Midfielder Ruler

The group rankings of the four qualifying places for groups A and B are determined. The two 1/8 finals are also divided into the upper and lower halves. A1 Uruguay and B2 Spain are drawn in the upper half, and B1 Portugal and B2 Russia are drawn in the second half. district.

Since the winner of C1 and D2 will face the winner of Uruguay and Spain in the quarter-finals, while the winner of D1 and C2 will face the winner of Portugal and Russia, the Chinese team currently ranked first in Group C Can 'choose' future quarter-final opponents.

Of course, before that, the Chinese team still needs to play well in its final round of group matches in Group C. As for its future opponents in the 1/8 finals and quarter-finals, they can only wait until the 1/8 finals and quarter-finals. Make plans again.

The Chinese team has not yet qualified from the group, so it is naturally not qualified to think about the 1/8 finals and the 1/4 finals.

In order to maximize the occurrence of match-fixing, FIFA has kicked off the last round of group matches at the same time. The group matches of China VS Peru and France VS Denmark will be at 5 pm local time on June 26, Russia. It's eleven o'clock in the evening Beijing time.

These two games are the earliest games in the third round of the group stage of the 2018 Russia World Cup, while the two Group D games three hours later are the latest games.

Before the start of the tight Group D match, the two group matches of Group C naturally attracted the attention of the world.

No one expected that the favored French team would be ranked second in the group before the start of the third round and was even at risk of being eliminated.

Facing Peru, which was eliminated early, the Chinese team has a very high chance of scoring points. Qualification is certain. Even if it is a small loss, as long as France and Denmark do not have two goal differences or more, they will have two goals. The winning Chinese team also has a goal difference left, and the Chinese team, which scored five goals in the first two rounds, can still advance to the top 16.

There is still more than half a day before the start of the game, and both Moscow and Sochi are filled with a fanatical football atmosphere.

Because in the near future, France and Denmark, China and Peru will start a life and death battle in these two cities! ’

As the game time gets closer and closer, the fans in the square near Luzhniki Stadium and Fisht Olympic Stadium are so crowded that the surrounding traffic is paralyzed.

The traffic near the Fisht Olympic Stadium is even more congested because the Chinese team is about to qualify and more and more Chinese fans are coming to Russia. When tickets are hard to come by, they can only wait outside the stadium or near the hotel where the Chinese team is staying.

What they want is to take a look at the national team they support before the match between the Chinese team and the Peruvian team.

Chinese football in the past was unsightly, but now it has recovered perfectly and is even better than the Chinese men's football team at its peak. The leader, Tang Zheng, will be 29 years old this year and will be 33 years old in the next World Cup. Professional players will follow suit. As the age increases and the decline in status is avoided, it can be said that this World Cup may be the last glory of the Chinese men's football team in the World Cup.

Even though there are a group of outstanding young players in the midfield and frontcourt, only Tang Zheng can truly be considered a top superstar.

Two games, four goals and one assist.

These data are beyond the reach of young players who are growing up.

As Central 5 commentator He Wei said, players like Pele and Maradona come out once every 100 years, players like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo come out once every 50 years, but players like Tang Zheng But it takes a thousand years for one to come out.

Closer to home, when the Chinese team took the bus and arrived at the designated parking space at the Fisht Olympic Stadium, both the fans in line and the fans waiting in line paid attention and shouted loudly in the direction of the bus: "Ooooooooooo-"

Especially those fans who did not buy tickets, the chants they made were particularly amazing.

The Chinese players sitting in the bus kept waving. They used this way to thank the fans for their support, and at the same time cheer themselves up, they must win!

Although the Peruvian team has been eliminated early, they will definitely fight against the Chinese team in the last round for the glory of the country after losing both games in the past, trying to get three points. Therefore, the seemingly easy third round is actually very dangerous.

Of course, the most dangerous ones are France and Denmark. As long as China does not lose to Peru, Denmark must defeat France if it wants to advance to the top 16.

France, as the favorite to win the championship, will definitely become the laughing stock of the media in various countries if it fails to finish first in the group, so it will definitely attack as much as possible in the last game and strive to score more goals.

With both sides going on the offensive, the result was unpredictable.

There is still an hour before the start of the game, and the starting list of the Chinese team appears on the official website of FIFA.

