amaotonovel Chapter 610 World Cup Group Draw
Chapter 610 World Cup Group Draw
Chapter 610 World Cup Group Draw
When Stan came to Sochi, it was still cold.
Everyone is no stranger to Sochi, it is a Russian resort and a beautiful city, but it was the Sochi Winter Olympics 4 years ago that made Sochi famous all over the world.
And today's Sochi will gather the eyes of the whole world, because the World Cup group stage draw ceremony will be staged here.
This is January 2018, 1. Li Qiao watched the draw ceremony at his home in Munich. He was a little nervous, because the result of the draw is directly related to how far the Chinese team can go.
The Chinese team, like other Asian teams, is in the third gear. There are four teams in the Asian region-China, Japan, Australia, and Iran.
The moment Stan walked into the venue, he was surrounded by the media. The Stan now is different from the Stan four years ago. Four years ago, he was a lucky guy who entered the World Cup by chance, but now he is a famous coach.
Next to Stan is Queiroz, both of whom are world-renowned coaches, but the microphones of the media are still directed at Stan.
"Coach Stan, what do you think of the lottery ceremony? What team are you most afraid of meeting, or in other words, what team do you most hope to meet"?
Stan shrugged and smiled, "The teams that can enter the World Cup are all very strong teams, so as long as they meet, they are all strong teams."
"If you say that you don't want to meet any teams, I think Argentina, Brazil, and Germany are the teams I don't want to meet in the group stage."
"Four years ago, you led the Chinese team to create history, so what is your goal for this World Cup?"
Stan is very cautious about this issue, "I think as long as it is not worse than last time, it will be fine."
"That is, at least enter the top 16"?
Stan nodded.
"So do you have anything to say to Joe Lee who just won the Golden Globe"?
"I have already congratulated Li Qiao in private, that guy is really great, he is more powerful than I imagined, a great talent."
"Excuse me, how did you get Queiroz?"
As soon as this remark came out, the reporters at the scene laughed.
Steinunu mouthed, meaning you have to ask Queiroz himself, the reporters shifted their microphones and gathered in front of Queiroz.
Facing the reporter's question, Queiroz only said one sentence - "As you know, Stan is a hooligan."
Now let out a coaxing laugh, it seems that Stan is an overlord when it comes to Queiroz, but if it weren’t for this, the fans and the media would not like Stan so much. Stan’s charm lies in his uniqueness and arrogance.
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In this lottery ceremony, the host chosen by the Russian side is very interesting. It is the former Russian tsar-Arshavin.
Arshavin is known as the most talented player in Russian history. He also played for Arsenal. It should be said that the choice of him is very meaningful.
As the host, Russia attaches great importance to this World Cup, and Russia also hopes that its team can achieve good results in this World Cup.
First of all, as usual, it was a review of the World Cup qualifiers. Following the scenes on the big screen, many representatives on the scene were fascinated.
The picture flashed, and the Chinese delegation was cheering. It was the picture of the Chinese team defeating the South Korean team, and it was also a match that was basically scheduled for the Chinese team to appear.
The 15-minute video reviewed the history of each team participating in the World Cup in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, Central North America, and Oceania (this time New Zealand entered the World Cup).
After the short film ended, there was a round of applause at the scene, followed by a performance with a Russian style. After the performance, the cruel lottery ceremony was about to begin.
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"So nervous, so nervous," Li Qiao kept talking while holding the beer.
"More nervous than you dating Helen"?
After Diana finished speaking, hehehe laughed.
"You bring that up again"?
"Well, I want to remember it forever." After speaking, Diana stuck out her tongue, looking playful and cute.
Li Qiao rolled his eyes.
While Li Qiao was fighting with Diana, the big screen announced the list of seeded teams. They were all teams like Brazil, Germany, and Colombia. This had nothing to do with the Chinese team.
"When will the Chinese team come out"?Diana asked.
"In third gear",
Soon, the African team in the second tier was drawn out. At this time, everyone was still very calm, because there was no death group in sight, and the second tier team would definitely meet a strong team. This was not an accident.
But in the third gear, the pressure came, and the atmosphere on the scene began to be tense, because the prototype of the death group is likely to appear.
Li Qiao put down his beer, the lottery that concerns the fate of the Chinese team is about to begin, and in the next 5 minutes, the situation of the Chinese team in the group stage of the World Cup will be revealed.
It was early morning in China at this time, but because of the live broadcast of the World Cup draw, many Chinese fans stayed up in front of the TV to watch the game.
Among these people is Chen Abo from Guangdong.
Chen Abo bowed again and again in front of the statue of Guan Erye, "Bless the Chinese team to draw a good lottery".
