host must win

Chapter 552
The Chinese team drew the Brazilian team 2:2 in the game. On another court, Mexico finally defeated the Greek team 1:0.

In this way, the Chinese team with 2 wins and 1 tie accumulated 7 points, ranking first in the group.Mexico scored 2 points with 1 wins and 6 loss, ranked second, and advanced to the knockout round of the Confederations Cup with the Chinese team, and also advanced to the semi-finals.

The original favorites to win the championship, the star-studded Brazil team only got 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and ranked third in the group with 4 points. They were eliminated together with the European Cup champion Greece team who had three consecutive losses, one goal and no score. out.

The favorite to win the championship before the game, the Brazilian team, which has superstars such as Barcelona midfielder Ronaldinho, AC Milan midfielder Kaka, and the new Inter Milan king Adriano, went back without even qualifying for the group stage. This is really the biggest upset in this Confederations Cup.

When Brazil lost to Mexico, people said it was the biggest upset of the Confederations Cup, but after the group stage, everyone's tune changed.

Although the match between Brazil and China, strictly speaking, Brazil did not lose.But it is this kind of undefeated failure that makes people feel the pain from the heart.

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When the coaches of the Brazilian players returned to the hotel where they stayed, there was no welcome ceremony, no applause and flowers, and the scene was quiet, which made the shutter sound of the cameras in the hands of the photographers particularly prominent.

Every player of the Brazilian team lowered their heads when they got off the car, without looking at the cameras waiting for them, quickened their pace, and quickly rushed into the hotel lobby under the flashing lights.

Only Ronaldinho walked towards the group of reporters when he got off the car. As the number one superstar and captain of the Brazilian team, Ronaldinho's pride prevented him from escaping his responsibilities.

"We lost the game, I'm sorry, I want to apologize to the fans across the country ... we failed your trust."

"Ronaldinho, do you think the referee should give another free kick at the last moment?" A reporter asked him.

Ronaldinho shook his head and said: "That's not important, the game is over."

When Brazil coach Pereira got out of the car, he saw the back of Ronaldinho standing in front of a row of cameras for an interview, so he went up, patted him on the shoulder, and said to the reporters: "Now I'm here for your interview, my players need to rest, they're tired."

After finishing speaking, he said to Ronaldinho: "Go back, Ronaldinho, you have tried your best, there is nothing to feel guilty about."

Ronaldinho did not speak, turned and left.

Pereira looked away from his back, then turned around and said to the group of reporters in front of him: "The main responsibility for the loss lies with me. As the head coach, we didn't pay enough attention to the Chinese team, let alone them. Yin Jun, the top star of China. This caused us to concede two goals in the game, and when we attacked at full strength, we didn't have a good offensive method to break through the Chinese team's defense. My players performed very well, especially Luo Nardinho, he created two goals for the team alone, in my opinion, he is the best one in football today. Of course, the team failed to continue in the Confederations Cup, This requires someone to stand up and take responsibility, and I will submit my resignation to the Football Association after returning to China. I am sorry that I failed to lead this team to fulfill the dreams of all Chinese people..."

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One hour after the game, the mainstream media all over the world reported the game one after another, among which the host's official media "Deutsche Presse Agency" reported the most representative.

The "Deutsche Presse-Agreement" newspaper used the photos of the Brazilian players going off the field in dejection after the game to make their network reports with pictures. Among them, Ronaldinho was the most prominent position in the photo. The number 8 jersey of the Chinese team.The headline of the report is: "Ronaldinho's Dream Broken Death Team, Yin Jun defeated the five-star Brazil alone!"

"...After the results of the Confederations Cup group draw came out, almost everyone believed that Group B was the 'group of death' of this Confederations Cup. The results now confirm everyone's original judgment on this group. It is the 'death group', and even the 'dead' can no longer be 'dead'... The pre-match favorite Brazil team only finished third in the group and missed the knockout round!"

"The Brazilians performed very well in the first game of the Confederations Cup. They defeated the European Cup champion Greece with a score of 3:0, which almost laid the foundation for the promotion of the Brazilian team. But no one thought , In the second game, under widely favored circumstances, the Brazilian team lost 0:1 to the short-handed Mexico team, breaking the first upset in this Confederations Cup."

"In spite of this, the Brazilians' qualifying situation is still relatively optimistic, because their opponent in the last round of the group stage is the weakest Chinese team in the group. But the fact is completely contrary to everyone's expectations. The optimistic Chinese team played even better in the game. Their number one star Yin Jun scored twice in the game, helping the Chinese team to a 2:2 draw with Brazil. Since the Mexican team defeated the Brazilian team 1:0 in this round Greece, the Brazilians had to accept being knocked out in the group stage..."

"Ronaldinho not only lost the game, but also lost in this direct competition with Yin Jun. Because Manchester United had a poor record last season and only won a rather tasteless league Cup champion, and Liverpool, which won the Champions League, did not have a superstar who could challenge Yin Jun's status, which caused many Spanish media to start hyping that this was Ronaldinho challenging Yin Jun's No.1 status in football at the time, aspirations This is a great opportunity for the European Ballon d’Or and the World Player of the Year award. And this dialogue between the Chinese team and the Brazilian team is the duel stage for Ronaldinho and Yin Jun to compete for this year’s European Ballon d’Or and the World Player of the Year!”

"Because of the strength of the Brazilian team, many people are optimistic about the Brazilian team's victory before the game, which means they are optimistic about Ronaldinho's victory in the competition with Yin Jun. However, Yin Jun is in an unfavorable situation. Once again, he demonstrated his No.1 strength in the world football. In the game, he had an extraordinary performance on both ends of the offense and defense. He not only scored all two goals of the Chinese team, but also contributed two key defenses on the defensive end. It can be said that he drew the powerful Brazil team by himself. Although Yin Jun received a yellow card for a foul on Ronaldinho in the game, breaking the record of never receiving a card in his career, but It's irrelevant."

"And Ronaldinho's failure almost means that this year's European Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year suspense are basically over. Although Yin Jun did not get any big team honors, but with his club and national team Excellent personal statistics, he is still the number one favorite for the European Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year!"

(End of this chapter)