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Chapter 356 The Curse of the World Cup! Either don’t fight, or if you want to fight, fight for the first place! [A big chapter with words, please beg me to subscribe]

There is more than 1 minute left before the game, and everyone at Atletico Madrid can't wait to stand on the sidelines, ready to rush into the court at any time.

At this moment, the 22 players in the stadium are still continuing to play.

Everyone knows that the closer it gets to this time, the easier it is to let down one's guard.

With the strength of Valencia's players, once Atletico Madrid slackens and is caught, it is not impossible to tie the score.

Ramos, Pepe, Neuer and others were all calling to their teammates, telling them to stand in position and organize their defense.

The two sides were near the center circle, going back and forth.

In the stands, Atletico Madrid fans could not help but cheer.

Even when Atletico Madrid grabbed the ball in the frontcourt, they kicked the ball directly back to Valencia's goal, directly turning it into a goal kick for the Bat Legion to consume the game time.

Valencia actually knew that the game was basically over, but professional ethics required them to persist until the last second.

"Thank you, Bruno."

Yang Hao smiled and looked at the assistants, players and employees around him who were impatient and ready to rush into the stadium. He turned around and walked towards the visiting team's coaching bench and walked towards Ancelotti.

What's more, the Sheets Army also has the top and most luxurious superstar lineup in today's world football.

This made everyone at Atletico Madrid hold back their energy and feel dissatisfied.

At this moment, dozens of Atletico Madrid employees and players on the edge of the court rushed into the court like crazy.

This is the first time that the Argentine Angel won the Champions League and the Triple Crown as a main player after entering the first team!
As Atletico Madrid's youth training, Di Maria also plays a pivotal role in Atletico Madrid.

And all the grievances and depression were vented at this moment.

By this moment, the game had ended early.

It was under Yang Hao's training that he became the best midfielder and frontfielder in world football today.

At this time, Atletico Madrid players and employees were already hugging each other on the edge of the court.

Later, Iniesta, Kaká, Torres, Adriano and others came over one after another and hugged Yang Hao.

Messi ran directly in front of Yang Hao from the other side of the court, picked up Yang Hao with all his strength, and kept running and shouting while holding him.

Atletico Madrid goal kick.

In the stands, Atletico Madrid fans stood up from their seats, cheering and singing loudly.

It's 3!

The entire Bernabeu Stadium was filled with cheers and cheers from Atletico Madrid fans.

"Congratulations, Yang!" Ancelotti opened his arms and hugged Yang Hao.

When Valencia attacked for the last time, Juan Mata dribbled the ball from the left, forced a breakthrough through Alves, and went directly to the bottom line. He and Alves were entangled, and the ball went out of the bottom line.

Yang Hao shook hands with Demichelis in the coaching bench again. This is a very prestigious coach in Italian football.

Inside the stadium, Atletico Madrid players were slowly walking towards the center circle.

Do you know how he spent these three years?
While Atletico Madrid was invincible in La Liga, it failed in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

They were all cheering hoarsely.

When Yang Hao walked into the stadium, he was greeted by David Silva.

The players hugged each other in twos and threes on the court.

Fatty An looked depressed, but when he saw Yang Hao coming over, he could only squeeze out a smile.

Before Yang Hao turned around and walked back, he shook hands with Ancelotti again.

Neuer slowly walked outside the baseline to pick up the ball, then slowly placed it, then slowly backed away...

"gone."

Everyone can see that the Argentinian is very, very excited now.

When the time entered the 93rd minute, just 10 seconds later, referee Howard Webb finally blew the whistle to end the game.

Many people say that his breakthrough ability and speed are not as good as Di Maria, but David Silva's delicate foot skills, outstanding skills, imaginative passing, and deconstruction of the rib space are all is his advantage.

As the king of Spanish football, Atletico Madrid will never allow itself to fail to qualify for the Champions League for three consecutive years.

Di Maria also turned around and ran over, hugging Yang Hao.

"Thank you, Carlo."

At this time, there were about 10 seconds left in the game.

Yang Hao also clenched his fists excitedly and shouted with all his strength.

Atletico Madrid has been away from the Champions League for 3 years!

"You guys performed really well." Demichelis praised.

Winning this Champions League, winning the Triple Crown, scoring 49 goals in the league and 14 goals in the Champions League, this represents the peak of Messi's career, and it also represents that Atletico Madrid will usher in a new history.

