I started with Torres, to revive German football

Chapter 434 The knockout rounds are announced
After Werner scored, Loew continued to make substitutions.

He replaced Teacher Tony and Zhao Jinge.

Although Zhao Jinge only scored one goal in this game, his role on the court is obvious to the fans.

So, when they saw Zhao Jinge being replaced, the fans at the scene stood up and applauded him.

Zhao Jinge also responded by applauding from all sides of the court, thanking the fans for their support.

Seeing this scene, Loew showed a satisfied smile.

He specially reserved the last substitution spot for Zhao Jinge. The purpose was to make up for the lack of substitution spots in the previous game, allowing Zhao Jinge to enjoy the applause and cheers of the fans alone.

"Good job!"

When Zhao Jinge walked to the sidelines and high-fived Teacher Tony, Loew took the initiative to open his arms and gave him a warm hug.

"Zhao, you must be thirsty. Come on, drink some water to replenish your energy!"

As soon as Zhao Jinge sat down on the bench, the assistant coach immediately handed over a bottle of energy drink for Zhao Jinge to replenish his fluids.

Zhao Jinge politely thanked him, took it and drank heavily.

He was indeed a little thirsty, and the drink was still iced. Under the scorching sun, he drank it in one sip and felt refreshed!

The other players on the side looked at Zhao Jinge with envy. The two coaches really favored him!
"Coach, I'm a little thirsty too, can you give me a drink?"

Hummels reached out for a drink, but did not receive an enthusiastic reply from the assistant coach.

"Don't you have legs? It's over there, get it yourself!"

The assistant coach replied rudely.

That attitude seemed to say: You're a substitute, you haven't played for a minute, you haven't sweated a drop, and you drink a shitty drink, are you worthy?

Even the main players like Hummels were sent back, and the remaining players who were eager to try gave up their ideas.

The club's qualifications are of little use to the national team, and being a big name doesn't work here.

If they leave a bad impression on the coaching staff, their names may not be on the next roster!
After Zhao Jinge came off the field, the German team's offense seemed to have returned to its old problems.

The team has many attackers in the frontcourt, including Sane, Turkish Deadman, Brandt, Tony and Werner.

But there was no way to continue scoring. The German team had a very obvious advantage in possession of the ball. The offensive seemed to be wave after wave, but they just couldn't score and were unable to continue to expand the score.

This scene gave Loew a little headache again!

The team on the field was a little familiar and a little strange. What was strange was that he had not seen such a German team for a long time.

What is familiar is that a few years ago, before Zhao Jinge joined the German team, the German team under him looked like this.

Back then, they couldn't even win against the inferior Georgia, and they were almost tied against Ireland.

Thinking of this, Loew sighed.

What if Zhao Jinge gets injured or suspended one day?
But it's not all bad news. The good news is that Zhao Jinge has not suffered any injuries so far, and his physical condition is also very good. He has not received any yellow cards, so he doesn't have to worry about scoring goals for the time being.

Just as Loew was thinking about these issues, the German team scored again.

In the 88th minute of the game, Teacher Tony scored directly with a free kick, helping the German team rewrite the score to 4-0!
The South Korean team was unable to recover. They still failed to win the last game of the World Cup. Instead, they were massacred by a huge score.

Before the game, fans of the Korean team clamored on the Internet, saying that Japan and Iran are scum.

Only the Korean team can defend the dignity of Asia, and the Korean team is Asia's last hope.

They seemed to really regard themselves as the savior and firmly believed that the Korean team would be able to create a miracle in the final round and become the only Asian team to advance out of the group stage.

However, the Korean team failed to create a miracle and instead suffered a disastrous defeat.

The South Korean team belongs to the AFC, and the AFC is recognized as the weakest region.

In this World Cup, several teams in Asia performed very poorly in the group stages. Except for Japan and Iran, the other teams not only did not see any hope of advancing to the knockout rounds, they could not even win a single victory. It almost created the worst record of Asian teams in the World Cup!

