Chapter 13 Looking Forward to the Quarter-Finals

"This is a great victory!"

"The Chinese team defeated Mexico 2-0 and got tickets for the knockout round of the 16th round! They became the third team to advance to the group after Spain and Germany!"

"Before the World Cup, very few people would be optimistic about the Chinese team, even if they had the top striker Wang Qiuming, and the best football coach Wan Sheng a few years ago, but the Chinese team's history in the World Cup is terrible - they have only participated in In a World Cup, he didn't score a single goal, and he left in a dreadful way after three consecutive defeats..."

"This time the Chinese team enters the World Cup again, and not many people are optimistic about them, but the Chinese team played an astonishing result. The first 1-0 victory over the Netherlands has proved their strength, and this 2-0 game 0 swept Mexico, they scored three goals in two games without conceding a goal, becoming one of the best teams in the World Cup so far."

"Brazil, the seeded team in Group E, drew with Mexico in the first game and the Netherlands lost to China. The second game of Group E will be played tomorrow, but it is certain that the Chinese team has already won a Qualifications."

"Congratulations to the Chinese team, they have refreshed the history of football in their country! Let us wait and see what they will do next!"

Various media are reporting on the Chinese team. While praising the Chinese team's good performance, they also do not forget to analyze the reasons for the Chinese team's good results. Several key players will definitely be mentioned, and the most mentioned are the main players. Coach Wansheng.

In the whole of Europe, Wansheng is a legend, because he led the team to conquer England and Spain, and even the whole of Europe. When they heard that Wansheng came back to coach again, many European fans began to pay attention.

This is Wansheng's influence.

The British commentator directly attributed the reason for the Chinese team's good results to Wan Sheng. "The Chinese team can achieve two consecutive victories. The key person we must talk about is their head coach Wan Sheng."

"Recalling that Wansheng once led the newly-promoted Derby County, they were able to win the Premier League title. After three years in Manchester City, they achieved three consecutive Premier League titles and won the European Champions Cup, making Manchester City reach the peak in the past ten years, even if After that, Manchester City increased its capital injection and became one of the richest clubs in the world, but Manchester City fans still miss Wansheng, because no amount of investment can bring so many championships."

"Let's not talk about Wansheng's brilliant achievements at Atletico Madrid, everyone knows that, so when Wansheng led China and performed well in the World Cup, it was not surprising, because that was Wansheng, he It represents an era and represents the highest level of football coaching!"

"In coaching the Chinese team, Wan Sheng once again proved that he is good at creating miracles, just like his Tagore Wan Group, which can enter the world's top 500 companies in more than ten years. In football, he has more Amazing ability!"

"In the past few years, Wan Sheng has been devoted to his business empire and has not talked about football-related matters, but his temperament has not changed. In front of the media, we can see that he dares to say that the goal of the Chinese team is Some people will find it funny to say the title, but I won't, fans who know Wansheng won't, because that's his confidence!"

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In the midst of various media commentators, the Chinese team is celebrating the victory frantically.

"We won! The second game of the group stage! We've qualified!" Zhang Yuning shouted excitedly, his voice very prominent.

The other players also shouted.

They were so excited. Even if the Chinese team entered the World Cup, they never thought it would be so easy to enter the knockout round of the 16th round. Most of the players were ready to return to Russia after three games.

But they won!

So easy to enter the World Cup knockout!

A 1-0 against the Netherlands, a 2-0 against Mexico, they became the best team in the World Cup, and even the "one" was omitted by the players.

Even if the Chinese team enters the World Cup, it cannot compare with the strength of Germany and Spain. These two teams are already strong. It is nothing to win two weak teams, and the Chinese team has defeated the Netherlands and Mexico.

This is also the unfairness of the weak teams under the seemingly fair rules of the World Cup grouping.

Both Germany and Spain are seeded teams in the first tier, and they face opponents from the second tier, the third tier and the fourth tier.

For China, which is a fourth-tier team, it is the first-tier, second-tier and third-tier teams to face.

Without considering the strength and division of their own teams, compared with Germany, it is undoubtedly much more difficult for China to qualify for the group. Germany fell to Group E, and they may have to worry about qualifying for the group.

This is the unfairness of the grouping to the weaker teams.

Of course, there are no rules in the world that are absolutely fair. The Chinese team is ranked in the fourth grade because of their poor results before. In this dangerous form, they can still beat two opponents in a row and qualify for the group in advance. , In the hearts of various players, the Chinese team is undoubtedly the best performer.

Not only the players, but also the coaches were very excited. Fan Zhiyi, like the players, was shouting, "Wan Sheng! Did you see it! We won! We qualified!"

"Of course, out of the line!"

"This is historic! I think decades later, there will be fans who will remember this World Cup!"

"Are you cursed that the Chinese team can't get good results?"

