Brazil is a well-deserved favorite. No one thinks Brazil will be unable to qualify from Group C, nor does it think it can stop the Selecao.
Türkiye performed very strongly in the European qualifiers, and its overall strength is also very outstanding. It is a strong enemy.
Therefore, whether it is the Chinese team or Costa Rica, they all regard each other as opponents to score points.
Although Costa Rica defeated the Chinese team 2:0 in the previous life, everyone who watched the game knows that in fact, Costa Rica's strength is not much higher than the Chinese team.
Sun Jihai's injury was an important factor, which allowed Costa Rica to attack the left wing without restriction, which led to the chaos of the Chinese team.
In addition, the lack of experience of the Chinese team, which is participating in the World Cup for the first time, is also a big problem. Otherwise, they would not have conceded two goals in four minutes.
Xiao Qian helped Milu change his tactics and used Qu Bo's sacrifice of not caring about personal gains and losses to defeat Costa Rica's quite strong left wing. As a result, when Sun Jihai came on the stage, everything was in front of him.
Zheng Zhi's appearance also changed the rigidity of the midfield.
The original midfield players of the Chinese team were all players with distinct positions and fixed responsibilities. Those responsible for offense were responsible for offense, and those responsible for defense were responsible for defense.
But in fact, with the development of football, the position of midfielders will become increasingly blurred in the future.
Just like the years when Real Madrid won the Champions League, the three major midfielders were Modric, Kroos and Casemiro. Although in terms of responsibilities, Casemiro is more focused on defense. But he is not completely absent.
Participating in the attack, he even scored in front of the opponent's goal quite often.
Similarly, Modric and Kroos' defense is not bad either.
Zheng Zhi is this type of player. He can attack when going up and defend when retreating. He immediately makes up for the lack of the middle.
The Chinese team's goal was a series of plans made by Sun Jihai after he completed the steal.
Moreover, the Costa Rica team did not even notice him advancing from the defensive midfielder position to the arc of the penalty area, allowing him to complete the goal.
The balance on the field was broken and the Chinese team took the lead.
The backward situation was obviously not something that the Costa Rica team could accept. They rallied and started their most violent attack.
With the birth of the goal, Milu completely stabilized.
Because the mission of this World Cup is accomplished.
How far the remaining Chinese team can go depends on God's will after working hard.
Milu, who had no burden at all, fully demonstrated his wisdom and began to mobilize his troops.
He replaced both Hao Jianguo and Yang Chen.
Because he found that the two forwards had no chance at all on the court and were tightly defended. It was even difficult for them to support their teammates.
Now that the Costa Rica team has started a strong attack, of course they must stabilize their defense.
He replaced Yu Genwei and Xie Hui.
Yu Genwei has a tough style and is helpful in defending in the middle. Xie Hui is a roaming forward and is good at speculation.
Obviously, Milu played a defensive counterattack.
The midfielder composed of Zheng Zhi, Li Tie, Yu Genwei, Li Xiaopeng and Sun Jihai suddenly became a powerful meat grinder, making it difficult for the Costa Rica team to move forward and had to resort to the tactic of long passes from the backcourt to find the forwards.
But for the tough guys in the national football team, they don't have to think about tactics and just play with their bodies head-on. They are really not afraid.
The Costa Rica team attacked for more than ten minutes at a stretch. Seeing that there was not much time left, they had exhausted their energy.
The ball was once again lifted from the backcourt to the Chinese team's half, but Wan Qiaopu lost the header to Li Weifeng.
The ball pushed by the latter was caught by Wu Chengying.
Wu Chengying took two steps forward and found that Zheng Zhi had already run out of the gap, so he quickly sent the ball over.
A qualified midfield commander has already completed his observation before receiving the ball.
This is what Zheng Zhi is like.
He didn't even stop the ball, he swung his big foot in the direction of the ball and sent the ball directly to the frontcourt.
This kick is somewhat out of standard, and the speed is very slow.
Xie Hui has been running very hard, but his body has no advantage at all against the tall Costa Rican defender.
