Chapter 1074 Krauchen’s Magical Positioning

Greece was eliminated. This team, which had been glorious for ten years, was ultimately unable to continue their dream.

This generation of Greek players is also coming to an end.

Two games and two losses, even the last round to win against Cote d'Ivoire was spent.

After Dong Fangzhuo politely comforted the Greek players, he was surrounded by reporters at the scene. But Dong Fangzhuo actually has nothing to say.

The victory was uneventful.

"Qualifying is just our most basic goal. There is nothing to celebrate or write home about. I hope you reporters will not blow us to the sky. The knockout rounds are the time to test us."

He has set his sights on the knockout rounds, but in fact the third round of the group stage is also equally important, because he has to consider finishing first in the group and second in the group.

The first and second place players in Group C will appear in different half zones, and the opponents encountered in different half zones will be of different levels.

The first place team in Group C and the second place team in Group D will go into the top half, while the second place team in Group C and the top team in Group D will go into the bottom half.

Now after two rounds, the first place in Group A is locked by Brazil, which means that if you get the first place in Group C, you are likely to encounter the host country within a certain period of time.

Of course, before the third round is completely over, everything is full of variables. There are other group opponents, not just Brazil, but teams such as Argentina and Germany must be taken into consideration.

Therefore, it is useless to think too much. If you want to get to the end, you still have to win all the opponents. It depends on what the team's goal is.

In fact, in this national team, Dong Fangzhuo is not the only one who maintains a calm attitude. Veterans from three dynasties such as Zheng Zhi, Zhao Xuri, Huang Bowen and Feng Xiaoting are also very calm.

Zheng Zhi said in an interview: "Take it step by step and don't aim too high."

As the team captain, he, like Dong Fangzhuo, had no feelings about the victory.

Feng Xiaoting said: "We have always known that we can qualify. This is not surprising. Isn't it common sense for us to qualify?"

As for Sun Jihai, the veteran of the Four Dynasties? Not to mention that.

"We know what we want to come here, everyone knows it, so we treat every game like a final, but we are not even a little bit complacent. I hope this year's results can be better than last time."

At the press conference, Krauchen's change of formation also received praise. Everyone wanted to know whether Krauchen would continue to play with this formation.

"Does today's formation mean that it will be the formation and configuration for subsequent games? This seems to be the most competitive formation and configuration of the Chinese team at present?"

Krauchen smiled slightly, "It depends on the condition of the players and the opponents. I am not willing to sacrifice Dong Fangzhuo."

"But he can still score goals."

"You never want to put a super striker in the midfield, it's a waste of money."

"Does this mean our midfield and backfield are not strong enough?"

"If compared with opponents such as Brazil, Argentina, and Germany, this is a fact. We still lack a lot in many aspects, but our play style and coordination are more mature and stable than any other team."

"Will the main lineup be replaced in the third round and substitute players be used?"

"This is something I will consider only four days later. I haven't thought about it yet..."

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Four hours later, another match in the group stage ended. Colombia defeated Cote d'Ivoire and also qualified for the group. Among all eight groups, Group C may be the easiest group. Cote d'Ivoire also went home early like Greece. For these two teams, they only have a battle of honor, and the Chinese team will compete with Colombia for the top spot in the group.

Of course, we don’t necessarily have to compete for the top spot in this group...

There are many strong teams that have fallen into disgrace. Spain, Italy, and England have not achieved the results they wanted. They have just drawn and lost. It seems that they are more likely to be eliminated.

The official website of the AFC immediately praised the Chinese team: the pride of Asia,

They are our only hope for the World Cup.

This sentence was immediately protested by Korean and Japanese fans, who scolded the AFC online.

"What is the only hope? Just because they qualified early? Have Japan and South Korea been eliminated? If we get it, there is no hope? The AFC is completely discriminatory and strongly condemns this irresponsible behavior Report!”

The AFC officials were depressed, but it seemed that this way of expression was indeed wrong. Then they quickly changed the title and it became - the Chinese team is moving towards the highest goal and no team can stop them.

