Chapter 205 Who is the opponent in the Spanish knockout round?
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Luo Yi 36 Chao
Chapter 205 Who is the opponent in the Spanish knockout round?
The second round of the World Cup is all over.
The number of goals in the second round was obviously more than that in the first round.
Sixteen games, only three draws, and only two were 0:0 draws.
The number of goals scored in the second round reached 44 goals. Adding the 34 goals in the first round, the total number of goals scored in the first two rounds of the World Cup has reached 78 goals.
The average number of goals per game has reached 2.44, which can only be regarded as not high or low.
However, compared with the 85 goals in the two rounds of the last World Cup, it is still a lot worse.
After all, in the last World Cup, there were many games with big scores.
For example, in the second round, Belgium 5:2 Tunisia, England 6:1 Panama, these two games made many people feel incredible.
I believe that in the second round of the competition, in order to qualify for the group stage, many teams will burst out with surprising abilities.
After all, there are not many teams that have been confirmed to qualify.
The last round of the game is the best game to watch.
Although the Spanish team has already determined the places to qualify, and because of their own goal difference, there are 5, Argentina only has 3, and the Netherlands has 0.
In the last game, facing the Syrian team that had been confirmed to be out, Spain was relaxed for a while.
A football team that was deeply involved in the war was able to enter the main match of the World Cup, which made many Asian countries feel a little ashamed!
However, Syria's combat power can only be said to be average. Facing the powerful Spanish team, they have no chance of winning at all.
Syrian players who participated in the World Cup for the first time said that they are already very happy to be able to reach the World Cup.
Before this World Cup, the Syrian Football Association has set three goals for the players, to score a goal, score a point, and win a game.
After two games, Syria failed to break the opponent's goal and did not score any points. In the last game against the stronger Spanish team, their hope was to score a goal.
Syrian striker Omar Soma was very humble when facing the interview. He hoped that in the last game, as a fan of Li Mingyu, he hoped to exchange jerseys with Li Mingyu after the game.
However, Li Mingyu did not respond directly to the other party's words.
Because, in Li Mingyu's heart, unless your performance on the court can impress me, I will exchange jerseys with you.
It's like in the 2002 World Cup, after the Chinese national football team finished playing against Brazil, they wanted to exchange jerseys with the opponent's players, but the opponent ignored them.
Exchanging jerseys is actually an expression of sympathy.
Today's Li Mingyu will not exchange jerseys with other players at will.
In the collection room of his home, only the jerseys of famous players are collected.
In the Syrian team, there are no jerseys worthy of their own collection.
Unless the opponent can score a goal in the game, then Li Mingyu may consider exchanging jerseys with the opponent.
On November 11, the third round of the group stage kicked off again.
In the third round of the group stage, the matches of each group will be held at the same time.
At 18:00, the two games of Group A started at the same time.
Qatar takes on Egypt and Mexico takes on Uruguay.
Mexico has been confirmed to qualify, and the second qualifying places are produced by Uruguay and Qatar.
However, the suspense of the game was basically over in the first half.
The Egyptian team, which had no hope of qualifying, let go completely. Salah used two domineering goals in the first half, basically announcing the host's exit.
On the other side, neither Mexico nor Uruguay scored in the first half.
In the second half, the situation changed suddenly, and the Mexican striker Lozano, who played for Naples, scored a goal in the opening 5 minutes.
On the other side, Qatar also took a corner kick, and their striker Hassan scored a header to make the score 1:2, giving the Qatari people a glimmer of hope for advancement.
However, at the No. 70 minute of the game, Uruguayan striker Suarez kicked the world wave and equalized the score on the field.
In the No. 705 minute, on another field, the magical Salah sent a scalpel-like through ball to help the team score another goal.
The score of 1:3 made the Qatari fans cry.
In the No. 90 minute, Suarez scored another goal and beat Mexico.
This ball made Uruguay, which was originally No.2, directly come to the first place in the group.
After the game, the two teams that qualified in Group A were born.
Uruguay and Mexico advanced to the round of [-] as first and second in their group respectively.
Their opponents will be the second and first in Group B respectively.
At 22:00, the two games in Group B kicked off on time at the same time.
As a result, Belgium defeated Morocco 3-0 without any suspense and won the first place in the group.
The Japanese team drew with Chile 2:2 and finally got a ticket to the top [-].
The opponents of the first two games of the round of [-] have been determined.
Uruguay VS Japan, Mexico VS Belgium.
These are two games that are definitely worth looking forward to.
