On November 30, the draw ceremony for the "2013 Confederations Cup", which will start next summer, was held at the Annebi Convention and Exhibition Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Confederations Cup, the full name of the FIFA Confederations Cup, is held every four years and is hosted by the country hosting the next World Cup. It serves as a warm-up for the World Cup and tests the host country's World Cup preparations in an all-round way.
The participating teams in the Confederations Cup are the host country, the previous World Cup champion, and the continental cup champions of each continent.
The eight participating teams in this Confederations Cup are: 2014 World Cup host country (host) Brazil, 2010 World Cup champion Spain, 2011 Asian Cup champion Japan, 2011 America's Cup champion Argentina, 2011 Central and North America and the Caribbean
Mexico, the winner of the Haitian Gold Cup, Tahiti, the champion of the 2012 Oceania Cup of Nations, Italy, the runner-up of the 2012 European Cup (Spain, the champion of the 2012 European Cup, participated as the defending champion of the World Cup, and the European Cup quota was deferred to the runner-up Italy), and the champion of the 2013 African Cup
(Not yet decided).
In the end, Brazil, Italy, Japan, and Mexico were drawn into Group A, while Spain, Uruguay, Tahiti and next year's African Cup champion were drawn into Group B.
Among the two groups, Spain's Group B is obviously much easier. Except for Uruguay, it is difficult for Tahiti and the African Cup champions to pose a threat to Spain.
In Group A, although Brazil and Italy are obviously better in strength, Japan and Mexico have the potential to upset them, so Group A has become a group of death.
Also on this day, Shakhtar No. 9 striker Luis Adriano scored an unsportsmanlike goal in the 26th minute of the UEFA Champions League match against Los Chalantes 2-5 Shakhtar Donetsk last week.
Punishment was imposed.
Luis Adriano scored the goal at that time and argued after the game that he was facing the goal and did not know that his teammate William behind him returned the ball to the opponent's goalkeeper.
However, the UEFA Disciplinary Committee discovered by investigating the game video that when Willian passed the ball, Adriano was turning his head to look at the backcourt. He clearly saw Willian's pass, and then deliberately grabbed the ball and shot.
He lied.
The goal itself violated the spirit of sportsmanship and the principles of fair play. The Shakhtar team did not return a goal to the opponent afterwards, and Luis Adriano also lied to the media and the public after the game.
As a result, UEFA fined Adriano 2,000 euros, suspended him for three games in the European competition, ordered him to publish an apology to the public in the newspaper, and to work in the local community for one day on the next European competition day.
In the match between AC Milan and Atletico Madrid, De Jong's back tackle on Joan Chen was only suspended for three additional games. As a result, Adriano was not only suspended for three games, but also fined, ordered to apologize in the newspaper, and undergo labor reform. This was definitely quite serious.
It's harsh.
Obviously, in the eyes of UEFA, Luis Adriano's immoral behavior is much worse than a flagrant foul, so it made such a penalty decision.
As soon as the penalty announcement came out, the media and fans were jubilant and praised it one after another. Shakhtar Donetsk also stated that it accepted the penalty and would not help Luis Adriano appeal.
This kind of immoral behavior that has aroused public outrage has been unanimously condemned by public opinion and severely punished by UEFA. It is a matter of course. I hope that there will be less such behavior on the court in the future.
However, neither the Confederations Cup draw nor UEFA's punishment of Luis Adriano is obviously the focus of attention of fans in Spain, especially Madrid.
What they are paying attention to is the Madrid derby on Saturday.
On Saturday, December 1, the 14th round of La Liga will begin.
Valencia lost 2-5 at home to Real Sociedad, and lost 0-4 to Malaga in the previous round. They conceded 9 goals in the two rounds and ranked in the middle of the standings. This is inconsistent with Valencia's background.
The coach was fired by the club after the game and dismissed immediately.
Subsequently, Barcelona defeated Athletic Bilbao 5-1. Messi scored twice again, raising his total goals for the year to 84 goals, which is only one goal away from Gerd Muller's record of 85 goals.
Difference.
In many recent games, if Messi doesn't score, he will score twice. His performance is not bad. However, Qiao Anchen is even more abnormal. Messi's goals are further and further behind Qiao Anchen, making it look so bleak and insignificant.
Light.
It's the same now. Although Messi scored twice to help Barcelona win 5-1 and raised his total goals for the year to 84 goals, which is only one goal away from Gerd Muller's 85-goal record, there are still
With the precedent of Qiao Anchen breaking the 100-goal mark, Messi's total goals are not so dazzling.
