World Cup of Great Powers

The game is over.

But there appears to be no winner in this race.

The disadvantaged side was dejected, and there were wailing from the coaching bench.

Iran temporarily changed coaches, and most of the main players did not return to the team in time.

It seems that it is reasonable to play such a score that is the same as the final of the Asian Youth Championship.

But the problem is that the Chinese team on the opposite side is not doing its best!
They are not even the main players of this second team!

Or is there no main substitute for this second national football team?
Blazevic hesitated for a moment, but came to the player tunnel and shook hands with Zeng Zheng.

"Coach Zeng, how is the goalkeeper doing?"

"The situation is not very good." Zeng Zheng's face was full of sadness.

"I'm sorry this happened."

"Accidents are inevitable on the pitch." Zeng Zheng waved his hand. "He is still a goalkeeper. I think he has been prepared for this since he put on this suit."

"Then I can only wish him a speedy recovery."

After the game, Chi Shangbin replaced Zeng Zheng at the press conference.

Zeng Zheng arrived at the Tehran City Hospital by car.

The doctor's diagnosis is basically the same as that prompted by the system.

Mandible fracture.

Before Dai lost his center of gravity, he forcibly swung his right leg to shoot. Not only did he kick the ball into the goal of the Chinese team, but he also directly kicked Gao Jianbin's jaw.

With this level of damage, the recovery medicine produced by the system is not a good solution.

It takes 3 months to half a year for a normal person to recover from a broken mandible.

As a football player, Gao Lao wants to return to the field, and the recovery time will take even longer.

By then, the world preliminaries will be over, and the day lily will be cold.

The score of the China-Iran battle made the fans very satisfied.

Although it was a less "regular" game, this big victory did boost morale.

As for Gao Lao's injury, although the fans regret it, it is not unacceptable.

In the words of some extreme fans: "Fortunately, Ou Chuliang was not injured."

But who knows, if Gao Lao hadn't been injured, would he have performed better than Ou Chuliang in the world preliminaries or the World Cup?

Gao Lao's injury also sounded the alarm for Zeng Zheng.

It is inevitable for football players to suffer some injuries on the field.

For him, the head coach of the national team, training is of course important, but he must not go to the end of the training and take a vote of wounded to the world preliminaries.

After bidding farewell to Tehran, Zeng Zheng led the team to the United States and played a friendly match with the US national team.

The result was a 2-2 tie, which can be regarded as a friendly "China-M diplomacy".

So far, the first three stages of Zeng Zheng leading the national team (assuming office to the Asian Cup, the Asian Cup, and the Asian Cup to visit M country) have all come to a successful conclusion.

According to the "answer sheet" submitted by Zeng Zheng, Zhuxie finally determined that the head coach of the world preliminaries will still be Zeng Zheng.

On February 2, the host city of the Chinese team's home match in the 1 World Cup Asian Group Match will be decided today.

Which of the six bidding cities will win the right to host will be determined jointly by China Zhuxie and the head coach of the national team Zeng Zheng.

It is reported that the Chinese team has a total of 3 home games, spanning the three months of April, May and June this year.

So far, 8 cities including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Shenyang, Kunming, Wuxi, Chengdu and Harbin have formally submitted bid requests.

In addition, Yunnan Bamboo Shoes also submitted a bid request by telephone and telex.

But the final decision rests with Zhu Xie and Zeng Zheng.

In this regard, Zhu Xie, headed by Xu and Wang, said that the opinions and opinions of the head coach Zeng Zheng will be the key to deciding the host city.

"I am very satisfied with the venue and facilities of the Hongkou Football Stadium, but the problem is that the football market in Shanghai is so-so."

"Take the distance from the last Asian Cup final. Many fans who came to the scene came from other places, and the proportion of local fans is not very high."

"And the Asian Cup finals have been held, so let's forget about this small qualifying match."

"Similarly, Guangzhou is similar to Shanghai Magic City."

"The football market in Xi'an is relatively hot. Isn't it doing something about 'developing the Great West' recently? I think it's good there."

"Kunming's site and infrastructure are also good, and it's located on a plateau, which I think is an advantage."

"Although Wuxi's contribution to women's football is visible to the naked eye, compared with other places, the infrastructure is still a little worse."

"Chengdu's conditions are good, but it's the same as Shanghai. The Asian Cup has already been held, so let's go to another place."

"Although Shenyang is an important football city, it hasn't hosted the national team's competition for many years. I think we should be cautious."

"I think Harbin is pretty good. After all, I started from there! The atmosphere and venue facilities are nothing to say! As long as the temperature is right, in fact, Harbin's latitude is not that high."

The next day, at the press conference held by Zhuxie, the spokesperson said:
"After a detailed evaluation of the city's venue facilities, reception conditions, economic conditions, transportation, communications, climate, football environment, etc. by each bidding city, Zhuxie decided that Shenyang will host the second stage of the World Cup qualifiers. The three home games in the first stage will be hosted by Xi'an, Kunming and Harbin respectively."

