Chapter 121 World Cup Top 32 (Part 2)
Chapter 121 World Cup Top 32 (Part 2)
The four teams in Group E include Italy, Ghana, the United States and the Czech Republic.
Among them, Italy is one of the most attractive teams in today's world football. The blue uniform symbolizing the Mediterranean and their impressive record in world football have made them have countless fans all over the world. This Blue Legion also once had a series of stars loved by fans such as "Golden Boy" Rossi and "Melancholy Prince" Baggio. The Italian team has participated in the World Cup 15 times and won the title three times. The upcoming World Cup in Germany, the Azzurri are still the favorites to win the championship.
Known as the "Little World Cup", Serie A has long been regarded as the league with the highest overall level and the most intense competition in the world. Countless famous big-name stars are proud to play in Serie A.
Almost all the players in the Italian national team come from Serie A. In this national team, new and old talents such as Totti, Gilardino, Tony and Del Piero have formed a super attacking power in the midfield. There is no old captain Maldini, but the defense line composed of giant iron guards such as Nesta and Cannavaro is also reassuring. The two core midfielders, Pirlo and Gattuso, both come from AC Milan and cooperate with each other tacitly.
Coach Lippi has a very different style from his predecessor Trapattoni. Since he took office and lost to Iceland, the Italian team has never lost in all competitions. He is considered to be the most active player in recent years. An Italian coach reuses the axes of Pirlo and Totti to create a more gorgeous and active style of play. He is also considered to be the coach closest to Bearzot, who led Italy to the championship in 1982, in terms of temperament and personality. ?? Stadium Maniac 121
Ghana is another new team from Africa for the World Cup. The Ghanaian team, which had achieved brilliant results in the Youth World Championships, has made a historic breakthrough this time. In fact, Ghana has always been a leader in African football. A strong team, this success is only a matter of course.
Serbia and Montenegro head coach Dujukovic's iron fist brought iron discipline to the Ghanaian team with lax military discipline, which was what the team lacked in the past, and Essien, who was selected as the 50 European Footballer of the Year , There is no doubt that it is the soul of this team. In addition, Roma defender Kufuor also played a role in the defense.
In the United States, people say that football has no soil to survive in this country, but now they have become one of the football powers in the world. In the past 30 years in the United States, the football system and teams at all levels have made great progress and achieved commendable achievements.
With the addition of a group of young talented players and intense and orderly preparations, people have reason to believe that the US national team will achieve better results in this World Cup than in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
Four years later, the coach of the U.S. national team is still Arenal who led the "cowboys" to create a miracle in the World Cup in Korea and Japan. Several veterans Keller, Reina, Stewart, and McBride have become more mature, and rookies headed by Donovan and Beasley have gradually provoked the mainstay.
In the North American and Caribbean qualifiers for the German World Cup, the U.S. team pressured its old rival Mexico to advance to the first place in the region. In the World Cup finals, ignoring Team USA will pay a heavy price.
Czech football has always been the representative of Eastern European football. For decades, they have been victorious and occupy an important position in the European arena. Before the disintegration of Czechoslovakia, they also won the European Championship trophy. In 1996, the Czech Republic participated in the World Series independently for the first time. In the European Championship that year, the Czech team almost defeated Germany in the final, thus creating a miracle in the history of world football.
Entering the 21st century, Czech football still maintains their original traditions. The genius creativity and excellent physical condition of Czech players make them never be ignored by others. In recent years, more and more talented stars have appeared in Czech football, such as Popovski, Nedved, Rosicky and so on. In this World Cup, it is not easy for the Czechs to qualify, but no one can ignore their strength.
Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Japan and Australia!
The Brazilian team is the only team that has participated in all 17 World Cup finals so far. They have won the championship five times and won the runner-up twice. With 13 draws and 13 losses, 173 goals scored and a goal difference of 95 goals, he is the undisputed king.
Brazil's history has left many unforgettable names for fans all over the world, from Pele, Garrincha to Zico, Socrates, to Romario, Dunga, this time It is no exception. In the last World Cup, Brazil won the championship with an overwhelming advantage. In the past four years, many stars have emerged in Brazilian football, and the lineup has become more prosperous.
