Football King Bale

After playing in the European Super Cup in Prague, Bale did not return to Manchester with Manchester United. Because the next two weeks are national team match days, Wales will usher in two World Cup qualifiers during this period. The opponent in the first game was Liechtenstein, the weakest team in the group.

Liechtenstein, also known as the Principality of Liechtenstein, is a landlocked pocket country in central Europe, between Switzerland and Austria. It is one of the only two double landlocked countries in the world.

Some people say that Liechtenstein can also be described as "one country, one street". I got in the car and left the country without finishing a cigarette. Liechtenstein is indeed a small country, with an area of ​​only 160.5 square kilometers. With a length of 26 kilometers from north to south and an average width of 6 kilometers from east to west, it is one of the smallest countries in Europe. If you drive along its border, it only takes more than half an hour. The total population is only 32,000, 1/3 of which are immigrants from neighboring countries. It is difficult to imagine that such a small and sparsely populated area is actually an independent sovereign country.

Liechtenstein has not joined the European Union, so it has little presence in Europe. Liechtenstein is also the only country whose official language is German but has no border with Germany. This small mountain country still maintains a constitutional monarchy. Although its land is small and its population is sparse, it has an unusually high level of national income. External relations are also completely entrusted to Swiss agents, and the currency is also the Swiss franc.

Because there is no sense of existence, this country has always been peaceful, without any war or chaos. Only in 2007, a Swiss troop got lost in a storm and accidentally ran into their country, committing a "military invasion" without any warning. Then, the arrogant governments of various countries became angry: We have always kept peace with each other and lived our own lives in peace. How could you, Switzerland, come over and beat me without even saying a word? But in the end, both parties discovered that this was actually just an error caused by the storm.

And this country seriously sent troops to participate in the war. It was in 1886. At that time, the country sent out 80 soldiers, but 81 came back. Not only were all of them unscathed, they also brought back an Italian soldier friend who did not even fight. Sense of presence.

Even fighting feels like fighting, and there is really no one left.

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There are many interesting stories about this small country.

It is said that skateboarding on steep slopes is prohibited in Liechtenstein. Because the land area is too small, if the slope is not carefully controlled, you will end up in Switzerland.

Liechtenstein's government office building has the Prime Minister's Office upstairs, the court downstairs, and the basement is a "prison" where prisoners are temporarily held. It is said that one day, the deputy prime minister was locked in the office by unsuspecting staff because he was working overtime. Finally, the door was opened by a prisoner in the basement. Because the prison janitor went home and asked him to help keep the keys.

Of course, what surprised the world the most was that Liechtenstein can be rented out!

Starting in 2011, Liechtenstein decided to rent itself out. Anyone can rent the entire country as long as they pay money. The price is US$70,000 per night, and you can bring a guest group of 150 people. During this period, 110 police officers across the country are at your disposal, but they are very principled and must make a reservation in advance.

During the period of renting the country, you can taste red wine from the private cellar of the Prince of Liechtenstein and enjoy royal treatment; you can enjoy a meal in the Vaduz Castle, the royal palace standing on the mountainside, while overlooking the capital Vaduz; You can also go skiing, sledding, or watch fireworks in winter, or take a horse-drawn carriage to explore the streets of Vaduz...

However, although there are many wealthy people in the world, the country's leasing business has not yet started. There used to be a rich singer named Snoop Dogg who once wanted to spend a lot of money to rent Liechtenstein to shoot a music video. However, at the critical moment, the governments of various countries were arrogant again: renting is OK, but you have not made a reservation in advance. We refuse temporary renting.

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Liechtenstein fights with soy sauce,

The country has no sense of existence, and in the field of football, it is also universally recognized as a weakling. The Liechtenstein national team's first unofficial match was a 1:1 draw with the Malta national football team in Seoul in 1982. The first official game was a 0:1 loss to the Swiss team two years later. The biggest victory the Liechtenstein team has ever achieved was a 4-0 victory over Luxembourg, another weak national team in European football, in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers on October 13, 2004. This game was also the team's first win and its first victory over an opponent in a World Cup qualifier.

In the European qualifiers for the World Cup in Brazil, Liechtenstein and Wales were assigned to a group. In the six games that have been played so far, Liechtenstein has achieved 2 draws and 4 losses, and its position at the bottom of the group is very stable.

This is the second consecutive World Cup qualifier for Wales and Liechtenstein. Four years ago in the European qualifiers for the World Cup in South Africa, Wales was also placed in the fourth group with Liechtenstein. Bell, who had just crossed over, also participated in the away game. In the Liechtenstein game, Wales won 2-0 away from home, and Bell had an assist.

