Chapter 92 Top 32 Tour 2
The World Cup is about to start. With Shakira's crotch dance, the ** of the World Cup has ignited the African continent. South Africa, which hosted the World Cup for the first time, has also become the center of the eyes of fans all over the world. The mysterious African continent has also opened their arms to the world for the first time.
Group C: This group seems to have no suspense, but it is full of mystery. England, which is the golden generation every year, the best in the United States, Algeria, the mysterious teacher of Africa, and Slovenia without Zakovich.
After missing the 2008 European Cup, England, led by Capello, achieved rare results in many years in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. England finally easily won the World Cup ticket to South Africa. In the 2008 European Cup qualifiers, Croatia made England lose its right to qualify, and In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, England convincingly defeated Croatia at home and away.
The arrival of Capello has significantly improved England in terms of technology and tactics and team discipline. It is different from the previous World Cup many times, except for his family shouting the strongest in history, but it is generally not favored by the outside world. This time, England is regarded as a favorite to win the championship.
Capello, who pays attention to details and has strict requirements for the team's discipline, has achieved success during his coaching AC Milan, Real Madrid, Rome and Juventus.
After taking over England, Capello quickly conquered the English fans who had doubts about him. England's excellent record. At the same time, England was able to play a rare wonderful scene when leading the team by several previous head coaches in the game, and at the same time solving the problem of Gerald and Lampard starting at the same time. In many aspects, such as on-site scheduling and fully tapping the physical advantages of players, Capello has shown excellent coaching ability, and this is only the first time that Capello, who has made outstanding achievements in coaching the club, has coached the national team.
In addition to winning the World Cup held in 1966, England's performance in the rest of the World Cups it participated in was poor, and the team failed to reach the World Cup final again. This time, England, which is quite favorable in the grouping situation, ushered in a difference in the World Cup. Good opportunity.
As an undisputed leader in Liverpool, in addition to failing to win the Premier League with Liverpool, Gerrard led Liverpool to win the championship with impressive and FA Cup.
At the national team level, the 2006 World Cup was the only World Cup that Gerrard had participated in before, but England failed to go far in the 2006 World Cup.
After Capello took over England, Gerrard's position has some premise, which is conducive to Gerrard's better performance on the offensive end.
30-year-old Gerrard is still in the golden age of his career, and this is likely to be Gerrard's last main player to play in the World Cup.
Gerard's midfield partner is Lampard from Chelsea, a family of football. After moving from West Ham United to Chelsea, he gradually grew into a world's top midfielder. In the past few seasons, Chelsea has continuously introduced stars and become a European giant, but Lampard's main position It has always been unshakable. In the past few seasons, Lampard has played well and has an amazing appearance rate. As a comprehensive midfielder, Lampard has made great progress during his time at Chelsea.
At the national team level, Lampard failed to fully show his level in the club, especially in the 2006 World Cup, and the midfield combination of Lampard and Gerard was not successful.
At present, 32-year-old Lampard still maintains a high level of competition. This will also be Lampard's last World Cup as a main player, and Lampard has also ushered in the last chance to win honor for England in the World Cup.
Rooney is England's biggest attraction in this World Cup. As the biggest support for England's front line, Rooney's performance will largely determine England's record in this World Cup.
In Manchester United this season, Rooney, who performed strongly, is unstoppable. In England, the team's attack is also built around Rooney. With strong containment, excellent goal-to-door and tenacious fighting spirit in the front court, Rooney's outstanding personal ability can play an irreplaceable role in England, except for injury. The disease seems to be difficult to stop Rooney's progress.
In addition, the most eye-catching thing in England is undoubtedly Beckham, who plays for Florence. With his excellent performance in the last two seasons, the 35-year-old veteran finally moved Capello to the stage of the World Cup.
However, the captain's armband has been worn on Gerrard's arm, and there is no hope for the main position, but Beckham is still proud that he can represent the national team in the World Cup for the fourth time.
"I won't expect the main position. Whenever the team needs me, I will stand up as soon as possible. Steven and Frank are excellent players. I just want to be their reserve team now!"
Although he is old and his competitive status has declined, Beckham is still the head star of the England team in this World Cup, especially his performance in the recent two consecutive Champions League finals, which is even more difficult to believe that thousands of fans are approaching the twilight years of his career.
Similarly, Capello will not ignore Beckham's excellent performance in Florence. Although he will not be the main force, Beckham will still become a strange soldier in Capello's hands at a critical moment.
In this group, the only threat to England is the United States, which has the same root as them. This World Cup has been the sixth consecutive time that the United States has participated in the World Cup finals. Once regarded as a football desert, American football has begun to make a difference on the World Cup stage.
In this World Cup in the North America qualifiers, the United States easily qualified. In Central and North America and the Caribbean, the United States has been on an equal footing with Mexico, the former regional hegemon.
At the 2009 Intercontinental Nations Cup, the United States created a big surprise. After defeating Egypt in the group stage, the United States then defeated Brazil, which is regarded as the favorite to win the World Cup in South Africa. In the final, the United States only lost to another strong enemy Belgium.
Since the 2009 Intercontinental Cup of Nations was held in South Africa, the United States, which played against many strong teams, was also able to get a quite ideal training before the World Cup.
