Almighty Athlete Chapter 45: Into the World Cup
Lin Wei stood awkwardly in front of Zhang Guan. As a professional paparazzi, it was not unprecedented for him to be caught. In his youth, Lin Wei was beaten because of it. Just a cheeky effort, but now, facing the gaze of Zhang Guan, Lin Wei seems very guilty. WW "W. ΩLieWen. CC
"It's rumored that you were injured outside. It turned out to be fake. This is great. The national football team has a play. We can enter the World Cup!" Lin Wei said, wanting to dispel the awkward atmosphere.
Zhang Guan looked at Lin Wei with a smile, and after a full minute, he said: "Mr. Lin, you are well-known in the industry. I also know that I will not follow you. I pretend to be injured. , For the show to the South Korean team, but now it is broken by you, what do you say?"
Lin Wei's expression of mourning suddenly, how can he not know that Zhang Guan is deliberately swindling and confusing his opponent now, maybe Zhang Guan still has a lot of backers, if he really poke this kind of thing, it is equal Undermined the tactics of the national team, if the national football team can not enter the World Cup, if the accounts are settled after the autumn, fans alone will tear themselves.
"I don't say, I will never reveal half a word to others about this matter, even my parents, I will not say it!" Lin Wei said immediately.
"That's not enough." Zhang Guan shook his head, then he said to the assistant next to him: "Go to the doctor and bandage my leg, it will look like the injury. Lin Wei, you know what to do Did you?"
Lin Wei is also a wise man, he instantly understood the intention of Zhang Guan. He knew that Zhang Guan was going to leave the news intentionally, so he nodded immediately: "You can rest assured that when you are ready, I will take a picture immediately, you're injured 'Look, I can see the newspaper this afternoon!"
Zhang Guan nodded with satisfaction, and said to himself: "Always give the Korean team some desperate reasons!"
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The news of Zhang Guan's injury reached South Korea, and the whole South Korea was boiling. Everyone thought that the South Korean team had little hope of advancing. Even if they defeated Uzbekistan, they would at least finish third in the group and play a playoff against the American team. The Asian team meets the American team, and there is almost no winning rate at all, so the group is third, which is a death penalty that is not immediately executed.
Now that Zhang Guan is suddenly injured and will miss the next game, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to beat Qatar away. If the Chinese team cannot win, the Korean team may still be the second group to directly advance to World Cup.
"Is the news true? Is Zhang Guan really hurt?"
"Absolutely true, you have to go to the major portals in China. Someone has taken pictures of the Zhang Guan injury, and it is still a sneak shot. There are dozens of layers of knee bandages. It looks like the injury is very serious. Next The field will definitely not be played."
"Since it was a candid shot, it must be true. Great, so long as we beat Uzbekistan, we can be promoted directly!"
"Fight, the last game, although it’s an away game, we must fight, as long as we win this game, we can advance!"
“I’m going to Uzbekistan, I’m going to cheer for our players!”
The whole of South Korea is as excited as chicken blood. Many fans have booked tickets to Uzbekistan. They have to come to the scene to cheer for the Korean team. The players of the South Korean team look like a team, and several old players even said that if they should not go to Uzbekistan, they would retire to thank their citizens.
September 5, the last match day of the World Top 12.
The Chinese team challenged Qatar away, and in the list of players announced before the match, they did not see the name of Zhang Guan, and the name of Zhang Guan was put into the bench.
"There is no Zhang Guan in the player list, it seems that Zhang Guan is really unable to participate."
"But Zhang Guan is still on the list of substitute players."
"Don’t care about those, I think the Chinese team must do this to encourage morale."
At another venue, the South Korean team also heard the news.
"Zhang Guan was missed due to injury, the Chinese team could not beat Qatar in ten times, and we are expected to advance!" The morale of the South Korean players was greatly boosted.
At the beginning of the game, the South Korean team was like crazy. Without any other words, they were desperately desperate. Even at Uzbekistan’s home court, they always occupied the initiative and always pressed the Uzbekistan team.
In the stands, South Korean fans are much less than Uzbekistan’s fans, but their momentum is not inferior to home fans. Every South Korean fan shouts wildly, every time the South Korean team takes the ball , Will hear their cheers.
At this time, the South Korean team is full of hope. They believe that as long as they defeat Uzbekistan, they can directly advance to the World Cup, so everyone has all the skills and every effort is made.
I hope to bring endless power to people, as if he is lost in the desert. If he is told that there is an oasis in front of him, he will try his best to move forward. But if he was told that he was in the center of the desert, he would probably give up survival. The trick Cao Cao used to hope that Mei thirst quenched thirst was also giving hope.
This is the case with the South Korean team. A few days ago, they felt that the best situation was just to play in the play-offs. It was still a situation of losing more and winning less, but now suddenly has the opportunity to directly advance, which seems to be a life-saving Straw, the South Korean team will catch it hard. So the South Korean team is extremely crazy and hard.
