Chapter 129 Group No. 1!

"Tang Zheng's header helped the Chinese team expand the score to two goals! With twelve minutes left in regular time, it basically means winning the game!"

Central 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan changed his voice: "But we still need to be extra careful. The Danish team still has enough time to score a goal or even equalize the score, so we must be careful in the next game! Until the referee Raos blows the whistle. The final whistle."

The on-site director gave a five-second close-up of Tang Zheng, and British Sky commentator Martin Taylor boasted selflessly: "Facing such an outstanding Tang, what else can you do? To equalize the score? It doesn't exist! Because you can't attack. , can’t be guarded! If Denmark wants to have a chance to advance, they must fight France in the last round!”

The Danish players, who had been completely reduced to the background, looked ashen. If there was still hope of equalizing the score after falling behind by one goal, then falling behind by two goals meant that they were on the edge of the cliff. If they wanted to equalize the score, they had to win without conceding a goal. Scored two goals in a row.

Thinking of the Chinese team's stable defense for the past 70 minutes, it was so difficult to score a goal, let alone two goals?

In the Danish team, some players have already had the idea of ​​giving up the game.

The game time is getting shorter and shorter, and we are two goals behind. What else can we do?

However, Danish head coach Halled did not give up the game. He was still thinking of ways to turn the tide. In the 81st minute, the Danish team made the last substitution adjustment of the game. Paulson, who is 1.93 meters tall, replaced the defensive type. Inside the midfield.

With the game time getting shorter and shorter, attacking is necessary to equalize the score. As for defense, it is no longer what Halled should take into consideration.

After all, there is no difference between losing 1:3 and losing 1:4 or 1:5. Strengthening the offense can increase the chance of scoring in the frontcourt.

It's just that... many times the tactical adjustments have failed to achieve the desired results, because Lippi's tactical intention is very clear, which is not to give the Danish team two good chances to kick the ball on the wing, thus reducing the Danish team's passing ability. The role of ball accuracy.

Although the Danish big man in the penalty area of ​​the Chinese team is currently very tall, he is limited by the accuracy of passing, and there are many Chinese players in the penalty area. Even if he forms an attack, he cannot pose a direct threat to Yan Junling, who is in excellent condition.

Coupled with the high-altitude control of Tang Zheng and Li Kui who returned to the penalty area, the high-altitude bombing that Danish coach Hared hoped to see failed to achieve results.

If Wu Sanshi hadn't wasted an excellent opportunity, the Chinese team would have had the opportunity to lead Denmark with three goals in the 90 minutes of regular time.

As time is running out, the Chinese team has given up attacking and all members have retreated.

At this time, Tang Zheng's role on the defensive end was perfectly demonstrated. In addition to assisting in defense to suppress the Danish team's frontal attack, he could also play a role in clearing or interfering with the Danish team's two wing crosses, corner kicks, and frontcourt free kick attacks.

As long as the target is within Tang Zheng's control, his header success rate is as high as 90%.

Eriksen, the number one star that Danish fans have high hopes for, was personally interfered by Li Kui almost throughout the game, and his performance was less than half of what he played for Tottenham. This is equivalent to saying that the Danish team was affected by Eriksen's poor performance and the overall performance was poor. downturn.

Soon, the game came to injury time, and Lippi began to make use of substitutions to reasonably consume the game time.

Time is running out, and the Danes also realize that the possibility of equalizing the score is infinitely close to zero, and their fighting spirit is getting lower and lower.

"Beep~beep~beep~~"

Therefore, just after the fourth minute of stoppage time, the referee Laos on duty blew the end of the game whistle, declaring the end of the game.

"The game is over! The game is over!!"

At the same time, CCTV 5 commentator Liu Jiayuan stood up from the commentary box, raised his arms high, and shouted almost crazily: "The game is over! The Chinese team won 3:1 at Samara Stadium with Tang Zheng's two goals and assists. Beat the Danish team,

Rank first in Group C after playing one round first! If the French team is unable to win by more than two goals in the next game or if the goal difference reaches two goals and the number of goals scored is less than three, the Chinese team can still rank first in the group! "

"Ouch, ouch, ouch -"

The passionate chants of Chinese fans rang out over the Samara Stadium.

