All-round Athlete

Chapter 944

"Did we read it wrong, the score was 8-0? Did the South Korean team meet Germany or Argentina?"

"Even Germany and Argentina may not be able to beat South Korea 8-0!"

"What are you doing! The score of 8 to 0 is almost a score that can only be seen by teams that are two or three grades behind. How could it appear at this stage of the world preliminaries."

"What happened? When did the Chinese team become so strong? If the Chinese team is really so strong, why did they only have 2 draws and 3 losses in the first five games?"

"It's Zhang Guan, who scored 7 goals alone, including 5 goals in the first half. It's no wonder that the Korean team didn't collapse!"

"Zhang Guan? He can also play football, and he is so good. He scored 7 goals in a game, which is simply amazing!"

"Look at the highlights of Zhang Guan's goals. It's really wonderful. All kinds of fancy skills can almost catch up with the wonderful goals of many stars in their lifetimes."

"I just got the news that Ji Chengyong suffered a concussion and a fractured nasal bone. He needs to stay in the hospital for observation. 80% of the next game will not be able to play."

"There is also Gu Zizhe. I heard that the lower body is wearing protective gear. Now it is difficult to walk. It seems that there will be no recovery in a week. It is impossible to play in the next game."

"The South Korean team lost even their underpants. It's ugly enough to lose the game 8-0. The two main players who played in Europe were beaten down and couldn't play in the next game. What a shame!"

The Chinese team crushed the South Korean team 8-0, which surprised the other Asian teams in the same group, especially the Uzbekistan team, which is expected to advance. They know that if the Chinese team can score 17 points, then Uzbekistan is the one most likely to be eliminated.

And after this game, almost all sports commentators have come to the conclusion that Asian football is about to change!

The next game will be held on March 28, which is five days later, so the national football team did not rest, and flew to Iran the next day to familiarize themselves with the local environment and prepare to challenge the Iranian team away.

In the last contest between the two sides, the national football team drew 0-0 with Iran at home, which was considered a good result for the national football team at that time. But this time, the Chinese team can no longer be satisfied with a draw, because a draw cannot bring the Chinese team to advance, they need to win.

The Iranian team, after defeating Qatar, accumulated 14 points, leading Group A by record, and they only need to win another game to reach the 17-point threshold for advancement. Coupled with the home game this time, the Iranian team is of course unwilling to lose.

There are also many players in the Iranian team playing in Europe, such as Ahmadinejad, Azmoun, Ansarifad, Jahanbakhsh, Djaga, etc. Their strength is stronger than that of the South Korean team, so naturally It is better than the Chinese team. It's just that the appearance of Zhang Guan has reversed the strength of the two sides, and it can even be said to widen the gap.

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Iran's Azmoun's sudden insertion from the flank caught the Chinese team's defense off guard. Azmoun also took the opportunity to get an excellent shot. I saw him lift his foot violently, and the football flew towards the dead corner of the upper right corner of the goal. Go, although the goalkeeper of the Chinese team judged the right direction, but the direction of the football flying was too tricky for him to save.

"The goal was scored, and Azmoun scored a goal for the Iranian team! Azmoun's interlude was very sudden and very fast. He deserves to be a player with the nickname of 'Asian Messi'! As the Iranian team's The top scorer, Azmon, scored 14 goals in 12 appearances in the top 40 games, and his efficiency is terrifying." The commentator of CCTV said, but there was no feeling of disappointment in his tone, as if he was very disappointed with Azmon He didn't care about the goal this time.

After the goal, Azmon didn't make any exaggerated goal moves, but just clapped himself. His teammates didn't come forward to hug, but patted his shoulders and other ways to congratulate him.

Such a peaceful celebration ceremony is really rare in a football game, not to mention that the Iranian team is still at home, and there is no way to not celebrate a home goal!

Today's Iranian team, instead of celebrating, quickly secured their position, as if they hoped that the game would resume as soon as possible. On the other hand, the Chinese team was slowly dawdling, more like delaying time.

All this is because the Iranian team is behind. Even if Azmon scored a goal, the Iranian team is still behind the Chinese team by 1 to 3.

Similar to the situation in the previous game, the Iranian team was stunned by Zhang Guan at the beginning of the game. Zhang Guan completed a hat-trick in only 25 minutes.

