"Are we wrong? The score is 8-0? Did the Korean team meet Germany or Argentina?"
"Even Germany and Argentina may not be able to beat South Korea 8-0!"
"What are you doing! The score of 8-0 is almost a score that can only be achieved by a team two or three levels below. How could it appear at this stage of the world preliminaries?"
"What happened? When did the Chinese team become so strong? If the Chinese team is really so strong, why did they only have 2 draws and 3 losses in the first five games?"
"It's Zhang Guan. He scored 7 goals by himself, including 5 goals in the first half. It would be strange if the Korean team didn't collapse!"
"Zhang Guan? He can also play football, and he is so good. He scored 7 goals in one game. He is simply amazing!"
"Come and watch the highlights of Zhang Guan's goals. It's really exciting. The various fancy skills can almost match the wonderful goals scored by many stars in their lifetime."
"I just got the news that Ki Sung-yong has a concussion and a broken nose. He needs to stay in the hospital for observation. He will probably not be able to play in the next game."
"And Koo Zizhe, I heard that he has worn protective gear on his lower body. Now it is difficult to walk. It seems that he will not be able to recover within a week, and he will not be able to play in the next game."
"The South Korean team lost even their pants. It was ugly enough to lose the game 8-0. Two of the main players who played in Europe were beaten and couldn't play in the next game. It's really embarrassing. What a shame!"
The Chinese team crushed the South Korean team 8-0, which surprised other Asian teams in the same group, especially the Uzbeks team, which was expected to advance, and was faced with a formidable enemy. They know that if the Chinese team can score 17 points, then Uzbekistan is the one most likely to be eliminated.
After this game, almost all sports commentators came to the conclusion that Asian football is about to change!
The next game will be held on March 28, which is five days later, so the national football team did not have a rest. They flew to Iran the next day to familiarize themselves with the local environment and prepare to challenge the Iranian team in an away game.
In the last match between the two sides, the national football team drew 0-0 with Iran at home. This was a good result for the national football team at that time. But this time, the Chinese team can no longer be satisfied with a draw, because a draw cannot bring the Chinese team to advance, they need to win.
The Iranian team, after defeating Qatar, has a record of 14 points and leads Group A. As long as they win one more game, they will be able to reach the 17-point promotion threshold. In addition, this time it is a home game, the Iranian team is certainly not willing to lose.
There are also many players in the Iranian team playing in Europe, such as Guqiannejad, Azmoun, Ansarifad, Jahanbakhsh, Dejagha, etc. Their strength is stronger than the Korean team, so naturally Better than the Chinese team. However, the appearance of Zhang Guan has reversed the strength of both sides, and can even be said to have widened the gap.
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The sudden flank insertion of the Iranian team's Azmoun caught the Chinese team's defense off guard. Azmoun also took the opportunity to get an excellent shooting opportunity. He suddenly raised his foot and the football flew towards the upper right corner of the goal. Go, although the Chinese team goalkeeper judged the right direction, the direction in which the football flew was too tricky for him to save.
"The ball went in, and Azmoun scored a goal for the Iranian team! Azmoun's pass was very sudden and very fast. He is worthy of the player with the nickname of 'Asian Messi'! As the Iranian team's The top scorer, Azmoun, scored 14 goals in 12 appearances in the top 40, and his efficiency is terrifying." The commentator of CCTV said, but there was no feeling of disappointment in his tone, as if he was disappointed with Azmoun. He didn't care at all about this goal.
After scoring the goal, Azmoun did not make any exaggerated scoring movements. He just applauded to himself. His teammates did not come forward to hug him, but patted their shoulders and other methods to congratulate him.
Such a calm celebration ceremony is really rare in football matches, not to mention that the Iranian team is still at home. How can you not celebrate a goal at home!
Today, the Iranian team did not celebrate grandly. Instead, they quickly secured their position, as if they wanted the game to restart as soon as possible. On the other hand, the Chinese team took their time, more like stalling for time.
All this is because the Iranian team is lagging behind. Even if Azmoun scored a goal, the Iranian team still trailed the Chinese team 1-3.
Similar to the situation in the previous game, the Iranian team was stunned by Zhang Guan from the beginning. Zhang Guan only needed 25 minutes to complete his hat trick.
