Chapter 120 Top 32 of the World Cup
Football, a sport that makes hundreds of millions of people in the world crazy, the World Cup, the world's quadrennial super feast, no one can refuse the World Cup **, and no one can refuse to pay attention to the World Cup.
Whenever comes to the opening of the World Cup, everything else has to stand aside. Even the league that has not yet ended can only temporarily enter the suspension period, because no country's league dares to compete with the World Cup.
In every World Cup in his previous life, he could only be a spectator. Even if he was not dragged down by heart disease, it was difficult to go to the World Cup with the weakness of Chinese football.
But now, with a strong body, Degan doesn't have to feel sorry for the World Cup.
Because of participating in the Champions League final, Digan was ten days late before he felt that Brussels participated in the training of the Belgian national team and returned to the world stage, which made the whole country jubilant, and the Football Association gave Belgium great support.
Before going to Germany, Belgium played two warm-up matches, one of which was against Paraguay, and finally relied on two goals from Degan. Belgium defeated its opponent 2:1. In the following warm-up match, Belgium drew with Sweden 2:2, and Degan scored another goal.
Whether you are willing to admit it or not, an indisputable thing is that the fate of Belgium in this World Cup will definitely be in the hands of Degan. Belgium's performance basically depends on Degan's performance.
On June 3, the Belgian national team set out from Brussels and arrived at their German station in Leipzig, where they will play three group matches against Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
Several other groups, among which Group A gathered the host Germany, Poland, the king of the qualifiers, and Ecuador and Costa Rica from the American continent.
The German team led by Klinsmann is a well-deserved European football giant. The iron will and strict tactical discipline are German chariots. It has won Europe for decades and achieved a good record in the world arena. It is enough to win three European championships and three World Cup championships in history. Everything.
Although the overall level of German football began to decline in the mid-to-late 1990s, the super overall combat ability still helped them win the 2002 World Cup runner-up. This time, in front of the Germans's home, no one who faced them all the way was obviously not sure of winning, and again after 1974 Holding a cup at home has become the dream of the whole of Germany.
Most of the German team's players play in their own league, but German clubs, except Bayern Munich, have returned early in Europe for two consecutive years. Midfielder Ballack has maintained an upward momentum in recent years, and his performance has played a pivotal role in the team. In the goalkeeper position, Leman replaced Kahn as the number one, but the too young guard line will become a question mark for the team, and there are still many problems that Klinsman urgently needs to solve.
Costa Rica, the bitter owner of the Chinese national team in the 2002 World Cup, Costa Rica's journey to the 2006 World Cup in Germany is not smooth. If you summarize it with one keyword, it is "change of coach".
In the initial stage of the qualifiers, Costa's record was poor. In the qualifying stage, Cuba was eliminated by only two rounds of away goals and entered the round robin.
After that, they lost 1:2 to Mexico at home, 0:3 away to the United States, and ended up with Trinidad and Tobago. Even if they won the weak team Barnaba at 2:1, it was also a lucky goal at the last moment.
The change of coach became a turning point for everything. In 2005, Louis. After Pinto's class, the former coach Guimarães took office again, which changed the fate of the Costa Rica team. Under the leadership of Guimarães, Costa Rica made great progress and won consecutive victories, including a 3:0 blow to the United States team and finally qualified for the World Cup.
The World Cup in Germany will be the third time in Costa Rica's history to participate in the finals, and they have had two previous experiences. In the summer of 1990, Magic Coach Milutinovic led the team to shock the world. They defeated Scotland 1-0 in the first game of the group stage. Although they lost 0:1 to Brazil, they defeated Sweden 2:1 and advanced to the knockout stage in the first World Cup. It can be said to be a great achievement.
In this competition, a magical goalkeeper emerged in Costa Rica. Konejo, nicknamed "Lucky Rabbit", became a nightmare for his opponents. In the knockout 1:4 loss to the Czech Republic, Koreho was absent due to injury, and Costa Rica also stopped moving forward.
