"CCTV, CCTV, welcome to the Frankfurt World Cup Stadium. I am the live broadcast commentator, Huang Jianxiang. Today I am here to bring you the second round of the World Cup Group D between China and Portugal.
The first team in Group D is Mexico, the second is Portugal, the third is Angola, and the fourth is China.
If the Portuguese team could defeat the Chinese team in this match, then the Portuguese team would advance to the next round.
After China lost to Mexico in the first game, their fate was almost out of their hands.
Unless China can defeat Portugal today, there is hope to defeat Angola in the last round and get six points to advance from the group.
But this task is too difficult.
It is almost impossible to complete.
China's performance in the last game made us see the comprehensive gap between us and our opponents in the World Cup.
Maybe our expectations of Qin Xiong are too high, which led to some media demanding that Qin Xiong can be the savior.
This is unreasonable.
To put it bluntly, if you put any player in the world who you think is the strongest in the China team to replace Qin Xiong, it will not make China have a qualitative change in the overall strength of the team.
Football is a team sport. It depends on the unity and cooperation of the 11 players on the field to win the game.
I think Qin Xiong's performance in the last game was very good. He restrained three or four Mexican defenders for a long time. This is a rare scene in this World Cup. Mexico values Qin Xiong's presence and takes action to restrict Qin Xiong. This is the success of Mexico's defense in the last game.
I think even if Pele or Maradona was put in the China team to replace Qin Xiong, they may not do better than Qin Xiong.
Our opponent today, Portugal is very strong.
They have a group of star players who play in the top European leagues and powerhouses. We hope that China can cherish the opportunity in the World Cup. There are not many opportunities to play against strong European teams.
China made some changes in the starting lineup today. Ali Khan still uses the 4-5-1 formation, but we have to observe the specific technical and tactical system in the game.
Goalkeeper: Liu Yunfei.
Defenders: Sun Jihai, Xu Yunlong, Li Weifeng, Sun Xiang.
In the midfield: Zhao Junzhe, Zheng Zhi, Qin Xiong, Liu Yi, Shao Jiayi.
Forward: Zhang Pengfei.
We saw that Ali Khan made Xu Yunlong the center back, and Zheng Zhi was pushed to the midfield defensive position. At the same time, he removed the striker, Li Jinyu, and put Zhang Pengfei as the starting lone striker. What was the purpose of such a change? We can only wait and see.
Portugal started 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeeper: Ricardo.
Defenders: Miguel, Meira, Carvalho, Valente.
Midfielders: Figo, Maniche, Deco, Costinha, Ronaldo.
Striker: Boulet.
Alright, the match is about to begin. Portugal will kick off first. Let's continue to cheer for China. It's an honor to be able to stand on the field of the World Cup! "
The game began. The Portuguese team controlled the field with a tepid attitude at the start of the game. They passed the football smoothly in the midfield and patiently looked for gaps in the China team's defense.
Qin Xiong did not actively participate in the defense. Instead, he wandered around the midfield. He was more like a shadow striker.
The teammates behind him actively retreated to reduce the space in the dangerous area of the goal line.
Compared to the last game, the adjustment made was that Zheng Zhi joined the midfield defense.
The China team actually put out a three defensive midfielders.
With the four defenders, the China team had seven players who absolutely participated in the defense. Then, Shao Jiayi was in a balanced state and abandoned the offense on one side.
Qin Xiong would appropriately participate in the midfield counterattack, but he would not be too involved. He and Zhang Pengfei patiently waited for the backfield conveyor to play the opponent's counterattack.
The Portuguese team was also able to steadily advance the offense to the front waist line, but it was more difficult to play a smooth ground pass near the China team's penalty area.
In the sixth minute of the game, Ronaldo broke through Zhao Junzhe on the left side and suddenly changed direction to rush to the penalty area beside Zheng Zhi. Before Liu Yi could fill in, Ronaldo directly chose a long shot and the football slid out of the goal.
There was a burst of exclamations from the stands.
With Ronaldo's technical ability, it was not difficult for him to break through two China players in a row. However, it was difficult for him to make more dribbling changes in the dense defensive area. He was a speed explosive type and was also good at changing directions. However, it was also difficult for him to stick the ball to his feet and continuously change directions in a situation where there was no space.
The Portuguese team found that the China team had set up an iron bucket formation. The China team's side defense did not pay attention to the outside protection. The Portuguese team continuously passed the ball from the bottom, but it was difficult for the Bouleta to do anything in the penalty area under the double team of Li Weifeng and Xu Yunlong, plus the decisive harassment of the goalkeeper, Liu Yunfei.
In the 15th minute of the game, the China team finally got a good chance to counterattack.
Zhao Junzhe received Zheng Zhi's pass and directly sent the ball to Qin Xiong's feet in the midfield.
Qin Xiong protected the ball and turned to face Maniche and Costinha's midfield defense. For a moment, he was in a trance as if he was dreaming of the game against Porto two years ago.
In front of the two, Qin Xiong directly picked the ball and passed the ball through the space between the two players to the front.
Maniche and Costinha suddenly looked back and saw Zhang Pengfei's back to receive the ball. He did not consider turning around at all. Instead, he directly returned the ball and passed it to Qin Xiong in the same trajectory.
When Maniche and Costinha turned around again, Qin Xiong strode the ball and kicked it between the two players. At the same time, he broke through the two players' defense with unparalleled speed.
Maniche and Costinha were very unwilling.
It was as if they were being played!
Qin Xiong and Zhang Pengfei's exchange of passes was to interfere with the two players' defensive attention. At the same time, it also showed the China team's offensive routine.
Zhang Pengfei was a fulcrum. He was also creating opportunities for Qin Xiong!
When Qin Xiong broke through the Portuguese back line, the Portuguese back line was also adjusting.
A parallel position was definitely not going to work.
Miguel and Meira sandwiched Zhang Pengfei. Carvalho sat in the area in front of Qin Xiong's charge. Valente directly rushed from the full back position to intercept Qin Xiong.
Qin Xiong knew that the more he moved forward, the less space there would be.
When Valente rushed over, his dribbling rhythm paused. Then, when Valente also came to a sudden stop, he suddenly moved the ball diagonally. He had already seen the goal on the penalty area line. Carvalho did not dare to rush up to snatch it, for fear that Qin Xiong would break through again.
He blocked the area where Qin Xiong went to the middle. If Qin Xiong hesitated, Costinha and Maniche behind him, as well as Valente at the side and rear, would close in to harass and intercept.
Qin Xiong decisively volleyed. Although he saw the goal, the angle was not good. He could only hit the near corner and aimed at the top right corner of the goal. The volleyed football brushed the outside of the goalpost and flew into the stands.
There was also a burst of exclamations in the stadium.
Qin Xiong turned back and walked toward the midfield without changing his expression.
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