World Cup of Great Powers

June 3, 16:00, Yokohama International Arena.

Almost 30,000 fans poured into the stadium.

Thousands of them are fans of the Chinese team.

The other more than 20,000 fans are local fans in Xiaozhi.

Just like in Indonesia.

Zeng Zheng has become a publicity ambassador in the football world.

Many fans came here to watch the Chinese team.

Speaking of this Confederations Cup, there were also twists and turns.

When I originally applied to host the World Cup in my childhood, South Korea proposed to jointly host it just to get a foot in the door.

After the joint hosting was approved, South Korea began to make a fuss about the name again.

The original Japan-Korea World Cup has become the current Korea-Japan World Cup.

This isn't the end yet.

As a preview of the World Cup, South Korea certainly wants to take advantage of the Confederations Cup.

Judging from the template of previous Confederations Cups.

The participating teams must at least be well grouped.

But because all three Asian teams can participate in this Confederations Cup, the organizing committee’s initial decision was to directly eliminate one team.

This plan was collectively opposed by three teams.

After the above-mentioned protests were made continuously, International Bamboo Blinds proposed several solutions.

For example, before the Confederations Cup, three teams play a match in twos, and the one with the fewest points is eliminated.

Zhang Jilong directly opposed this proposal.

The objections are also very valid.

I am the Asian Cup champion, and I am not participating as a host nation, so there is no reason to play in the "play-offs."

For the same reason, the other two teams did not agree to our proposal.

Our proposal is very crude, that is, let the two hosts play an extra game first, and the loser will be eliminated.

The two hosts also rejected this proposal.

The three parties refused to give in to each other.

In the end, the International Bamboo Curtain could only divide the three teams into three groups.

But the problem comes again.

If divided into two groups, South Korea will hold one group of games and Xiaotian will hold one group of games.

Exactly half per person.

Now we are divided into three groups, what should we do?

Our proposal is still so straightforward!

Anyway, you two are so close to us, so the three group matches of Group C will be held here.

As expected, the two hosts shook their heads like rattles.

We are the host country of the World Cup, so the Confederations Cup will naturally be held on our territory.

Seeing the representatives of the three parties arguing again, the members of International Bamboo Curtain also suffered from splitting headaches.

In the end, International Bamboo Curtain made a trick.

It means that this Confederations Cup can only be held in the country that hosts the World Cup.

As for which country will host the three games of Group C where the national football team is located, it will be the national football team’s own choice!

In this way, International Bamboo Blinds has thrown away the burden.

After an afternoon of "negotiations", the national football team finally chose to play the game in Yokohama.

The country, which has been bullied by South Korea since its bid to host the World Cup, finally found a balance in the Confederations Cup!

Of course, this resolution of the Chinese representative also received support from Zeng Zheng and the team.

think about it.

What are the qualities of South Korean fans? What is their attitude towards the Chinese team?

What are the qualities of the fans in the early days? What is so right about the Chinese team?

It’s clear at a glance!

Looking at the stands filled with local fans, Ma Ke and other Chinese representatives were all thankful that this decision was the right one.

...

"Zeng Sen sei! Zeng Sen sei!"

In the stands, many Xiaotian fans shouted at Zeng Zheng.

Because many Little Days players moved to A, there were many Little Days fans from A at the scene.

And which A-A fan doesn’t like Zeng Zheng?

In my childhood I worshiped the strong.

Even many young international players who are currently in active duty will respectfully shout "sen sei" when they see Zeng Zheng. It is not difficult to understand that these fans also followed suit.

“Zengtou is welcome wherever he goes!”

Looking at the little girl in the stands, Han Tao looked envious.

"Xiao Tao, don't be fooled by the fans' appearances!"

Zeng Zheng reminded, "These people are not just fans!"

Han Tao immediately became nervous when he heard this.

"Boss Zeng, is it possible that there are KB elements here?"

"Where are you thinking, kid?!" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, "Do you think this is the Middle East?!"

