After the game, the international players were surrounded by CCBV reporters on the spot. Almost everyone was interviewed, and everyone's face showed ecstasy.

The old captain Fan Zhiyi said boldly in front of the camera: "Facts have proved that we have the ability to face any opponent. We can make greater breakthroughs in the World Cup. Everyone performed well. Although they missed some good opportunities, we still won the game steadily. We scored a lot of goals before the game. We thought we could score at most two goals, but who knows..."

Sun Jihai also said: "Actually, before playing the game, I knew we could win, it was just a matter of winning a few. If we were in a better state, I think we could score more goals."

Shao Jiayi also said happily, "I just wanted to give an assist in the game. I'm very happy that the first assist was completed by me. Zheng Zhi and I both made history. Sun Xiang behind me was also very good. My interlude and cooperated very well."

Ou Chuliang was also very moved: "The team is too strong. After the Premier League, I have maintained the highest intensity training, just to be ready to play at all times. But I didn't expect that in the game, I basically had nothing to do in front of the goal. Fan Zhiyi and Li Weifeng and others did a good job of defense. After 90 minutes of the game, I just made two key saves. Most of the time, I watched everyone perform like fans in the stands. To be honest, the Chinese team is much stronger than before, and I feel very proud of them."

Perhaps only Zheng Zhi's words are an exception. He was not as happy and optimistic as everyone imagined when he was interviewed by CCBV5.

"This game has played our current level, just like what Horton usually told us, we must maintain this level of concentration for 90 minutes."

"The 5:0 score seems exaggerated, but I think the score should be bigger. Our ability to seize opportunities is still average. If we waste opportunities like this, it would be bad. They would not give us so many opportunities. Although Costa Rica played very hard, to be honest, their level is not high. I don't think this game has really tested our strength. We must continue to face the next challenge with a cautious attitude. It doesn't mean that a big victory over Costa Rica means we can easily qualify in the group stage. No, these 3 points do not mean anything."

Dasheng should have been ecstatic, but Zheng Zhi actually poured cold water on him.

"Although Türkiye lost to Brazil, their chances of qualifying are still very high. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for us to be blindly optimistic now. We must continue to be like hungry wolves and we must not relax."

"We must learn from strong teams, not be satisfied with today's victory!"

"We are not here to travel, we should have higher goals!"

"I can feel everyone's happiness, but we can be happier!"

At the post-match press conference, Horton's view was similar to Zheng Zhi, and he was not arrogant to win. Horton knew what level the Chinese team he led could reach. He definitely didn't want the Chinese team to pack their luggage and leave after playing three games in the group stage.

If you score another three points, you will advance to the top 16. If you are in the knockout round, you might have more surprises.

"We played the right level today, and winning was expected. But we really have to calm down as soon as possible and start preparing for the second game. We don't have to play three games in the group stage, but there will be many accidents in three games. In the last second of the third game, we don't know whether we can qualify unless we can win two consecutive games in the group. But I won't think so. We have to think of the worst result all the time so that we can create surprises."

"The 5:0 victory is already in the past, and now we have to prepare for the second game. We actually saw that although Turkey lost to Brazil 1:2, Turkey and Brazil competed in the whole game. There were not many opportunities for both sides, but Brazil won because of superstars. I clearly remember that it was quite difficult for us to play with Brazil at the Federation last year. The Brazilian team was not the Brazilian team today."

"So, we have no reason to have fantasies and carnivals now. At least the players are not good, just be happy for the fans. The players still have to prepare for the game in the past few days and do every detail!"

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Despite this, the Chinese media still boasted the Chinese team to the sky, and almost all sports pages were news about the Chinese team.

Major media have predicted that the Chinese team can advance to the top 16 in the group stage at least.

Sina.com: Even if we lose to Brazil, we can still win Türkiye and advance to the top 16.

Sougu.com: If you can win Costa Rica 5:0, then it should not be a problem to win Türkiye.

"Sports Weekly": The Chinese team showed strong strength in the first game, and we moved towards the top 16! The score of 5:0 and the first place in Group C, this result made us start our dream of the World Cup. Now we have set our sights on the game against Brazil. We are going to reach the top 16, and who knows, maybe we can go further...

It’s fine for domestic media, but foreign media are also joining in the fun.

Brazil's Global Sports: The Chinese team is the biggest threat to the Brazilian team. Whether or not they can win the first place in the group will be the decisive battle between China and Brazil!

Türkiye's Liberty News: China is Türkiye's biggest obstacle. We must win Costa Rica and then fight the Chinese team to the decisive battle. Türkiye has no way out!

Italy's "Milan Sports Daily" - World Footballer Zheng Zhi showed his might in the World Cup and scored twice to win the first game for the Chinese team. He is likely to lead the Chinese team to the top 16 of the World Cup for the first time.