Compared to the last match against Sweden, there were two personnel changes. Hao Junmin, who had accumulated two yellow cards, was replaced by 19-year-old forward Ye Erfan, who had not played before. However, Ye Erfan did not play as an attacking midfielder, and was replaced by Lu Liang. , Ye Erfan replaced Zhang Yuzhao as the center, Wu Sanshi served as the left midfielder, and Sun Jingbo remained on the right.

In the last round of the Chinese team's game against Denmark, Zhang Yuzhao worked very hard, but it seemed that his performance was affected by injuries and did not meet Lippi's expectations, so this game tried to train Ye Erfan who was in better condition.

The Chinese domestic media were not too surprised when they got the starting lineup of the Chinese team. Ye Erfan was in excellent form, but was limited by the fact that he was not as senior as Zhang Yuzha in the national team and failed to start in the last two rounds.

It is worth mentioning that in the Panda Cup match against Hungary in May last year, Ye Erfan scored a god-level upside-down golden hook that shocked everyone. It was impressive, so many domestic fans hope to see Ye Erfan. Being able to replicate that classic goal on the World Cup stage.

Peruvian team's top star Farfan continues to be absent due to injury. Compared with the 0:1 loss to France in the previous round, the starting lineup has only two adjustments. Tapia and Santamaria replaced Pedro who has accumulated two yellow cards and has been suspended. Aquino and Alberto Rodriguez are adjustments to the defensive midfielder and central defender respectively.

Obviously, Peru, which was eliminated early, did not make extensive rotations in the lineup in order to fight for glory in the final round. Therefore, after returning to the locker room, Lippi, the head coach of the Chinese team, reminded the players that they must not underestimate the enemy, otherwise they will meet It is very likely that it will be a big defeat.

Peru's early elimination does not mean that they are not strong. After all, they defeated Chile to become fifth in the South American region, thereby qualifying for the play-offs, and ranked 11th in the FIFA rankings.

The FIFA ranking may not mean that Peru is strong, but it can show that they are not weak.

There are no underdogs in the World Cup, and the Chinese team does not have any capital to underestimate its opponents, so this game is about the right to qualify for the group and cannot be taken lightly.

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At 5 p.m. local time in Russia, the final round of the World Cup Group C match between China and Peru kicked off at the Fisht Olympic Stadium.

The Fisht Olympic Stadium, which can accommodate 44,000 fans, is packed with seats, and the vast majority of them are fans who support the Chinese team. Because there are too many Chinese fans pouring into Russia, the organizing committee officially reserves more votes for neutral fans. Dragons fans meet fans, and China, which has experienced rapid development, now has a lot of rich people. In addition to buying neutral tickets through formal channels, more wealthy people buy tickets from neutral fans.

Of course, the price is very high, several times or even ten times higher than the face value of the ticket...

However, being able to see the Chinese team in the World Cup group stage is nothing to these fans who come to a foreign country.

Sprinkle with water.

Looking around, almost 2/3 of the stands in the entire stadium are occupied by Chinese fans.

"Beep~"

With a long whistle from Russian referee Sergei Karasov, the final round of the World Cup group match between China and Peru officially began!

The Peruvian team, wearing white jerseys and white shorts, urgently needed a victory to rid themselves of the shame of two consecutive defeats in the group, so the Peruvian team, which had a kick-off advantage, took the lead in launching an offensive against the Chinese team in the half.

At the beginning of the game, just as Chinese team coach Lippi predicted before the game, the Peruvian team took the lead.

However, the Chinese team was obviously well prepared and put on a defensive posture at the beginning, allowing the Peruvian team to attack.

In the blink of an eye, five minutes passed in the first half, and the scoreboard still showed 0:0.

Central 5 commentator He Wei nodded lightly and said with a smile: "The tactical arrangement guided by Lippi is very targeted. The Chinese team currently ranked first in the group only needs a draw to qualify for the group. There is no need to spend too much money." Pay more attention to attacking. After all, this Chinese team has a very strong ability to counterattack quickly. Lu Liang, Wu Sanshi, Sun Jingbo and Ye Erfan who appeared in the attacking midfielder position in this game are all very fast..."

In another game held at the same time, the French team, striving for first place in the group, launched a fierce offensive against the Danish team from the beginning of the game.

Although the third round of Group D has not yet started, the basic situation has become clear. Croatia is definitely ranked first in the group. As for the second place in the group, there are a lot of variables. Nigeria, Argentina and Iceland all have a chance to qualify.

