World Cup of Great Powers

Qualifying for the World Cup was something even Zeng Zheng didn’t expect.

After all, South Africa is a "rookie" participating in the World Cup for the first time. It is normal for South Africa to be unable to withstand the pressure of the changing situation during the game, leading to a collapse of will and game.

Zeng Zheng originally thought that 2-2 was a good ending, but he did not expect that these international players with full fighting spirit buffs would perform so well!

Of course, the price paid is still high.

Ma Mingyu, who played three consecutive games, suffered a calf strain.

Even if Zeng Zheng's medicine speeds up recovery, it will have to be delayed for at least a few days.

Although General Fan and Li Tie returned from suspension, Zhang Huahua, Xu Hong, and Wu Chengying were also suspended due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

Putting together the main lineup for the start of the World Cup is basically out of the question.

We couldn't bring out all the main players, and our opponent was the Olympic champion from two years ago.

For this reason, Jin and Chi both turned their heads anxiously.

"What's the use of being anxious?" Zeng Zheng looked puzzled, "I'm talking about the two coaches, don't you think Chairman Yuan has made some hard requirements?"

"This is the World Cup, not the Toulon Cup!"

"The top four or whatever, even if you beat me to death, I won't be able to get in!"

Seeing Zeng Zheng say this, Jin Chi and others were also stunned.

"Hey, look at my head, I forget everything as soon as I get promoted!" Jin Zhiyang knocked his head, "It's true, we have overfulfilled the task this time, and we have earned it by playing one more game!"

[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. Yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]

"That's right! Coach Jin, it's time for us to have fun and relax."

"As for how to play in the next game, let Milu have a headache!"

The Milu mentioned by Zeng Zheng is naturally the Milu that Chinese fans are most familiar with.

In the hotel of the Nigerian national team, Milu stretched out two fingers, pushed up the yellow lens, and kept rubbing his eye point.

Not far away from him was the Nigerian team leader who was holding a phone and yelling into the receiver.

Bora Milutinovic, the Yugoslav coach who was once dubbed the "Magical Coach" by fans in his previous life.

It is definitely an honor for this national team to be able to invite Milu as the head coach before or during the World Cup.

Because the word Milu means qualifying and promotion.

Nigeria, with two wins and one loss, ranked first in Group D, which should have been a good thing worth celebrating.

But at this time, Milu frowned.

He knows that Nigeria's journey to this World Cup is coming to an end.

The Chinese team, this little-known Asian team.

It’s a big gift package for any top 16 team.

This big gift package hit the only remaining African team on the head.

The other teams all looked envious, but Nigeria alone had no smile on their face.

After winning two consecutive games in the group stage, the members of the Nigerian team, who were in a good situation, also made a normal request for an increase in competition prize money.

However, this normal demand has been sternly rejected by the Nigerian government, which is plagued by corruption and financially strapped.

In the end, the originally planned bonus was not received properly.

Faced with such bad news, the frustrated Nigerian players immediately lost all fighting spirit, and their performance on the field was also unexplainable.

It was in this situation that Paraguay snatched 3 points from Nigeria.

Now the Nigerian team leader is on the phone to make final confirmation with his bamboo shoes.

If the bonuses are not available, they will pack their bags and go home after the quarter-finals.

"Going home?"

Looking at the excited team members, Milu fell into silence.

After finally meeting the Chinese team, I thought they would definitely advance...

...

June 28, 21:00cet (utc 1, gmt 8).

For China, it is already 5 o'clock in the morning.

This is actually a good time, because fans who have the habit of getting up early can watch the entire game.

But for those media who like to work overtime in the morning to produce the morning newspaper, it is a bit too late.

By the time the game ends, it's almost 7 o'clock. How can I print the morning newspaper?

"Good morning, fans and friends in front of the TV, and welcome to the 16th World Cup, the quarter-finals."

"China team, versus Nigeria team."

Huang Jianxiang's voice was clear and bright, and there was no hint that this guy had just been punished by the police.

The Chinese team has already changed coaches once.

Just don’t change the narrator again!

"I believe many fans and friends have been looking forward to this 'Battle between China and Nepal' for a long time."

