Over the years, the hosts of the World Cup have always received more or less preferential treatment. For example, relatively favorable arrangements will be made in the schedule, and relatively weak teams from each level will be placed in their group during the draw.
What a pity the world in 2010
The Cup entered the African continent for the first time. South Africa's Group A was drawn with the French team, the fourth-tier team that they were least willing to draw. South Africa and Mexico, Uruguay, and France, all ranked in the top 20 in the world, were drawn in the same group.
Called the most unlucky host in history.
Due to many controversies before the game, which group the French team is drawn into is likely to be the group of death. Before the game, people predicted many possibilities and believed that the host country should have good arrangements, such as New Zealand, Honduras and other strong teams.
Less strong teams may be "drawn" into Group A. But I didn't expect that the final result would be exactly the opposite. The teams drawn in South Africa's group happened to be the teams with the strongest competition in the same grade.
For example, among the teams in the fourth tier, the French team can almost be regarded as the strongest team. Similarly, among the teams in the third tier, Mexico is also an underestimated team, and they are also considered the strongest team in the same tier.
Team. Even watching Uruguay
, with Forlan, they once made Argentina dying. From this point of view, Group A of the host country is a real group of death. If off-field factors are not taken into account, South Africa's chances of qualifying for the group are very small, which can be called the most unlucky in the history of the World Cup.
's host.
In the last World Cup in Germany in 2006, the host team Germany had a very good fortune. There were almost no opponents in their group that could match their strength and status. Neither Costa Rica, Poland nor Ecuador were considered strong teams.
They are also at the lower-middle level among teams of the same level.
The media also named Group A as the second deadliest group. It will not be easy for the host country to qualify.
To say that the favorite to win this World Cup is Spain!
Before the World Cup, for decades, there had been a kind of ridicule against Spain for being "cowardly", "flashy" and "showing off". Spanish footballers certainly wanted to fight back. However, even the Spanish team itself could not explain why.
This country has the best league and a lot of stars, but in the history of the World Cup, the best
The record was only the semi-finals. In 1950, Spain reached the semi-finals (the semi-finals of that year used a single round-robin group to determine the champion), and finally tied with Uruguay, was humiliated by Brazil 1-6, and lost 1-3.
Sweden ranked fourth. But this humiliating journey was actually the best result of the Spanish team in the World Cup until this World Cup!
In the past 60 years, Spanish footballers have endured ridicule, waiting all the time to break through this achievement and win a World Cup championship. However, in the past 60 years, Spain's record has been dismal: 1954, 1958, 1970, 1974, absent; 1962,
1966,19
78, 1998, the group was eliminated; 1990, 2006, the top 16; 1982, 1986, 1994, 2002, the quarterfinals... On this night, Spain finally ended its long history of humiliation and proved that it has achieved transformation. Now, who is still there?
Would you say Spain is weak?
Furthermore, Spain has already started a powerful matador dynasty. In the 2008 European Cup, the Spanish team went all the way and won the championship trophy. Two years later, Spain won the World Cup again. In the 2008-09 season, Barcelona even more
It was almost crowned the European Champions Trophy. The national team and league records have soared. Today's Spanish football can be said to be the best football in Europe and the world!
Of course, we must see the huge potential contained in the Spanish team: in the national team, Iniesta, Torres, Ramos and others are in their best years, and the careers of Pedro, Butzquez, Pique and others are
Their careers have just begun. In the years to come, these Spanish players will also be a contending force in the European Cup and World Cup.
In the league, La Liga not only includes many top stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Kaká, Xavi, Iniesta, etc., but also brings together top football coaches including Mourinho. La Liga record
,Attention is expected to be further improved.
In any case, the overall prosperity of Spanish football is unstoppable.
Although they are unanimously optimistic, the Spanish team is still relatively calm!
Del Bosque was still very cautious. He said, "These three opponents are very difficult to deal with. The key is that we must avoid Brazil in the second round. We hope they will be our opponents in the final." Brazil is in Group G. This is
It means that Spain may meet Brazil prematurely, so Del Bosque believes, "It is irresponsible to arrange the World Cup in this way. We cannot afford to lose in the group stage. We must get a leading position, and the same goes for Brazil."
However, according to Bosque, there are advantages to being in the last group, that is, the group stage starts at the latest, which means they have more rest time. "I think this is an advantage and they can get more."
After all, the end of the league is not too long." Similar to Bosque, Villa, the Spanish team's top scorer, also focused more on the knockout stage.
Villa said, "I am satisfied. Because the difficulties faced in the group stage are not too big." However, this arrangement is like a trap set for future games. "No team dares to relax its vigilance." Because there are
They may encounter Brazil, Portugal, North Korea and Cote d'Ivoire. The Spaniard said, "Although you can be lucky to start in the group stage, you must always be careful in the knockout stage!"
