For the Chinese team, they must win this game, otherwise it will be very difficult to qualify from the group, even if they have glory, they may not be able to do it over the host advantage......

Because in the opening match of the Asian Cup last night, the host Qatar lost 0:2 to Uzbekistan.

In this way, the hosts want to qualify from this group and must win next.

And the second round of the group stage is their match against the Chinese team.

If they lose to the Chinese team, then they will be eliminated from the tournament early.

So they are definitely going to beat the Chinese team, even if it is by some unconventional means - if the hosts are eliminated at the end of the group stage, it will be a huge blow to the box office of the Asian Cup.

At the same time, for West Asian football, it is not easy to get over face.

Therefore, China must be prepared for a second defeat to Qatar, so that if they want to make it out of the group, they must beat Kuwait in the first game.

With three points from the two rounds of the group stage and a final win over Uzbekistan, they still have a chance to qualify from the group.

This is the roadmap made by Gao Hongbo after getting the Asian Cup group results and schedule.

First of all, they beat Kuwait in the first game, draw Qatar in the second game, and beat Uzbekistan in the third round to qualify from the group with seven points.

Before the start of the match with Kuwait, Gao Hongbo made a final speech to the team in a more meaningful way.

"After more than half a month of hard training, I know you are all working hard. But now, the time has come to test the results of the training, and if we can't even win this game, then our previous hard work will be meaningless and all of us will become a joke. I don't think anyone wants to be laughed at, right? Then prove it with a win in this game! ”

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When the players of both sides played, the TV broadcast gave the glory in the first close-up.

The Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered, echoing the cheers of the Chinese fans in the stands.

This huge noise really makes people think that the Chinese team is fighting at home......

Gao Hongbo stood in front of the coach's bench, watching the players from both sides walk onto the court, and then picking the side, he was a little nervous.

This is his high school entrance examination, although the Chinese Football Association has repeatedly emphasized to him that no matter what the Asian Cup looks like, it will not affect his position, and he will lead the team to play the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifiers, so the Chinese Football Association will not have any requirements for the Chinese team in the Asian Cup.

But Gao Hongbo knew in his heart that if the Asian Cup was not played well, his position would definitely be affected. What the bureaucrats of the Chinese Football Association say cannot be believed.

Even if they really don't plan to replace themselves now, if they are eliminated from the competition at that time, they will have to find themselves as scapegoats in the face of public opinion pressure from the domestic media and the pressure from the leaders of the General Administration of Sports.

The reason is also very simple: "Glory has returned to the national team, this team has foreign players from European powerhouses such as Manchester City, Schalke 04 and Barcelona to join, and it has played like this, which shows that it is definitely not the team's problem, but the coach's problem, so the ......coach must be changed."

Therefore, in order to really lead the team to the World Cup qualifiers in Brazil, then the Chinese team must come up with some reasonable results in this Asian Cup, not necessarily the champion, but if it can reach the semi-finals or the finals, it can also stop many people's mouths.

Of course, if you can win the championship, it will be even better.

Nervousness comes from Gao Hongbo's expectation of results.

It also comes from his concern about this team.

Half a month is still too short a training period, and he always has this concern. Maybe it's okay to deal with the weakest team in the group, like Kuwait, but what if you meet the likes of hosts Qatar and Uzbekistan?

Is it still workable?

Gao Hongbo always asks himself like this in his heart.

When Gao Hongbo was a little distracted, the referee blew a whistle and pulled him back into the Aragalafa Stadium.

In the first match of the Chinese team in this Asian Cup, the group stage between them and Kuwait has begun!

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Because they know that the Chinese team has players like Rong Guang and Gao Lin who play in European powerhouses, Kuwait put their posture very low in this game. At the beginning of the game, they contracted their defense, played defensive counterattacks, and did not go head-to-head with the Chinese team.

In the stands and in the media seats, countless pairs of eyes were staring at the players of the Chinese team.

They are scouts from Qatar and Uzbekistan, journalists from all over the world.

They want to see what the Chinese team will look like in the Asian Cup after training in isolation for so long.

Has the problem of the other players of the Chinese team who were criticized by the Chinese media not cooperating with Rongguang solved the problem?

China's offense is still glorious and casual, do other Chinese team players play soy sauce?

Understanding this problem will help them figure out how to deal with the Chinese team.