Chen Abo knelt down in front of Guan Erye to worship from the beginning of the lottery ceremony. Suddenly, his wife yelled loudly.
"The Chinese team has come out",
Uncle Chen immediately ran to the TV, and when he saw the results, Uncle Chen almost fainted from anger, and looked at "Second Master Guan" viciously, "Fuck you, Second Master Guan, it doesn't work at all."
It turned out that the Chinese team was drawn into Group A, and the top two teams in the same group were Brazil and Côte d'Ivoire.
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Diana also knew what it meant, she didn't dare to joke anymore, "Joe, are you okay"?
"It's okay," Li Qiao replied.
With the current strength of the Chinese team, it is not impossible to qualify in such a group, but it will take a layer of skin, especially the Brazilian team. Although the strength of the five-star Brazil has dropped a little, it is still the world's top team.
Needless to say, the strength of Côte d'Ivoire, although there is no Drogba, but the strength of the African powerhouse is obvious to all.
Next, we will look at the last opponent of the Chinese team. It must be a European team. It depends on luck.
If teams like Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland are drawn, then the possibility of the Chinese team joining hands with Brazil to qualify is still very high.
The fourth gear is also the most critical. It is about to decide which group will become the group of death.
The guest of this lottery is none other than the superstar of the former Soviet Union - Blokhin.
When Blokhin held the lottery ball in his hand and was about to decide the fate of Group A, the hearts of the whole of China trembled.
"Who the hell"?
"Portugal",
When Blokhin called out Portugal, countless Chinese fans shouted in their hearts-"I X".
"Group of Death, is this trying to kill us?"
In the end, the picks of Group A were decided, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, China, Portugal.A veritable group of death.
At this time, Li Qiao picked up the beer in front of him and drank it, "This is a conspiracy, how could it be like this."
Diana caressed Li Qiao and comforted him.
Stan's face was very ugly when the scene was shot. This is a sad lottery. Just as Stan was preparing to do a big job in the World Cup in Russia, the final outcome turned out to be like this, the group of death.
The emotions of the Chinese journalists on the scene were also hit. They thought they were dreaming, "You really think highly of us, the group of death."
After the lottery ceremony, Stan walked out of the venue and was immediately surrounded by Chinese reporters.
"This is a small draw that couldn't be worse. The only consolation is that Queiroz is Portuguese."
Queiroz forced a smile, echoing Stan's bad joke.
"Then do you think the Chinese team has a chance?" the reporter asked.
Stan did not answer directly, "I will go back and analyze it. In the next few months, I will find some corresponding opponents and arrange some warm-up matches."
"Do you think the result of the lottery is predetermined?"someone asked.
"It's not important anymore, the important thing is that the result is already like this, and it's impossible to change, and I'm used to shutting up about things that can't be changed."
The reporters at the scene were very uncomfortable. Domestic expectations for this World Cup are very high, but what kind of lottery is this? This is really bad luck.
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After the lottery results came out, the Koreans immediately got high. They made various jokes on the Internet. The first was the score prediction. The Chinese team 0-8 Brazil in the first game, 0-4 Côte d’Ivoire in the second game, and their confidence collapsed in the last game, and they surrendered without a fight.
The South Korean team has been eliminated by the Chinese team for two consecutive years, and they hate the Chinese team to the core, so the Chinese team is divided into the death group, and the happiest thing is South Korean Bangzi.
"The Chinese team went to the World Cup and even the organizers couldn't stand it anymore, so they were classified into the death group." After finishing speaking, there were countless smiling faces behind.
"To be honest, the Chinese team is not as good as the South Korean team in the World Cup. After all, we have participated in the World Cup the most times in Asia."
When the Koreans were high, a netizen named "5 to 0 Yu Bangzi" appeared. Instead of refuting, he just posted a smiley face after every post.
At this time, silence is better than sound. Everyone knows what this is like, and there is no way to refute it. A few Korean fans went crazy and sprayed a few words, but most Koreans went offline in despair.
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The next day, Stan returned to China by plane. As soon as he returned to China, he returned to the base and began to send his own scouting system to collect information on these teams, and then contact the warm-up match opponents.
To simulate Portugal, Stein hopes to warm up with Spain, Côte d'Ivoire, Stein hopes to warm up with Cameroon, Brazil, Stein hopes to warm up with Uruguay.
The warm-up match opponents were soon finalized. Now the Chinese team is different from four years ago. It is very easy to find a warm-up match opponent. Many teams even take the initiative to find the Chinese team to warm up.
After the draw of the group stage, for Stan, the World Cup has officially started, and a lot of work has to start. There are still 4 months before the Chinese team will be on the stage of the World Cup.
(End of this chapter)