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Volume 9 2002 Volume 9 2002 Chapter 498 Subverting the World Cup

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    As someone who has experienced it, if Pei Wei were asked to describe the 2002 World Cup in one sentence, he would say this: "This is a World Cup that went from subverting tradition to returning to tradition."

    The 2002 World Cup has already subverted tradition even before it started - the fourth place in the last World Cup, the Netherlands, failed to qualify for the finals of this World Cup, which was already a subversion, and many strong teams were eliminated in the group stage.  There are quite a few, including last year's champion France and third-place Croatia, two-time World Cup champions Argentina and Uruguay, plus Portugal, one of the semi-finalists of the 2000 European Championship, among the teams that entered the top 16.  Only the four teams that have won the World Cup, Brazil, Germany, England and Italy, are left. However, the subversion continues. Italy stopped in the top 16 and England stopped in the quarterfinals. However, in the final, the World Cup returned to its tradition. Brazil  Germany and Germany, the two teams with the best results in the World Cup, entered the finals, and the team that finally won the championship couldn't be more traditional-the football kingdom Brazil expanded their number of championships to five.

    Of course, except for Pei Wei, no fan now knows that this World Cup will produce too many things that will surprise them.

    "In this case" When Pei Wei watched the World Cup opening ceremony broadcast on the TV screen, he said silently in his heart: "Then let the subversion continue to the end. Since I have entered the national team again this time, then I will not  It will make the history of the Chinese team repeat itself!¡±

    When another already unpredictable Chinese team joins the trend of subverting tradition in the 2002 World Cup, how will history change?

    ??At least before the Chinese team¡¯s game.  Pei Wei didn't see any changes.

    From the very beginning of the opening game of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, it brought a huge surprise to fans all over the world.

    The defending champion France lost Zidane, the best midfielder in the world, in the first game, but this did not arouse the vigilance of French fans. In their view, this national team is the strongest in history.  With the power of being the first team in history to win consecutive World Cup and European Cup championships, the team also has the top scorers in Serie A, Premier League, and French Ligue 1 in Trezeguet, Thierry Henry and Cisse.  There is no reason for French fans to be unoptimistic about the team's prospects.

    But they were given a head start in the first game, led by French coach Bruno Messudi.  The new team in the World Cup, the African team Senegal, played at a very high level. Relying on the goal of Diop, the midfielder who plays for the French Ligue 1 team Lens, in the 19th minute, they beat the French team 1-0 and broke out of this World Cup.  The first upset since the beginning!

    On June 1, the Danish team relied on Thomasson's two goals to defeat Uruguay 2-1, passing the first round of Group A.  Two former world champions ranked third and fourth.

    On June 2nd, the two games in Group B went smoothly. South Africa tenaciously relied on Fortune's goal in the 90th minute to draw Paraguay 2-1 after being two goals behind, while Spain drew 3-3.  Easily defeated Slovenia with a score of 1 and ranked first in the group.

    On June 3, Turkey also gave the world a surprise. They relied on their tenacious defense to make the Brazilian team with "3r" and "double cards" unable to do anything in the entire first half, and at the same time relied on a sharp counterattack before the end of the first half.  Hassan Sass, the bald forward who plays for Galatasaray, struck with lightning to lead the Brazilian team 1-0!

    Turkey is not very lucky. If they face the Brazilian team that did not win the cup, then they are likely to create a miracle - although only five minutes into the second half, former World Footballer Ronaldo used a beautiful kick  The volley equalized the score, but the Turks were not discouraged.  Still continuing to struggle with the powerful Brazilian team on the court, they kept the tie until the 87th minute. If it weren't for Rivaldo's lightning strike, they could even take away a point from the Football Kingdom!

    Although they lost the game, Turkey's performance still amazed everyone, and all fans began to take this team seriously. For a while, Turkey became the biggest favorite to qualify in Group C besides Brazil.

    On June 4th, it was finally the Chinese team¡¯s turn to play.

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    The match between the Chinese team and Costa Rica was scheduled for 2:30 noon - this time period is not very good.  But there was no way anyone in the Chinese team could have any objections.  All the time has been arranged long ago, and there will be a match in Group D tonight.  The participating team is the host South Korea team. In order to ensure domestic ratings, the host country's game time is often the most suitable place for the game.

    But the Chinese team doesn¡¯t care too much about this - the game is only in the smallest quarters, and the key is how high they can perform.

