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Volume 4 London, the legend begins Chapter 35 Another dark horse

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    In the final game, the Danish team defeated the Japanese team 5:1. Qin Tian was replaced by Thomasson in stoppage time. When he came off the field and handed the captain's armband to Thomasson, the whole Danish team  The fans of the team stood up, applauded, and sent Qin Tian to the bench with cheers.

    When the referee Damon blew the whistle to end the game, all the Danish fans burst out with the strongest cheers of the game, shouting three times, "Long live, long live, long live!" The team won all three games.  Advancing to the top 16, this has never happened to the Danish team before. Everyone is extremely excited and has more confidence in this Danish team.

    The Danes were celebrating, while the Japanese sat down on the lawn and cried loudly. A feeling of frustration swept through their bodies, because on another field, the Dutch team defeated the Cameroon team without any suspense, and the final of Group E  The results are also out. The Danish team ranked first in the group and advanced, followed closely by the Tulip Corps.

    The Danish fans in the stands did not have any sympathy for the Japanese team's elimination. After all, the opponent almost hurt the soul of the team in the game just now, and the foul was very malicious. This makes football as the national ball sport impossible for the Danes.  Accepted, fortunately Qin Tian didn't seem to be injured, otherwise maybe there would really be a large-scale real-life PK show at the Banfoken Stadium.

    It was already evening when we returned to the hotel. After everyone had a simple celebration in the hotel hall, Olson gave everyone a half-day holiday to do what they wanted to do, but gambling and gambling were not allowed.  After all, the game is not over.  But what pleased Olson and the coaching team was that the players seemed to be very conscious, and most of them stayed in their rooms. The few who went out only wandered around the hotel and came back soon.

    That night, everyone consciously sat in the hotel conference room to watch the match between Slovakia and Italy again.

    This match was held at 16:00 on the 24th. Slovakia and Italy met at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.  After 90 minutes, with Vitek's 2 goals and Kopnek's goal, Slovakia defeated the defending champion Italy 3-2. The latter had no choice but to exit the group with 2 points from three games. Slovakia joined hands with Paraguay to advance from Group F.  qualify.

    Italy had two draws in the group, with only 2 points, tied for second place in the group with New Zealand, and Slovakia, with 1 point, at the bottom of the group.  Paraguay, the leader of this group, only has 4 points, and all four teams in this group still have hope.  After Slovakia's defeat, the two sides met only once. In a friendly match in 1998, Italy defeated Slovakia 3-0.  In this game, Lippi also changed the formation again and played 433, trying to solve the problem of the forward not scoring goals. Gilardino was abandoned, and the combination of Pepe, Iaquinta, and Di Natale was arranged on the forward line.

    Italy launched an attack just after the game started. In the first minute, Di Natale took a long shot from the front of the penalty area and the ball flew high over the crossbar.  In the 4th minute, Italy got a free kick in the backcourt. De Rossi took the penalty and drove forward. Di Natale passed the ball near the top of the arc to Iaquinta, who was on the right rib of the penalty area. The latter shot missed.  .  In the 6th minute, Slovakia got a free kick in the backcourt and drove towards the goal. Witek headed the ball from the front of the penalty area. Hamsik took a shot directly without defender in front of the penalty area. The ball flew out of the right post.

    In the 18th minute, the Italian team stole the ball in the frontcourt. Pepe passed the ball straight to Di Natale. The ball was passed too close to the goalkeeper and was confiscated. In the 21st minute, Slovakia got a corner kick on the right. Storchi took the penalty and the ball was passed.  If it's too big, it flies directly out of the sideline.  In the 25th minute, Italy made a mistake in the backcourt. De Rossi passed the ball back to Montolivo. The ball was intercepted by Kutzka and passed straight to Vitek in front of the goal. The latter volleyed the ball into the net.  Slovakia 1-0.

    In the 34th minute, Strba took a long shot from the frontcourt, but Marchetti fought hard to save the ball. Slovakia got a corner kick on the left, but Jendrishek's shot failed.  In the 41st minute, Italy got a corner kick on the right. The ball went towards the goal and Chiellini's header went wide.  In the 45th minute, Vitek passed a cross from the right side of the frontcourt to Kutzka, who directly took a long shot and the ball missed the right post.  After 45 minutes, with Vitek's goal, Slovakia temporarily led Italy 1-0, and the defending champion was on the verge of elimination.