Based on the strength comparison of the matchup, Argentina, which is reborn from desperation, is more likely to defeat Nigeria to qualify for the group, but Nigeria, which already has three points, only needs a draw to qualify for the group.

Argentina defeated Croatia with three goals in the second round. Coupled with recent news that there was a conflict between head coach Sampaoli and forward Aguero, Sampaoli lost control of the locker room. Considering the internal strife in the French team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, many The media is optimistic that Nigeria will advance to the top 16 of this World Cup as second in the group.

Iceland, which has a chance to stay alive, will also have a chance to become second in the group as long as it defeats the heavily rotated Croatia in the final round.

Compared with Croatia, which is in great form, Nigeria and Iceland are easier to deal with. Therefore, in order to get first place in the group, the French team coached by Deschamps must get more goal difference to overpower the Chinese team.

At the 18th minute of the game, the score between the Chinese team and the Peruvian team had not changed. The score between the French team and the Danish team was the first to change. With Griezmann's grab in the penalty area, the French team led 1:0. Denmark.

As soon as the score at Luzhniki Stadium changed, Chinese team assistant coach Madaloni came to the command area immediately and informed Lippi of the latest score change.

Immediately, Lippi raised his eyebrows. If the game ends according to the current score, France will win the first place in the group and the Chinese team will retreat to second place in the group.

If the second place in Group D is Nigeria or Iceland, the Chinese team will naturally go all out to win the first place in the group, but Argentina, which is not expected to beat Nigeria, and Iceland cannot beat Croatia, then Argentina will be second in the group...

So Lippi didn't know how to choose. After thinking for a long time, he sighed and let nature take its course.

Before choosing the opponent in the 1/8 finals, it is more important to qualify in the group.

There are still more than 70 minutes left before the end of the game. The defense is very big. There is no need to go to Peru prematurely for the so-called first place in the group.

There are too many stories about people who beat snakes but were killed instead. Maybe... being second in the group is not necessarily a bad thing.

Unconsciously, the Chinese team became a little confused.

Fortunately, the players executed the tactics very well, and the score did not change until the end of the first half. The two sides entered the locker room with a score of 0:0.

If the two games are played according to the existing score technology, the French team will stand out from Group C as the first group, and the Chinese team will be second in the group.

During the halftime break, Lippi did not explain the changes in tactics for the second half in the locker room, but instead asked the players thoughtfully whether they wanted to compete for first place in the group.

The players frowned and couldn't make up their minds, so they all looked at the captain Tang Zheng.

According to their habitual thinking, Tang Zheng made the decision.

Tang Zheng looked helpless at his teammates, but he knew that as the captain at this time, he had to make a decision, so he glanced at his teammates and head coach Lippi, and from a deep voice to shouting: "The opponent in the 1/8 finals naturally wants to fight for it." Avoid stronger opponents, but we should show our best level. If we can beat Peru and score more goals, why should we keep it? We are not representing ourselves, but the entire country!"

With captain Tang Zheng's statement, other Chinese players expressed their support. After all...the game is for the country.

It is good to select opponents for the knockout rounds, but it must not damage the national sportsmanship spirit. If you can win and score a lot of goals, you must win and score a lot of goals!

The fifteen-minute intermission passed quickly. In the second half, the sides changed sides and the game resumed. Neither side made adjustments to the lineup. It is clear that the head coaches of both sides were quite satisfied with the performance of their respective players.

The Chinese team, which had a kick-off advantage, did not retreat to half-court defense like it did in the first half, but boldly participated in the offense, which was a big surprise.

The Peruvian team obviously did not expect that the Chinese team would increase its offensive in the second half and was not well prepared. By the time it strengthened its defense, it was already too late. In the 49th minute, Tang Zheng received a cross pass from Lu Liang and directly passed the ball with his left foot without making any adjustments. The ball was passed to the right side of the attack, and Zhang Linpeng came in at high speed. Left back Tronco was attracted by Sun Jingbo's adduction, exposing a huge gap. Left midfielder Flores did not recover enough, giving Zhang Linpeng a huge space to handle the ball.

Zhang Linpeng, who overpowered Lichtsteiner to become Juventus' main right back, made a slight adjustment while running and passed directly.

Yerfan, who has an excellent sense of smell in front of the goal, dived and dived before Santa Maria, and headed the ball towards the goal. Goalkeeper Galese had no reaction.