In 2002, Costa Rica once again made it to the finals of the World Cup. They defeated China 2-0 in the first match of the group and drew with Turkey 1:1 in the second game. However, due to a 2:5 defeat to Brazil in the last round, they were eventually eliminated due to the disadvantage of goal difference. In that game, the head coach of the brother team was Guimarães. This time, he led the team to go out again, and he must hope to go further.
In Costa Rica's lineup, although there are no heavyweight stars, there are also many well-known players with strength. One of them is the striker Wanchop, who has played for Manchester City and is a teammate with Chinese player Sun Jihai. At present, he plays for Malaga, Spain. In the 2006 World Cup qualifiers in North America and the Caribbean, he personally ranked fifth with 8 goals and is also the top scorer in Costa Rica's history.
According to the strength of Costa Rica, it is not realistic to become a dark horse that shocked the world. Their primary goal is to qualify in the group. Because the team's main players are aging, whether they can achieve ideal results depends largely on the emergence of newcomers and the command of the head coach.
Poland, Polish football has always been an important force in European football and has won the third place in the World Cup twice. However, in recent years, Poland has not picked up, and the team's record has also fallen into a low ebb.
In the European qualifiers, Poland had a good luck and drew the fifth group with average overall strength, in coach Pavel. Under Janus, they showed rare stability and have been chasing England and scoring 8 goals against Azerbaijan. Although they lost to England at the last moment and passed the first place in the group, they still ranked in the top two in the second place in each group with a high winning rate, and also got tickets to advance directly to the World Cup in Germany.
Ecuador has no big stars and no proud history, but Ecuador is a dark horse that cannot be ignored. Colombian coach Suarez** has produced a team that relies on the whole, tenacious style and technical content.
Four years ago, Gomez's national team achieved the goal of "winning one goal and winning one game" in the group stage of the World Cup. Now his "brother" Suarez in Ecuador obviously wants to aim further away.
The four teams in Group B are England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden.
Britain is the originator of modern football, and England is the leader of the country's four representative associations. In the history of the World Cup, they have left a glorious page and won the championship in the World Cup held in 1966.
England participated in the World Cup for the first time in 1950 and advanced to the finals 11 times. In 1966, England became the host of the World Cup in Bobbi. Under the leadership of Charlton, Hearst and other star players, they passed all the way and defeated West Germany 4:2 in the final to win the Remet Cup.
In that final, as well as the controversial line goal, it was Hearst's hat-trick, who was also the only player in history to score three goals in the World Cup final.
In 1990, England reached the semi-finals and lost to Germany in a penalty shootout, which was also their best result since 1966. In the last match, England reached the quarterfinals, but lost 1:2 to the final champion Brazil.
In the qualifiers of the World Cup in Germany, England won the first place in Group 6, with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Due to the rise of Rooney, Lampard, Gerrard and others, the England team is considered to be the most likely to win the championship since 1966.
However, in the face of Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands and other world's powerful teams, it is still difficult for England to get what it wants. In addition to solving the problems of "two Germans coexist" and "back troubles" in the lineup, Erikson also hopes for a little good luck.
Paraguay, led by Degan's former teammate Gamala, has reached the World Cup for the third time in a row. This team has gradually become a strong team in South American football. In the first two World Cups, they have reached the last 16 and lost to France and Germany respectively, but they are not at a disadvantage. This time, the Paraguayan team, which has accumulated more experience, obviously hopes to achieve a higher ranking.
Trinda and Tobago, although York, the team's number one star, is no longer at its peak, Trinidad and Tobago's football level has advanced rapidly in recent years. The arrival of Dutch coach Ben Hack has successfully pinched this group of talented but tactically virtuated players.
Judging from the list of Trinidad and Tobago national team, in addition to York, which is well known to fans, there are still many outstanding players in the team who play in the Scottish Premier League and Major American Professional League, and many players from its domestic strong team, Yabrot Finance team, have been selected for the national team. I believe this team is in advanced football. The concept and tacit cooperation can reach a balance point. It should be said that as a newcomer to the World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago has a certain combat effectiveness.