In big competitions like the World Cup, teams that go well in the group stage often cannot go very far. The Spanish team is recognized as the favorite, and La Liga is often the last to end. The players' mentality and state must be adjusted quickly. In 2002
when spain
, the elimination of strong teams such as France has something to do with the fact that their main players mainly play in La Liga. When talking about the strongest opponent in the group stage, Villa first recommended the Chilean team, "Chile is a very rich technical team.
, they will cause great difficulties to their opponents.”
The other two favorites to win the championship are Brazil and Argentina. Brazil is stuck in the group of death, and Argentina also has its own problems, that is, they have a head coach Maradona who is not reassuring.
Despite "no one in the government" and despite Lao Ma's poor popularity in FIFA, Argentina was lucky enough not to score a "hat trick" in the World Cup's death group! I'm afraid everyone will think that this is a good draw. Along with South Korea and Nigeria
, Greece is in a group, how familiar it is. In the United States in 1994, Argentina met Greece and Nigeria, but Bulgaria at that time was replaced by South Korea today.
It is true to say that Argentina is lucky. Because before the draw, experts from all walks of life thought that they would fall into the "Group of Death" again. In 2002 and 2006, Argentina was the favorite in the two World Cups, but they were drawn into desperate situations. This time
The qualifiers have been stumbling. According to the November rankings, it is unlikely that Lao Ma's team will be among the seeds. Maybe FIFA has really opened up to Argentina. Frankly speaking, although Argentina is not in the best condition now, it is really difficult to qualify from the group.
Not a big problem.
Greece, the opponent of the 1994 World Cup, came out of nowhere, and Argentina swept their opponents 4-0. Similarly, Maradona scored his last goal in the World Cup in that game! At that time, the old horse was angry on the penalty area line.
shot, and then ran to the sidelines and roared at the broadcast camera. Today's
Greece is the 2004 European Cup champion, but the heroes who created the myth five years ago are all old. The most terrifying thing about the team is actually the coach Rehagel. Maradona should be a "rookie" coach in front of Lao Lei.
, but with a huge strength gap, Argentina will not capsize in front of Greece.
Nigeria is an old rival. Maradona’s last opponent in the World Cup was against the African Lions in 1994. Of course, the old horse also assisted Caniggia and scored an extremely wonderful free kick for Argentina.
A 2-1 comeback win, that game was the current World Cup swan song for the Argentine coach! 8
After the year, Argentina was once again placed in the same group as Nigeria. Batty defeated the opponent with a header. That header was also the "God of War"'s last World Cup goal! On June 12 next year, Argentina will play against Nigeria for the first time. It is a huge psychological surprise.
Advantages, I believe it is reasonable to win this "familiar" team.
For Argentina, South Korea is not a new face among the three teams. They were in the same group in 1986. Lao Ma led the "Tango Legion" that finally won the championship and defeated the "Tai Chi Tigers" 3-1, and finally achieved success.
Maradona's World Cup, Argentina's Hercules Cup... Of course, 16 years later, their situation is completely opposite. One was the most prosperous team in 2002, and the other was the 2002 team.
The most frustrating team of the year. South Korea's semi-finals, Batty's tears, but at this moment, at that moment, maybe Maradona is most willing to see this layout. Defeating South Korea is the best way to forget 2002! So,
Based on the above analysis, Argentina received the top lottery in this World Cup. Even for a "rookie" coach like Maradona, qualifying for the group will not be a problem.
Of course, Argentina's biggest variable is still their coach. Two of the three teams are old faces from 1994. Maradona played better in each of those two wins, but after the game against Nigeria,
, he was found to have taken banned drugs. Ephedrine brought a generation of football champions’ fourth World Cup tour to an abrupt halt, and the young Argentina team lost
The core team looked anxious and panicked. They lost to Bulgaria and were pushed to third place in the group. Although the whole team had high morale when facing Romania, led by Haji, they still lost 2-3, which is considered the worst in the history of the Argentine team.
The sharp combination of Batty-Balbo-Caniggia came to an end after the World Cup with the emergence of Passarella.
Therefore, facing such a good signing, the most important thing now is for Lao Ma to adjust his mentality, because he not only has to face old opponents, but also a period of unbearable history. It can be said that as long as Lao Ma can lead the ball next year
If the team breaks out of the group, Argentina may become unstoppable.
The championship is a major highlight of the World Cup, and the most anticipated highlight is the dark pony team that magically appears in every tournament. Although they may not reach the finals, their appearance will always inspire the world.
The attention of fans seems to be that without the dark horse in the World Cup, there will be spoilers, and the World Cup will become incomplete.
After the World Cup draw was announced, many non-seeded teams lamented their bad luck and how difficult the road ahead was when they encountered strong teams. But the problem may not be that simple. Being in the same group with strong teams is not all bad. Because history has proven that,
In the World Cup, the group in which the final champion belongs can often perform well and reach the quarterfinals and semifinals.
