Fox in the Penalty Area

It seems to prove that the top 12 games are really difficult to play.

In the other group that kicked off first, the seed team South Korea was actually tied at home by Bahrain, which was not very strong.

The score is 0:0.

The South Korean team had a poor start, which immediately sounded the alarm to other strong teams in Asia.

Let them realize that in the top 12, even a team like Bahrain, which is ranked outside the top 100 by FIFA, can still achieve something.

A team like Bahrain can draw with South Korea in an away game, let alone Iraq.

You must know that Iraq is much stronger than Bahrain. They have won the Asian Cup before - even though it was more than 20 years ago...

Although the country of Iraq has been affected by war for a long time, most of the main players of the national team are playing in leagues in other surrounding Gulf countries, so the interference is not great. You can still train and compete normally.

It is different from the scene that some people in China think of living in wars and ruins all day long, fearful, hungry, and homeless.

The Iraqi national team once won the Asian Cup with their golden generation, and has now completed many rounds of updates.

The strength of Iraqi football has also dropped a lot compared to its peak.

But it is still a team that cannot be underestimated.

After all, the war brought disaster to the people of this country, but it also tempered their spirit.

Therefore, the Iraqi players' fighting will is very tenacious.

"I say all this just to make you realize that the opponent in front of you is not weak. If you take it lightly, it may be like the Korean team, no, it may be worse than the Korean team! Because Iraq is much stronger than Bahrain!"

Translator Yu Jintao translated what Dillon had been saying for a long time to the national team players in the locker room. His expression was as serious as Dillon's.

Having worked with Dillon for so many years, Yu Jintao will unconsciously imitate Dillon's tone of voice and body language, making him look like a Chinese-speaking Jorge Dillon.

"Today is our first game in the top 12. The first step is very important because it will bring endless psychological implications later. So we must play well in the first game so that the following games will be better. Easy to fight...

"I hope you will always remember what I said to you when I first came to coach this team: There are 1.5 billion people in this country watching you. This is of course a huge pressure. But it is also a huge honor. Because it’s really cool to be able to make 1.5 billion people feel happy!”

※※※The Chinese team’s first top-12 match was played at the Workers’ Stadium in the capital.

The Workers' Stadium, which can accommodate 75,000 people, was packed.

Fans from and around the capital came in droves, and before the game started they pulled out a huge TFO in the stands.

In the lower left corner of TF is a group portrait of all Chinese national team players and head coach Dillon, and in the upper right corner is the sparkling World Cup trophy. A streamer symbolizing the road extends from the lower left corner to the upper right corner, closely connecting the two.

A line of large characters above TIF0: "Road to the 2030 World Cup"

Below is another line of words: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!"

As this giant TFO says, Chinese football's road to the World Cup begins on this day, with this game, in this stadium.

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“…The Chinese team’s offensive tactics are somewhat similar to those of the Olympic team.

They all relied on Xia Xiaoyu and Zhang Qinghuan to organize the attack in the middle, with Zhou Zijing as the bridgehead in front, providing opportunities for Hu Lai... The four of them cooperated tacitly in the Olympic team, but now they have just moved to the national team. The Olympics have just ended, I believe they have not forgotten that feeling."

He Feng said.

Yan Kang next to him smiled and added: "There are differences, He Feng. Don't forget, the national team has two more powerful wingers than the Olympic team!"

"Ha, that's right! The Olympic team doesn't have wingers, but the national team does!"

The two were talking in the commentary box, while Chen Xingyi was running wildly on the wing with his hands raised on the court.

His move attracted the attention of the Iraqi defensive players. Their defensive focus was decisively tilted toward the Chinese team's left wing and their right side.

So Xia Xiaoyu, who got the ball in the backcourt, used a fake pass to shake off the defender, then immediately turned to the right and passed the football to Luo Kai on the right.

Luo Kai caught the ball on the sideline. He did not stop the football directly at his feet - although that was not difficult for him.

He jumped up in the air and kicked the football forward with his feet.