The madness and hard work of the Korean team also paid off for them. At the 35th minute of the game, the wing of the South Korean team’s number one star Son Heung-min was inserted to help the South Korean team successfully break through Uzbekistan’s goal. The South Korean team took the lead 1-0 away.
This score has also been maintained until the end of the first half, and at this time, in another venue, after the end of the half, China and Qatar are still o to o.
Qatar is destined to advance to hopeless, so the players are more relaxed, and the Chinese team, because of the absence of Zhang Guan, the performance is also more conservative, so the first half of the game was tepid, there is nothing to be won. At the point, there was no spark between the two sides.
Zhang Guan appeared on the bench, pretending to be wrapped in gauze on his legs, but has been using his mobile phone to watch the game between South Korea and Uzbekistan.
"The South Korean team is on the hook, thinking I can't play, so I fight so fiercely." Zhang Guan smiled with satisfaction on his face.
Currently Uzbekistan has 15 points, while China and South Korea have 14 points. From the perspective of the Chinese team, of course hope that South Korea will win. If the score is 17 points at the same time, the Chinese team has an advantage in the goal difference and can directly Advance to the World Cup. If Uzbekistan wins, the Chinese team will be one point behind, and to play in the play-offs, no Asian team is willing to play in the play-offs with the American team. Of course, if the South Korean team and Uzbekistan tie, it is a very good situation for the Chinese team.
Considering that Uzbekistan’s strength is not weak, and the last game is Uzbekistan’s home court, the South Korean team’s win is not very big, but Uzbekistan is more likely to win. Therefore, Zhang Guan sacrificed the trick of making fraud, making the South Korean team feel that they have the hope of directly advancing to the World Cup, and will definitely fight Uzbekistan on the road. At the same time, it also made Uzbekistan one point less determined to win. After all, if the Chinese team did not win, Uzbekistan would retain the second place in the group even if they played a draw.
As the Zhang Guan expected, the South Korean team got Zhang Guan injured, and it did its utmost to succumb to Uzbekistan, even taking the lead on the road. The goal of Uzbekistan's coming up was obviously to maintain peace, but it was somewhat passive.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Zhang Guan still did not play, and Qatar played several beautiful offenses, and successfully broke the Chinese team’s goal in the 53rd minute, leading to a 1-0 lead.
Behind the score, Zhang Guan decided not to disguise anymore and went straight into battle.
"Zhang Guan, isn't he injured?"
"Wouldn't it be that the injury is still not good, in order to recover the score, force the injury out of the game!"
In the fear of Chinese fans, Zhang Guan directly took the ball all the way to Qatar's penalty zone.
Perhaps it was just a goal that was still in excitement, or maybe it was surprised by the sudden appearance of Zhang Guan. Qatar’s defense was clearly unsatisfactory this time, and the defensive actions of several players in the backcourt were slightly slower than usual Half shot. But the opposite is Zhang Guan, a little slower half a beat means losing points, so is the Qatar team, which was directly broken into the penalty area by Zhang Guan and lost a goal.
Kadar’s players were dumbfounded. Qatar had just scored the last goal and lost the ball in a blink of an eye.
After losing the ball, Qatar seemed a little irritable, eager to pull back the score, and was hit by a defensive counterattack by Zhang Guan, which lost a goal. At this time, it was only five minutes before Qatar lost the last point.
After all, Qatar is at home. After losing two goals in five minutes, it has changed from one point lead to one point behind. There must be some hang on the face, and the mentality is also more anxious, and this is also used by the Chinese team. Soon after, taking advantage of the emptiness of Qatar's rear, Zhang Guan made a successful raid and scored another goal to turn the score into 3 to 1. This is already an irreversible score for Qatar.
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The South Korean team is still attacking madly, and the Uzbekistan team does not give up too much. After all, this is their home court. If they lose, they can’t explain to the home fans, let alone Uzbekistan, as long as they win South Korea will definitely take the second place in the group and directly advance to the World Cup.
After learning that Zhang Guan was injured, Uzbekistan also had a plan to keep peace. After all, Uzbekistan has 15 points, which is one point higher than China and South Korea. If the Chinese team cannot beat Qatar, Uzbekistan will be saved. A tie can also be directly promoted.
The South Korean team on the other side is fighting very hard, but Uzbekistan at home is not a vegetarian, especially after entering the second half, each side of the ball is desperately fighting, the scene is also very close, the score is 1:1 Equal share.
On the coach's bench, Stilik, the Korean men's football coach, is also watching Qatar's game.
"Qatar scored a goal, leading by 1 o? That's great! If China loses, we can play in the play-offs even if we are tied with Uzbekistan!" Stilik gladly told the bench this news Player.
However, within a minute, Stilik got the news of Zhang Guan playing.
"Zhang Guan is on? Isn't he injured? Is it forced to play with injuries? Yes, it must be like this!"
