In the next few match days, the World Cup war continued to escalate, with 32 teams appearing one after another. There were many upset draws, and there were also upsets by traditional powers, such as the 2014 World Cup champions Germany in Brazil.
"Following Iceland's draw with Argentina and Germany's 0-1 defeat to Mexico, the curse of difficulty qualifying for the World Cup champion group is quietly coming true!"
The last game on the fourth match day was truly a ZJ carnival and the end of the world for gamblers. Germany suffered a tragic defeat in the first game of this World Cup. It was also the biggest upset among the ten group matches of the World Cup.
"We didn't attack because even the players didn't know what they were playing. All the offenses in the first half of the game were not focused, and there wasn't much tactical planning and design. Loew would just take out his money on the coaching bench.
crotch, press his nostrils, and then taste it to see if it’s sweet or salty!”
The authoritative German media "Kicker" criticized Loew directly after the game.
Mo Yang and Bai Lele watched this game in the room, but after watching it, he was shocked because the German team played a magical formation of 2134 in the first half.
As a result, they controlled the ball on the ground around Mexico, but the offensive threat was not realized.
Instead, Mexico was allowed to seize the opportunity behind them and strike accurately, completing six or seven classic quick counterattacks that could serve as teaching examples.
Germany's full-back Kimmich was even beaten by Mexico's counterattack.
There is also Khedira who has played against Mo Yang. As a defensive midfielder on the field, Mo Yang has never even seen this guy in Mexico's counterattack shots.
In addition to this game, there was another event that was very interesting. At least Mo Yang and Bai Lele were staggering around in the room and couldn't stop laughing.
That is the fifth match day between Tunisia and England.
England's tactics were implemented very well in this game, using both ground passing and high-altitude bombing, which made Tunisia very passive.
But Sterling's happy football couldn't stand up to him. Even Lingard was infected in the end and became happy.
Coupled with the tradition of intermittent cerebral thrombosis among defenders, Walker gave Tunisia a penalty kick and almost tied with Tunisia.
In the end, it was the star Kane who defeated Tunisia 2-1 in the final seconds of the game.
Although the media ranked the four weakest teams in this World Cup, Mo Yang felt that they were actually not weak at all.
For example, in Tunisia, the players are all alive at their feet, and the England ball that can escape cannot be grabbed.
June 19, 21:00 Moscow time.
With Poland's 1-2 upset against Senegal in Group H, the first round of the 2018 World Cup group matches has ended. 32 teams have appeared in sequence, and the qualifying situation of each group has begun to take shape.
Group A:
Russia 3
Uruguay 3
Egypt 0
Saudi Arabia 0
Group B:
Yin Lang 3
Portugal 1
Spain 1
Morocco0
Group C:
france 3
Denmark 3
China 0
Peru 0
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The next day, the 20th, the second round of the group kicked off quickly.
In the first game, the host Russia defeated the African champion Egypt 3-1 and won its second victory. As long as Uruguay in the same group is tied by Saudi Arabia in the second game, they can advance to the quarter-finals one round ahead of schedule.
Unfortunately, Russia failed to do so. In the match between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia held a few hours later, Uruguay also won the second game 1-0, which made the situation clear for A, and Egypt and Saudi Arabia were directly eliminated.
In the two games of Group B, Portugal and Spain, two traditional giants, also defeated Morocco and Yin Lang 1-0, further deteriorating the promotion situation of this group. Yin Lang still has the possibility of advancing, but Morocco has been eliminated.
The situation in Group C is also extremely unfavorable for the Chinese team.
France and Denmark now have 3 points each. If the Chinese team wants to advance to the knockout round, it must take 3 points from Denmark, otherwise it will most likely have to return to its hometown.
June 21, the Russian industrial city of Salama.
At 1 p.m., as the game time approached at 4 p.m., countless Chinese fans staying in Russia gathered in the city again.
Groups of Chinese fans can be seen on the streets at all times. They use bombing methods from all corners of the city to slowly gather towards the Salama Athletic Stadium.
Today's game is a top priority for China. Regardless of whether they have tickets or not, almost all Chinese fans in Russia are here.
The Samara Chinese team temporarily stayed at the hotel, and Mo Yang and others were also preparing to go to the stadium.
"Weiyang, this girl is so naughty. She often asks questions that I can't answer. You, my sister, will definitely be a genius when you grow up!"
"Haha, she has been weird since she was a child, and she is a little chicken thief!"
"By the way, uncle and auntie, did you have fun? Abroad is no better than at home. You should pay more attention to some scenic spots when you go there!"
"I know, the two bodyguards you sent follow us every day like door gods."
"..."
Mo Yang was packing his personal belongings while chatting with Xiao Di.
Bai Lele was not idle next to him, and was also on the phone with Zhou Mo, but when these two guys got together, they would speed up after just a few words.
Not long after, the two finished cleaning up and hung up the phone.
"Silly boy! Will we win?" Before going out, Bai Lele took a deep breath and held Mo Yang.
"Must win!" Mo Yang put his arms around Bai Lele's shoulders and felt that the guy's body was a little stiff. He knew that he was a little nervous.
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"CCTV, CCTV, welcome you to watch the 2018 Russia World Cup, the first game of the second round of Group B between Denmark and China!"
"According to statistics from the Russian Organizing Committee, there were 14,927 Chinese fans at the game, while there were less than 4,000 Danish fans."
"So this is our home game again!" As soon as He Wei finished speaking, a cheerful Zhang Lu joked.
"Zhang Zhi, what do you personally think of this game?" He Wei asked with a smile.
"Well, I personally have no opinion. I can't see through the current Chinese team. Although we lost the first game, in fact, in terms of entering the game state and mental level, we are much better than France."
"What about this game? Which aspect of Denmark do you think we need to pay attention to!"
"Denmark's counterattacks and high-altitude balls, the Danish team is neither strong nor weak in Europe, but it often performs Danish fairy tales!"
"The key point of this game lies between Mo Yang and Denmark's Eriksen. It depends on who can restrain the other!" Zhang Lu said.
"That's probably not a big problem!" He Wei pointedly smiled.
"Haha..." Zhang Lu understood, "Indeed, every time Tottenham faced Liverpool in the Premier League, Eriksen would be beaten by Mo Yang! So in the midfield, as long as Mo Yang plays normally, there will be no big problem.
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While the two were joking and commenting, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the broadcast screen.
Denmark:(433)
Goalkeeper: Schmeichel
Defenders: Dalsgaard, Kjaer, Christensen, Larsson
Midfielder: Delaney, Schone, Eriksen
Forward: Poulsen, Jorgensen, Sisto
China:(433)
Forwards: Hao Junmin, Bai Lele, Wu Lei
Midfielder: Zheng Zhi, Mo Yang, Wu Xi
Defenders: Jiang Zhipeng, Feng Xiaoting, Mei Fang, Zhang Linpeng
Goalkeeper: Yan Junling
Seeing the Chinese team's lineup, Zhang Lu spoke up: "Lippi continued the lineup he used against France last time, and the tactical ideas should be the same."
Zhang Lu didn't analyze too deeply because he didn't understand Lippi's formation from the first game, but he felt that Lippi would definitely try his best to win in this life-and-death battle, otherwise there would be no hope of qualifying for the group.