Chapter 723 Battle against the Nordic Snow Country
The next day, it was finally time for the official competition.
First, draw lots.
A total of twelve teams participated in the women's football competition. They were first divided into three groups for a single round-robin competition. The top two teams in each group and the two third-placed teams with the best scores advanced to the quarterfinals.
There are two sessions for the first group match, one at 5:00 pm and the other at 7:45 pm.
China won the draw at 7:45 pm and faced the Nordic Snow Country.
Therefore, China still has the opportunity to watch the game, but it can only choose to watch one group.
In the second group match, the opponent drawn by China was Maple Leaf Country, so the entire football team went to watch the game between Silver Country and Maple Leaf Country.
However, according to Cen Li's memory, these two countries ended up in the top eight in their previous life.
In particular, the Kingdom of Silver is still defeated by the Kingdom of China, so it is not a strong opponent.
So although she was watching it, she didn't feel too much psychological burden.
I could have won without Ma Xiaoxu in my previous life, let alone this life.
But the other team members didn't have her ability to predict the future, so they all took it very seriously.
Even though they have studied the strategies of various countries before, they are not taking it lightly now. If the other party comes up with new tactics, they will come up with a response plan in time.
The game ended in an hour and a half, and in the end, the Maple Leaf Country defeated the Silver Country with a score of 2-1.
Cen Li couldn't help but think that the men's football team in the Land of Silver was famously strong and had strong players like Mixi, but the strength of the women's football team seemed to be far behind.
After watching the game, it was almost time, and the Chinese women's football team all went to warm up and prepare to play.
As for Cen Li, she is both a substitute and an ace in the finale, so the coach does not plan to let her play in the first few games.
According to the coach's intention, he wants to check the situation first and then let Cen Li come to the rescue when the situation becomes unfavorable.
This statement made Cen Li dumbfounded. She couldn't help but said, "Coach, you are putting all the pressure on me, right?"
Ma Yuanling shrugged, "Those who are capable work harder, thank you for the hard work."
Cen Li was so stunned by her straight shot that she shook her head with laughter.
But after thinking about it, according to this arrangement, she would probably have to sit on the bench until the semi-finals before she would have a chance to play.
After all, she is very optimistic about the two tiger players of the Chinese women's football team.
Soon, the competition between China and the Nordic Snow Country started.
"Come on China!"
"Handuan, Handuan!"
"Ma Xiaoxu, Ma Xiaoxu!"
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After all, this is the home court. As soon as the Chinese team took the field, the audience immediately burst into warm cheers.
In particular, the two most promising generals received special attention.
The players also turned around and waved in response to the audience, which made the audience more and more excited, and the cheers rose like waves.
It wasn't until the game whistle sounded that the audience became quiet.
When the game started, Hua Guo took action very quickly and won a corner kick on the right right at the beginning.
After Han Duan grabbed the ball, he passed the ball very decisively, but was immediately blocked by the Nordic Snow Country and kicked out of the baseline.
Even so, the Chinese team still got the first corner kick after the opening.
Bi Yan took a corner kick from the right, and captain Li Jie retreated to grab the header and hit the goal directly.
Unfortunately, he was dragged off the crossbar by the goalkeeper of the Nordic Snow Country.
Li Jie's ball was very difficult. She turned sideways to hit the ball, and it hit a very accurate parabola. If it had not been blocked, she would have been able to score.
"come on! Come on!"
Therefore, as soon as the ball was played, the stadium immediately erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
I have to say that Hua Guo’s opening performance was indeed amazing.
Almost a minute later, the Chinese team got another chance to kick the ball in the left area.