However, Trinidad and Tobago's road to promotion was difficult and bumpy. It was not until the penultimate round of the Central, North America and Caribbean qualifiers that it defeated Guatemala. After entering the playoffs, it was first tied 1:1 by Bahrain at home, and then stubbornly defeated Bahrain away without being optimistic. History Sexual advance to the finals. If you don't die, you will be blessed. This small country in Central and North America should surprise the fans in the World Cup.
Swedish football has always been the most important football force in Scandinavia, and the traditional jersey in yellow and blue trousers shows the strength and sexiness of Nordics. Swedish football has achieved history. At the 1958 World Cup held in China, the Swedes reached the finals, but in the end they lost to the powerful Brazil.
At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, they also finished third, which was impressive. In this competition, the Swedish opponents in the qualifiers were not very strong, and finally they advanced to Germany for the 11th time in history with the second place in the group.
In this year's Swedish team, veteran Larson's return has added an important weight to the front line of the Yellow Army, while Ibrasimovic, who plays for Juventus and is known as the "God Tower", is a daunting striker throughout Europe.
In a series of warm-up matches, Obek from Aston Villa in the Premier League also showed good form, and they will take on the task of attacking the Swedish team.
In the midfield, Arsenal's Yongberg's breakthrough is indispensable, while Carlstrom from Ligue 1 Rennes is a master of long-range shots and free kicks.
On the defensive line, goalkeepers Isaacson, Miarbi, Melberg, etc. have been famous for a long time. The appetite of this team that successfully broke out from England and Argentina at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan will become bigger.
Group C is the veritable death group of this World Cup, Argentina, the Netherlands, Serbia and Herzegovina and the African elephantIvoire with Warcraft Drogba.
Argentina is undoubtedly the most promising team in this group. In the history of the World Cup, Argentina won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986. Only four times in the previous 17 World Cups were absent, with 29 wins, 10 draws and 18 losses in 57 World Cup matches is only listed in Brazil. After Germany and Italy.
Leadina, led by Maradona, Argentina has contributed a large number of superstars to world football since the late 1970s, such as Kempes, Pasarella, Canigia, Ruggieri, Valdano, Goichia, Batistuta, Perón, Riquelme and so on.
After the "young godfather" Peckerman took office, he confirmed Riquelme's core position in the team and pressed Brazil to qualify in the South American qualifiers. In the World Cup in Germany, their only goal may be to win the championship.
Idywa is undoubtedly a strange name for fans who care about the World Cup. In fact, only Tunisia is relatively familiar with the five African teams that entered the 2006 World Cup, while Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Ghana and Angola are the first to participate in the World Cup finals. It is somewhat regrettable that the well-known strong teams such as Nigeria and Cameroon have fallen one after another.
However, the new World Cup team, Idywa, is indeed worth looking forward, especially for Chelsea striker Drogba, who is more likely to become a dazzling star in the 2006 World Cup. Idywa, known as the "African Elephant", is the team with the most dark horse potential in the top 32.
Ico d'Ivoire is the highest African team in the FIFA world ranking, so it does not need to participate in the preliminaries before the World Cup qualifiers and directly enters the group stage of the World Cup African qualifiers.
Ivore was in the third group with Cameroon, Egypt, Libya, Sudan and Benin. In the end, Cote d'Ivoire won 7 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses and 22 points in 10 games, ranking first in the group.
Interestingly, the I d'Ivoire qualifiers lost to Cameroon at home and away, but Cameroon was disappointing, especially the last round of the penalty and ended up with only 1 point away.
Ivory's ability to qualify is also due to their failure to advance to the African Cup finals, and the players can concentrate on the World Cup qualifiers.
