, and even the number of shots on goal was not very much.

On the sidelines, Gao Hongbo, the head coach of the Chinese team, frowned slightly, it is not okay for the game to continue to play like this, the Iraqis are simply doing-stirring sticks, obviously they just want the game to go on, and the game is getting more and more chaotic, and the purpose of the Iraqis is about to be achieved.

It was at this time that the Iraqi team suddenly got a good chance on the pitch.

This good opportunity came from the chaos in the midfield, Zhao Xuri of the Chinese team took the ball, and the midfielder of the Iraqi team, Al Abu Zahair, rushed up directly, a tackle, and even the man with the ball was tackled, but the referee did not blow the foul.

Iraq's midfielder Nazart Akram rushed straight up and made a pass, but at the moment of his pass, Zheng Zhi of the Chinese team pounced and committed a foul.

But before Jung Ji fouled, Nazat Akram preemptively passed the ball out, and the South Korean referee did not blow the whistle when he saw that the Iraqi team was attacking favorably.

Younis, who caught the football in the front, directly relied on his personal ability to enter the Chinese team's penalty area, and at the same time got rid of the defense of the Chinese team's central defender Zhao Peng, and then directly hit the goal with a strong kick.

The football shot at the Chinese team's goal like a cannonball, which scared the Chinese fans terribly. Fortunately, the goalkeeper of the Chinese team, Zhen Chen, reacted quickly, and he directly saved the football from the bottom line with a side pounce.

This goal is really dangerous, and the Chinese team's goal was almost broken.

The Iraqis saw hope, and they continued to defend like this, creating chaos.

At the time of the corner kick, the Chinese team's penalty area was full of people, and Nazat Akram's corner kick was not very threatening, and he was directly hugged by Zhen Chen.

In the first half, both sides didn't get more chances and it was over.

It was a very intense match, with frequent scenes of people flipping on their backs, and it looked more like a gladiatorial match than a football match.

At halftime, Gao Hongbo signaled the players of the Chinese team to speed up the frequency of the ball, and even play high balls, not to get entangled with the Iraqis, and strive to call the football to the feet of Dongfang Chen in front of him.

Soon the second half of the game officially began, and at the beginning of the game, the Chinese team's tactics had some changes, the ball was faster, and the play was more direct, and sometimes it was even a long pass to find Dongfang Chen in front.

If it weren't for the poor accuracy of the Chinese players' long passes in the backfield, at this time, the Chinese team would have changed the score on the field.

The head coach of the Iraqi team, Zico, quickly noticed the change in the tactics of the Chinese team, and he immediately came to the sidelines to remind the players of the Iraqi team to pay attention to the defense of Dongfang Chen, stick to him tightly, and not give Dongfang Chen any chance.

The defenders of the Iraqi team clinged to Dongfang Chen tightly, like kraft candy.

In the Premier League, Dongfang Chen often faces such defense, but he can still get opportunities, and even create his own chances.

The defenders of the Iraqi team are obviously not as good as the defensive players of the Premier League, and they really can't defend against Dongfangchen.

At this time, Zhang Ningpeng, the backcourt of the Chinese team, suddenly sent a very accurate long pass, and the football fell directly in front of Dongfang Chen.

Dongfang Chen used his body to squeeze Iraq's central defender Ali Hussein to the side, and he quickly controlled the ball himself, while using his body to block Ali Hussein.

After blocking, Dongfang Chen suddenly pulled the ball sideways, and swung back to pass the football to Yu Hanchao, who was inserted forward on the side.

Ali Hussain leaned forward and stretched out his right leg to block the football. But when he stretched out his legs, he found that the football had not come at all, Dongfang Chen waved back and pretended to pass, but he pulled the football into the penalty area, and Dongfang Chen immediately accelerated into the Iraqi team's penalty area.

Ali Hussein was so shocked that he immediately pulled himself back and frantically rushed towards Dongfang Chen, who had entered the penalty area.

At this time, Dongfang Chen, who passed Ali Hussein, directly volleyed with his feet.

However, at the moment when Dongfang Chen volleyed, Ali Hussein in the back directly shoveled over and knocked Dongfang Chen to the ground.

All the Chinese fans in the audience were frantically cursing Ali Hussein, this guy is a butcher.

The Chinese players on the court were also very excited, and they all rushed up frantically one by one, rushing towards Ali Hussein.

At this time, the referee from South Korea rushed forward, blew the whistle in his hand, and at the same time, separated the players from both sides, he didn't want something bad to happen in this game.

After the players from both sides were turned over, the referee from South Korea directly gave Ali Hussein of the Iraqi team a set of Central Plains Red Meals.

What is the Central Plains Red Package?

Central Plains generally refers to the penalty area, and a little red package in the Central Plains is a foul in the penalty area, a red card and a penalty.

Yes, the referee from South Korea showed a red card to Ali Hussein, who had committed a foul, sent him off the pitch and gave China a penalty.

The South Korean referee ruled that there was no problem at all, and Ali Hussein's foul was really bad.

At this time, the balls of the Chinese team all looked at Dongfang Chen, Dongfang Chen got up from the ground, he was not injured, but his right foot was hit, this is a hard injury, it hurts, but there is no other danger.

Zheng Zhi, the captain of the Chinese team, looked at Dongfang Chen, as if asking who would take the penalty?

Dongfang Chen is now the first penalty taker of the Chinese team, and now Dongfang Chen is not injured, so he will naturally serve the ball.

However, Dongfang Chen's right leg was still very painful at this time and needed to be dealt with simply.

Dongfang Chen signaled that he would not kick the ball and let Zheng Zhi take the penalty. Zheng Zhi looked at Dongfang Chen's retreat, and then agreed to step forward to kick a penalty.