"After all, this is the first time the Chinese team has entered the World Cup, the first time the Chinese team has advanced from the group stage, and the first time the Chinese team has reached the top 16 of the World Cup!"

"In this World Cup, the Chinese team has created a lot of history."

"And we also completed the basic tasks of scoring a goal, scoring a point and winning a game in the last game."

"This time the Chinese team was lucky enough to break into the top 16, both because of God's blessing and because of human efforts."

"No matter what the result is, this promotion is a historic breakthrough for China and even Asian football."

"We could see the relief on the players' faces."

"For us, if we play one more game, we will earn one more game."

"The person who appears on the screen now is the national team coach Zeng Zheng."

"Because of the excellent results he achieved twice when he led the team, fans affectionately called him 'The Magic Coach'."

"I hope our amazing coach can also give us an unforgettable game this morning."

After saying a lot in one breath, Huang Jianxiang took a sip of water to moisten his throat.

"Currently among the top 16 teams in the World Cup, only Nigeria and China are not European and American teams."

"However, these two teams from third world countries are going to have a decisive battle in the quarter-finals today."

"No matter what the outcome of the match between the two is, there will be an Asian or African team advancing to the quarterfinals."

"This is an amazing result for teams from both continents."

"We can see from the screen that the entire St. Denis Stadium is full of Chinese fans."

"According to official statistics, more than 30,000 fans bought tickets to enter the stadium to cheer for the Chinese team in this quarter-finals."

...

"We can see from the screen that athletes from both sides have lined up to appear."

"In the goalkeeper position, the player who continues from the previous game is No. 20 Ou Chuliang from Shenhua."

"The three defenders are No. 2 Sun Jihai who performed well in the last game, No. 5 General Fan and No. 14 Wei Qun."

"The five midfielders are No. 6 Li Tie, No. 18 Cao Xiandong, No. 19 Yu Genwei, No. 21 Shen Si and No. 22 Zhang Xiaorui."

"The two forwards are No. 9 Zhang Yuheng and No. 10 Su Maozhen."

"In this game, Wu Chengying, Xu Hong and Zhang Huahua were suspended due to yellow cards. General Fan and Li Tie returned from suspension and returned to the lineup."

"Ma Mingyu suffered a muscle strain in the last game and is currently sitting on the bench."

"For the Nigerian team, the goalkeeper is Peter Rufei."

"The defenders from left to right are Babayaro, Okechukwu, Olise and West."

"The four midfielders are Oliseh, Adeboyo, Okocha and Finidi George."

"The two strikers are Inkpeba and Jekini."

"This Nigerian team was built for the 1994 World Cup and the 1996 Olympics. The age structure of the lineup is reasonable, and there are stars with outstanding abilities in all three lines. It can be called Nigeria's golden generation."

After introducing the team members, Huang Jianxiang refilled his mouth.

"Now appearing in the center of the screen is Nigeria head coach Bola Milutinovic."

"This is a head coach from Yugoslavia who has led his team to the top 16 of the World Cup four times in a row."

"The World Cup experience is very abundant."

"If he leads Nigeria to the quarterfinals today, his name will be left in the entire history of African football."

"It can be said that the Chinese team's opponents today are very capable, from the coach to the players."

"The only advantage we have is probably that we played on this field a few days ago."

"At that time, the Chinese team lost to the host France team 0-4."

"In the earlier quarter-finals, the French team defeated Paraguay 1-0 and successfully advanced to the quarter-finals."

At this time, the players from both sides were standing in a row on the court, facing the audience.

The camera panned over each player's face, and even the wrinkles on the players' faces were clearly visible.

The faces of the international players were filled with relaxation and even smiles.

Completing the task and blindly worshiping Zeng Zheng freed the national players from any psychological pressure.

On the contrary, the faces of the Nigerian players were full of bitterness and hatred.

Even Kanu on the bench was frowning now.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of the players from both teams, the fans in front of the TV were extremely confused.

“What’s wrong with this Nigerian?”

"Why do you look like you owe more than ten thousand dollars and you won't get it back?"

"The last Olympic champion is not afraid of us, right?"

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