When Gao Zheng helped the Chinese team expand its lead from 2:1 to 3:1, the news soon reached the Azadi Stadium, and the Syrian assistant coach wanted to tell the news to head coach Hakim.

But Hakim rudely stopped him: "I don't want to listen to the news over there! We are still behind now. What does it have to do with us even if we scored ten goals over there?!"

The assistant coach felt a little aggrieved - when he told him about Wu Lei's goal before, he didn't react so much...

But what Hakim said is indeed correct.

Syria is still behind Iran 1:2. What does the Chinese team play with Qatar and what does it have to do with us?

If we can't win this game, even if the Chinese team loses, can we qualify for the playoffs?

So the key is to win by yourself.

only……

The assistant coach raised his wrist and looked at his watch. The game was almost eighty minutes long, and Syria was still behind 1:2. Even if they reversed and won, how many goals were left for the remaining ten minutes?

Scoring two goals will allow them to reverse and win, and at that time they will only have one goal difference at 3:2.

And what about the Chinese team?

Now they already have two goals better!

Even if Syria wins the ball then, so what?

At that time, Syria will have one goal difference, and the Chinese team will have four goals...

Even if you score the same goal, the Chinese team will win!

What to say is that Iran has a big score...it seems to be destined to be impossible now.

He suddenly felt that the Syrian players on the court were a little pitiful, and they didn't know what was happening in another stadium.

Otherwise, they might not have the motivation to finish the next game.

Maybe this is why Hakim doesn't want to know what happened there?

Because he, the head coach, is also afraid of losing motivation...

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Qatar, who was behind two goals, basically lost his fighting spirit, and the Chinese team's offensive rhythm also slowed down significantly.

There are ten minutes left in the game, but many Chinese fans have begun to consider in advance whether the Chinese team's opponent in the playoffs is Australia or Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia and Australia scored 16 points before the last round of the top 12 matches, Saudi Arabia scored six goals and Australia scored five goals.

If they win in the last round, the goal difference is so effective, so there is a lot of room for imagination. However, from the perspective of the matchup, Australia may have a more advantage, because in the last game they face Thailand at home, while Saudi Arabia plays Japan at home. Although Japan has already qualified early, it will not be a crushing defeat to Saudi Arabia away, which is an accident.

Therefore, Australia may defeat Saudi Arabia by goal difference, win second in the group, and directly advance to the World Cup finals.

The Chinese team's opponent in the playoffs will be Saudi Arabia.

In comparison, Chinese fans also hope that the Chinese team will play against Saudi Arabia, after all, they are familiar old opponents.

The Australian players are too physically pretending, and the Chinese team struggles to fight.

In fact, this playoff is not easy to play in Australia or Saudi Arabia.

But at least the Chinese team is qualified to fight for their dreams, which is better than dying directly in the top 12 games.

And... with Gao Zheng's condition, maybe we will break through the siege in the play-offs?

Everything must always be on the better side.

Carnival between fans, jokesters and marketing accounts has begun on the Internet.

At this moment, although they have not really reached the World Cup finals, many people feel as if the Chinese team has confirmed to qualify.

The carnival spirit made some old fans think of the night sixteen years ago.

Coincidentally, the two are just sixteen years and one month apart.

Young fans who only started paying attention to football and Chinese football in the 2002 World Cup have experienced the achievements of loving Chinese football for so many years. The scenes in the documentary "Quit Day" that year seemed to them as if they were in the last century, even though it was 2001.

After countless repeated compressions of film sources circulating on the Internet, the resolution of 480 can be called "high-definition" has long been unable to keep up with the current standard 1080p, and the display standards are often 2k and 4k, and the picture quality is also terrible.

The clothes and hairstyles and expressions of the people in the documentary all exuded a strong legacy of the last century. Although only sixteen years have passed, it seems that it has been decades since today's Chinese society.

Now they can finally put themselves in such a documentary scene.

It’s just that future generations don’t have to look for the joy and pride from the heart like them.

