The Chinese team was able to win the first game of the group stage, which was not the most happy for fans. What made them happy was the control the Chinese team showed in the game. In this game, Kuwait basically did not threaten the Chinese team's goal.

According to technical statistics after the game, Kuwait only had five shots, and only one shot within the goal frame.

And what about the Chinese team?

Fifteen shots, nine of which were hit, more than half of them.

In terms of ball possession rate, the Chinese team also led by 67%, fully reflecting the characteristics of Gao Hongbo, the national team, which is to play ball possession.

After the game, there was almost a carnival in the Chinese media.

Not to mention the grand occasion on the Internet. Sina Weibo was flooded until midnight, and excited Chinese fans left messages on Weibo.

Chinese media claimed that the problems they were worried about before the game had been solved, and Gao Hongbo magically solved the problem of Rongguang and the team coexisting in a very short time.

At the same time, they also said that in terms of the players' personal strength, this team may not be the strongest in the history of the Chinese team. But it can definitely be regarded as the most united and the strongest overall.

Now everyone has more hope for this team.

In the past, the Internet was always full of jokes and jokes about the Chinese team. However, after this game, such voices disappeared overnight.

There have also been reappearing on the Internet about the Chinese team.

For example, someone said on Weibo that this game was a victory for Chinese fans over Chinese lottery fans, which immediately resonated with many people.

In the past, if there were Chinese team games in gambling, if you wanted to make money, you would naturally have to bet that the Chinese team lost, and the Chinese team never disappointed lottery fans.

Instead, the Chinese fans who always cheer for the Chinese team and look forward to the victory of the Chinese team are heartbroken again and again.

This time, Chinese fans finally got proud.

They all expressed their excitement on the Internet and shared their inner joy.

Many people said that they were crying when they watched this game - when will the Chinese team's game make them feel so at ease

They were not worried when they were leading Kuwait with one goal. They were not worried when they were leading Kuwait with two goals. When they were leading Kuwait with three goals, they were already watching the game with a relaxed attitude.

This situation was simply impossible for the previous national team. In the past, Chinese fans were anxious when they were lagging behind and worried when they were leading. The Chinese team led by one goal and the two goals would be equalized or even overtaken by the opponent, which made them feel no sense of security at all.

What makes everyone happiest is not that this team won the goal.

After all, everyone is a fan and knows about penalty kicks. Knowing that Kuwait is the weakest team in this group, it is not too incredible that the Chinese team with glory defeats Kuwait.

What makes them happiest is the confidence that the team has shown in this game.

In the past, the most criticized Chinese team was the psychological quality of the players. They performed well in warm-up matches, but they immediately became insects when they reached the official match. The players couldn't move their legs in the game and were panting as if they might die at any time after running the half-time game. They either were too proud and underestimated the enemy, or had no fighting spirit when facing strong enemies. When they encountered some setbacks and difficulties in the game, they collapsed completely and were defeated, which made people see it terrible...

However, such problems are not reflected in this Chinese team. What you see is the young player's aura and strong confidence of a newborn calf, not only Rong Guang and Gao Lin, Deng Zhuoxiang and Yang Hao, other domestic league players dare to make moves in the game, dare to outperform, and dare to pass on one continuous kick.

And this was hard to see in previous national teams.

As long as the Chinese team continues to perform like this, what else should I worry about qualifying in the group?

What we should think about now is whether the Chinese team can enter the semi-finals, or even the finals, which has not passed after 204...

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After winning the game with Kuwait, everyone in China celebrated the victory as crazy as they were.

However, in China, Gao Hongbo is still trying to keep everyone rational and calm.

After all, the two strongest opponents in this group have not yet met, and winning Kuwait is not considered qualifying at all. The Chinese team was not eliminated in the group stage and was eventually eliminated in a sad way. Even in the past, some Chinese fans ridiculed the Chinese team for opening high and closing low in the Asian Cup. They smiled in the first game, but were frowning in the second game, and the third game was to fight for honor...

Such situations have happened repeatedly in history and have to attract people's attention.

Gao Hongbo doesn't want his team to follow in the footsteps of those losers.

So on the bus back from the stadium to the hotel, he had already poured cold water on the players.

It is far from time to celebrate.

The second game against Qatar is the first test for the Chinese team in this Asian Cup.

The match against Kuwait can be considered a warm-up match strictly.

