The strongest winger

Chapter 827 You can qualify for a tie...

Duan Xuan heard what Liu Jianhong said, and realized that it was indeed the case!

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in his mind, and he continued excitedly: "If, I say, if, if Germany loses in the second round of the group match with Serbia later in the day, then we will be firmly ranked first in the group, which means that we will have an absolute advantage in the final round of the group match at the same time..."

Of course, he didn't finish his sentence.

If Germany really loses to Serbia, then the Chinese team can qualify as long as they draw in the final round of the group stage, but 'a tie can qualify' is not a good sign for Chinese football.

And in a sense, for the Chinese team to qualify for a tie, it is completely equal to being out, so let's say the rest on this day of national celebration.

"No matter what, at this moment our China has become the first group in Group D! Congratulations! Come on, Chinese team!!"

At this moment, countless fans sitting in front of the TV danced with joy, even the older fans of the older generation.

Especially the phrase "No matter what, at this moment we are the No. [-] in Group D!" from the TV. Everyone knows that the Chinese team, which is participating in the World Cup finals for the first time, wants to get the No. [-] in the group.

impossible!
But the Chinese have always paid attention to auspiciousness, which should at least sound comfortable, especially on the surface.

The scene returns to the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Aiello, who scored one goal and assisted one goal, naturally became the best player in the game, so the focus of the media reporters on the scene was him. He can perform well in the four-year feast, and he still played brilliantly in the consecutive starts after recovering from serious injuries, which is even more admirable.

Soon, Ai Luo was surrounded by enthusiastic journalists from all over the world.

He also had to accept relevant interviews with reporters. When asked about the prospects of the Chinese team qualifying, he was as confident as his answer before the game: "For us qualifying is not as difficult as we imagined. As long as everyone works hard, we can win the game. Facts have proved that our Chinese team is also very strong. I believe that after the third round of the group stage, we will occupy one of the qualifying places!"

The Chinese reporters who were about to interview were not to mention how happy they were. The Chinese team’s qualification for the World Cup finals had already made them excited enough, but now Ai Luo said that the Chinese team will still occupy one of the qualifying places. That is really the spring of Chinese football...

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Four hours later, the match between the German team and Serbia ended, and countless Chinese fans who followed the German team's performance did not recover for a long time.

It has been 90 years since China Central Television started broadcasting the Bundesliga in the 2010s until [-]. These years are enough for a little guy to grow into a strong young man. Therefore, the fans who watch the Bundesliga live broadcast have extended from loving clubs to the national team level. There are also a large number of loyal fans of the German national team in China.

In the match between the Chinese team and the German team, it is normal to stand on the national team's side, but the German team and Serbia naturally returned to support the German team, but they were disappointed that the German team lost 0:1 to Serbia, in which Klose was sent off with two yellow cards, and Podolski still missed a penalty...

After the result of Germany's loss came out, the initiative to qualify for the group stage unexpectedly fell into the hands of the Chinese team. Now all four teams in Group D have one win and one loss with three points, which means that all four teams have the possibility of qualifying for the group stage and being eliminated.

However, due to the same qualifying rules in the World Cup group stage, the four teams have specific rankings. The Chinese team ranks first with a goal difference. Germany and Serbia both have zero goal difference, but the German team ranks second because of the large number of goals.

In the final round, China faced Serbia, which is third in the group, while Germany faced Ghana in the final round. That is to say, in the final round of the group match at the same time, regardless of the result of the other game, as long as the Chinese team does not lose against Serbia, they can rely on the advantage of goal difference to get a group qualification.

When this theory appeared, many Chinese fans were very excited, but it didn't take long for their hearts to 'click'.

中国男子足球队的黑历史可以有着不少打平就可以出线而惨遭淘汰的例子，1985年冲击意大利世界杯决赛阶段的最后一轮小组赛在打平就可以出线的情况下1：2输给中国香港，四年后与卡塔尔打平就可以出线再次1：2惨遭淘汰，2007年东南亚亚洲杯在赢下马来西亚和打平伊朗的情况下只要打平乌兹别克斯坦就可以小组出线，结果0：3惨败……

Like the 1980, 1992, and 1996 Olympic men's football qualifiers, they were able to qualify after a draw in the final round, but they were all defeated...