Chinese reporters are a little worried, afraid that the problems they said before, Gao Hongbo has not solved them at all, once this problem is exposed to the eyes of so many pairs, the Chinese team will not be able to play in this Asian Cup......

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Ten minutes after the start of the game, many Chinese reporters were a little surprised.

Because they see that the shortcomings that were previously manifested in the warm-up games have been greatly improved!

The other players of the Chinese team and Rongguang still have errors in their coordination, but there are very few. Their offense is very smooth, which makes people see the style that Gao Hongbo's national team is best at.

And Glory has been integrated into it, he is in the frontcourt, he can be the fulcrum of the team, supporting the attack of the whole team, and he can also be the finisher of the attack, completing the shot himself.

He and Gao Lin's partnership on the front line is very tacit.

As a center forward, Gao Lin can be at the front, but he can also pull the side. When he was in front, Glory lay behind him, and when he pulled the side, Glory decisively inserted into the penalty area to become the finisher.

This series of attacks combined with the fight of Kuwait was completely unable to raise its head.

In the 37th minute, the Chinese team took the lead.

Of course, the goal is glorious!

After receiving a pass from Gollin in the box, he turned and shot at goal, and the ball drilled into the bottom right corner of the goal, but the Kuwaiti goalkeeper couldn't save it...... You can only watch the football roll into your own goal.

"Glory! Strike! The Chinese team led Kuwait 1:0! ”

When Liu Hong shouted loudly, the Chinese fans in front of the TV also cheered in unison.

Fortunately, it was 9:40 p.m. Beijing time, not midnight. Otherwise, the cheers just now would have been enough to wake up many sleeping neighbors......

"This is Rongguang's first goal in the Asian Cup! He got off to a good start for himself and the Chinese team! ”

After the goal, the Chinese players rushed to Rongguang to celebrate the goal with him.

The Chinese fans in the stands were also cheering and hugging.

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Glory's goal was a heavy blow to the morale of the Kuwaiti players. After the glorious goal, the game resumed, but Kuwait did not show their fighting spirit and confidence to fight back.

This is not unusual, this is the mind of many players who are against Glory.

When you play against an opponent who is so strong that you can't defeat it yourself, you feel that whatever you do is in vain and meaningless.

Because what if you can equalize? Glory can score again!

As long as he's on the pitch, he'll always be able to threaten your goal.

Kuwait did not fight back, and the Chinese team took the opportunity to firmly control the situation.

Next, the Chinese team gave full play to the results of their training during this time, as if it was a debriefing performance.

With Glory at the heart of the attack, all the attacks revolve around him and give full play to his role.

In the 57th minute, Rongguang suddenly retreated to the outside of the penalty area, and then sent the football into the penalty area with his heel.

The Chinese team extended its lead!

"Glory!" Although it was Gao Lin who scored the goal, the commentator Liu Hong shouted out the name of Rongguang for the first time, because the goal was assisted by Rongguang.

"Nice heel assist! As the core of the Chinese team's offense, Rongguang can not only shoot and score by himself, but also assist his teammates to score! In the warm-up game, he was completely alone, and there were far fewer situations where he was alone! ”

By the 70th minute of the game, the Kuwaiti fans in the stands had already begun to leave the stadium early.

They know that their team will definitely not win this game, so it is better to continue to watch the Chinese wreak havoc on the field, and it is better to leave the field early.

No matter how superb the level of glory is and how famous it is, when it is the team of his homeland that is ravaged by him, no one will want to continue to watch it.

They were right to leave the game early, and in the 86th minute, Rong Guang burst into the penalty area with a cold arrow and scored twice from a distance!

"Glory! Glory! Ball in, in, in! Liu Hong excitedly used his signature shout.

The Chinese team performed so well in the first group stage, which really gave Chinese fans endless confidence. It also makes people look forward to their next games.

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In the end, the Chinese team defeated Kuwait 3:0 and got a good start to the group stage.

They have also continued the tradition of winning their first group game since the start of the 2000 Asian Cup, with their last first defeat in the group stage coming in 1996 when they lost 2-0 to Uzbekistan in the first round of the group stage.

Coincidentally, this time in the Asian Cup, these two teams were placed in the same group again.

After watching this game, Chinese fans began to hope that the Chinese team could beat Uzbekistan in the group stage this time, and they were also full of confidence in this!