I won’t bring Asia with me this time…

England's "The Times" wrote with great envy: The Chinese team emerged strongly from Group C, while England may miss the knockout rounds. We need Chinese directors.

Spanish newspaper Marca said the same thing: Where are our forwards? Even the Chinese team has qualified, but Spain is still struggling in the group stage. Could it be that the defending champion cannot even break through the group stage?

Spain’s Global Times: Forget traditional strong teams like Spain and England. The Chinese team is one of our most powerful opponents. If the two armies fight, we can’t say we will definitely win.

"People's Daily": Forward! go ahead! go ahead! ——The Chinese national men’s football team advanced to the knockout round with an unstoppable momentum!

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European teams have encountered obstacles, but South American teams are quite strong.

As expected of the World Cup held in South America, they have a natural advantage. Uruguay, Chile and Argentina all won, and no team fell behind.

Three days later, the second round of the group stage ended, and England, Italy, Spain, and Portugal were all on the verge of death.

Especially Portugal, led by Ronaldo. After losing to Germany 0:4 in the first game and drawing with the United States, even if they win Ghana in the last round, it may not work because they still have to consider the goal difference. Portugal's goal difference is negative four. Germany is carefree. They don't need to fight the United States. Portugal's fate is basically dead.

The depressed Ronaldo called Dong Fangzhuo and kept complaining.

"If Pepe hadn't played with fire in the first round, we wouldn't be in this desperate situation now."

"I went back to the locker room and really wanted to punch him."

"well……"

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe are good friends. What can he do if his friend does something stupid? It seems so melancholy that the World Cup, which happens every four years, is over.

Dong Fangzhuo still vividly remembers Portugal's World Cup four years ago, when they lost to World Cup champion Spain because of an offside kick. At that time, he also comforted Ronaldo. Unexpectedly, Ronaldo would be even worse four years later, and Portugal had little chance of qualifying.

"Some things are destined by God, what can we do..."

He didn't know what to say. Cristiano Ronaldo would not be destined for the World Cup. Who asked him to be in Portugal? After the golden generation retired from the football stage, he was left to carry Portugal alone. He was not Maradona.

No matter how sad it is, it can't be more sad than Messi! Thinking that Messi won the World Cup runner-up that year, Dong Fangzhuo finally had something to say to comfort Ronaldo.

"Don't worry, Messi will accompany you."

"ha?"

"Messi?" Cristiano Ronaldo smiled, "That guy has a good life. He fought in South America and now he has qualified. Why should he accompany him? But his Argentina didn't play very well. The game was ugly."

"Ahem, don't worry, there will be a day. You have to think about it this way. In fact, there is no difference at all between qualifying in the group and the top 16 or quarter-finals. But when you reach the semi-finals or lose the final, your mood will be even worse. Oops. In fact, only when you win the championship will you feel really good, but I think getting the runner-up is the most painful..."

"Okay, it seems to make sense?" Ronaldo was confused. He seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand it very well.

"Let's fight well in the third round..."

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Just when Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo were chatting about Messi, Messi and Aguero happened to be chatting about Cristiano Ronaldo as well.

Aguero said: "That arrogant guy is finally going home. If Portugal can advance, I will put my head in my butt."

Messi didn't speak.

"Are you unhappy?"

Aguero wondered.

"At least a Ronaldo is gone."

"But, he is not a real opponent..." Messi finally spoke.

"Oh, Dong." Aguero understood. From beginning to end, Messi only had Dong Fangzhuo in his eyes...

"Tell me, will we meet them?" Aguero said suddenly.

"..."

Messi stopped talking again. For him, there was only two words, nightmare.

Didn't the last World Cup lose to China in the knockout round?

I feel so depressed!

But at any rate, no matter how they collide this time, if they want to meet, it seems they will have to be in the semi-finals or finals, right?

Thinking of this, Messi felt much more comfortable...

