After entering the finals, it has also achieved the lowest goal of the Chinese team.

Yes, the lowest goal of the Chinese team this time is to enter the finals, and the highest goal is to win the championship...

Zheng Zhiyi was happy and suggested going to have a meal in the locker room and he would treat him.

However, as soon as he said it, the national team leader and the Chinese coaching team leader shuddered. What do you mean? Is it really a treat to have a meal, or is there another intention? Both of them knew what Zheng Zhi and Qu Bo did.

However, at this time, it is difficult for them to stop such activities that are conducive to unity, and they have no words to stop them.

In the end, all members of the Chinese team came to a Chinese restaurant called the Garden Restaurant on the outskirts of Beirut for a dinner. However, when the bus drove to the entrance of the Chinese restaurant, almost everyone in the restaurant ran out because everyone recognized the Chinese team's bus.

"I'll do it,"

"The national team is here to have a meal?"

“Triggers,”

“Triggers,”

"Dig a trench~"

The customers ran out, and even the chefs ran out.

Everyone just finished watching the Chinese team's game, but they didn't expect the Chinese team to drive the bus here directly. The atmosphere on the scene instantly became super intense, signing, taking photos, and even interacting. For the first time, it was time to get close to this champion team, and no one was not excited. Some female fans even took the initiative to leave numbers for the country.

During this period, Zhu Guanghu's eyes almost never left Zheng Zhi, for fear that Zheng Zhi would do something extraordinary...

He is now the focus.

The Chinese restaurant owner directly found the national team leader and said that all the consumption tonight was included in the restaurant and the national team did not need to pay for it. Of course, the team leader did not dare to agree, but the boss was too enthusiastic and could not refuse.

It was Zheng Zhi who stood up.

"Boss, it's too early for you to treat us now. When we win the Asian Cup championship, wouldn't it be better for you to treat us to eat?"

"You can't steal my limelight tonight. I'm going to treat everyone to dinner. You can leave this meal until after our triumph!"

The restaurant owner was thinking about Zheng Zhi’s words, which actually made sense.

"Yes, yes, yes, the revolution has not been successful yet, and comrades still need to work hard. Then we will wait for your triumphant return!"

Then, everyone feasted here and had a beautiful original Chinese meal...

At this time, Chinese football is opening up a second battlefield. The Chinese delegation is presenting a report on the bid for the 2004 Asian Cup to the AFC in Beirut. After the statements of the three bidding countries are completed, the AFC will immediately vote to decide the host country.

The order of bid statements is arranged in the first English letters of the country, so China will make the first statement of bid report, followed by Iran and Thailand. The statement time for each country is 45 minutes. Since three AFC executives have not arrived for some reason, 16 executive members will participate in the vote. Once the votes of the two countries are the same, the AFC president will vote to determine the fate of each country. Judging from the external reaction, Thailand will be China's biggest opponent in bidding.

After the statements of the three countries were completed, the executive committee discussed it for a long time.

But at this moment, Qatar-born FIFA executive member Harman suddenly stood up and said: "Every association in Asia is a brother, and no one wants to be eliminated. I hope two of the three bidding associations can withdraw from the bidding ranks and let the remaining one automatically become the winner."

As soon as this sentence was made, the chairman of the Iranian Football Association, who once said he wanted to withdraw in an open manner, immediately announced that he would give up the bid, while China and Thailand said that they would not withdraw. The Executive Committee had to vote, and China won 10 votes and Thailand won 6 votes.

China wins the hosting rights!

At this moment, Brother Long below finally smiled, smiling a little weird...

Victory is certainly ecstatic, but victory is hard to come by.

Perhaps only Brother Long and his team are clearest about this process. In fact, before the statement, China's hope for the bid was a little slim, but their team did a lot of work.

Why did Brother Long laugh? That was because China received support from the AFC and West Asian countries.

