"The first team in Asia! Reaching the knockout rounds of two consecutive World Cups, the Chinese team creates history!"
"Hu Lai scored twice, bringing the total number of goals to three, and topped the World Cup scorer list!"
“According to a poll on Weibo, a famous Chinese social media website, more than 75 percent of Chinese fans want to play against South Korea in the quarter-finals... I don’t know if this is a good idea for us Korean fans.
Consolation - at least it means that the Chinese hope that the Korean team can qualify from the group..."
Five days ago, regarding the Chinese fans' desire to play against the Korean team in the knockout round, this was just an observation on the Chinese Internet from Korean Internet.
But now, it has become a serious news reported by Korean media.
These news are a bit harsh for Korean players.
When it comes to reaching the World Cup finals, South Korea is the first team in Asia, while China is the last team so far.
The South Korean team has participated in the World Cup finals since 1954 and is the first team in Asia to participate in the World Cup finals.
Since 1986, they have participated in the World Cup finals for thirteen consecutive times.
This achievement is also a scorpion's shit among Asian teams - it is the only one (poisonous).
Even looking at the entire world of football, apart from South Korea, there are only four teams that can participate in the World Cup for thirteen consecutive years, and these four teams are all teams that have won the World Cup, namely Brazil.
, Germany, Argentina and Spain.
Although it has participated in thirteen consecutive World Cups, the South Korean team has not reached the knockout rounds of the World Cup twice in a row.
They have reached the top 16 in three World Cups in 2002, 2010 and 2022.
Also reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2002.
It's just that this time they achieved the semi-finals through dishonorable means, so other than themselves who always talk about it, others don't mention it much.
The Chinese team is currently the last Asian team to participate in the World Cup. Their first participation will be the 2026 World Cup in the United States and Canada.
As the "younger brother within a younger brother" in Asian football, the Chinese team came from behind and became the first Asian team to reach the knockout stages of two consecutive World Cups.
Against the background of the performance of the Chinese team, the current "unbearable" situation of the Korean team is even more highlighted.
Especially after losing to the Netherlands 1:3 just now.
Faced with such news, the players of the Korean team could not think of discussing it.
Because the Korean team has been forced into a desperate situation.
After losing to the Netherlands, they only accumulated one point after two rounds of group matches.
Although the opponent in the last round was Burkina Faso, the weakest team in this group.
The Polish team’s opponent is the Netherlands.
But if the Korean team wants to qualify, there are many conditions that need to be met.
First they have to defeat Burkina Faso, and secondly they have to hope that Poland will lose to or draw with the Netherlands.
Only in this way can the Korean team qualify from this group as the second place in the group.
Will the Netherlands beat Poland?
Not optimistic.
Because even if the Dutch team loses to Poland, it will not affect them - Poland has five points after defeating the Netherlands, but still cannot surpass the Dutch team's six points, so the Dutch team is still first in the group.
As a result, even if the South Korean team beats Burkina Faso, it will only accumulate four points, which is not as good as Poland, and will be eliminated.
The Dutch team has already won the first place in the group in advance. In the last game, they will definitely rotate the lineup and let a large number of substitute players start. The attitude of the players will also be affected to some extent, and it is unlikely to go all out in the game against Poland...
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In other words, the fate of the Korean team is no longer in their own hands.
After having breakfast in silence, the players of the Korean team returned to their rooms to prepare for restorative training after a short rest.
The same was true for Jin Donglie, but when he was about to reach the door of his room, he stopped and looked back at Park Guixian who had been following him: "Senior Park, what can I do?"
Park Guixian said: "I want to talk to you."
The teammate who had returned to the room with Jin Dongyeol saw this and quickly said: "I'll go out to find that person..."
He didn't even find an excuse for a while, so he ran away and seemed to run away.
He knows the competitive relationship between Kim Dong-yeol and Park Kyi-hyun. One is the most promising super talent in Korean football in the future, and the other is the current big brother of the Korean national team. This is simply a fight between gods. If he, a mortal, doesn't run faster, why should he wait?
Are you in trouble?
As soon as the roommate left, Park Kyuhyun followed Kim Dongyeol into the room.
Entering the room, Jin Donglie did not ask Park Guixian to sit down, but lay down on his bed: "What are you talking about?"
"I just want to share some of my experiences with you." Park Guixian said.
"Senior Park's experience?" Jin Dongyeol twitched his lips.