Fan Zhiyi was stunned for a while, and his mind turned around for a long time before he realized, "Of course not! Well, I hope that in four years, the fans will forget us!"

"Ha ha!"

"I think the country must be very popular at the moment!"

Just as Fan Zhiyi thought, when the Chinese team defeated Mexico, China's major news websites were immediately swiped. Take the most popular Xinlang Weibo as an example, in just half an hour, there were With more than 10 million Weibo posts related to the Chinese team qualifying, this topic has suddenly become the most popular, and almost everyone is discussing it.

Stars from China, Hong Kong, and even South Korea and Japan all participated in the discussion, trying to gain attention from it, and many overseas stars congratulated the Chinese team for qualifying. Everyone involved knows that at this moment, No one will pay attention to other things. Chinese fans have been crazy for the Chinese team to qualify for the group.

The Chinese Football Association held a press conference as soon as possible to congratulate the Chinese team for beating Mexico and the Netherlands to qualify for the group. At the meeting, many reporters asked questions, and the officials of the Football Association did not hesitate to praise the Chinese team. Of course, the coaching of Wansheng was also indispensable. level of certainty.

At the same time, major film and television companies also mobilized.

The Chinese team qualified for the World Cup group stage, and its influence is too great, and it will definitely cause a huge wave of football enthusiasm in the country. This is a huge business opportunity.

Many film and television companies are already preparing to shoot football movies and TV series.

So on weekdays, the football classified novels on a certain website that few people read immediately became highly sought after, and the clicks of several classic masterpieces increased by more than ten times every minute. Major film and television companies, producers, and directors are all studying it. Its content, I hope to find a satisfactory work and shoot it into a movie or TV series.

All football writers are beginning to thank Wansheng!

It's not the climax yet.

At around 8:00 a.m. capital time that day, Mr. President of China, who has always attached great importance to football development, praised the performance of the Chinese team. These words immediately became the greatest affirmation.

Later that night, Central TV spent five minutes broadcasting the games between China and the Netherlands and Mexico.

This is the first time in history!

When China's football performance was sluggish, Central TV began to refuse to report on Chinese football, and now they can spare five minutes in prime time... It's incredible!

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If I haven't returned to China, I don't know how crazy the country is.

Wan Sheng’s and Fan Zhiyi’s estimates were still quite different, but Wan Sheng knew how hard the team had to train. After confirming that they had qualified for the group, he gave the players a half-day off the next day, and let them walk around to get a feel for it. Exotic.

After that, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the team gathered at the training ground and began to prepare for the game.

The Chinese team has already decided to qualify for the group. Whether it is the first or second in the group, they will definitely enter the knockout round. Their preparations have also begun to target possible opponents. As for the last game of the group, Wansheng plans to practice tactics, because and There is no need for Brazil to fight a game. It is of course the best to be able to draw or win, but the price to pay is definitely not small, and it may affect the state of the knockout stage, which is more than the gain.

This needs to be reconsidered near the final round.

In the afternoon, Wansheng studied the situation in Group F. The first place in Group E will play against the second place in Group F, while the second place in Group E will play against the first place in Group F.

Currently in Group F, Spain occupies the first place without a doubt, followed by Wales. They have three points from one win and one loss, and their performance is relatively strong. In the last round against Cameroon, they have a very good chance of winning. The other two The team only has one point. As long as Wales can be unbeaten in the final round, they have a good chance of qualifying for the second place in the group. In other words, the Chinese team may face Spain in the round of 16. To Wales, the chance to meet the other two teams is not great, of course, it is also possible.

In the afternoon, Wansheng watched the video of Spain and Wales respectively, and got a general understanding of how the two teams played and the players who played well.

After the afternoon training, the whole team began to pay attention to the match between Brazil and the Netherlands.

This is a very important game.

Although the Chinese team has finished qualifying, it is better to qualify first in the group, then they will not meet the powerful Spanish team in the round of 16.

So the Chinese team, including the Chinese fans, absolutely support the Dutch team in their hearts.

With the support of more than 100 million fans, it may be able to become a kind of spiritual strength. The Netherlands performed very well in the game and scored the first goal. However, in the second half, Brazil regained its form and striker Neymar helped the team equalize the score.

1 to 1.

For the result of the draw, both sides are somewhat unacceptable, because it is an unfavorable result for both sides.

After two games, the Brazilian team only accumulated 2 points. They defeated the Chinese team in the last round and could only qualify for the second place in the group. The Dutch team's hope of qualifying is completely on the Chinese team, even if they defeated Mexico. , the Chinese team lost the game, and they could not finish qualifying.

The only happy thing is the Chinese team!

The draw between the Netherlands and Brazil means that they are determined to qualify as the first in the group by virtue of their two wins. In the round of 16 knockout, they also staggered Spain, who was determined to be the first, and will encounter slightly weaker Wales or other teams.

So Chinese fans began to look forward to the quarterfinals.