Chapter 29 The highly anticipated knockout
After playing the group stage and advancing to the quarterfinals, according to the competition system, the Chinese team, who ranked first in Group B, will have the opponent in Group A, second in Group A, host Australia, and Uzbekistan, who ranked second in Group B, will be the opponent in Group A, South Korea.
The Chinese national football team's match against Australia was on January 22, with three days off.
Therefore, on January 19, Chen Qianjun gave the players of the team a holiday, and they would go out shopping to see the exotic style or stay in the dormitory to play cards and games, regardless of it.
This made the Chinese national football team members overjoyed, and most of them left the hotel together and went out for a walk.
In the past national teams, such unorganized and undisciplined things were hard to imagine.
But in this national team, Chen Qianjun had the courage to make such a decision.
Chen Qianjun himself was not bored in the hotel, but went for a walk by the beach with Gao Hongbo, Ran Wende and others to relax.
On that night, when Chen Qianjun and his wife Gu Yuwei were calling, Gu Yuwei suddenly said, "Ajun, are you sure to reach the finals and win the championship?"
Chen Qianjun smiled and said, "I must be sure, 100%!"
Gu Yuwei immediately raised his voice and said, "Then, can we come to watch the game on the spot? I want to see you lead the team to win the championship."
Chen Qianjun was stunned. He had never considered this issue before. But at this time his wife raised it, and he felt very excited.
When leading the Chinese national team to win the first Asian Cup in history, it would obviously be more perfect if you were accompanied by your family.
So Chen Qianjun immediately said, "Yes! You wait, I'll ask."
Then, after Chen Qianjun hung up the phone, he immediately called the team leader Ran Wende and asked if he could arrange for his parents, wife and daughter to come to Australia to watch the football live.
Unlike Chen Qianjun, they are directly modified by the system to give coach certificates, passports, etc., and they also have to apply for a passport now. If there is no official relationship, it will be very time-consuming and laborious to apply for it yourself.
So Chen Qianjun of course looked for Ran Wende.
Ran Wende's obedience was as high as 100, so he naturally obeyed Chen Qianjun's everything. Even if he couldn't do anything, as long as Chen Qianjun ordered, he would do it desperately.
I got a passport for Chen Qianjun's parents, wife and daughter, arranged a plane to Australia, and arranged a ticket, so there was no problem.
Even if this matter is left to Ran Wende, Chen Qianjun is looking forward to lifting the Asian Cup championship trophy under the gaze of his parents, wife and daughter.
Even Gu Yuwei, a girl who is not interested in football, has the idea of watching the national football team win the championship on the spot, and there are naturally countless domestic fans.
After watching the devastating performance in the group stage of the national football team, countless fans firmly believed in Chen Qianjun's previous big talk that he wanted to lead the national football team to win the championship.
Fans who were allowed by time and conditions immediately bought air tickets to fly to Australia, hoping to witness the quarter-finals of the Chinese national football team against Australia, as well as the semi-finals and finals, and until they saw the Chinese national football team win the Asian Cup trophy with their own eyes.
Of course, because the opponent in the quarter-finals of the Chinese national football team is the host, the tickets have been snatched by Australia with the help of the host, and the quota for Chinese fans is only 10,000 tickets.
In addition, some fans have obtained it privately, and the end it will not exceed 12,000 pictures.
The remaining fans can only watch the live broadcast in hotels, bars, squares outside the stadium and other places.
In any case, after entering the knockout round, the attention of the national football team's game has been increasing.
On January 20, the last group match ended, and the 16th Australian Asian Cup quarterfinals in 2015 were all produced, namely Hanguo, Australia, China, Uzbekistan, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Fuso and Iraq.
The matchup situation in the quarter-finals is Han Guo vs Uzbekistan, China vs Australia, Iran vs Iraq, UAE vs Fusang.
Among them, the Chinese vs. Australia's match was already the host due to the performance of the Chinese team in the group stage. The tickets had been stolen and the supply was still in short supply. Many scalpers took the opportunity to make a fortune.
Other games are just Asian Cups, not European Cups or World Cups, and the competition is not full because it is not worth enough.
Australia is lonely overseas. Even if other Asian fans want to go to the scene to support it, the cost is too high, and the money in their pockets is not very good.
At 18:30 pm local time on January 22, the first quarter-finals of Hanguo vs. Uzbekistan began.
The two sides tied 0-0 in the 90-minute civil war, but after entering overtime, the Han Guo team showed stronger strength.
In particular, Son Heung-min, the number one star of the Han Guo team, scored two goals in the 104th and 119th minutes of overtime, and staged a brace-killing game, but was not dragged into a penalty shootout by Uzbekistan.
Han Guo became the first team to enter the semi-finals.
Next, it is the Chinese team's turn to play against host Australia.
One is the host, which occupies the right time, place, and people, and fights at home. I believe the combat effectiveness will not be bad.
Another team, Hua Guo, slaughtered all three opponents in the group stage like a tyrant, aiming at the champion.
The battle between the two sides is undoubtedly the most important game in the quarter-finals.
In addition to the more than 50,000 fans entering the stadium, there are more than 30,000 fans from both sides outside the stadium who are unable to enter, and they can't even buy scalper tickets at high prices.
As for the fans who watch TV or live broadcasts in the two countries, they are really innumerable, and they are definitely in millions.
However, for Shen Qianjun, it was a pity that there was no systematic participation. His parents, wife and daughter went abroad for the first time, and she also brought a baby with her. The procedures for going abroad had to be handled step by step, so she failed to catch up with this quarter-final.
At the pre-match press conference, Shen Qianjun continued to speak loudly, saying that Australia is vulnerable and that his Chinese team is aimed at the championship. Even Australia is the host, it is impossible for the Chinese team to stop the Chinese team's progress.
Such crazy words naturally received huge criticism and criticism, and even yelling in Australia.
But will Shen Qianjun care?
On the one hand, he is talking about the facts.
On the other hand, he deliberately caused controversy, allowing Australian media to report more and increase his popularity.
The system's upgrade mode is destined to make him deliberately hype to increase his popularity.
In addition to Shen Qianjun's big talk, the media and football experts and fans of both sides will naturally argue to see who will have a greater chance of winning in this game.
Everyone expressed their confidence in the national team they supported, but they still had to compare the game before they knew it.
After a series of appearances, playing the national anthem, and picking the side, the competition is about to begin.
Chapter completed!