Unfortunately, the league was over, and the Blues were unable to come back and win the league title.

Luckily, the Blues won the Champions League final against Manchester City, with Kai Havertz netting the only goal.

Professional games aside, it was another act of Jose that shocked the world.

On September 2, 20, the round of 16 of the Asian Qualifiers officially began.

Because of the addition of Jose's team, the original top 12 matches became the top 13.

Thirteen teams were in trouble when they were grouped, so it was decided to add three more teams, for a total of 16 teams.

The sixteen teams were divided into four groups, with Jose's team being placed in Pot 4 with South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.

The four top teams qualified directly.

The two best group runners-up will play a play-off to compete for the final qualifying spot.

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates are not weak, and it will not be easy for Jose to qualify directly.

At 17 o'clock in China time, at the Nanling City Stadium in China, a key battle of the Asian qualifiers was played here.

Jose's Heung Kong football team takes on South Korea here.

Jose originally wanted to name his team after the Southridge team, but because of the suspicion of splitting, he used the name Xiangjiang.

Hong Kong has nothing to do with Hong Kong, and is just another name for a small river in front of Jose's hometown.

Of course, it doesn't matter what the team is called, what matters is who plays the game.

The information of the Xiangjiang team was finally released before the game.

The head coach of the team turned out to be the madman Mourinho!

Jose Mourinho did not go to any team to coach after stepping down from his Chelsea position, but spent some time as a commentator like Arsene Wenger.

He heard that Jose was going to form a team to participate in the World Cup, and the madman did not hesitate to send someone to contact Xia Guoyong.

Originally, Jose planned to let Xia Guoyong be the head coach, but Xia Guoyong did not obtain a coaching certificate and finally chose Mourinho.

Before the game, the news about Messi and Ronaldo joining Jose's team had already spread, but they never appeared, so there was anything to say, and most of the remarks were that Jose found two superstars as pillars, which was not a real skill.

The starting line-ups for both sides were not announced until 30 minutes before kick-off.

In Jose's team, there were all young Chinese players, and Mei and Luo were arranged to sit on the bench.

Careful people found that most of these young players are from the youth academies of various clubs in England, including defenders Bai Xiaochun, Qin Yu, Mo Fan, Ye Chen, midfielders Luo Feng, Ye Fan, Xu Yang, left and right wingers Xiao Huohuo, Chu Feng, and center forward Shi Hao.

The opportunity Jose sold to England back then has now paid off.

As for the South Korean team, stars such as Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae are impressively listed.

Southridge Stadium is not very big, and if it were according to the original specifications, it would not even meet the requirements of the playing field, but thanks to the efforts of the local stadium, it is now a standardized football stadium that can accommodate 50,000 fans.

Huaxia's efficiency in infrastructure construction is definitely among the best in the world.

The 50,000 tickets sold out early, and the scalpers even sold ten times the price.

When the world's three superstars appear on the field at the same time, how many fans can't even think of it, in order to witness the supergiant's demeanor, how expensive the tickets are?

Unfortunately, the Mero duo did not get a chance to start.

South Korea kicked off first.

Attack directly at the goal guarded by Jose.

The Xiangjiang team took the initiative to shrink the defensive line.

This is the first time that the players of the Heung Kong team have made a collective appearance in an official match.

The pace of the game was not fast and Jose didn't feel too much pressure.

In the 6th minute, the Xiangjiang team made a mistake at the back.

Son Heung-min made a successful steal and passed the ball directly to Lee Jae-seong.

On the edge of the small penalty area, Li Zaicheng faced the empty goal and hit the goal directly.

When the ball was about to cross the goal line, Jose arrived just in time.

Jose blocked Lee Jae-seong's shot.

Jose takes a goal kick.

Passed to Ye Chen on the left.

Ye Chen advanced with the ball, and he was young and vigorous, without a trace of timidity.

On the right side of the frontcourt, Ye Chen crossed with his feet, and the ball reached Shi Hao's feet.

Kim Min-jae and Kim Wen-hwan forced Shi Hao closely.

On the left side of the penalty area, Xiao Huohuo was already unmarked at this time.

What made Huaxia fans sigh was that Shi Hao did not pass the ball, but shot directly with his feet.

It's a pity that Jin Wenhuan can get by, but he can't get past Jin Minya.

The ball was blocked.

Outside the penalty area, Chu Feng got the ball and shot directly from a distance.

Unfortunately, the angle was slightly off, and the ball flew off the bottom line from the right side of the goal.

The Huaxia team played a good wave of attacks.

If Shi Hao knows how to cooperate, maybe Xiao Huohuo's chances are higher.

In the 9th minute, the South Korean team hit the front again.

Hwang Yi-suke drove in from the right and sent the ball to goal.

Before Son Heung-min could follow up with a shot, Jose made a decisive attack and easily confiscated the ball.

Xiangjiang organized the attack, but unfortunately because it was the first time to compete in the same game, the cooperation between the players always lacked a little tacit understanding.

Jose and Mourinho are in no hurry about this.

Everyone believes that with the more games, the better the performance of the Heung Kong team will definitely be.

In the 22nd minute, Kim Moon-hwan crossed from the right.

Qin Yu rose to the top and let Sun Xingmin get the ball.

On the left side of the penalty area, Son Heung-min volleyed.

Jose anticipated the shooting route in advance.

Son Heung-min's shot went straight into Jose's arms.

In the 40th minute, the Xiangjiang team had a great chance.

Ye Fan picked up a pass in the midfield, and the ball went directly over the back line of the South Korean team.

Shi Hao was ready to shoot.

Facing the South Korean goalkeeper single-handedly, Shi Hao's shot angle was too positive.

As a result, it was directly confiscated by South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-kyu.

At the end of the first half, the two sides played to a 0-0 draw.

Jose wasn't involved in the attack and he needed to let go and let these young players try.

This is an official qualifier, but it is also an opportunity for the Xiangjiang team to warm up.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

After the run-in of the first half, the tacit understanding of the Xiangjiang team has improved a lot.

In the 48th minute, Jose won the ball at the back.

Directly sent to the opponent's half.

Luo Feng competed with the Korean player for the top and directly ferried the header to Xiao Huohuo on the left side.

Xiao Huohuo burst into the left side of the penalty area with the ball, and in the face of Jin Wenhuan's interception, Xiao Huohuo made a Marseille maneuver and easily deducted the opponent.

On the left side of the penalty area, Xiao Huohuo passed the ball low to the middle.

Xu Yang followed up and plugged in, and directly volleyed in the half-volley.

The ball flies straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.

Kim Seung-kyu flew to save, but it was still difficult to stop the ball flying into the net.

The Heung Kong team led 1-0.

The fans at the scene burst into deafening applause.

In the past, the Chinese national football team faced the South Korean team, with a high probability of losing miserably, and it was fortunate that they were able to draw with each other occasionally.

Now the Huaxia Xiangjiang team led by Jose is leading the South Korean team 1-0, and the fans are of course happy.

The game continues.

The more the Xiangjiang team played, the more confident they became.

South Korea fell behind in the score and could only break up the Xiangjiang team's attack through close pressing and fouls.

(End of chapter)