Chapter 495 World Cup Grouping

On the fifth day of England's training, that is, January 9, all the World Cup qualifiers have ended, and FIFA officially held a World Cup group draw on this day.

Many reporters and active and retired stars participated in the draw. As the head coach of the England team, Erickson also went to the draw with an official of the FA. The draw ceremony was aimed at the media around the world.

All the players of the England team gathered in one room to watch the whole draw.

Soon with the lottery ceremony, in the mood of all relevant people, the result of the lottery came out. The England team was divided into Group B, with Sweden, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago in the same group.

There are four teams in Group B. England is the seed team, and Sweden's strength is second. Paraguay is also a South American strong team. It is not the same as Sweden. Trinidad and Tobago, which has just played a warm-up match with England, is the worst team. For England, such a group is still beneficial.

But I'm afraid the most dissatisfied is Eriksson at the scene.

When the Swedish team drew to Group B, many TV reporters pointed to England's head coach Eriksson. Seeing a piece of Swedish paper appearing in the column of his team, Eriksson looked helpless and he couldn't help shaking his head. You know, Eriksson is a Swedish. I'm afraid he won't think about it in the next six months. How to "abandon the small family (motherland) and be loyal to the (English) country" will be a point that all media are willing to explore.

However, Paraguay in the same group cannot be ignored. They will not fall behind in the top two South America in the qualifiers for two consecutive qualifiers. They will be a big variable in Group B and are likely to squeeze out the quota of Sweden and even the England team.

As for Trinidad and Tobago...

England's players laughed and felt that this opponent, like yesterday, was basically a team tour. If it hadn't been for FIFA's "expanding recruitment" in North America and the Caribbean this year, how could such a team have the hope of qualifying?

"Three opponents are missing one, and we are very hopeful to qualify!" Rooney said so.

Jack Don shook his head and smiled, "Your goal is to get out of the group?"

"Of course not. Our goal is---the champion!" Gerard raised his arms and shouted, with a lot of momentum to proclam the declaration of victory. Unfortunately, everyone was paying attention to the TV, which made his action look cold.

Soon, the TV typed out all the grouping.

As the host of the German team in Group 1, that is, Group A, Klinsmann, who represents the German national team, has a bright smile. The host is generally given special care. From his expression, it can be seen that the German team is in good condition.

The other teams in Group A are Costa Rica, Ecuador and Poland, none of which threatens Germany.

The German team's opening match, Costa Rica, is basically a fish-level, and it is almost impossible to qualify in areas other than Asia. Ecuador has a little weight, but it is too technical. It is difficult for them to please the Germans who hold high and play high. As for Poland, there are more off-court highlights than on the court. Podolksky and Klose's expected main front-line partners are all provided by each other.

Argentina, the world's strong team in Group C, was not very lucky. In two consecutive World Cups, they were all trapped in the group of death. Group C was a real group of death in all groups. The beautiful female commentators at the scene said: "Pele is really a "bad omen" of the Argentines. Before the draw, Gao Qiao people were worried that he would "distribute" the hatred of the Netherlands to them. Sure enough, they met the Netherlands again.

The feud between the two teams can be traced back to the 1978 World Cup. I'm afraid that the next day, fans all over the world will focus on the top PK of the 78th World Cup. Coupled with the kindness and resentment between the two sides in the 1998 World Cup, the two world's top teams are definitely the most concerned.

And Group C also has strong teams such as Serbia and Herzegovina. The "joining" of Serbia and Herzegovina undoubtedly makes the death index rise in a straight line. Like the Netherlands, they are undefeated in the qualifiers, and they even conceded only one goal, which overwhelms Spain to qualify. The old position in the European region converted according to the international ranking is by no means the embodiment of their strength.

In addition, the "African Elephant" I Cote d'Ivoire is also a mysterious teacher that cannot be underestimated.

In the warm-up match in Italy, Irte d'Ivoire and Italy drew hard. This strength surprised the European football powers. God knows if they are Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002? Especially in the first battle, Argentina, who was more careful. There were too many blood lessons from himself in 90 and France four years ago.

In Group D, Portuguese coach Scolari's fortune is really good. In 2002, he led Brazil to win the World Cup, and Euro 04 almost won. This time, he has the weakest seed team. What makes the Brazilian leader laugh more is that Iran and Angola's two opponents who have hardly won a few points in the World Cup (Iran has only got three points from its political enemy, the United States) have become the other two foils.

As for Angola? Who can count two of their stars?

Scolari's luck has brought good luck to Portugal. When they meet such a group, they are stable to qualify.

If it hadn't been for the "strong cooperation" of the Netherlands and Argentina to occupy the headlines of major media, Italy's Group E should have focused most of its attention. In fact, Group E's terror index is not much lower.

The three strong teams of the Czech Republic, the United States and Italy, Italy can really fall in the group stage by being careless.

The comeback of the Czech team's iron man Nedvid gave the whole team a high morale, while the United States overpowered Mexico in the qualifiers, and they almost surpassed Italy to become the seed team.

Group F, Group G and Group H have relatively few highlights. The strong teams in Group F are Brazil, Japan, Croatia and Australia. Brazil will definitely occupy a qualifying place, and the other will compete with Japan, Croatia and Australia.

The experience of the French team is good. As a neighbor of Germany, the market value of the French is far greater than that of other countries. It is the responsibility and obligation of the Beckenbauers to arrange an ideal group for them. Sure enough, Platini's mouth is almost grinning, except for his own team in the qualifiers (still the French team in the downturn). ) Outside Switzerland, a big clock power, how can South Korea and Togo get into the eyes of the Gauls?

