Chapter 513 The key battle

At 19:55 on June 3, 2005, it was only 5 minutes before the start of the match between the Chinese and Japanese teams. The players on both sides were already lined up at the entrance of the stadium and were ready to play.

Before the Chinese team appeared, the sky above the Workers' Stadium was filled with various shouts and singing. Before the game began, Chinese fans seemed to have entered the game state. They even held singing activities in the stands on the southeast, west and north, just like during military training:

"Did the North Stand sing well?"

"good!!"

"Would you like to have another song?"

"want!!!"

"One more song! Another song! Gujiugujiujiujiujiu!"

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No wonder the fans are in a good mood, which has a lot to do with the current situation of the Chinese team.

After the 3 rounds of the game, the points of the four teams in Group B are as follows:

The Chinese team won 2 wins and 1 draw, scored 5 goals and conceded 2 goals, ranking first with 7 points;

Iran won 2 wins and 1 loss, scored 4 goals and conceded 3 goals, ranking second with 6 points;

Japan team won 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals, ranking third with 4 points;

North Korea lost three consecutive games, scoring 2 goals and conceding 6 goals, and ranking last without a single point.

If the Chinese team can defeat the Japanese team at home in today's game, they will lead the third place with only 2 rounds left, and it can be said that they have basically secured a promotion place.

After all, even if the Chinese team loses away to Iran in the next round, there is no problem with the bottom North Korean team at home in the last round.

Of course, the best situation is that the Chinese team will win today's game and then get at least 1 point when going to Iran next week, so that the Chinese team can qualify in the group in advance.

And the premise of all is that the Chinese team can defeat the Japanese team at home today.

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Chinese fans also know in their hearts that they also know that this team needs their support more than ever, so they create such a crazy home atmosphere, hoping to create a huge psychological pressure on Japanese players and affect their performance in the game.

Even if every time I shout, it can only affect a little bit, and countless bits of it add up, it will eventually form an unstoppable avalanche!

This is a little ambition of Chinese fans.

However, judging from the expressions of the Japanese players, it is still far away from this goal. Listening to the singing and shouting of Chinese fans outside the channel, few Japanese players took it to heart. They remained calm and talked about whatever they should do.

No matter what, this Japanese team is also full of stars. The players have experienced too many big scenes, so they want to influence them, and Chinese fans are thinking too beautifully.

Until the referee team came out, Japanese team captain Hiroyasu Miyamoto clapped his face and reminded them that it was time to play. These people paid a little attention to expression management. They all restrained their expressions, lined up honestly, and waited for the appearance.

What is different from them is the Chinese team next door. The players were stern and looked at them all. This made many Japanese players laugh in their hearts after seeing this - look at their nervousness!

To be honest, it is not a Japanese player’s fault for thinking so, because the performance of Chinese players does really look like they are too nervous, which leads to stiff facial muscles and can only maintain a hunched expression.

Don’t talk about them anymore. Maybe their appearance in the TV broadcast screen will cause many Chinese fans in front of the TV to worry.

But at this moment, none of the Chinese national team players would consider how others view them. There is only one thing in their minds - start the game quickly and let us kill the Japanese!

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As the players of both sides walked out of the passage and entered the stadium, all the sounds at the scene turned into cheers, gathering over the stadium and never dispersed for a long time.

Huang Jianqiang in the commentary seat said excitedly: "My audience! Now the players of both sides have appeared! The most critical battle for the Chinese team to compete for the German World Cup is about to begin!"

Amid the cheers of the fans at the scene, Huang Jianqiang had to try his best to increase his volume, because even with soundproof headsets, he could hardly hear his voice clearly.

For senior commentators who have experienced every home game of the Chinese team, this is the first time Huang Jianqiang has encountered such a situation. Even the game in which the Chinese national team defeated Iran at home in Jiangzhou, there is no way to compare with the present.

After all, this is a key step that really affects whether the Chinese team can qualify for two consecutive times and will go to Germany next summer.

The game against Iran was just beginning at the quarter-finals. I was not qualified to think too much about the future, but now everyone is eagerly looking forward to the future. Although they are still a little nervous, the future is indeed behind that door.

But this door is still closed, and it is not easy to push open the heavy door.

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The noisy stadium instantly quieted when the prelude to "The March of the Volunteers" sounded. It was like someone pressing the mute button, and suddenly the noisy sounds disappeared. The audience in front of the TV could clearly hear the prelude to the national anthem without amplifying the volume.

Then, there was a chorus of the national anthem composed of 80,000 people who were thrilling.

Amid the national anthem, the cameraman carried the machine and swept the faces of the national team players one by one.

After the national anthem was sung, the noise returned to the Workers' Stadium. The players on both sides stood in their own positions and prepared to kick off.

Dong Junzhuo stood in the middle circle, stepping on the football under his feet. He looked around, all of his teammates. He looked forward again, his eyes passing through the Japanese forward, midfielder and back line in turn, and reached their goal.

Dong Fengzhuo suddenly felt that this scene had a very good meaning: ahead of me is where I want to go. Behind me is the power I can rely on. With them supporting me, just rush!

A crisp whistle sounded, and Dong Fengzhuo turned around and kicked the football at Yin Jun behind him, then threw his legs away and ran forward.

"The competition begins!!"

With the referee's whistle, the match between the Chinese and Japanese teams officially began.

In this game, the Chinese team took the lead in kicking off, and the Chinese team also took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to attack the Japanese team's goal.

For the Chinese team, who is determined to win three-pointers, they have adopted very active tactics at home. This is not only the arrangement of head coach Alihan, but also the attitude the players show in front of 80,000 fans at home.

Seeing this, the Japanese team did not attack rashly, but chose to reclaim the defense.
Chapter completed!