The Chinese players in the stadium and the bench players on the sidelines were particularly excited in the fanatical atmosphere. Some of them ran all the way with their arms spread wide, some stood there and shouted to the sky, and some of them knelt on the grass like Lu Liang and Sun Jingbo and raised their arms and shouted. …

Of course, the one most welcomed by the on-site director at this time was Tang Zheng, the captain of the Chinese team.

Four goals and one assist in two games, with a contribution rate of 100%. In other words, without Tang Zheng, the Chinese team's four points may no longer exist!

Compared with Cristiano Ronaldo, Tang Zheng made a greater contribution to the Chinese team because he also played a very obvious role on the defensive end. Especially at the end of the game, his exposure rate was the highest in the game.

At this time, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting in front of the TV, frowned. He thought that scoring four goals in two rounds would become the focus of the world's attention, but he did not expect that Tang Zheng would also score four goals in two rounds. And there was an assist.

Coupled with the contribution on the defensive end, the two made judgment calls.

Messi, who was preparing for the crucial battle with Croatia in the second round, also paid attention to the game between China and Denmark. Both the process and the result made Messi envious.

However, this envy comes from the overall harmonious atmosphere of the team. Thinking of the series of problems exposed by the team, Messi has a headache.

In another match in the same group later, the French team defeated Peru 1:0 with Mbappe's goal in the 34th minute.

Since the Chinese team's goal difference is higher than that of France, the Chinese team ranks first in Group C with a goal difference advantage.

Many media and fans did not expect this result.

The French team's 2:2 draw with China in the first round of the group was considered an accident. They will definitely win against Peru in the second round. However, judging from the process and results, the French team's 1:0 win seems to be an excellent luck, because Peru The team once had a long shot that hit the goal post.

All the players of the Chinese team who returned to the hotel couldn't help but shout loudly after learning the results of France and Peru, including Tang Zheng.

You must know that the French team is the most valuable team in this World Cup and the favorite to win the championship. The Chinese team can actually rank first in the group after the second round.

Incredible!

But as the captain, Tang Zheng did not let his teammates vent uncontrollably. There was still the final round of the group stage, even though Peru had been eliminated early.

There are no underdogs in the World Cup!

Premature excitement will lead to a decrease in player concentration.

In order to calm the excitement of his teammates, Tang Zheng organized his teammates to watch the second round of Group D between Argentina and Croatia in front of the large screen specially built for the World Cup in the hotel.

If the Chinese team breaks through the group, the opponent it will face in the 1/8 finals is likely to be one of them.

In addition, Argentina and Croatia both have players with whom Tang Zheng has a very close relationship.

Since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Messi has shouldered the important task of Argentina regaining the World Cup. However, affected by the performance of his teammates, his performance has never been recognized by domestic fans.

Brazil finally entered the World Cup finals, but was defeated by Gotze and returned in despair.

The 31-year-old Messi is at the end of his career. If he can no longer lead Argentina to win the World Cup, he will really regret it for the rest of his life.

Modric and Kovacic are Tang Zheng's teammates in Real Madrid, so they naturally want to support him. Considering the comprehensive strength of both sides, he is more optimistic about a draw.

However, no one expected that when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, everyone would be in disbelief.

0:3

Argentina, who got the home team draw, is in front, and Croatia, who got the away draw, is in the back.

In other words, Argentina lost to Croatia 0:3 and drew with Iceland in the first round, which means that Argentina's advancement to the top 16 of this World Cup has become precarious.

Once Iceland defeats Nigeria, Argentina, which has one point but a -3 goal difference, will face a cruel ending.

Tang Zheng watched Messi keep shaking his head as he watched the broadcast. Although Caballero who made low-level mistakes and Sampaoli who made radical changes were more responsible, as the number one star Messi's poor performance will inevitably be criticized by public opinion. hit.

as expected!

Not long after the match between Argentina and Croatia ended, public comments on the Internet attacked Caballero, Sampaoli and Messi.

Among them, the rhetoric against Messi was the sharpest. Looking at the entire game, Messi ran a distance of 7.62 kilometers, making him the only player other than the goalkeepers of both sides to cover the entire game.

Messi's lack of movement is considered to be the most important factor in Argentina's inability to score goals.

Tang Zheng, who has a good relationship with Messi, thought for a long time and finally decided to send a message of comfort.

From the perspective of serving the country, Tang Zheng and Messi can resonate.

