World Cup of Great Powers

The first round of the World Cup passed quickly.

Not surprisingly, all four Asian teams that advanced lost.

South Korea in Group E lost to Mexico 1-3, Saudi Arabia in Group F lost to Yugoslavia 0-1, and Xiaori in Group H lost to Argentina 0-1.

Then, the interesting thing came.

The media of China, Saudi Arabia and Japan uniformly expressed condolences and "blessings" to South Korea.

"Southern Youth Daily": "I hope South Korea will continue its efforts, try its best to consolidate its defense and play more exciting games."

"Asahi Shimbun": "Haha, everyone else lost one, why did you lose three?"

"Saudi Citizen": "South Korea should lose less and stop embarrassing Asia!"

"Seoul Daily": "Losing is losing, there is no other difference. To use an old Chinese saying - laugh at fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps!"

Although all four teams lost.

But this kind of "fighting" method of entertaining oneself still allows some fans to get over the shadow of losing.

Soon, the second round of the World Cup group stage began.

On June 16, Brazil faced Morocco.

Ronaldo took the lead in the first 9 minutes of the first half.

In stoppage time, Rivaldo scored another victory to help the Brazilian team consolidate the victory.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Bebeto scored, locking the final score at 3-0.

While the Brazilian team easily defeated Morocco, it also became the first team in this World Cup to advance to the top 16 in advance.

After the game, "France Football" said: "The game was completely one-sided. This was simply an exhibition match!"

Seeing that Brazil advanced easily, the international players in the hotel were also sighing.

"I knew Brazil could win, but I didn't expect to win so cleanly!"

"Isn't it said that there are no underdogs in the World Cup? Why do people play like this? Three goals in 50 minutes?"

"This is the end of the Brazilian team. If they continue to play, they will definitely score goals!"

"Tsk tsk, after all they are a strong team in the world. Maybe Brazil will win this World Cup again!"

The national players and several coaches were discussing, but Zeng Zheng was admonishing Li Tie and Zhang Xiaorui.

"Although you two are not the same in this game, you must always be ready to play, you know?"

"The forwards of the French team are very fierce, especially you Li Tie. You must guard the area in front of the top of the gourd. Even if you commit a foul, you must stay away from the goal."

"Look more at the position of your teammates and make timely defense."

"Don't always wait for the second kick before making a clearance. When you are ready to kick the second kick, others will have already come up and intercepted the ball with your body. So be more decisive when making a clearance."

After listening to Zeng Zheng giving Li Tie a lot of instructions, Zhang Xiaorui couldn't wait to point to his nose and asked: "Boss Zeng, what about me? Where about me?"

Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes at Zhang Xiaorui, then shook his head, "If you want to play, hang on!"

Chi Shangbin chatted with other international players for a long time, then suddenly turned his head.

"Xiao Zeng, you are not the roundworm in Holden's belly. How do you know that Li Tie can fuck Zhang Xiaorui but not?"

Jin and Chi were said to be assistant coaches, but they were more like bamboo shoes' microphones or spies.

Looking at Holden here, Zeng Zheng over there.

Anyway, for Zhu Xie, he doesn’t have to lead the team, but the person leading the team must be within his control.

Since Zeng Zheng spoke accurately about Denmark's tactics several times in the last game, Jin and Chi have "eavesdropped" on Zeng Zheng's remarks more and more often.

And not only the two assistant coaches, but also other international football players gave Zeng Zheng face. After all, it was Zeng Zheng who brought them here.

For those who want to win, it doesn’t matter whether he is a foreign coach or a local coach, it doesn’t matter whether he is young or mature.

Black cat or white cat, the one that can catch mice is a good cat.

So in the past few days, whenever Zeng Zheng said something that was different from them or did not understand, Jin and Chi would ask about it.

"Does that need to be said?" Zeng Zheng rolled his eyes, "The next opponent is the host France team!"

"Why didn't our media follow Saudi Arabia and ridicule South Korea?"

"Aren't you afraid that we will follow in the footsteps of other weak teams?"

Chi Shangbin shook his head after hearing this.

"Although France is the host, it's not that strong, right? In this year's Toulon Cup, didn't your Jianlibao beat the French team?"

Speaking of which, the concept that the French team was a strong team in the previous life emerged after the 1998 World Cup.

The 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Cup brought out a large number of familiar French players, and it was at this time that Chinese people gradually became fans of the French team.

Before the World Cup, Brazil had the highest claim to win the championship, followed by teams such as Argentina, Italy and even Germany.

France just occupies the title of "host". In fact, in the eyes of some European and South American fans, it is almost the same as Spain.

With such a French team, it’s no wonder Chi Shangbin didn’t take it seriously.

"The Toulon Cup is the Toulon Cup, there is no comparison between the youth competition and the adult competition!"

Zeng Zheng shook his head, and then said, "And last year, the Toulon Cup was won by the French team."

"Of those players, many have become the main players of the French team this year."

"The most important thing is, why is the Toulon Cup called the Toulon Cup and not the Hamburg Cup or the Liverpool Cup?"

"Isn't it because this is organized by the French?"

"They have been holding it for so many years and have already trained batches of young people."

"It doesn't matter that the French team did not enter the World Cup in 1994, but they have accumulated a lot of experience."

Seeing what Zeng Zheng said, Chi Shangbin still shook his head.

"The French team is still really that strong. Can they still make it to the 1994 World Cup?"

"First of all, Marseille won the 1993 Champions League."

"Secondly." Zeng Zheng clapped his fingers, "It was a bit of luck that the French team was eliminated at that time."

"The Bulgarian guy named Kostadinov asked him to kick 100 times and he still couldn't score the goal that beat the French team."

"The last point is that the reason why the French team lost that time was not because there were no big-name stars in the team."

"On the contrary, people like Cantona and Ginola are equally powerful!"

"But the problem is that not only are their players not united, but there are also many conflicts between the players and the coach."

"A combination of so many factors makes the French team not feel like a strong team."

Speaking of this, Zeng Zheng changed his subject.

"But this World Cup is being held on someone else's territory."

"There is no such thing as internal strife!"

"Furthermore, with the Toulon Cup and domestic league training over the years, the French team has had just the right transition between the old and the new."

"Now there are no factors that hinder the French team from exerting its strength. Let's see if the French team is strong or not!"

Jin and Chi were still hesitant to believe Zeng Zheng's explanation.

Before the game, I read so many newspapers analyzing each team, but none of them said that the French team could win the championship.

But when they heard what Zeng Zheng said today, they both felt a little suspenseful.

No matter how strong the French team is, it is probably only a little better than Denmark, and it still takes the spotlight from the host nation.

This is the view of Jin and Chi.

As for their 3-0 score against South Africa in their first game, there is a reason.

At that time, South Africa fell behind by one goal and when they were eager to catch up, they gave their opponent an own goal, leading to a complete collapse.

As for Henry's goal in the 92nd minute, it was completely dispensable.

In this case, no one believed what Zeng Zheng said and felt that the French team was on the same level as Brazil and Argentina.

Everything has to be proven on the field.