Chapter 13 Looking ahead to the top eight
"This is a great victory!"
"The Chinese team defeated Mexico 2-0 and got the ticket to the knockout round of 16! They became the third team to qualify from the group ahead of schedule after the Netherlands and Germany! ”
"Before the start of the World Cup, few people would be optimistic about the Chinese team, even if they have the top striker Wang Qiuming and the best football coach Wan Sheng a few years ago, but the history of the Chinese team in the World Cup is miserable - they have only participated in the World Cup once, and they have not scored a goal, and they have left the ...... in three consecutive defeats."
"This time the Chinese team entered the World Cup again, and not many people were optimistic about them, but the Chinese team played a surprising result, the first 1-0 victory over the Netherlands, has proved their strength, and this 2-0 swept Mexico, they scored three goals in two games, did not concede a goal, and became one of the best teams in the current World Cup. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Brazil, also seeded in Group E, drew with Mexico in the first game, the Netherlands lost to China, and the second game of Group E will be played tomorrow, but it is certain that the Chinese team has already secured a qualifying place."
"Congratulations to the Chinese team, they have refreshed the history of football in their country! Let's wait and see what they do next! ”
Various media are reporting on the Chinese team, they praise the Chinese team's good performance, but also do not forget to analyze the reasons for the Chinese team's good results, several key players will definitely be mentioned, and the most mentioned is the head coach Wan Sheng.
In the whole of Europe, Wan Sheng is a legend, because he led the team to conquer England and Spain, and even the whole of Europe, when they heard that Wan Sheng returned to coach, many European fans began to pay attention.
That's the influence of Wansheng.
The British commentator attributed the reason for the Chinese team's good results directly to Wan Sheng, "The Chinese team can win two consecutive victories, and the key person we must talk about is their head coach Wan Sheng." ”
"Recalling that Wansheng once led the team to be promoted to Derby County, they were able to win the Premier League championship, and then in the three years in Manchester City, they achieved three consecutive Premier League championships and won the European Champions Cup, which made Manchester City reach the peak in the past ten years, even if Manchester City increased its capital injection and became one of the richest clubs in the world, but Manchester City fans still miss Wansheng, because no matter how much investment, it can't bring so many championships."
"Let's not talk about Wansheng's glory in Atletico Madrid, that's well known to everyone, so when Wansheng led China to perform well in the World Cup, it was actually not surprising, because it was Wansheng, he represented an era and the highest level of football coaching!"
"In coaching the Chinese team, Wansheng once again proved that he is good at creating miracles, just like his Tagorewan Group, which can enter the world's top 500 companies in more than ten years, and he himself has a more magical ability in football!"
"In the past few years, Wansheng has been committed to his business empire and has not talked about football-related things, but his temperament has not changed, in front of the media, we have seen that he dares to say that the goal of the Chinese team is to win the championship, some people will feel funny, but I won't, fans who know Wansheng won't, because that's his confidence!"
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In the middle of the bars of various media commentators, the Chinese team is frantically celebrating the victory.
"We won! Group Stage 2! We're out! Zhang Yuning shouted excitedly, and his voice was very prominent.
The other players also shouted.
They are so excited, even if the Chinese team entered the World Cup, they did not expect that it would be so easy to enter the round of 16 knockout rounds, most of the players are ready to return to Russia immediately after the end of the three games.
But they won!
So easily entered the knockout stage of the World Cup!
1-0 against the Netherlands and 2-0 against Mexico, they were the best team in the World Cup, and even the 'one' was omitted by the players.
Even if the Chinese team enters the World Cup, it cannot be compared with the strength of Germany and Spain, these two teams are already strong, and it is nothing great to win two weak teams, while the Chinese team defeated the Netherlands and Mexico.
This is also the unfairness of the World Cup grouping to the weak team under the seemingly fair rules.
Germany and Spain are both seeded teams in Pot 1 and they face opponents in Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4.
For China in the fourth bracket, it will have to deal with the first, second and third bracket teams.
Without considering the strength and division of their own teams, it is undoubtedly much more difficult for China and Germany to qualify from the group, and if Germany falls to Group E, they may have to worry about qualifying from the group.
This is the unfairness of grouping to the weak team.
Of course, there are no rules in the world that are absolutely fair, and the Chinese team is in the fourth bracket, also because of the bad results before, and in this dangerous form, they can still beat two opponents in a row and qualify for the group in advance, in the hearts of various players, the Chinese team is undoubtedly the best.
Not only the players, but even the coaches were very excited, and Fan Zhiyi, like the players, was shouting at the top of his voice, "Wan Sheng!" See! We won! We're out! ”
"Of course, it's out!"
"It's historic! I think decades from now, there will definitely be fans who will remember this World Cup! ”
"Are you cursing that the Chinese team will not get good results in the future?"
