June 25, Royal Banfukken Stadium in Lustenburg.
The last match of the World Cup finals group stage between China and Denmark was about to begin.
The Chinese fans in the stands had already begun to cheer. Perhaps the China team had always liked to shout the same slogan in unison. After two matches of the World Cup, the spectacular scene of Chinese fans cheering for the team had already shocked many media outlets.
The number of Danish fans was not as many as the China fans. Therefore, in the Royal Banfukken Stadium, the cheering effect created by the China fans had a certain advantage.
The China team carried out a pre-match lecture in the locker room.
Ali Khan warned all the players to stay calm, especially in a stable state of mind. They could not be too comfortable, and they could not only think about a draw. They must fight with the goal of winning!
This was also the key point that Qin Xiong reminded his teammates when communicating with them.
The China team did have the advantage of being able to advance if they tied. However, if they held the idea of a draw, it was likely that the final result would be disappointing.
This was the World Cup. Only by pursuing higher goals could they be qualified to survive!
The China team and the Danish team walked into the Royal Banfukken Stadium together.
The cheers at the scene were deafening.
Those were the shouts from the China fans.
"Come on, China team! Come on, China team! "
This made the China players raise their heads one after another. They were full of fighting spirit!
They were really fighting for China's football, and they were really fighting for glory!
"CCTV, CCTV, this is the Royal Banfukken Stadium in Lustenburg, South Africa. I am commentator Liu Jianhong. I will be commentating on China's last match of the World Cup group stage.
In the previous two matches, the China team had won one and lost one, accumulating three points and one goal difference.
The Danish team also won one and lost one in the previous two matches, accumulating three points, but their goal difference was negative one.
Because of the lead in goal difference, the China team is now ranked second in the group. Today's match with the Danish team is a veritable battle of life and death!
We can only advance to the top 16 of the World Cup if we achieve an undefeated result!
Before the game, the China media has analyzed the situation countless times. In fact, it is very simple. We can't lose!
But we can make it even!
As long as we draw, we can advance to the top 16. But all the football commentators think that the China team cannot play with such a mentality.
Just like what Captain Qin said in the interview, "We must fight for victory and treat this game as the final of the World Cup!"
Only in this way, I believe that the China team can achieve the desired results.
Alright, let's take a look at the starting lineup of both sides.
China's starting lineup: 442.
Goalkeeper: Yang Zhi
Defenders: Sun Jihai, Feng Xiaoting, Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang.
Midfield: Zhang Pengfei, Zheng Zhi, Liu Yi, Zhao Junzhe.
Forwards: Qin Xiong, Han Peng.
China's starting lineup was the same as the first match of the group stage. Hopefully, Ali Khan's lineup today would be able to restrain the Danish team.
Today, Denmark started with 4141 players.
Goalkeeper: Sorensen
Defenders: Jacobson, Agger, Claudrup, C-Poulsen.
Midfielders: Romedar, Poulsen, Kalenberg, Jørgensen, Tomasson.
Forward: Bendtner.
The Danish team's starting lineup today is obviously to strengthen the offense in the middle and front field.
Alright, the game is about to start. I hope the China team can achieve the desired results and advance to the top 16 of the World Cup with their heads held high! "
As soon as the game started, the China team immediately shrank their formation and put on a defensive counterattack posture.
The Danish team boldly pressed their formation. They must strive to score goals to qualify for the next round.
In the third minute of the game, Romedar broke through on the flank and passed the ball from the bottom. Bendtner almost snatched the ball in front of the goal and scored with a header!
His header hit the crossbar and bounced into the stands.
All the China fans were almost scared out of their wits at that moment.
Qin Xiong made a steadying gesture to his teammates, hoping that his teammates would quickly calm down. He knew that the psychological pressure of this kind of game was great at the start of the game, and it could easily affect the performance on the spot.
Therefore, in the early stages of the game, he directly retreated to the middle and back field. After receiving the pass from his teammates, he dribbled the ball to the empty area on the flank and did not rush into the Danish team's penalty area quickly.
He was buying time for his teammates so that they could integrate into the game as soon as possible, get into the rhythm of the game, and relieve the pressure!
His teammates understood Qin Xiong's intention after they saw Qin Xiong dribbling the ball and being surrounded by at least three players from the Danish team on the flank for the third time.
This made them quickly wake up. Sometimes, Qin Xiong's contribution on the field was most directly felt by his teammates!
This was his influence in the team, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
The Danish team intercepted the ball from Qin Xiong's feet three times in a row, which seemed to have accumulated their confidence in defense. They gradually entered the rhythm where Qin Xiong would have at least three players to surround and snatch the ball once he got the ball.
The China team's intensive defense began to play its role. The Danish team passed the ball from the periphery, and it was difficult for them to create opportunities to shoot through penetration and cut in the danger zone.
They had to frequently play the tactic of passing from the flank, pinning their hopes of scoring on Bendtner and Tomasson.
In the 15th minute of the game, Rommedar passed a 45-degree pass from the flank. The football went around an arc and flew straight to the center of the penalty area. Li Weifeng headed the ball before Bendtner could clear the siege, and the football flew to the flank.
Sun Jihai stopped the ball and kicked the ball downwards to shake off Poulsen. Then he suddenly caught up with the football and kicked the ball diagonally to the midfield.
Qin Xiong was in this position.
There were three Danish players around him who immediately formed a siege. Qin Xiong was extremely calm at this time. He had his back to the Danish team's half of the field. After the football rolled over, he tipped the ball up with the tip of his foot and then passed the ball behind him. At the same time, he turned around and burst forward with speed!
At this moment, the Danish team's defenders realized how fast Qin Xiong was!
It was completely different from the feeling he had when the ball was intercepted earlier!
Qin Xiong bypassed the three Danish defenders by lifting the ball from his back. After regaining control of the football, he dribbled forward.
The full back, Jacobson, rushed up and curbed Qin Xiong with a foul on the left side of the penalty area thirty yards away from the goal!
The referee's whistle sounded. Jacobson's action of pulling Qin Xiong's arm was so obvious that the referee had to take out a yellow card to punish him.
Qin Xiong placed the football at the spot where the foul was committed. There was no doubt that he was the team's first choice for free kicks.
The Danish team set up a human wall. The goalkeeper, Sorensen, stood in a position to block the near post, and the far post was left to the human wall.
Qin Xiong observed the Danish team's human wall and then made his own decision.
After the referee's whistle, Qin Xiong began to run. He came to the front of the football and suddenly exerted force. The football did not spin at all and blasted into the far corner of the Danish goal!
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