Moreover, the Madrid derby is about to start, and not many people care about Barcelona or Messi anymore.
Today, when Qiao Anchen has become famous in the world and is even about to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 16, Qiao Anchen and Atletico Madrid, who have won all the first 13 rounds, are no longer what they used to be. They are completely different from last season.
Today's Madrid derby is no less attractive than the El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, or even more so.
For today's game, the capacity of the Bernabeu Stadium is 81,000 people, but it is said that more than 600,000 people tried to apply and buy tickets through various channels, and in the end more than 500,000 people were unable to buy tickets.
These people are not only citizen fans from both sides of Madrid, but also Chinese fans from all over Spain, all over Europe, and even flew thousands of miles from China to Spain to watch this peak derby at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
It’s scary to think that more than 600,000 people tried to buy tickets to watch the same game live.
Even though there were not enough tickets for the game in the end, with only more than 80,000, there were tens of thousands of fans outside the stadium who tried to buy scalper tickets, but in the end they couldn't buy tickets. They refused to leave for a long time and could only watch the live TV broadcast in the square or bar.
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In terms of live TV broadcast, this game also set a new history in the Madrid Derby: 205 countries and regions around the world broadcast this game live.
This is a grand event that has never been seen in a Madrid derby before. In the past, it was considered good to have more than 100 countries and regions live broadcast the Madrid derby.
Unexpectedly, this game directly broke the 200 mark and reached 205, which is not inferior to the Spanish El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Obviously, this is all the attraction brought by Qiao Anchen and him breaking the 100-goal mark for the year.
Without Qiao Anchen, the Galacticos would always beat the Sheets and the Sheets, who had not won a victory in more than ten years, would obviously not be so attractive in this Madrid derby.
Before the game, there was a little episode.
Because of Mourinho's anti-counterattack tactics, Real Madrid's start to the season was also very poor. After only 13 rounds, they fell behind their arch-rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona by more than 10 points. Mourinho and Real Madrid's meritorious captain Casili were also exposed.
Due to the differences between Yas and others, Mourinho was often booed by the fans of the home team Real Madrid in the Bernabeu games.
Therefore, at the pre-match press conference of this game, the unruly Mourinho issued a challenge to the Bernabeu fans: "Tonight's game, I will enter the stadium 40 minutes early, so that you can boo me alone.
If you boo enough, I will frown and you will lose."
As soon as this statement came out, the media and fans were in an uproar.
That night, Mourinho actually walked out of the players' tunnel alone 40 minutes before the game, entered the stadium, and faced the Bernabeu stand alone amid the flashes of reporters.
The tens of thousands of Real Madrid extreme fans who entered the stadium in advance were naturally furious. They felt that Mourinho was provoking them. He dared to jump like this when his results were not good. It was disrespectful to Real Madrid. There was a lot of curses and all kinds of curses.
, banners and slogans insulting Mourinho flew in the stands, and some people even threw shoes, water bottles, lighters, etc. into the field.
But Mourinho kept squinting his eyes and curling his lips, with a disdainful and unruly expression. He did not leave the field and return to the locker room until the players from both sides began to enter the field for pre-match warm-ups.
When Qiao Anchen entered the field to warm up, he saw Mourinho turning to leave and the various slogans, boos and curses in the stands, and he also admired the magic bird.
Although the media and fans have mixed praise and criticism for Mourinho, Qiao Anchen always believes that Mourinho is one of the most unique and charming coaches in football. Whether you like him or hate him, he is already in football.
The history of the altar left a glorious memory belonging to him.
What Qiao Anchen wants to do is, like Mourinho, to engrav his name in the history of football.
Of course, Simeone is not bad either. In his mind, Mourinho, Simeone, and Guardiola are all world-class coaches.
However, admiration is due to admiration. The two sides in this game are opponents. He will not say hello to Mourinho, nor will he be soft-footed during the game.
A derby is a game that must be won. In the minds of some extreme fans, winning the derby is even more important than winning the championship.
Although Qiao Anchen would not be so extreme that the championship is more important than the Derby victory, if he can win both the Derby and the championship in the end, that would obviously be the most perfect thing and it is his pursuit.
It was the first time for Qiao Anchen to come to the Bernabeu Stadium, which can accommodate more than 80,000 people. It was indeed shocking, but it also strengthened his determination to capture the Bernabeu.
If he can score a goal in this temple, defeat Cristiano Ronaldo, and defeat Real Madrid, it will undoubtedly be the best compliment for him and Atletico Madrid.