Seven Crowns

After playing the same city derby with Atletico Madrid, the next game is the Champions League, which is also the last round of the Champions League group stage. Real Madrid played against Ajax at home.

For Ajax, this is a battle of life and death, but for Real Madrid, who have already secured the first place in the group, this is a routine game.

However, before this game, Lu Wenbin, the media and fans all over the world must first pay attention to a draw ceremony for the World Series: the draw ceremony for the 2013 Confederations Cup.

The Confederations Cup, also known as the Little World Cup, is hosted by the host of the World Cup the following year in the 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 inspect the venue, transportation, coordination and other aspects of the host country of the World Cup.

At the same time, it is also an important stage for the world's powerful players to prepare for the World Cup.

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

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

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

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

Then, due to the principle of avoidance by teams from the same continent, Italy needs to avoid Spain, so Italy automatically enters Group A, a group with Brazil.

The remaining five teams will draw lots again, depending on luck.

On December 1, 2012, the 2013 Confederations Cup group 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 also able to attend the draw ceremony, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

At 11:40 a.m. local time in Brazil, the draw officially began.

First, FIFA Secretary-General Jerome Walker, as the host, introduced the history of the Confederations Cup and the situation of the current Confederations Cup teams.

Then it was Cafu, the former Brazil national team captain, who revealed the match ball.

Then the draw begins.

Brazil and Spain are seeded into the No. 1 positions of Group A and Group B respectively, and Italy is placed directly into Group A to avoid a collision with Spain.

Therefore, among the remaining five teams, the first draw will be 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 into Group B, and can also fight for the remaining qualifying place outside Spain.

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

The Uruguay national team coach and Football Association officials cheered.

Then, the second team is drawn, which will go into Group A.

As a result, Tahiti was drawn, and Tahiti was drawn into a group with Brazil and Italy. There must be no hope.

There are three teams left: China, Mexico and the unproduced African champions.

The African champions haven't been produced yet, so no one cares about it. Chinese and Brazilian players, fans, national team coaches, etc. are all looking forward to being drawn into Group B.

In his own villa in Madrid, Lu Wenbin, his fiancée Kate, his assistants, doctors, lawyers and other members of his private team, and even nanny, etc., were all sitting in the living room, nervously watching the lottery ceremony.

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

The chubby lottery guest Ronaldo took out the note from the box, slowly opened it, then turned the note to the audience and the camera, and said slowly: "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 to qualify for the group and reach the semi-finals.

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

Whether it is Uruguay, the fourth unproduced African champion or Mexico, they 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 unluckily assigned to Group A where Brazil and Italy were located.

Of course, relatively speaking, their strength is still much higher than that of Tahiti, and there is a possibility of a little upset.

There is no suspense about the last team. The African champions that will be produced at the beginning of next year will be divided into Group B where Spain, Uruguay and China are located.

The group draw for the 2013 Confederations Cup has come to an end.

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

Group B is dominated by Spain. Uruguay, the Chinese team, and the African champion born next year will fight for another qualifying place.

Therefore, for the champions of Uruguay, China, and Africa, Group B can be called the group of death.

Of course, it is better than no hope of being assigned to Group A like Tahiti.

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

Before that, including the Chinese domestic high school league, as long as Lu Wenbin participated in the competition, he won the championship in the end, including the Asian Cup champion of the national team and the Olympic champion of the Olympic team.

But the Confederations Cup is different. There is no opponent here who is a weak Asian team or a 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 they will definitely meet one of Brazil, Italy, and Spain in the final.

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

Perhaps, this Confederations Cup is the time when Lu Wenbin's law of "competition can win the championship" is shattered.

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

Even Lu Wenbin himself has no confidence in being a cheater.

In an interview with reporters, Lu Wenbin declared in a low-key manner:

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