Chapter 267 Battle of Changsha
He defeated Oman away and got the right to qualify for the World Cup two rounds ahead of schedule, but this does not mean that the Chinese team can go through the motions in the next two games. . The fastest update
The Chinese team returning to Beijing repaired their national team's Xiangshan base for a day, and then set out again to Changsha, where their next game was located.
They will face a powerful enemy, Japan here.
Although the outcome of this game is no longer related to whether it appears or not, it is still highly valued.
Because the opponent is the Japanese team, and because this is the game between the two teams for the first place in the group.
Domestic public opinion reports have also begun to gradually differentiate, some continue to celebrate qualifying, while others focus on the next game.
If the Chinese team can defeat Japan at home, the last game against Australia will completely lose its meaning. Even if the Chinese team loses away to Australia, they will still be the first in the group.
As the Chinese team moved to Changsha, there are many reporters who have been reporting with the team for a long time.
Six days later, the Chinese team's home match against Japan will start in Changsha.
Some media even used the title "Fighting Changsha" to report on this game.
The Battle of Changsha was a famous battle between the two armies of China and Japan during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The entire city was less than two days and two nights after being fired. The army of China and Japan continued to carry out four battles in the city and surrounding areas for six years. After four large-scale battles, the Japanese army finally captured Shangsha and opened up the mainland transportation line.
The war has become a thing of the past, but it has not been forgotten.
The Chinese media used such a name to report this game, which was obviously murderous.
I hope to avenge my past shame in football.
The Chinese team is in full swing today, which makes Chinese media and fans confident. The pain and anger brought to them by the unexpected loss to Qatar 0-1 at home have passed.
Although this game does not involve the right to qualify, it is related to the dignity of Chinese football and even Chinese people.
The competition was chosen to be held in Changsha, which was a coincidence and seemed to have a destined feeling.
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Zhou Yi was a Chinese born in the 1990s. He had never experienced the war years. He learned more about the War of Resistance Against Japan from textbooks and film and television works.
His goal is to defeat the Japanese team in this game, but it is not because of a war more than 60 years ago, because for a very realistic consideration of any professional player, he hopes to win.
He has friends in the Japanese team, and Shinji Kagawa has a very good relationship with him.
But this does not prevent him from saying that he would never let the Japanese team regain the first place in the group during an interview.
"...In fact, the Japanese team has already qualified early..." Zhou Yi told reporters.
After the last round of the game, the Japanese team drew Australia 1-1, amassing 12 points. Oman, who was originally the third in the group, still accumulated five points because he lost to the Chinese team, and was seven points away from the Japanese team. Oman only had one game left next, and they could not surpass Japan no matter what.
Therefore, the Chinese and Japanese teams qualify in advance at the same time.
"Since everyone has qualified, I hope everyone can put down the burden of qualifying and devote all their efforts to the fans to contribute a very exciting game. Of course, my requirements are not high, as long as we win the game in the end." Zhou Yi smiled sly.
What does Japan think about this?
After the last game, Japanese media began to pay attention to the game against the Chinese team.
As for the qualifying of the World Cup, it is not a big report, because compared with China, Japan has become accustomed to participating in the World Cup, and neither the media nor the fans will celebrate it.
They care more about the game against the Chinese team.
Japanese media regarded the game as a "battle of revenge."
What kind of revenge should you take?
In the first round of the top ten, he failed to win the revenge of the Chinese team at home.
Revenge on the revenge of losing to the Chinese Olympic team in the Olympic final.
If you can defeat the Chinese team away, you can take revenge.
In fact, it was not too difficult for the Japanese team to defeat the Chinese team away in the past, and the media did not need to make such a big fuss. The gap in football levels between China and Japan is quite large.
China may have had some advantage over the Japanese team before the mid-1990s, and then it was gradually being left farther and farther by the full-scale Japanese football.
Japanese football used to be full of awe of Chinese football, but later it was discovered that Chinese football was just a paper tiger.
As long as they are a little more serious, it will be difficult for the Chinese team to get any advantage from the Japanese team.
However, in the past two or three years, the situation has changed again.
Japan found that when they faced the Chinese team, their advantage had disappeared little by little.
First of all, starting from the 2011 Asian Cup, in the final, facing the Chinese team who lacked Zhou Yi, the Japanese team still had a hard time playing. In the end, it can only be said to have narrowly defeated the opponent and won the trophy. If Zhou Yi was not suspended and missed that game, it would be hard to say that the final title belonged.
Then at the Olympic Games, the Japanese Olympic team, which reached the Olympic finals for the first time, was responsible for the task of creating history. However, they lost to the Chinese Olympic team in the finals. Both teams have a large number of returnees who play in Europe, but from the quality of returnees, Japan lost completely.
Next is the top ten matches of the World Cup qualifiers, the first round of the two sides. The Chinese team challenged the Japanese team away. With Zhou Yi's goal, the Chinese team tied them at the home court. You should know that the Chinese team was not "complete" at that time, and not all returnees played. Moreover, the Chinese team had just introduced some players from the National Olympic Team, and was still digesting and absorbing them, and did not pinch everyone together.
In this way, the Japanese team wanted to win at home but failed.
The power comparison between China and Japan in football was suddenly like their military power comparison, and the Chinese team gradually gained the upper hand!
This time, facing the Chinese team, which should have the strongest lineup, the Japanese side also sent the strongest lineup they could send.
Shinji Kagawa was asked about Zhou Yi during an interview. He smiled and said, "Zhou Yi has been the best midfielder in Europe in the past season. He is in good shape. But we will not admit defeat, we will do our best. I think this is the respect for him..."
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The craze in the top ten games did not fade as the Chinese team advanced early.
The Sino-Japanese competition has found a good reason for everyone to pay attention.
Chapter completed!