host must win

Chapter 377 Chinese team: I am not targeting anyone
The Chinese team, which has won two consecutive victories, locked the first place in the group and advanced to the quarterfinals one round ahead of schedule, which made the third round of the Chinese team and Qatar's group match a bit tasteless.

However, for the other three teams in the same group that still have hope of advancing, the Chinese team is acting as a referee. The attitude of the Chinese team in this game will ultimately determine who among the three teams can advance.

If the Chinese team puts water in the last game and easily loses to Qatar, it will be difficult for both the Bahrain team and the Indonesian team to advance.Because it means that Qatar's points will reach 4 points.

At the same time, because Qatar only lost 1:2 to the Indonesian team in the first round, even if the Chinese team only lost 1 goal, Qatar's goal difference will also be cleared.If you can win a game with more than 2 goals, Qatar's goal difference can become a positive number.

However, because both the Bahrain team and the Indonesian team suffered disastrous defeats to the Chinese team, their current goal difference is relatively large, and it is very difficult to clear it.

The Bahrain team is still slightly better. Their current goal difference is -3. As long as they can beat the Indonesian team by three goals, they can achieve zero goal difference.But the Indonesian team was miserable, because they suffered a 0:7 defeat against the Chinese team, and now their goal difference is -6, and it is completely impossible to clear it.

If the Chinese team does not release water and defeats Qatar, even if it is a draw with Qatar, it will be much easier for Bahrain and Indonesia to advance.

Especially the Indonesian team, they only need a draw to guarantee the second place in the group.

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Before the start of the third round, both the Indonesian team and the Bahrain team called on the Chinese team in the media to abide by the principle of fair competition.Qatar, on the other hand, talked a lot about the friendship between China and Qatar, and the intention was naturally to let the Chinese team release water in the game.

As for the Chinese team, before the start of the game, Alihan naturally talked about fair play, saying that the Chinese team will take every game seriously, which made the Bahrain and Indonesian teams very happy, but the Qataris almost scolded their mothers .

However, when the starting lineups for the Sino-Cardan battle were released, the attitudes of the three teams took a 180-degree turn. Bahrain and Indonesia began to scold their mothers, and Qatar began to be cheerful.

Because Alihan did not hesitate to rest many of the main players of the Chinese team, including Yin Jun and Dong Yuzhuo, and sent most of the substitute lineup to play.

Although it is known from the starting lineup that Yin Jun will not play, the fans are very happy that the Chinese team secured the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule, and they all came to the scene to support the team in this game.

At around 1:5 p.m., fans began to gather around the stadium. At [-] o'clock, many fans were already waiting in line at various entrances to enter the stadium.In front of each entrance, queuing fans formed a phalanx, waiting for the "party" to start, and the scene was a spectacle.A chubby foreigner also came to take advantage of the excitement, holding the Chinese national flag, went to the front of each square and led everyone to shout "Come on".

About half an hour before the start of the game, more and more fans have gathered in the stands, and many fans are still entering the stadium one after another.Among them, the east and west stands were basically full, and two groups of uniformly dressed organized fans gathered in the southeast and northeast corners. They beat gongs and drums, and the atmosphere was very lively.

And when the game started, the huge workers' stadium was already full.

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When the roster of the Chinese team was announced, all the fans welcomed their team with deafening cheers, and then the magnificent "Unity is Strength" sounded on the scene, which must be the masterpiece of the PLA soldiers on site.

After the game started, every time the Chinese team took the ball, almost all the fans cheered, especially when they defended successfully, steal the ball or the goalkeeper Liu Yunfei made a successful save, which made Gongti become a cheering crowd. ocean.

The game lasted for about 10 minutes, and the fans couldn't hold back anymore and started playing "Mexican Wave".Since there were no empty stands, the continuous wave of people pushed the atmosphere of the audience to a climax.

On the court, half of the Chinese team, who played as a substitute, did not give Qatar many chances to attack amid the cheers of the fans, and the score on the court remained at 0:0.

After the start of the second half, Qatar, eager to score a goal, launched a desperate attack. The Chinese team played a little passively on the field, which made the fans a little anxious, so they kept cheering for the Chinese team and shouted "Come on".

Finally, the Chinese team broke the deadlock on the field in the 32nd minute by Xu Yunlong. The atmosphere on the scene reached its peak, and the "Mexican wave" went around the field for several weeks without end.

When the final whistle blew, all the fans stood and refused to leave the field for a long time.

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With three consecutive victories, the Chinese team qualified with 9 points. It is one of the only two teams with a complete victory in the entire group stage, and the other Uzbekistan has won three consecutive victories.The Central Asian team defeated three opponents 1-0 in Group C with Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Turkmenistan.

Throughout the group stage, the Chinese team's offensive power was unique. They scored a total of 13 goals, which was more than double that of South Korea and Bahrain, which had the second most goals. Both scored 6 goals.

In this group, the Bahrain team defeated the Indonesian team with a score of 3:1 in the direct competition, so with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, they got 4 points and advanced to the quarterfinals as the second place in the group .

印尼队1胜2负，积3分排名第三，卡塔尔1平2负积1分小组垫底。

In Group B, the South Korean team won 2 wins and 1 tie, scored 7 points, and advanced as the first in the group. Jordan ranked second with 1 win, 2 draws and 5 points.

In Group C, Uzbekistan ranked first with 9 points for three consecutive victories, and Iraq ranked second with 2 points for 1 wins and 6 loss.

The Japanese team in Group D also ranked first with 2 wins and 1 draw, and the Iranian team ranked second in the group with 1 win and 2 draws.

According to the rules of the game, the Chinese team's opponent in the quarter-finals is Iraq, which is second in Group C, and the game will continue to be played at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing.

A few days ago, the international players who were still "concerned about" their next opponent seemed to have found enough confidence because of their three-game winning streak in the group stage. All of them had a unified attitude and threatened to "not be afraid to touch anyone".

Shao Jiayi said in an interview: "Iraq? They are not the Brazilian team. Is there anything to be afraid of? So we are not afraid of anyone."

"Our best result is to stay in the capital, and now we have done it, so it doesn't matter which opponent we face in Group C next. We have also watched the matches of possible opponents such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia. It is very strong, so no matter who it is, we have only one idea: win." Zhao Junzhe even bluntly said that the opponent's strength is average.

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