host must win

Chapter 513 The Crucial Battle
2005年6月3日19点55分，距离中国队和日本队的比赛开始只有5分钟了，双方球员已经在球场通道口列队，准备出场比赛了。

Before the Chinese team played, the air above the Workers' Stadium was filled with all kinds of shouts and singing.The game has not yet started, and the Chinese fans seem to have entered the game state.They even set up a singing activity in the stands on all sides of the southeast, northwest, just like during military training:

"Is the song from the North Stand good?"

"it is good!!"

"Then do you want to play another song?!"

"want!!!"

"One more song! One more song! Chi Chi Chi Chi!!"

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No wonder the fans are in a good mood, which has a lot to do with the current situation of the Chinese team.

After the 3 rounds, the standings of the four teams in Group B are as follows:

中国队2胜1平，打进5球失2球，积7分高居第一；

伊朗队2胜1负，打进4球失3球，积6分排名第二；
日本队1胜1平1负，打进4球失4球，积4分排名第三；
The North Korean team lost three games in a row, scoring 2 goals and conceding 6 goals. They were at the bottom without scoring a point.

If the Chinese team can beat the Japanese team at home in today's game, then they will lead the No.2 Japanese team by 3 points with only 6 rounds left in the game. It can be said that a place for promotion has basically been locked.

After all, even if the Chinese team loses to Iran in an away game in the next round, it is absolutely no problem to score 1 point against North Korea at home in the final round.

Of course, the best situation is for the Chinese team to win today's game, and then get at least 1 point when they go to Iran next week, so that the Chinese team can advance to the group stage.

The premise of everything is that the Chinese team can beat the Japanese team at home today.

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The Chinese fans also know in their hearts that they also know that this team needs their support more than ever, so they create such a crazy home atmosphere, hoping to create huge psychological pressure on the Japanese players and affect them. performance in the game.

Even if it only affects a little bit every time you shout, the accumulation of countless little bits will eventually form an unstoppable avalanche!
This is a little ambition of Chinese fans.

It’s just that judging from the expressions of the Japanese players, it’s still far away from this goal-listening to the singing and shouting of the Chinese fans outside the channel, few Japanese players take it to heart.They didn't change their faces, they did what they had to do, and they talked about what they had to talk about.

In any case, this Japanese team can also be described as a star-studded team. The players have experienced too many big scenes, so they want to affect them. The Chinese fans also think too well.

It wasn't until the referee team came out that Japanese team captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto slapped his hands to remind them that it was time to play, and these people paid a little attention to expression management.Everyone restrained their expressions, lined up honestly, and waited for their appearance.

What is different from them is the Chinese team next door. The players kept their faces straight all the time, without squinting.This made many Japanese players snicker in their hearts after seeing it-look at their nervousness!
To be honest, I don't blame the Japanese players for thinking this way, because the performance of the Chinese team players really looks like they are too nervous, resulting in stiff facial muscles, and they can only maintain a dumb expression.

Don't talk about them, maybe they appear in the TV broadcast screen like this, which can cause the worries of countless Chinese fans in front of the TV.

But at this moment, none of the players of the Chinese national team will consider how others think of them.There is only one thing on their minds - start the game quickly, let's kill the Japanese!

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As the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel and stepped into the stadium, all the voices on the scene turned into cheers, gathering in the air above the stadium and lingering for a long time.

Huang Qiangqiang in the commentary booth said excitedly: "Friends from the audience! Now the players from both sides have come on the field! The most critical battle for the Chinese team to hit the World Cup in Germany is about to begin!"

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Huang Jianqiang had to try to raise his volume, because even with a sound-proof headset, he could hardly hear his own voice clearly.

For a senior commentator who has experienced every home game of the Chinese team, this is the first time Huang Jianqiang has encountered such a situation.Even the game where the Chinese national team defeated the Iranian team at home in Jiangzhou, there is no way to compare it with the present.

After all, this is a key step that really affects whether the Chinese team can qualify for two consecutive rounds and go to Germany next summer.

But the game against Iran was just the beginning of the quarter-finals.Regarding the future, I am not qualified to think too much, but now everyone is looking forward to the future with enthusiasm.Although I was still a little uneasy, the future was indeed behind that door.

It's just that the door is still closed, and it's not easy to push the heavy door open.

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The noisy stadium fell silent instantly when the prelude to "March of the Volunteers" sounded.It was as if someone had pressed the mute button, and suddenly those noisy voices disappeared, and the audience in front of the TV could clearly hear the prelude to the national anthem without amplifying the volume.

Afterwards, a chorus of 8 people sang the national anthem.

During the national anthem, the cameraman carried the machine and scanned the faces of the national team players one by one.

After the national anthem was over, the noise returned to the workers' stadium.Players from both sides stand in their positions and prepare to kick off.

Dong Fangzhuo stood in the middle circle with a football under his feet. He looked around behind him, all of them were his teammates.Looking forward again, his eyes passed through Japan's forward, midfielder and back line in turn, until they reached their goal.

Dong Fangzhuo suddenly felt that this scene had a very good meaning: in front of me is where I want to go.Behind me is the strength I can rely on.With them supporting me, just go for it!

A crisp whistle sounded, and Dong Fangzhuo turned around and kicked the football towards Yin Jun who was behind him, then threw his legs and ran forward.

"Game start!!"

With the whistle of the referee, the match between the Chinese team and the Japanese team officially began.

In this game, the Chinese team took the lead in kick-off, and the Chinese team also took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack the Japanese team's goal first.

For the Chinese team, which is determined to win three points, it has adopted very active tactics at home.This is not only the arrangement of the head coach Alihan, but also the attitude of the players in front of [-] fans at home.

Seeing this, the Japanese team did not attack rashly, but chose to withdraw their defense.

(End of this chapter)