The 3-1 defeat of Uruguay allowed the Chinese team to temporarily rank first in the Group A standings, which was also the first victory and first three-pointer of the Chinese team in the Olympics.

The media was cautious about the first victory, and just congratulated the team, and then reminded the players to avoid being arrogant and impetuous, and not to capsize in the gutter again.

Three days later, on July 30, the Chinese team ushered in the second round of group stage, Senegal.

Senegal, located in West Africa, is not considered a traditional African strong team like Cameroon and Nigeria, but in this team, it has many players who play in mainstream leagues.

For example, the old captain Xisai - the Frenchman who was tackled by Zheng Zhi, but the one who later joined Shandong Luneng. He scored 15 goals in the just-concluded 2011-12 season, which is probably more than all the Chinese team's players except Long Shute combined...

For example, Dembaba, he and Cice formed the "Black Wind Double Wrath" in the Premier League powerhouse "Magpie" Newcastle. The goal efficiency is considerable, and they helped Newcastle achieve a good result in the fifth place in the league.

For example, Mane, who was born in 1992 and just turned 20, just became a professional player a year ago and only played for the second-level French league team Metz. What’s even more regrettable is that Metz was relegated last season - the one who played for Wang Chu before, he is also Wang Chu’s teammate...

In the system data in Long Shute's eyes, this young man, who is still unknown, has become a thigh-level player in the traditional Premier League giant Liverpool a few years later.

Senegalese players have generally excellent physical qualities of African players. At this point, it is indeed difficult for Chinese players to compare, but they also have the shortcomings of African players relying too much on their personal abilities, lack of discipline, and simple tactical thinking.

But... Speaking of relying on personal abilities, how can they be as serious as the Chinese team?

The overall scores of Senegalese players are very average, generally reaching above 75. Dembaba, who scored goals in the Premier League, exceeded 85, while the average evaluation of the Chinese team is only a pitiful 65 points. Thanks to the 93-point Long Shute who helped them improve a lot, otherwise it is very likely that they will fall directly below the passing line. The strength of the two teams is completely different.

So Long Shute played a bit hard in this game. Not only did he have to fight against the opponent's main striker Dembaba, but he also had to retreat to the wing to race against winger Mane from time to time, and then he had to undertake almost all offensive tasks...

Fortunately, although this group of national Olympic teams does not have any offensive players, several midfielders still have good qualities:

Zhang Linpeng, Wu Xi, Li Jianbin, Zheng Zheng, Jiang Zhipeng, Cao Yunding, Rao Weihui, and goalkeeper Wang Dalei basically played for one or two seasons in the Chinese Super League and had some experience in the game.

In addition to the defenders, the forwards Wu Lei and Zhang Chengdong are also slightly famous among the national Olympic teams. However, one of them scored goals in the China League One and the other was a substitute in Portugal. Judging from their resume, they were even worse than those defenders.

The good news is that Senegal does not have any tactical system. Except for the club's teammates Dembaba and Cisse, most of them fight on their own. This is a similar smell for the Chinese team, which is also not good at team cooperation...

Another good news is that goalkeeper Wang Dalei performed bravely today. He made 7 saves alone, including two sure-fire goals saved by Dembaba. Although he did not complete a clean sheet, he did not have only Long Shute's scenes in the post-match highlights.

After 90 minutes, the Chinese team, which owns Golden Ball Mr. Long Shute and Wang Dalei, also known as the "major player", had the last laugh.

Their offensive core is stronger than the opponent, and their goalkeeper is also crazier than the opponent... Although the scene of this game is not good at all, they still won the second victory!

"2-1! Relying on Long Shute's one pass and one shot, the Chinese team defeated the African powerhouse Senegal!"

Liu Jiayuan, who was in charge of the commentary on this game, looked at the players who were raising their arms and shouting on the court, and said happily:

"Congratulations to the young men of the National Olympic Team, we won two consecutive victories in the group stage surrounded by the strong team, and were the first to break through the siege of the death group!"

"We have already advanced to win six points. The host with one win and one draw is temporarily ranked second by two points. Senegal, one draw and one loss, is ranked third, and there is still a theoretical possibility of qualifying. As for Uruguay, which lost both games, it will not be able to advance."

Commentary guest Nangong Lei praised the performance of the Chinese team from another perspective:

"Although the British team has an advantage, if Senegal defeats Uruguay with a big score in the last round of group stages and they themselves lose to the Chinese team, then the ones who advance to the knockout round will become China and Senegal. In other words... if the host wants to advance, it depends on our face..."

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Although Nangong Lei's analysis is very reasonable, such an ending is unlikely to happen.

Chinese people pay the most attention to etiquette, so they will never let the hosts be in vain in front of them.

In the third round of the group stage four days later, Senegal defeated Uruguay 3-0, but still had to accept the fate of being eliminated.

Because in another game that ended at the same time, the British team and the Chinese team shook hands 0-0 and made peace!

A draw is enough to make both the Chinese and British teams happy!

The origin of ancient football and the origin of modern football, Asia, England and Europe, China teams... at this moment, they joined hands and entered the quarterfinals together!

Officials from both sides of the Football Association in the VIP seats in the stands were all smiling brightly, and the scene of Chairman Tsai and Chairman David Bernstein shaking hands enthusiastically has become a memorable picture in the history of football between China and Britain - probably.

Britain is not China. They have always been proud of the origin of modern football. If they are eliminated in group stages, they will undoubtedly bring shame to their football.

Qualifying in the group is undoubtedly the bottom line of the UK. Many British fans even optimistically believe that their team can win the championship at their doorstep...

The British government will not force such a thing as winning the championship, but the most basic face must be kept.

Just like China hosts the World Table Tennis Championships, if you can't even enter the finals, the leaders of this Table Tennis Association will most likely become national sinners...

Football has never been about politics, but...who will really believe it?

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On the first day of August, all the men's football teams were over, and the qualifying teams from each group were also released simultaneously.

Group A is the 7-point Chinese team and the 5-point British team.

Group B is Mexico with 7 points and South Korea with 5 points.

Group C is Brazil with 9 points and Egypt with 3 points. Samba is also the only team to win all three games, and it is worthy of being the biggest favorite to win the championship.

Group D is the 7-point Japanese team and 5-point Honduras.

After another favorite to win the championship was defeated by Japan and Honduras before the game, it only tied with Morocco 0-0 in the third round, and was eliminated with only one point in three games.

Among the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals, the only one in the UK belongs to Europe, Honduras and Mexico belong to Central and North America, Brazil belongs to South America, Egypt belongs to Africa, and the three teams in China, Japan and South Korea have cheered the entire Asian football...

However, before the cheers could sound, there was no sound immediately.

The Korean team crashed into the host's arms, while the Chinese team... wanted to fight against the Japanese team.

Asian teams will lose at least one place in this round, and the worst situation is that South Korea is killed by the host, and no matter who wins China or Japan, they will lose their troops and generals due to the battle of their old enemies, and their vitality will be greatly damaged!

However... this does not mean that they were criticized, because there is no lottery draw at all! All are matchmaking situations based on the pre-set schedule and rules!
Chapter completed!