The defense of the Iranian team can be regarded as the first in Asia. Before this game, among the top 12 teams, only one Iranian team did not concede a goal. This is something that Saudi Arabia, Japan, and even Australia cannot do. Therefore, while losing three goals in a row, Iran was also adjusting its defense, which finally made Zhang Guan's offense greatly hindered. The Iranian team also scored a goal through their own efforts.

After recovering a goal, the Iranian team launched a more ferocious attack, especially after the intermission and the Iranian players recovered some physical strength.

However, instead of scoring, the attacking Iranian team conceded another goal. In order to recover the score, they used too many players for offense, leaving the backcourt defense empty. A player from the Chinese team kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt with a big foot. It became 4 to 1.

At this time, the Iranian team realized that with the existence of Zhang Guan, such a large-scale oppressive attack must never be used. With Zhang Guan's speed and offensive ability, if too many personnel are spent on offense, Zhang Guan can easily pierce the Iranian team's defense.

Three points behind, and most of the players have to be assigned to the defense of the backcourt. The Iranian team has no hope of victory.

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The final score of the game was fixed at 4 to 2. Iran scored another goal before the end, but it was already difficult to recover the defeat.

After this battle, everyone knows that the Chinese team's 8-0 victory over South Korea is not a coincidence, and Zhang Guan's strong performance also told the entire Asia that he has the strength of the world's top football players.

Many European giants immediately offered Zhang Guan an olive branch, asking him if he was willing to play in Europe, and some team owners were even willing to give up part of their shares to Zhang Guan in exchange for Zhang Guan's joining. However, Zhang Guan had no intention of going to Europe to play football, and declined these invitations.

The next match of the world preliminaries is on June 13, and the opponent is the Syrian team.

Syria is a very tenacious team. They once drew South Korea and Iran at home. It is worth mentioning that because Syria is in war, Syria's home court is placed in a neutral position, that is, even if it is the so-called home court, Syria does not have the slightest home court advantage, and there are even more fans in the away game. Syria's ability to draw with South Korea and Iran under such circumstances is enough to show that they are not a big team.

In the last contest between the two teams, Syria defeated the Chinese team 1-0 in the away game. I have to say that the Chinese team played really shit in that game. It was like waiting for a ball, showing love to international friends in war-torn countries. On the other hand, Syria fought all over the court and kicked out their own demeanor.

In the second match between the two sides, the players of the Syrian team were still very tenacious and continued to fight for the whole field, but this time the Chinese team had Zhang Guan, and Syria's full-court fight was doomed to be futile.

Syrian football players are indeed very hardworking, but they are not strong enough after all. If they face Asian players, they can still play decently. However, after meeting the world's top football players, the Syrian team has a weakness of insufficient hard power. It will be reflected. During the game, Zhang Guan was not timid in the face of two or even three Syrian players. He used his skills and speed to perfectly pass the Syrian defenders.

In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Syrian team 4-0.

Then on August 31, the Chinese team played against Uzbekistan at home.

Uzbekistan knew that Zhang Guan was good, and it was an away game, so they simply put on a purely defensive lineup. They had no intention of winning at all, and only hoped to take away a draw and get 1 point. After all, the South Korean team lost to the Chinese team before. If Uzbekistan can get 1 point from the Chinese team, it will also have an advantage in competing with the South Korean team.

Uzbekistan's players basically stayed in their own half to defend. They even let a midfielder appear in the starting forward position in order to make the defense more stable.

This all-defensive lineup did bring great obstacles to Zhang Guan's offense, but before the end of the first half, Zhang Guan used a long-range free kick to break through Uzbekistan's goal.

Uzbekistan, which was lagging behind, gave up continuing to defend and replaced the offensive lineup to equalize the score, but this gave Zhang Guan a chance. In the second half, Zhang Guan scored three goals in a row and led the Chinese team to a 4-0 final victory.

After this round of competition, there is only the last game left in the world preliminaries, and the Chinese team has already won 14 points because of a four-game winning streak, and it is very hopeful to qualify for the qualification.

For the other teams in Group A, Iran has already qualified ahead of schedule, while Syria and Qatar have no hope of qualifying.

