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At one o'clock in the afternoon on January 16 local time in Brazil, that is, at twelve o'clock in the evening on the 17th Beijing time, the 2014 Brazil World Cup group draw ceremony was held on the beach in Shoipi, Bahia, Brazil. Dust? Fate ↘ Wen? Learning ↓ Net

The Asian team where the Chinese team is located and the teams from Central America and the Caribbean are in the third tier. Although the Chinese team did not appear in the fourth tier according to the world ranking, the chances of meeting a strong team in the draw are very high.

Because nine teams in Europe have become the fourth tier, including top European teams such as England, France, Italy, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Even if you avoid the above five fourth-tier teams, even if you face Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece and Russia, it is enough to drink a pot.

Of course, the group draw also has certain rules.

Except that European teams are allowed to appear in the same group by lottery, teams from other continents will not appear in the same group, that is to say, teams from Asia, Africa, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean will not appear in the same group.

However, considering the viewing pleasure of the knockout round, there will not be more than two European teams in the same group, and even if the fourth-tier team fills the second tier, it will not affect the corresponding rules of the group draw.

Before the start of the group drawing ceremony, a tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died at the end of last year, was played on the scene of the drawing.

Brazilian actors Lima and Hibbert acted as masters of the group draw. It is worth mentioning that Lima also became the host of the 2013 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony, partnering with football legend Gullit.

Not long after, FIFA President Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took the stage at the same time and said some necessary words on the stage.

The official ball "Samba Glory" used in this year's World Cup is also presented to the public, revealing its mystery.

Brazilian female star Marta and former international footballer Bebeto are responsible for introducing the three-color armadillo, the mascot of the World Cup.

After a dance performance full of samba taste, the Brazil World Cup group draw ceremony is about to begin, but before that, the world champion Pele made a speech, saying that this time to welcome the World Cup at home is the best time for Brazil to win the sixth World Cup trophy. good time.

FIFA Secretary-General Walker presided over the draw, and eight former world champion representatives served as guests, namely Hurst from England, Cannavaro from Italy, Matthaus from Germany, Zidane from France, Hierro from Spain, Cafu from Brazil, and Uruguay Higgia, Argentina Kempes, it is worth mentioning that the representative of Uruguay Higgia is now 86 years old and played on crutches.

The four teams have already been settled,

Only there is one less team in the second tier, and one more team in the fourth tier, so a team must be drawn from the fourth tier to fill the vacancy in the second tier before the draw starts.

The team drawn must be in the same group as the European teams in the fourth pot, and will be in the same group as one of the four South American seeded teams.

England drew the team on behalf of Hurst, but there was no immediate suspense.

Brazil, as the host, will automatically become the A1 team, and the other seven teams will determine their group by drawing lots, which will be drawn by Brazil representative Cafu.

Spain was drawn in Group B, Colombia in Group C, Uruguay in Group D, Switzerland in Group E, Argentina in Group F, Germany in Group G and Belgium in Group H.

Immediately afterwards, the fourth-tier teams that have alternated to the second-tier will be announced.

Italy!

According to the previous rules, Italy in the second tier can only be drawn into Group A, Group C, Group D, and Group F.

Zidane has drawn Italy into Group D alongside Uruguay.

Cameroon is in Group A where Brazil is located. Since Chile cannot be in the same group as the four seeded teams from the same continent, they are drawn into Group B, Côte d'Ivoire is drawn into Group C, Costa Rica is drawn into Group D, and Ecuador and Chile are drawn for the same reason , Drawn to Group E, Nigeria Group F, Ghana Group G, Algeria Group H.

Tang Zheng, who was sitting in front of the TV when the third tier of teams drew lots, had an obvious emotional change. If there was someone next to him, he could easily distinguish...

He is tense.

Judging from the current lottery results, the most dangerous is Group D, because Uruguay and Italy are drawn together. If the Chinese team is drawn into Group D, it basically means that they will be out early...

The third team that was first drawn was Costa Rica. They "unfortunately" appeared in Group D, that is, they were in the same group as Uruguay and Italy.

Eight teams, drawing one team means that the odds of the remaining teams being drawn will increase, so Tang Zheng swallowed his saliva watching the guest of draw Cannavaro.

Perhaps feeling Tang Zheng's strong brainwaves, the team that Cannavaro drew was the Chinese team!

