Chapter 397 The second half of the top 12 competition
"Xia Xiaoyu! Beautiful long pass! He accurately found the space behind the Iraqi defense!"
Accompanied by the shouts of the commentator He Feng.
The white football drew a light white track on the green turf, passing half the distance of the stadium.
He rolled from the backcourt of the Chinese team to the backcourt of the Iraqi team.
Behind the football, there is a red figure running at full speed, chasing after it.
There was not a single Iraqi defender next to him, and they were all left behind by Rokai.
"Luo Kai's speed has been completely increased! We seem to see a cheetah running on the court!"
The body movements and rhythm of Luo Kai's running are indeed full of the beauty of movement.
His body posture is very beautiful. After his upper body is straightened up, his shoulders are alternately raised every time he swings his arms, much like the movements of a cheetah's forelimbs when running.
This kind of beauty may be related to the muscle lines all over his body.
Unlike Chen Xingyi, Luo Kai is a strong and fast player, so his visual impact when running is also very strong.
While he was chasing the football, the Iraqi center back was approaching the football diagonally, trying to destroy the ball first.
But just when he was about to catch up with the football and make a flying tackle, Luo Kai took the football away before him!
And he shoveled Luo Kai's foot.
However, Luo Kai was not shoveled to the ground. Although he staggered a little, he still adjusted his center of gravity within three steps, relied on his strong core strength to stabilize his body, and continued to accelerate towards the football!
"Beautiful! It's gone!!"
Countless Chinese fans cheered loudly in front of the TV.
Thirty-three minutes into the game, this is the best chance for the Chinese team!
In the other half of the court, Hu Lai, Zhou Zijing, and Chen Xingyi were all running towards the Iraqi goal.
Among them, Zhou Zijing raised his arms high while running, signaling Luo Kai to pass the ball to him.
Luo Kai did turn his head and glance at the middle of the road while running.
But it was just a glance.
When he caught the football, he dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area!
Facing the Iraqi goalkeeper who abandoned the goal and attacked, he kicked and pushed!
He pushed the football to the far corner, but the Iraqi goalkeeper fell to the near corner and could only use his feet to try to block the football...
The football flew around his feet and into the goal!
"Luo Kai! Hi! Good goal! Beautiful! In the 33rd minute, he opened the scoring for the Chinese team! He has scored in the last three games, and his condition is so good!"
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"Holy shit, I ran away in vain!" Chen Xingyi complained, and then followed Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing and ran towards Luo Kai behind them.
Other teammates also rushed forward to celebrate the goal.
This is a top-12 match in which the Chinese team plays an away game against Iraq.
The second half of the top 12 has already begun. If the Chinese team can win consecutively against Iraq, Thailand and Syria, then there will be no need to fight Japan and Iran. The Chinese team will advance to the 2030 World Cup in Spain and Portugal.
I have calculated it before. As long as the Chinese team can win against the top three teams, it will accumulate 24 points.
The points advantage is obvious.
Japan and Iran will compete in the eighth round of the top 12.
No matter what the final outcome is, China will be the winner.
Of course, the premise is that the Chinese team must win all previous games.
First is Iraq.
This game is played by Iraq at home.
In fact, this is not the real home field of Iraq, because thanks to the "blessing" of the United States, the current situation in Iraq is turbulent, very unstable, and unsafe.
Therefore, the Iraqi national team always plays their home games in surrounding Middle Eastern countries, such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Qatar, which have all hosted the home games of the Iraqi national team.
But even though Iraq is wandering around, the atmosphere at their home court is not bad at all.
The stadium was almost full, whether they were fans from Iraq or local fans, they were all cheering for Iraq.
Therefore, the Chinese team did not play as smoothly as everyone imagined in the first thirty minutes of the game.
It wasn't until Luo Kai's goal that the situation opened up for the Chinese team.
After scoring the goal, Luo Kai waved his fists in excitement. Then he turned around and saw Hu Lai. He pointed at the opponent without saying anything.
But Chen Xingyi next to him understood everything. He went up and hugged Hu Lai: "Be careful, Hu Lai, you have awakened a lion!"
"It's none of my business!" Hu Lai pushed Chen Xingyi away from him.
After being pushed away, Chen Xingyi ran to hug Luo Kai with a smile. As soon as he hugged her, he pressed close to him and said coquettishly: "I know why your kid is in such good shape lately!"