"1 to 1? Zhang Guan scored? He should have just played, how could he score so quickly? Isn’t he injured?"
"What did you say? Zhang Guan scored another goal! The Chinese team scored the opposite!" Stilik sat on the chair with a buttocks, at this time he had realized that Zhang Guan was swindling.
"Zhang Guan is deliberately scamming! I understand, this is a hope for us, let us face Uzbekistan!"
"3 to 1? The Chinese team is leading by two goals? Finished!" Stilik looked at his watch. At this time, the game has been going for 75 minutes, and Qatar is completely impossible to pull back.
But Stilik did not tell the players this news. He was worried that the players would be discouraged. He still hoped that the South Korean team would win. In that case, at least a chance of a play-off could be obtained.
On the court, the South Korean players do not know all this, they are still clenching their teeth and desperately attacking. However, at this time their physical strength is running out.
Physical strength is indeed not what Asian players are good at, not to mention that the Korean team has been attacking for the first few minutes of the game, which has caused their system to consume much more than usual.
By the time the game is played, both sides are close to running out of lights, and their actions, degrees, reactions, and consciousness have declined to varying degrees, but scoring has become difficult.
"Is it going to be a draw?" South Korea's number one star Son Heung-min looked at the opponent's half and took a breath. Then he comforted himself: "If the Chinese team loses, even if it is a draw, we will not Will be eliminated immediately, and there are play-offs, we still have a chance!"
Uzbekistan learned of the Chinese team's lead. At this time, they no longer satisfied with a draw, they hope to win, so as to directly advance, so they attacked.
But they are also facing the problem of physical exertion. At this time, Uzbekistan has more than enough energy and insufficient strength. If the remaining physical strength is used for defense, it is ok, and it is unsatisfactory for attack.
The score of 1 to 1 is maintained until the end of the game. The two sides shake hands and get one point each.
At Qatar's home, the referee blew the whistle at the end of the match and the score was also fixed at 4 to 1.
However, the players of the Chinese team did not celebrate immediately. They took the lead to return to the bench and asked about the results between the South Korean team and Uzbekistan. When they learned that another game was a draw, they started cheering. Get up, at the same time, with crying...
"Promoted, we are promoted! We are really promoted!"
After 16 years, China has finally entered the World Cup again!
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For European and American countries, it is the same for anyone who advances in Asia. Anyway, it is a "group tour", and basically can not enter the knockout game. However, for Asian countries, the Chinese team can advance, there is no doubt that one Earth-shattering satellite.
In the first five games, the Chinese team was at the bottom of the group with 2 draws and 3 losses. Although there is a possibility of "theoretical" promotion, everyone knows that it is impossible for the Chinese team to advance.
After the World Preliminaries, the Chinese team has won five games in a row and won the promotion by virtue of 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. This kind of thing is almost the same as buying a lottery, which can be regarded as a miracle.
Zhang Guan is the person who created this miracle, and naturally attracted the most attention. Many professionals began to analyze the technical characteristics of Zhang Guan, and then the technical characteristics of Zhang Guan are very similar to those of the big Ronaldo, but the degree of Zhang Guan is faster than that of the big Ronaldo. Zhang Guan is enough to become the world's top shooter.
However, there are many people who think that Zhang Guan is so powerful because it is in Asia, and the opponents are relatively weak. If Zhang Guan is placed in the European League, it will definitely not be so powerful.
This view has been recognized by many experts. After all, the world’s four major leagues bring together the world’s top players and top coaches, and the top European football clubs are stronger than the top national teams in the world. If you put Zhang Guan in the European League, scoring goals will certainly not be as easy as it is now.
The prospects of the Chinese team in the World Cup are not optimistic. After all, the strength of the Asian team is still weak, and it is not comparable to the European and American teams. According to the previous situation, the Asian team is more accompany Prince study.
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The World Cup grouping is the same as in previous years~IndoMTL.com~ First divide the 32 teams into four gears, the first gear is the seed team, and the next three gears are divided according to the region, which is basically the first gear in Europe, South American and African teams, North American and Caribbean and Asian teams are in first class.
This time the World Cup grouping, the Chinese team was divided into group e. The seed team in this group is the powerful Brazil team. The other two teams are Poland in Europe and Nigeria in Africa.
From the perspective of the grouping situation, this group is not a group of deaths, and the situation of the two strong and two weak is very obvious. Brazil and Poland appear together as if it has become inevitable, and the Chinese team is still unable to escape the group. Fate.
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The training ground of the national team has been closed for a long time. In order to prevent someone from sneaking into the training, the Football Association even invited a professional security company to patrol around.
In the training ground, Zhang Guan is obviously different from others, and his position is different from others. He is standing in the penalty area and standing in front of the goal.
If someone outside sees it, he will be surprised, because the Zhang Guan is no longer a striker, but a goalkeeper!