(Qatar World Cup) Tournament preview: Cristiano Ronaldo wants to set a record for Brazil's debut
China News Agency, Beijing, November 23 (Reporter Wang Zumin) On the 24th local time, the Qatar World Cup will have the last four games of the first round of the group stage. The finale will be the "Five-Star Brazil" and the Portuguese team led by Ronaldo. At this point, the debut of South Korea, the last team in Asia, is also not to be missed.
Switzerland VS Cameroon (18:00 on the 24th, Beijing time)
Besides clocks and sabers, Switzerland has football.
It is the 12th time to enter the finals, 3 times to enter the top eight, and the last two consecutive rounds of 16... The Swiss team's World Cup results are quite good.
Currently ranked 15th in the world, it also shows that he is not an ordinary person.
Just because it is too low-key and lacks big-name players, the presence of the "Crusaders" in international football has always been very low.
In the 2010 World Cup, the Swiss team defeated the current champion Brazil 1-0.
4 years ago, they drew with the "Samba Legion" 1:1.
In intercontinental competitions, the "Swiss Army Knife" is often called the "giant killer".
Going to this cup, the Swiss team coach Jakin has already said that he will create the team's best record in Qatar.
The Cameroon team, participating in the World Cup for the 8th time, should be the African team with the strongest "sense of presence". The team reached the quarter-finals in Italy in 1990, creating the best result of an African team in the World Cup.
Although the Cameroon team has never made it out of the group stage in the cup since then, the 38-year-old "Uncle Mira", who was a super substitute at the time and scored four goals alone, still makes people talk about it.
In this European-African battle, the “Crusaders” will face the roughness and boldness of the “African Lion” with the precision and delicacy of a “Swiss watch”.
At present, the Cameroon team ranked 43rd in the world is inferior to the Swiss team on paper. It is worth looking forward to whether the "African Lions" can counterattack.
Uruguay VS South Korea (21:00 Beijing time on the 24th)
The South Korean team is the team with the most participation in the Asian World Cup and the best performance in a single session. So far, it has been shortlisted for 11 main matches and has never been absent in the past 10 sessions. It also won the fourth place in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
Four years ago, although the South Korean team failed to qualify for the group stage, it left a classic example of defeating the defending champion Germany 2:0.
Today, the "Tai Chi Tigers" led by Premier League Golden Boot Sun Xingmin are more mature and stable than 4 years ago, and are considered to be one of the most promising teams in Asia in this cup.
Uruguay is a two-time cup champion team, only its second time to win the championship, and it has been 72 years.
However, the heritage of the veteran team still exists. In the past three cups, the Uruguayan team has entered at least the top 16 and advanced to the top four in 2010.
At present, Uruguay, ranked 14th in the world, is still led by veterans. Suarez and Cavani are both participating in the World Cup for the fourth time. Although the team may be aging, its overall strength should be ranked 28th in the world. on the South Korean team.
However, the "Tai Chi Tiger" overturned the "Germanic Chariot" 4 years ago, and the Saudi team, which ranks second to last in the top 32 of this cup, defeated the favorite Argentina team 2:1. The result of a game without great disparity is really unpredictable.
Portugal VS Ghana (0:00 on the 25th, Beijing time)
After the Argentina team led by Messi lost to the underdog Saudi team, the battle of strength in this cup has suddenly become more concerned.
Some fans who "are not afraid of the height of the stage when watching a show" have predicted who will be the next team to be upset.
The battle between Portugal and Ghana is a typical battle of strengths and weaknesses.
Before the recent World Cups, the Portuguese team was the favorite to win the championship, but they only finished fourth in 2006, which was also the starting point of Ronaldo's World Cup.
Today, the 37-year-old Ronaldo is going to the World Cup for the fifth time, and his goal is to bring back the Hercules Cup with the Portuguese team.
In the 2006 World Cup, not only Ronaldo, but also the African newcomer Ghana team made their debut in the 2006 World Cup.
In 2010, the Ghanaian team, which participated in the World Cup for the second time, advanced to the quarterfinals.
But then, the "African Star" gradually dimmed. In 2014, the group failed to qualify, and in 2018, it failed to advance to the finals.
Today, although the Ghanaian team has returned to the World Cup after 8 years, it ranks 61st in the world and is at the bottom of the top 32 in this cup.
Facing the Portuguese team, which is ranked ninth in the world and led by Ronaldo, it is not easy for the Ghana team to be upset.
Although the Argentine team has become a lesson for the traditional giants, not any team can follow the example of the Saudi team.
It is worth mentioning that this game is expected to create a new World Cup record: if Ronaldo scores a goal, he will become the first player to score in five consecutive World Cups.
Brazil VS Serbia (3:00 on the 25th, Beijing time)
Whether it is the resume of never missing any World Cup, or the glory of winning the Hercules Cup 5 times, it makes the Brazilian team a unique existence in international football.
This time, the "Samba Legion", which topped the world rankings, made its finale appearance, which filled the expectations of all fans.
As the biggest favorite to win the previous World Cup, Brazil has won the trophy for 20 years.
That time, it was the first time that the Hercules Cup came to Asia.
Today, the World Cup is held in Asia again, and the "five-star Brazil" also has the best opportunity to be crowned six-star.
The Serbian team, which is participating in the World Cup for the third time, failed to qualify for the group stage in the first two times.
But in this World Cup cycle, the overall strength of the "Balkan Eagles" has been greatly improved. In the European qualifiers, they squeezed out the strong Portuguese team and directly advanced as the first in the group.
This campaign is also a battle of strengths and weaknesses.
Compared with the battle between Portugal and Ghana, this game has a greater risk of upset.
There has always been a saying in the football field that "the hottest must die", and the Brazilian team is the biggest favorite before this cup.
And in the last three World Cup group matches, the Brazilian team has a precedent of losing or being tied.
In addition, compared with the Ghana team, the Serbia team is stronger on paper, and it also has the demeanor of a strong European team.
Therefore, the "Samba Legion" needs to be anti-explosive in this campaign.
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