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Chapter 222 222 walk sideways. ESPN's sinister intentions!
"@Zeller, is Owen okay? I think he fell out of the air so hard!"

"That's right, Wolf King, please reply when you see it."

"It's okay, it's okay, everyone, don't worry about it, it's just a hard fall, and there is no injury."

"Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise the World Cup champion would be really dangerous."

"That's right, there was Spain in the past, and the Chinese team in the future. Kobe, Durant, and LeBron are not here, so we can't hurt people anymore."

There was a lot of discussion in the Lifetime Loveball group.

Not long ago, the U.S. men's basketball team beat Ukraine in the last match of the World Cup group stage, winning five consecutive victories.

But at the last moment of the game, Irving lost his balance and fell from the air when he broke through, and then withdrew from the game early.

This scared many American players and fans into a cold sweat.

There are not many big names in the first place, and if Irving is hurt again, it is better not to lose like the Argentine team led by "Demon Sword" in 02.

Facing the upcoming knockout round, the American men's basketball team, which lacks star flavor, can no longer lose any immediate combat power.

At this time, many American fans are still rejoicing that the Chinese team and the Spanish team are in the same region, and they must decide the winner to enter the final.

Otherwise, it would not be easy to pass the two levels of the Spanish and Chinese teams!
Looking at the freshly released list of the top sixteen, Chinese men's basketball fans began to walk sideways.

"Hey~ The Korean team is in Group D, and they lost all five games. They didn't make it to the knockout round at all. I want to abuse them~"

"Iran didn't win a game in Group A, it's a shame!
Asia's number one center? Asia's overlord? Hehehe!"

"It's a pity that the Japanese team can't even enter the World Cup. Otherwise, I want to see the men's basketball team beat the Japanese team~"

Think about it a year ago, the Chinese team couldn't even qualify for the World Cup. If Ye Ze hadn't come back to help them, now they can only live an eye addiction instead of being as happy as they are now!

Sure enough, it is still comfortable to win the game!
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Just when the Chinese fans were imagining the excellent results of the Chinese team in this competition, a piece of good news continued to hit!
"China intends to bid for the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, and Wuhan is expected to become the host city!"

Now it's not just eating meat, even cooking meat in the pot!
And this news is not groundless, it has been confirmed by the World Basketball Association!
Although there is still a long way to go before the bid is successful, the Chinese fans are already excited.

This is a direct triple jump for the Chinese men's basketball team!
The male football fans next door continued to be sore. They wanted to watch the Football World Cup at their doorstep for so many years, but they didn't expect that the World Cup was coming, but it was the Basketball World Cup.

Some fans also asked their doubts,

"Is the Men's Basketball World Cup held every five years?

This year is 14, shouldn't the next one be 18? "

Then some fans quickly answered his questions.

According to the latest FIBA ​​(International Basketball Federation) Men's Basketball World Cup competition system, in the second Men's Basketball World Cup, the number of participating teams will be expanded to 32.

However, the World Cup needs to wait until five years later. The second World Cup will be moved from 5 to 2018, and thereafter every four years.

The move was to get out of the way of the Football World Cup.

After all, football is the biggest ball in the world!
Zhou Si didn't care about the doorways here, just do it and it's over!
And according to his memory, Dayao will be the chairman of the basketball association, so he won't be afraid of other people stumbling him.

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Before the start of the knockout round, an ESPN list attracted the attention of fans.

"Men's Basketball World Cup Strength List:
1. The Chinese team!
If China plays against the United States in the final, we will still choose the United States to win the championship, but judging from the five games in the group stage, the Chinese team performed even better.

Scoring, assists, outside defense, the Chinese team has undergone earth-shaking changes in all aspects, and it is much better than imagined.

In the group stage, the Chinese team won all five games and beat strong opponents.

The Chinese team led by Zhou Si should be ranked first in the strength list.

2. Team USA
The reason why the US men's basketball team ranks second is mainly because the time for everyone to cooperate is too short.

If you count the warm-up match, the players in this US team played a total of 8 games together.

The U.S. outscored their opponents by 33.2 points per game in five games in the group stage, but the U.S. men's basketball team has not emerged with a clear leader, which needs to be addressed before they reach the finals.

3. Spain

A week ago, it was hard to imagine that Spain only ranked in this position, but the Spanish team, which lost to the Chinese team, had to adjust their mentality.

To reach the final and beat the US team, they need to beat the unstoppable Chinese team first.

It's time for the Spanish bullfighters led by Pau Gasol to defend their home court.

4. Greece
The Greek men's basketball team won all 5 games in the group stage and qualified first in the group.

Under the leadership of the Greek Rockets star Kostas Papanikolaou and the Bucks star Antetokounmpo, Greece has great hopes of beating Australia and joining the Spanish team in the quarterfinals.

5. French men's basketball team

The French men's basketball team is in a group with China and Spain. In the group stage, under the leadership of Parker, Diaw and Batum, France ranked third with 3 wins and 2 losses.

Noah's absence left France without the strong strength to win the European Championship in 2013.

The teams ranked 6-10 are Lithuania, Turkey, Argentina, Serbia and Slovenia.

The 11th-24th places are Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Croatia, Dominica, Senegal, Mexico, Ukraine, Angola, Finland, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Iran and South Korea. "

"Did I read it wrong, ESPN even ranked the US men's basketball team in second place, this is a mess!"

"That's right, although the teenagers of our national team are very competitive, judging from ESPN's consistent style and attitude towards Zhou Si, this must be poisonous milk!"

"The answer upstairs is correct, this is a complete flattery!
This is all right, the Chinese men's basketball team will face one tough battle after another in the knockout round. "

Now the fans are not as easy to fool as they used to be. As soon as the ESPN report came out, their sinister intentions were seen through by the fans.

But ESPN doesn't matter, at least it has attracted the attention of other teams to the Chinese team, and their goals have been achieved.

On September 9, the knockout round will officially start!
The opponent of the Chinese team is Senegal, No.4 in Group B. The winner of the two teams will compete with the winners of France and Croatia to qualify for the semi-finals.

The other two groups in their division are Spain VS Argentina and Australia VS Greece.

The other divisional matchups are the United States VS Mexico, Dominica VS Slovenia, New Zealand VS Lithuania, Turkey VS Serbia.

Senegal won No.2013 in the African Championship in 3, and its strength is still strong, but compared with the current Chinese team, no one is optimistic about their ability to advance!
Regardless of ranking or strength, they have no advantage at all!

Amidst the fans and media's pessimism, the game between the two teams officially started!

A life-and-death knockout match begins!
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(End of this chapter)