"Shouldn't we think about Senegal or Sweden?"

In Miyagi, Japan, the training of the Chinese team is still very relaxed, and when everyone talks about the quarterfinals, they don't seem to take the Japanese team seriously.

From the national youth to the national team, the Japanese team has lost four games in a row, and there is still no pressure on everyone to do one more game. To say that the Chinese team has encountered the most opponents in recent years, the first is South Korea, and then Japan, which has played five games for the South Korean team and four games for the Japanese team.

In Asia, the Chinese team is the number one strong team, and there is really no pressure on other opponents.

Even if it is standing on the world stage, the Chinese team is not necessarily bullied by other teams, when Zheng Zhi is on the field, he has to fight anyone, but without Zheng Zhi, then ......

"Li Weifeng, you're thinking too far." Fan Zhiyi is not as floating as Li Weifeng, and the Liverpool defenders have experienced far more games than Li Weifeng, "When it comes to the knockout stage, everything is possible." Have you ever thought that South Korea could win Portugal? ”

"The South Korean team was able to make the most of the home advantage, and I don't believe the Japanese team is stupid. Home advantage is the biggest reliance of the Japanese team. If the referee takes care of Japan the same way that South Korea does, we will be in trouble. ”

"The general is right, in the game of Little Japan, we have to guard against the referee." Zheng Zhi listened to it and also agreed with what Fan Zhiyi said.

"Look, South Korea fights Italy, and it is estimated that Italy is enough to choke."

"What do you mean, meaning we're likely to get a penalty in the game?" Li Weifeng finally had one more thought, "The referee won't be so fucked, right?" Dare to brazenly blow it? ”

"What do you mean by blowing? There are some things that can be blown but not blown, and he blows them, what can you do? As long as I want to fix you, there are plenty of opportunities to fix you. Fan Zhiyi even combined the domestic referees, "Look at AA, isn't AA always having inexplicable games?" Didn't the referee get scolded as a dog? But if you scold the referee again, can the result be changed? According to me, the game in Portugal was the black whistle of Chiguoguo. ”

"I'm grass, that means we basically can't run and want to be yin?" Li Yin couldn't help but complain, he rarely burst into foul language, but when everyone chatted like this, he also felt like that.

"Wouldn't it be dangerous for us to move a little more in the penalty area?" Sun Jihai also pricked up his ears and expressed his opinion, playing in the Premier League, it is normal to move bigger, he hates the most timid games.

Ou Chu has a kind conscience, "No, this is the World Cup, and billions of fans are watching it." If you really want to blow it, what will the world think? ”

"Hehe......"

Zheng Zhi saw that everyone was so excited, and stood up again and said: "Calm down, I think it is normal for the game to be controversial, and it is normal to favor the Japanese team, they are the hosts, so we must calm down and play the game seriously." During the game, we should also focus on kicking the ball, not on the movements in our hands, don't think about who to make small actions or anything like that, we do our best, and naturally we are not afraid of others making trouble. ”

"In 90 minutes, we stayed focused enough to play well and I firmly believe that we will have no problem winning against Japan!"

It seems that Zheng Zhi's words reached everyone's hearts, and they all nodded seriously.

But Zheng Zhi suddenly gritted his teeth fiercely and said:

"But!"

"Fuck, if we really get yin by the referee, we're going to get our quarterfinals! I ask you one thing - when I rush to beat the referee after the game, you must not stop me, and you must not add in, just let me beat him myself! ”

"Is that okay?"

"Huh?!" Hearing Zheng Zhi say this, everyone almost spoke in unison and looked at him in surprise.

"You're so ruthless!"

"Zheng Zhi, can this kind of thing be let me come? If you come, the impact will be too great, let me do this kind of thing! Li Weifeng stroked his arm.

"Don't, I can't stand this kind of thing, I should do it!" The old captain Fan Zhiyi was also indignant, as if this had happened.

"Big brothers, I'm good at fighting, why don't you let me come? If this kind of thing really happens, I, Xu Yunlong, will be the first to go! The teenager Xu Yunlong also jumped out.

When it comes to fighting, it seems that everyone is a talent.

"Haha, I'm just saying if, why are you all so excited? I've got to do that. Zheng Zhi laughed, although what he said was a very ridiculous thing, he could feel the unprecedented unity of the team, and they all fought with a pure heart.

Such a Chinese team, he put 10,000 hearts in his heart to defeat the Japanese team? No questions asked!