Even if the Chinese team beat Kuwait three goals in the first game, it would be of no help to their next game.

Gao Hongbo reminded his players to pay attention to some off-set moves in the game against Qatar, especially not to argue with the referee. No matter what punishment the referee makes, it doesn't matter even if he gives the opponent a penalty. Don't argue with the referee, as it will be easy to get yourself a yellow card or even a red card.

Gao Hongbo's serious tone also made the players' smiles much less.

They have heard of the shamelessness of the West Asians in football, so they believe that the head coach is not exaggerating.

I remember that the most shameful victory and elimination of the Chinese national team back then was related to the West Asian team, which happened to be Kuwait they had just defeated.

At that time, the two sides competed for the top ten Asian qualifiers in the 2UU World Cup. The Chinese team beat Hong Kong 0 in the last game, but Kuwait defeated Malaysia 6:1. In the end, the Chinese team and Kuwait had the same points and goal difference, but the Chinese team was eliminated because of one less goal number than Kuwait.

After the game, Chinese fans and media satirized Chinese football for playing counterfeit balls in China every day. It turned out that they were not as good as the top ones. Even if they played counterfeit balls, they had never been able to play West Asians.

A little earlier, dating back to the 198 Spanish World Cup qualifiers, when the Chinese team had already entered Spain halfway, it was defeated by Saudi Arabia and New Zealand. The first appearance of the Chinese team in the World Cup was delayed by 20 years, and it was not until the two-year World Cup in Japan and South Korea that it broke out of Asia.

There are more similar Western Asians playing counterfeit goals in the club arena. Chinese clubs have never seen them in the AFC Champions League.

Now think about it carefully, after the Qatari lost to Uzbekistan in the first game, it is really possible that he would play some off-court means. If he was eliminated by Qatar for this reason, it would be too frustrating.

Sun Hai sat beside Rong Guang whispered to remind him: "Be careful, you are likely to become the focus of Qatar's attention during the game."

Rong Guang curled his lips and didn't take this to heart.

Which game is his opponent's focus? Can Qatar be more powerful than Barcelona?

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After the Chinese team defeated Kuwait, because they scored more goals than Uzbekistan, they temporarily became the first in Group A with the same points as Uzbekistan, while the host Qatar was third and Kuwait was fourth.

After the Chinese team competition, the highest-ranking Japanese team in Asia in FIFA has now appeared. Their first match was Jordan, but they did not get a good start, and they were forced to tie the l draw by Jordan.

The next afternoon, in another game in Group B, Saudi Arabia lost 2 to Syria. The first game in Group C was the Indian team Australia. The game was without any suspense, and India lost to Australia in 04.

On the third day, another East Asian team, South Korea, also made its debut, they defeated Bahrain 2l. After their game, the defending champion Iraq made a appearance, but they lost 2 to Iran. The golden age of this team is over...

Then North Korea, which once attracted much attention for entering the 210th World Cup in South Africa, also made a debut, but they tied with the UAE at 00.

At this point, all the games in the first round of the group stage have ended.

Apart from Australia, the Chinese team performed the best.

Australia scored four goals, but did not concede. The Chinese team did not concede either, but the number of goals scored was one less than that of Australia.

Next, it's the turn of Group A. Uzbekistan's first game, and China's second game against Qatar, which is the most highly anticipated game. The competition between the hosts of the Asian Cup and the most populous country is indeed the most popular one.

Before this game, all Chinese media were paying close attention to the Qataris' off-field actions.

Everyone's attention is on Qatar's off-track moves, as if Qatar could not defeat the Chinese team without bribing the referee.

Even the host of CCTV mentioned the disgraceful dark history of West Asian football many times when he was doing pre-match preview programs.

In the next game, Uzbekistan defeated Kuwait 2l and won all two games, gaining an advantage in the group qualifying situation.

Then they will look at the game between China and Qatar. If the Chinese team can defeat Qatar, then Uzbekistan will work with the Chinese team to advance

If the Chinese team loses to Qatar, then Uzbekistan can ensure qualifying as long as it can draw against the Chinese team in the last round.

While the Uzbekistan game was still in progress, the Chinese team had already taken a bus and left the hotel where they were staying and went to the Caliph Stadium, the venue of the competition.

This may be a game that will determine their fate in this Asian Cup.
Chapter completed!