Let the football move and others move too.

As soon as he moved quickly, he could leave behind the hurried Iraqi defenders in two or three steps!

"Luo Kai! Beautiful!"

Accompanied by huge cheers above the Workers' Stadium, Luo Kai dribbled the ball from the wing.

Then when the Iraqi defensive player thought he was going to continue to pass, he suddenly cut inside!

Then he raised his left leg and shot from outside the penalty area!

The football drew a very obvious arc, bypassing the Iraqi defender who came up to block his shot, and the goalkeeper's stretched-out palm spiraled into the goal from the inside of the far post!

Hu Lai, who rushed to the goal for the first time, did not wait for the opportunity to make a follow-up shot, but he immediately jumped up with his arms raised, then turned and ran in the direction of Luo Kai.

He didn't score the goal, so what?

It was us who scored the goal!

We are ahead!

"Luo Kai!!! Beautiful! Beautiful! So beautiful!! Luo Kai! He scored the Chinese team's first goal in the top 12!"

Luo Kai, who scored the goal, turned around and ran to the sidelines. He did not make any too excited celebrations, but ran to the sideline, then raised his arms high and shouted!

Immediately afterwards, he was hugged by other players of the Chinese team who swarmed over.

The Chinese fans in the stands waved anything they could and loudly responded to the national team players.

The giant TIFO had been put away after the game started and replaced by a simplified version of the banner that surrounded half of the stadium.

The banner is the text version of TIFO, and each word is very large and eye-catching:

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step - the road to the 2030 World Cup starts with the Workers' Stadium!"

Now this banner is trembling under the waving of the fans, like the ribbon on TIFO connecting the Chinese team and the World Cup.

※※※After Luo Kai scored the first goal of the Chinese team, the Chinese team did not relax its demands, but made persistent efforts and continued to maintain high pressure on Iraq.

And successfully scored another goal at the end of the first half.

This time, Zhang Qinghuan dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was knocked to the ground by the Iraqi defender. The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick and showed the Iraqi defender a yellow card for the foul.

The penalty won by Zhang Qinghuan was handed over to Hu Lai.

As the team's top penalty taker, all penalty kicks are given priority to Hu Lai unless he takes the initiative to give them up.

In the end, Hu Lai scored the penalty easily in one fell swoop.

The Chinese team ended the first half with a 2:0 lead.

After the fifteen-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

In the 67th minute, Zhang Qinghuan received a header from Zhou Zijing in the penalty area and scored with a semi-volley.

Chinese team 3:0 Iraq!

After taking a three-goal lead, Dillon began to make substitutions.

He replaced the goal scorer Zhang Qinghuan with Guo Junfu, and replaced Gao Ruimin with Ou Yangjin.

Obviously this is about starting to rotate and train more players.

Guo Junfu is a very talented offensive midfielder in China. Unfortunately, his competitor in the national team is the more powerful Zhang Qinghuan, so he rarely serves as a starter in the national team and his playing opportunities are limited.

But he is also an indispensable figure, because Zhang Qinghuan cannot be expected to play all the games alone, and a backup must be found for him. And Guo Junfu is that kind of backup.

The purpose of letting Ou Yangjin play is also very clear, to give young people a chance to play and feel the atmosphere and rhythm of the top 12 games.

Anyway, we are leading by three goals. Even if the young people are nervous after going up, they can still make some mistakes without causing any irreparable consequences.

In fact, it won’t cause any serious consequences…

After Ou Yangjin came on the field, his performance was quite satisfactory.

In addition, there are experienced "old team members" such as Hu Lai, Zhou Zijing, Xia Xiaoyu, Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi, Wang Guangwei, etc., and no matter how bad they are, they can't be too bad.

After making two substitution adjustments, the Chinese team also slowed down its pace.

In the end, neither side scored a goal.

The Chinese team defeated Iraq 3-0 at home and got a good start in the top 12 tournament.

The Chinese team's road to the 2030 World Cup also kicked off with a victory.

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