The new Brazilian team is known as "the strongest Brazilian team in history" and has Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Adriano, Robinho, Esther in the lineup. Molson, Cafu, Carlos, Dida and other big-name players, nine of them were selected into the list of 50 candidates for the European Footballer of the Year. They are the real masters of the king.
The most characteristic feature of this Brazilian team is undoubtedly their offense. Kaka, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Adriano, and Robinho are known as the "Fantasy Five in the Frontcourt". On balance, only four of them can play, which is Pereira's "happiness trouble", and few teams in the world can block the offensive system composed of four of them at random.
When experts predict the 2006 World Cup, they are undoubtedly optimistic about the Brazil team. Cannavaro and Zidane both said that Brazil is the well-deserved number one favorite.
However, even though the talents are at their peak, Pereira "forced" away the super striker Degan, which can be regarded as a big loss for Brazilian football. In the just-concluded Serie A, Degan was still absent for three months. With 36 goals, he won the title of top scorer without any suspense, and staged a hat-trick in the Champions League final, helping AC Milan finally win the title.
Perhaps Pereira is also regretting it now. If the top player in the Brazilian team is not Adriano but Digan, this will undoubtedly add a heavier weight to the Brazilian team's defending journey code.
Like Serbia and Montenegro, the Croatian team is also an important force in the football of the former Yugoslavia. They have created countless classics in the history of football by relying on their own national genius and hard work.
After the country's independence, the country's football team has achieved remarkable results in the World Cup and European Championships. Among them, in 1998, the Croatian team participated in the World Cup for the first time and won the third place. Suk also became the top scorer. "hand.
Most of the Croatian national team players now come from foreign leagues, including Juventus, AC Milan, Bayern Munich and other giants. ?? Stadium Maniac 121
This year's Croatian team, with the aging of a group of talented players such as Suker and Prosineski, has experienced some fluctuations in recent years. However, in this World Cup qualifier, the Croatians still successfully won the right to qualify.
In this team, there are world-renowned football players on all lines, Tudor is the backbone of the team's defense, Kovac was once a midfielder for Bayern Munich, and the forward line played for Glasgow Rangers Pursau and Bundesliga Werder Bremen Klasnich of the Ottomans are in the limelight this season, and they still expect to become the biggest dark horse again in this World Cup.
After waiting for many years, the Australians finally won the second chance to qualify for the World Cup in history. At the same time, they defeated the Uruguay team that eliminated themselves four years ago. Compared with four years ago, their biggest difference is that the coach has changed. Hiddink, this amazing coach will lead the Australian team to justify Oceania football in the World Cup in Germany.
Japan, although Japanese football won the bronze medal in the Mexican Olympic Games as early as 1968, it took nearly ten years for Japanese football to really rise. In 1992, relying on core players such as Zhiliang Miura and Ramos, the Japanese team won the Asian Cup for the first time under the guidance of Dutch coach Offutt. In 1993, the Japanese team was only one step away from going to the United States. In the final match against Iraq, the Japanese team was equalized by their opponents and lost the right to qualify.
In 1996, the fledgling Japanese Olympic team defeated Brazil 1-0 at the Atlanta Olympics, marking that they had the strength to challenge the world's top teams.
Since then, Japanese football has risen steadily, entered the 1998 World Cup finals, won the World Youth Championship runner-up in 1999, won the Asian Cup champion in 2000, and drew 0:0 with Brazil in the 2001 Confederations Cup group stage. 0:1 small loss to France, won the Confederations Cup runner-up.
The Japanese team has proved to the world with such impressive results that the level of the Japanese team seems to have surpassed the level of Asian football and entered the ranks of the world's second-rate teams. Looking at the history of Asian football and even world football in the past ten years, I am afraid that no national team has made such great progress in just ten years.
The rise of Japanese football is inseparable from the "100-year plan" proposed by the Japanese Football Association, relying on its own mechanism to walk in the forefront of Asia. It is under the "100-year plan" of Japanese football that Japan has produced world-class stars like Hidetoshi Nakata and quasi-world-class stars like Shinji Ono. The emergence of these stars has laid a solid foundation for the Japanese national team to achieve good results in various competitions.