"If you're not a KB member or a fan, then who are you?"

"A few old acquaintances!" Zeng Zheng snorted coldly.

Before entering, Zeng Zheng looked around the stands carefully.

The coaches from the top ten opponents that I met in Bangkok two days ago all came to the scene.

Not only the opponents in Group A, but also the coaches of the opponents in Group B came.

Santrachi even waved politely when he looked at Zeng Zheng.

Although China and Saudi Arabia are not at odds with each other in the top ten competition.

But that doesn't mean the two teams will never meet.

If both teams finish second in the group, then China and Saudi Arabia will be direct rivals for the last 0.5 spots in the Asian region!

In addition to the opponents in the top ten, Japan and South Korea also sent representatives to closely watch every move of the Chinese team.

Although Japan and South Korea are not participating in the World Cup preliminaries.

But as a member of Asia, like other Asian teams, they all want to figure out one thing.

That is the true level of the Chinese team that dominated the first stage of the world preliminaries.

Is he just a bad guy in Asia, or is he capable of competing with the world's top teams?

It can be said that the battle between the Chinese team and the French team attracted the attention of almost all Asian football media.

In addition to the evaluators from various Asian countries, there were also some blond Europeans in the stands.

These are scouts from major clubs.

Many of them want to come to this big eastern country to pan for gold.

"Jack, what do you think of this game?"

"The Chinese team does have some good players, but compared with the French team, they are still slightly inferior."

"Oh? Then you are more optimistic about the French team?"

"Of course! How can the Asian champions be compared with the European champions? Don't forget that the French team is still the world champion!"

"Okay, are you here to see the French team or the Chinese team? I heard that Anelka doesn't want to stay at Arsenal."

"Anelka is too expensive, and it is not worth running him! If it is the No. 11 forward of the Chinese team, I think it is okay."

"Forward? I thought you were here to see the defender! With all due respect, it may be difficult for us to see the Chinese team's forward play a role in this game."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The discussion between the two scouts also represents the views of most fans.

In the two group matches that have just ended, South Korea in Group A beat Australia 1-0, and Group B lost 3-0 to Canada.

Both Asian hosts won their first-round matches.

But the problem is that neither Australia nor Canada are strong teams.

As the third Asian team to participate in this Confederations Cup, the Chinese team has a very low chance of getting off to a good start!

What's more, the opponent is the powerful French team.

In the eyes of these scouts, as long as the Chinese team can score one goal, the game will be considered a victory!

...

Soon, players from both sides entered the court.

For this game, the commentators on the scene obviously also worked hard.

When the Chinese players came on stage, the Little Days commentator introduced them one by one with half-baked Chinese pronunciation.

The local fans are also very enthusiastic.

Even with the Chinese pronunciation, they knew who was playing.

In the first match against the French team, Zeng Zheng sent out a lineup from overseas.

Goalkeeper Ou Chuliang.

The four defenders are Wu Chengying, General Fan, Zhang Huahua and Sun Jihai.

The four midfielders are Li Tie, Zhang Ran, Li Jinyu and Zhang Xiaorui.

The two forwards are Yang Chen and Xie Hui.

This is also recognized by fans as the strongest lineup of the national team at this stage!

The French team ranked 433.

Goalkeeper Lame.

Defenders Sagnol, Sylvester, Desailly, Lizarazu

Midfielders Bouviera, Carriere, Djorkaeff.

The forwards are Malay, Dujiari and Anelka.

He can be regarded as the main force in this French team.

It seems that Le Maire also wants to play well in this first game.

"The game begins!"

Huang Jianxiang in the broadcast room is already ready to go.

"This is a battle between European champions and Asian champions."

"Coach Zeng arranged the 4-4-2 formation that he is best at."

"The four strong midfielders are all former Jianlibao players."

"Everyone knows that Jianlibao is a direct descendant of Coach Zeng!"

"The French team kicked off first."

"The ball came to Vieira's feet."

