World Cup of Great Powers

Chapter 298 Fighting Cameroon Again
The dust settled in the Confederations Cup group stage, France, Xiaori, Cameroon and China reached the semi-finals.

This result can be described as happy and sad for several families.

Needless to say, the Brazilian team
The Samba Army didn't even make it to the group stage, and what awaits them will be domestic criticism.

On the other side, fans in South Korea were also filled with righteous indignation.

They were so angry that their team was not out.

But both China and Japan have qualified.

think about it.

What's the point of this?

Judging from the grouping of the three teams of ABC, South Korea obviously took advantage.

One of the opponents of China and Japan is France, the other is Brazil; one is number one in the world, and the other is number two in the world.

But China and Japan have qualified for the group stage.

For the jealous South Korean fans, this is worse than killing them!

Since this federation is actually a preview of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, the nine participating teams almost represent the highest level of football in the five continents.

After the semi-finals were decided, "Football News" tried to see the clues of the next World Cup football map from this tournament.

Europe: France's advantage is hard to shake!
The overall level of European football is recognized as the best in the world, and its strength can be seen from the number of places and records in the World Cup.In the last three World Cups, 15 teams from Europe have participated, and 16 of them have reached the top 10. The results are unmatched.

As the European representative of this Confederations Cup, the French team, which aims to train troops, did not do its best.

Although the first draw with the Chinese team was surprising, but once the focus is on the game, the French will never give their opponents any chance!
Team No.1 has finally returned.

What's even more frightening is that there are endless new stars emerging in the French team, and they will soon be integrated into the team's overall tactics, making the replacement of the French team invisible.

It can be predicted that the European teams will still be the dominant force in the next World Cup, and the French team will still be the favorite to win the championship.

South America: Brazil in figureheads!
With superb skills and impromptu performances, South American football occupies an important pole in the world football map.

Although the overall advantage is not obvious, Brazil and Argentina have always been the top teams in the world, which also makes South America not far behind Europe in terms of the number of World Cup wins.

Brazil, which played this time, has a great reputation, and was "humiliated" by Canada and Xiaotian one after another, unable to break through the opponent's gate.

It can be seen that the Brazilian team is currently at a low point, and the coach and players are not the best choices.

The way out for South America lies in combining technological superiority with advanced European tactics, as Argentina has tried.

But the Brazilian Football Federation was impatient, suspended Luxenberg's experiment, and returned to the old road.

If the current chaotic situation of the Brazilian team is not changed, the hope of the South American team in the next World Cup will be the Argentine team, which is closer to the European style of play.

Africa: The lion is strong on the outside but strong on the inside!
Africa is a new force in world football. With its unique physical conditions and the influence of European leagues, African teams have the strength to attack the hegemony of Europe and South America.

The success of Nigeria and Cameroon in the past two Olympic Games makes people believe that the era of Africa is coming.

In this competition, Cameroon will use the Sydney Olympic champion team as the team, and the elite will be out.

Although they won two games in the group stage, the strength of their opponents was not satisfactory.

At present, there are many problems in the Cameroon team.

The first is poor management. The amateur management of the Cameroon Football Association has caused frequent internal strife in the team.

Secondly, there are frequent coaching changes, and the team has no time to knead into shape.Although the Cameroon players often have the upper hand in one-on-one confrontation, the team is like a mess, and mature and ingenious cooperation is rarely seen.

If the African teams do not learn the lessons of Cameroon, the next World Cup will still not be able to get rid of the fate of only reaching the top 8.

Central and North America: Mexico rests on its laurels.

This area has long been ruled by Mexico, with the exception of teams from the United States, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Canada participating in this year's tournament.

However, except for the 1986 World Cup, which reached the quarter-finals with the benefit of the host, the last two sessions have stopped at the quarter-finals.The fundamental reason is that the country lacks communication with the outside world and has entered a dead end of indulging in domestic leagues.

Similar to the past, this time the Mexican players are all from the domestic league.

Judging from the content of the game, the Mexican team is almost old-fashioned, and the ultimate goal seems to be to show off the ball, not to score.

In fact, Mexico reached the top 1986 of the World Cup in 8, relying on the outstanding performance of Garcia and others who played in Europe.

In the match with the Chinese team, it can be foreseen that Mexico can only achieve better results in international competitions by sending its outstanding players abroad.

Asia: China and Japan go to the world!
Asia has always been a supporting player in world football, but in recent years, the progress of Chinese and Japanese football has made people see hope.

The Chinese team not only made it to the top 16 in the last World Cup, but also won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games that just passed.