The United States has repeatedly performed amazingly in the World Cup. After participating in five consecutive World Cups, it has continuously gained experience and has continued to play in the European League, which has strengthened the strength of the United States.
There are not many well-known stars playing in the European League in the United States, but excellent players continue to emerge. The team's overall playing style has taken shape, and the players are quite active. In this World Cup group, the United States is still expected to compete for the right to qualify in the group.
The number one star Donovan has made a difference in the World Cup since 2002. At present, 28-year-old Donovan is still in the year of play. As a rather heavy offensive fire point in the U.S. team, Donovan's speed and personal skills are quite prominent, and his main position in the U.S. team is unshakable.
Dempsey, another star in the team, is well known by fans for his excellent performance in Fulham. In the United States, Dempsey is the absolute main midfielder of the team. In the American team, which lacks creativity in the midfield, Dempsey is an indispensable part of the team's offensive end.
Dempsey, who has excellent personal skills, is quite active on the field and has good scoring ability. In the 2009 Intercontinental Nations Cup, Dempsey is a key player for the United States to advance to the final. Like Donovan, Dempsey is a player on which the offensive side of the United States.
In this World Cup, there will be a rare scene of father and son going to the World Cup together, Mike. Bradley is American head coach Bob. Bradley's son, but the handsome Bradley can occupy a place in the main lineup in the United States, not because of his father's care, but more by his excellent personal ability.
After joining Borussia Mönchengladbach last season, Bradley gained a foothold in the main lineup of Borussia Mönchengladbach. As a defensive midfielder, Bradley is one of the main team in Mönchengladbach and the United States. At the same time, Bradley, who is only 23 years old, is still There is a lot of room for improvement.
Although Slovenia, which is also in Group C, is not favored, the Slovenians who are used to creating miracles in the competition are obviously not the object of slaughter. As a member republic of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia was not independent until the early 1990s. In terms of territory and population, Slovenia is a small country in Europe. The team has only been shortlisted for the World Cup finals before. After defeating Romania in the World Cup play-offs, Slovenia participated in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, but because it lost all three games in the group stage, Slovenia Out early.
Slovenia was also able to get a World Cup ticket after winning the World Cup playoffs. The team eliminated Russia, which was generally more favored before the play-offs. You should know that Russia, under the leadership of magical coach Hiddink, broke into the 2008 European Cup. Semi-finals, but this time Hiddink's magic is really gone.
It is worth noting that Slovenia lost only 6 goals in a total of 12 games in the European qualifiers and playoffs of the World Cup, and solid defense is the key to the team's successful qualifying.
There are not many well-known stars in Slovenia, and the team's bench depth is quite limited, especially the shortage of midfielders. Several midfield players lack strong substitutes. Slovenia, whose overall strength is not outstanding, may not have too much expectations for qualifying and strive to win the team's first place in the World Cup. Victory is their more practical goal.
The number one star in the team is Handanovic, who currently plays for Udinese in Serie A. He is also the undisputed defense core of Slovenia and the most well-known star on Slovenia's defense line. Handanovic, who has a long arm, has been as early as 2004. After joining Udinese and being loaned to other teams for several consecutive seasons, Handanovic has gradually become Udinese's main goalkeeper in recent seasons.
As the main goalkeeper in Slovenia, Handanovic's performance in the national team is quite stable. In the World Cup qualifiers, Slovenia's defense is stable, which is inseparable from Handanovic's high and low blocks.
The 26-year-old Handanovic is in his playing year. As one of the best goalkeepers in Serie A, Handanovic has already attracted the attention of the rich clubs.
Handanovic is in the back defense, and Novakovic, who needs to rely on on the attack line, who is late, is not well known before. It was not until recent seasons that he had a good performance in Cologne that he was familiar to fans. Cologne's excellent performance in recent years, as the main striker Novakovic's contribution is indispensable.
The tall Novakovic's advantage of competing for the high ball is quite obvious, and the rare thing is that his foot skills are also flexible.
The performance of these two players will also be directly related to Slovenia's future in this World Cup.
Algeria, the last team in Group C, is a little mysterious. Previously, the African team was only shortlisted for the World Cup finals twice, in 1982 and 1986. In this World Cup qualifiers, Algeria's way to qualify was not easy, and it was strong with Africa. Algeria, which is in the same group in Egypt, was finally difficult to score against Egypt in the top 20 in the African region. The two teams had the same points, goals and goals. In the end, they could only decide the winner through the play-offs. After Sudan eliminated Egypt 1-0 in a neutral venue, Algeria advanced to the World Cup final again after 24 years. Circle.
As the only North African team to qualify, Algeria is also the only team from the Arab world in this World Cup.
It is different from West African teams that lack the integrity of attack and defense in Idywa, Cameroon, Nigeria, etc. Algeria pays more attention to team cooperation. The team's passing cooperation has been quite formed, and many well-known stars playing in major European leagues have formed Algeria's main framework.
Most of the players in the team play in Ligue 1, the most famous of which is captain Berghaji. Although they have certain illusions about qualifying, their own strength determines that their prospects in this World Cup are still important.