"Passed to Marais."

"Camie comes to pick you up..."

"Zhang Ran..."

"Put the shovel down..."

"Didn't let the ball pass easily."

"The Chinese team won the ball."

"Li Tie's big feet move!"

"Yang Chen..."

“Don’t be afraid of fighting for high-altitude balls!”

"Zhang Xiaorui took the ball down."

"Li Jinyu is running..."

"Not given..."

"Still taking it!"

On the court, Zhang Xiaorui changed direction with a fake body and deceived Camille.

Faced with the opponent's constant tug and pull, he almost staggered and turned around forcefully to throw the ball away.

However, Zhang Xiaorui, who had done all this forcefully, had reached the end of his strength.

Seeing that his route is about to be blocked by his opponent.

Using his last bit of strength, Zhang Xiaorui tipped the ball towards the wing with his toes.

He poked the ball away from Vieira.

Just when everyone thought the ball was about to go out of bounds, Sun Jihai from the wing stepped in like a bolt of lightning.

The arch of the right foot is forward to block the ball, and the ball is just pressing on the sideline.

The linesman followed him all the way.

The ball rolled in a straight line and had no intention of going out of bounds.

Soon, Sun Jihai's right foot touched the ball for the second time.

This time I went to the venue.

Unless it was an accident, the ball probably wouldn't have gone out of bounds.

With the Chinese team's opening blitz, the French team, which was tired from all the traveling, was obviously not in the right state.

Sun Jihai started to move in, but Lizarazu was still in place to defend.

As the meritorious left back of the French team.

Today, Lizarazu has already become famous.

At the end of his career, in addition to helping Bayern take on the final duty, he also had to help the French team cultivate a reassuring successor.

World Cup, European Cup, Bundesliga Champions, Champions League Champions.

As a member of the Grand Slam of football, the 32-year-old Lizarazu has nothing left to fight for.

Faced with Sun Jihai's diagonal dribbling, years of experience told Lizarazu that the ball should be stuck in position first, and then wait for his teammates to come over and double-team him.

But facing an Asian player who was almost ten years younger than him, Lizarazu really couldn't stay alert enough in the first meeting.

So, the world's top left back made a move.

Although Lizarazu is not strong and not tall.

But he has excellent defensive awareness and is also very good at stealing.

Counting Sun Jihai's steps.

Lizarazu stretched out his foot at the moment he thought was the safest.

But what he didn't expect was.

This Chinese player with naturally curly hair and a green face actually changed his right foot to his left foot at that moment, and kicked his right foot with his left foot.

The ball collided between Sun Jihai's feet.

Dodge Lizarazu's toes and continue rolling forward.

Sun Jihai, who had moved a few centimeters laterally, also shifted his waist and rushed past.

"Sun Jihai passed Lizarazu!!!"

Huang Jianxiang roared.

The level of excitement was no less than when Ronaldo was defeated by Cannavaro and Maldini during the double tackle of the century.

One is the god on the top of the mountain.

One is a mountain climber.

How could God know man's mood to surpass the gods?

Zeng Zheng narrowed his eyes on the sidelines.

It seemed that he had expected all this.

What about World Cup champions?

What about the European Championship?

Who stipulates that you have to defend the French team?

Do you have to play defensive counterattack?

Who stipulated that the Asian champions cannot beat the European champions?

This fight.

I caught you off guard!

After passing Lizarazu, Sun Jihai did not choose to pass the ball, but directly took the ball into the penalty area.

Facing Sylvester who came over to replace him, Sun Jihai carefully controlled the ball and moved closer to the baseline.

"Sun Jihai is still dribbling the ball..."

"Take it to the bottom line..."

Huang Jianxiang sat in the studio and looked at the Chinese players on the screen who kept rushing forward in the penalty area.

I have already shouted the word "pass" in my heart more than 180 times.

"Pass the ball, pass the ball!"

Fans don't care so much.

They stood up early and shouted the word "pass" in unison.