Fan Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, and his mind turned for a long time before he reacted, "Of course not!" Well, hopefully, in four years, the fans will forget about us! ”
"Haha!"
"I think it must be very hot in China at this moment!"
Just like Fan Zhiyi thought, when the Chinese team defeated Mexico, China's major news websites were immediately swiped, take the most popular Xinlang Weibo, in just half an hour, there were more than 10 million Weibo related to the Chinese team's group qualification, this topic has become the most popular, almost everyone is discussing.
Stars from China, Hong Kong, and even South Korea and Japan participated in the discussion, wanting to win eyeballs, as well as many overseas stars, all congratulated the Chinese team on qualifying, and everyone involved knew that at this moment, no one would pay attention to anything else, and Chinese fans were already crazy about the Chinese team's group qualification.
The Chinese Football Association held a press conference for the first time to congratulate the Chinese team on defeating Mexico and the Netherlands to qualify for the group.
At the same time, major film and television companies also mobilized.
The Chinese team qualified for the group stage of the World Cup, and its influence is too great, which will definitely make a wave of huge football enthusiasm break out in China, which is a huge business opportunity.
Many studios are already preparing to shoot football movies and TV series.
So on weekdays, few people read football classified novels on a certain website, and they immediately became highly sought after, and the number of hits on several classic masterpieces increased more than ten times in minutes, and major film and television companies, producers, and directors are all studying their content, hoping to find a satisfactory work and shoot it into a movie or TV series.
All football writers have begun to thank Wan Sheng!
And that's not the climax.
At around 8 o'clock in the morning of the capital time, Mr. President of China, who has always attached great importance to the development of football, opened his mouth to praise the performance of the Chinese team, and these words suddenly became the greatest affirmation.
Later, in the evening of the same day, CCTV spent five minutes broadcasting and reporting on the matches between China and the Netherlands and Mexico.
For the first time in history!
When Chinese football performance was sluggish, CCTV began to refuse to report on Chinese football, and now it can spare five minutes in prime time...... It's incredible!
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If you don't go back to China, you don't know how crazy it is.
Wan Sheng and Fan Zhiyi's estimates are still a lot worse, but Wan Sheng knows the hard work of the team's training, and after determining the group qualification, he gave the players a half-day off the next day, allowing them to take a look around and feel the exotic atmosphere.
Then, at 1 p.m., the team gathered at the training ground and began to prepare for the game.
The Chinese team has determined the group qualification, whether it is the first group or the second in the group, they will definitely enter the knockout round, and their preparations have also begun to target possible opponents, as for the last game of the group, Wan Sheng plans to practice tactics, because there is no need to fight with Brazil, it is of course the best to draw or win, but the price to pay is certainly not small, and it may affect the state of the knockout stage, and it will be worth the loss.
This needs to be considered closer to the final round.
In the afternoon, Wan Sheng studied the situation in Group F, where the first place in Group E will play the second place in Group F, and the second place in Group E will play the first place in Group F.
At present, in Group F, Spain undoubtedly occupies the first place, the second place is Wales, they have 3 points with one win and one loss, and their performance is relatively strong, the last round against Cameroon, the chance of winning is also very large, the other two teams only have one point, as long as Wales can be undefeated in the last round, they have a good chance to qualify as the second in the group, in other words, the Chinese team in the round of 16, may meet Spain, may meet Wales, and the chance of meeting the other two teams is not large, of course, it is also possible.
In the afternoon, Wan Sheng watched the game videos of Spain and Wales respectively to get a general understanding of the playing style and players of the two teams.
After the afternoon training session, the whole team began to focus on the clash between Brazil and the Netherlands.
It's a very important game.
Although the Chinese team has qualified from the group, it is better to finish first in the group, then they will not meet the strong Spanish team in the round of 16.
Therefore, the Chinese team, including Chinese fans, absolutely supports the Dutch team in their hearts.
With the support of more than 100 million fans, it may be a mental strength, and the Dutch team played very well in the game, scoring a goal first, but Brazil regained their form in the second half, and striker Neymar helped the team equalise.
1 to 1.
The result of the draw was somewhat unacceptable to both sides, as it was a result that was not good for both sides.
After two games, Brazil only accumulated 2 points, they beat China in the last round, and can only qualify as second in the group, while the Netherlands' hope of qualifying is completely in the hands of China, even if they beat Mexico and China loses the game, they will not be able to qualify.
The only one who is happy is the Chinese team!
The draw between the Netherlands and Brazil means that they are confirmed to be the top of the group with two wins, and in the round of 16 knockout rounds, they also staggered Spain, who are determined to be the small first, and will meet Wales or other teams that are slightly weaker.
As a result, Chinese fans began to look forward to the quarterfinals.