In addition to Tang Zheng comforting the injured Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo also edited the text message, because as a top superstar that fans in their respective countries rely on, Messi must be under a lot of pressure. Cristiano Ronaldo looked at the disappointed Messi , and also think of the helpless myself four years ago...

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China is very concerned about the Chinese team's victory over Denmark. At seven o'clock the next morning, Beijing time, the first broadcast on CC1 was not a global hot event, but the Chinese team defeated Denmark 3:1 and ranked first in Group C. Chinese men's football team.

At this time, the entire Chinese team was still staying in the hotel to rest and recuperate before flying from Samara to Sochi in the southwest at noon.

At the Fisht Olympic Stadium, the Chinese team will start the final round of the World Cup group stage with Peru, which was eliminated early.

At 7 o'clock in the prime time in the evening, Central China 1 once again focused on reporting on the Chinese men's football team, which had the upper hand in qualifying. The whole country was jubilant, and the reporting time was an astonishing 48 seconds.

When the Chinese team's flight arrived at Sochi International Airport, the group match between Brazil and Costa Rica had just begun. With goals from Coutinho and Neymar in injury time, Brazil won the game with a difficult 2:0.

In another focus game of Group D, Iceland, which drew with Argentina in the first round, failed to continue its best form. They lost to Nigeria 0:2 at the Volgograd Stadium.

Nigeria, which lost in the first round, won the game and the whole country was excited, but the Argentine fans were even more excited.

I thought elimination was imminent, but ended up being resurrected because of Nigeria's victory.

After two rounds, Croatia, which has won two consecutive games, ranks first in the group with six points, Nigeria ranks second with three points, and Iceland, which has one point, beats Argentina with a goal difference advantage to rank third in the group.

In other words, as long as Argentina can defeat Nigeria with a big score in the final round, it is very likely to stand out from Group D.

The last group match of the day was between Serbia and Switzerland. With Shaqiri's winning goal, Switzerland defeated Serbia 2:1.

The Chinese team is so focused on preparing for the match that they have no extra time to pay attention to the matches of other groups.

In the last round of the group, there is no room for error when facing Peru, who are fighting for glory. Once the Chinese team loses and Denmark wins in the same match, the favored Chinese team will miss the top 16 of this World Cup.

However, Tang Zheng is paying attention to the focus battle between Germany and Sweden. Friends Reus, Hummels, Gundogan and teammate Toni Kroos did not perform well in the first round and lost to Mexico. There is no room for error.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV, felt worried. Perhaps due to the need to win in the second round, the German players played very tightly, and Toivonen's goal helped the Swedish team take the lead in the first half, which undoubtedly put Germany ahead. The team is cornered.

Finally, Reus' goal equalized the score at the beginning of the second half. However, Boateng's second yellow card in the 82nd minute made the German team almost lose hope of scoring another goal.

Sweden, which won the game in the first round, could obviously accept the result of a draw with Germany, but Germany, which lost in the first round, could not accept a draw.

Everyone thought that the German team had no way to make a comeback, including Tang Zheng. As a result, Toni Kroos used an extremely accurate direct free kick in the final stage of injury time to help the German team score the winning goal with 2 :1 It was difficult to win the game.

As long as it defeats South Korea and Sweden's goal difference in the final round, Germany can beat Sweden to advance to the top 16.

Seeing the German team finally win the game, Tang Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief. This World Cup is really thrilling enough.

There are countless wins and upsets.

Tang Zheng also paid attention to the game between England and Colombia. There was no thrill. England won a big victory and qualified with Belgium, while Colombia defeated Poland 3:0 with two assists from James Rodriguez.

With the second round of the group stage completely over, six teams have already qualified in advance, namely Russia, Uruguay, Croatia, Mexico, England and Belgium. If the Chinese team wants to qualify from Group C, it must compete at the end of the same period. At least a draw with Peru in one group stage.

Before that, there were four games between groups A and B.

The host Russia, which had already qualified in advance, lost to Uruguay 0:3, and Australia, fighting for glory, defeated Egypt 2:1.

The two games in Group B were full of excitement as all four teams had hopes of advancing. However, the dominant Spain and Portugal defeated their respective opponents 1:1 and 2:2 respectively, and finally won the right to qualify.

With five points, Portugal overtook Spain to become first in the group by virtue of the advantage of more goals, and faced the host Russia in the 1/8 finals.