On November 11, the competition in Group C also began.
Li Mingyu and the team came to Qatar University Stadium.
This stadium is located in the north of Doha, Qatar. Qatar University is a national comprehensive university.
The stadium, which was purpose-built for the World Cup, replaces the university's current athletics stadium and has a seating capacity of 43520.
The stadium's golden facade combines traditional Arabic geometric patterns with free-form rough surfaces, symbolizing looking back and looking forward.
After the World Cup, the number of seats at Qatar University Stadium will be reduced to 23500 for university athletes.
In this game, the Spanish players were very relaxed. Everyone talked and laughed on the court and started the pre-match warm-up training.
The warm-up training in Spain is very unique. It was invented exclusively by Enrique, allowing players to quickly enter the rhythm of the game.
Continuous running, passing the ball with one kick, and quick delivery of the ball in a small area, the players must complete all the steps like a robot, without any slack.
The fans in the stands were once again fascinated by Spain's warm-up training.
The first two warm-up training sessions in Spain have attracted the attention of the fans. Many professional coaches have come forward to analyze Enrique's training system. They all agree that this training system is very scientific and reasonable, and it is very suitable for promotion.
Enrique was on the side, watching the players' warm-up actions with a blank face. Looking at these players, Enrique's heart was extremely hot.
Enrique's mind is actually not on this game, because the result of this game will not have any impact on his ranking.
Enrique has now begun to think about his opponent in the next game.
France, Poland, South Korea, South Africa.
In the final round, France VS South Africa, Poland VS South Korea.
This group is actually the weirdest group right now.
We assume that in the final round, South Africa beats France and South Korea beats Poland.
Then a very funny thing happens.
These four teams all have 4 points. At that time, it will depend on the goal difference of the four teams.
Poland 4:0 South Africa, which is very advantageous.
However, these are things for later, and both South Africa and South Korea need to win.
At 18:00, at the Qatar University Stadium, the Group C match kicked off.
Spain VS Syria.
This game did not attract much attention, because although Spain played well, this game was destined to be a meaningless game.
Everyone's attention is on another focus battle, Argentina VS Netherlands.
This game is very cruel for the Dutch team. They must win in order to squeeze out Argentina and get second in the group.
If there is a tie, Argentina has already scored enough goal difference on Syria, and now Argentina, which has 4 more goal difference than the Netherlands, is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
However, the eyes of the fans still have to return to the Qatar University Stadium, because a goal appeared in just 3 minutes of the opening.
As soon as the game started, Li Mingyu used his superior strength to stir up trouble in Syria's midfield.
The fans at the scene were very enthusiastic, and every extraordinary move of Li Mingyu would attract excited shouts and applause from everyone.
In front of Li Mingyu, the Syrian players are really like children who have just learned to walk.
After playing in strong teams in La Liga and the Premier League, and having experienced in European competitions, Li Mingyu's strength is already at the level of a world-class star.
The Syrian players couldn't keep up with the rhythm of Li Mingyu and the Spanish team.
In just 3 minutes of the game, Syria made a huge marking error in the backcourt.
Spain tore the Syrian defense into disarray with their brilliant running.
Li Mingyu made a through kick, and Pedri's exquisite running position made the Syrian defensive players helpless.
Although Pedri made some mistakes in stopping the ball, facing his first goal in the World Cup, after adjustments, he scored the goal steadily.
After scoring the goal, Pedri was ecstatic. This was his first goal in the World Cup.
Pedri ran 20 meters and rushed directly in front of Li Mingyu, and the two embraced affectionately.
Although Li Mingyu left Barcelona, Pedri always believed that Li Mingyu's one and a half seasons in Barcelona were his happiest days in Barcelona.
The Syrian players did not expect to concede the ball so quickly.
However, the gap between the two teams was too obvious. In 3 minutes, none of the Syrian players touched the ball and they were already scored.
Syrian striker Omar Soma shook his head. He knew how difficult it was for him to score a goal today, but since he came, he couldn't be coaxed.
Omar Soma applauded everyone, trying to cheer everyone up.
However, the results have been minimal, after all, not everyone expects to score goals so much.
Especially in the face of such a powerful opponent, psychological fear is hard to avoid.
Facing Syria without any resistance, Li Mingyu only played the first half of the game before being replaced.
The score in the first half was 3:0. Li Mingyu scored two goals with one pass and two goals. Li Mingyu ranked first in the scorer list with eight goals in three games.
In most World Cups, eight goals are basically the total number of goals scored in the final Golden Boot.