During the voting process of this bidding meeting, the Saudi and Indonesian executive committee members did not attend the meeting for some reason. The key to China's successful bid was to receive support from West Asia, because there are 8 executive committee members in West Asia, which play an important role in deciding the ownership of the hosting rights.

Another important factor in China's victory is that it has received support from the AFC.

The development companies under the AFC have taken a fancy to China's huge investment market, and the business temptation finally made them support the Asian Cup in China.

Because they lost a lot of money in Lebanon this time, they no longer wanted to do a loss-making business. In China, there are many viewers watching the game, and the value of advertising and commercial development cannot be underestimated. They auctioned some Chinese national team supplies during this Asian Cup, and achieved unexpected good results, which further strengthened their confidence in supporting China.

Of course, as the number one star in Asia, Zheng Zhi is the most outstanding ace in Asia. His previous slogan in front of the media also played a very important role. He said that not giving China the right to host the host is a crime...

With such a good time, place and people, how can you not get the power to host? Then you will be a ghost.

The AFC Competition Committee had decided earlier this week that the 2004 Asian Cup teams would increase from the current 12 to 16.

The 2004 Asian Cup will be jointly hosted by four Chinese cities. The four stadiums that undertake the competition are Beijing Workers Stadium, Chongqing Datianwan Stadium, Shandong Sports Center Stadium in Jinan and Chengdu Sports Center Stadium.

After announcing the voting results, AFC Secretary-General Villapan praised China vigorously, saying: "China is the country with the fastest economic growth in the world. The Asian Cup held in China will help improve China's football level. China's four stadiums are all very good, with a capacity of 40,000 to 70,000 people respectively. At the same time, these four cities have many fans, which can ensure that the Asian Cup is full, which will greatly improve the image of the Asian Cup."

Brother Long certainly made great contributions to the successful bid. He said: "The successful bid shows the trust of the AFC in China. I would like to express my gratitude to the Chinese people and all members of the bidding committee for their great efforts, and I am very excited to win the right to host the 2004 Asian Cup. The Asian Cup held in China in 2004 will be an opportunity for China. We can use this to reflect the changes in the face of Chinese society to Asia and the world, and at the same time show everyone the organizational capabilities of Chinese sports under the open policy."

"After winning the honor of hosting the 2004 Asian Cup, the Chinese Football Association and Chinese fans will make more efforts. We were very disappointed when we lost the bid for the Asian Cup in 1996. However, the Chinese Football Association has introduced many measures to improve our game organization capabilities."

"Our four host cities have a large number of fans and audiences. We also have a very complete transportation system between cities. We also have good television broadcasting equipment that can broadcast events to hundreds of countries around the world through satellites. We also have a magnificent five-star hotel that can provide comfortable accommodation for the players, staff and fans of various countries. We will also provide the conveniences needed for players from different religious and cultural backgrounds."

"We promise that when China hosts the 2004 Asian Cup, many fans will come to watch the game. In China's A-League, an average of 70% attendance in each arena, and we can guarantee that the attendance will reach 80% or 90% during the Asian Cup. If a popular team enters the final stage of the game, we really have to worry that fans will not be able to buy tickets.

"The Chinese people have always believed that the Asian Cup is a major event in Asia. Although there are not many spectators present to watch this Asian Cup held in Lebanon, if it is in China, we are not worried about the stadium attendance, because it will be a grand event."

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Double happiness is coming, and only one Asian Cup champion is over.

By accident, the Chinese team, which has made rapid progress, not only became the leader of East Asia, but also showed signs of surpassing Asia. It is expected that they will reach the finals. The Japanese team is in a period of rising period, and the transition between the old and new has been completed, and the performance has been stable. It is not unexpected to enter the finals. From this point of view, it is reasonable for China and Japan to stage the finale.

Judging from their performance in this cup alone, the Chinese team has more reason to be favored by people. This younger team of core players has shown solid basic skills, reasonable and orderly organization and strong attack power. They have the most powerful midfielder in the Asian team, and have continuously organized waves of attacks. With the strong support of the midfield, the already powerful forward's ability to attack cities and villages is like a tiger coming out of the cage.

