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Chapter 517 Asian Football Champion! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The Hong Kong Island team performed exceptionally well in the US World Cup qualifiers.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of football can see that the Hong Kong Island team is clearly not on the same level as other Asian teams.

Once they start fighting, unless the referee intervenes to favor them, they will almost always be crushed.

Even with the referee's help, there's not much that can be done against the Hong Kong Island team unless they resort to extreme, lethal tactics.

The pace of the offense and defense is too fast. This is the first time I've encountered a team like this, and their overall coordination is also very good, making them even more difficult to deal with.

Often, it only takes a few kicks to get from the backfield to the penalty area in front.

Their close-range teamwork is also quite exquisite; I wonder how they developed such skillful and varied ball techniques.

What frustrates the opponents the most is that when the game reaches the last seventy minutes, everyone's physical strength is severely depleted. They used to play a relaxed game with great teamwork, but now they simply can't run anymore.

But the Hong Kong Island team's beasts, I don't know what they ate to grow up like that, even when the 70-minute mark came, they were still running fast as if they had no fatigue at all. Who can stand that?
This is a physical tactic that Wu Feng values ​​highly, which can keep the Hong Kong team going for at least ten years, allowing them to dominate the Asian region without any scruples.

Thus, the Hong Kong Island team almost swept through the competition, successfully advancing to the finals of the US World Cup as the top seed in the qualifiers.

Even the West Asian teams favored by the AFC had a major headache dealing with Hong Kong Island, and eventually simply ignored them.

The main issue is the vast difference in strength. Spending energy on the Hong Kong Island team, regardless of whether it achieves its goals, ultimately only damages the team's reputation.

If other participating teams in the World Cup were to be accused of gaining entry through back channels, wouldn't they lose face?
The Hong Kong team easily passed the qualifiers, but unfortunately the mainland national team still failed to achieve a breakthrough.

It's not that the mainland national team is weak, but rather that the internal situation of the team is much more complicated than that of the Hong Kong team.

On the Hong Kong Island team's side, as long as Wu Feng and Huo Daheng step in, they can resolve all conflicts. Moreover, the players are basically all involved in the football circle of the same city, so everyone knows whether they are truly capable.

But the situation is different in mainland China!
Despite the fact that the overall strength of Guangdong football is significantly stronger than that of Hong Kong football at the same time, the province's football strength is still considerable.

Unfortunately, the true core of mainland Chinese football is in Northeast China!
Before the emergence of the Jia-A League, Liaoning FC in Northeast China had an astonishing record of ten consecutive domestic football championships.

Not to mention that the players are generally quite skilled, there are also many staff members in sports organizations who come from that background.

Most importantly, the overall tactics of the mainland national team have never been stable.

When they see which tactics are popular internationally, they want to imitate and learn from them.

The result is that the players are at a loss. Coupled with other factors, or perhaps a lack of luck, they always fall short at the most crucial moment.

In fact, the coaches of the mainland national team are not exactly professional.

There are coaches like Genbao, who can summarize their experiences and eventually develop their own style, but there are many more football coaches of average ability.

In short, during the 1994 World Cup in the United States, mainland fans could only support the Hong Kong team as their home team once again.

Hong Kong Island team's performance was as brilliant as ever!
Wu Feng did not travel to the United States with the team this time.

What a joke!
He couldn't be sure whether the United States had noticed his previous actions, or whether he would be detained there.

A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall!

Wu Feng didn't want to risk his personal safety to confront the shamelessness of the United States; the risk was simply too great.

Fortunately, the Hong Kong Island team is already strong enough.

Moreover, due to certain unspoken considerations, the Hong Kong Island Football Association's senior management was also concerned about the team's over-reliance on Wu Feng's individual ability. Fortunately, the Hong Kong Island team did not disappoint its supporters.

In the group stage, they faced their old rivals Italy, who had Baggio on their team.

As a result, Hong Kong Island's tactical style had a natural advantage over Italy's chain defense, and the match ended in a draw.

In the following two matches, Hong Kong Island team won with their sharp attacking tactics, and the matches were also defined by the media as one of the most exciting games.

Then came the round of 16, where they once again advanced smoothly with their formidable strength.

As a result, in the quarterfinals, they faced the eventual champions, Brazil.

There was nothing they could do; the difference in skill was quite obvious. They simply couldn't win, and in the end, they suffered a heartbreaking defeat, losing one to two.

Although they fell short in the quarterfinals again, Hong Kong fans were still quite satisfied.

Even among the top European teams, very few can reach the round of 16 in two consecutive tournaments.

Of course, many fans also regretted that Wu Feng did not participate.

Otherwise, with his sharp, powerful shots, the Brazilian goal probably wouldn't have been able to withstand it.

Fortunately, Wu Feng managed to guide the discussion through his media network, preventing any major controversy.

Reasons are easy to find!

It seems a bit incongruous for Wu Feng, a top-tier tycoon, to participate in football matches as a player.

This explanation was accepted by many fans.

Ronaldo of the Brazilian team, on the other hand, was considered one of their own by Hong Kong fans and did not simply remain a spectator in this World Cup.

Although still young, he was already one of the top scorers for a strong Dutch team. A top striker who scored 35 goals in the league during the 1993-94 season, he was someone the Brazilian team couldn't simply ignore.

Of course, with a world-class striker like Romario in the Brazilian team, it's not yet time for Ronaldo to become the main striker.

Even so, he still managed to score three goals in his limited playing time, shocking the entire football world.

The commentators on Hong Kong Island were even more enthusiastic, exclaiming, "Ronaldo is the core of the next era for the Brazilian team, and we look forward to his brilliant performance in the next World Cup!"

Not only Ronaldo, but many American and European stars with ties to Hong Kong football also performed well in this World Cup.

Players like Batistuta and Redondo from Argentina, these two rising stars, even received high praise from Maradona.

And then there's Rivaldo from Brazil, who also managed to ride the coattails of the Brazilian team and win his first World Cup medal.

Within the England team, Shearer has already shown his talent, and Quinn has become an indispensable substitute center forward. The two's cooperation on the field is as skillful and tacit as ever.

In short, the US World Cup journey has further solidified Hong Kong FC's position as a top Asian team, and the football fever in Hong Kong is also getting hotter and hotter.

Countless talented players from across Asia, with money and connections, flock to Hong Kong Island to compete and hone their skills.

(End of this chapter)