Vol 4 Chapter 50: Top 16 opponents

On June 29, after a brutal single-circle group fight, the list of the top 16 in the 2018 World Cup was finally released.
Group A: Uruguay, Russia.
Group B: Spain, Portugal.
Group C: France, China.
Group D: Croatia, Argentina.
Group E: Brazil, Switzerland.
Group F: Sweden, Mexico.
Group G: Belgium, England.
Group H: Colombia, Japan.
The group stage can be described as splendid, whether it is the opener Russia's first loud Saudi Arabia, or the redemption between Argentina and Messi, or China, known as the darkest horse, reached the top 16.
This group match can be described as full of passion, excitement and surprise.
In Asia, China and Japan advanced together, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Iran were eliminated, but it is surprising that South Korea took away the German team before leaving.
Many people think that despite the poor performance of Germany, the top 16 is still no problem.
But the championship spell was entangled. In the end, the defending champion left the stage of the World Cup in advance, and even the media were a little sorry for the German team. At the same time, they were also criticizing the transmission and control tactics of German coach Loew.
Of course, this is only a small episode, the public's attention is still focused on the upcoming World Cup 16 group.
According to the rules of the FIFA Group 1 and Group 2 competition, the group first of each group can play the group second of the other group.
This is the first advantage of the group, they can play the game more easily.
Of course, there are also some groups with hard bones in the second, such as Argentina and Portugal. These two older brothers are more terrible than some groups.
On the night of the end of the third round of the group stage, the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia.
Representatives of national football associations have settled in to participate in this lottery ceremony.
Officials of the Chinese Football Association also felt the scene, but they felt a lot of uncomfortable gaze when they arrived.
In the World Cup, the Chinese team did not pay much attention except for Yi Le, and now these people are looking to Chinese Football Association officials and whispering, which is very uncomfortable.
After thinking about it, the officials of the Chinese Football Association were relieved.
The Chinese team is in the round of 16, and that is a sweet dish.
Compared to other strong teams, they are undoubtedly a good springboard for promotion.
It can be said that the team representatives on the spot let them choose opponents, they will definitely choose the Chinese team.
Although it is uncomfortable, this is the truth. With a pair of aggressive eyes, the Chinese team representatives came to their seats and sat down. They did not have the intention of communicating. They participated in the World Cup 16 draw for the first time. There are no friends who are familiar with each other.
At 11pm Russian time, the lottery ceremony officially began.
The alien Ronaldo appeared again, adding a brilliance to the draw.
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In the stands, Da Luo's hands were stirred in a glass box. Seeing this scene, everyone on the scene, including the fans in front of the TV, held their breath.
A metal ball was touched.
Darrow opened the metal ball and then unfolded.
Uruguay!
The first one to be drawn out is Uruguay, followed by their opponents.
After 30 seconds, the next metal ball appeared.
Uruguay's opponent appeared.
Portugal!
Wow! ! ! ! !
There was an uproar at the scene.
No one expected that Ronaldo had drawn two strong teams for the first time.
For the fans of Uruguay and Portugal, they can not help but howl.
One side is afraid of Suarez and Cavani.
The other side is afraid of the big president!
And Portuguese fans seem to be more afraid of a few points, after all, in case Suarez bites the big president, then everything is over.
The damage value of this guy is doubled!
After the first group was drawn, Ronaldo was drawn again.
The second group, France vs Argentina!
French fans: "!!!"
Argentine fans: "Fat! You are poisonous !!"
Da Luo was also a little embarrassed, he didn't expect his hands to be so poisonous.
Another powerful dialogue!
The third group: Brazil VS Mexico.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, especially the Brazilian representative winked secretly at Darrow, who did not dare to take this.
I thought it was finally back to normal.
The fourth group: Russia VS Spain!
The representatives of the burly fighting nations almost came up with the case. What is so special about killing us?
The host meets a powerful Spain, which makes Russian fans mourn.
Da Luo was also a little flustered, he wanted to stop the stall.
These representatives of the national team who were drawn were panicked, but others were happy.
Strong teams are picked one by one, which is simply their gospel.
And hasn't the Chinese team yet appeared?
The Chinese representatives are very calm, anyway they play the same.
The fifth group was drawn from Croatia.
At this time, the Chinese representatives can't calm down. They remember the discussion of the coaching staff. Croatia is the one to avoid.
They could no longer remain calm and stared at the lottery box.
Fat, you smoke well!
The opponent appeared!
Croatia vs Switzerland!
call! ! ! !
The Chinese delegates were relieved, and the Croatian delegates were relieved.
At this point, the lottery is much smoother.
The sixth group: Belgium VS Japan.
The seventh group: Colombia VS England.
Group 8: Sweden VS China!
At this point, the top 16 grouping is complete.
The Chinese team's opponents also appeared in the next round, which is known as 'Viking' Sweden.
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In the hotel, Yi Le also saw the grouping on the TV.
The opponent is Sweden.
For Sweden, Yi Le is not very familiar. His impression of the Swedish team stays with the team led by Ibrahimovic for 16 years.
But since Ibrahimovic left, the national team has undergone a reorganization of the system and kicking method, and it has become less aggressive.
And before the World Cup, Yi Le seemed to have heard some contradictions about Ibrahimovic and the Swedish national team.
Ibrahimovic wants to join the national team, but the Swedish head coach does not seem to like him and has always refused him to join the national team.
Even in a media interview, when a reporter asked Ibrahim how to go to Russia, Ibrahim replied with a black face: "Go by plane!"
A very playful answer, but it also highlights Ibrahimovic's face-saving character.
In the middle of last season, Ibrahimovic has left Tottenham and went to the American Football League to play football. I heard that Gao Guang has performed a lot.
While Yi Le is happy for his friends ~ EbookFREE.me ~ also feels sorry for his decision to leave Europe.
In Yi Le's view, Ibrahimovic's aggressiveness is still very sufficient, he lacks a midfield support.
If Ibrahimovic is in this Swedish team, Yi Le really feels a headache, but now this Sweden is not weak, but it cannot be said to be too strong in this World Cup!
Overall, this lottery is pretty good.
After the opponent decided, the entire coaching staff and the team began to carry out targeted training.
The first is air defense capability, which needs to be on the agenda.
Second is the tactical classroom.
In this training, Lippi also added penalty training, although some suspected of sharpening the gun, it was better than not.
Whether it is Lippi or Yi Le, they all feel that there will be a lot of stalemate in the top 16 and will drag the game into the penalty shootout.
It's too late to prepare!
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