At the same time, Duan Xuan, the commentator of Central 5, suddenly raised his voice an octave: "Cannavaro has drawn the Chinese team!"

The Guangzhou Evergrande fans sitting in front of the TV kept praying. They hoped that the future head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande would bring good luck to the Chinese team and draw a better group.

In addition to the strength of the group qualifying, the group position is also very critical.

The Asian region where the Chinese team is located is in the third tier. Except for Group D, which already has a third-tier team, the other seven groups may be drawn.

However, according to Duan Xuan's analysis, no matter which group Cannavaro puts the Chinese team in, it seems that it is not easy to play...

Especially Group B and Group G, the slightly better ones are Group C and Group E, and the most ideal group is Group E, because Switzerland and Ecuador are not traditional strong teams, and the Chinese team has Tang Zheng and others Sitting in town can compete for a group qualifying spot.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the European teams in the fourth tier do not draw the traditional top European teams, otherwise everything is versatile.

Under the eyes of everyone, Mateus, who was in charge of drawing out the group, put the Chinese team in Group C, a group with Colombia and Côte d'Ivoire.

Seeing the draw, Tang Zheng shook his head.

It's a good or bad draw.

Colombia is a seeded team in Group C, but the last time they participated in the World Cup was longer than the Chinese team. It has to be traced back to the 1998 World Cup in France. The group had one win and two losses and did not qualify.

Entered the World Cup again after a lapse of 16 years, and appeared as a group seeded team again. The performance is very exciting.

Côte d'Ivoire, drawn in Group C, has dropped significantly compared to Drogba's peak period, but with the Touré brothers and Gervinho in charge, their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated.

If the Chinese team wants to stand out from Group C and get the right to qualify for the group, they have to fight.

At the same time, Falcao and James Rodriguez in Monaco saw the draw, subconsciously raised a strange smile, and began to look forward to the match in the World Cup.

You can't win at the club level, then... only at the national team level.

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Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the eight teams in the third tier were all settled.

Followed by the issue of the ownership of the fourth-tier teams, the audience who followed the World Cup group draw began to widen their eyes, and the atmosphere of the lottery scene also changed significantly and became more depressing.

Because...the eight teams in the fourth tier are all from Europe.

According to the foreshadowing of the previous draw, these eight teams can be drawn to any group.

As soon as the first team was drawn, the oppressive atmosphere on the scene broke out instantly, causing an uproar.

The team that was drawn out was the World Cup runner-up Netherlands in South Africa!

The head coaches of various countries who came to the lottery scene had weird expressions, and there was an indescribable feeling.

The legendary Spanish star Hierro was in charge of helping the drawn Netherlands to choose a specific group. He took a deep breath and said to himself: "Be sure not to get drawn in Group B."

I don't know if the brainwaves played a role. He opened the ball and saw that the group displayed on the small piece of paper...is Group B!

"Wow—"

There was an uproar again.

The close-up shots of the live broadcast were quickly shown to the Spanish coach Bosque and Van Gaal. Bosque's face full of vicissitudes has changed slightly, frowning, looking very speechless.

The same is true of Van Gaal, the head coach of the Dutch national team, very rich.

The head coach of the Chilean national team in the same group, Sampaoli, shook his head and smiled wryly, while the head coach of the Australian national team, Postokoglu, seemed to be out early.

Spain and Chile are tough enough, now comes Holland...

What a mess!

Thus, the first group of death appeared!

The draw process continued, with France drawn into Group E, Russia drawn into Group H, and Greece drawn into Group C.

Suddenly, Tang Zheng let out a long breath.

Now all the draws in Group C have been decided. Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire and Greece, except for Colombia's strong and difficult to deal with, Côte d'Ivoire and Greece can all fight. If they can win the game, it is not hopeless to advance to the top 16!

Despite this, most domestic teams are still not optimistic about the prospects of the national team's World Cup, including host Duan Xuan.

However, as a host, one cannot be pessimistic. Duan Xuan said firmly: "The lottery is not a good one for us, but it is not bad. Except for Colombia, which has the strongest overall strength, Greece and Côte d'Ivoire are not at their peak. This is our chance, don't forget that we also have quite a few foreign players, represented by Tang Zheng who played for Real Madrid, **Peng from Porto, Lu Liang and Yan Junling from Dortmund, and Hao Junmin, vice-captain of Schalke 04. With extremely strong personal ability, it may not be impossible to die against Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire and Greece..."