The Times of England - The performance of the Chinese team makes people look stronger than the England team. Maybe they are the favorites to compete for the championship?

Argentina's "Ole" - Argentina's midfielder needs a Zheng Zhi!

South Korea and Japan also felt unprecedented pressure.

Japan's Asahi Shimbun - The Chinese team did it, can we?

South Korea's Seoul Sports Daily - What the Chinese team can do, we can do the same!

Japan and South Korea have different attitudes, and the Japanese are cautious and suspicious, while the South Korean team is full of absolute confidence.

Yesterday, Saudi Arabia took the lead in representing Asia, but was slaughtered 0:8. Today, three Asian teams played one after another. The Chinese team slaughtered Costa Rica 5:0. Next, it depends on Japan and South Korea.

17:00.

The first game of the World Cup Group H began at the 2002 Stadium in Saitama, Japan. One of the hosts, the Japanese team and Belgium, staged a wonderful offensive battle, and finally shook hands with a 2:2 hand-to-hand move, and all four goals occurred within 16 minutes in the second half.

Wilmotz and Van der Hayden scored for Belgium, while Takayuki Suzuki and Junichi Inamoto scored for Japan. Junichi Inamoto's goal helped the Japanese team overtake Belgium 2-1, but unfortunately they failed to stick to the end and the draw ended.

Later, it was the Korean team's turn to play.

With veteran Huang Shanhong's goal in the 25th minute and Liu Sang-tie in the 53rd minute, the South Korean team defeated Poland 2-0 and won its first World Cup victory since 1954.

Relying on the host's advantage, the South Korean team won its first victory only 48 years later, although they are regular visitors to the World Cup.

On this day, the Asian teams performed well. The Japanese and Korean media were also like the Chinese media, and they praised the team to the top, which was even better than China...

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As the World Cup group stage deepens, unpopularity has emerged one after another.

On the eighth day of this World Cup, the odds of winning the championship of major spinach companies have experienced a major fluctuation. This is mainly because the progress of some games is indeed beyond the expectations of Spinach Company. At present, except for the Spanish team that won two consecutive games in Group B, no team has been determined to advance to the top 16, which has greatly affected the fluctuation of the championship odds.

Among the championship odds offered by William Hill, the most eye-catching thing is that two teams have been cleared out of the odds list in advance. These two teams are naturally the special teams and Nigeria teams who were eliminated early and were defeated by Saudi Arabia and have been at the bottom of the championship odds list since losing to Germany with a big score. It is expected that the early exit of the game was expected; however, the African Eagles Nigeria team's championship odds reached 100% and 41. This time, the early elimination will be heartbroken.

Among the odds of winning the championship, five traditional strong teams are in the first group, among which Brazil jumped from the third favorite to win the championship earlier, with an odds of 1 and 4; Italy followed closely with a penalty of 4.5. The Spanish team, which advanced early, has dropped by two points, and currently has a penalty of 5.5. The initial favorite to win the championship, Argentina, suffered a slight loss in the promotion situation because it just lost to England, but the odds of 1 and 8, show that the dealer still has great confidence in them. After Argentina, England's odds have also been slightly lowered, and it is currently 1 and 9.

The defending champion France, who only earned one point in two games, has fallen from the initial favorite to the second group, but the odds of 11 in 1 are still not too high. The odds of 15 in Germany are not affected by the fluctuations. The odds of Portugal were affected by the upset of the US team in the first game, and the odds of 1 have risen to 29 in 1.

The Chinese team is in the second group, and is at the same odds as Portugal, both of which are 1 and 29 losses!

Leading the third group is one of the hosts (1 loss of 51), their performance over Poland is enough to allow Spinach to beat their championship odds by 100 points. The odds of Ireland and Mexico are both 1 loss of 67, while the odds of Turkey and Sweden are also equal, with 1 loss of 81.

Although he was tied stubbornly by the Japanese team in the first game, the odds of winning the championship were not affected and remained at 101 in 1, followed by Uruguay and Japan (both 126 in 1), as well as Paraguay and Costa Rica (both 151 in 1).

The last group is basically the team that the bookmakers think will be eliminated one after another in recent days. Croatia (1 compensation of 201) has a slight advantage, followed by South Africa, Slovenia, Poland (all 1 compensation of 251) and Ecuador (1 compensation of 301) want to advance to the top 16 unless a miracle happens.

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On the afternoon of the 7th, Brazilian and Chinese teams went to Seogwipo Stadium for adaptive training respectively.

According to FIFA's convention, the adaptation training of the two teams the day before the match was only disclosed to the public for 15 minutes, and some teams even completely closed down and kept reporters off the court.