The Iranian team's defense can be regarded as the best in Asia. Before this game, among the top 12 teams, only one Iranian team had not conceded a goal. This was something that Saudi Arabia, Japan, and even Australia could not do. So while conceding three goals in a row, Iran was also adjusting its defense, which finally greatly hindered Zhang Guan's offense. The Iranian team also recovered a goal through its own efforts.
After recovering a goal, the Iranian team launched a more ferocious attack, especially after the halftime break when the Iranian team's players regained some strength.
However, the attacking Iranian team not only failed to score, but conceded another goal. In order to recover the score, they used too many players in the offense, leaving the backcourt defense empty. The Chinese team player kicked the ball directly to the frontcourt with a big kick. Zhang Guan caught up and directly drove the ball in to score the score. It became 4 to 1.
At this time, the Iranian team realized that with Zhang Guan's presence, such a large-scale pressing attack must not be used. With Zhang Guan's speed and offensive ability, if too many personnel are spent on offense and attack, Zhang Guan can easily penetrate the Iranian team's defense.
Trailing by three points and having to assign most of their players to the defense in the backcourt, the Iranian team has no hope of victory.
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The final score of the game was fixed at 4-2. Iran scored another goal before the end, but it was difficult to restore the defeat.
After this battle, everyone knew that the Chinese team's 8-0 victory over South Korea was not a coincidence, and Zhang Guan's strong performance also told the entire Asia that he has the strength of the world's top football players.
Many European giants immediately reached out to Zhang Guan and asked if he was willing to play football in Europe. Some team owners were even willing to give up part of their shares to Zhang Guan in exchange for Zhang Guan joining. However, Zhang Guan had no intention of playing football in Europe and declined these invitations.
The next match in the World Cup preliminaries is on June 13, and the opponent is the Syrian team.
Syria is a very tenacious team. They have drawn with South Korea and Iran at home. It is worth mentioning that because Syria is in the middle of a war, Syria's home game is placed in a neutral venue. That is to say, even at the so-called home court, Syria does not have the slightest home field advantage, and there are even more away fans. Syria's ability to draw with South Korea and Iran under such circumstances is enough to show that they are not a weak team.
In the last match between the two teams, Syria defeated the Chinese team 1-0 in an away game. I have to say that the Chinese team played really shit in that game. It just conceded a goal and didn't even score a goal. The whole team was disappointed. As if waiting for the ball, he showed love to international friends in war-torn countries. On the other hand, Syria fought hard and showed their style.
In the second match between the two sides, the players of the Syrian team were still very tenacious and continued to fight for the whole game. However, this time the Chinese team had Zhang Guan, and the Syrian team's fight for the whole game was destined to be in vain.
Syrian football players are indeed very hardworking, but after all, they are not strong enough. If they face Asian players, they can still play decently. However, after meeting the world's top football players, the Syrian team has a weakness of insufficient hard power. It manifests itself. During the game, Zhang Guan was not timid at all when faced with the defense of two or even three Syrian players. He used his skills and speed to perfectly get past the Syrian defenders.
In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Syrian team 4-0.
Then on August 31, the Chinese team faced Uzbekistan at home.
Uzbekistan knew how powerful Zhang Guan was, and it was an away game, so they simply put on a purely defensive lineup. They had no intention of winning at all, they just hoped to take away a draw and get 1 point. After all, the Korean team lost to the Chinese team before. If Uzbekistan can get 1 point from the Chinese team, it will also have an advantage in competing with the Korean team.
Uzbekistan's players basically stayed in their own half to defend. They even put a midfielder in the starting forward position just to make the defense more solid.
This fully defensive lineup did bring great obstacles to Zhang Guan's offense, but Zhang Guan still used a long-distance free kick to score Uzbekistan's goal before the end of the first half.
Uzbekistan, which was lagging behind, gave up its defense and put on an offensive lineup, hoping to equalize the score, but this gave Zhang Guan a chance. In the second half, Zhang Guan scored three goals in a row, leading the Chinese team to a 4-0 final victory.
After this round of competition, there is only one final game left in the World Preliminaries, and the Chinese team has already gained 14 points thanks to a four-game winning streak, and is very hopeful of qualifying.
Among the other teams in Group A, Iran has already qualified early, while Syria and Qatar have no hope of qualifying.