French head coach Nozarat in the Idyvan qualifiers recalled almost all the stars who played in Europe to the national team, among which the most famous is Chelsea striker Drogba, as well as Bacayoco of the La Liga Osasuna, Toure of the Premier League Arsenal team, and French Ligue 1 Osser Kalu of the team, Dean of the Anderlecht team and so on.
But now Nozarat has returned to Ligue 1 to coach Montpellier, his fellow French fellow Henry. Michel will lead Idyva to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Henry. Michel has many years of experience in coaching African teams, and IIvoire is likely to be a big hit in the World Cup.
Irdiva has never entered the World Cup finals before, and has lost seven previous shocks. He won the African Cup of Nations only once in 1992.
Now the main players in this Idywa team are basically playing in Europe. In this qualifier, Drogba has become the team's hero, scoring 9 goals and ranking second in the qualifiers in the whole African region. In addition, Dean, who plays for Anderlecht, is as efficient as his goal on the forward line, and he also scored seven goals. The front line formed by Drogba and Dean will give these strong teams a headache even if they fight against world strong teams such as Italy.
The predecessor of Serbia and Herzegovina is the famous former Yugoslavia team, which is a typical European Latin style. The players have both superb skills and strong physique. This genre is unique in international football. Yugoslavia was once known as the Brazilian team in Europe.
However, due to political reasons, Yugoslavia became Serbia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and other countries after the dissolution, and the level of the national team has declined. While Croatia has gradually gained a reputation in world football, Serbia and Herzegovina have lost several consecutive qualifiers in the intercontinental competition.
After missing the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 European Cup, the Serbia and Herzegovina team regrouped and pressed Spain to advance to the German World Cup finals in the seventh group of the European qualifiers.
At present, most of the players of the Serbia and Black team play in five major European leagues, among which Kaizman and Milosevic on the front line are the strongest. Under the leadership of the old coach Pitkovic, the spirit of the team has improved greatly compared with the previous two years.
Of course, Serbia and Herzegovina can finally enter the World Cup finals. The most important thing to thank is Belgium. Without Belgium's appearance in the early round and defeating Spain, they can only wait four years later if they want to return to the stage of the World Cup.
As a veteran football team in Europe and the world, the Netherlands is known as the "uncrowned king", and the Dutch team on the field is the most ornamental and popular team. Orange is the color of this country and the label of this team. In the 1970s, Dutch football took the lead in introducing a pleasing playing method in the world, attracting countless fans in the world. The classic goal in the 1974 World Cup final is still missed by world fans. At the European Championship, the Dutch team with Van Basten, Gulit and Rijekald won the championship in 1988, and Van Basten's "Rhino tail" in that game was praised by all fans. They reached the World Cup finals seven times and won two consecutive runners-up in 1974 and 1978.
The Dutch League is a big factory that makes stars. Ajax, Einkhoven and Feyenoord have trained countless stars for previous Dutch national teams, making Dutch players an important force in European football and world football both in history and now.
Today, the Dutch national team has inherited the full play method, and there are countless talented players. Since coach Basten took office, he has promoted a large number of newcomers in the domestic league, making the age composition of the national team younger and more reasonable. Van der Sar and Koku sit in the midfield, with the support of new talents such as Van der Fart in the midfield, and the front line is still in charge of Van Nis, Robben and Kuite. If there is better luck, the Oranges should make a difference in the World Cup in Germany.
Group D includes Mexico, Angola, Portugal and Iran. The qualifying situation of this group should not be too complicated. Portugal and Mexico are obviously better, but Iran and Angola do not have no chance of qualifying.
Mexico, as a football power in Central and North America, will participate in the 14th World Cup final. It is worth mentioning that Mexico was the first country to host the World Cup twice, and they both entered the top eight in 1970 and 1986 with the benefit of the host. Mexico entered the second stage in 1994 and 1998, but both stopped in the last 16. In this World Cup qualifying match, Mexico successfully qualified for the second place.