    ¡°I think everyone should have watched yesterday¡¯s game. From yesterday¡¯s game IIt can be seen that our group is really strong. Needless to say, the strength of the Brazilian team should not be underestimated!  There are no weak teams in Europe. If we want to qualify from the group, then our biggest opponent will be the Turkish team!  Of course, before that, the first thing we have to do is win Costa Rica. If we cannot win this game, then we will most likely be eliminated before we meet Turkey Are you willing to do this?  "Milu said, waving his fist.

    "Of course not!" the players roared in unison. The four warm-up matches before the start of the World Cup not only made the fans extremely dissatisfied, but also made them feel choked. Now they urgently need to find a place to vent their anger -  Of course, the opponent in front of us, Costa Rica, is the best target to vent to!

    "I think after these few warm-up games, you should be very familiar with the tactics we are about to use. Let me emphasize again, defensively, all defenders must stay focused until the last minute! In a game like the World Cup  Sometimes goals will appear when you think they are least likely. You have to tighten your nerves at all times. If you relax, you may not have a chance to score again. On offense, positional offense concentrates the ball!  At Deco¡¯s feet, the counterattack focuses on Nie Fei¡¯s feet. The defenders on both sides take turns to provide assists, leaving at least three defenders in the backcourt! Do you understand that in the World Cup, defense determines everything!¡±

    Milu has always emphasized the players' concentration on the court. In fact, this is also the result of Pei Wei's constant reminders. Pei Wei still remembers the game against Costa Rica. The Chinese team is here.  No mistakes were made in each game. In fact, when the two goals were lost, there were at least four players in the penalty area defending, and the opponent's offensive players only had two or three. Even though they had the numerical advantage, they were still defeated by the opponent.  Having two opportunities to easily face the goalkeeper only shows that the players have relaxed their concentration on the court. Costa Rica is not particularly strong, but it is better than the Chinese team in seizing opportunities and focusing on defense.  , it was this trick that directly led to the two goals conceded by the national team!

    Pei Wei believes that as long as the players remain focused, it will be impossible for Costa Rica to defeat the Chinese team so easily!

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    The Gwangju World Cup Stadium, which can accommodate 44,000 fans, is packed with seats. As China's close neighbor, the World Cup held in Japan and South Korea has greatly facilitated Chinese fans to come to South Korea to support the national team. Among the more than 40,000 people in the stadium, except for 10,000  In addition to many local Korean fans and nearly 10,000 Costa Rican fans, the remaining 20,000 seats were all occupied by Chinese fans. China's five-star red flag was flying in half of the stadium, and cheers came and went.

    Although they were very dissatisfied with the performance of the Chinese team in the warm-up match, when the game started, all the Chinese fans who came to South Korea still dropped everything and started to support the national team with the greatest enthusiasm. This is the fans. You can say they are radical.  , it can be said that they are impatient, and you can even complain that their curiosity is too strong and affects the preparations of the national team - but without their support, without their fanatical performance, no national team would have such a strong performance.  Without too much support, football would not have the glory of becoming the world's number one sport!

    Chinese fans who come to South Korea basically come to South Korea in groups based on regions. With the development of domestic leagues, Chinese fan groups have also developed extremely rapidly. Basically, any city with a professional team will have a considerable number of fans.  The large-scale fan group provides sufficient help for fans to go abroad to support the national team. At the same time, the cost of group going abroad is less than that of individuals. This is also quite beneficial to Chinese fans whose average income level is not too high.

    The benefit of being organized is not only the reduction of costs. For example, before this game, several large domestic fan groups contacted Chinese student fans in South Korea and purchased a considerable number of tickets through joint financing. This made the big fans  Some fans were able to cheer on the spot, and at the same time, these fans basically sat together, which created a spectacular scene with Chinese flags flying in half of the stadium's stands!

    "It seems that the development of the Chinese League has not only improved the level of the national team, but also improved the level of our fans a lot!"

    Looking at the national flags flying all over the sky, Pei Wei couldn't help but sigh and said, in his previous life, although Chinese fans always said proudly: "Although the level of our Chinese football has never been improved, the level of Chinese fans is world-class."  !" But in Pei Wei's opinion, this sentence is not entirely correct.

    Although China also has fans who are as passionate about football as any other country, it is basically an individual behavior and does not form a collective behavior!  For example, there were several fans who were famous throughout the country at that time. They were all famous for their personalities.Famous for their performance, there is no strong collective behind them!  In the stands, we can often see so-called fans with the banner "xxxx company supports the Chinese team" - Pei Wei has always believed that these fans are not here to cheer, but to advertise - like this  Can the fan base be said to be world-class?
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