There were two other matches to be played at the same time as the Chinese team, one was Spain against Morocco, and the young matadors beat Morocco 3-1.

There is also a match between Argentina and the United States.

Argentina are considered favourites to win the World Junior Championships. They also have a tradition of winning the World Junior Championships four times before, the most of any team in the past.

But their first appearance at the World Junior Championships was a failure. They lost to the United States with a score of 0:1.

It can be regarded as the biggest upset of this World Youth Championships so far......

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"Argentina lost?" On the bus back to the hotel, Rongguang heard his teammates talking about the other two games. He was also surprised when he heard that Argentina had lost.

"yes, yes." Seeing that Rongguang took the initiative to talk to himself, Gao Lin was very happy.

"Aren't they strong?"

"So it's unpopular, it's unpopular! I really didn't expect a team as strong as Argentina to lose......"

The whole car was talking about Argentina.

At the World Youth Championships, China and Argentina still have a historical relationship.

In the last World Youth Championship held in Argentina, the Chinese national youth team was defeated by the Argentine team.

Four years later, there are a different group of people, but everyone's concern for Argentina is the same.

Glory is also very related, but he has another purpose, he asked: "How is Messi doing?" ”

"The performance is said to be quite average."

Hearing such an answer, Glory fell back into deep thought.

Messi is not in very good shape...... If Argentina can still make it out of the group stage, will I still have a chance to play against this legendary talent?

Glory suddenly fears for the fate of Argentina.

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The unexpected loss left the entire Argentine team in frustration, and it was too big a blow to them. Before the start of the race, everyone said they were the favourites and they deserved to win. The United States is not worth mentioning at all.

Everyone is just going for victory, and they have not made any mental preparations such as "in case of defeat to the United States".

As a result, when the defeat really came, they were a little unsure of how to face it.

Not only in the changing rooms, but also on the bus back to the hotel, everyone seemed quiet, or rather silent.

They are like a group of defeated fighting cocks, and they no longer have the pride they used to be.

Messi was among them, and he even buried his head lower.

Because he felt guilty, more guilty than all his teammates.

Before the game, he was considered the leader of the Argentine team and the biggest star of the team. He should shoulder the responsibility of leading Argentina to the title. Messi is also happy to take on such responsibilities.

Some media even compared him to glory.

It's a lift for him and he's happy.

But the actual performance is so bad......

The bus radio was broadcasting the results of the three races of the day.

“…… In the three matches played at the same time, it was the Chinese team that caught the eye, they played very offensive football in the game, beautiful and sharp. At the same time, their core and biggest star of this World Youth Championship, Rong, opened the scoring for the team in the game, and finally helped the Chinese team defeat the runner-up of the European Youth Football Championship 2-0 in the game, Turkey Juniors......"

Glory scored and helped the team win!

True...... Terrible!

And think about it before the game, when those media compared themselves to glory, they were still a little fluttery and complacent.

He felt very red now, and he longed for a big crack in the ground to get himself in.

What a shame!

Thinking of this, Messi buried his head deeper......

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Back at the hotel, the Chinese team was cordially received and condoled by the leaders of the Football Association.

Including Rongguang, everyone was shaken by the leaders of the Football Association and said words of encouragement.

Some of their teammates looked excited.

Only Rongguang wanted to yawn - it was so boring, he didn't mention the money for a long time...... It seems that there is really no prize money for the national team's competition!

The match against Turkey was played in the afternoon, and when we got back to the hotel, there was plenty of time.

Crawford didn't just herd sheep for the players.

Instead, after dinner, he called all the players to the conference room, and then began to review the game that had just ended for them, and explained to the players what was good and bad in the game by watching the game video, and those people needed to pay attention to and those people to change......

Because the game has just ended, this is the time to rewatch it, and the effect is best.

So Crouchen didn't dare to let the players take a holiday after playing.

And the vast majority of the players in the youth team have become accustomed to Crowchen's approach.

They did get a lot out of this game analysis and felt that they were making a quick progress.

In this review, Krauchen mainly raised the problem of the team's low ability to seize opportunities.

However, this problem cannot be solved by a day or two of training.

The ability to score points is a very comprehensive ability, and shooting skills are just one of them.

Then there's the ability to run and pick up positions, and the mental quality to get opportunities in front of goal, and even the physical.

So in the review, Krauchen proposed a solution, and it is unrealistic to expect these players to turn into Inzaghi immediately.

So in the next game, Glory will score more shots.

The task of organizing the offensive was entrusted to Cheng Tao.

