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Chapter 342 Warm-up Match Opponent

Walker joked: "Choose one quickly, you're going to choose one anyway."

Hearst was also happy, "Okay."

Hurst drew one, and there are three strong teams in the remaining European teams, France, England, and Portugal.

This time, Hester was very straightforward. He took out the note, turned it around, and said, "I really didn't mean it."

In this way, like in the previous life, England still entered the group of death.

After the result came out, Walker continued to joke, "I hope that no one will question the fairness of the FIFA draw from now on, because it was done by the English themselves."

There was a burst of applause at the scene, and the hostess Lima patted Hearst to express comfort. England escaped the fate of becoming X, but in the end it did not escape the group of death.

After the lottery ceremony, all the delegations left Brazil very quickly, and so did Li Guo. The next job was not easy.

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Spain, Chile, China, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

After the lottery ceremony, there was an extra form on the wall of Li Guo's office, which showed the situation of the match.

The Chinese team played against Chile for the first time, Spain for the second, and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the third.

Li Guo's goal is to qualify for the group stage, which means squeezing out two opponents. Li Guo did not hesitate to draw a red circle on the word Bosnia and Herzegovina. The remaining two teams made Li Guo fall into thinking.

"One has to be spelled out," Li Guo knew this very well.

Besides Li Guo, there were Chen An and Robin Dutt in the office. Li Guo stood up and paced, "Do you have anything to say?"

"Not yet."

"Very good, but I have. Have you heard a story? During the 2006 World Cup, Germany and Ecuador were in the same group. The Germans sent a team to investigate Ecuador a few months ago, and they didn't even let go of the customs."

Du Te nodded, "I've heard of it."

"Are you going to study too?" Chen An said.

"Of course, I will leave this matter to you. Form three teams to investigate these three countries and bring back all valuable content."

Chen An nodded. Compared with Li Guo's previous weird requests, this is a more reasonable one.

"What about me? I don't think you'll let me idle," Dutt said.

Li Guo smiled slightly, "Robin, you know me very well, of course I have a job for you. Your task is to arrange opponents for the warm-up match. I need three opponents to simulate the opponents in the three group matches."

Dutt rested his chin in his hand, "This is not easy, I have to think about it."

If it's theoretical, it's easy. For example, if you want to simulate Spain, you can just find Portugal, but the question is, will the other party beat you?
"Okay, I'll give you 24 hours, I want the result."

In the next 24 hours, Chen An began to form a team, Dutt began to think about his opponents in the warm-up match, and Li Guo was fighting against the landlord in the office.

When they met again, Chen An's side went well. After all, it was a matter of money. As long as the money was sufficient, it was not a problem, but Dutt's side was a bit troublesome. Portugal, the first expected opponent, was definitely impossible.

As for another opponent, Chile, Dutt's opponent is Paraguay, but he can't be contacted for the time being. To simulate the team in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dutt's idea is Serbia, and he can't be contacted either.

"That is, within 24 hours, you can't decide on an opponent in the warm-up match?"

Du Te nodded, "I tried my best." Li Guo put his hand on Du Te's shoulder, "Then go and have a rest."

Li Guo thinks he has great powers, but after contacting some of his contacts, they all answered in the negative. It seems that in the World Cup year, it is very difficult to find the top 32 teams to warm up, so Li Guo set his sights on those teams that did not qualify for the World Cup, but the problem is that the level of these teams is generally lower.

The first is Spain's simulated opponent. Li Guo thought that it was also a representative of the Latin faction in Europe, the former Yugoslavia, but Yugoslavia had disintegrated, but the Montenegro team has always inherited this style of play. Li Guo set Montenegro as his goal.

In Chile, what Li Guo thought of was Bolivia. Bolivian football used to be good. Li Guo also wanted to experience Bolivia's highland home field.

The third opponent, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Li Guo thought of Albania, this team should be easy to invite out to warm up.

When Li Guo told Dutt about his idea, Dutt tried to get in touch immediately, and all three teams were finalized. It is no wonder that Li Guo lowered his standards to a very low level for the sake of success rate.

The last thing that needs to be determined is the base for next year's training. It must not be in China. Because of the time difference and climate, the training effect in China is zero. It must be in South America, but the law and order in South America is not good, which makes Li Guo very headache.

In the end, Li Guo thought of Chile, where Zhou Dun lived when he was a child, and went to the club where Zhou Dun made his debut, the small town where the Rangers of Santiago is located—Valparaiso.

This aspect was left to Zhou Dun's father.Hotels, training grounds and everything need to be booked in advance.If it doesn’t work, you have to bring it by yourself, such as the lawn. It is estimated that the domestic team has to go there to lay it, and the security guards have to bring the Chinese to it, so that Li Guo can trust it.

All these must be prepared as soon as possible. I don’t know how many teams will get together to train in South America next year. This Li Guo has heard of it in his previous life.

When all these preparations were almost ready, the end of 2013 came, European clubs began their holidays, the Chinese Super League was over, the Christmas discount season was in full swing, and Li Guo and the national team members had been busy for a year, so Li Guo proposed to take everyone on a trip.

The location is chosen in the hometown of Santa Claus - Finland.

At this moment, Chen An asked Li Guo, who would he take with him?Li Guo answered very simply, "Of course it's the 23 players in the Confederations Cup."

"The 23 in the World Cup next year will definitely be different from the 23 in the Confederations Cup. Will you cause the media to think wildly?"

This reminds Li Guo that Li Guo is the head coach who cares most about the unity of the team. He doesn’t want to turn this trip into a last supper for some players. The media’s ability to make up stories is very strong, the type that will shine brightly if you give it some sunshine.

"The notifications were made one by one. Everyone split up. They are professional players. They must have the ability to avoid reporters. Let them reunite after arriving in Helsinki, Finland."

Chen An chuckled, and had to say, Li Guo is really a person with a big brain, so Chen An could only inform the players one by one, and the players cherished it, after all, he had been busy for a year.

(End of this chapter)