The Chinese team won the first two rounds of the group stage against Brazil and Italy, so the group won two consecutive victories and qualified for the group ahead of schedule.

According to the group ranking rules with the same points, the teams in Group A that scored points Brazil and Italy were defeated by China respectively, which means that even if the Chinese team loses to Mexico in the final round of the group stage, whether Brazil wins or Italy wins, the Chinese team will occupy the first place in the group on the premise of qualifying in advance!

The promotion rules for the same number of points are great......

So when the game is over, the Chinese fans and the media are the most excited, and the Chinese reporters in the press box rush to the stadium the moment the referee blows the whistle for the end of the game, interviewing the players they want to interview.

Zhao Xuri, who was unexpectedly selected as the best on the spot, was affectionate by many reporters, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and European-American, who asked questions to Zhao Xuri again and again.

Zhao Xuri did not forget the 'great credit' Balotelli, he fully ridiculed the brainless Balotelli in this game when he was interviewed by reporters, and the Italian reporter, who was a compatriot, instantly turned red, and secretly scolded Balotelli's stupid remarks and poor game state in his heart.

At the same time, they are also greeting Balotelli's family, the Italian media was not optimistic about Italy beating the in-form Chinese team before the game, and just wanted to draw this game, because the final round will be against Brazil, who have three points in hand but have a disadvantaged goal difference.

Although Brazil did not show satisfactory form against China in the opening game, they started the second round against Mexico very well, and it was not a problem to win at home, but only a few goals clean.

So here's the problem, the third round of the group will play against China and Mexico, which have won both games, and Italy, who have won three points each, will face Brazil.

Knowing that the venue of this match is the home stadium of the Brazilian team, they know that the Brazilian team will use the advantage of the home field to launch a fierce attack, for the Brazilian team that can only advance by winning, it is very difficult for Italy to hold on to the draw.

The grievances of the Italian reporters were all counted on Balotelli, so the next season team Balotelli was a disaster, unable to find his form on the pitch, and was fiercely criticized by the Italian domestic media outside the field, and a vicious circle occurred......

Of course, that's an afterthought.

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At the regular press conference after the game, the head coach of the Chinese team, Pep Guardiola, was really happy, he left Barcelona at the lowest point of his coaching career, took over the coaching whip of the Chinese team, and began his career as the head coach of the national team......

Can ...... now Everyone knows that Guardiola's choice is not to be willing to fall, but to be extremely smart, from the trough to the top!

However, it is not this mentality that makes him happy, but that there are too many options available to the players of the Chinese team now, and he doesn't know who to put in the starting position.

Of course, except for Iroh in the starting position, because his influence is destined for him as long as he is not affected by injuries, no manager will put him on the bench.

There are at least two players to choose from in each of the other positions, and there is not much difference in quality, especially with Zhao Xuri and Huang Bowen, and Guardiola really doesn't know who to put on the pitch better.

In the other match in the same group, Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 to win the first game of the group, but the losing Italy also beat Mexico 2-1 in the first round, so the two teams are equal on points.

So it's up to the Confederations Cup points to be ranked according to the same rules.

It's just that the direct confrontation between the two teams is in the third round of the group, and the distinction between the two teams automatically avoids each other's records and comes to the second indicator - goal difference.

Brazil lost 1:4 to China in the first round and 2:0 to Mexico in the second round, with a goal difference of minus.

Italy defeated Mexico 2:1 in the first round, and China 1:3 in the second round, with a goal difference of minus one.

But the problem is that Brazil and Italy both scored three goals and conceded four goals, which means that no matter how the two teams are ranked according to the promotion rules after the second round, they can only leave the suspense of promotion until the final round of the group......

So after the match between Brazil and Mexico, the actuaries who calculated the advantages of each other were in pain......

If the final round between Brazil and Italy is tied after 90 minutes, it will be impossible to determine which team will advance to the semi-finals.

News in the information age spreads rapidly, and many fans are complaining that FIFA is not detailed enough in determining the rules for the teams to be promoted, so FIFA Blatter hastened to call a group of high-level executives and actuaries for a meeting.

Decide whether in the event of a draw in the third round of the group will be a direct entry into overtime or a direct draw (poker cards drawn)

In the end, FIFA executives decided that if the match between Brazil and Italy in the third round was a draw, it would go straight to a penalty shootout......

Because the schedule is very dense, if you have to play an extra time match in the group stage, the team that advances will definitely be unfair, anyway, the winner cannot be determined in extra time, and it is better to go to a penalty shootout, so it is better to play it in advance......

Of course, there are people who support such a decision, and naturally there will be people who oppose it.

But because it is a public statement issued by FIFA, no football association agency can interfere with it, otherwise it will not be good to be directly judged by FIFA to lose.

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The next day, there was a lot of media coverage in the football world, not only about the feud between Balotelli and Zhao Xuri on and off the pitch, but also about the problems with FIFA's promotion rules.

So fans who follow the dynamics of football are happy......

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Tahiti, who broke the team's goal record, was beaten 10-0 by Spain, the champion of the European Championship and the World Cup, in the second round of the group stage, after losing 1:6 to the African champion Nigeria in the first round.

The other match was a narrow 2-1 win over Nigeria by Uruguay, with Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez scoring a goal each.

So the other team to advance from the group is Spain, and it is likely to finish first in the group.

At the same time, both the Chinese and Spanish media breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the favorites China and Spain meet in the semi-finals in advance, it will definitely be a big loss for this Confederations Cup!

The teams competing for the second place in the other two groups will be won by four teams from Brazil, Italy, Uruguay and Nigeria.

The brutality of competitive football is vividly reflected in the group stage of the competition......