Volume 4 World Cup Legends Chapter 68 White Horse and Black Horse

(I was going to have 10,000 words a day, but now I can't finish it with only three hours of sleep a day, I can only write 6,000 words, I'm afraid it's hard to end this month, depending on the progress, and it may have to wait until the beginning of next month, sorry,,QUanbEN,)

The signing of the top 32 hōu marks the official state of readiness for the World Cup. As a result of the grouping, a few families are happy and a few are sad, which is also in line with the rules of the game of hōu signing. Although there is still half a year before the opening match of the World Cup, the World Cup has begun to warm up, not only the World Cup group hōu signing ceremony was broadcast live by more than 200 TV stations, with the participation of more than 2,000 journalists, after the end, the world's major media including the Internet also launched a huge analysis and commentary.

When the round of 32 of the World Cup is fully finalized, the first thing that comes to mind is who will be the winner of this luxurious event, looking forward to 2014, the host five-star Brazil, the defending champion Argentina, the European upstart Spain, and the steel chariot Germany are undoubtedly the four most champions, in addition, Italy, England, France and other traditional powers will not give up the pursuit of world championships. Only Portugal and the Netherlands are the top two players, and it is doubtful whether they can make a breakthrough before the World Cup.

The former Corinthians coach said: "Brazil's requirements for the Brazilian team are always the champion, and we have a responsibility to win the World Cup in Brazil, which I will not hide, but before winning the championship, we have a lot of tasks to do, such as playing the opening match against South Korea and qualifying first in the group." It's very important for us to play the games ahead. ”

As the host, Brazil coach Menezes expressed satisfaction with the grouping, but he cautiously said that it is not easy to qualify for the group, South Korea and South Africa are very strong, especially South Korea, full of physical energy, good tactical organization, the last World Cup Brazil played North Korea is also very difficult, if you take it lightly, Brazil will face a very dangerous state.

Defending champion Argentina coach Savilla Hōu has a good signing, Australia, Nigeria, and the Czech Republic are not weak, but they cannot threaten Argentina's group top, and Savilla now needs to think most about not the group stage, but how to adjust the state to play in the knockout round.

Savilla was cautious about the defending World Cup champions, saying: "The World Cup is a big occasional competition, and it takes the right time and place to win the World Cup, and we definitely have a certain advantage in Brazil to hold the World Cup, but it is still far from winning the championship, and we will do our best to keep the Hercules Cup in South America." ”

Coach Loew expressed his disappointment that Germany has performed well in the World Cup and the European Championship in the last decade, reaching the final but never winning the title, and he hopes that the German team will make a breakthrough at the World Cup in Brazil. 'There is no doubt that we should aim for the title, we have won several runners-up, and now is the time for us to break our destiny and it must be a pleasure to win in South America, where a European team has never won before.

Although they have not won the World Cup, Spain is regarded as the world number one in terms of ranking and strength, but Spain coach Bosque clearly does not like the title of king of qualifying, saying: "Spain have not won the World Cup yet, this is our dream, but we will be patient to do any part." The group of deaths in this Hōu draw is Group D:

China, Paraguay and Turkey are all very strong teams, and it is not easy to beat them. ”

In addition to the team that won the championship, the dark horse is also the most popular topic of the ball, and there are always surprising dark horse teams in the previous World Cups, they themselves have a certain strength, and under the effect of various factors, they are often able to defeat all kinds of giants, adding a bit of uncertain charm to the World Cup. Looking forward to Brazil in 2014, the American team "sits at home" and is undoubtedly the most dark horse "dark horse group"; In addition, the Chinese team in Asia, the United States in Central and North America, Russia and Eastern Europe in Europe are also expected to stage one or several "dark horse legends".

