Chapter 59 The next opponent: Japan!
"we won!"
"We did it!"
"Fuck Hanophobia!"
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Chinese national football players on the field forgot their physical fatigue and celebrated like crazy.
The 27-year history of not winning against South Korea was completely ended by them today.
This game is of great significance to Chinese football. It has given a shot in the arm to Chinese football, which is in a trough.
Especially considering the entire process of this game, the victory that the Chinese national football team fought for with sweat and even blood, is even more precious!
On the other side of the court, in sharp contrast to the lively Chinese team was the dead silent South Korean team.
Koreans have not yet accepted this crushing defeat.
They couldn't understand how the team that they had always been suppressing became so powerful all of a sudden.
The opponent is not a world-class team like Brazil or Germany!
Even top teams like Brazil and Germany may not be able to withstand the various tactics of the Koreans.
But the Chinese national football team held on, which brought a huge shock to the Koreans' psychology.
If they can't win even after using all the tricks, then next time without these means and in a fair fight between the two sides, can the South Korean team still win?
When they think of this, many Koreans feel particularly panicked.
Their worries are especially heightened when they see the group of young players in their 20s on the Chinese team.
China's young players were able to win the World Youth Championship, while the South Korean team couldn't even qualify for the group stage of the World Youth Championship.
The gap between the two sides in young players is far greater than the gap between the two sides in national teams.
This means that when this group of young players of the Chinese team grow up, it will be the beginning of Chinese football surpassing Korean football.
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The news of the Chinese national football team's victory over the South Korean team spread quickly from South Korea to China as if it had wings, and then spread across the country at the fastest speed.
The fans were overjoyed and told each other the news as if it were Chinese New Year. They couldn't wait to buy some firecrackers to celebrate.
For the Chinese national football fans who had been eagerly awaiting victory, this victory was truly a blessing in disguise, allowing them to fully savor the sweetness of victory.
"27 years! A full 27 years!"
"Do you know how I have lived these 27 years?"
"We have finally defeated South Korea. We don't have to be afraid of South Korea anymore!"
"Let Koreans fear us from now on!"
After the game, almost all major domestic media reported the game on the front page with the headline "Chinese national football team breaks the fear of South Korea".
The most commonly used picture by major media is the back view of Lin Feng riding alone through the defense and scoring the first goal.
After the World Youth Championship, Lin Feng's name once again spread to thousands of households!
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"Sbarasi, what a wonderful contest!"
“I didn’t expect the Chinese team’s strength to improve so quickly!”
In the hotel where the Japanese team is staying, as the favorite to win this East Asian Cup, the Japanese team has just watched the opening match between the Chinese team and the South Korean team.
The Japanese team did not originally take the Chinese team seriously, as they felt that their main competitor was the South Korean team.
However, after watching this game, many Japanese players changed their original attitudes and began to pay more attention to the Chinese team.
They were deeply impressed by some players of the Chinese team in this game, such as No. 10 and No. 8.
"Honda, is that number eight the MVP of the World Youth Championship you mentioned?" Kawaguchi Noriyuki, a big shot in the national team and the main goalkeeper who had represented Japan in two World Cups, asked seriously after watching the game.
"Hayi, Senior Kawaguchi, he is the Lin Feng I mentioned before!"
When Honda Keisuke heard the boss's question, his body straightened up, he lowered his head and answered respectfully.
Kawaguchi Nozomi's expression was very serious: "He is better than you, don't try to scam him in the future!"
"Yes……"
Honda Keisuke felt a little bitter in his heart. In fact, he also realized that the gap between the two sides was too big. He was afraid that he could not compare with the other party, but he just didn't want to accept it.
No matter what Kawaguchi is thinking, he was selected for the national team at the age of 17, and completed one pass and one goal in his first appearance in the national team!
This starting point is much higher than Keisuke Honda!
How could Keisuke Honda have the nerve to try to scam someone?
Compared to this, Narazaki Masatsugu is more concerned about the defense in the next game.
He witnessed with his own eyes the miserable plight of the Korean goalkeeper in front of Lin Feng. In order to avoid repeating the same mistake, he must discuss with his teammates on the back line to see how to limit the opponent's No. 8!
According to the schedule, Japan's second round opponent is China.
If the Japanese team can defeat North Korea in this round, then the next round match between the winning teams of China and Japan will most likely directly determine who will win the championship.
Therefore, the next game will be the focus of the entire East Asian Cup, and it is more worth looking forward to than the civil war between South Korea and North Korea next door!
Although the East Asian Cup championship is relatively insignificant, the Japanese will not give it up easily!
Especially when the Chinese team is in the initial stage of gaining momentum, the Japanese like to strike the opponent when they are gaining momentum and interrupt their rising momentum.
If they don’t want the football world in East Asia to change in the future, they must win this game!
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“Japan is a very strong team!
"Their playing style and style are quite different from those of Asian teams. Instead, they are a bit like South American football, especially Samba football!"
While the Japanese team was studying the Chinese team, the Chinese team was also taking the time to study the Japanese team.
After attending the post-match press conference, Zhu Guanghu hurried back to the stadium with his assistant to watch the match between Japan and North Korea.
At that time, the North Korean team was not a weak team. A team that could make it to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was at least a first-class team in Asia.
Of course, compared with Asia's top team, Japan, the North Korean team is still much weaker.
So before the game, the outside world unanimously predicted that the Japanese team would win the game.
But football is round and anything can happen on the field.
Just like this game, after 90 minutes of play, the score was 1:0.
The winning team turned out to be the North Korean team!
The Japanese team actually lost, which was the biggest upset in this East Asian Cup!
If we count the Chinese national football team's upset victory over South Korea, there were two upsets in a row at the Daejeon World Cup Stadium on the first day of the East Asian Cup.
This has led many fans to call this stadium a hotbed of upsets!
The assistant looked at Zhu Guanghu innocently, as if asking, is this the invincible Japanese team you mentioned?
It seems that it is not as strong as we imagined!
Zhu Guanghu looked a little embarrassed. Before the game, he had praised the Japanese team in front of his assistants.
As a result, the Japanese team actually failed to perform well, which made him feel like he had been wrong.
"Ahem, one game doesn't prove anything. People make mistakes and horses stumble. We should still prepare according to the previous preparation plan.
Regardless of whether the Japanese team is strong or weak, we must strive to defeat them in the next game!"
By the way, let’s break the Chinese national football team’s 7-year losing streak against the Japanese team.
Why does the Chinese national football team have an unbeaten record against anyone?
I lead the team to play in the East Asian Cup and have to clean up the mess for the senior veterans. It’s so hard!
Zhu Guanghu wanted to cry but had no tears.
(End of this chapter)