Shake left, circle right.

After two consecutive false moves, Sylvester remained motionless.

Veteran Lizarazu may not know Sun Jihai yet.

But as a direct competitor in the same city derby, Silvestre can be said to be the player in the French team who knows Sun Jihai best.

The two are the same age, with Sylvester being more than a month older than Sun Jihai.

One is a Manchester United centre-back and the other is a Manchester City full-back.

Among Sun Jihai's many assists, Sylvester had many experiences of direct confrontation with Sun Jihai.

After being seen through two consecutive fake moves, Sun Jihai seemed a little anxious.

In the penalty area, Yang Chen and Xie Hui had already grabbed the spot.

But Sylvester looked too closely, and he never found a chance to pass the ball.

Seeing that the ball was about to roll out of the baseline, Sylvester glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Lizarazu had already chased back.

Ha! This ball is mine!

The double-teaming from his teammates boosted Sylvester's confidence.

Facing Sun Jihai who had almost no space to dribble the ball, he took a step forward and wanted to poke the ball away from Sun Jihai's feet.

Seeing that the Manchester United defender was about to poke the ball away with his toes.

Moments before contact, the ball suddenly rolled backwards rapidly.

Then he jumped on the spot, moved five or six centimeters in the air, and then landed safely.

Hiss~~~

Seeing this scene, the live commentator couldn't help but take a breath.

Just now, Sun Jihai used running fried balls to pass Lizarazu, which already made him exclaim once.

This time, facing Sylvester's overcoming attack.

Within half a second of the opponent stretching his foot, Sun Jihai completed the five actions of pulling the ball, picking the ball, retreating, moving the ball, and stepping on the ball!

The left foot was used as a supporting foot and forced the ground to take a step back at the critical moment.

His right foot pulled and slashed in the air, moving the ball to a safe zone in the blink of an eye.

Sylvester obviously did not expect Sun Jihai to react so quickly.

When he tried to stand firm and attack again, he found that he had already lost his center of gravity.

I took too big a step and hit my egg!

Snapped!

The ball was firmly stepped on the baseline by Sun Jihai.

Ignoring Sylvester, who was keeping his center of gravity with his hands on the ground, Sun Jihai stepped forward with his right foot and moved his left foot smoothly. He was outside the baseline and pulled the ball towards the French team's near post.

"Oh my God! What is he doing? Walking a tightrope?"

"No, it's football walking the tightrope!"

Everyone in the stands opened their eyes wide.

Especially those scouts from the Premier League.

He stared at Sun Jihai unblinkingly, calculating in his mind the value this ball would bring to him.

In the Premier League, a league that focuses on "hand-to-hand combat", there are not many players with such skills!

"Sun Jihai shook Sylvester away!"

In such a short period of time, Huang Jianxiang could not find any adjectives to describe Sun Jihai's extraordinary skill.

He only briefly explained what happened on the field, and then, like all other fans, stared at the screen.

After passing Sylvester, Sun Jihai really had no way out.

His entire body was outside the baseline, and the ball rolled toward the near post.

In the nearly 100-year history of Chinese football, no player has ever put the ball in this position and then continued to make money.

Do ballet on your opponent's baseline.

This is something only those European stars on TV can do!

But in this League Cup, Sun Jihai did it.

After taking a step forward.

Looking at the vertical line in the small penalty area in front of him, Sun Jihai flicked his left foot and lifted the ball high.

Lame, who was guarding the front goalpost, subconsciously jumped high and stretched his body in the air with all his strength.

This goalkeeper is 1.87 meters tall and comes from Bordeaux.

In his nine-year career, he has defended only a handful of high-altitude balls from the opponent's baseline in this position.

"Sun Jihai picked the pass..."

"Later point..."

"Yang Chen!"

boom!

With a muffled sound.

Yang Chen, who jumped high, dribbled the ball and plunged into the net.

“The ball went in ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!”

Huang Jianxiang never knew.

My lung capacity is actually so big!