Chapter two hundred and eighty eighth(1/5)
After the China-Pakistan match, Australia and Mexico continued to play in the same field. In the end, Australia defeated Mexico 3-1.
The Federation Cup continued. In the second round, the host Saudi Arabia finally defeated South Africa 1-0, winning the first victory of the cup. Uruguay defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 and won two consecutive games.
On December 14, in the match between China and Mexico, the Chinese team easily defeated their opponent 2-0 with the goals of Ma Mingyu and Peng Weiguo.
Perhaps it was because of the journey from the other side of the ocean to Saudi Arabia that the Mexican team did not perform as well. Luis Hernandez, a star in the team, shot repeatedly threatening shots, but was rejected by Ou Chuliang.
On the other hand, Brazil beat Australia 6-0. Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Romario both scored goals. In particular, Ronaldo's hat trick once again shut the fans who questioned him.
I am not afraid of not knowing the goods, but I am afraid of comparing goods.
After seeing this score, fans finally realized the strong offensive ability of Brazil and how tight the Chinese team's defense is.
In other words, how much role does China and Europe play in the competition?
You should know that many Australian players play in the Premier League, the League One, and the Soviet Union, such as Viduka who plays for Dinamo Zagreb, Middlesbrough goalkeeper Schwarzer, Lazio defender Okon, and Vedma of Glasgow Rangers.
In addition, Australia hired a British coach to coach, this team with a full-play English style can be regarded as a weakened version of the British team. In addition, the Australians are strong, so it is terrifying that Brazil can play a 6-0 score.
Another day passed, all the matches in Group A were over. Saudi Arabia lost 1-6 to the Czech Republic, and Uruguay defeated South Africa 4-3. In the end, Uruguay and Czech Republic were in the top two in the group and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
A day later, the Chinese team faced Australia at the Fahd Stadium.
As long as you draw in this game, the Chinese team can qualify smoothly with the advantage of goal difference.
The news came, and the country was full of joy.
Although there have been few matches with Australia in recent years, Chinese fans have made a comparison through a "shortcoming" method.
Chinese team vs Japan, 4-0; Japan vs Australia, 3-3 in two rounds. That is to say, Chinese team > Japan = Australia.
Although this is not a math problem, fans like to see it this way, and you can't do anything to him!
"Southern Youth Daily" - Faced with Australia, which cannot even beat the Japanese team, the Chinese team will definitely qualify in the group!
"Dalian Daily" - Show off the game against Brazil to play, and the Chinese team can beat Australia five!
The media's optimism is very interesting, like a group of "fools" who don't understand ball at all, doing simple math problems.
But I have to admit that when such a title is released, their newspapers sell very well.
These media wantonly promote the Chinese team's theory of winning, but the knowledgeable people on the Internet expressed some concerns.
Huang Jianxiang: "Australia is not actually weak."
"If according to the media, the Chinese team won two goals in Mexico and Australia also won two goals in Mexico, does that mean that the two teams are of equal strength?"
"Don't forget that there are so many players in Australia playing in the British league, and we should treat Australia as the UK!"
If there are reminders that Australia is not weak, there are those who pursue China's strong.
Deep White Moonlight, a female fan who is very popular online recently, said: "Although Australia's football system is advanced, the Chinese team is not without advantages."
"There is only one goal gap between China and Brazil, while Australia has six, which is a very big psychological advantage in itself."
"In addition, the Chinese team can beat Japan with a big score, but Australia can only draw against Japan in two rounds. We are more stable than Australia in both offense and defense."
"Maybe Australia is also worried about playing against us at this time. We are the biggest opponent in their group!"
The view of deep white moonlight has also been agreed by many fans. It has been at the end of the 20th century. Since China's reform and opening up, all industries have entered the high-speed channel.
We can no longer watch football with our old eyes, we should also be a little confident!
In fact, the advantage of qualifying lies with the Chinese team. After all, we can qualify as long as we tie.
On the other side of the ocean, the Australians are also cheering their teams up.
The Canberra Daily believes that this is an excellent opportunity for "revenge"!
When the fans saw this title, they were confused.
It is reasonable for Brazil to take revenge on the Chinese team, after all, the Chinese team came to the Olympics last year.
We Australia and China can't stand the side, how can we get a bad grudge?
The Canberra Daily continued to report: "Avenge the top ten games!"
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Canberra Daily: "If the Chinese team did not defeat the Japanese team in the playoffs, Australia would not encounter a Japanese team with extremely high tactical execution in the playoffs in the Asian and Oceania!"
"It is this practical model that allows the Japanese team to concentrate on their efforts regardless of whether they are leading or falling behind."
"It is precisely for this reason that the Japanese team has been 0-2 behind away games and has won a away draw."