What surprised Li Mingyu was that he gave up the chance to score in the second half.
According to Li Mingyu's strength, it should not be difficult to score another goal in the second half and score a hat-trick.
Three hat-tricks in a row, let alone in the World Cup, even in ordinary leagues, are rare.
However, Enrique replaced him in order to let him rest better to deal with the next knockout schedule.
Whether it is the French team or the Polish team, they are not easy opponents to deal with.
As a result, Spain beat Syria 6-0, and the group qualified first.
After the game, Li Mingyu rejected Omar Soma's request to exchange jerseys, which caused dissatisfaction among Syrian fans.
However, Li Mingyu didn't care about the barking of this negative dog at all.
The Argentine team beat the Netherlands 1-0, and Messi scored the only goal.
The Oranje once again fell in the group stage.
Depay's tears broke the hearts of Dutch fans.
After the game, Messi and Depay's hug made people feel the warmth of football.
For the two games in Group D, Li Mingyu and the Spanish team were both in the hotel, watching together to see who their opponent in the knockout round would be!
However, in the end, what surprised the Spanish team was that Lewandowski of the Polish team showed his prowess again, scoring twice in a row in the second half, allowing Poland to beat South Korea 2-0.
In another game, Mbappe of the French team was not to be outdone, and also scored twice to help the team beat South Africa 2-0.
Let all the speculation before the game come to naught.
And this time, the Polish team ranked first in the group by virtue of the advantage of goal difference, and the French team could only rank second.
Then Spain's opponent in the knockout round is naturally the defending champion France.
The French team also broke the curse of the defending champion group stage death since the 2010 World Cup.
In the 2010 World Cup, the defending champion Italy ranked fourth in the group stage.
In the 2014 World Cup, defending champion Spain failed to qualify for the group stage.
In the 2018 World Cup, the defending champion Germany team failed in the group stage.
This time, the French team finally broke through the curse, but they have to face the Spanish team, recognized as the strongest team in this World Cup, in the knockout round.
In the history of the World Cup, only Italy and Brazil have successfully defended the title, but that is a very long time ago.
Since the 1966 World Cup in England, no country has been able to successfully defend the World Cup.
I don't know if the French team will be able to achieve another glory this time.
Spain VS France, Argentina VS Poland.
Strong dialogue, people can't help but immediately want to see these two duels.
(End of this chapter)
The second round of the World Cup is all over.
The number of goals in the second round was obviously more than that in the first round.
Sixteen games, only three draws, and only two were 0:0 draws.
The number of goals scored in the second round reached 44 goals. Adding the 34 goals in the first round, the total number of goals scored in the first two rounds of the World Cup has reached 78 goals.
The average number of goals per game has reached 2.44, which can only be regarded as not high or low.
However, compared with the 85 goals in the two rounds of the last World Cup, it is still a lot worse.
After all, in the last World Cup, there were many games with big scores.
For example, in the second round, Belgium 5:2 Tunisia, England 6:1 Panama, these two games made many people feel incredible.
I believe that in the second round of the competition, in order to qualify for the group stage, many teams will burst out with surprising abilities.
After all, there are not many teams that have been confirmed to qualify.
The last round of the game is the best game to watch.
Although the Spanish team has already determined the places to qualify, and because of their own goal difference, there are 5, Argentina only has 3, and the Netherlands has 0.
In the last game, facing the Syrian team that had been confirmed to be out, Spain was relaxed for a while.
A football team that was deeply involved in the war was able to enter the main match of the World Cup, which made many Asian countries feel a little ashamed!
However, Syria's combat power can only be said to be average. Facing the powerful Spanish team, they have no chance of winning at all.
Syrian players who participated in the World Cup for the first time said that they are already very happy to be able to reach the World Cup.
Before this World Cup, the Syrian Football Association has set three goals for the players, to score a goal, score a point, and win a game.
After two games, Syria failed to break the opponent's goal and did not score any points. In the last game against the stronger Spanish team, their hope was to score a goal.
Syrian striker Omar Soma was very humble when facing the interview. He hoped that in the last game, as a fan of Li Mingyu, he hoped to exchange jerseys with Li Mingyu after the game.
However, Li Mingyu did not respond directly to the other party's words.
Because, in Li Mingyu's heart, unless your performance on the court can impress me, I will exchange jerseys with you.
It's like in the 2002 World Cup, after the Chinese national football team finished playing against Brazil, they wanted to exchange jerseys with the opponent's players, but the opponent ignored them.
Exchanging jerseys is actually an expression of sympathy.