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The third round of the World Cup group stage came, and the two games of Group A started at the same time. In the end, Brazil and Mexico qualified together with 7 points. Brazil ranked first in goal difference. Croatia, who was favored, was eliminated, and the other team was eliminated. Cameroon is eliminated.

Group B is disappointing. The defending champion Spain only finished third in the group stage and left the World Cup in Brazil in pain. Japan left at the bottom.

Then, we arrived at Group C.

There is no longer any suspense in Group C. Colombia and China are qualifying, but they have to be ranked first and second in the group.

Under the current situation, they don't know the points of the next five groups, so it doesn't really make any difference whether they get first or second.

But Krauchen made a decision before the game. He played with a full substitute lineup! It was not until the press conference that the entire country learned that he had made this decision.

Why?

Everyone is very surprised...

The explanation given by Krauchen was that after it was confirmed that the group would qualify, there was no need to compete with Colombia.

"Aren't you afraid of meeting Uruguay, the archrival from last term, in the elimination round?"

"We will lose if we come off the bench."

“Basically we’re going to touch Uruguay!”

Many fans feel uncomfortable, but some fans are very sensible.

"It's good to play against Uruguay, but it's better than playing Brazil in the quarter-finals, right? Isn't it bad to play the Netherlands or Mexico in the quarter-finals? If we can win against Uruguay, it's better than playing the host country. We just lost in the semi-finals of the last World Cup. It’s just a controversial ball!”

"In other words, whether we are playing Uruguay or the Netherlands, there is no pressure on us. Perhaps this is the reason why Krauchen made this decision!"

When Colombia learned the news, they were also very surprised. They didn't expect the Chinese team to stop playing with them!

As you can imagine, the Chinese team, which sent a substitute lineup, eventually lost the game 0:1 and ranked second in the group, while Côte d'Ivoire tied with Greece 0:0, and Group C ended just like that.

However, the next match in Group D was surprising, because Uruguay did not win the first place in the group, but it was Costa Rica that won the first place in the group!

In other words, the Chinese team did not meet Uruguay in the knockout round, but faced off against Costa Rica...

Uruguay cried and the Chinese team laughed.

Since Uruguay did not win the first place in the group, they will have to fight with Colombia. Whoever advances will have a fierce battle with the powerful host Brazil...

"Oh my god, can Krauchen predict the game? This is simply forcibly lowering the difficulty of the game. It is better to play Costa Rica than Uruguay, and then easily go to the bottom half."

"This is the best signing. The Chinese team can definitely defeat Costa Rica. It will be the quarter-finals with the Netherlands."

"Haha, I think this is why Krauchen has always been the head coach of the Chinese team, right? It's a magical position. I can't accept it."

Another day later, the powerful French team appeared in the top half, and Switzerland entered the bottom half. Germany went to the top half, while Argentina came to the bottom half.

Chinese fans laughed again.

"The lower half is good, the strong teams have all played against the Chinese team!"

"The top half is terrible, Germany, France, Brazil... tsk tsk."

In the end, all the top 16 came out, and the matchup situation was completely clear.

Brazil vs Chile,

Colombia vs Uruguay,

France vs Nigeria,

Germany vs Algeria,

Netherlands vs Mexico,

Costaria vs China,

Argentina vs Switzerland,

Belgium vs USA.

"What about South Korea and Japan? Didn't their fans protest against the AFC? They came out. Is their goal to win the championship? Why are the teams missing?"

"Now, the only team left in Asia is the Chinese team, and we are the only team in Asia! The AFC has sharp eyes, and they saw it right."

At least a Japanese team entered the top 16 in the last World Cup, but this time there is only a Chinese team.

After the match came out, the Chinese team's promotion handicap also came out. The Chinese team conceded one goal, and the betting company was optimistic about the Chinese team again.

Several giants are also optimistic about it, and there doesn't seem to be much suspense in the quarter-finals. As for top scorer? Messi and Dong Fangzhuo are tied, both have the same odds...

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