Godfather of national football

Chapter 339 World Cup Draw

On December 12, the much-anticipated World Cup draw ceremony will be held on the coast of Shoipi, Bahia, Brazil.

The picturesque scenery here is only a few tens of kilometers away from El Salvador. The reason why we did not choose big cities like Rio and Sao Paulo is to balance the interests of Brazil. After all, big cities have already won the opening ceremony, finals, and knockout rounds, while small cities have nothing.

Starting from the 2nd, important FIFA officials, including Blatter, have arrived in El Salvador in northeastern Brazil one after another, just waiting for the final draw ceremony to begin, and then the top 32 delegations will arrive here one after another.

The Chinese delegation is scheduled to arrive on the 5th. After all, Zhou Dun has not had a holiday yet, and the time he can ask for leave is very short, and the schedule will be relatively tight.

The process of the draw is temporarily kept secret, but one thing is public, that is, the draw guests. They come from 8 countries that have won championships in the history of the World Cup, namely Hurst (England), Cannavaro (Italy), Matthaus (Germany), Zidane (France), Hierro (Spain), Cafu (Brazil), Sigia (Uruguay), Kempes (Argentina).

The oldest of them is the 86-year-old Sigia, who scored the winning goal in the 1950 World Cup final to help Uruguay lift the trophy.

When the old Xigia appeared at the airport with a cane and hobbled, the media on the scene were in awe. This is the inheritance, the inheritance of the football world.

Uruguay did not become a world-class team overnight. Just look at Xigia to know. Maybe Chinese football will have this kind of inheritance decades later. At that time, Zhou Dun will be like Xigia today, leaning on crutches, to participate in the World Cup draw?

The media at the scene did not embarrass the elderly, but only asked a question, "Do you remember the 1950 final?"

Xijiya smiled kindly, "It seems like it happened yesterday."

Then Xijiya left the airport, and the journalists at the scene recorded the words of the old man and prepared to send them out. What a weighty sentence——"It seems like it happened yesterday."

In fact, the biggest controversy among the guests in the lottery was that Pele was not selected. This was not because of the negligence of the organizers, but because of Pele’s own refusal. Because of well-known reasons, Pele’s "crow mouth" is well-known in international football.

Think about it, if "Bay Crow" draws Brazil into the death group, it must be unpleasant, so Bailey's decision is also very wise. Unfortunately, a celebrity like him cannot escape, and he was still invited to participate in the draw ceremony, just as a special guest.

Bei Wuya, whom the reporters have been waiting for, will not speak easily this time, but on December 12th, the "Li Dazui" that everyone is looking forward to will arrive.

As soon as Li Guo appeared in El Salvador, he was surrounded by countless reporters. It seemed that he had expected it long ago. The officials of the Chinese Football Association and Zhou Dun all left through the green channel. Only Li Guo faced the group of media alone.

As the host, the Brazilian reporter inevitably asked about the prospects of the Brazilian team, "Do you think Brazil can enter the final?"

Li Guo shook his head, "I don't think Brazil can enter, and I'm very confident about it."

"Damn, fuck your mom, fuck you fuck," the Brazilians in front of the TV cursed together, even Pele and Maradona wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.

"Why?" The reporter asked.

"There is too much pressure, but the most important thing is that the current Brazilian team does not have the strength to enter the final."

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After a while of cursing, Li Guo added: "The World Cup in Brazil will be great, but it is difficult for Brazil to perform well."

The reporter was rude, "Li Guo, do you know that in the World Cup held in America, the final champions are all teams from America."

"There are exceptions to everything, that's the greatness of football."

Okay, let’s not talk about the Brazil team. Let’s talk about the prospect of the Chinese team. When it comes to Brazil, Li Guo can talk nonsense, but when it’s the turn of the Chinese team, Li Guo is much more cautious. Every word he says may become a burden for the players.

"Let's try to get out of the group," Li Guo said.

Damn, I'm starting to build character now. The Brazilian media has already thought about it. When the time comes, I will call on the Brazilians to boo the Chinese team. Boo once every time I see you until the Chinese team leaves Brazil.

As an Asian team, the Chinese team is placed in the third tier, which is not as complicated as the European teams and needs to be avoided. It can be said that apart from the Asian partners, the potential opponents of the Chinese team are unlimited.

"About grouping, do you have your own ideas?"

Li Guo shook his head, "It's fate, there's no other way."

In the draw ceremony, the only thing that is certain is that the Chinese team will definitely meet a first-seeded team, and one of the eight seeded teams of Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Uruguay, and Switzerland will definitely be in the same group as the Chinese team.

When asked this question, Li Guo said: "Except for Argentina, Germany, and Uruguay, the other opponents are pretty much the same, so it doesn't matter."

After asking about the topic of football, the media shifted their focus to the topic of preparations for the World Cup in Brazil.

This is because FIFA also expressed a little bit of opinion on Brazil's preparations, but Li Guo didn't think so.

"Actually, I am very satisfied with Brazil's preparations. I led the team to participate in the Confederations Cup last year. Yes, there are some deficiencies, but the Brazilians' love for football can make up for everything. In the kingdom of football, I think everyone will change for football, so I am not worried at all about the rumors that the World Cup in Brazil will be postponed."

The Brazilian reporters at the scene were stunned for a moment, not knowing whether Li Guo was serious or telling the truth.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course, my predecessor Milu said that attitude is everything. I like this sentence very much. At least I believe 100% in the attitude of Brazilians who love football."

"Damn, Li Guo actually spoke human words."

"It seems we have misunderstood Li."

"Then next year, shall we still boo the Chinese team?"

The Brazilians in front of the TV seemed to forgive Li Guo in a second. This is also the characteristic of the Brazilians, who do not hold grudges.

When Li Guo left the airport, he was like a star. In the past, Brazilians only knew Marshal Ma and Bei Crow, but they didn’t know when Li Dazui broke into the lives of Brazilians, making them love and hate.

Not far from the airport by car, Li Guo saw a beautiful Brazilian girl holding a sign saying, "I like Li Guo."

Li Guo smiled knowingly, "I have fans in Brazil."

(End of this chapter)