When Park Guixian saw his micro-expression, he knew what the other party was thinking, so he said: "I know, you have already scored your own goals in the World Cup, but I have not scored in the World Cup so far. I want to share
The experience is not about how to score goals in the World Cup, but some universal experience..."
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Park Guixian knocked on the door, and Jin Shengyou opened the door and welcomed him into the house, and then asked impatiently: "How was the talk?"
Park Guixian shook his head and sighed: "It's useless."
"It's useless?" Jin Shengyou's eyes widened, "Why are you talking?"
"I told him to stay humble about the World Cup and football, and I used myself as an example..."
Jin Shengyou nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Guixian, you were quite arrogant when you were young, and you even stepped on the trophy!"
Park Guixian continued: "I used this incident as an example. I told him that being too crazy when you are young is not a good thing. As a result, what do you think he said?"
"How did he say?"
"He said... 'What was Park Sunbae doing when he was twenty-two years old?'"
"This..." Jin Shengyou was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Jin Donglie to be so stubborn.
Even a fool can hear the subtext of this statement.
What is 22-year-old Park Guixian doing?
The 22-year-old Park Guixian was playing domestic football, participating in the East Asian Cup, and then was completely defeated by a little-known Chinese forward.
Where is 22-year-old Kim Dong-yeol?
He has played in the Bundesliga for three years and scored a total of thirty goals.
Jin Shengyou knew that his plan to ask Park Guixian to persuade Jin Dongyeol must have failed.
He let out a long sigh.
He originally had high hopes for Kim Dong-yeol.
I hope Kim Dong-yeol can perform well in the last game.
In fact, Kim Dong-yeol scored the only goal in the South Korean team's 1:3 loss to the Netherlands, showing his talent.
But Jin Shengyou felt that this kid was a little too arrogant. He had just scored a goal, and it could be said that he was becoming more and more arrogant.
In the game against the Netherlands, although he came off the bench and scored a goal, he also wasted an opportunity.
Jin Shengyou is worried that Jin Dongyeol will waste more opportunities in the last game...
With this goal against the Netherlands, head coach Miguel Tavares is expected to let Kim Dong-yeol start in the third game.
Out of his understanding and concern about Kim Dong-yeol, Kim Seung-woo asked Park Kyuhyun to talk to Kim Dong-yeol.
It's just that the results were unsatisfactory.
Seeing Kim Seung-woo sighing helplessly, Park Gye-hyun comforted him: "Don't worry too much, Seung-woo. Our opponent in the last game is Burkina Faso. I think there should be no problem in beating them. Next, we can only hope for the Dutch team."
I can have sportsmanship..."
Jin Shengyou said nothing.
This feeling of having to look at other people's faces made him uncomfortable.
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Teams like South Korea, which have finished the first two rounds, are beginning to think about the third round of the group stage.
And more teams are thinking about the upcoming second round of the group stage.
The second round is very critical, because whether you qualify or be eliminated may depend on how you play in the second round of the group stage.
Those teams that took all three points in the first round of the group stage cannot take it lightly. Portugal is a lesson learned from the past.
On the other hand, a team that does not win in the first round does not mean that it is completely hopeless. As long as it plays well in the remaining two rounds of the group stage and scores all six points, it can still qualify from the group.
In the second round of Group C, England defeated Colombia 4:2 and advanced to the top 16 ahead of schedule.
Immediately afterwards, Spain also defeated Jamaica 3:0 and also advanced ahead of schedule.
The situation in this group is very simple and clear - England and Spain became the teams that advanced, while Jamaica and Colombia were eliminated. In the last round of the group stage, the game between Jamaica and Colombia became a "battle of honor" for the two teams.
, it has no impact on the group situation.
Spain will compete with England for first place in the group.
However, the most watched game on this match day is not the two games in Group C, but a game in Group D:
At 8 p.m., Argentina will play Serbia.
As a third-tier team, Serbia is not weak. If it had not been for missing several World Cups before, with the current strength of Serbia, they should be a second-tier team more appropriately...
The evidence is that in the first round of the group stage, Serbia defeated the second-tier team Tunisia 1:0.
If Serbia can defeat Argentina, it can qualify early and send Melli's Argentina home.
They will definitely clash with Argentina in this game.
Argentina has no confidence in defeating such an opponent.
At the pre-match press conference, Serbian head coach Ulos Nedkovic said: "We know that Argentina is strong, but our team is ready. When we step on the court, we have only one purpose,
That is to win and get the right to qualify from the group!"
But the final result of the game was 2:0. Argentina withstood huge pressure and defeated Serbia!
They once again grasped the opportunity to qualify!