Four years ago, Wales, like Liechtenstein, was a weak team in the group, with no possibility of qualifying from the group. But four years later, Wales defeated powerful teams Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovakia, occupying the top spot in Group G, and is expected to qualify.

Things are unpredictable, and it is hard for Liechtensteiners to imagine that changes will come so quickly.

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Because Liechtenstein is too small, there is no airport in the country. If Wales wants to compete, they have to fly to St. Gallen, the northeastern Swiss city closest to Liechtenstein, and then drive to Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein - a city with a population of only 5,000 A small town for people.

The home stadium of the Liechtenstein national team is called the Rheinpark Stadium. This is a small stadium that can only accommodate 6,000 people. After all, in a small country like Liechtenstein, it is useless no matter how big the stadium is. The course is located right on the picturesque Rhine River. A little further away are the Alps. Due to the high altitude, there is snow on the top of the mountain most of the year. Therefore, when playing football at the Rhine Park Stadium, you can see the beautiful snow-capped mountains scenery as soon as you look up.

However, it is early September and there are no snow-capped mountains in sight.

Facing such a weak team, victory is inevitable. The most important thing for the whole Welsh team is how much goal difference they can get against them.

In the first round of the group stage a year ago, Wales slaughtered Liechtenstein 8:1 when their biggest rival, Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited the Rhine Park Stadium. This is also the biggest reason why Bosnia and Herzegovina has only achieved 1 draw and 1 loss against Wales, but its goal difference is still on par with Wales.

In this game, Wales does not have much pursuit. It would be great if it could erase the goal difference that Bosnia and Herzegovina got against Liechtenstein.

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As the number one player in world football, Bell is the biggest player to come to Liechtenstein. Although Liechtenstein was placed in the same group with world-class teams in the qualifiers of the previous two competitions - South Africa World Cup qualifiers were placed with Germany, and Poland and Ukraine were placed in a group with Spain for the European Cup, but these two No one on this team has reached Bell's height yet.

Therefore, when Bell and the Welsh team arrived in Vaduz, many Liechtensteiners rushed to watch Bell in front of the hotel where the Welsh team stayed. This caused a traffic jam that is rare to see in Liechtenstein.

However, one day later, during the game at the Rhine Park Stadium, the Liechtenstein fans were a little unhappy, because Bale went on a killing spree and scored a hat-trick. He also sent two assists and instigated a goal, leading Wales to win on the Rhine. The Liechtenstein national team was beaten with a score of 6:0 at the Park Stadium.

With his hat trick in this game, Bell also became the first player to score more than ten goals in this World Cup qualifying match.

After seven rounds of group matches, Wales scored 19 points with 6 wins and 1 draw. Since Bosnia and Herzegovina lost to Slovakia at home this round, Wales has led Bosnia and Herzegovina by 6 points, and also has an 8-goal difference advantage. In addition, With the record advantage in direct confrontation, Wales' prospects of qualifying have become clearer than ever. If there is another mistake in the next round of the game against Slovakia at the Poker Stadium, Wales is expected to get a ticket to Brazil after the eight rounds of the group stage!

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Four days later, on the evening of September 10, the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, which could accommodate 82,000 fans, was packed. 80,000 Welsh fans poured into the stadium to watch a game that may be of great significance to Wales.

Of course, it doesn’t matter even if Wales can’t advance to Brazil in this game. They can do it again in a month, because the group stage is very friendly to Wales. In the last three games, Wales will play at home and they can celebrate the team’s entry into Brazil at any time. .

In the end, under the leadership of Bell, although Latvia defended throughout the game, Wales still penetrated the goal three times. Bell scored 1 goal and sent 2 assists, shining throughout the game.

However, the Bosnia and Herzegovina team did not slip up again at the critical moment. They defeated Slovakia 2:1 in the away game, maintaining the theoretical possibility of advancing to Brazil as the first in the group stage.

As a result, if Wales wants to qualify, it will have to wait until October 11, one month later, at the latest.

However, some teams have obtained the right to qualify in this round. The Oranje in Group D visited Andorra, which was at the bottom of the group. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, the Netherlands defeated Andorra 2:0 with Robin van Persie's brace. As Romania lost 0:2 at home to Turkey, the Netherlands relied on this victory to gain admission to the World Cup in Brazil two rounds in advance, becoming the first team in Europe to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil.