Chapter 226: Although the Chinese national football team is not in the World Cup, the World Cup has the legend of the Chinese national football team "Is this a game full of goals? Three goals were scored in less than 3 minutes. If we continue at this rate, I'm afraid the number of goals in a normal game will be more than five!" Some players of the Chinese national football team couldn't help but complain that they played very cautiously when they first participated in the World Cup. But the match between Germany and Costa Rica was played with unusual enthusiasm, especially the German team. From the beginning of the game, the German team had been attacking the opponents and almost never stopped. The German tanks seemed to want to crush their opponents with a fierce attack, and their offensive methods were endless: Crosses from the sides, inward shots from the full-backs and wingers, long shots from the midfielders outside the penalty area... The German team had a shot every few minutes, and these shots were very threatening, causing panic in front of Costa Rica's penalty area. In just the opening match, the German team has already shown the outside world their positive and enterprising spirit. Although Germany is not the favorite to win this World Cup, the host country has proved to the outside world with their performance that they are not to be trifled with.
If the teams that are the favorites to win the championship want to lift the World Cup, they must first ask whether the German team agrees. As for Klose, the players of the Chinese national football team are quite familiar with him because of his great fame and Chen Tao. This guy scored more than 20 goals in the league last season and had more than a dozen assists. He created nearly 40 goals for the team alone. The statistics are quite terrifying. But the Chinese national team players generally don't know much about the short young player who scored the first goal for the German team. Since the start of the game, this short player who plays as a left back has left a very deep impression on everyone. His extremely fast speed, solid technique, excellent physical confrontation ability and agile body, as well as his habit of cutting in from the wing to assist and shoot, are all eye-catching. "Who is the number 16 on the German team? He's so fast!" "Not only is he fast, but he also has great footwork. For the first goal, he shot a shot in the upper left corner of the penalty area, which was almost an absolute blind spot. Any goalkeeper would be helpless against such a shot!" Chinese national football team goalkeeper Li Leilei said on the sidelines. The layman watches the excitement, while the expert watches the details. When Lahm scored, the expression on the Costa Rican goalkeeper's face was quite desperate. There is no way, this magic ball is useless no matter who comes. "His name is Philipp Lahm, currently playing for Bayern Munich. He just returned from Stuttgart on loan last season. It took him only half a season to take Lizarazu's starting position. Since then, he has been Bayern's main left back. I have played against him in the league. This guy is really strong!" Chen Tao, who plays in the Bundesliga, stood up and explained to his teammates that Lahm is still very young this year. Born in November 23, he is not yet years old. The fact that he was able to secure a starting position in both Bayern and the German national team so many years ago shows how strong his talent and ability are. "This guy is really good. We suffered at his hands last season!" Gao Lin was serious for once. Last season, Dortmund was almost defeated twice by Bayern. The strength of the Bundesliga giants left a very deep impression on Gao Lin. Like the Chinese national football team, there are many other teams that are paying attention to this game. In addition to the other two teams in Group A, teams aiming to win the championship, such as France, Brazil, Argentina and Italy, are paying special attention to this game. Although the host is not the most favored team, they were the runner-up of the World Cup last season after all.
As a traditional European powerhouse, Germany has always had a good record in the World Cup. The German team has reached the World Cup 15 times in history, reaching the finals 7 times and the quarterfinals in the remaining 8 times. The worst result was th place. No one dares to underestimate such opponents. Thanks to the development of the global economy and FIFA's vigorous promotion of football, this World Cup has attracted unprecedented attention around the world compared to four years ago. According to estimates by tournament organizers, the number of viewers around the world watching the opening match could exceed 15 billion. This is a terrifying number, meaning that one in four people is following the World Cup. The reason why the German team played so freely and attacked so aggressively in this game may be related to this. As the host country, they need to make the game more interesting, make the audience happy and satisfied, retain new audiences attracted by the title of the World Cup, and further increase the popularity and commercial value of the World Cup. So it is not surprising that the German team plays offensive football, which is the style of German football. But it was really unexpected that Costa Rica cooperated so well with the German team. In terms of strength on paper, the visiting team is clearly at a disadvantage. In addition, the German team is strong in offense but weak in defense. Knowing that the opponent is playing at home and will most likely launch a large-scale attack, Costa Rica's most sensible choice is to defend and counterattack. However, they did not do so. Instead, they actively launched attacks and were not intimidated by the powerful offensive of the German team at all. It can only be said that Costa Rica is really courageous. Klose is a goal-scoring machine. After helping Germany regain the lead, he scored twice in the second half to help the team change the score to 3:1. Seeing Klose score the second goal, the Chinese national football team was filled with admiration and admiration. What is a natural born shooter? This is a natural born shooter. After his header was blocked, his body was able to react immediately and quickly complete the follow-up shot. His reaction speed and body coordination are truly amazing. "This guy is really strong, with his head and feet, he really seems to be able to do anything!" "Yeah, other people need to plan and adjust in advance before shooting, but he doesn't. It's as if his whole body is ready at any time. He can shoot as soon as he gets the ball, and he can score as soon as he shoots. It's really exaggerated!" "Xiao Gao, I don't expect you to become the Klose of the Chinese team. It will be enough if you can reach half of Klose's strength!" Head coach Zhu Guanghu said jokingly to Gao Lin. "Haha, coach, please don't flatter me. People can complete a hat trick in their first World Cup participation. I can't do that!" "To be honest, in the 02 World Cup, Klose's technique was still very crude, but now if you look at his footwork, it is much more sophisticated. So, shooting skills can be improved through hard training!" "That's right. I don't ask you to reach Klose's level, but at least next time when your teammate passes the ball to you, don't kick the ball into the stands. Just hit the goal frame!" "Haha, my nickname is Gao Feiji, you want me to stop masturbating, isn't that asking too much?" "Dear brothers and sisters, please stop talking, stop talking. I will practice, okay?" Even though Gao Lin was thick-skinned, he could not stand being teased by so many teammates. He could only stand up and bow to everyone, saying that he was honest and begging for mercy. The reason why his teammates make fun of him is mainly because he is outgoing and cheerful and can take a joke. Moreover, Zhu Guanghu made the request only to him, but did not make similar requests to the other forwards. This shows that in Zhu's heart, he is very optimistic about Gao Lin, and even values him more than Dong Fangzhuo. In fact, if we only talk about ability, Dong Fangzhuo's overall strength at this time might be even stronger. But Gao Lin is good at more things. Not only can he shoot the ball himself, he is also good at passing the ball and has a high basketball IQ. This is why Zhu Guanghu is optimistic about him.
…… On the field, shortly after Klose took the lead for Germany again, Costa Rica also scored twice by Wanchope, taking advantage of a mistake by the German team, and chased the score to 2:3. Five goals had already been scored before the game was over. So many goals made the fans watching the game very excited. Compared to the opening game of the last World Cup, this World Cup's opening game scored five times more goals! And the game isn't over yet; Germany and even Costa Rica may continue to score goals in the next thirty minutes. This kind of game is what football fans love to watch the most. Both teams keep scoring goals, and it is not a one-sided game. Instead, the score is always very close and the suspense of the game always exists. Who can not love this kind of game which is both exciting and suspenseful? In the 86th minute of the game, Costa Rica committed a foul in the backcourt, giving Germany a free kick in the frontcourt. Since Ballack did not play in this game, the free kick was taken by the 22-year-old young midfielder Schweinsteiger. Because the German team has a clear advantage in average height, and is a traditional header team, they are very good at heading. Therefore, almost all Costa Rican players retreated to their own penalty area, ready to participate in the header in the penalty area. But Schweinsteiger did not choose to shoot directly or lob the ball into the penalty area. Instead, he took a tactical free kick, gently pushed the ball to the middle, and assisted Frings to score a world-class goal from 30 meters outside the penalty area. Frings' goal was very beautiful. The ball flew at a very fast speed and at a very tricky angle. Although the goalkeeper tried his best to react, he still failed to save the ball. The score was changed to 4:2, and the German team secured the victory. "Why do I feel like the German team has gotten stronger? I didn't think they were this good last year." "Maybe it's because of the change of coach? The previous coach of the German team was Klinsmann, and now it's Löw. Löw boldly used some new players, such as Lahm and Schweinsteiger, to inject fresh blood into the team. The impact of this German team seems to be stronger!" It is generally believed that the core of this German team is Ballack, but in the opening game, Ballack sat on the bench for the entire game and did not play. Not only Ballack, but also the team's veteran player Kahn was relegated to the bench. The goalkeeper of the German team in this game is Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, who just received a red card in the Champions League final. Lehmann and Kahn were born in the same year and are not much younger than the other, but in terms of prestige and status within the team, Lehmann is far behind Kahn. Therefore, Löw's arrangement can only be said to be deliberately suppressing veterans and making way for young people. Although the replacement of the old with the new is necessary for a team, not everyone has the courage to withstand the huge pressure from the outside world and make moves on meritorious veterans. The Chinese national football players were particularly satisfied with this game. A total of 6 goals were scored in this game. Not only were there a lot of goals, but the ways in which they were scored were also different. Of the four goals scored by the German team, two were long-range shots into the dead corner, both of which were very exciting. Costa Rica's two counterattack goals were also very good, although Wanchope has faded out of the top five leagues and has fallen to the Qatar League to make money. But his performance in the national team is unquestionable. In the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, he has already scored 8 goals for Costa Rica, and added two more goals in this game. Although he failed to help the team win the game, his performance has won unanimous recognition and respect from the fans. Even the Germans at the scene applauded him.
Of course, more flowers and applause were reserved for the German team! …… After the opening match of the World Cup, subsequent matches began one after another. In the second match of Group A, Ecuador, which had been reversed 3:1 by the Chinese national team in the warm-up match, defeated Poland 2:0 and ranked second in Group A behind Germany due to the disadvantage in the number of goals. Germany and Ecuador, who got three points, undoubtedly took the lead in the battle to qualify in Group A. As for Poland and Costa Rica, if they want to advance, they will have to give their all! Since the Chinese national football team had just played against Ecuador, this game against Ecuador attracted quite a lot of attention in China. Seeing Ecuador beat Poland easily, many fans once again mentioned the issue that has been discussed by countless people: What kind of results would the Chinese team achieve if they made it to this World Cup? "If the Chinese national football team really makes it to the World Cup, I feel there is hope that they will qualify from the group stage!" "More than hope, considering that Germany was also defeated by us, maybe we can get first place in Group A!" "Don't just drink, eat some food. The Chinese national football team defeated the chaotic German team last year. This year's German team has obviously evolved. If the Chinese national football team meets them again, we may not be able to beat them!" "What do you mean we may not be able to win? With the impact shown by the German team in the opening match, the Chinese national team's defense line will definitely not be able to withstand it!" "I always feel that the German team is underestimated. You can't think that the German team is rubbish just because they lost to the Chinese national team before. I think the German team will at least make it to the semi-finals in this World Cup, and they may even make it to the finals again!" "The top four? Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France. Who do you think Germany can beat?" "Can't these teams meet in advance and eliminate one or two of them, giving Germany a chance to pick up some slack?" "Actually, I think Germany may not be out of the game if they meet these teams. The World Cup is still full of randomness!" "Everyone, isn't it too early to discuss this now? The group stage has just begun!" (End of this chapter)