It is no accident that Mexico is currently in the top 10 of FIFA. At this summer's Confederations Cup, the Mexicans have shown us their strength. The Mexican team is hardworking, skilled and tactically. Marcos is currently an important player in Barcelona, and Borgeti is a very characteristic "heading king".
In the previous U17 youth team competition, Mexico also defeated Brazil to win the championship, which may be one of the best years in Mexican football history. The Mexican Football Association also hopes to repeat the results of entering the quarterfinals in 1986.
Iran is a traditional strong team in Asia and the first Asian team to appear in the World Cup. They have won a lot of honors for Asian football in the international arena, and in Asia, they are the most difficult opponents for all teams.
As early as the 1960s and 1970s, Iran was the hegemon of Asian football. In the three Asian Cups held in 1968, 1972 and 1976, they swept the Asian powers and won three consecutive championships. Since then, due to the turmoil in the domestic political situation and the fierce impact of the eight-year-long Iran-Iraq war, Iran's football level has dropped sharply and failed to win the Asian Cup again.
In the 1996 UAE Asian Cup, Iran also made it to the semi-finals, especially worth mentioning that they beat South Korea by 6 goals in the quarter-finals.
In this game, star Ali. Dai Yi's single four yuan shocked the world. Although the Iranian team was eliminated by Saudi Arabia, which finally became the champion in the semi-finals, the technical and tactical level they showed in the game left an extremely deep impression on people, and Ali emerged from the team. World-class stars such as Dai, Aziz, Madavikia and Bagheri, among which Aziz won the Golden Globe Award in the Asian Cup, Ali. Dai Yi was awarded the title of best scorer. Since then, Akiz has also become the Asian Footballer of the Year, which is also the first Iranian to win this award. In the 1998 World Cup, they eliminated Australia first, then defeated the United States, and became the representative of all Asia in France.
Iranian football is greatly influenced by German football and is known for its toughness, so it mostly adopts the midfield heavy armor 352 formation. This is a powerful condition for them to dominate Asia, and the players who have played in European high-level leagues for a long time are another magic weapon for Iran.
Among them, Karimi of Bayern Munich, Madavigia in Hamburg, Hashmian 96 in Hanover, etc., together with some masters in Iran, these teams are indeed difficult to deal with.
Iranian players are outstanding and have the strong physique of European players; their personal ability is extremely strong, and the overall cooperation is tacit. The team is good at breaking through the side road and pulling in horizontal and fast cover. There are many high balls. Due to their skill and strong ability to stop the ball, there is no adjustment movement that often occurs in the high school. The rhythm of the whole team is very tight. Karimi, Kaibi, Madavigia and Hashmian are the backbone of the Iranian team.
Angola, on the 30th anniversary of independence and the 3rd anniversary of the ceasefire in the civil war, Angola, which suffered from the war, ushered in its first World Cup.
Like many African strong teams, team strength and some unknown but powerful geniuses are the keys to the team's success. The most famous of the team is Mandolas, who currently plays for the Portuguese championship team Benfica, with 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the qualifiers, which is the same points as Nigeria. Finally, with the two teams' record of one win and one draw, they squeezed out the African Eagles and waited for 21 years to finally enter the World Cup.
Portugal is undoubtedly the most powerful team in this group, and this team in red jersey has a wide influence in Europe and the world. Influenced by Brazilian football, the Portuguese team has always been good at the creativity of the midfield and front court. Last year, it reached the finals and finally lost to the dark horse Greece.
The Portuguese are very creative, and the former "golden generation" of the Portuguese almost overturned the prime French team, which is sighing. The current head coach Brazilian Scolari brings more defensive awareness to the Portuguese team, and the world champion coach will show his skills again in the German Time Cup.
In this Portuguese national team, Figo, Pauletta and other names that have been fighting in Europe for many years will continue to play for the country, while Scolari has also recruited many rookies born in the 1980s, such as C Ronaldo of Manchester United, and the new Portuguese team is likely to make greater breakthroughs in the World Cup.