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Because they won the first game, and they won it beautifully, the Chinese team suddenly became a team that attracted much attention at the World Youth Championships.

Even their warm-up training on the lawn outside the hotel will attract many onlookers.

All of this is a novelty for the Chinese players – they have never enjoyed such treatment before.

Now they feel like they're really stars.

This feeling of being in the limelight was good, but it didn't make them feel pressured.

After the first game, they were also full of confidence in themselves.

They are convinced that they are strong, as Crawford said.

Those who were able to persevere to the end of those fifteen days of training were strong.

People who can keep up with the rhythm of glory in training and competitions are also strong.

So...... They are strong!

If those people want to watch, let them watch, we have nothing to worry about!

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Feng Mingjian was with Crowchen's coaching team for the next game, and he was curious about what he saw.

The faces of these Chinese players actually appeared ...... A visceral confidence?

This is not the kind of confidence that pretends to be in the face of the encouragement of the leader, the kind of self-confidence...... Some are "crazy" and too "excited".

This kind of confidence is calm, not the high-profile rush to show off "I'm confident", but it's just very confident.

Feng Mingjian has seen many Chinese national players, and he has never seen such confidence on their faces.

This is the confidence that really has confidence in the heart.

You don't need to rely on other people's encouragement, praise, and praise to support the confidence.

And even if it's the same group of players, they weren't like this before......

Feng Mingjian thought about it carefully, and it seemed that after the match with Turkey, it was like that.

When everyone talks about the competition, there is a sense of self-confidence!

The same is true in training.

That's a ...... Interesting change.

It seems that this team has undergone such a transformation since the glory came.

Feng Mingjian suddenly became very curious. If this continues, what will become of this team?

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The next match is three days after the first match, on June 14, when China faces Ukraine on the same field.

Ukraine also emerged victorious in the first round of the group stage, beating Panama 3-1.

And because the number of goals is one more than the Chinese team, it ranks first in the group, while the Chinese team ranks second in the group.

So the next game will be the one that will decide who will qualify early, and it could also be a crucial battle to decide who will be top of the group.

There will be no mercy on either side in this game.

The other World Youth Championship group stage results are as follows: Chile beat Honduras 8-0 in the other group game in Group C.

Germany beat Egypt 2-0 in Group D.

Brazil in Group F also had a bad start, drawing in the first game by the Nigerian youth team.

Colombia beat Italy 2-0 in Group E.

Then, on the evening of June 12, the last two Asian teams were unveiled. South Korea lost 1:2 to Switzerland in Group F. Syria drew 1-1 with Canada in Group E.

As a result, of the four Asian teams participating in the World Youth Championships, only the Chinese team won the victory.

East Asian giants Japan and South Korea both lost, while Syria played out a draw.

On the afternoon of June 14, the Chinese team made their second appearance.

There are two other matches going on at the same time, Morocco vs. Honduras in Group C and Egypt vs. Argentina in Group D.

It was a coincidence that the match of the Chinese team and the match of Argentina were once again placed on the same day and in the same period.

So it is impossible for Rongguang to see the game of Argentina, and it is impossible for Messi to see the game of the Chinese team.

They are also able to play their game well and then care about each other.

The situation of Glory is better than Messi.

Because they've already won one game first.

Messi, on the other hand, has no way out, and if Argentina loses again in this game, it will be troublesome to qualify from the group.

Although there will be four teams with the best results in the group to advance to the round of 16, it would be a real shame for Argentina to advance to the round of 16 in this way, and the media and fans in Argentina will not accept it.

Before coming out, Messi's expression was always serious.

In this game, no matter who stands in front of him, he has to win!

"Messi? Messi? Aguero screamed twice before Messi "woke up".

Messi, who came back to his senses, saw that it was Aguero: "Uh, is there something wrong, Akun?" ”

Aguero frowned and said, "No, I was just scared by your expression just now, and I want to ask you what's wrong......"

"My expression?" Messi touched his face and said.

"yes, it's terrifying...... It's like tearing someone apart! It's the first time I've seen such an expression on your face...... What exactly is the reason? ”

"Uh, no, nothing. Maybe I'm trying to win too much, right? Messi squeezed out a smile and said.

Aguero still said to him with some worry: "It's good that you really don't have anything to do, if there is any problem, remember to tell me, don't force yourself!" ”

Messi smiled from the bottom of his heart this time, and he thanked his good friend: "I will, Ah Kun, we are good friends!" ”

"Just remember, if there's any problem, don't carry it yourself!"

Messi saw Aguero's thumbs up, but he was thinking in his heart - this problem, I'm afraid I can't carry it with you, Ah Kun.