"The same is true for Japan's home games. The Japanese team, which has a very high execution, is not disturbed by us at all. They tie the score again when they are behind 1 goal at home. They are thus qualifying with the advantage of away goals."
"To sum up, Australia is not good at playing against the Japanese team."
"If it is a Chinese team that also learns from Europe and the United States, then the Australians will be the ones who go to France at this time!"
I have to admire the kangaroos' brain circuit. They actually regarded the Chinese team that played Japan into the playoffs as the "culprit" for their inability to go to France.
The kangaroos really don’t know what they are doing and insist on fighting with the panda.
The continuous competitions made the Chinese team not relax their vigilance. As a training session for the World Cup, everyone attached great importance to this Federation Cup.
When facing the interview again, Rad said relaxedly: "In this Federation Cup, the Chinese team does not care about winning or losing, but only considers how to qualify smoothly in the way of the Chinese team."
"This is a preview of the World Cup after all, and no matter whether it succeeds or fails, it can be used as experience in the World Cup."
"Don't underestimate the Federation Cup. Those who come here to participate in the competition are all champions of intercontinental competitions!"
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On December 17, at 18 pm, Riyadh Fahd International Stadium.
Facing the last game of the group, the Chinese team lined up almost the same starting lineup as when they played against Brazil, but Zhang Xiaorui replaced Peng Weiguo, who was somewhat lacking in physical strength.
"Hehe, the Australians look very nervous." Zhang Lu joked before the game when she looked at the Australian player who accidentally knocked the ball away while warming up on the screen.
"This Australian team cannot be underestimated. They have many players playing in the UK. We can regard this game as a contest with the 'Asian British team'." Huang Jianxiang said cautiously from the side.
After saying that, he added: "Don't give Australians any chance..."
"Australian players look tall and powerful!" Zhang Lu glanced at a few Australian players and compared them with Chinese players. In this regard, the Chinese team really has no advantage.
"That's right, this will definitely be a physical competition!" Huang Jianxiang nodded.
If you fight for your body, the scene will be much more brutal and violent, and it will be much simpler.
Looking at the slightly thin players on the court, Huang Jianxiang and Zhang Lu were both worried.
"Hehe, I hope we can play our own style!" Finally, Zhang Lu glanced at Zhang Xiaorui with a black face and said thoughtfully.
The referee from Bolivia blew the whistle in his mouth when he saw both sides stand still.
Sure enough, after the game began, the Australian team took advantage of their height, body length and speed to rush to the Chinese team's defense line.
With three passes and two falls, the ball comes to the right.
After holding the ball, Viduka looked up and glanced at the Chinese team's penalty area, touched his feet, forced Wu Chengying away with his body, and penetrated into the middle.
Seeing the opponent striking the ball in the middle with a vertical stroll, Li Xun hurried forward to make up for the defense. But just as Viduka rushed to the edge of the penalty area, he suddenly rubbed his feet.
No one expected the Australian to shoot at this location.
Except Ou Chuliang!
Facing the other party's shot, Ou Chuliang was not careless at all.
This kind of shooting principle at a far corner is to bypass the goalkeeper and the ball speed will not be very fast.
Ou Chuliang reacted immediately, took a step outside with his right foot, and immediately stretched out his right arm and rushed out when the ball flew in front of him. With his palm blocked the ball from the other direction, he blocked the ball from the penalty area.
Sun Jihai, who chased back in time, ran to the front of the ball and took the ball forward while no one on the side.
"Push out!" Ou Chuliang made pushing people with both hands, "Don't let them cut in!"
General Fan also shouted: "I'll tell you, when you see them inward again, don't let them cut in so easily if you agree to the foul, do you know?"
Before the "training" was completed, Sun Jihai conceded the ball in the frontcourt, and the ball was kicked back by the Australian.
He still found the side road of Viduka. This time, General Fan personally stepped forward to demonstrate.
laugh!
Bang!
Faced with General Fan's forced defense, Viduka easily went to two and one with his teammates, avoiding General Fan.
It seems that Viduka knew that General Fan was not easy to mess with, so she still wanted to make a breakthrough from Wu Chengying.
But this time, Wu Chengying, the desperate man, suddenly broke out. Not only did he hold Viduka's jersey tightly, but his body was also tightly pressed against Viduka, so that he could not get rid of it no matter how he got rid of it.
It is right to pick the persimmons and pinch them, but unfortunately, Wu Chengying is not a soft persimmon.
Just let you go over once, and you're still addicted to it?
Bang!
A kick finally rang in front of the bottom line, and Wu Chengying successfully steals and protects the ball from the bottom line.
The staff behind the goal immediately threw a new ball to Ou Chuliang. Ou Chuliang glanced at the front court and immediately put the ball on the ground and kicked it out.
To be continued...