The Republic of Korea entered the top four with off-site benefits. This time, without Siddink and Zheng Mengzhun, what did they take to realize their dreams? As for the Togolese, being able to stand on the same court as Zidane is probably their greatest happiness.

And the last group has a seeded team, Spain.

Spanish fans can't look forward to the opportunity to revenge on Korea, but the meal of two sending ambassadors and a new World Cup team should be enough to make Aragones laugh at night.

Ukraine has a good nuclear warhead, but Spain's midfield advantage is too obvious. As long as Torres doesn't squander opportunities, the bullfighting group is basically 70% or 80% sure. As for Tunisia, it has entered the World Cup finals many times, and only the first three appearances have been paid. The last player, Saudi Arabia, may think of the nine goals they gave to the German team in 2002, which is simply a scoring machine in the eyes of Europeans.

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The World Cup draw is over, but the excitement of European public opinion is not over.

The England team is divided into a good group. The headache is the head coach Eriksson. The relationship between him and Sweden is just entertainment news. The whole England team is very optimistic about the grouping situation. There is no pressure on England to qualify, and naturally there is no pressure on public opinion.

It can be different from other countries, such as Italy.

Italy is divided into the top three in Group E. Italy is naturally dissatisfied. As their public opinion tool, the Italian media began to complain constantly. Their source was a video at the drawing scene.

As the captain of the 1990 World Cup champion West Germany, Mateus was arranged to draw the fourth team during the draw. During the draw, Mateus had a very confusing little action, which aroused the suspicion of the Italian media. Italian Sky TV said that before putting the ball with the "American team" into the Italian group, he picked up one ball and put it back to get the other.

Sky TV said, "The ball drawn on the spot is warm, and the hot or cold let Mateus know clearly which team he drew. It is for this reason that Mateus can successfully put the top-ranked American team in the World Cup into Group E, where Italy is located."

Such a statement is obviously unfavorable to the parties concerned. Mateus said the day after the draw: "If Italians really think so, I think they may be crazy. I don't care at all about which team the ball corresponds to. This statement is complete nonsense.

The war of words between the two will obviously not have any results, because there is no practical evidence that Mateus did it.

However, there is no doubt that the U.S. team is the strongest in the fourth team, which will be very difficult for Italy. In addition to the strong U.S. team, there are also the Czech Republic and Ghana in this group, which may be the most difficult group except for Argentina and the Netherlands, a veritable death group.

Another news came from Telany and Tobago, who had just finished the friendly match with the England team. Head coach Huck smiled bitterly at his team and said, "We just finished playing with them. The English team is very strong. I admit that I don't have confidence, but we are a new army, but ......”

At this point, Huck seems full of confidence. "In the history of the World Cup, there have always been many examples of defeating the strong with the weak. Although the three opponents in our group are all strong teams, the charm of football is that the weak team also has a chance to win. We didn't go to Germany to be beaten as 0:4, 0:5 by our opponents.

"There may be a lot of stars in England, Sweden and Paraguay, but there are still 11 players on the court. If our tactics are correct, we can give full play to our own level. As long as we do this, no matter whether we win or lose, we can leave with our heads held high.

Gossip public opinion is naturally inseparable from Erickson, who met the motherland. In an interview with the BBC, Erickson said, "Everyone thinks that the lottery results are beneficial to England, but I don't think our group is easy, but it could have drawn a worse result. We hope to avoid the Netherlands and Australia, which are very strong. Fortunately, this has become a reality. I don't think it will be easy to play every game, but I'm still happy about the result of this draw. As I said yesterday, I will be happy for our luck by avoiding Australia and the Netherlands.

Of course, everyone is more concerned about Sweden.

Eriksson avoided talking about his problems with Sweden. Instead, he talked about England and Sweden. "We have to play against Sweden. We haven't defeated them for a long time. This seems to be our fate. However, this is life and this is football. Sooner or later, we will beat them. I hope it will be in Germany this time. At least on the surface, we are a popular team with Sweden, but anything can happen in the World Cup, who knows.

After saying it for a long time, it is equivalent to not saying it.

Jack Don looked at Erikson on TV and thought about when he would become like this. He said a lot of words to the media, and finally made people feel that what he said was nonsense. This is the highest level of being interviewed.

However, Jack Don just thought about it randomly. His own personality has a lot to do with his mood. When it comes, what he says is naturally related to his mood. It is impossible for him to say so much hypocritical nonsense in front of the media.

But this is also good. Only if you have the strength, it's nothing.

Recently, there has been news about the World Cup draw, and English reporters are no exception. Don Jack, who is in London, also talked about this issue in an interview. He smiled and said, "I think we will win the first place in the group." This sentence made the English fans happy.

Next, he said about the views of other teams: "I think the German team will win the first place in Group A. As the host, the German team drew a very easy group. There is no doubt that it is much better to meet Poland in the second round than Germany.

Don Jack is looking forward to the World Cup. He has begun to budget the knockout match: "We staggered the German team. If we reach the final, we are likely to meet Brazil. It is a strong team, but I really hope to meet them earlier. If someone tells me that there is Brazil in the group now, I will be very happy. In fact, I also regret that England is divided into a favorable group. I hope to play against various strong teams, which will make me full of fighting spirit.

Few people dare to say such words, but Don Jack dares, which is also his inner thought.

The World Cup is the highest competition of football. He entered the World Cup to fight against strong opponents, not teams like Trenney and Tobago. The game is more boring than the league. It is really difficult for that kind of opponent to bring up his interest.

For Don Jack, football is not only an honor, but also a life.