……

On the afternoon of the 15th, it took the lead in ushering in the first quarterfinals, Germany VS Paraguay.

Germany have only failed to reach the quarter-finals once in nearly 50 years, in 1978, and Paraguay have never reached the quarter-finals in the history of a World Cup. In this game, the Germans, who had an absolute advantage in height and fitness, once again exposed their technical weaknesses, and they did not pose much of an effective threat to the Paraguayan team throughout the game, and the Paraguayan team failed to show the technical and delicate footwork characteristics of the South American team in the first meeting with the German team.

For most of the game, the two sides just went back and forth to consume the game time, and the 90 minutes were just uneventful. Just when it was expected that the two sides would play extra time, in the 88th minute, Germany scored an unexpected goal from Neuville with a highly effective pass that advanced to the quarter-finals.

However, Germany was not favored by the media and received too much criticism after the game.

A little later, the second quarter-final was played at Niigata Owanus Stadium. England beat Denmark 3-0 to become the second team to reach the last eight. Michael Owen scored his first goal of the tournament and David Beckham set up Rio Ferdinand and Heskey to score. Denmark have failed to score for the first time in their last 13 World Cup matches.

England have shown the temperament of a champion and are expected to challenge for the title again after 1966.

On the 16th, the third quarterfinals are the most concerned by Chinese fans, because the winner of this match will meet the winner of Japan vs China in the quarterfinals.

Senegal finally played 1:1 with Sweden in the 90th minute, and the two sides had to go into extra time, and in the 104th minute, Senegal's Chav dribbled the ball horizontally to the right, and suddenly passed to Kamara who was inserted with his heel, Kamara shook two Swedish defenders near the arc of the penalty area, and a volley hit the inside of the left post of the Swedish team and bounced into the net, and the Swedish goalkeeper Heideman was helpless. In the end, the Senegal team won the golden ball and eliminated the Swedish team, becoming the biggest "dark horse" of this cup and reaching the quarterfinals.

Then the fourth match of the World Cup round of 16 knockout round was played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium, Spain and Ireland played to a 1-1 draw in the 90th minute, striker Morientes headed the net shortly after the opening, Casillas saved Hart's penalty in the second half, but the tenacious Ireland equalized by Keane's penalty in the 89th minute. Neither side achieved anything in extra-time and had to go to penalties. Casillas saved two penalties again and Spain won 3-2. The aggregate score is 4:3 to advance to the quarterfinals!

On the 17th, the fifth World Cup round of 16 knockout match was played at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium. The United States defeated Mexico 2-0. McBride and Donovan scored on two lightning counter-attacks.

18th.

Finally, it was the turn of the Chinese team to play.

After reaching the round of 16, the ambitions of the host Japanese team began to swell, and they were determined to go to the next level and reach the semi-finals.

Japan's midfielder Tomokazu Akami told Japanese media early in the morning: "The team is already seriously thinking about how to reach the semi-finals. If so, it will be an incredible milestone for Japanese football. To reach the semi-finals, Japan will first have to beat China and then face Senegal, who are in the limelight. Looking at the progress made by the Japanese team, this goal is not unrealistic. ”

Japan made it to the World Cup for the first time in '98, losing all three of their group games, but four years later, they finished as group winners. Their performances were also eye-catching, with excellent individual skills and an overall focus on play, which was impressive. In addition, as the host, the Japanese team enjoys a huge home advantage. But now what the Japanese team needs is to get past the first hurdle of the Chinese team.

I don't know what brought Ming Shenzhi and such great confidence, whether the head of this product was caught by the door, and after ignoring the Chinese team, this thing talked to Sergal.

"The Senegalese team is a hurdle that is not easy to overcome. The African newcomers may be new to the World Cup, but they have already beaten defending France, South American powerhouse Uruguay and the day before yesterday again to beat the Viking Sweden to make a historic run into the last eight. ”

"The flexibility and coordination of the Senegalese players, as well as the amazing possession and passing skills, are going to be a big headache for us. But Senegal are not invulnerable, they focus too much on individual improvisation and not on the whole game, which is our strength. Under the tutelage of head coach Troussier, we focus more on the overall formation and have a strong quality in midfield. We lost 2-0 to Senegal in a friendly last October, but our two midfielders Hidetoshi Nakata and Shinji Ono were absent at the time. With a full squad, high morale and home advantage, it's not impossible to beat Senegal. ”

