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The 2026 World Cup is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams.

In other words, finishing third in the group is also possible to qualify from the group.

The Chinese team lost 0-3 to the Netherlands in the first game.

In the second round, Senegal drew 1-1 with Africa, and now it is the third round and the weakest opponent in the group - Costa Rica.

Although it is the weakest in the group, the strength on paper is definitely above the Chinese team.

As long as the Chinese team defeats Costa Rica, it is still very likely to finish third in the group and advance to the knockout round.

This kind of game, as long as you qualify, then everything is possible, just look at Portugal in the 2016 European Cup, stumbling in the group stage, and finally won the third place in the group, but I didn't expect the knockout round to be full of firepower, counterattack to win the championship, Ronaldo also dreamed of the European Cup.

Tang Zhenglong stood on the sidelines.

Costa Rica has really never played, but the first World Cup opponent of the Chinese team is Costa Rica, which can be regarded as fate.

Purpose: Costa Rica's goalkeeper is still the old goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

Before the start of the game, Tang Zhenglong took the initiative to hug Navas, both of whom were once Real Madrid teammates.

After the start of the game, Costa Rica pressed the Chinese team to play.

Costa Rica's style of football has been the same for decades, that is, it is fast and aggressive.

After the Chinese team blocked several waves of Costa Rica's attacks, they began to slowly control the ball and counterattack.

Wu Lei is still the only martial arts king in the Chinese team who can hold the ball.

Wu Lei took the ball on the front line, and just when his teammates were running, suddenly Wu Lei smashed the ball and prepared to break through by himself.

Costa Rica was shaken like this, and Wu Lei passed.

Broke through to the bottom line, Wu Lei crossed, and Zhang Yuning completed the shot.

The ball missed, and Tang Zhenglong was applauding.

"Nice!!"

The sporadic counterattacks of the Chinese team made Costa Rica dare not attack with all their might, and they began to slowly discover that the Chinese team has the ability to counterattack.

Soon, the Costa Rican midfielder delivered a penetrating pass that went over the midfield and straight to the feet of the forward line.

The Chinese defender took a look at the linesman.

No offside.

The Costa Rican striker can already shoot.

A push shot.

The ball rolled some distance and grazed the post and went off the line.

The audience exclaimed.

Costa Rica attacked for 20 minutes without opening the Chinese goal, and they began to solidify their midfield.

Because if you count the small points, Costa Rica will draw because they are tied 2-2 with Senegal, so they have scored more goals than the Chinese team.

In the second half, Costa Rica simply stopped attacking, and they were ready to play the counterattack of the Chinese team.

The Chinese team could only attack hard-headed and was once again forced to the edge of the cliff.

Costa Rica's several counterattacks were like sharp knives, and Tang Zhenglong, who was stabbed, felt a pain in his heart, as long as the opponent scored a goal, then the Chinese team would be finished.

Fortunately, in the 75th minute of the game, the score was still 0-0.

At this time, Tang Zhenglong began to change formations.

Three fingers stretched out from the left hand, and three fingers stretched out from the right hand, this is about to change the formation 433.

This style of play is desperate, and the already poor midfield defense is completely abandoned.

The Chinese team fought hard to attack and was quickly counterattacked several times by Costa Rica.

At this time, everyone looked at Tang Zhenglong.

Boss, is it still changing?

Tang Zhenglong's expression was firm and uncompromising.

The Chinese team went on the offensive.

Ninety minutes were up, and stoppage time was made.

It's still 0-0.

Costa Rica have already celebrated ahead of time and they could progress to the knockout rounds by finishing third in their group.

At this time, the ball reached the feet of the goalkeeper, and Zeng Cheng hung a big foot into the opponent's penalty area.

At the first point, Zhang Yuning grabbed it, and the ball was ferried into the penalty area.

That's when Navas made the biggest mistake of his life, and he struck.

Probably wanting to end everything early, Navas decided to hold the ball, but it was a bit far from the goal.

Halfway through the attack, Navas realized that the ball should not be attacked, and the Chinese team was fighting with the Costa Rican players for the top.

The Chinese team is competing for the top defender Gao Zhunyi, who understands that the opponent is an empty goal, and as long as he reaches it, he may score.

Top!

Gao Zhunyi hit the ball.

When it fell, Gao Zhunyi kept looking at the goal.

The ball flew towards the goal, and Navas had to fish it out of the net when he returned.

GOOOOOOOOOAL！！！

Tang Zhenglong rushed to Gao Zhunyi, and the two hugged each other.

"We won."

Costa Rica knelt.

Navas kept his head down, this ball was his mistake.

The game is over.

The Chinese team advanced.

Navas cried into tears, and Tang Zhenglong came to comfort him.

That's football, and it's a warm side.

Instead of celebrating, the Chinese team comforted Costa Rica.

Tang Zhenglong comforted the Costa Rican players one by one, they were eliminated, but those who could enter the World Cup were heroes.

China's opponent in the knockout round is the mighty Brazilian team.

At this time, the Brazilian team is very strong.

The probability of the Chinese team knocking out the Brazilian team may be similar to winning 5 million in the lottery ticket.

However, Tang Zhenglong still said that the team is not here to lose.

In this game, the Chinese team lasted until 60 minutes before Gabriel Jesus broke the goal, and then the Brazilian team scored another goal to defeat the Chinese team 2-0.

After the game, the Chinese players cried into tears, and this time it was the turn of the Brazilian team to comfort the Chinese players.

The World Cup is over, the result is not bad, the Chinese team advanced to the knockout round, but here fell in the first round of the knockout round.

After the game, Tang Zhenglong burst into tears, whether it was as a player or as a head coach, Tang Zhenglong failed to reach the second round of the knockout round.

The World Cup is too difficult, it brings together the best teams in the world, and it is difficult to qualify for the group stage.

"Bless the Chinese team, I hope that next time, the Chinese team can go further."

*******

Madrid.

The signing ceremony took place at Real Madrid's headquarters.

Tang Zhenglong and Florentino attended together.

In fact, this is a cutscene, and the real contract has already been agreed.

Real Madrid's contract to Tang Zhenglong is very harsh, and he must reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, otherwise Real Madrid can unilaterally terminate the contract and do not pay any liquidated damages.

Tang Zhenglong signed, and the flash below clicked, which was enough to brighten everyone's eyes.

"Don, will you be the next Zidane?"

“……”

"I am who I am, and I don't want to be anyone."

"Don, will Florentino be stricter with you? You're from the Florentino family. ”

Journalists are snickering.

'I don't think he's going to meddle in the club's affairs, I'm the boss at Real Madrid.'

"Is there someone who wants to buy the most, or someone who wants to sell the most?"

"The person I want to buy the most is Bayern's left-back Alphonso Davies."

"What do you want to sell the most?"

"Not yet."

"Would you consider coaching a national team in the future?"

Tang Zhenglong thought for a moment.

"If I had the opportunity to play in the World Cup, I would consider it because it was so good."

The journalist was shocked.

"Did Tang Zhenglong burst into foul language just now?"

Tang Zhenglong's Real Madrid career began in a foul language.