    At the beginning of the second half, Italy, which was lagging behind, replaced Maggio and Quagliarella, Criscito and Gattuso. In the 48th minute, Pepe made a big pass from the right side of the frontcourt, and Iaquinta scored in front of the goal.  Heading for the top, the ball missed the left goal post and rolled out of the bottom line.  In the 56th minute, Italy got an excellent opportunity. Maggio sent a through ball from the right side of the frontcourt. Di Natale faced Mucha from the right side of the penalty area and shot directly. The ball went wide. This was Italy's best shot in the game.  One of the opportunities.

    In the 63rd minute, Slovakia got a corner kick on the right. The ball was kicked towards the goal, but Kuczka failed to header the ball in front of the goal.  In the 67th minute, Italy got a corner kick opportunity on the right side. The ball headed towards the goal. In the chaos, the ball hit Quagliarella on the left side of the small penalty area.At his feet, the Naples forward shot, but Skrtel blocked the ball with his knee at the penalty area line.  In the 72nd minute, Slovakia got a corner kick opportunity on the right side. The ball entered the penalty area and was pushed out by the Italian defender. Hamsik got the ball on the right side of the front court and passed it across the goal. Vitek grabbed the ball in front of the goal and broke the net, 2-0.  , the defending champion is ready to go home.

    In the 81st minute, Iaquinta sent a clever through ball in the middle of the frontcourt. Quagliarella quickly inserted in the middle of the penalty area. The ball was saved by Mucha, and Di Natale followed up with a follow-up shot from the left.  1 to 2.  In the 85th minute, Pepe passed the ball with his big foot. Quagliarella quickly intervened in front of the goal and sent the ball into the net.  But the linesman signaled that the ball was offside. In the 89th minute, Slovakia counterattacked. Pekarik made a long pass from the backcourt. Kopnec quickly inserted in the middle and passed Marchetti and sent the ball into the empty goal, 3-1.  The Italians were desperate.  In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Quagliarella lobbed a shot in front of the goal, and the ball drew an arc and hit the upper left corner of the goal.  Italy recovered another goal, 3-2.

    After 90 minutes, Italy had no choice but to lose to Slovakia 2-3. It had no choice but to exit the group with 2 points from three games. Slovakia joined hands with Paraguay to qualify from Group F.

    Whenever he sees the Slovak team scoring a goal, Qin Tian always looks at it very seriously, especially Vitek who scored two goals, which Qin Tian remembers in his heart.  At the same time, Qin Tian also had a brief discussion with the defense general Agger at any time. The other players in the conference room were also talking to each other. Outside the conference room, Olson smiled and nodded constantly, talking to Mi Mi next to him.  Sher exchanged glances.

    "Okay, boys, it's been a tiring day, so don't be too aggressive." Olson opened the door and walked in. "Go back and rest. Only when you have a good rest can you compete with Slovakia!"

    ??Everyone laughed knowingly. The next opponent was not Italy, which undoubtedly eased everyone's mood slightly. Although Slovakia's strength was not bad, the Danish team was confident of defeating the opponent.

    After all the players were basically gone, Olson, the coaching staff and Qin Tian still stayed, "Qin, do you know why you are asked to stay?"

    "Haha, Slovakia is not an easy opponent to solve," Qin Tian thought for a while.

    ¡°Yes,¡± Olson lit a cigarette and picked up the Slovakia information.

    Slovakia, a small Eastern European country that only emerged in 1993, was previously unknown in international football or other fields, leading many people to easily confuse them with Slovenia.  In the field of football, Slovakia has been considered a third-rate team in European football for the past 16 years, without any record worth mentioning.  After the draw for the World Cup qualifiers was announced, their third group in the European area brought together several strong Eastern European teams such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia. Therefore, no one was optimistic about the Slovak team qualifying in advance. At best, they could only act as a spoiler.  Role.  However, Slovakia's performance was astonishing, and they eventually advanced directly to the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa as first place in the group.

