To be able to win the European Best Player Award for two consecutive years, Liu Hao's ability no longer needs to prove anything, but in terms of the national team, he needs to continue to lead the Chinese team forward, get more honors, and then his historical status will be higher.

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are dominantly in the national team, but there is still no absolutely convincing honor in the national team.

After receiving the best player in Europe, the national team regrouped to continue the 2018 World Cup qualifiers after receiving the trophy in Turin, while the Asian zone is in the round of 20.

However, the Chinese team's journey to the World Cup is destined to be extraordinary, and it is not as smooth sailing as people imagined......

The Chinese team is 'lucky' to be in a group with Japan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates, which is a bit similar to the 2014 World Cup Top 20 matches, the Chinese team's group opponents include an Asian opponent and two West Asian opponents, and this time is no exception, the only difference is that there is a huge gap in strength between this opponent and the last opponent.

In the 2014 World Cup, China's opponents were Singapore, Jordan, and Iraq, coincidentally, Iraq appeared among the opponents again, but the Japanese team as the strongest team in Asia is also in this group, plus the strong team of the United Arab Emirates, in fact, it is a group of death.

In the 2014 World Cup Top 20 match, the Chinese team ranked third with three wins and three losses and was eliminated.

The group actually came out a few months ago, according to the mentality of Chinese fans in the past, they have long shouted the group of death, but because the current national conditions of Chinese football are completely different from before, and the fans have a very calm mentality.

In addition to Japan, the other three opponents in the group are still very relieved. Even if they don't spray Brother Mao Long, they are all second-in-command in FIFA, and the Chinese team's group opponents are still so strong?

As the second-in-command, it stands to reason that Brother Long should be able to arrange a good signing for the Chinese team, just like the original top 40 match. But now looking at the Asian Cup qualifiers, the most difficult group to play is tantamount to this group.

Could it be that the atmosphere of domestic fans is peaceful......

However, the game is not played by Chinese fans, but by Chinese players, and the good mentality of the fans does not mean that the players have a good mentality. The most important reason is that Iraq in 2016 finally recaptured its home turf of Baghdad, which was once under fire.

God knows why FIFA would agree to Iraq moving its home stadium back to Iraq.

This is Iraq's biggest home advantage.

As Iraq's opponent, the Chinese team also had to run to Baghdad in the first game of the group......

"Baghdad." Liu Hao put down the phone, and his heart was still beating a little fast. Although the news media now report that there is no war every day, the word Baghdad still only has a scene of war in the minds of ordinary people, and what is even more terrible than war is the scene of terrorist attacks.

"Are you really going to play there?" Now it's not about making a movie, but really going to Baghdad, and the person who accompanied him on the expedition from Europe was Huang Jianxiang, the commentator of the team.

"You're not alone...... It's not as scary as you think. Huang Jianxiang put on a fearless look, not taking it seriously at all.

"In the past, when Bolivia held the Copa America, didn't it continue to play in the Copa America? Even when the London Olympics were bombed, the Olympics went on, and football is a sport that brings peace! ”

He chattered and explained the truth to Liu Hao.

"Ahem. To be honest, I don't really agree with it...... Who knows what's going to happen, and even if the security measures are adequate, there's a high chance of an accident. Well, to be honest, I'm a little scared! Liu Hao told the truth. Who is not afraid of death, he just tells the truth.

"Hey, this kind of thing is just said internally, but don't talk about it outwardly, as a football star, you say this kind of thing, the impact can be bad, do you think the country has not considered these situations? Especially if you, as the world's third star, went to Iraq, can Iraq not pay attention to it? Don't say it, Iraq has been playing your video all day long when covering this game recently, you still have a lot of popularity there, football doesn't distinguish between you and me, and you're a star among those extremists......"

"This is the big thing, the tree is a big move, in case someone is too patriotic and directly knocks me out, I will be wronged to death......" Liu Hao rolled his eyes, unabashedly worried.

"You're really a mother-in-law! Selfish! So many people are not afraid, but you are afraid. Huang Jianxiang despises this guy very much, he is so old, and he looks forward and backward like a woman, worrying about coming and going.

"I'm not the only one I'm afraid, I'm afraid it's written on my face, it's just written in my heart......"

"But at least the others don't have it written on their faces, do they? Besides, the European players are all gathered in Milan, what are you afraid of, there are so many people with them, and the plane first goes to Dubai, trains in Dubai, and then goes to Baghdad to play. ”

Liang Zhao, Liu Hao, and Zhang Xizhe, who play in Europe, all gathered in Milan before flying to Dubai together, and of course, Wang Yi, who joined Bologna, also received a call-up to the national team.

"I still have a hunch, there is more than one bad luck, cough cough, I'm talking about the score, not anything else......"

"What a ......" Huang Jianxiang was speechless, and it was rare to explode a foul mouth.

The Chinese team will start a new World Cup journey in Baghdad, this location is indeed a bit too special, and it is not surprising that Liu Hao, as an ordinary person, is worried.

Of course, he is not the only one worried.

Because there is one less player who finally came to report to Milan......

"Liang Zhao didn't come?"

This was a big surprise to Liu Hao, and after he finished speaking, he fell silent.

'The National Club says he was injured in an accident in training.

"Oh......"

Understood, Liu Hao sighed in his heart.

He also talked to Liang Zhao on the phone two days ago, and his health is fine, but he doesn't come now? It's not as simple as being injured, maybe I'm scared, and I'm just using the injury as an excuse not to participate in the national team's competition.

It's just that refusing to be called up in such an important game will definitely be greatly affected in the future national team career, I am afraid of it, but after all, I still came, Liang Zhao, this kid......

Everyone has their own choice, which can't be forced, it's just a pity. But if you are afraid to go to Baghdad, you may not be able to play at the level, maybe standing on the turf is not about kicking football, but in the scary stands? (To be continued......) R1292