Now, Japan can be said to be full of talents. In addition to Hidetoshi Nakata, Shunsuke Nakamura and Naoyasu Takahara are among the best players in Asia.
Group G: France, Switzerland, Togo and South Korea!
France is one of the most influential football teams in Europe today and in the century. They won the European Championship twice in 1984 and 2000. In 1998, the French team won the World Cup at home. Having experienced the glory of the Platini era, it also fell into the trough in the early 1990s. With the emergence of Zidane, Henry and other stars who have attracted the most attention in world football, the French team has once again ushered in Brilliant, and became the first team to win the European Cup after winning the World Cup.
Ligue 1 is one of the five major leagues in European football, and it is also the cornerstone of training French stars. In recent years, Ligue 1 teams have played an increasingly important role in European football, especially the sudden rise of Lyon in recent years, which has impressed the entire world of football.
In today's French national team, head coach Domenech has talented midfield organizers like Zidane and Giuly, and "top scorers" such as Henry and Trezeguet lead the striker. Butters, Thuram, etc. are old and strong. In the World Cup, the French team is still outstanding and is still the favorite to win the championship.
Switzerland, on the political map of world football, as the seat of the two largest football organizations today, FIFA and UEFA, Switzerland's status cannot be underestimated.
However, on the green field, Swiss football has not brought much pride to its people. It has been hovering outside the world's highest level for a long time. In the World Cup and European Championships, the Swiss have more opportunities to show their football to the world. There are very few, and the image of Swiss football as an underdog has been difficult to change.
But this year may be different. Affected by the geographical environment, the Swiss who played in France, Germany and even England have brought back more practical and effective football to their country.
In this European Cup qualifier, the Swiss team overwhelmed South Korea, Japan and Turkey, the World Cup runner-up, and successfully qualified, which is impressive. Today, the Swiss have their own talented midfielder Hakan. Yakin, and Frey, who played for Rennes in Ligue 1, has become the golden boy loved by the people under the Alps. In addition, Senderos, Vogel, Magnin, Streller, etc. are all influential figures in the five major leagues. .
The South Korean team has gradually become a traditional strong team in Asia since the 1960s, and has won a series of top Asian football championships. The South Korean team has entered the World Cup finals for five consecutive times since 1986. The team's impressive record has also made some of the team's main players enjoy a high reputation in Asia.
The South Korean team's style of play is fast and concise, and the players have good physical fitness. Although they are generally not tall, they have a low center of gravity when running and controlling the ball. , very skilled and tacit understanding. The team is accustomed to using an overall style of play when organizing offense. The whole team runs actively, and at the same time, the quality of crosses is very high. Most players have good long-range shots at the front of the penalty area.
In the Korea-Japan World Cup, the South Korean team finally reached the semi-finals by virtue of their shamelessness and shamelessness. Although people all over the world know how South Korea got the fourth place in the World Cup, there is no doubt that it was this time The shameless journey greatly stimulated the distorted national pride of Koreans, and also accelerated the development of football in South Korea.
In this qualifier, the road for the Koreans was not smooth. Under the leadership of Bonfrere, the team entered a trough, and then was coached by another Dutch coach Edvocaat, and it was difficult to qualify. However, Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo are currently playing for the Premier League giants in the South Korean team. Their European experience will be the wealth of the South Korean team.
Togo is another new World Cup team from Africa. This team is known as the "Eating Sparrowhawks". However, they showed a strong combat effectiveness, with a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, which is also the best in the African qualifiers, and there are strong teams like Senegal in this group. ?? Stadium Maniac 121
The team's Nigerian head coach Keish highlighted the "unity" factor when explaining the team's success. Like many African powerhouses, team strength and some unknown but powerful talents are the key to the team's success .
The biggest player in the team is forward Adebayor who plays for Arsenal in the Premier League. If the Togo team wants to achieve good results in the World Cup, they can only rely on Adebayor's outstanding performance.
Group H: Belgium, Ukraine, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia!
The appearance of Degan made Spain, which was supposed to enter the World Cup in Germany, have to stay at home and watch TV. The former European Red Devils Belgium returned to the world stage.
After basically resolving the contradictions between the Flemish and Walloons in the team, this Belgian team has been kneaded into a perfect whole. Those old courtiers of the Japan World Cup.
But Degan is undoubtedly the biggest variable in this Belgian team. He has just turned 20 years old and has only participated in professional leagues for two years, but Degan has scored more than one year in various competitions. Hundreds, becoming a well-deserved super striker in world football.
In the qualifiers, Degan even scored 18 goals in four games, helping Belgium reverse the situation in the extremely unfavorable qualifying situation, and finally defeated Serbia, Montenegro and Spain to qualify smoothly.
The Belgian team with Degan will definitely become the biggest dark horse in this World Cup. Any team must be cautious when facing them.
Tunisia's qualifying is not surprising. Among the five African teams qualifying this time, Tunisia has the most experience in the World Cup. At the same time, there are Trabelsi, Zairi and others in the team who are well-known in Europe. Tunisian football is at its best stage as the 2003 Africa Cup of Nations champion.
Saudi Arabia, in the West Asian football sector, Saudi football has the strongest position. However, it was only in 1992 that rich people in Saudi Arabia began to decide to vigorously develop football, and Saudi football developed rapidly under the leadership of professional coaches. Saudi Arabia's domestic clubs, backed by sheikhs and wealthy businessmen, are well established and capable of bringing in the best coaches in the world.
Saudi Arabia has always dominated Asia by converting to Brazilian football, and now it has turned its heart to Eastern European football. The rapid change of Saudi football style makes it impossible to keep up with its progress for a while. However, everything remains the same, the Saudi team has always been a giant in West Asia and even Asian football.
The physical fitness of Saudi football players is similar to that of South American and African teams. They are flexible, fast, flexible, and pay great attention to the cultivation of personal skills.
The Saudi Football Association has long positioned its football as a style of technical football. Therefore, both domestic clubs and national teams have hired a large number of South American or Latin American style coaches. The vast majority of foreign aid for each club comes from Brazil in South America. , Argentina and other football powers and players from African countries, driven by foreign coaches and foreign players, local Saudi players have all embarked on a technical road. Therefore, Saudi football has also established its own style, which emphasizes single Soldier skills, pay attention to personal skills, so in Asian football, the Saudis are more attractive to play.
However, in this World Cup group stage, facing the European Red Devils Belgium with Digan, Ukraine with Ukrainian nuclear warheads, and African powerhouse Tunisia, Saudi Arabia obviously needs more luck if they want to qualify.
Ukraine, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the Ukrainian team became a new force in European and even world football. Before the World Cup qualifiers, most people's knowledge of the country's football was limited to the champion team Dynamo Kyiv and Milan superstar Andriy Shevchenko.
However, fans all over the world saw the true strength of the Ukrainian team after eliminating the two-time European Championship champions Denmark and Greece, and defeating Korea and Japan World Cup runner-up Turkey to advance proudly to the World Cup in Germany as the first place in the group.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the establishment of the Ukrainian Football Association, the Ukrainian national team participated in the qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup in France for the first time.
The Eastern European side finished second in their group for their first attempt, behind Germany and ahead of Portugal and Northern Ireland. They then lost to Croatia in the play-offs and failed to qualify for the World Cup in France. Before the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, they also lost in the play-offs, that time to Germany.
After losing in the 2004 European Cup qualifiers, the famous former Soviet star and European Footballer of the Year in 1975 Bloshin took over Leonard. Bourjac's coaching role.
The Ukrainian team has inherited the football style of the former Soviet Union: focusing on the overall style of play, and the players have outstanding personal abilities. The forward line composed of Shevchenko and Voronin combines technology, speed and body, and has the ability to tear apart the defense of any so-called world-class team. Under the careful guidance of coach Blokhin, the Ukrainian team will surely shock the world in this year's German competition.
After two missed opportunities in fifa world cup qualifiers, ukraine triumphantly advanced to the 2006 world cup, reaching the finals for the first time. After a tense match in the group stage, coach Oleg? Bloshin and his players became the first European team to reach the final after hosts Germany.
The return of the core player Shevchenko from injury will undoubtedly give Blossin more confidence. On the road to qualifying for the group, their biggest enemy is Shevchenko's Belgian team led by club teammate Digan. , these two teams will also face each other head-on in the first round of Group H. Who will win the group will soon be known.