The situation between the South Korean team and the Uzbekistan team is more complicated. Uzbekistan defeated Syria and Qatar one after another, but came from behind and currently ranks second in the group with 15 points. Due to injuries and other reasons, the South Korean team only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses in four games. On the contrary, it only had 14 points, which is the same as the Chinese team. However, the South Korean team lagged behind the Chinese team in terms of goal difference, so Ranked fourth in the group.
China, South Korea and Uzbekistan will compete for the last place to advance. In the next game, the Chinese team will challenge Qatar away from home, while South Korea will challenge Uzbekistan away from home.
The current situation is that if the Chinese team wins the last game, it will get 17 points, and it can get a guaranteed third place. As for whether it can get second place, it depends on the results of the Uzbekistan and South Korean teams.
If Uzbekistan defeats the South Korean team, it will gain 18 points and qualify directly. Regardless of whether it wins or loses, the Chinese team will be ranked third in the group due to its goal difference and will have to compete with American teams in the play-offs. .
If the South Korean team defeats Uzbekistan and the Chinese team wins, the Chinese team will qualify and the South Korean team will play in the play-offs. If the Chinese team draws with Qatar, the Chinese team will play in the play-offs in third place.
If the South Korean team draws with Uzbekistan, the Chinese team will qualify directly if it defeats Qatar. If the Chinese team draws, it will go to the play-offs. If it loses, it will also be directly eliminated.
But both the Uzbekistan and South Korean teams know that when the Chinese team meets Qatar, a draw or loss is unlikely. When the Asian team's defense faces Zhang Guan, it is only a matter of time that the ball is lost sooner or later. Qatar will definitely It is impossible to stop Zhang Guan's goal, so the Chinese team has already earned 17 points.
If the Chinese team scores 17 points, even if the South Korean team defeats Uzbekistan, the best result will be third in the group and go to the play-offs. As for Uzbekistan, as long as they don't lose, they will not be eliminated. If they win, the Korean team can advance directly. If they draw, they will also go to the play-offs.
Generally speaking, as long as the Chinese team and Uzbekistan do not lose, they will not be eliminated immediately and will at least have a chance to play in the play-offs, while the Korean team needs to see the faces of other teams.
The South Korean team is also considered a regular visitor to the World Cup, but now it is the one most likely to be eliminated directly.
However, at this moment, news came out that Zhang Guan had injured the meniscus of his left leg during training and might miss the last game of the World Cup preliminaries!
This news immediately caused a sensation across the country. The Chinese team was still one step away from the World Cup, but Zhang Guan was injured. Fans could not accept this bad news.
Many reporters gathered in front of the hospital. They wanted to know whether Zhang Guan's injury was real. In addition, many fans rushed here spontaneously. So many people gathered that the hospital had to call the police and ask the police to come to the scene to maintain law and order. The building where Zhang Guan was recovering from his injuries was also sealed off, with police guarding the front and back doors, making it impossible for ordinary people to enter.
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Lin Wei was wearing a white coat and a mask, holding a stack of medical records in his hand. He looked back at the policeman guarding the door with a slight smile on his face.
Lin Wei is known as the number one paparazzi in the country, and it is said that there is no celebrity that he cannot photograph. As the number one paparazzi in the country, his methods were naturally unique. Other reporters could not enter, but Lin Wei disguised himself as a doctor and deceived the police and entered the building.
"I don't know how Zhang Guan's injury is. If I take a few random pictures later, it will definitely be another big exclusive!" Lin Wei thought as he walked upstairs.
There was a large room upstairs, which was the rehabilitation treatment room. Lin Wei heard movement inside and couldn't help but move closer. Through the crack in the door, he saw someone sitting on a piece of fitness equipment, sweating profusely.
"It's Zhang Guan!" Lin Wei didn't expect to find the target so quickly, and then he looked at Zhang Guan's left knee.
Zhang Guan was wearing shorts, and Lin Wei could tell at a glance that Zhang Guan's left knee showed no signs of injury.
"Isn't it the left leg, but the right leg?" Lin Wei looked at Zhang Guan's right leg again, but still didn't find it.
"What's going on? Didn't you say that the meniscus is torn? Why can't you see it at all? Could it be that Zhang Guan is faking his injury!"
Coming to this conclusion, Lin Wei was suddenly shocked.
"Who is there!" A voice sounded, and Lin Wei knew that he had been discovered.
The next moment, a strong man rushed over in a few steps and held Lin Wei down...
(End of chapter)