However, today's Brazilian team is an exception. Not only does it mean to be closed, but the door is open and you can see enough. Many volunteers working in the news center also took the opportunity to go to the stands and meet their idols. Of course, the only one that can attract their attention is the Brazilian team.

The appearance of superstars is always grand. There is still an hour before the Brazilian team's scheduled "travel" time, and reporters from various media have already squeezed the players' appearance channels. After the goalkeeper coach and team officials appeared one after another, the Brazilian superstar wearing a blue T-shirt and white shorts appeared. The head was the thin and tall Rivaldo and Ronaldo who was paying attention to Afu's head, and the short and stout Carlos was pressed down. Although his figures were different, the relaxation on his face was absolutely consistent.

The Brazilian team's warm-up activity started in the game of robbing the ball. Everyone formed a circle in the middle circle arc, and two players stepped forward to grab the ball. If the ball failed to grab the ball within the specified number of passes, the two players would be punished by being beaten. Junior, Rivaldo, and Ed Milson were kicked to the ground one after another. When these football geniuses were happy, they actually screamed, as if there was no tomorrow's battle in their minds.

The most annoying thing is still behind. When the Brazilian team split into two groups to start fighting, Scolari actually only practiced offense and completely ignored defense. The Brazilian team's main lineup was no different from the last game against Turkey. 3 R was still in front, with Carfo and Carlos on the side.

The main players and the substitute played for only a few minutes, and Scolari pulled the players to the side of the substitute goal and began to practice corner kicks. Ronaldo and Rivaldo took turns to take the penalty. Although the landing points were different, there were always offensive players who could grab the points and implement the attack. Even those creative corner kicks did not avoid the Chinese. Perhaps in their opinion, even if you know where I was going, can you defend them?

After the corner kick was practiced, just as everyone thought Scolari would practice defense a little, the Brazilian coach actually called all the players into the penalty area and let everyone practice penalty kicks. It seems that there will be many penalty kick opportunities waiting for them tomorrow in the battle between China and Brazil. After the penalty kicks were practiced, the Brazilian team's training was also over.

It seems that the Brazilian team is ready to win the Chinese team...

Shortly after the Brazilian left, the Chinese team came over and stepped on the field.

Unlike the Brazilian's pure field trip, the Chinese team's training today is quite targeted, and the secret of changing the formation tomorrow is also revealed. The formation should have been adjusted from 442 to 451. However, the Chinese team has nothing to hide, and it is also open-ended training.

The arrangement of the main lineup today is basically consistent with the previous speculation. Fan Zhiyi, Li Weifeng, Sun Jihai, and Sun Xiang appeared on the defense line together, Li Yin, Zhao Junzhe and Zheng Zhi served as the midfielder together, Qi Hong and Qu Bo appeared in the front midfielder position, and Yang Chen was at the front.

The training was not as intense as expected, and everyone was playing very relaxed.

There was no smoke before the battle between China and Pakistan...

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8th.

The weather in Seogwipo is clear today. According to the forecast of the Jeju Meteorological Bureau, due to the high pressure, the highest temperature in Seogwipo today will be as high as 27 degrees, but at 8:30 pm, the temperature will drop to around 22 degrees at the beginning of the China-Pakistan battle, which will help both players perform better in the game.

In order to deal with possible unexpected situations during the competition, the local police will dispatch 2,580 police officers to the scene to maintain order, and vehicle control will be implemented from 9 am to 12 pm. Today, vehicles with double-digit numbers are not allowed to go to the streets.

Regarding today's China-Brazil battle, local media are unanimously optimistic about Brazil. The general view is that as long as the Chinese team draws, they will win. Even Scolari at the press conference said bluntly:

"We won't leave the suspense until the third game."

"Beating the Chinese team is the goal we want to achieve."

“We want to make sure the group is first!”

Three simple sentences reveal what the Brazilian team wants to do.

"I'm satisfied with the team's performance in the game against Turkey, but I think they will perform better. In theory, it's an easy game, but we have to make the game really easier through our actual performance."

"Many fans said that we just tied the Chinese team in the Federation Cup last year, but what I want to say is that it is not the real Brazil team."

"I know this game is very important to the Chinese team, but we are also ready for victory."

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In contrast, Holden.

Holden has been low-key at the press conference.

"Brazil is a favorite to win the championship, and we are just rookies in the World Cup. The previous big wins were not enough to make us float up."

"But we have to dream of winning all the time. In theory, our chances are small, but in a game, maybe you will score goals, maybe luck is on your side, and many things can happen."

Low-key but not lacking in self-confidence.

The starting lineup announced by Holden later also shocked everyone.

Because the starting lineup is not what everyone guessed yesterday!
To be continued...