Everyone knows that this is actually a waste of time.

The Spanish teenager rushed in front of Yang Hao and hugged the coach hard.

From Kaka to Torres, and now Messi, Atletico Madrid is constantly launching the superstars it has cultivated.

But now, it is not an exaggeration to describe Atletico Madrid as a gathering of superstars.

After having three Golden Balls in Kaka, Torres and Adriano, if Messi wins the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, Atletico Madrid will have four Golden Balls.

This almost means that Atletico Madrid will reach an unprecedented new height.

You know, even in the Galacticos at its peak, Real Madrid only had three golden balls: Zidane, Figo, and Ronaldo.

At that time, Real Madrid was already a star-studded galactic battleship, the pinnacle of professional football history!

But now, as long as Messi wins the award again, Atletico Madrid will have 4 Ballon d'Or players, which will surpass Real Madrid!

And this also confirms what Yang Hao said before, this season is the beginning of Atletico Madrid's legendary history!
……

Valencia players passed in front of Platini and Infantino one by one.

Infantino assisted and was responsible for handing the medals to Platini, while the UEFA president put them on the heads of the Valencia players one by one.

Then it was Atletico Madrid's turn as champion.

When Atletico Madrid's first-team players passed in front of Platini one by one, the UEFA president would shake hands with them and put the championship medals on their hands, affirming and appreciating their performance.

He looked as happy as a champ.

Yang Hao and captain Torres stayed at the end.

After they all received their awards, Platini held the Big Ear Cup and walked to the center of the president's stand with Torres. Amid cheers from the sky, he raised the championship trophy high.

After Yang Hao took a group photo with the players, he quietly stepped back and handed the stage to his players.

Around him, many guests took the opportunity to come over and congratulate Yang Hao.

Including Platini.

"Congratulations, Yang."

"Thanks, Michelle."

"This championship is really not easy. I hope to see you perform better." Platini encouraged with a smile.

Yang Hao also smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, we will definitely come again next year."

After a pause, Yang Hao added, "Not only next year, but also the year after, and even the year after that, we will be on the podium again."

Yang Hao said this very firmly and confidently.

Platini was obviously stunned after hearing this, and his expression froze.

He obviously heard the overtone of Yang Hao's words.

In the past few years, UEFA's suppression of La Liga, especially Atletico Madrid, is obvious.

Just like before this season, everyone knew that UEFA did not want Atletico to win the championship.

Starting from this schedule, Atletico Madrid's schedule is very difficult, and it can be said that it is an uphill battle.

But the sheet army had the last laugh, relying on its own tyrannical strength and amazing dominance.

Yang Hao's current meaning is obvious. From now on, Atletico Madrid has the strength and confidence to continue to win the Champions League!

According to Yang Hao's own estimation, with such a lineup configuration and this group of outstanding superstars, it would be a pity if Atletico Madrid does not compete in the Champions League!
But to Platini's ears, this was somewhat of a gunpowder smell.

He could see that Yang Hao still had great opinions on UEFA and him, the chairman of UEFA.

"The Champions League is a platform, and we welcome all teams to compete fairly, but you know, the competition is more intense now, and it is not easy to defend the Champions League." Platini replied with a smile.

"Then let's rely on strength. We not only want to defend the title, but we also want to win more, such as three consecutive championships?"

That was a legend created by Real Madrid in the previous life.

With the current situation in European football, it is basically impossible to catch up with Real Madrid's five consecutive championships, let alone break this legendary record.

But the possibility of winning three consecutive championships is not small.

Platini obviously felt Yang Hao's tit-for-tat and realized that Yang Hao's intentions were not small, but he always kept a kind smile on his face and encouraged him with a smile.

"I'm looking forward to the day when your wish comes true. When the time comes, I will personally award you the award!"

Yang Hao smiled and nodded, but secretly complained in his heart.

Ciao, you definitely have a chance to see that day, but the awards?
Hard to say!

……

The Champions League final is held in Madrid.

When Atletico Madrid lifted the Champions League trophy at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the whole Madrid was excited.

Countless fans, whether Atletico Madrid fans or not, took to the streets of Madrid on this charming night.

They sang and danced, cheering Atletico Madrid's victory.

This is not only the honor of the Sheets Army, but also the honor of the entire Madrid and the entire Spain!
While Atletico Madrid players were still celebrating crazily at the Bernabeu, more and more fans were gathering on the road outside the Bernabeu Stadium. They came from all corners of the city and gathered in small crowds, at the Bernabeu Stadium and the Emirates. The pitch converges.