The close-up shots of the live broadcast show Lippi, the newly appointed head coach of the Chinese team, and the light in his wise eyes is hard to understand.

In other words, he is satisfied with the Chinese team's draw, because a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Just as Tang Zheng was thinking about the World Cup to be held in Brazil this summer, the iPhone placed on the luxurious mahogany table sounded. Since the result of the Chinese team's lottery had already come out, Tang Zheng didn't pay much attention to the next lottery, so he picked up his phone and looked at it. Look.

I found out that my friend Falcao @ him on Twitter, to the effect that the two meet at the group stage of the World Cup in Brazil!

Of course Tang Zheng would not forget to run on Falcao, he commented: "I will guard you without any temper!"

At the end of the comment, three thumbs up emojis were posted.

Falcao was naturally not to be outdone, and with the attention of a large number of fans, he turned back: "Colombia 3:0 Chinese team!"

Tang Zheng quickly responded: "Is it a mental hospital? There is a hypochondriac patient in Monaco, his name is @罗姆达尔·阿尔科·garcia·zarate."

Not long after, the four teams of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil were all settled, and each had its own place.

In addition to Group B of Spain, the Netherlands and Chile, the Group of Death also has Group D.

In addition to the two strong teams of Uruguay and Italy in Group D, England was also drawn.

When the three former World Cup champions meet together, there will be no shortage of gimmicks, and the overall strength of the three teams is not much different. Anyone may qualify, but there are only two places in the group.

The three strong teams compete for the right to qualify for two, and there will definitely be a fierce battle to qualify.

Portugal and Germany were drawn into a group, which somewhat added some highlights to Group G. In addition, the head coach of the US team is the former German star Klinsmann, which made the story of Group G even more interesting.

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The 2014 Brazil World Cup group draw ceremony is all over, which also means that the draw ceremony held on the beach in Shoipi, Bahia has come to an end.

But it is far from over for the world fans, especially the national team fans who have entered the top 32 of the World Cup. They began to discuss the prospects of their respective teams.

Although a large number of fans are not very optimistic about the prospects of the Chinese team, they think that the Chinese team only needs to achieve a breakthrough of zero goals and zero points in the World Cup.

However, there are still many teams who hold the opposite view. They believe that the new FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Tang Zheng will lead the Chinese team to emerge from the group stage.

In short, fans on both sides are arguing about it.

The next day, the relevant content reported by the world's major sports media and newspapers was no longer Tang Zheng's 2013 IFA Golden Globe Award, but the just-concluded 2014 Brazil World Cup group draw. The discussion rate of the two major groups B and D was tallest.

The focus of the Spanish media is also on the Group B draw, and the Real Madrid team has already traveled to Seville, the capital of Andalusia, to challenge Real Betis.

In the first round of the 2013-2014 La Liga season, Real Madrid sat at the Bernabéu Stadium to challenge Real Betis. Tang Zheng helped Real Madrid beat Real Betis 5:1 with one pass and one goal. The Real Madrid team still performed well as a guest at the Villamarin Stadium.

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The home team is at the front and the visiting team is at the back.

Perhaps it was the excellent overall state of Real Madrid that put tremendous pressure on Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. In the two games played later, the two teams even drew.

In this way, Real Madrid surpassed Barcelona in points and tied Atletico Madrid with 16 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss with 51 points. Because of the relationship between each other, they ranked second. Barcelona ranked third with 16 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses with 50 points.

2014 is the year of the World Cup. European mainstream leagues are squeezing the schedule in order to allow players to get more rest time.

As the world's top giants, Real Madrid is a common thing to fight on the third line. Therefore, in the middle of the week, they ushered in the 2013-2014 Copa del Rey quarter-final opponents. They came to Catalonia again to challenge the Espanyol team that they defeated in the last round. .

Relying on Cristiano Ronaldo's sword to seal the throat, Real Madrid defeated the Spaniard as a guest and won the opportunity.

Three days later, Real Madrid ushered in the 21st round of La Liga and played against Granada at home.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the game, Tang Zheng showed the FIFA Ballon d'Or trophy he won in the FIFA annual ceremony in front of more than 80,000 Real Madrid fans.

What responded to him was deafening loud cheers.