Today's Li Mingyu will not exchange jerseys with other players at will.
In the collection room of his home, only the jerseys of famous players are collected.
In the Syrian team, there are no jerseys worthy of their own collection.
Unless the opponent can score a goal in the game, then Li Mingyu may consider exchanging jerseys with the opponent.
On November 11, the third round of the group stage kicked off again.
In the third round of the group stage, the matches of each group will be held at the same time.
At 18:00, the two games of Group A started at the same time.
Qatar takes on Egypt and Mexico takes on Uruguay.
Mexico has been confirmed to qualify, and the second qualifying places are produced by Uruguay and Qatar.
However, the suspense of the game was basically over in the first half.
The Egyptian team, which had no hope of qualifying, let go completely. Salah used two domineering goals in the first half, basically announcing the host's exit.
On the other side, neither Mexico nor Uruguay scored in the first half.
In the second half, the situation changed suddenly, and the Mexican striker Lozano, who played for Naples, scored a goal in the opening 5 minutes.
On the other side, Qatar also took a corner kick, and their striker Hassan scored a header to make the score 1:2, giving the Qatari people a glimmer of hope for advancement.
However, at the No. 70 minute of the game, Uruguayan striker Suarez kicked the world wave and equalized the score on the field.
In the No. 705 minute, on another field, the magical Salah sent a scalpel-like through ball to help the team score another goal.
The score of 1:3 made the Qatari fans cry.
In the No. 90 minute, Suarez scored another goal and beat Mexico.
This ball made Uruguay, which was originally No.2, directly come to the first place in the group.
After the game, the two teams that qualified in Group A were born.
Uruguay and Mexico advanced to the round of [-] as first and second in their group respectively.
Their opponents will be the second and first in Group B respectively.
At 22:00, the two games in Group B kicked off on time at the same time.
As a result, Belgium defeated Morocco 3-0 without any suspense and won the first place in the group.
The Japanese team drew with Chile 2:2 and finally got a ticket to the top [-].
The opponents of the first two games of the round of [-] have been determined.
Uruguay VS Japan, Mexico VS Belgium.
These are two games that are definitely worth looking forward to.
On November 11, the competition in Group C also began.
Li Mingyu and the team came to Qatar University Stadium.
This stadium is located in the north of Doha, Qatar. Qatar University is a national comprehensive university.
The stadium, which was purpose-built for the World Cup, replaces the university's current athletics stadium and has a seating capacity of 43520.
The stadium's golden facade combines traditional Arabic geometric patterns with free-form rough surfaces, symbolizing looking back and looking forward.
After the World Cup, the number of seats at Qatar University Stadium will be reduced to 23500 for university athletes.
In this game, the Spanish players were very relaxed. Everyone talked and laughed on the court and started the pre-match warm-up training.
The warm-up training in Spain is very unique. It was invented exclusively by Enrique, allowing players to quickly enter the rhythm of the game.
Continuous running, passing the ball with one kick, and quick delivery of the ball in a small area, the players must complete all the steps like a robot, without any slack.
The fans in the stands were once again fascinated by Spain's warm-up training.
The first two warm-up training sessions in Spain have attracted the attention of the fans. Many professional coaches have come forward to analyze Enrique's training system. They all agree that this training system is very scientific and reasonable, and it is very suitable for promotion.
Enrique was on the side, watching the players' warm-up actions with a blank face. Looking at these players, Enrique's heart was extremely hot.
Enrique's mind is actually not on this game, because the result of this game will not have any impact on his ranking.
Enrique has now begun to think about his opponent in the next game.
France, Poland, South Korea, South Africa.
In the final round, France VS South Africa, Poland VS South Korea.
This group is actually the weirdest group right now.
We assume that in the final round, South Africa beats France and South Korea beats Poland.
Then a very funny thing happens.
These four teams all have 4 points. At that time, it will depend on the goal difference of the four teams.
Poland 4:0 South Africa, which is very advantageous.
However, these are things for later, and both South Africa and South Korea need to win.
At 18:00, at the Qatar University Stadium, the Group C match kicked off.
Spain VS Syria.
This game did not attract much attention, because although Spain played well, this game was destined to be a meaningless game.
Everyone's attention is on another focus battle, Argentina VS Netherlands.
This game is very cruel for the Dutch team. They must win in order to squeeze out Argentina and get second in the group.
If there is a tie, Argentina has already scored enough goal difference on Syria, and now Argentina, which has 4 more goal difference than the Netherlands, is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.
