At this moment, the majority of Chinese fans are also sitting in front of the TV to watch the draw ceremony.

The Chinese team has participated in the World Cup three times in a row, from Asia to Europe to Africa, and maybe the next time it will be South America.

CCAV did a live report.

At the Cape Town International Convention and Exhibition Center in South Africa, representatives from 32 national teams from around the world appeared here, and the head coach of the Chinese national team, Crouchen, and the vice president of the Football Association attended the draw ceremony.

The top 32 participating in this World Cup are first divided into 4 grades.

Pot 1 seeds include hosts South Africa, defending champions Italy, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Argentina, England and the Netherlands.

Pot 2 teams come from Asia, Oceania and CONCACAF and are South Korea, Japan, North Korea, China, Mexico, the United States, Honduras and New Zealand.

The third bracket is from Africa and South America, with Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.

Pot 4 teams are all from Europe, with France, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Greece and Slovenia.

According to the draw rules for the grouping of the World Cup finals, teams from the same continent cannot be in the same group except for European teams.

In addition, South Africa will definitely be in the A1 position, while the remaining seven seeded teams will move into the number one position in each of the other seven groups.

The draw will be drawn from Pot 1 onwards in the order of Groups A to H.

The draw for the teams in Pot 2 to 4 will be divided into two steps, starting with the group to which they belong and then determining the specific position of the group.

In addition, the third-tier teams will activate the principle of continental avoidance at the time of the draw.

The draw was presided over by FIFA Secretary General Valk and Oscar-winning actress Richards Theron.

Before the start of the draw, there was about an hour of theatrical performances and interviews with celebrities, and former South African President Nelson Mandela sent his blessings to the World Cup on the big screen, which was quite moving. The appearance of the cute South African World Cup mascot also made the atmosphere immediately lively.

Valker first affirmed the preparations for the World Cup in South Africa, and then gave a brief introduction to the draw process. After the introduction, the draw began, and Ethiopian long-distance runner Gebresirasie, South Africa's current national rugby team captain Schmidt, South Africa's first black player in the history of the cricket team Ndini, South African national team defender Booth, South African entertainment star and England star David Beckham became the guests of the draw.

The first teams were drawn from Pot 1, with South Africa going into Group A without any suspense, after which Argentina were drawn and they were in Group B. England were drawn third to move on to Group C, while Germany moved on to Group D. The Netherlands were drawn fifth and moved on to Group E, followed by defending champions Italy in Group F. Finally, Brazil is in Group G and Spain is in Group H.

"The Chinese team is going to play next. As a team in Pot 2, it is actually involuntarily self-contained, in fact, the team in Pot 4 is the most crucial...... France, Portugal, etc. are in the fourth gear. Of course, the African teams in Pot 3 are also terrifying. ”

Huang Jianxiang stretched his neck and tensed. In fact, Asian teams are in Pot 2, African teams and South American teams in Pot 3, and European teams in Pot 4 are the key to the grouping.

"A good sign means we can go far."

"Now it's up to Beckham's luck."

This was followed by the draw for the second-tier teams.

Luck is something that sometimes really doesn't matter.

"China."

When Beckham first read out the name of the Chinese team, Dong Fangzhuo and the Chinese fans in front of the TV were stunned for half a second, and then their feelings became very complicated.

"Oh, host, separate from the host. South Africa is not strong on paper, it is the weakest seeded team, but South Africa has the advantage of being the host. ”

"I really don't know what to say......

"Then it's up to the teams in Pot 3 and 4."

In this way, the Chinese team entered the A2 position.

The second team to be drawn was South Korea, who moved into the B3 spot. After that, the United States was drawn to the C2 position, while Australia moved into the D2 position. Japan was drawn fifth, and they moved into E3, while New Zealand moved into F3. The last two teams, North Korea entered the G2 position and Honduras entered the H3 position.

After the end of the second band draw, the third band draw begins.

At the end of the first two rounds, no one knows which group they are in is stronger or weaker.

Chinese fans are starting to hold their breath again, and what Chinese fans want to know is which national team is in the A3 position.

The first to be drawn was Nigeria, who moved into the B2 position. Subsequently, Côte d'Ivoire was drawn into the G3 position. Algeria moved into the C3 position and Uruguay drew into the A3 position.

"Uruguay ......"

"Why Uruguay?"

Chinese fans are clearly unhappy with the emergence of an opponent like Uruguay. What if you can be a different teammate? Eight opponents, not a single opponent is weak!

Ghana were drawn fifth, and they moved into the D4 position, while Cameroon moved into the E4 position. In the end, Paraguay was drawn into the F2 slot, while Chile moved into the H4 slot.

Finally, there is the draw for the teams in Pot 4.

"The most critical time has come!"

"France, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Greece and Slovenia, which team is not easy to provoke, of course, it is best to draw Greece and Slovenia, these two teams are relatively weak, but there are no weak teams in Europe......"

"I hope it doesn't draw France."

“France。”

The first team to be drawn was France, and they moved into the A4 position!

"I'm grass!"

"Huang Jianxiang's mouth!"

"Beckham's luck!"

"It's invincible, it's invincible."

