Seven Crowns

After playing the same city derby with Atletico Madrid, the next game is the Champions League again, and also the final round of the Champions League group stage, with Real Madrid playing Ajax at home.

For Ajax, this is a life-and-death battle, but for Real Madrid, which has locked up the group first in advance, it is a routine game.

However, before this game, Lu Wenbin and the media and fans all over the world should first pay attention to the draw ceremony of a world competition: the 2013 Confederations Cup draw ceremony.

The Confederations Cup, also known as the Little World Cup, is hosted by the host of the World Cup the following year before each World Cup.

Therefore, the Confederations Cup is also regarded as an outpost of the World Cup. The organizers and FIFA can also use the Confederations Cup to investigate the venue, traffic, coordination and other aspects of the World Cup host country.

At the same time, it is also an important stage for all walks of life in the world to prepare for the World Cup.

The 2014 World Cup was hosted by Brazil, so the 2013 Confederations Cup was also hosted by Brazil. The matches will be in Brasilia, Belo Horizonte, Fortaleza, Rio de Janeiro, Recife and El Salvador. Held.

The current Confederations Cup competition will start on June 15, 2013, and the final will be held on June 30.

There are 8 teams in the competition, namely the 2014 World Cup host Brazil, the previous World Cup champion Spain, the Asian Cup champion China, America’s Cup champion Uruguay, Central America and the Caribbean Gold Cup champion Mexico, Oceania Nations Cup champion Tahiti, Europe Cup runner-up Italy (Champion is Spain) and the African Cup champion will only be produced early next year.

According to the lottery rules, the host Brazil and World Cup champion Spain entered Group A and Group B respectively as seeded teams.

Then, due to the principle of avoiding teams from the same continent, Italy needs to avoid Spain, so Italy automatically enters the A group, and the Brazil team is a group.

The remaining five teams come to draw again, it's luck.

On December 1, 2012, the 2013 Confederations Cup team draw ceremony, which attracted the attention of world football, was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ronaldo, Cafu, Scolari, Prandelli and other superstars and famous coaches attended.

Of course, as the head coach of the Chinese national team, Gao Hongbo was able to attend the draw, but he didn't pay much attention.

At 11:40 in the morning local time in Brazil, the draw ceremony officially began.

First, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Walker introduced the history of the Confederations Cup as the host, and the situation of the teams in the current Confederations Cup, and then the former Brazil national team captain Cafu announced the ball for the game. .

After that, the lottery began.

Brazil and Spain entered the A and B groups as the seeded teams, and Italy was placed directly in the A group to avoid a collision with Spain.

Therefore, of the remaining five teams, the first draw is the second team in Group B.

There are Brazil and Italy in Group A, and it is almost difficult for other teams to qualify.

Therefore, the remaining five teams are looking forward to being drawn to Group B, and can also fight for the remaining qualifying places outside of Spain.

As a result, Uruguay was the first to be drawn. Uruguay entered Group B and Spain, successfully avoiding Brazil and Italy.

The coach of the Uruguay national team and officials of the Football Association cheered.

Then, draw the second team, and draw it to enter Group A.

As a result, it was Tahiti that was drawn, and Tahiti was drawn to a group with Brazil and Italy. There is definitely no hope.

There are three teams left: China, Mexico and the yet to produce African champions.

The African championship has not yet come into being, and naturally nobody cares. Chinese and Brazilian players, fans, national team coaches, etc. are all looking forward to being drawn into Group B.

In their own villa in Madrid, Lu Wenbin and his fiancee Kate, as well as his assistants, doctors, lawyers and other private team members, even the nanny, etc., are sitting in the living room, watching the lottery ceremony nervously.

In China, countless officials, coaches, reporters, and fans watched the lottery ceremony nervously, waiting for the verdict of fate.

The fat draw guest Ronaldo took out the note from the box, opened it slowly, and then turned the note towards the audience and the camera, slowly saying: "CHINA."

"Yeah!" Lu Wenbin raised his arms and shouted, then hugged Kate next to him, and everyone in the living room also cheered.

In the land of China, countless fans screamed with excitement.

The Chinese team avoided Brazil and Italy in Group A, and it is entirely possible that the team will qualify and reach the semi-finals.

Of course, it's just that the possibility of qualifying for the group is greater than that of the A group.

Whether it is Uruguay, or the fourth African champion or Mexico that has not yet produced, it will not be worse than the Chinese team, even if the Chinese team has Lu Wenbin.

Subsequently, the fifth team drawn was Mexico, and Mexico was unlucky enough to be assigned to Brazil and Italy in Group A.

Of course, relatively speaking, their strength is still much higher than that of Tahiti, and there is also the possibility of an upset qualifying.

There is no suspense for the last team. The African champions that will only be produced early next year will be assigned to Group B where the Spanish, Uruguay, and Chinese teams are located.

This concludes the group draw for the 2013 Confederations Cup.

Obviously, as the two countries that have won the World Cup titles (5 and 4 times respectively), the head-to-head match between Brazil and Italy in Group A will be the most eye-catching duel.

In Group B, Spain dominates. Uruguay, the Chinese team, and the African champions born next year are fighting for another qualifying spot.

Therefore, for Uruguay, China, and Africa, Group B is a deadly group.

Of course, it's better than Tahiti to get into Group A with no hope at all.

In addition, the media and fans are most interested in whether Lu Wenbin can continue his record of winning the championship as long as he participates.

Prior to this, including the domestic high school student league, Lu Wenbin won the championship as long as he participated in the competition, including the national team’s Asian Cup champion and the Olympic team’s Olympic champion~www.ltnovel.com~ but the Confederations Cup Different, there is no opponent here is the weak Asian team or the U23 youth team. It is almost certain that even if the Chinese team qualify, they will definitely meet Brazil or Italy in Group A, and the final will definitely meet one of Brazil, Italy, or Spain.

In the semifinals and finals, can Lu Wenbin lead the weak Chinese team to victory?

Perhaps, this Confederations Cup is the time when Lu Wenbin's rule of "winning by participating in the competition" was broken.

Although many Chinese fans and hard-core fans of Lu Wenbin still hope that Lu Wenbin can lead the Chinese team to win the championship, this is really too difficult.

Even Lu Wenbin himself, with a plug-in, has no confidence.

In an interview with reporters, Lu Wenbin made a low-key statement:

"Spain and Uruguay are both world champions. African football is also more developed than Asian football. The African champions are equally powerful. As the Chinese team participating in the Confederations Cup for the first time, our goal is simple. Competition, increase the experience of the World Series, and then strive to qualify for the group."