Chinanews.com, Beijing, November 23. Beijing time last night and this morning, the Qatar World Cup entered the third day of the group stage, with a total of four games.
The Argentine team led by Messi was "overwhelmed" and was reversed 2:1 by the Saudi team in its first show. This is also the biggest upset since the start of this World Cup.
With the goals of Rabiot, Giroud and Mbappe, the defending champion France team completed the reversal and finally defeated the Australian team 4:1 to get off to a good start.
As the Copa America champions, the Argentina team had high hopes, but they poured cold water on the fans in just 90 minutes, and Messi's penalty kick could not change the outcome.
While the attack was weak, the Argentine team's defense repeatedly exposed flaws, and finally paid a heavy price.
On the other hand, the Saudi team played well. After conceding a point due to a penalty kick, they were still not in a hurry. They were solid in defense but not conservative. .
The picture shows Argentine player Messi (middle) leaving the field after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Tomita
While Argentina suffered from Waterloo, the defending champion France team also ushered in a hellish start.
Not only did the team fall behind in the 9th minute, but the main player Lucas also ended up injured.
However, in the face of Australia, the French team, which is clearly superior, finally stabilized the situation. The goals of Rabiot, Giroud and Mbappé brought the defending champion back on track.
Especially Giroud, who scored two goals alone, tied Henry's 51-goal French national team scoring record.
In the other two games, the four teams of Denmark, Tunisia, Mexico, and Poland jointly contributed zero goals and jointly brought the first and second "0-0" of this World Cup.
The picture shows France striker Giroud celebrating his goal.
Eriksson is the focus of Denmark's clash with Tunisia.
Last year in the European Cup, Eriksson suddenly fainted and fell to the ground during the game against the Finnish team. His condition affected the hearts of fans all over the world.
More than 500 days later, Eriksson, who was once considered unable to continue playing football due to heart problems, miraculously appeared on the stage of the World Cup.
While failing to lead Denmark to a good start, Eriksson secured another victory.
The picture shows the female referee Frappat (second from left) serving as the fourth official in this game. She also became the first female referee to appear on the World Cup stage.
Image source: ICphoto
French referee Frappart served as the fourth official in the match between Mexico and Poland, making her the first female referee to appear on the World Cup stage.
The Polish team had a chance to take all three points, but Lewandowski missed a penalty of his own creation.
Veteran goalkeeper Ochoa, who participated in the World Cup for the fifth time, once again became the hero of the Mexican team.
With the help of this draw, the Saudi team occupied the first place in Group C after the first round, while the Argentine team embarrassingly bottomed.
This result, I am afraid no one dared to think about it before the game.
The picture shows Saudi players celebrating a goal.
From tonight to tomorrow morning, Beijing time, there are four group matches in Qatar World Cup, namely: Morocco vs. Croatia at 18:00 in Group F; Germany vs. Japan at 21:00 in Group E; Spain vs. Costa Rica at 00:00 in Group E; Group F 3: 00 Belgium vs Canada.
In these four games, there are gimmicks in each game.
Germany and Spain are former world champions, while Croatia and Belgium were runners-up and third in the last World Cup.
In comparison, the matchup that has attracted the most attention is the "group of death" Germany vs. Japan, which will be held at prime time in the evening.
Four years ago, Germany failed to advance from the group stage as defending champions at the World Cup in Russia, and it was Son Heung-min's South Korea team that sent them home.
Facing the Japanese team also from Asia this time, the "Germanic Chariot" must not be careless.
The performance of the Saudi team will give the Japanese team more confidence to compete with traditional strong teams.
As a representative of Asian football, although the Japanese team does not have the world's top stars like Sun Xingmin, they have a very strong lineup in Europe.
Image source: 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar "Delivery and Inheritance" Organizing Committee official Weibo
If Yuta Nakayama, who played for Huddersfield in the British Championship, missed the World Cup at the last moment due to injury, as many as 20 people in the 26-man roster of the Japanese team will play in the European League. This is also their capital for Germany and Spain. .
Whether the slogan of "goal to the top eight" is just shouting, perhaps the clue can be seen from the first game.
Another match in the "group of death" is Spain vs. Costa Rica.
Facing Costa Rica, which is good at defense, the Spanish team, which lacks top stars in the striker line, may not be able to bargain.
Whoever can play the first battle well will take the lead in this difficult group.
There is also the 37-year-old Modric and his Croatia, as well as Belgium with the "golden generation". Their Qatar World Cup debut is also worth looking forward to.
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