At present, the Chinese team has been updated, and the team members are more reasonable.

The head coach is even more familiar with every player in the team. When facing every opponent, he can avoid his own shortcomings, use his own advantages, and use the overall strength of the team to win the game.

Like the Chinese team, Xiao Day has also made breakthroughs in various competitions in recent years.

Although the results are not as dazzling as the Chinese team, it can be regarded as a real realization of "going out of Asia and going to the world."

The two teams represent two emerging powers in Asian football. If the two teams can perform similarly in the World Cup, then qualifying for the group stage in the next World Cup will not be a big problem.

Now, the semi-finals are out, and the semi-final match has become the focus of fans' attention.

Because the Chinese team was in the same group as the French team in the group stage, and China, France, and Japan all played games on the small island.

So the grouping results of the semi-finals are very simple.

Little Days VS the French team, and the national football team reached a plane to fly to South Korea to face Cameroon, which is waiting for work.

After the results of the match between France and Mexico came out, Zeng Zheng led the team to fly to South Korea.

Before the start of the game, Zeng Zheng and Cameroon coach Le Chante accepted an interview with South Korea's "Sports Today".

Reporter: How do you feel about facing the Chinese team in the semi-finals?
Lechante: Although we defeated the Chinese team in the last Olympic Games, things have changed now and the outcome of the competition will be difficult to predict.Compared with the other two teams, the only thing I feel lucky is that in the semi-finals we met a loser.

Reporter: Are you ready?
Lechante: After the group stage, our players took a full rest. Now they are in good physical strength and in good condition.Although the Chinese team had a bye in the third group match, they had to fly here.In this way, the situation of our two teams is similar.

Reporter: What do you think the outcome of the game will be?

Lechante: Obviously, the Chinese team is stronger than last year's Olympic Games.We may win, and of course we may lose.Still, winning must be more pleasing, isn't it?We are ready and I think there will be a good result.This game, in my opinion, is a showdown in the third world!I hope our opponent's game will be a pleasing game.

Reporter: What do you think of the Chinese team?

Lechante: The performance of the Chinese team in this competition is very surprising!In terms of passing awareness and defensive organization, the Chinese team is no less than some second-tier European teams.And on this basis, the Chinese team's header is still very powerful.They have a big forward on the team, and I think that's going to be the key to our defense.

Reporter: Team China, how are you preparing?

Zeng Zheng: In the middle of the match between the French team and Mexico, we had already anticipated the result of the match.Although I rushed to Suwon that day, I felt a bit rushed in time.However, compared to the African players, we are originally East Asians.From this point of view, it is actually us who are waiting for work.

Reporter: How do you plan to deal with Cameroon?

Zeng Zheng: Cameroon is already a strong team in the world. For us, we can only try our best to win, and the result is secondary.But I always believe that hard work always pays off, just like our first game against France.

Reporter: Many critics believe that this year's Chinese team is the strongest in Asia. What do you think?

Zeng Zheng: That is indeed the case, because we are the champions of the Asian Cup, we can say this with confidence!
Reporter: How do you evaluate your opponent Cameroon team?
Zeng Zheng: The opponent is not scary!Although their personal strength is strong, our overall ability is not bad.Now, all we have to do is win this game unconditionally.I have studied all of Cameroon's recent games and we are confident we can beat them.

Reporter: Don't forget, you lost to them 1-3 in last year's Olympic Games.

Zeng Zheng: Those are old accounts, and we didn't take them to heart.What's more, it was only U23 at that time, and it was the first time for our players to enter the semi-finals of the Olympic Games. Our players were too nervous at that time!But now, our team is doing its best and has been adjusted to the best condition!Especially after seeing the strength of the French team, we will have no psychological pressure when we meet any opponent.

Facing this reunion in the Confederations Cup, the coaches of both sides showed confidence in winning.

Is the Chinese team revenge success?

Or will Cameroon move forward with pride?

In the end who wins, we have to see the real trick on the court!

On June 6, the Suwon World Cup Stadium in South Korea.

Chinese team VS Cameroon.

Like the Chinese team, in this Confederations Cup, Cameroon is also an elite player.

Parma striker Mboma was just elected African Footballer of the Year a few days ago. He is the core of the team.

At present, the most potential star in the Cameroon team is striker Samuel Eto'o.

In the midfield, the Olympic team captain Gremi who is effective for Real Madrid, Lauren of Arsenal, Vivian Foo of Lyon and so on.

On the defense line, Worm and Song are also in charge. Although the goalkeeper Songoao is playing as a substitute in Deportivo, he has maintained a good state. He and Mboma are the only two veterans in the team.