The Madrid city government has also been prepared, and the traffic in the entire city was completely paralyzed tonight!
When Atletico Madrid players boarded the open-top bus holding the Big Ears Cup, King's Cup and La Liga championship trophies, the outside of the Bernabeu Stadium was already packed with crazy fans.

Yang Hao stood on the bus with the players, crawling slowly towards the south like a snail.

This is a celebration route planned in advance.

But even the city government and the police department, which were well prepared, far underestimated the enthusiasm of Madrid fans.

It is said that in addition to Valencia fans, there are hundreds of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans from all over Spain tonight, who made a special trip to Madrid just to witness Atletico Madrid reach the top at the rival Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Not only that, but tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world also gathered in Madrid.

At this moment, all these fanatical fans poured into the streets, forming an overwhelming momentum. The momentum they created seemed to make the entire city tremble.

After finally waiting for Atletico Madrid's bus and parade to arrive at the Emirates Stadium, they found that there were even more fans gathered here.

In fact, the fans at the scene were so outrageous that they blocked traffic in the entire surrounding area.

By the time the team arrived at the Emirates Stadium, it was almost early morning.

But this group of fans who had stayed up all night, and the people at Atletico Madrid who were excited and reveling, did not show any signs of fatigue.

After arriving at the Emirates Stadium, music and dancing continued.

This carnival lasted until morning, and the enthusiastic fans gradually left.

The players were also picked up by the team bus and returned to Mahadahonda to rest.

……

In the next two days, everyone at Atletico Madrid was busy.

First, the team held a huge celebration banquet. Not only players, employees and family members, but also sponsors and guests from all walks of life were all invited and gathered together. It was a very lively event.

As the chairman of the team, Cerezo naturally gave an impassioned speech, hoping that everyone can continue their efforts and strive to achieve such outstanding performance in the new season, and even every season in the future.

Later, after winning the Triple Crown on home soil, Atletico Madrid went to the palace and were received by King Juan Carlos I and Crown Prince Felipe.

As the honorary chairman of Atletico Madrid, Prince Felipe is very satisfied with Atletico Madrid's achievements in the past few years, and the royal family also expressed his praise.

Media and fans from all over the world also praised Atletico Madrid.

After winning the Triple Crown, Yang Hao's reputation was pushed to a whole new level.

Especially this summer, he will also lead the Spanish national team to South Africa to compete in the 2010 World Cup.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the Triple Crown, Yang Hao and Spain have become the number one favorites.

But there is also a saying from the outside world that it is the curse of death due to the popularity of the World Cup.

This is actually not surprising.

In the past few years, it has often been difficult for the most popular teams to make it far in the World Cup.

In the French team and Argentina in 02, and in Brazil in 06, almost all the favorites died miserably.

Some even failed in the group stage.

Yang Hao and the national team coaching staff are also prepared for this.

After all, there are many reasons why a hot team will die, including player replacement, player injuries, and player status.

As long as there are big hits, the players are basically the international players of their clubs, and they will definitely be the main international players.

After they have experienced an intensive season, it is difficult to say how much performance they can perform in the World Cup in the summer.

Because of this, there is a saying that in big competition years, if superstars do not perform well in the club, they are saving their strength for the big competition.

This statement is just an unfounded guess, and players will not do such unprofessional things, but the impact of the ups and downs of players' status can be seen to some extent.

Yang Hao has already asked Pintus, Ortega, Roca and others to prepare and try to adjust the status of a wave of players before the end of the season and the start of the World Cup. He hopes that the Spanish national team can perform better in the World Cup. state.

As for the warm-up matches during this period, Yang Hao actually didn't attach much importance to them. He mainly focused on adjusting his condition.

Yang Hao also announced Spain's 23-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa early.

Goalkeepers: Casillas, Valdes and Reina;

Defense: Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Puyol, Pique, Antonio Lopez, Arbeloa, Capdevila;

Midfielder: David Silva, Iniesta, Fabregas, Xavi, Xavi Alonso, Busquets, Xavi Martinez and Joaquin;

Forwards: Torres, Villa, Llorente and Juan Mata.

The 23-man roster has also caused some controversy in Spain.

This is actually quite normal.

Every World Cup selection will cause controversy in every country.

One of the most discussed issues is that Atletico Madrid has seven international players shortlisted, making it the club with the largest number of players.