This has once again brought up the proposal on the Internet to reduce the number of places in the AFC World Cup.

Many fans from Europe say that instead of giving up World Cup spots to regions with relatively backward football standards such as Asia and Africa, it would be better to allocate more spots to Europe.

Because there are a lot of good teams in Europe, but due to quota restrictions, they cannot make it to the World Cup.

Of course, this proposal will definitely not be adopted.

In order to encourage the development of areas with relatively backward football standards, FIFA not only will not reduce the World Cup quota for Asian regions, but also wants to allocate more quotas to them.

After all, the World Cup is a stage where all countries in the world are expected to participate.

Even if not every country can send a team to compete, it should be as balanced as possible to benefit all regions on the five continents.

Otherwise, it would be easy for the World Cup to change from a worldwide football event to a carnival in a certain region.

This is completely opposite to their original idea!
Therefore, FIFA is currently discussing the expansion of the World Cup and wants to expand the current thirty-two participating teams to forty-eight.

In this case, a certain men's football team that has missed consecutive World Cups due to performance and quota may have a chance to play in the World Cup again!
FIFA is very covetous of this country's huge market of 1.4 billion people. After all, even if their own national football team fails to enter the World Cup, they can send so much sponsorship fees to the National Football Federation.

If their national team can enter the World Cup, the commercial income it will bring is unimaginable!

Of course, judging from the current situation of a certain national football team's gradual decline, it seems that even an expansion of the army will not help.

After all, even Thailand can lose 1 to 5, so it doesn’t seem impossible to lose to Vietnam and then Myanmar, right?
After the German team defeated the South Korean team to advance to the first place in the group, the hopes of the Swedish team and the Mexican team to compete for the first place in the group were completely shattered.

Now the two teams can only fight to the end for the last promotion spot!

As opponents in Group F, the match between Sweden and Mexico not only attracted the attention of fans from both countries, but fans of the Brazilian team in Group E were also particularly concerned about the outcome of this match. As the top team in Group E, Brazil's opponent in the top 16 is the winner of this game.

In terms of strength, the Swedish team is definitely stronger, and because of this, the Brazilians are reluctant to meet them in the top 16.

Relatively speaking, the Brazilian team knows more about Mexico, its old rival in Central America.

Brazil and Mexico have played against each other seventeen times in history, with Brazil winning thirteen times, drawing two and losing two, scoring forty goals and conceding ten.

In addition, in the past ten meetings between the two sides, Brazil has eight wins and two draws and remains unbeaten.

Judging from these data, the Brazilian team has an advantage in all aspects. If they meet Mexico in the top 16, they have a very high probability of advancing to the quarterfinals. It can almost be said to be a certainty!
But if the opponent is Sweden, Brazil's chances of advancing will be much smaller.

Brazil and Sweden have fought seven times in history. The Brazilian team has four wins, one draw and two losses, giving it a slight advantage.

The most recent match between the two teams was a friendly match in June 2013. Brazil and Sweden drew 0-0.

Therefore, almost all the Brazilian fans who came to watch the game changed their identities and temporarily became fans of the Mexican team.

The euphemistic name is cheering for our compatriots in the Americas, but in fact, they have their own little plans in mind.

The game between Sweden and Mexico was very anxious. It can be seen that the Swedish team has not yet adjusted to its best condition.

On the opposite side, Mexico made many targeted defensive adjustments after learning from the bloodbath suffered by the German team in the previous game.

These adjustments have effectively curbed the Swedish team's offense!
Until the 50th minute, the score on the field was still zero to zero.

Mexico's goalkeeper Ochoa really seemed to be cheating, catching high and low blocks, and saved the Swedish team's threatening shots one by one.

If the game ends with this score, the Mexican team will advance to the top 16 with a goal difference of minus two.

However, in the 60th minute, the first goal of the game finally came.

The Swedish team took advantage of a corner kick and Forsberg passed the ball to Augustinsson outside the penalty area.