The situation between the South Korean team and the Uzbekistan team is more complicated. Uzbekistan defeated Syria and Qatar one after another, but came from behind and currently ranks second in the group with 15 points. Due to injuries and other reasons, the South Korean team only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in four games. On the contrary, they only had 14 points, the same as the Chinese team, but the Korean team lagged behind the Chinese team in terms of goal difference, so Ranked fourth in the group.

China, South Korea and Uzbekistan will compete for the last place to advance. In the next game, the Chinese team will challenge Qatar away, while South Korea will challenge Uzbekistan away.

In the current situation, if the Chinese team wins the last game, they will get 17 points, which guarantees a third place. As for whether they can get the second place, it depends on the results of the Uzbekistan and South Korean teams.

If Uzbekistan beats the South Korean team, it will get 18 points and be qualified to qualify directly. However, no matter whether the Chinese team wins or loses, they will rank third in the group because of their advantage in goal difference. They will go to play-offs to compete with the American teams .

If the South Korean team beats Uzbekistan and the Chinese team wins, the Chinese team will qualify, and the South Korean team will play the third play-off. If the Chinese team draws with Qatar, the Chinese team will go to the play-offs third.

If the South Korean team draws with Uzbekistan, the Chinese team will directly qualify if they beat Qatar, and if they tie, they will go to the play-offs.

But both Uzbekistan and South Korea know that when the Chinese team meets Qatar, a draw or loss is unlikely. When the defense of the Asian team faces Zhang Guan, it is only a matter of time before they lose the ball. Qatar will definitely It is impossible to stop Zhang Guan's goal, so the Chinese team has already earned 17 points.

If the Chinese team gets 17 points, even if the South Korean team beats Uzbekistan, the best result will be the third place in the group and go to the play-offs. As for Uzbekistan, as long as they do not lose, they will not be eliminated. If they win, the South Korean team can advance directly, and if they draw, they will also go to the play-offs.

In general, as long as the Chinese team and Uzbekistan do not lose, they will not be eliminated immediately, at least they have a chance to play in the play-offs, while the South Korean team needs to look at the faces of other teams.

The South Korean team can also be regarded as a frequent visitor to the World Cup, but now it is the one that is most likely to be eliminated directly.

However, at this moment, news came out that Zhang Guan had injured the meniscus of his left leg during training, and he might miss the final match of the world preliminaries!

This news immediately caused a sensation throughout the country. The Chinese team was still close to the goal of the World Cup, but Zhang Guan was injured. The fans could not accept this bad news.

Many reporters gathered in front of the hospital. They wanted to know whether Zhang Guan's injury was real. Besides, there were also many fans who rushed here spontaneously. There were too many people gathered, and the hospital had to call the police and ask the police to come to the scene to maintain law and order. The building where Zhang Guan recuperated was also closed, and the front and rear doors were guarded by police, so ordinary people couldn't get in at all.

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Lin Wei was wearing a white coat and a mask, holding a stack of medical records in his hand. He looked back at the policeman guarding the door with a slight smile on his face.

Lin Wei is known as the number one paparazzi in China, and it is said that there is no celebrity he can't photograph. As the number one paparazzi in the country, his methods are naturally different. Other reporters could not get in, but Lin Wei disguised himself as a doctor, tricked the police, and entered the building.

"I don't know how Zhang Guan's injury is. If I take a few random photos later, it will definitely be another big exclusive!" Lin Wei walked upstairs while thinking.

There is a large room upstairs, which is the rehabilitation treatment room. Lin Wei heard the commotion inside, so he could not help but go up to it. Through the crack of the door, he saw that someone was sitting on a piece of fitness equipment, sweating profusely.

"It's Zhang Guan!" Lin Wei didn't expect to find the target so quickly, and then he looked at the knee of Zhang Guan's left leg.

Zhang Guan was wearing shorts, and Lin Wei could tell at a glance that Zhang Guan's left knee didn't show any signs of injury.

"Isn't it the left leg, is it the right leg?" Lin Wei looked at Zhang Guan's right leg again, but still couldn't find it.

"What's going on? Didn't it mean that the meniscus was torn? Why can't it be seen at all! Could it be that Zhang Guan is cheating!"

Lin Wei was shocked when he came to this conclusion.

"Who's there!" A voice sounded, and Lin Wei knew he had been found.

The next moment, a strong man rushed over with a few strides and held Lin Wei down...