(Qatar World Cup) Tournament preview: "Group of Death" welcomes the battle of life and death, the Belgian team is in danger of being out

  China News Agency, Beijing, November 30 (Reporter Wang Zumin) Can the German team, which is at the bottom of Qatar's World Cup group, come back to life?

Can the Japanese team advance to the round of 16 again?

Will the Spanish team, which has not yet advanced, accidentally "overturn"?

  On December 1, local time, the life-and-death battle of the "Group of Death" will unravel the above-mentioned suspense.

In addition, the last cup runner-up and third runner-up will have a strong dialogue, and both the Croatian and Belgian teams are in danger of being eliminated.

Croatia VS Belgium (23:00, December 1, Beijing time)

  This is the battle for the runner-up and third place in the last cup.

However, one side's lineup is weak, and one side's main force is "inexpensive and old", which greatly reduces the quality of this strong dialogue.

  After the last cup, many famous Croatian players withdrew from the national team. Even the 37-year-old "Magic Flute" Modric is still sticking to it, but it is difficult for a "Magic Flute" to play the once majestic "Croatian Symphony". song".

The Belgian team is led by the "golden generation" of the previous two cups. The team is aging seriously, and the "European Red Devils" have lost their previous domineering and vigor.

  In the first two rounds of the group stage, the Croatian team tied Morocco 0:0 and beat Canada 4:1. They tied Morocco with 4 points and temporarily ranked first in the group. A tie in this campaign will qualify.

The Belgian team beat the Canadian team 1:0 and lost to the Morocco team 0:2. Only by winning can they advance.

  From the perspective of paper strength, the newcomers of the Croatian team have not yet completed their succession, and the Belgian team has a slight upper hand.

But judging from the performance of the first two games, the Croatian team is more optimistic.

And the "Lattice Legion" is in a relatively favorable position in this campaign, and it is more likely to advance to the top 16 by virtue of "not losing".

  However, the background of the "European Red Devils" still exists, and once it breaks out, its energy cannot be underestimated.

Therefore, the Croatian team is also in danger of losing.

Canada VS Morocco (23:00, December 1, Beijing time)

  Morocco is another underrated African team in this tournament besides Ghana.

  Although it is the sixth time to enter the World Cup finals, the Morocco team returned to the World Cup after 20 years after 1998. It suffered two consecutive losses in the first two rounds of the 2018 World Cup group stage and became the first team to draw in the tournament. team.

  Just 4 years later, the performance of the Morocco team is impressive.

They drew with the Croatian team in the first game, and beat the Belgian team in the second game, occupying an extremely favorable situation for qualifying.

In this battle against the Canadian team, which is relatively weakest in this group and has already been eliminated in advance, they will be able to advance after a draw. This is a big problem for the awakened "Atlas Lions".

  The Canadian team returned to the World Cup stage after 36 years.

As one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, the "Maple Leafs" are mainly training the team for 4 years later, but their performance has already made people shine.

Facing the Belgian team, they only lost 1 goal and took advantage of the scene; against the Croatian team, they scored the fastest goal so far in this cup (67 seconds).

  The Canadian team, which has no promotion burden, will relax and complete the farewell performance in Qatar.

Its coach Heldman said that the Canadian team has achieved the goal of "scoring a goal" in this cup. In the final battle, they will strive to win or win a point.

Japan VS Spain (3:00 on December 2, Beijing time)

  Like the Iranian team, the Japanese team also experienced ups and downs in the first two games: after they upset the favorite German team, they lost to the lowest-ranked Costa Rica team in the group.

  In the first two rounds, the Spanish team won over Costa Rica and tied with Germany, ranking first in the group with 4 points. As long as they draw in this campaign, they will be able to securely qualify.

The Japanese team with 3 points wins and advances directly, and the tie depends on the result of the battle between Germany and Costa Rica.

  After experiencing the embarrassment of being out of the defending champion group in the 2014 World Cup, the Spanish team began to update.

Today, a new generation of "Matador" has grown up.

Garvey, Ferran Torres, and Pedri, who played and made achievements in the first two games, are all "post-00s".

This young team beat the Costa Rica team 7:0, showing a strong combat effectiveness and impact, and the new "golden generation" has taken shape.

  Therefore, it will be very difficult for the Japanese team to win or draw in this campaign.

However, the Japanese team coach Mori Yasushi is full of confidence in this battle. He said that after three group matches and then breaking through, it is in line with the Japanese team's initial expectations. For the Spanish team, the Japanese team "has every chance to win."

  It is worth mentioning that, at present, the Spanish team has not locked in the top 16 seats.

In the last match of the group stage, if the Japanese team and the German team win at the same time, and the German team has enough goal difference, the Spanish team will be eliminated from the group.

Therefore, the "Matador" also needs to cheer up.

Costa Rica VS Germany (3:00 on December 2, Beijing time)

  After losing to Japan 1:2 and tying Spain 1:1, Germany, the favorite to win the championship before the game, is currently at the bottom of the group with only 1 point.

If the "Germanic Chariot" wants to enter the knockout round, in addition to winning this campaign, it must score as many goals as possible, in case the Japanese team has to compare the goal difference with the Spanish team, which currently has a goal difference of 7 goals, after defeating the Spanish team.

  Fortunately, the opponents of the German team are not strong this time, which provides a chance for the German team to "resurrection".

  Costa Rica, the biggest dark horse in the 2014 World Cup, no longer had the courage to break through from the "death group" and reach the quarterfinals eight years ago.

They were scored 7 goals by the Spanish team, which showed the weakness of their defense; in the first two games, they only had 4 shots and 1 shot on target, which showed their weakness on the offensive end.

Their 1:0 victory over the Japanese team was purely favored by the goddess of luck, because they were passive throughout the game, and that goal was their only shot on target in the first two rounds of this cup.

  At present, the Costa Rica team has 3 points and seems to be in a more favorable position, but in the context of the German team going all out to win, this advantage is useless.

In the 2006 World Cup, Germany, the host team, beat Costa Rica 4-2 in the opening game.

Today, in this battle of life and death, the German team may still be the ultimate winner.

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