After determining the host city area, Zhuxie announced the third batch of training lists.

This time, the names of Liu Yunfei, Li Yao, Li Ming, and Yao Xia are also among them.

Qu Shengqing missed the training list because of recurrence of hemorrhoids.

On February 2, the national football team played the first Thai King Cup group match against Qatar at the Bangkok National Stadium.

Due to the wet and slippery field, both teams looked very uncomfortable.

In the 6th minute after the opening, Qatar paid the price for an unnecessary mistake.

At that time, right back Xu Yunlong assisted to the right side of the front field, but the opponent made a clearance error and gave the national football team a corner kick.

Shen Si's corner kick was well placed, Li Weifeng nodded the ball in front of the ball, and the opposing central defender made another clearance error. Xiao Wang Tao made a supplementary shot near the six yard point, which opened the first record for the national football team.

Then the national football team played more easily.

Shenhua No. 15, who has recovered, staged a wonderful two-over-two teamwork in No.[-] minutes: After receiving a wonderful pass from Wu Chengying, Shensi cleverly flashed the opponent's central defender with a fake move, and then kicked outside the penalty area The goalkeeper barely blocked the ball with his chest.

Qu Bo failed to stop the ball when he made a supplementary shot, wasting the opportunity to expand the score.

No. In the 206th minute, Zhao Junzhe formed a good opportunity to go to the meeting solo after a successful counterattack in midfield.

Facing the attacking goalkeeper, Zhao Jun tipped his toes and extended the score to 2-0.

After half-time guidance, in the 50th minute of the second half, the Qatar team got a corner kick from the right. Xiao Wang Tao and Li Weifeng both jumped up but failed to hit the ball. Mustafa, who was unmarked, unbelievably scored the ball in front of the goal. Hit high, the national football team will survive!

In the 60th minute, the national football team managed to organize a quick counterattack.

It's a pity that in the situation of four-on-three, Li Ming chose to shoot from outside the penalty area, which made the teammates who responded in the middle sigh with regret!
One minute later, the defense of the national football team made a mistake. Wu Chengying chased Mustafa back while defending the opponent's high ball, and happened to collide with Ou Chuliang who was attacking.

Qatar's substitute striker, who had just played, easily dropped the ball from Ou Chuliang, knocking on the door of the national football team.

The next game was a surprise.

Under the command of Zeng Zheng, the players kept the 2-1 score until the end.

At the post-match press conference, Zeng Zheng generously admitted: Qatar, which lost 0-3 to the Chinese team in the Asian Cup last year, did cause a lot of difficulties for the Chinese team today.

The world preliminaries are coming soon, and it seems that every national team is preparing bravely.

After the first "fluke" victory, the next opponent of the national football team is the Swedish team known as the "Vikings".

This Swedish team is mainly composed of players who play in the domestic league, and many players are as tall as the national football team.

Shortly after the opening, the Swedish team unexpectedly played a ground attack with the national football team.

Although the strength is slightly at a disadvantage, the national football team has a good mental outlook. The connection between the three lines and the offense and defense in the midfield are significantly better than the previous game.

In the 36th minute, Qu Bo passed the ball straight to left midfielder Shensi after a successful counterattack in midfield. At this time, right midfielder Li Ming quickly inserted to the bottom line to attract the opponent's central defender.

The latter pretended to shoot, and before the opponent's last central defender blocked it, he distributed it to Zhang Yuxi, who was unguarded in the penalty area on the right.

Facing the Swedish goalkeeper on the goal line, Zhang Yuhan calmly shot the ball into the lower right corner of the goal, opening the scoring for the national football team.

After the start of the second half, the formation of the national football team remained very compact. The players implemented Zeng Zheng's requirements very well, frequently turned their feet, and firmly grasped the possession of the ball.

The Swedish team was forced to change, and soon ran out of three substitutions, trying to change the passive situation.

In the 64th minute, Qi Hong suddenly made a precise long pass in the backcourt, and the two central defenders of the Swedish team and Zhang Yuxi formed a three-shot attack.

At this time, the goalkeeper Gustafson ran out of the penalty area for no reason and kicked empty. Zhang Yuxie, who was the first to respond, jumped high in the pincer attack, headed the ball into the empty goal, and expanded the score to 2. 0.

When the situation was very good, the team members subconsciously relaxed.

This slack was seized by the opponent.

In the 78th and 85th minutes, the opponent scored two consecutive goals to tie the score.

One minute before the end of the game, after receiving a long pass from Wu Chengying, Zhang Yuxi leaned over the opponent's scavenger and went straight to the Swedish team's penalty area. Unfortunately, after his physical strength declined, he couldn't keep up with the speed and was destroyed by the opponent's returning defender.