The Swedish full-back, who was almost beaten by Zhao Jinge in the last game, succeeded in this corner kick tactic.

He did not pass the ball immediately after stopping the ball, but waited for the defensive player to rush out, then passed the ball into the penalty area, assisting Toivonen to score the Swedish team's first goal of the game!
The score became one to zero!

This goal saved the Swedish team from the brink of elimination, and now it was the Mexican team that fell into the abyss.

The Mexican team had to give up its defensive counterattack and attack with all its strength!
In the final stage of the game, the situation on the field turned into a situation where the Mexican team came out in full force to besiege the Swedish team.

However, such a siege not only failed to score a goal, but gave the Swedish team an opportunity to counterattack quickly.

In the 80th minute of the game, Swedish team captain Granqvist scored his first goal in the World Cup, helping the Swedish team seal the victory.

In the end, the Mexican team was eliminated by the Swedish team and fell in the final round of the group stage, even though they could qualify with a draw.

With the elimination of the Mexican team, all the qualifying teams from Group E and Group F have been announced.

Brazil, ranked first in Group E, and Switzerland, ranked second in Group F, will face Sweden, ranked second in Group F, and Germany, ranked first in Group F, in the quarter-finals.

Except for the fans of the German team who were aloof and indifferent to this matchup situation, the fans of the remaining three teams were very dissatisfied.

Swiss fans were already wailing, feeling that their team could be carried away.

The fans of the Brazilian team and the Swedish team are very nervous. They are unfamiliar with their opponents. This game is bound to be very fierce. Neither team is absolutely sure to advance.

However, there is not no good news for the Brazilian team. After missing the German team, the Brazilian team will not encounter the German team until the finals.

However, in addition to the German team, there are many strong teams in this World Cup. It is not easy to reach the finals.

After the games of Group E and Group F, the results of the final rounds of other groups were also decided.

In Group H, although the Japanese team lost 0-1 to Poland in the last round, they ended up with one win, one draw and one loss, ranking second in the group and advancing to the top 16 of the World Cup.

The Japanese team is not a traditional strong team. Their best result in the World Cup was only the top 16, so this result is an unexpectedly good result for them!
In Group G, Tunisia lost to England 0-1 in the final round, and were also eliminated even though they could qualify with a draw.

As for Belgium, another European team, they easily defeated Panama, who had no desire for anything, 2-0, and qualified with a luxurious record of winning three games!
In the end, the teams that qualified in Group G were Belgium and England, and the two European teams had the last laugh.

As the qualifying teams of Groups H and G were confirmed, their matches in the knockout rounds were also announced.

In the quarter-finals, Colombia, first in Group H, will face England, second in Group G.

Japan, second in Group H, will face Belgium, first in Group G.

It is worth mentioning that if the German team defeats Switzerland and advances to the quarterfinals, their quarterfinal opponents will be England and Colombia.

In Group C, the two qualifying teams were France and Denmark, while the remaining two teams, Peru and Australia, were eliminated.

In Group D, Argentina defeated Nigeria 2-1 with difficulty in the last round. They won three games, had one win, one draw and one loss and qualified second in the group.

Although Argentina barely qualified, the outside world looked down on them even more.

They have a lot of shooters in the frontcourt, but the performance of these shooters is really disappointing.

Higuain, Di Maria and others did not score a single goal in three games, and Messi and Aguero only scored one goal. This poor performance is completely different from their outstanding performance in their respective clubs!

Even the crucial winning goal that helped Argentina defeat Nigeria was scored by their centre-back Rojo. Supported by the four kings in the frontcourt, the winning goal that determined promotion also depended on a player who was quick to kick it at Manchester United. A defender who doesn't hit the ball is a joke!

Moreover, Argentina's opponent in the top 16 is France. Needless to say how strong the French team is, its fiery state is not something that the Argentine team can touch!

With Argentina having absolutely no time to adjust their form, they will face the number one favorite to win this World Cup besides Germany!

The fate of the Argentine team can be imagined!

(End of this chapter)