There is a dream called football

At this time, the coach of the national football team was Zhu Guanghu, and the national football team's protection of Li Qiao at this time was just like South Korea's attitude towards Sun Xingmin later, basically treating him as a treasure.

And this treasure now needs to compete for the national team.

In the Asian top 8, the Chinese team ended up third in Group A and had to play in the play-offs. Their opponent was Uzbekistan.

For Uzbekistan, the Chinese team defeated its opponent 1-0 in two rounds. In this way, the Chinese team can have a final PK with Trinidad and Tobago, which is participating in the play-offs of Concacaf and North America. The winning team will participate in Germany next year.

World Cup in progress.

Can it qualify for the World Cup for the second time? The whole country is looking forward to it. The Chinese team will first go to Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, to play an away game on November 12, and then play a home game in the capital four days later.

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The national team asked Li Qiao and Raven to fly directly from Europe to the United States, and then the team gathered in the United States to go to Trinidad and Tobago together.

The plane was flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and the first-class cabins of Raven and Li Qiao were adjacent to each other. This was an Air France flight, and the first-class cabin was very luxurious, so they could have a better rest.

After taking a nap, Raven slowly lowered the electric partition in the middle so that he could see Li Qiao, who was taking the seat.

"Aren't you going to sleep?"

"I'm not sleepy, I'm a little excited. As long as we beat Trinidad and Tobago, we can go to Germany next year."

"Um."

"But Tedo is not a fish belly," Raven said.

Indeed, even though this small Caribbean country only has a population of 1 million, their captain is the famous former Manchester United striker who currently plays for Sydney United's Yorke.

He was the one who formed the Black Wind duo with Andy Cole, and was one of the biggest contributors to helping Manchester United win the 1999 Champions League.

In this world preliminaries, the North American region really relied on this veteran. In the end, Trinidad and Tobago finished fourth and got a spot in the play-offs.

In addition, they also have Sturm John (Derby County) who plays in the lower leagues of England and Paul Birchall of Port Vale.

If an Asian team plays against them, it's really hard to say they will win, especially after flying such a long distance to the other side of the world to play the game.

"I've read a lot of information about Trinidad and Tobago, and that's not what I'm worried about. What I'm worried about is the court and the referees."

How dark are the CONCACAF qualifiers?

As a traveler, Li Qiao knows very well that during the Russian World Cup qualifiers, Panama went rogue to get into the World Cup. First, there was a ghost goal that did not exist, and then during injury time, a Panamanian aunt rushed into the stadium.

Jumping on the street and delaying the game, no one will care about it.

That's it, Panama defeated the United States and qualified for the World Cup in Russia. This...

Li Qiao was thinking, what if an aunt from Trinidad and Tobago rushes in?

"Except for the United States and Canada, other countries in this area are too chaotic. This is what worries me. I heard that there is a lot of violence in the stadiums."

Lei Wen was stunned and said, "No, they should protect us. We are the Chinese team."

"Will these countries care so much? I still want to remind the head coach that 0-0 or 1-0 in the away game is better. Just give it up when it's good. Don't anger them. When we return to our territory in four days, we will deal with them again.

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"Haha, these words are so domineering."

Li Qiao also laughed. As a person who plays football at Arsenal, he should be so domineering.

The place where the national football team gathers in the United States is in Florida, which is on the Caribbean coast.

Zhu Guanghu arranged for a half-day rest, completely relaxed, but could not leave the hotel, and then chartered a flight to Port of Spain that night.

The National Football Team also consulted the embassy staff in the United States to see if there was anything they should pay attention to in Trinidad and Tobago.

The first thing is to pay attention to infectious diseases. This country is in the tropics, and many diseases that have disappeared in China and the United States are still possible in this country, so don’t eat outside the hotel.

Director Zhu also knows that he has given a fatal order. Anyone who leaves the hotel without authorization will never join the national team in the future.

In addition, people in this country are still very fanatical about football. There may be many fans present. I hope the Chinese team will be mentally prepared.

After resting for a long time, in the early morning, the Chinese team boarded a chartered flight. Li Qiao was still with Lei Wen. They were accompanied by Li Weifeng, Feng Xiaoting, Liu Yunfei, Li Jinyu, Yang Chen, Li Yi, Zhang Yaokun, Sun Xiang, etc. It was basically the 2004 Asian Games.

Cup team plus good prospects from the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.

In mid-November, Europe may have its first snow, but in Trinidad and Tobago, it is very hot, which is also uncomfortable for many players.

Sure enough, someone had diarrhea and was slightly dehydrated in the hotel. This is how difficult the sport of football is.

Basketball is played pretty much anywhere in the world. Modern stadiums have ceilings and are air-conditioned, but football is not. Just like fighting, terrain is a very important factor.

Although the players were not used to it, Coach Zhu still requested that the air conditioning temperature be turned on higher. The reason is self-evident, in order to adapt to the game environment.

While the Chinese team was still struggling to adapt, the 63-year-old Dutchman Benhak, the current head coach of Trinidad and Tobago, was already talking nonsense. He predicted that the result of the game would be 1-0.

"In Asia, we may be afraid of the Korean team and the Japanese team, but China... I think we can definitely defeat it."

"I know they have excellent players like Li Qiao, but I have coached at Real Madrid and Ajax. I know that football cannot be played by individuals, and Trinidad and Tobago is a team."

Binhak said that he has been studying the Chinese team for a long time and is fully confident of winning at home. In addition, he thanked the fans as they are the 12th member of the team.

I have to say that Trinidad and Tobago is a team worthy of respect. This team really struggled in the CONCACAF qualifiers. This was similar to the Chinese team in the Asian region, both of which encountered great difficulties.

A reporter asked, "Will Yorke definitely play?"

The former black and wind duo are now old, which is certainly not a good thing for Trinidad and Tobago. If York is 10 years younger, Trinidad and Tobago's forward line will be very scary. This is just like Cahill's last feeling in Australia.

Spiritual leader, Dinghai Shenzhen.

Binhak still said the same thing, "Who plays and who cannot play depends on the final state. I think our goal is not to let anyone shine, but that we can go to Germany next year, right?"

Soon, York himself said that he completely obeyed the head coach's arrangements because there were rumors in the media that the head coach was likely to keep York at home and use him as a secret weapon to take him to China for a game four days later.

For York, who is already 34 years old, this seems to be an entirely possible option.