Luo Kai glanced at him and shook his head: "You guessed wrong."
"I understand, I understand, just think that I guessed wrong!" Chen Xingyi shook his head, and Luo Kai wanted to kick him...
But he still didn't explain to Chen Xingyi.
Can he still not let go of Li Qingqing?
In fact, I have already given up.
He really didn't work so hard just to show Li Qingqing.
He just wants to be included in the team's Champions League main lineup and stand upright in front of Hu Lai.
Really fight him once.
No one, whether it was the audience in front of the TV or the excited commentator He Feng, saw the meaning of the small interaction between Luo Kai and Hu Lai.
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After conceding the goal, Iraq did not intend to sit still and wait for death. Even though the hope was slim, they still had to fight to qualify for the World Cup.
After five rounds of the previous top-12 matches, Iraq had one win, one draw and three losses, with only four points.
Currently ranked fifth, there is a big gap between the top three - compared with third-place Iran, there is a full six-point gap.
However, as the top 12 football tournament in Asia, it is naturally full of surprises and upsets.
In the game that just ended, the Iranian team was held to a 0:0 away draw by Thailand, the weakest team in the group.
It was considered an unexpected revelation.
With the example of the Thai team, no one dares to say that Iraq cannot unseat Iran or Japan in the second half of the next top 12 matches.
If they can draw at home first...or even defeat the Chinese team, they will be one step closer to their goal.
So after the game restarted, they launched a desperate attack on the Chinese team's goal.
Before the end of the first half, we did regain possession of the ball.
But after the start of the second half, they were so confident that they quickly suffered a blow.
First, their shot was blocked by Lin Zhiyuan, and then Lin Zhiyuan got up from the ground and quickly threw the football forward.
At this time, Iraq's backcourt was empty due to their aggressive pressure!
Chen Xingyi received Lin Zhiyuan's throw as soon as he crossed the center line.
He didn't stop the ball, but pushed the football forward with his head and accelerated to catch up without stopping.
He relied on his own speed to get rid of the Iraqi defensive players here.
The Iraqi players were really miserable... In the first half, they suffered from Luo Kai's taillights, and in the second half, they watched Chen Xingyi's taillights.
But this time Chen Xingyi did not go straight to Huanglong with football like Luo Kai did.
Just when he dribbled the ball to the 30-meter area, the opponent's center back pressed up and there was a gap in the middle.
Chen Xingyi started to pass without saying a word.
Zhou Zijing rushed to the front line and took away Iraq's last remaining central defender.
Hu Lai, who had just reached the penalty spot, jumped up high to meet the flying football and gave a lion's head shake!
The football flew into the goal before the fingers of the Iraqi goalkeeper!
"Hu Lai! Beautiful! Beautiful header! In the 52nd minute of the game, the Chinese team launched a sharp counterattack. In the end, Chen Xingyi assisted Hu Lai to expand the score! The Chinese team led Iraq 2:0 in the away game!
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He Feng was very excited. Although the second half of the game had just started, Luo Kai and Hu Lai were both in such good shape in this game, which made him confident that the Chinese team would win the away game against Iraq.
The Chinese team is getting closer and closer to the World Cup a year later!
What kind of drama can this team composed of more mature players than four years ago finally perform on that stage?
It really made him look forward to it...
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After Hulay's goal, the morale of the Iraqi players suffered a heavy blow.
Although they worked hard and fought hard for the next game, there was no structure and the whole team was not unified in thinking and could not work together.
Many Chinese fans watched this scene and sighed:
This was something you could only see in the national football team before... Now we can also appreciate others struggling like this!
In the end, with two goals from Hu Lai and Luo Kai, the Chinese team defeated Iraq 2:0 in the away game.
The sixth round of the top 12 competition ended, and the Chinese team continued to lead the standings with 18 points.
Because Syria was defeated by the Japanese team 3:1 at home, the point difference between them and the Chinese team as the fourth place widened to 14 points. There are four rounds left in the top 12. Whether it is Syria or Iraq,
It is impossible to overtake the Chinese team again.
Therefore, it can be said that the Chinese team has won the top three in the group in advance, at least ensuring the qualification to participate in the play-offs.
As for whether we can finally win two direct promotion spots...