Midfielder Junichi Inamoto also said: "To be honest, I don't know who can be stronger than us, although the Chinese team played well against Brazil and Costa Rica, we played at home, and this time it was time for us to win!" ”

'We're injury-free, we're not suspension, we're not tired and we're growing in confidence. At the same time, the fans are also an important part of our team, they wear blue uniforms and are the backbone of the team. I think we can continue to win. ”

Japan coach Troussier also expressed his views on the game in front of the media, saying: "I am an ambitious person and if we are only satisfied with reaching the round of 16, then today is just a holiday. But obviously we need to keep fighting, we're not going to be conservative, we're going to keep attacking the opponent. Although we know that the Chinese team is also a team with good skills and strength. ”

Troussier did not mention his four-game losing streak against China, and he also expressed the hope that the players would learn from the Irish team in their fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude.

"The spirit of the Irish team to fight until the last second taught us a lesson. If we want to go further in the World Cup, we have to learn that spirit. ”

'If the players are happy to get to the second stage, then we're in trouble. Today we have a new test ahead of us and we have to breathe new energy into the players to win. Today's game is historic for both of our teams. We have to pay more attention to the defense, the Chinese team has a lot of players who can score. ”

"Our home advantage will work in our favour. I think both teams have a half chance of winning. Although the Chinese team is difficult to deal with, at least they are better than meeting Spain or Brazil. ”

"If I had said that before the game, I would have said that Japan would not win the World Cup. However, the situation changed quickly due to the fact that the strong teams were out one after another, and now the Japanese team is not without a chance. ”

"We need to play with the same momentum that we did in the group stage and I don't want it to be my last game with Japan."

Former Brazilian international Zico, known as the "White Pele", also said, "I think Japan is very likely to beat China in tomorrow's game and become the first Asian team in the history of the World Cup to reach the quarterfinals, and if they play well, Japan may even reach the semi-finals." ”

Zico made the above remarks in an interview with Japan's "Sports Daily." In the last years of his career, Zico brought advanced football techniques and coaching experience to Japan and contributed greatly to the creation of the Japanese J-League, and he has a deep understanding of Japanese football. Zico believes that there are many excellent players like Hidetoshi Nakata and Junichi Inamoto in the current Japanese team, and it is precisely because of them that the current Japanese team is full of passion and vitality.

Zico is optimistic about the future of the Japanese team, saying: "Judging by the performance of the Japanese team in the group stage, I think the dream of reaching the semi-finals is no longer out of reach. If nothing else, Japan will overcome China and meet Senegal in the quarter-finals, two teams of very close skill level, and either could reach the semi-finals. ”

……

Perhaps there is only one person who has kept a low profile, and that person is Hidetoshi Nakata, who plays in Serie A.

The Japanese number one remains low-key: "What we need most now is to have the same humble mindset as we did in the group stage, which will help us go further. ”

Speaking about the opponent of the match, the Chinese team, he said, "We should respect the Chinese team, they are very strong. Until now, there are many fans in the country who believe that we can reach the quarter-finals, and we hope to do that. However, we must not be complacent just because we have a good result in the group stage, we must still put ourselves in the position of the underdogs and, to be honest, this is not the time to celebrate. ”

"Actually, we and China can be said to be new in the World Cup, but there are a lot of players on the other side who play in high-level European leagues, and they may have more experience than us, and they are also very physical, and they often perform well in games, such as against Brazil, they can actually draw their opponents. I think we have to try to play to our strengths in overall coordination when playing against them, and in addition, the Chinese team seems to be more impatient with the emotions of the players on the field? This should also be something we can take advantage of. ”

Mad!

The Japanese team is crazy!

Except for Hidetoshi Nakata.

He let him go crazy, and Horton and Zheng Zhi only talked about the referee at the press conference.

"Collina is one of the best referees in the world and I'm very happy to have him officiate the game, and I'm sure he will do it fairly and without showing any favoritism to the hosts."

As soon as Horton opened his mouth, he talked about the referee of the game.

Zheng Zhi immediately chimed in: "Yes, Colina is exactly the referee we need, even if the Japanese team is playing at home, he will not favor the Japanese in the game." ”

As for the Japanese team?

Zheng Zhi just coldly dropped a sentence, "We have won four consecutive victories against the Japanese team, and we should naturally get five consecutive victories today!" ”

I didn't say anything else......