For example, in the 1990 World Cup, the German team finally won the championship, and the former Yugoslavia team that was in the same group as the German team at that time was the former Yugoslavia team. In the end, the former Yugoslavia defeated Spain in the 18th final and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Only lost to Argentina on penalty kick. In 1
In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, the Swedish team qualified in the group together with the champion Brazil team. As a result, the Swedish team easily defeated Saudi Arabia in the 18th final; in the 14th final, the Swedish team defeated Romania. In the end, the Swedish team won 4-0 in the third and fourth place finals.
Defeated Bulgaria and won the third place.
In the 1998 World Cup, the Danish team qualified with the French team. In the 18th final, Denmark beat Nigeria 4-1, and in the 14th final, they had a thrilling battle with Brazil, and finally lost 2-3. In the 2002 World Cup
, qualifying with the champion Brazil team was Turkey. In the end, Turkey defeated Japan and Serbia successively.
Negal reached the semi-finals. Although they lost to Brazil in the semi-finals, they eventually defeated South Korea and won the third place in the World Cup. The only exception in recent years was in 2006, when the African team qualified with the champion Italy team.
Ghana. However, Ghana met Brazil prematurely and was eliminated in the 116th final.
It can be seen that teams such as the former Yugoslavia, Denmark, Sweden, and Turkey were not considered popular teams in the above-mentioned World Cups. However, because they were in the group of the final champion and fought hard to qualify, they were often able to qualify in the end.
He performed well in the subsequent knockout rounds, won all the way, and reached the quarter-finals or semi-finals, becoming the "dark horse" of that World Cup. Therefore, the world's mainstream media believes that in the World Cup groupings, the champion often goes together with the dark horse.
produced together.
So, will this pattern happen again in this World Cup? Theoretically, people believe that the champion of this World Cup will not escape from the traditional strong teams (seven seeded teams except South Africa, plus France, Portugal, etc.).
The groups in which these strong teams belong have certain strengths, but they are
Teams that are underestimated by people are likely to become dark horses. For example, Nigeria and Greece are in the same group as Argentina; for example, Slovenia is in the same group as England; such as Cote d'Ivoire is in the same group as Brazil; and Switzerland or the Netherlands are in the same group as Spain.
Denmark, Cameroon, etc.
Who will become the champion of the 2010 World Cup? Who will become the dark horse team next to the champion? These suspense may be the greatest charm of the 2010 World Cup.
There is no China Hong Kong team represented by Li Yu. It may be serious to the world. The China Hong Kong team, which appears in the World Cup for the first time, is more of a soy sauce, absorbing some game experience, allowing them to win every game.
It is somewhat unrealistic for the team to face a powerful opponent.
The China Hong Kong team is only lacking in experience and personnel composition in the competition. The largest naturalized legion in the history of the World Cup is participating. It is an unprecedented team. Media from various countries are not sure about the combat effectiveness of the China Hong Kong team.
And this phenomenon has also directly reflected in another area, that is, gaming companies around the world are unanimously not optimistic about the China Hong Kong team.
Spain got a good draw, and the same group included Switzerland, Honduras and Chile. Qualification for the European Cup championship was almost certain. The Matador Legion was naturally listed as the favorite to win the championship by major betting companies. Although the Brazilian team was ranked at death with Portugal and Cote d'Ivoire.
group, but bwin is also very optimistic about the Selecao's winning prospects, with odds of 6 to 1. William Hill, another famous gambling company, ranked Brazil in third place, with odds of 6.5 to 1.
England's draw situation is also very ideal. It is divided into Group C with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia. Capello's team has good prospects for advancement. Bwin has given the Three Lions a winning odds of 1 to 7, ranking third.
, and William Hill ranked England second in the favorites list at odds of 1 to 6, surpassing Brazil.
Germany, Argentina and France are ranked 3 to 6 on bwin's odds list, with Germany ranking fourth with odds of 10 to 1. William Hill's view is slightly different from bwin, with Argentina, Italy and France ranked 3 to 6.
6th place, Germany ranked seventh with 13 losses.
The Chinese Hong Kong team has the highest odds among all Asian participating teams at 201 to 1. It is nearly double the odds of South Korea. The impact of the group is too great. China Hong Kong is obviously stuck in the death group.
In the eyes of the outside world, the team has only one ending, which is to go home after the group stage.
Even Li Yu, the world's most popular top scorer, did not enter the top ten in the Golden Boot odds. No matter how you score in three games, the final outcome is unchangeable. The draw of the group of death.
As a result, China Hong Kong's various statistics have been greatly affected. In any case, the China Hong Kong team's training camp in Italy is still going on in an orderly manner. So what if you don't expect it? You must be fully prepared for what you should do!
Soon, the China and Hong Kong team will also have a warm-up match against the Greek team in Italy. It’s time to show the team’s combat effectiveness!
