There is a dream called football

When we arrived at the venue, stars gathered together, and almost all the big names in football from around the world were here. The World Cup is a grand event held every four years in the football world.

Li Qiao, wearing a neat suit, walked into the venue with Zhu Guanghu and his teammates. Because there are quite a few Chinese officials in the AFC, he occasionally had to greet them.

After sitting in their seats, everyone began to quiet down. A middle-aged man in a straight suit walked into the venue. He is the current director of FIFA's Public Relations Department, Hiegler, and he is the host of this draw.

His partner is German supermodel Heidi Klum. This is also the custom for every draw, that is, a FIFA official is paired with a supermodel from the host country. What is special this time is that FIFA

Not attended by the Secretary General.

Shigler and Heidi walked onto the stage. Heidi was wearing a royal blue dress today and looked stunning.

"You know, I don't have many German friends. Are Germans really serious?" Higler laughed.

Heidi shook her head, "That's a very stereotyped impression. Germans can also be very enthusiastic."

The whole audience burst into applause.

"Okay, then do you usually watch football?"

"certainly."

"What club do you like?"

"I like Dortmund."

"Not Bayern Munich?"

"I'm not a Bayern fan."

The camera at the scene immediately showed Beckenbauer, and everyone laughed. He is now the chairman of Bayern.

"Then let's welcome tonight's distinguished guests first."

The camera shows German politicians including German President Koehler, female Chancellor Merkel and former Chancellor Schroeder.

Then there are some big names in football, Rummenigge, Beckenbauer and so on.

There are also famous football stars outside Germany, such as Havelange, Cruyff, Pele and others.

Finally, of course, Blatter, the head of FIFA, appeared. He appeared together with German President Koehler, and the stage was given to him.

Li Qiao was very aware of Blatter's subsequent fate, but it must be said that the old man's ability was first-rate. It can be said that without him, the commercial value of the World Cup would never have reached this level.

Blatter first showed off his language skills and greeted everyone present in German.

Then came the defending champion, Brazilian Football Association President Teixeira. He held the Hercules Cup that had been preserved for 4 years. According to regulations, the Gold Cup must be returned. He reluctantly handed the Hercules Cup to Blatter.

The latter handed over the Gold Cup to German Football Association Chairman Wolfer. This was a four-year handover, indicating that the World Cup has officially entered Germany's moment.

The audience burst into endless applause again, and then the venue fell silent and the promotional video for the top 32 was played live.

Introducing the journey of the top 32 qualifying for Germany, Li Qiao saw the Chinese team. In the heavy snow, the Chinese team defeated Trinidad and Tobago and advanced to the World Cup.

The promotional video lasted about 2 minutes and 30 seconds, but everyone was excited to see it. The top 32 teams present were all selected through layers of selection to enter the World Cup. They are the 32 best teams in the world.

Then came another promotional video, this time showing the host country Germany, which focused on the representatives of three stages in German football history, Ekol, Beckenbauer, and Klinsmann.

The Germans at the scene were very proud. In the world of football, Germans can be proud. Finally, history came into reality. Ballack, the new generation leader of Germany, entered the venue with a ball. The football on his feet was one of the balls used by the 2006 World Cup team.

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This is a blend of the past and reality. It must be said that German football is now in a stagnant stage, but the Germans have never given up on becoming stronger. Li Qiao knows that this is just the darkness before the dawn of German football.

Ballack handed the football to Blatter, and at this point, the introduction of the top 32 and the host country ended.

Then came the cultural performances. First, there was a quick magic show. The wonderful performance of a magician from the Netherlands entertained everyone.

Then the popular Latin singer Juanes performed the song "Black Shirt".

Li Qiao doesn't understand this song anyway, and he has never known such a person, but considering that among the countries participating in the World Cup, there are many teams in Latin America and the Caribbean, so maybe this person is very popular in the Spanish-speaking world.

Just like Andy Lau's status in the world of discourse.

Finally, FIFA News Director Siegel appeared, and the lottery ceremony officially began. The beautiful female host Heidi and Siegel first introduced the lottery process.

FIFA divided the 32 teams into 4 pots, with Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico and France determined as the seeding teams.

The second pot is Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Tunisia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Australia.

Pot 3 is Croatia, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.

Tier 4 is Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, the United States, South Korea, and China.

Serbia and Montenegro are in the special group, which is x. Because there are too many European teams, there will definitely be a group with two European teams.

Also, the principle of the draw is that no more than 2 European teams can be in the same group, and teams from other continents cannot be in the same group.

Therefore, Serbia and Montenegro, which is listed in the special bracket, can only be grouped with Brazil, Argentina or Mexico.

Germany has been assigned to position A1 in advance, and Brazil has been assigned to position F1. This ensures that the two teams can compete in the three largest stadiums in Germany. If the two teams qualify as the top group, they will only meet in the finals.

This is also the prerogative of the host country and the defending champion. There is nothing to say. Don’t think that FIFA is an organization that puts fairness first.

After the process is finalized, it’s time to draw lots for the guests. This time, one person from each continent’s football federation will be selected.

Therefore, the guests participating in the lottery are relatively even.

Representatives from each continent and the next host South Africa are Pele, Cruyff, Matthäus, Milla, Kobe Jones, Masashi Nakayama, Karembu and Radebe.

Among them, Masashi Nakayama represents the AFC, which China is still at a disadvantage. Li Qiao also hopes that through the efforts of his generation, Chinese players can represent the AFC in the future.

At this point, everyone has withdrawn, including the beautiful German supermodel, leaving only Siegel and these guests who drew lots on the stage.

The most exciting moment is about to come. The first step is the return of host Germany and defending champion Brazil.

There is no need to draw lots in this link, the computer automatically returns to its position, and then there is the initial suspense, that is, who is b1? The group b team will face Germany in the knockout round. Of course, the premise is that the German team will qualify from the group, but it seems that the Germans are not worried

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As a result, b1 is England, which means that theoretically, there may be a battle between England and Germany in the quarter-finals.