But this has been the case in every national team training camp in the past.

The real issue remains the selection of Javi Martinez.

This young midfielder displaced international players such as Cazorla and became a key member of Spain's World Cup in South Africa, which caused a lot of controversy.

After all, Javi Martinez is still a bit young and his cards are not big enough.

But Yang Hao's main reason for choosing him was to be on the safe side.

In the fourth position, with three players: Xavi Alonso, Busquets and Xavi Martinez, Yang Hao is more assured.

The midfield configuration is the most luxurious in Spain. It is estimated that David Silva and Cesc Fabregas will have a hard time competing for positions in the midfield. Xavi and Iniesta will be the unbeatable main players.

As for the defense, Ramos plays on the right, Pepe and Puyol combine, and Antonio Lopez and Capdevila compete on the left. The left is a little weaker and not world-class, but The overall strength is still very strong.

Not to mention the striker, Villa and Torres will be the core players.

For the other position, Yang Hao chose David Silva.

This is also a relatively mature and stable lineup that Yang Hao has polished for the Spanish national team in the past few years.

Next, the real test is the player's condition.

During the interview at the Spanish Palace, both Juan Carlos and Prince Felipe encouraged Yang Hao, hoping that he could do his best to bring Spain the first World Cup championship in history.

"Our entire country is looking forward to your triumphant return with the team!"

……

Before the team left for South Africa, news came out of Spanish football.

A consortium from Qatar officially completed the acquisition of Getafe.

Although the procedures have not been completed yet, the deal is already a done deal.

However, there is currently no further statement on Getafe's next move after being acquired. It is reported that the Qatari consortium hopes to increase its signings, strengthen Getafe's competitiveness, and avoid the acquisition, which caused the team to be relegated.

After all, the competition in La Liga is too fierce now.

In addition, Getafe is still actively contacting famous coaches, including not only famous coaches such as Bayern's Louis van Gaal, but also outstanding coaches from La Liga such as Emery, Valverde, Pellegrini, etc., all of whom are in Getafe. within the scope of investigation.

And all teams are mentally prepared.

The landing of the Qatari consortium in La Liga is bound to cause a bloody storm, especially the funds brought by the Qatari consortium, which is bound to trigger another acquisition frenzy.

According to an interview conducted by Spanish media with Nasser, the leader of the Qatari consortium, the latter made it clear that Qatar is very determined to run Getafe and will invest for several consecutive years with no upper limit on the budget.

Yes, he is so wealthy!

Unlike Atletico Madrid, they still have to be careful and careful in everything they do.

Before the start of the national team training camp, Yang Hao went to Atletico Madrid headquarters for a meeting to summarize last season's income and operating conditions.

According to the predictions of the God of Wealth, Fernando Vazquez, and as previously announced by UEFA, the UEFA Champions League will distribute a total revenue of 7.46 million euros this season.

Then, as the champion, Atletico Madrid is expected to earn close to 5000 million euros, which is expected to be around 4900 million.

There is actually no way around this.

Or should I say, this is another problem caused by the strength of La Liga.

The revenue from the Champions League is mainly divided into three parts: appearance fees, match bonuses and broadcast fees.

Among them, the appearance fee and competition bonus are easy to calculate, including the rewards received for each promotion. These are clearly marked and can be calculated with a little calculation.

The broadcast fee sharing is based on the participating teams and the results of the game to divide the bonus pool of the local football association.

The size of the prize pool is related to the broadcast rights auction in the country.

To put it simply, if the British broadcast rights are sold at a higher price, the Premier League's prize pool will be more generous.

La Liga is still lagging behind in this regard and suffers from the lack of a large local market.

In recent years, La Liga teams have been very strong in the Champions League, and the prize pool is basically divided into four equal parts, with not much difference.

This has resulted in La Liga teams performing very well in the Champions League, but the bonus pool income advantage is not very obvious.

For example, Bayern is the only team in the Bundesliga that dominates the Bundesliga, accounting for almost half of the German bonus pool. This has led to Bayern's performance being not very good, but its total revenue ranking fifth.

There is also Manchester United. With the relatively large prize pool in the UK, Manchester United's income is also good.

From the current point of view, Atletico Madrid, which won the championship, can be ranked first, but Valencia can only be ranked third.

With good results in the Champions League, coupled with the La Liga and Copa del Rey titles, they won the Triple Crown. Atletico Madrid's reputation and influence have reached a new level.