For the Chinese team, the starting position of the goalkeeper remains unchanged, and Ou Chuliang is still the starting player.

The four defenders are Sun Jihai, Li Weifeng, General Fan and Wu Chengying. The four have basically become regular starters.

In the midfield, the defensive midfielders are Li Tie and Li Xiaopeng, and the two attacking midfielders are Zhang Xiaorui and Li Jinyu.

The two forwards are Yang Chen and Qu Shengqing.

".The Chinese and Cameroonian teams meet again in the Confederations Cup after the Olympic Games."

"Before the game, the coach once said that he will definitely do his best to defeat the double champion of Africa and the Olympic Games."

"Currently, although Cameroon has many conflicts in the locker room, the basic strength of the players is still there."

"Whether the Chinese team can complete their revenge, let us wait and see!"

"Okay, the Chinese team kicks off first."

With the whistle of the referee, the first game of the Confederations Cup semi-final officially began.

After the kick-off of the Chinese team, Zhang Xiaorui had just got the ball when Eto'o was in front of him.

Cheetah's strength and speed are not covered.

Zhang Xiaorui pulled the ball back and took the opportunity to pass it back to his teammate.

Eto'o chased all the way until Li Tie stopped the ball.

As a defensive player, even with a partner, Li Tie is the midfielder who stands slightly behind.

After receiving the return pass from his teammates, Li Tie didn't control the ball too much, and directly distributed the ball to his teammates on the wing.

Wu Chengying on the wing tried to dribble forward after getting the ball, leaving the 30-meter area of ​​his side.

But I didn't expect that Cameroon's speed was too fast.

As soon as he took two steps, the pressing players were already close at hand.

Wu Chengying dunked the ball to Zhongnongjian, but couldn't find a supporting teammate at the first time.

In desperation, he directly kicked the ball towards the penalty area of ​​Cameroon with a big kick.

Alexander Song jumped high and easily won the first landing point.

After Lauren got the ball, he immediately distributed the ball to the right.

Three passes and two downs, the ball soon came to Gremi's feet.

As Real Madrid's midfielder, Gremi was double-teamed by two Chinese players as soon as he got the ball.

As the main player of Cameroon, the most amazing thing about Gremi is that he has already played on four continents before he turned 21.

From Africa to Brazil, then to Turkey, and then to Real Madrid.

Few players' first stop in Europe is a giant like Real Madrid.

Of course, in the star-studded Real Madrid, the young Gremi did not secure a midfield position.

In fact, when he was at the club, he mostly played as a defender.

Returning to the national team, he was able to show his midfield talent.

Even with such an opponent, Zhang Xiaorui and others did not dare to be careless.

the reason is simple.

A year ago, Jianlibao's team members were defeated by Gremi.

Seeing Gremi slam forward the ball, Zhang Xiaorui immediately clung to it, trying to use his body to fight against the interference opponent.

This is rare on the field.

Because of Zhang Xiaorui's personal characteristics and position.

Sometimes even if Yang Chen returned to the penalty area, Zhang Xiaorui didn't participate in the defense.

This is the "privilege" given to him by Zeng Zheng.

The purpose is to allow him to use his physical strength more fully in the offense.

But now, facing Gremi's dribbling forward, Zhang Xiaorui leaned forward immediately.

This kind of intensity of defense was only seen on the soil of Brazil when Zhang Xiaorui was still young.

However, in front of the strong bodies of African players, although Zhang Xiaorui is dark enough, his physical strength is obviously not enough.

"Gremy with the ball"

"Straight!"

When he yelled these two words, Huang Jianxiang's tone raised.

This already showed that Zhang Xiaorui's defense did not have much effect.

Gremi sent a good quality pass.

At the same time, Eto'o instantly turned into a runaway wild horse and went straight to the Chinese team's restricted area.

"Dangerous!" In the live broadcast room, Zhang Hehe also shouted in a low voice.

Sure enough, Eto'o, who forcibly rushed out from between Li Tie and Li Weifeng, caught up with the ball and followed up with a volley.

Whoosh!
The ball was blown by the strong wind and rose against the ground.

General Fan hurriedly stretched his legs, but he still couldn't block the whistling ball.

Bang!
There was a muffled sound in front of the Chinese team.

Ou Chuliang, who leaned forward, stretched his arms above his head, with his palms facing outwards slightly.

Thumbs facing each other with just enough space between them for the next game ball.

That was the ball just kicked by Eto'o!
"Ou Chuliang!"

"Ou Chuliang saved the team again!"

(End of this chapter)