The Japanese team also has something intimidating. The players have very strong tactical qualities and awareness. In the game, they can often quickly form local areas with more and less play or more to defend, and the success rate of interception and interception is quite high, which makes them often get the opportunity to counterattack quickly and hit the gantry directly in the frontcourt.

The Chinese team is the biggest favorite to win the championship, but the probability of the Japanese team is not small.

Before this final came, everyone's comments on China and Japan were also very interesting.

After watching the Sino-Iraq battle, Eizusa Nakada, who was far away in Italy, said with emotion: "It turns out that there is such a way to win. I don't know if Trusier has seen the game between the Chinese and Iraq yesterday. If he watched it, he might say: It turns out that there is such a way to win. Emotionally, I really hope that the Iraqi team will win because we sympathize with the weak, but on the football field, what really determines the victory or defeat is strength. When the Iraqi scored the first goal and the Chinese did not panic, I knew that the Iraqi people were wrong. China is not Lebanon, their confidence is too terrible. When you face a strong and confident opponent, the only thing you can do is wait and wait for the arrival of destruction."

"Some people say that the strength of the Japanese team lies in his midfield. Nakama Hiroshima Shunsuke, Morishima Hiroko, and Inamo Junichi are all major players with both offense and defense. This sentence is correct, but the Japanese team is not the only team in Asia that relies on overall football! Because there is also a stronger Chinese team. Although I am also a Japanese player, I must be honest and honest. In terms of overall playing style, the Chinese team is still above us."

"Of course, Japanese football should be happy about China's progress. Because both Japan and Chinese football have similar physical conditions, equally flexible and fast, the rise of Chinese football has pointed out a clear development path for Japanese football. This sentence is true. When we see Chinese people playing football, we should not only feel pressure, but also motivation. What China can do, we can do, we can, "It turns out that there is really such a way to win the game."

The AFC Secretary General said: "Horton is happy because he has a team he likes, and this team also likes him. To some extent, Horton is the father of this Chinese team. It has been a long process from the Asian Games to the Olympics to the Asian Cup. They are very patient now. Trussier is also a good coach, but he is just a coach, and he does not have the ability to sprinkle beans into soldiers."

Even the head coach of the Japanese team, Trussier, came out to compliment the Chinese team: "The only thing we lack is that there is no No. 10. The No. 10 of the Chinese team is Zheng Zhi. What is good? If Zheng Zhi is in Japan, Japan will be the biggest favorite to win the championship. There are several No. 10 in my team, but they still have a certain gap with Zheng Zhi. Of course, if Eiju Nakata is here, maybe we will be much better."

Trussier not only praised the Chinese team and Zheng Zhi, but also attacked his disciples.

Does the Japanese team have no No. 10? Of course not, Shunsuke Nakamura and Junichi Inamoto, their performance is poor? After all, they are the core players who won the runner-up in the World Youth Championship. This should be the psychological battle that Trussie played, deliberately stimulating his disciples. However, Hideho Nakada did not come back to participate in the competition, which really weakened the strength of the Japanese team. However, Hideho Nakada got the starting position in the last three rounds of the league, helping Roma win three consecutive victories and surpassed Inter Milan in the standings.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zhi couldn't be happy after returning to the hotel. Extreme happiness leads to sadness.

Inter Milan suffered two consecutive losses, with the first loss in the league. They actually lost 0-1 to Lecce at home, giving the top spot to the Rome army like a nightmare, ranking second. The most critical player who made Roma progress was Hidesu Nakada. Hidesu Nakada, who replaced Toti's starter, gave Batistuta assists for three consecutive games.

This kind of Nakada Hideho is what the Japanese team needs, but not what Inter Milan and Zheng Zhi want to see. Zheng Zhi is just thinking about finishing the finals quickly and then flying back to Milan City. Although Inter Milan is only 2 points behind Roma, who is willing to be the second?

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