However, the eyes of the fans still have to return to the Qatar University Stadium, because a goal appeared in just 3 minutes of the opening.
As soon as the game started, Li Mingyu used his superior strength to stir up trouble in Syria's midfield.
The fans at the scene were very enthusiastic, and every extraordinary move of Li Mingyu would attract excited shouts and applause from everyone.
In front of Li Mingyu, the Syrian players are really like children who have just learned to walk.
After playing in strong teams in La Liga and the Premier League, and having experienced in European competitions, Li Mingyu's strength is already at the level of a world-class star.
The Syrian players couldn't keep up with the rhythm of Li Mingyu and the Spanish team.
In just 3 minutes of the game, Syria made a huge marking error in the backcourt.
Spain tore the Syrian defense into disarray with their brilliant running.
Li Mingyu made a through kick, and Pedri's exquisite running position made the Syrian defensive players helpless.
Although Pedri made some mistakes in stopping the ball, facing his first goal in the World Cup, after adjustments, he scored the goal steadily.
After scoring the goal, Pedri was ecstatic. This was his first goal in the World Cup.
Pedri ran 20 meters and rushed directly in front of Li Mingyu, and the two embraced affectionately.
Although Li Mingyu left Barcelona, Pedri always believed that Li Mingyu's one and a half seasons in Barcelona were his happiest days in Barcelona.
The Syrian players did not expect to concede the ball so quickly.
However, the gap between the two teams was too obvious. In 3 minutes, none of the Syrian players touched the ball and they were already scored.
Syrian striker Omar Soma shook his head. He knew how difficult it was for him to score a goal today, but since he came, he couldn't be coaxed.
Omar Soma applauded everyone, trying to cheer everyone up.
However, the results have been minimal, after all, not everyone expects to score goals so much.
Especially in the face of such a powerful opponent, psychological fear is hard to avoid.
Facing Syria without any resistance, Li Mingyu only played the first half of the game before being replaced.
The score in the first half was 3:0. Li Mingyu scored two goals with one pass and two goals. Li Mingyu ranked first in the scorer list with eight goals in three games.
In most World Cups, eight goals are basically the total number of goals scored in the final Golden Boot.
What surprised Li Mingyu was that he gave up the chance to score in the second half.
According to Li Mingyu's strength, it should not be difficult to score another goal in the second half and score a hat-trick.
Three hat-tricks in a row, let alone in the World Cup, even in ordinary leagues, are rare.
However, Enrique replaced him in order to let him rest better to deal with the next knockout schedule.
Whether it is the French team or the Polish team, they are not easy opponents to deal with.
As a result, Spain beat Syria 6-0, and the group qualified first.
After the game, Li Mingyu rejected Omar Soma's request to exchange jerseys, which caused dissatisfaction among Syrian fans.
However, Li Mingyu didn't care about the barking of this negative dog at all.
The Argentine team beat the Netherlands 1-0, and Messi scored the only goal.
The Oranje once again fell in the group stage.
Depay's tears broke the hearts of Dutch fans.
After the game, Messi and Depay's hug made people feel the warmth of football.
For the two games in Group D, Li Mingyu and the Spanish team were both in the hotel, watching together to see who their opponent in the knockout round would be!
However, in the end, what surprised the Spanish team was that Lewandowski of the Polish team showed his prowess again, scoring twice in a row in the second half, allowing Poland to beat South Korea 2-0.
In another game, Mbappe of the French team was not to be outdone, and also scored twice to help the team beat South Africa 2-0.
Let all the speculation before the game come to naught.
And this time, the Polish team ranked first in the group by virtue of the advantage of goal difference, and the French team could only rank second.
Then Spain's opponent in the knockout round is naturally the defending champion France.
The French team also broke the curse of the defending champion group stage death since the 2010 World Cup.
In the 2010 World Cup, the defending champion Italy ranked fourth in the group stage.
In the 2014 World Cup, defending champion Spain failed to qualify for the group stage.
In the 2018 World Cup, the defending champion Germany team failed in the group stage.
This time, the French team finally broke through the curse, but they have to face the Spanish team, recognized as the strongest team in this World Cup, in the knockout round.
In the history of the World Cup, only Italy and Brazil have successfully defended the title, but that is a very long time ago.
Since the 1966 World Cup in England, no country has been able to successfully defend the World Cup.
I don't know if the French team will be able to achieve another glory this time.
Spain VS France, Argentina VS Poland.
Strong dialogue, people can't help but immediately want to see these two duels.
(End of this chapter)