"Eight teams, why is it France, completely unacceptable, unacceptable......"

"You said that it would be okay to draw Uruguay, but you also drew France, how can the Chinese team play now. The French team will definitely win the group, Uruguay is also very strong, and will South Africa and China play soy sauce? ”

"No, no, no, the Chinese team is also very strong, why are you afraid of Uruguay? There is still a lot of hope for second place in the group. ”

"Calm, calm."

……

After that, Greece moved into the B4 position. Slovenia moved into the C4 slot, while Serbia moved into the D3 slot. The fifth team to be drawn was Denmark, who moved into the E2 spot, while Slovakia moved into the F4 spot. In the end, Portugal moved into the G4 slot, while Switzerland moved into the H2 slot, and the Gs formed the group of death.

Attached: 2010 South Africa World Cup Finals specific grouping

Group A: South Africa, China, Uruguay, France

Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Greece

Group C: England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia

Group D: Germany, Mexico, Serbia, Ghana

Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon

Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia

Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Côte d'Ivoire, Portugal

Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile

Subsequently, CCAV5 immediately called Dong Fangzhuo in front of the TV and wanted to ask Dong Fangzhuo what he thought.

Dong Fangzhuo said bluntly: "The game has to be played, don't think that we are not opponents just because France has a strong hand, but Uruguay should be quite vigilant." We are not touristing to South Africa. ”

"I think that the affiliation of France determines whether there will be a group of death in public opinion today. France's entry into the hosts' group is a big blow to the hosts, and South Africa are currently the weakest team in this group, which is also a reason why the entire group stage is relatively even. ”

What the?

Is South Africa the weakest?

Mr. Huang thought he had misheard. Isn't China the weakest?

"It's about the same as the last World Cup, we have to get at least four points, and then we have a better goal difference, and with a little luck, we can get five points."

Even Dong Fangzhuo began to count points like ordinary fans. If it is 4 points, it is one win, one draw and one loss, and if it is 5 points, it is one win and two draws.

Similar to Dong Fangzhuo's point of view is actually Ma Dexing, a reporter from "Sports Weekly":

"The biggest fear was the French team, maybe France will create a group of death, but the result is the opposite, being placed in Group A, this time the host South Africa has been completely played by the big hooligans of FIFA, so that South Africa has become a luxury to qualify, and a win is not bad. The Chinese team must strive to fight with Uruguay. ”

Next, another very important guest will be connected, Zhang Luzhang will guide you.

"Group A is difficult to play, and to say that the "Group of Death" should be Group A. In the afternoon interview, I said that the Chinese team may be in the "group of death". China is the strongest in this file, and the French team is the strongest in the French team, these two teams meet together, plus the host South Africa, these three teams must have a fight if they want to appear. Uruguay plays a foil role in this. ”

Zhang Lu's point of view is amazing!

Dong Fangzhuo, who was sitting in front of the TV, was stunned, is Uruguay a foil? He remembered that it seemed as if Uruguay were the first to qualify from the group, and France only got 1 point and was the first to go for nothing?

Director Zhang, you definitely didn't wake up......

Dong Fangzhuo smiled bitterly and shook his head, everyone thought that France was the strongest, and ignored the existence of Uruguay.

France relied on a handball goal to knock out Ireland in extra time to reach the World Cup, and they are far less powerful than everyone thinks.

Regarding France, in fact, before the draw, there was a wide debate.

Not being seeded made French coach Domenech appear very calm, and he seemed to have received some kind of hint or promise before the draw ceremony, and kept saying that he was relaxed and would calmly accept any draw result. And the result of the draw also seems to confirm the existence of a certain commitment, and the "Team Newspaper" made a judgment at the first time, "The French team must be very happy to learn the result." ”

Originally, there was a lot of noise about the qualification of the French team and whether Henry would be suspended, and at one time people thought that FIFA would impose some kind of sanctions or suppression on the French team in order to calm the voices of some opponents. Putting France in Pot 4 was one of the results of the compromise. But in fact, putting the French team in the group of any strong team is likely to lead to the group of death, the interests of the strong team are not taken care of, and more strong teams may be out of the tournament earlier, which will affect the attention in the later stage of the World Cup. So there was a new twist in this compromise, at the expense of the hosts, the French team did not enter the real "group of death", and almost all the traditional powerhouses were taken care of accordingly.

After Thierry Henry's handball goal, the Irish were very unhappy. International football president Sepp Blatter also deliberately made fun of Henry's handball, satirizing the French's World Cup qualification somewhat unfairly. In the previous mock lottery ceremony, there were also models who deliberately read the French lottery as Ireland, and the French people were completely unpopular.

Domenech didn't have as easy a pick as he had before, "We've played against them and it's going to be very tough, everyone thought the draw was good and it might be a big draw for us, but their players are in the middle and upper echelons of skill and tactics. ”

However, the French fans were overjoyed.

"Haha, this is a simple group, South Africa and China are unlikely to pose a threat to France, and Uruguay's strength is not very good, no matter how you look at it, France has drawn a good draw."

They forgot that in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup, China only lost to France with a score of 2:3, instead of letting France win easily......