    Since **, the Slovak team has been living in the shadow of the Czech team.  But since the beginning of this World Cup preliminaries, they have been completely transformed under the leadership of coach Weiss. Their 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in an away game can be called a proud battle.  Mintal, who has been the top scorer in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, even said after the game: "Our team is stronger than the Czech Republic, and we can surpass the former Czechoslovakia." Compared with the big brother Czech, Slovak players are younger.  There are many star players in the front, middle and back lines who have competed in the five major leagues: central defender Skter is the absolute main force of Liverpool; midfielder Hamsik, who plays for Naples, has outstanding talent and is the hope of Slovak football; Bochum forward Sestak  Scoring 6 goals in this qualifying round, he can be called the number one contributor to this qualification.

    Looking back on this qualifier, the Slovak team has experienced several ups and downs, but thanks to the combined efforts of "heaven, earth, and people", it helped the team reach the end.  The home victory over Northern Ireland in the first round was an expected victory, because the older Slovak team is not afraid of such an opponent.  It was not surprising to lose to Slovenia in the second round away game, because the team did not think they had the strength to qualify.  Although they defeated San Marino 3-1 in the third round, it was still a shame to be scored by a weak opponent.

    The home game against Poland on October 15th was the real turning point in the team¡¯s qualifying campaign.  This was not an easy victory either, because in the 80th minute of the game, Slovakia was still trailing 0-1. Fortunately, forward Sestak got a "superstar possession" and scored two consecutive victories in the 84th and 86th minutes.  Hard to get 3 points.  Next, Slovakia narrowly defeated its neighbor in the "Ex-Czechoslovakia Derby", and then took advantage of the melee between the other four teams in this group to slowly expand its lead. It was once expected to qualify from the group two rounds in advance.  However, an accident struck again, that is, after being defeated 2-0 by Slovenia at home, the situation suddenly became serious again.  In the final round, they will face Poland away from home.  Fortunately, God opened his eyes again. On the one hand, there was a heavy rain in the last round of the group stage.??, on the other hand, the Polish team was already determined to be eliminated. Benhak's sacking resulted in the team not even having a formal coach, and the players had no fighting spirit This gave the Slovaks a good opportunity to score all 3 points.  , and Weiss' team certainly won't waste it.

    I have to mention the team¡¯s coach Weiss.  He was born in Bratislava in 1964.  He was already famous as a player.  After retiring from coaching, he took Bratislava to the Champions League group stage, which was also the first time in the history of a Slovak club.  Looking forward to the group situation in the World Cup finals, Weiss was relatively optimistic, "This is a very good group. In fact, there are people in a more difficult situation than us. We just need to keep our feet on the ground. Italy is undoubtedly the most likely to qualify, and Paraguay  New Zealand is also a very strong opponent, but we can give it a try. We will face New Zealand first, then Paraguay, and finally Italy. We will definitely fight to the end without being humble or humble."

    With Skter, Hamsik and powerful stars Calhane, Mintal, Vitek and Sestak who have repeatedly shocked the Bundesliga in recent years, the Slovak team has set its goal in the World Cup finals to qualify from the group and win.  Not an exaggeration.  But the hidden worries of this team are enough to make people worry, such as weak substitute ability, poor goalkeeper experience, who can only defend and counterattack, but cannot press out to attack, etc.  In the qualifying stage, except for the two games against San Marino, which scored 3 goals and 7 goals respectively, the Slovak team did not score more than 2 goals in a single game. Especially in the home games against the Czech Republic and the home games against Slovenia, the Slovak team had home court advantage and offensive dominance.  Even the best team failed to win the game. Among them, they lost 0-2 at home to Slovenia, which almost gave up the initiative to qualify.

    In the main match of the World Cup in Group F, Slovakia's performance was also eye-catching. After losing and drawing in the first two games, which was almost not favored by anyone, they defeated the Italian team in the last game and finished second in the group.  Qualifying has fully demonstrated their resilience and their gradual entry into the game.

    ¡°What follows is a war without smoke.¡± Olson pinched out the cigarette butt

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