Failing to grasp the last chance to score, the two sides could only shake hands and make a 2-2 draw.

At the post-match press conference, Zeng Zheng and the head coach of the Swedish team, Scheidberg, agreed surprisingly. They both believed that the two sides controlled the halftime situation and the score was quite reasonable.

Two days later, the national football team played the final Thai King Cup group match against the Thai team at the Bangkok National Stadium.

The host Thailand team had lost the previous two games, and this game was basically a fight for honor.

Even so, Zeng Zheng's team still defeated their opponents 5-1 and advanced to the final of this King's Cup.

In the final against Sweden again, this time, the Swedish team's lineup has changed a lot.

The most obvious is that the goalkeeper was replaced by Kierstadt, the captain Mild, Rusic and other more famous stars all played, and the forwards were played by A. Svensson and M. Swenson.

Before the game, due to injuries to Qi Hong, Qu Bo and Su Maozhen, Zhang Yuxi and Li Xiaopeng both won the starting position.

Zeng Zheng temporarily arranged a 451 formation, hoping to delay the opponent's strong attack through the midfield fight.

At the beginning of the game, the Swedish team overwhelmed the national football team.

In the 5th minute, the Swedish team suddenly distributed the ball to the left side of the penalty area in a feint attack from the right. No. 11 Zhuang Sen passed Sun Xiang and then shot vigorously. Ou Chuliang couldn't make a save. 1 to 0 lead.

In the 10th minute of the game, Zhao Junzhe, who was injured in the previous fight, was unable to continue the game, and Li Yao was hastily replaced. The start of the national football team was very unfavorable.

In the corner kick in the 19th minute, the Swedish team unexpectedly drove the ball to the top of the gourd in the penalty area. No. 10 Gavelin, who was unmarked within a radius of [-] meters, shot towards the ball and once again broke through the gate of the national football team.

After falling behind by two goals, Shensi, who temporarily accepted the task, began to run in a wide range of left and right in the frontcourt, opening up a lot of space for Zhang Yuxi, Li Ming and others, and the national football team's offense improved slightly.

In the 33rd minute, Wu Chengying made a direct pass behind the Swedish team. Li Yao used his body to overwhelm the opponent's defender and gave the ball to the center in time. Get one back.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

In the 54th minute, Li Ming forced a breakthrough near the bottom line on the right and won a free kick for the national football team.

Shensi, who took the penalty, directly shot the goal, which caused chaos in the Swedish team's defense, and the ball was blocked out of the penalty area on the left.

After receiving the ball, Yu Neo turned around and volleyed vigorously after stopping the ball in his chest. The ball instantly penetrated into the upper right corner of the Swedish team's goal.

The score became 2-2.

In the following time, the Swedish team stepped up their offense.

Zeng Zheng emptied the substitution cards in his hand one after another, and managed to hold on.

In the 67th minute, Shensi took a corner kick from the left, and Kierstadt collided with Li Weifeng, who was responding in the middle.

Seeing this, Xiao Wang Tao wanted to step forward to make a supplementary shot, but the Swedish defender cleared the ball in time to resolve the danger.

In the 76th minute, Berglund, who went to the meeting solo, picked out Ou Chuliang who abandoned the goal. Fortunately, Li Weifeng chased back and hooked the ball on the goal line.

Three minutes later, Shensi made a diagonal pass to the left of the Swedish team's penalty area. Zhang Yuning, who thought she was "not as fast as Qubo", tried her best, but failed to catch up with the ball.

Just as Zeng Zhengyi was preparing for the upcoming penalty shootout, it was Yu Genwei who stood up again.

In the 92nd minute, the Chinese team quickly played a quick counterattack after a successful defense.

Several Swedish defenders kept looking at the referee, thinking that the opponent would blow the final whistle of the game.

But unexpectedly, the referee gave the Chinese team the last chance to attack.

Li Xiaopeng, who dribbled forward, used his last strength to kick a long pass over the top. Li Yao snatched the ball in front of the two Swedish defenders.

While the other Swedish players were desperately chasing back, Li Yao sent a diagonal pass towards the Swedish team's penalty area, and Yu Genwei pushed the far corner with his right foot, knocking on the Swedish team's door again.

At this point, the Chinese team overtook the score before the whistle.

With a score of 3 to 2, they won the championship of this Thai King's Cup.

At the post-match press conference, the head coach of the Swedish team, Scheidberg, repeatedly nodded and praised the three goals of the Chinese team, saying that these three goals were all scored by the opponent under unexpected circumstances.

Although the strength of the Chinese team is slightly inferior, this fighting spirit is still worth learning.

When it was China's turn to speak, Zeng Zheng showed bitterness.

Su Maozhen, Qu Bo and Zhao Junzhe all suffered injuries to varying degrees in this King's Cup.

Although not as important as Gao Jianbin, from the current point of view, they may not be able to participate in the first stage of the World Cup qualifiers in more than a month.