Scenes of tragic experience made the older generation of Chinese fans hear the seven words "a tie means you can qualify" and subconsciously associate it with "a tie means you are out"...

In fact, it is no wonder that the older generation of fans have this kind of thinking. Although the past history does not represent the future, it will at least have a certain psychological impact on what is about to happen.

What about Korean, Japanese, and Islamophobia...

So many games against South Korea, Japan, and Iran are timid and three-pointers before the start. How can we play the next game?
A generation of old people replaces new ones, and the ideas of the old generation are also well carried over to the hearts of modern young people...

So, in less than 0 minutes after the German team lost 1:5 to Serbia, countless controversial posts appeared on the Chinese Internet...

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The next day, the reports of Chinese physical newspapers all focused on the legendary words in the history of Chinese football --- if you draw, you can qualify!
The news center of national media other than China is about the weirdest scene of this World Cup so far. Germany and Ghana, who won the first round of Group D, both lost in the second round, which caused the two rounds of the same group to be dead ends. All three points were accumulated by one win and one loss. In the end, the specific rankings were based on goal difference and number of goals scored.

"French Football", which has official cooperation with the World Cup in South Africa, reported on the same day: "Before the second round of Group D, no one dared to imagine that there would be a dead end in the end. A strange thing appeared, and in the end, the goal difference and the number of goals were used to determine the final promotion places..."

The authoritative German newspaper "Kicker" once again publicly questioned Loew's team performance following the criticism of Germany's narrow victory over China: "Loew still did not make any adjustments to the team after the narrow victory over the Chinese team in the first round, so that the team's offense was completely resolved by Serbia. Klose's red card may be a good excuse, but a loss is a loss. In the last round, Germany is really very dangerous. In 1930, except for the final stage of the competition, all the group stages of each World Cup have the right to qualify. This is our glorious tradition, but the game that ended yesterday made me unable to see the future of the team..."

However, according to Germany's group rankings, they are the same as China, and they can qualify for a tie.

It's just that the proud Germans don't bother to qualify for a tie. What they need is to hold their heads high and advance to the top [-] as the number one in the group! !
Of course, there is another meaning...

If the German team wants to avoid the most powerful England in Group C in the 1/8 finals, it must win the first place in Group D. Otherwise, if this German team that has not found its best form meets the England team, it will very likely only result in elimination!
The English media, which has always had a bad relationship with Germany, naturally would not miss this opportunity to ridicule it.

《泰晤士报》当天头条说道：“世界杯正赛开始前说好的小组三连胜昂首挺进十六强的德国队去哪里了？他们在小组第一轮依靠运气3：2险胜中国队，在第二轮的比赛中终于是运气耗尽，点球不进的德国队最终0：1不敌塞尔维亚，爆出继西班牙0：1输给瑞士和法国0：2输给乌拉圭之后的第三个冷门，现在的D组排名甚至还以净胜球的劣势排在中国队身后……”

After ridiculing the German team, he naturally also praised Ai Luo: "Sure enough, according to what everyone said before the game, the Chinese team with Ai is completely equal to the second-rate team in the world, and the best player in the game awarded by FIFA after the game is also the best for him. It is a good proof that he led the Chinese team to a 3-1 victory over Ghana. In the past two rounds of the group stage, they even ranked first in Group D with the advantage of goal difference. Ai, who ranks first in the scorer list, can play [-]% of his ability, so it is not impossible to beat Serbia in the final round and become the first in the group..."

In fact, in the mind of Robert Thomson, editor-in-chief of The Times, he would rather meet the German team in poor form in the 1/8 finals. The Chinese team with Aiello sincerely frightens him.

And at this time...the Chinese team is ready to fly to Nesplit in Mpumalanga Province. They will have their last group match with Serbia at the local Mbobela Stadium in four days.

(End of this chapter)