But in terms of revenue this past season, Atletico Madrid has a good chance of outperforming Real Madrid and even replacing Real Madrid as the football club with the highest revenue in world football.

"Last season, Real Madrid won the Champions League, which caused their commercial income to skyrocket this season. From the current point of view, we should still be on par with Real Madrid. Our income will skyrocket next season."

After winning the Champions League, a substantial increase in commercial revenue is expected, but there is a certain lag.

In other words, if you win this year, you will reach a peak next year.

"We are currently in contact with a number of main sponsors, trying to start contract renewal negotiations in advance." Marketing Director Carlos Leo introduced their department's key plans for the next year.

"To be honest, the contract we signed with Nike back then was sold for 7 million euros in 1.5 years. Looking back now, we really lost a lot of money. We decided to start negotiations on a new contract with Nike as soon as possible."

The contract with Nike starts from the 05/06 season.

At that time, Atletico Madrid was extremely poor. For the new stadium and the entire project, they were selling everything at the same time. Even their star players were sold again and again.

Otherwise, how did the new stadium come about?

Now, Atletico Madrid's situation has improved, but the seemingly lucrative contract back then is really terrible compared to now, and it is completely unable to match Atletico Madrid's current status and influence.

Carlos Leo's idea is to use the momentum of the Triple Crown to finalize a new contract as soon as possible, try to negotiate a sponsorship contract, and finalize a blockbuster contract.

It will expire in 13 years. According to usual practice, it is natural for such an important contract to negotiate for renewal two or three years in advance. If it really drags on, Atletico Madrid can buy out the contract in advance and negotiate with other sponsors.

With Atletico Madrid's current influence, there are many sponsors who want to cooperate with the Sheets.

At the very least, sponsors such as Adidas and Puma are watching eagerly.

The sponsorship of Emirates Airlines and Atletico Madrid is relatively complicated.

On the one hand, the stadium naming lasted for 15 years, starting in 07, which is still far away.

However, the sponsorship contract for the chest advertising on the jersey started from the 05/06 season. The eight-year sponsorship of 8 million euros seemed really expensive at the time, and it was also a boost for Atletico Madrid's preparations for the construction of a new stadium.

But looking back now, it is indeed too cheap.

At that time, both Nike and Emirates Airlines brought huge help to Atletico Madrid.

The Sheets Legion is not the kind of ungrateful person. It has not entangled with the two major sponsors in recent years. It still fulfills the contract in a down-to-earth manner. The goodwill is quite good and it has also brought generous returns to the sponsors.

Now, it is indeed time to restart negotiations.

"If we can sign these two contract extensions, we are confident enough to surpass Real Madrid next season and become the football club with the highest revenue in world football." Carlos Leo seemed confident.

Atletico Madrid now has both superstars and strength, and its commercial influence is also amazing. In addition, they have won the Triple Crown this season. If they can't negotiate a blockbuster contract, then Carlos Leo, the marketing director, really has to step down and make way for someone else. .

Yang Hao approved Carlos Leo's plan.

In the past few years, Atletico Madrid has been responsible for Nike and Emirates Airline and has been affectionate and loyal.

Now, it's really time to talk business.

In addition, there are several other sponsors whose contracts are about to expire and should be renegotiated.

It's really interesting to say.

At that time, because Atletico Madrid was preparing to build a new stadium, they signed long-term contracts that lasted for six or seven years. Now they are expiring in the past two years, so now is the peak period for negotiating contract renewals.

"Don't worry, we will definitely negotiate a satisfactory contract!"

In addition to the contract, there are other areas that require money, which also require Yang Hao's approval.

By the way, the rent from Atletico Madrid's two skyscrapers will not enter the Atletico Madrid club's revenue, but will be separate from Atletico Madrid.

Yang Hao, Cerezo and Xiao Hill established a joint-stock company and were fully responsible for the operation of the two skyscrapers. The income naturally went into the pockets of the three shareholders.

Atletico Madrid's current revenue prospects are very promising, and there is no need to continue to throw money into it.

What's more, UEFA and La Liga are now increasingly strict about clubs' financial status.

To paraphrase a saying on the Internet in my previous life: Football makes money and football flowers are the flowers that you want to take home.

With the current revenue of Atletico Madrid, although Yang Hao, Cerezo and Xiao Hill have all received wages, it is not enough.