After the signing of the group, the reporter interviewed the head coach and core of the Chinese team Li Huan by phone, Li Huan was noncommittal to the opponent of the group, but he was very disgusted with the dark horse mentioned by the news reporter, Li Huan said: "The difficult qualifiers are over, we have completed part of the task given by the ball - to enter the World Cup, and we still have a lot of tasks below, and they are also very heavy, and we must use our strength to play this World Cup well." I'm not interested in the so-called dark horses, I think that as long as the conditions are right, all the teams participating in the World Cup can become dark horses. ”

In addition to the Chinese team, the team with the potential to become a dark horse also has the United States, and they all say that Americans don't understand football, but American football often surprises people. In the 2009 Confederations Cup semi-finals, the Americans staged a shocking performance, winning 15 consecutive games against Spain 2-0, and before that, in the 2002 World Cup, the Americans also beat Portugal 3-2. In the qualifiers, the Americans won 10 games, 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, accumulating 20 points, beating Mexico to win the first place. The problem is that the U.S. team tends to have too many ups and downs, and they can suddenly make a splash or break down easily. However, don't underestimate Americans, they can play any sport as long as they want to.

In addition, teams from Eastern Europe often have a tradition of being dark horses: Turkey in 2002, Croatia in 1998, and Bulgaria in 1994 all "unexpectedly" reached the top four, and the World Cup stage fell on the American continent, which gave the already strong North American powers a chance to upset.

When it comes to the World Cup, in addition to the competition of the strong, the most talked about thing is to enjoy the dark horses. North Korea in 1966, Poland in 1982, Bulgaria in 1994, South Korea in 2002, and Turkey all left a deep impression on the world. Uruguay and Paraguay in 2010, however, due to various reasons, the dark horse has never transformed into a white horse after all, and the most important reason why these teams have failed to complete the historical breakthrough is that their own strength is still obviously insufficient.

However, compared with the dark horse, the second-tier troops in those World Cup teams, that is, those quasi-strong teams whose strength is comparable to the traditional Haoén are undoubtedly more curious, because as long as this kind of team is crazy, they even have the strength to impact the championship, and the most typical example is Croatia in 1998, when the Plaid Army with Boban, Prosinetski, Suker, Bilic and other first-line players almost entered the final, and in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Uruguay and Russia are also fully capable of spoiling the situation and attacking the Hercules Cup.

The results of the World Cup group stage hōu signing were announced, and **** companies immediately opened 32 teams to win the championship****. In William Hill's World Cup victory****, the host Brazil is in first place, the European champion Spain is in second place, the defending champion Argentina is in third place, Argentina, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal and Uruguay are ranked 4-10, the Chinese team is ranked 21st, and Honduras in Central and North America is at the bottom.

The Chinese team is ranked 21st, ranking first among the five Asian teams, and Japan and South Korea, aiming for the top four, are only ranked 25th and 27th, which makes the Japanese and South Korean media very dissatisfied, they believe that although the Chinese team has the support of Li Huan, a bull bī figure, their overall strength is not high, and it is impossible to go further than Japan and South Korea.

Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony, Japan coach Zaccheroni said: "We can finally know who we are going to play against, although most of the opponents in the group are above us, but they are still acceptable to us, we know how to prepare next, and the goal of finishing in the top four has not changed." ”

South Korea's head coach Cho Kwang said: "It should be said that the grouping of Asian teams is very difficult, and every team will face a big test, including the Chinese team with a magical performance in the qualifiers. It's difficult, but we're confident we'll get out of the group and I'm sure my players are very confident to win the game, two wins, one draw, or two draws, as long as we're well prepared. ”

Chu Fu, the acting coach of the Chinese team, did not speak as hard as the Japanese and South Korean coaches, and he said very euphemistically that the Chinese team's signing was not good, but it could not be regarded as the worst, it could only be called a semi-dead group, Chu Fu thought that if the game with Paraguay and Turkey was played, the Chinese team might reach the top 16 in history.

The Chinese team is not favored by the **** company in winning the championship, but in the evaluation of the Golden Boot Award, Li Huan is in the first place, Luo and Rooney are ranked second and third, and Argentine genius Messi is ranked sixth. Judging from the **** company's Golden Boot Award, Li Huan's magical performance of scoring 14 goals alone in six games in the qualifiers directly affected the world.

