(Qatar World Cup) Preview: The Netherlands and England compete for the top spot in the group, and the Iranian team is expected to rewrite history

  China News Agency, Beijing, November 28 (Reporter Wang Zumin) On the 29th local time, the Qatar World Cup will begin the final round of the group stage. Most games will draw the dividing line between "life" and "death".

In the 4 games of Group A and Group B that day, both the Netherlands and England will compete for the top spot in the group; the Iranian team, which has never tasted the group stage, will strive to advance and rewrite the team's World Cup history.

  In addition, the host team Qatar, which has been eliminated early, will fight for honor in the confrontation with the Netherlands; the US team, Ecuador team, Senegal team, and Wales team will be tested in the life-and-death battle.

Netherlands VS Qatar (23:00 Beijing time on the 29th)

  This is an unequal game: the three-time World Cup runner-up Netherlands ranks eighth in the world, Qatar, which is participating in the World Cup for the first time, ranks 50th, and the world ranks third from the bottom among the top 32.

At present, the Dutch team is temporarily ranked first in the group with 4 points, and the Qatar team has lost two games in a row and has been eliminated early.

  But this seemingly lack of suspense in the game, but hidden "mystery".

  The performance of the Dutch team in the first two games was unsatisfactory.

Although they defeated the Senegal team in the first game, they only played well in less than 10 minutes. In the second game, they were even drawn by the Ecuador team.

The once "Total Attack and Total Defense" and passionate "Oranje Corps" no longer exist, which made the fans cry out regretfully.

  In this cup, Qatar not only broke the rule of "the host is unbeaten in the first game" that has been followed in the World Cup for 92 years, but also replaced the South African team as the "host with the worst record" in the history of the cup.

The battle with the Dutch team this time is the last appearance of the Qatar team in this cup.

Although this campaign has nothing to do with promotion, it is about the honor of the host. Therefore, the Qatar team will go all out.

  After unloading the burden of promotion, when Saudi Arabia, Japan and other Asian and African teams have been upset one after another, the Qatar team, which has gradually adapted to the atmosphere of the World Cup, will leave an impressive curtain call for fans all over the world?

  Of course, the advantage of the Dutch team is beyond doubt.

As long as they don't lose in this campaign, they will be able to qualify steadily, and this is not difficult for the "Orange Corps" who are aiming to win the championship.

Ecuador VS Senegal (23:00 Beijing time on the 29th)

  This campaign will produce another promotion place in Group A.

  As the champion of the new African Cup of Africa, the Senegal team was once regarded as one of the "dark horses" of this cup.

But before this cup, the team's number one star, Premier League Golden Boot Mane retired due to injury, which greatly reduced the team's strength.

In the first two group matches, the Senegal team took the lead and won against Qatar, and currently ranks third in the group with 3 points. Only by winning this campaign can they advance.

  But the "Plateau Demon" Ecuador team will become their stumbling block.

  After two rounds of competition, the Ecuadorian team is obviously not the "plateau dragon and plain worm" ranked 44th in the world in people's impression.

They defeated Qatar 2:0 in the opening game, making the iron rule of "unbeaten in the first game of the host" of the World Cup dead.

  In this campaign, the Ecuadorian team can advance as long as they draw.

But at the end of the battle with the Netherlands, the 33-year-old veteran Valencia, who contracted Ecuador's first two games and scored three goals, was injured and carried off.

The injury and state of the "nuclear" of the Ecuadorian team will become the biggest variable in this game.

Iran VS the United States (3:00 Beijing time on the 30th)

  After losing to England 2:6 in the first game, the Iranian team defeated Wales 2:0 in the second round and regained the initiative.

With the victory in this campaign, the Iranian team will advance to the top 16, and even have the hope of winning the top spot in the group.

If there is a draw, as long as the England team in the same group does not lose to the Welsh team, the Iranian team will still qualify for the group stage.

  The situation of the US team is relatively difficult.

They drew against Wales and England in the first two games, and they currently have 2 points. If they want to qualify, there is only one way to win.

  Currently, the US team ranks 16th in the world, and the Iranian team ranks 20th, which is the same level.

In terms of lineup, most of the main players of the US team come from the five major leagues, and most of them are young players; nearly half of the players in the Iranian team also play in European leagues, and the team is more mature and stable.

The overall strength of the two teams should be between equals.

  As the highest-ranked team in the world in Asia, Iran, which entered the World Cup for the sixth time, has never advanced to the knockout stage.

This time is expected to rewrite history, and the "Persian Cavalry" will never give up the opportunity easily.

Moreover, the Iranian team has always been brave and good at fighting, and has the iron-blooded spirit of "death fighting" to the end. Therefore, it is not easy for the US team to win.

Wales VS England (3:00 on the 30th, Beijing time)

  The England team, which currently has 4 points and a goal difference of 4, has already advanced to the top 16 with one foot.

  In the second round of the group stage, the Welsh team was in trouble by the Iran team with a two-goal lore in the final stoppage time.

At present, the team only has 1 point to draw with the US team and is at the bottom of the group.

To qualify for the group stage, the Welsh team, which currently has a net loss of 2 goals, must either defeat the England team by a large score, or while defeating the England team, the Iran team will draw with the US team.

  But for the Welsh team, which returned to the World Cup stage after 64 years, it is really difficult to beat the England team.

The two teams have faced each other nearly 6 times, and the Welsh team has no wins. At present, the England team has not definitely advanced, and it must not be careless.

In order to win the first place in the group and be in a relatively favorable position in the knockout round, the England team needs to take all 3 points and firmly hold the initiative in their own hands.

  Therefore, the Welsh team's World Cup trip after 64 years is very likely to come to an end.

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