Back then, after selling iron and steel, two skyscrapers were built with great difficulty. Does the income still count towards Atletico Madrid?
Then Yang Hao's efforts over the years have been in vain?

This is also the reason why Atletico Madrid's revenue cannot catch up with Real Madrid's.

There is also the team's salary control.

There has been news outside that Real Madrid is likely to give two ace superstars, Ronaldo and Ibrahimovic, blockbuster contracts. The annual salary is expected to exceed 10 million euros, which will inevitably lead to a further increase in player salaries.

As Real Madrid's rival, Atletico Madrid will definitely have to keep up.

At present, La Liga is still very restrained on the annual salary of players.

This is basically the case whether it is the newly arrived tycoons such as Valencia or the Qatari consortium that will follow.

This also relies on La Liga's preferential taxation.

However, as the income from La Liga broadcast rights increases, and as the operations of La Liga clubs improve, it is only a matter of time before players' salaries are appropriately increased in a planned way.

In terms of salary and benefits, La Liga's control is much better than that of the Premier League, and even much better than that of Serie A.

Both major leagues bear high tax burdens, and at the same time pay huge annual salaries to players. The operating pressure can be imagined.

And Yang Hao also set a goal for the team at the end.

"We strive to have the club's revenue exceed 6 million euros next season!"

6 billion euros?
Everyone took a breath, first feeling that the goal was set too high.

After all, in world football, there has never been a club with revenue exceeding 6 million euros.

But judging from the current situation, Atletico Madrid really has a chance to become the first club in history to break 6 million euros.

And Yang Hao is not aimless.

In the coming season, the team will continue to advance hand in hand on various fronts such as La Liga and the Champions League, striving to create good results.

Coupled with the help of this season's Triple Crown, Yang Hao believes that as long as the marketing department works hard, it can be achieved.

On the pitch, Atletico are the best team in the world.

Off the pitch, Atletico Madrid also wants to be the best club in the world.

Either don’t fight, or if you want to fight, fight for the first place!

……

Four days after the Champions League final, when the whole of Spain was still immersed in the enthusiasm of Atletico Madrid's Triple Crown, the Spanish national team officially gathered in Madrid to kick off this summer's World Cup training.

Players from the two teams participating in the Champions League finals all returned on time, although they had no time to rest.

According to past habits, Yang Hao arranged for everyone to go to the Hadahonda training base for detailed physical examinations, and to understand each player's physical condition in detail, including their injuries and hidden dangers.

In the past few years, with Yang Hao's push, the Spanish national team has established a complete sharing network with major clubs on the physical condition of players.

Clubs are informed at any time about players' status with the national team, and vice versa.

On this basis, coupled with Atletico Madrid's advanced facilities and meticulous physical examinations, Yang Hao and others can grasp the player's situation as quickly as possible.

After the team training, the coaching staff began to provide physical strength training to the players.

This is not the so-called mass training, but slightly stronger training to stimulate the players' physical fitness and adjust the players' condition.

Atletico Madrid has had such a wave every winter break in the past few years, and the coaching staff is very experienced.

The difference is that this time the time is relatively tight.

After all, there are only 22 days from training camp to the first game of the World Cup.

As early as 2009, the draw for the World Cup finals had been announced.

According to the draw rules, the host South Africa and the top 2009 teams in the world in 7 became the 8 seeded teams, the so-called first pot.

Teams from Asia, Oceania, and Central and North America will enter the second tier.

Five African and three South American teams entered the third pot.

Pot 4 is composed entirely of European teams.

Spain, as a seeded team, has a better world ranking than in its previous life, which resulted in the wrong grouping.

In the second draw, Spain drew the South Korean team.

The two teams had a grudge during the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Now that the two teams meet again, it can be regarded as creating more news and gimmicks for the World Cup in South Africa.

The third-tier team activated the same-continent avoidance principle and drew Chile, coached by the madman Bielsa.

This is definitely a tough one.

You know, in the South American qualifying rounds that just concluded, Chile's performance definitely surprised everyone.

The draw of a South American team is actually not surprising, because we have to avoid being in the same continent.

Yang Hao was even a little lucky that he had at least avoided Uruguay, the strongest player in this bracket.

In the draw of the fourth team, Spain drew Switzerland, coached by Hitzfeld.

It sounds like it's really fate.

In Yang Hao's previous World Cup in South Africa, Spain also encountered Chile and Switzerland.

This is mainly related to the lottery rules. After all, there are only so many choices, and it really can't be changed too much.