The world's major media also commented on the World Cup's hōu signing and grouping ceremony:

The German newspaper Bild appeared to be more optimistic about the group's situation, and they saluted Loew with cheers. For group opponents such as Australia, Ghana and Serbia, Germany can already start to set their sights on the quarter-finals.

The report of the Milan Sport newspaper is just as succinct. "The World Cup hōu sign smiles at Italy. Everything looks good, but there is a hint of disappointment. “

The Sun hailed England hōu to the sign, believing that England had basically won the title, as long as luck wasn't like South Africa in 10.

The Weekly Daily, a well-known comprehensive media outlet in China, felt a lot of pressure on the Chinese team's group, "After the Chinese team struggled to reach the World Cup, their bad luck still seems to have not changed, and now we have to fight our way through Spain, Paraguay and Turkey." Spain is very difficult for us to beat, and the matches against Paraguay and Turkey will decide the fate of the Chinese team. ”

Commenting on the World Cup group from another angle, reporter Jia Lei commented: "Although it looks like we are in the half-dead group, in fact we are not without chances, and even say that we have a great chance. Paraguay likes to play counterattacks like us, and the iron bucket formation they put in the last session and 98 years has given all teams a headache, but when they meet the Chinese team, it is Paraguay I who feels a headache, because Li Huan's little Li Feidao specializes in the iron bucket formation, and if Paraguay is not ready, their iron bucket will also be poked by Li Huan.

At the Hōu Signing Ceremony, not only did Hōu announce the grouping of each team, but also determined the future schedule. In particular, the situation in the knockout stage, although it has not attracted too much attention at present, will largely determine the future champion.

In the knockout stage, the concepts of "top half" and "bottom half" are often used, and in the end, one team from each of these two halves will compete for the championship. But when it comes to dividing the half-districts, there are two different schemes. The first plan is to place the eight qualifying teams in the top half of the four groups, and the second plan for the other four groups is to place the first team in the four groups and the second team in the other four groups in the top half, and the opposite is true in the bottom half.

There are advantages and disadvantages to each of these two schemes, and if the first scheme is implemented, then a team will not only have determined which group they are in, but also whether it will be in the top half or the bottom half of the group. If the second plan is implemented, it will bring more variables to the game. Since the two qualifying teams in the same group will be in each half, no one can be sure which half they will be in until the end of the group stage. In addition, teams that have met in the group stage are unlikely to meet again unless they reach the final in their respective semi-divisions.

Historically, FIFA has preferred the second option in most cases. However, in some specific cases, FIFA will also adopt the first plan, such as in the 2002 World Cup, due to the presence of two hosts at the same time, South Korea and Japan, so in order to avoid too many teams going back and forth between the two countries, FIFA also adjusted the zoning principle, so that the eight teams of the four groups of AFH are concentrated in the same half, and the four groups of BDEG are arranged in the other half

At the World Cup in South Africa, the first place finishers in these four groups will be in the same half as the second place in the four groups of BDFH, and the other half will include the first place in the four groups of BDFH and the second place in the four groups of AEG. This World Cup in Brazil is similar to the World Cup in South Africa, and it is likely that the second plan will be adopted.

This is Li Huan's first time participating in the World Cup, although the main match of the World Cup has not yet begun, but Li Huan has shown his magic in the qualifiers, in the qualifier review program done on the official website of FIFA, Li Huan, who has only played six games, was selected as the best team, and 14 goals have also become the best shè player in the Asian qualifiers, and the Chinese team has also been rated as the fastest improved team.

The first-class teams in the top 32 of the World Cup, some of them are jealous of the Chinese team with Li Huan, worried that Li Huan will reproduce the magic of the Champions Cup in the national team, and some are disdainful, they think that the national team and the club are completely different, and hope to use the opportunity of this World Cup to teach Li Huan a good lesson, in short, whether it is jealousy or disdain, because of Li Huan, no team can ignore the existence of the Chinese team.

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