But at the critical moment, the Costa Rica defender made a fatal mistake.
While contending with Xie Hui, his foot slipped and fell directly to the lawn.
Although this guy raised his arms and shouted with great experience, signaling to the referee that Xie Hui had committed a foul, he got nothing.
The referee could see clearly that Xie Hui didn't even raise his hand.
Xie Hui received the ball smoothly, and there was a smooth road in front of him, leaving only a panicked goalkeeper.
For a Bundesliga-level shooter like him, there's nothing to be polite about.
He took the ball a few steps forward, and without any fuss, he pushed the ball gently and deftly.
The distance was so close that the goalkeeper had no time to get off the ground and could only watch the ball roll past him and bounce into the net.
2:0!
There were less than three minutes left before the end of the game. It can be said that this goal completely killed the game.
The Chinese team's first game of the World Cup was extremely perfect.
At this moment, the whole country was jubilant and enjoying this unprecedented happiness.
Xiao Qian in the stadium went completely crazy. She hugged Li Qingjue and gave him the hottest wet kiss.
Li Qingjue felt his happiness and accommodated his willfulness.
It is said that in the past few days, she has changed from a girl to a woman, and she is also a little obsessed with it.
A crisp victory will bring happiness to the Chinese people that will last for a long, long time.
Being able to do this made Xiao Qian very satisfied.
After the game, he and Li Qingjue didn't stay too long and quietly returned to Seoul.
Although the victory of the Chinese team today makes people very happy, it is obvious that the protagonist today is not the Chinese team.
Because tonight, the match between the host South Korea team and the Polish team will also be played.
Along the way, Xiao Qian and Li Qingjue wisely did not interfere with the Taegeuk flags in the streets and alleys, but spent a quiet day alone at their residence in Hannam-dong.
Until the next day when he went to Big Hit, he could still feel the happiness of Korean people.
Although the actions of the South Korean team in the 2002 World Cup attracted criticism around the world, the Koreans themselves did not feel it.
And there was nothing wrong with the match between the Korean team and the Polish team.
The South Korean team also defeated Poland 2:0, showing that Asian teams are not that weak.
When Xiao Qian came to the company, Luo Chongxi and Cui Junrong were bragging together.
"Hey Yigu, congratulations to the Chinese team for their historic victory."
Xiao Qian smiled, knowing what they wanted to hear.
"Congratulations to the South Korean team for their good start."
Several people were chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was very cheerful.
Half an hour later, Ji and Gary walked in with excited expressions on their faces.
"On behalf of nim, this is our completed song catalog and score. Please take a look."
Leessang came to Big Hit at the same time as Zaza.
Zaza has been active for several years and even decided to retire, so Leessang has the strength to debut.
Although Park Yuying and others like music and performances very much, they are not used to the constant rotation of the entertainment industry.
Although they have made a lot of money in the past few years, they are still exhausted, so at the beginning of the year, they proposed to Xiao Qian that they wanted to disband.
Xiao Qian never forced things like this.
It didn't cost much to sign Zaza in the first place, and it brought huge profits to the company, so it was easy to get together and part ways.
According to the agreement, Zaza will make its final comeback this year and it will become history.
Park Yuying has been invited by Kyung Hee University to serve as a dance professor majoring in modern performing arts and stage performance.
Zhao Yuanshang didn't know why he became obsessed with cosmetics and wanted to open a cosmetics store. Xiao Qian also provided funding.
Because he knew that Zhao Yuanshang's cosmetics business not only did not lose money, but also made less money.
However, the entertainment industry is booming and it is normal for people to come and go.
Park Yoo-young and Jo Won-sang were tired of the impetuousness of the entertainment industry, but Ji and Gary touched the edge of the entertainment industry with longing.
The reason why they delayed their debut for so many years is because Leessang is a purely creative musician.
They have their own unique concept of music and prefer music that can trigger their souls.
Although Xiao Qian knew what their famous songs were, he did not act rashly, leaving Ji and Gary to silently explore their own music path.
Now, it's time for them to show their results.
Whether they can debut or not depends entirely on the quality of their works.
