Chapter two hundred and forty-eight: mixed public opinion!
"The dream came true, the Chinese team made it to the top 16, we succeeded!"
"We once again refreshed the history of Chinese football!"
"After 16 years, this dream shared by 1.4 billion people has come true today!"
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Less than half an hour after the game ended, with overwhelming coverage from major domestic media, almost everyone received this blockbuster news.
Group C standings:
1: France, 1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 5 points.
2: China, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 4 points.
Three: Denmark, 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 4 points.
Four: Peru, 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 2 points.
Seeing this standings, some people are stunned, some are ecstatic, some are upset, but most of them are proud.
The Chinese Football Association even received an order from above, telling them to provide logistical support and not hold back the team!
The excellent performance of the national football team in the World Cup is of great significance to improving China's international image and reputation and cannot be lost.
The domestic media was flammable and explosive, and the European media also covered the game.
"Kicker": The Danish fairy tale lost to the Chinese myth, and Denmark was eliminated from the group with a disadvantage of two goals! Unfortunately, it was eliminated!
"France Football": The promotion of the Chinese team was within our expectations. Don't forget, they have the Champions League champion midfielder this season, but even Modric, Kroos and Casemiro cannot complete it.
Suppressing super midfielder!
"The Times": In the three group matches, the Chinese team scored 6 goals, but among these 6 goals, Yang personally scored 3 and assisted 3. The one point he scored
The ball is also produced by his passing. The Chinese team relies too much on the sun, which may not be a good thing!
L'Equipe: The Chinese team has created their own history, but as the second-placed team in the group, they are about to face Croatia, the strongest team in Group D. Perhaps that will be a nightmare for the Chinese team.
Because Croatia also has a super midfielder, the experienced Modric cannot suppress China Yang in the Champions League, but with the help of Rakitic and others in the World Cup, he can definitely do it!
"Guardian": This Chinese team is similar to Argentina. They all play around a certain player. Once China Yang is restricted like Messi, maybe the Chinese team will face a disastrous defeat! Because the Chinese team has internal
There is no player in the midfield who can help Yang, this is not Liverpool!
The major mainstream media in Europe have some optimistic views on the Chinese team, while others are negative, but these media are unanimously optimistic about Mo Yang.
Because Mo Yang's performance in these three World Cup group matches was also phenomenal.
In the first game against France, he played so hard that Pogba couldn't find his way, and Kante also shrank in the backcourt because he was afraid of Moyang's pass.
The second time against Denmark, Denmark's core Eriksen was beaten until he was invisible for the whole game.
In today's match against Peru, he even made a fool of Peru's midfielder.
Even after the second round of the group stage, FIFA gave Mo Yang the highest player rating.
His three-game scoring average reached 9.68 points, and even Cristiano Ronaldo, currently the top scorer in the World Cup, only scored 9.57 points.
Four hours later, the two Group D games, Iceland-Croatia and Nigeria-Argentina, kicked off at the same time.
After 90 minutes, the two games ended almost at the same time.
Iceland 1-2 Croatia.
In this game, Croatia, which directly rotated 9 players, was in danger of winning.
Modric's performance is also top-notch!
The first goal of the game was when he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and then passed the ball across to assist Baddeley.
Lovren also had a wonderful performance. This guy is as stable as ever. He generously gave Iceland a penalty kick when he came off the bench. Mo Yang's head was filled with black lines and he decided to guard against this guy after returning to Liverpool.
Immediately afterwards, Iceland repeatedly used high altitudes to bomb Croatia.
If it weren't for Croatia's substitute goalkeeper Kalinic repeatedly providing wonderful saves for the fans, and Perisic's winning goal in the 90th minute, it would be hard to say whether the game would be won or lost.
In the game between Argentina and Nigeria, it was also difficult to win, but in general Argentina's state has recovered.
Especially Messi, who scored his first goal of this World Cup in this game.
In the 14th minute of the game, the unmarked Banega suddenly made a precise overhead long pass in the center circle, directly finding Messi who was advancing forward.
And Messi's thigh release, instep move, and the whole process of hitting the ball into the goal, it is like a palace-level art of combining man and ball, which is very enjoyable to watch and fully demonstrates his strong personal strength.
But after this goal, Argentina, which had completely suppressed Nigeria, failed again. Many attacks only saw flowers but no results.
But the recovery of Messi’s condition is also obvious!
However, the famous saying in football that wasted opportunities will be punished soon came true for Argentina.
At the beginning of the second half, Mascherano directly knocked down Balogun, the high point established by Nigeria in the penalty area, while defending a corner kick.
The referee directly awarded a penalty kick, and after the intervention of the video referee, the original decision was upheld.
After the score was equalized, it was not until the 86th minute that Mercado's cross from the wing allowed Rojo to score a volley, which helped Argentina usher in its first victory in this World Cup and sent Nigeria away for second place in the group.
The ranking is dangerous and dangerous to advance to the top 16.
Lippi felt helpless when he learned that Argentina advanced to second place in the group and that the Chinese team was going to play Croatia.
Because no matter how he calculated, he felt that the hope of winning against Croatia and continuing to advance was very slim. The overall gap between the two sides was really too big.
Although they defeated Denmark, tied with Peru, and even France was almost defeated by them, Lippi did not feel irritated at all and remained sober. In Lippi's eyes, Croatia is completely the natural enemy of the Chinese team.
Once Mo Yang was suppressed by Modric and Rakitic, he couldn't even imagine the scene.
But after smoking a cigar, Lippi, who racked his brains and couldn't think of any solution, suddenly felt inexplicably relieved.
Because the Chinese team, which reached the top 16 knockout rounds, has already exceeded its target.
As soon as he thought about this, he turned over the tactical board on the table and started to prepare new tactics. Lippi planned to risk his life against Croatia.
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In the players' room, Mo Yang watched the game, and the smile on his face because of the promotion disappeared. The thought of facing Modric again gave him a headache.
At this stage, Mo Yang feels that Croatia's overall strength is stronger than France's.
It is true that they do not have that gorgeous star lineup, but Croatia excels in balance. Even if many players are not stars, their personal abilities are ranked among the best in football, and they have strong mental power and team integrity.
And the role of the star’s soul.
France, which is known as the favorite to win the championship, has not reflected these points at all, at least not yet.
Modric has played an absolute role as the core and soul of the team in these three games.
Football is a sport that pays attention to the whole. If France is currently acting like a piece of scattered sand, then Croatia has almost fully interpreted the word "whole" in these three games, allowing many fans to appreciate the elegance of team football.
For example, in this game against Iceland, even though they rotated 9 main players, they were still able to play beautiful team football.
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