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Just when everyone thought that the Chinese team would beat Qatar with a score of 3:1 and finished third in the group, the Chinese team scored the goal in the 89th minute.

After receiving a cross from Wu Lei's breakthrough in front of the goal, Gao Zheng stretched out a kick before the defender and tackled the ball into the goal.

"4:1!!! Oh oh oh oh! Although this goal is just the icing on the cake, Gao Zheng completed a hat-trick in this game! This is his second hat-trick in the top 12 after his comeback! After his comeback, he has scored eleven goals in the top 12! And he has only played five games! If the game before his injury, six games, thirteen goals, this efficiency, and this goal number will surpass the entire top 12! If it weren't for his injury, maybe our World Cup road would not have to be so difficult..."

He Ping expressed the voices of many fans.

If Gao Zheng is not injured, the Chinese team should be competing with Iran for the first place in the group...

But unfortunately, there is no if in this world.

After experiencing such twists and turns, the Chinese team was able to qualify for the World Cup play-offs. It was already an amazing result.

Although the game has not ended yet, I believe the result of this game should be no longer possible.

After the Chinese team defeated Qatar 4-1, even if Syria beat Iran at the last moment and scored the same points, the Chinese team will beat Syria with five goals.

At the same time, no matter what Uzbekistan and South Korea play in the game, it will not affect the Chinese team's third place in the group. If Uzbekistan wins, Uzbekistan will become the second in the group. If South Korea wins, then South Korea will become the fourth in the group. If South Korea wins, then South Korea will be the second in the group. Uzbekistan will be directly behind the Chinese team because of its disadvantage in points.

A victory will allow the Chinese team to successfully land, and Chinese fans will not have to look at others' faces at all.

Destiny is in your own hands!

Gao Zheng said before the game that the solution is very simple - just try your best to win a big score, isn’t it all?

At that time, some people said that Gao Zheng was just boosting morale.

But when did Gao Zheng say big talk?

It's true that they are here!

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After unremitting efforts, Syria finally equalized the score in the 92nd minute.

After the goal, the Syrian players ran quickly towards the middle circle with the football in their arms. Although the hope was slim, they still had a little fantasy in their hearts.

Hurry up, what if we kill Iran at the last moment?

Their head coach Hakeem stood on the sidelines with his arms and chests, watching his players running towards the middle circle.

He was indifferent on his face, neither applauding the goal nor cheering for the players who had not given up.

Although others stood on the sidelines and acted like supervising the battle, in fact, his heart was dead.

He knew very well that the Chinese team has now led Qatar 4:1. No matter what Syria plays in the end, the top 12 games are over...

Their homeless team tried their best to tie Iran and South Korea in the "home court" thousands of miles away from home, defeated Uzbekistan and Qatar, and fought to the last moment without being favored.

But now, it's all over.

Syria's World Cup cycle ends here.

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"The match ends! The game ends! The Chinese team defeated Qatar 4:1 away! In the other two games, Syria scored a goal in the last moment with Iran, and neither Uzbekistan nor South Korea scored a goal. They remained stalemate until the end of the game, and the score was 0:0! In this way, the Chinese team rose to third with 14 points and qualified for the playoffs!"

He Ping's voice rang on the TV with excitement.

In the TV screen, the Chinese players on the bench rushed to the stadium, and it seemed that they had already obtained the right to qualify for the World Cup.

But they can't blame them for being too excited, after all, they crawled out of a situation where they almost died. They can still live now, even if they live in a very miserable state, they are proud enough.

Because Uzbekistan is now dead in a very good situation.

The old handsome Lippi also rarely smiled on his face and hugged his assistants.

"We don't know whether the Chinese team's opponent in the playoffs is Saudi Arabia or Australia. Of course, no matter which opponent it is, it is not easy to play. This is certain. But no matter what, the Chinese team still has hope to go to Russia! And hope, no matter when, it is a precious thing as gold!"

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Chapter completed!