But it’s different from the previous life.

In Yang Hao's previous life, Spain's first match was against Switzerland.

But now?

Spain played South Korea in the first game, then Switzerland, and finally Chile.

This schedule is actually pretty good.

Because if we can win the first two games, we can save a lot of energy in the third game against Chile.

Of course, if the first two games do not play well, Spain will be under great pressure if they have to beat Chile in the last game.

Precisely because they drew South Korea, Chile and Switzerland, Spain arranged three warm-up matches before the World Cup. The opponents were Saudi Arabia in Asia, Poland in Europe, and Paraguay in South America.

These three warm-up matches are all very particular.

Saudi Arabia is an Asian team, and Spain plans to use him to study South Korea and adapt to South Korea's style of play.

Poland's style is a bit like Switzerland, which is also Yang Hao's purpose in arranging this warm-up match.

As for Paraguay, this South American team is known for its defense and bravery, but it is somewhat similar to Bielsa's Chile.

According to the Spanish Football Association, the team was originally considered to go to Austria for training, but after Yang Hao considered it several times, and the invited teams were willing to come to Spain for training, Spain also decided to play warm-up matches in China.

Although the current temperature in Spain is a bit hot, it is undoubtedly quite suitable to travel south from here to South Africa.

After Yang Hao led the team for three days of training in Madrid, they ushered in the first warm-up match, against Saudi Arabia.

The two sides played a friendly match at the Emirates Stadium in Madrid, and the result was a 3-3 draw.

Spain's performance in this game was not ideal, falling behind three times and equalizing the score three times.

In the end, Llorente scored at the last moment with a frontcourt free kick, and Spain barely managed to keep the tie.

Throughout the game, Spain's performance was very poor.

Yang Hao said in an interview with the media after the game that this was because the team was still in the adjustment stage.

Most of the media in Spain believe in Yang Hao, but a small number of them have begun to speculate.

In other countries, many media and fans are happy to see Spain, the favorite, make a fool of themselves.

After all, this is the World Cup!
Although football has no borders, players and fans do.

Naturally, they all support their own country and are eager to let Spain, the favorite, finish.

……

After playing the first warm-up match, Spain continued to stay in Madrid for training.

Four days later, on June 4, the team faced Poland at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Neither Saudi Arabia nor Poland has reached the World Cup finals, so when they faced Spain, they were able to do everything they could and performed very hard.

Atletico Madrid youngster Lewandowski started the game and played the entire game.

As a result, Spain performed poorly and the players were obviously not excited enough. Although they completely controlled the scene, they were never able to create absolute chances.

This deadlock lasted until the 87th minute. Joaquín, who came on as a substitute, broke through with the ball on the right and broke into the penalty area, scoring the winning goal for Spain.

Spain beat Poland 1-0!

Facing a Poland team that missed the World Cup finals, Spain played in such a difficult and thrilling way. Yang Hao's team is really uneasy.

But Yang Hao still insisted on his previous view that the warm-up match was not important.

"Now, the most important thing for us is to adjust the players' physical fitness and condition!"

"The purpose of the three warm-up matches is just to get familiar with our next opponents and adjust the players' bodies and conditions at the same time."

"As for victory or defeat, it doesn't matter!"

The last warm-up match was on June 6. This time Spain faced Paraguay. The game was scheduled to be held at Barcelona's Camp Nou Stadium.

Spain's state has obviously improved this time, but the opponents they face are also stronger.

In particular, Paraguayan striker Santa Cruz has played in La Liga for many years and is very familiar with Spain. During the game, he posed a great threat to the Spanish defense.

On the contrary, Spain passed and controlled the ball very well, but they were never able to break through Paraguay's goal.

You know, this South American team can advance to the World Cup finals because of their defense.

In the end, the two sides shook hands and settled for a draw 0-0.

3 warm-up matches, 1 win and 2 draws.

This report card cannot be said to be bad, but there is still a huge gap between what the outside world expected, the top favorite to win the World Cup, a super strong team that kills gods when it is blocked by God, and kills Buddha when it is blocked by Buddha.

Because of this, many media and fans are worried.

Will La Liga's strength drag down Spain's performance in the World Cup?
Also, will the curse of death in the World Cup be repeated in Spain?

Can Yang Hao, who just led Atletico Madrid to win the Triple Crown, create another miracle with the Spanish national team?
(End of this chapter)