Editor's note: At 0:00 on November 21, Beijing time, the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup will usher in its opening match. On the occasion of the 30-day countdown to the Qatar World Cup, the Liberation Daily·Shangguan News City Channel and the Shanghai Institute of Sports News and Communication jointly launched the "Get toward Qatar World Cup" column, approaching the first World Cup held in Middle East and the Arab region, enjoying the unique charm of football feast in the winter of the northern hemisphere for the first time, and observing how the World Cup host country, the smallest in history, finally handed over.
At 0:00 on November 21, Beijing time, the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup will kick off its opening match at Bay Stadium , and fans around the world are paying more and more attention to the World Cup football event. The teams in Group B have relatively average strength, forming a situation of ", one, many strong ", and the competition for qualifying is particularly fierce. The 2020 European Cup runner-up England team is top-notch, while the United States, Iran and Wales teams are close to their strength and have the opportunity to compete for another qualifying place.
England team: Right back has "happy worries"
England team World ranking: 5, advance to the World Cup: 16, best result: champion (1966)
England team, which claims to be the "born place of modern football", has never been involved in any World Championships since winning the World Cup at home in 1966. In recent years, " Three Lions " has gradually recovered, entering the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, and defeated the Italian team in the finals only in the 2020 European Cup final and ranked second.
The head coaches of many teams face the dilemma of no defender available, and even let the central defender "came to" full-back. England coach Southgate has "happy worries" at the right back position.
Kyle Walker, Trippier, Reese James and Arnold , all four of them are the world's top right-backs. Kyle Walker, who plays for Manchester City, has the oldest qualifications and rich experience. He is strong, has excellent defensive ability and fast speed, and is the first choice for England's right-back. If coach Southgate becomes a three-center-back, Walker can be competent for the right center back.
plays for Newcastle's Trippier. Relying on his balanced offensive and defensive ability and accurate free kick kicks, he won the trust of Southgate. In the European Cup last year, Trippier and Walker started together many times, "came" as a left back in the four-back formation, and also played on the right wingback in the three-center-back formation, and performed well.
Rees James from Chelsea has a balanced offense and defense, and is also a versatile player. In addition to being competent for right back and right wingback, he is also the first candidate for England's substitute midfielder. The "panyaki" attribute has allowed him to successfully gain a foothold in England.
Considering that Walker and James are currently injured, Arnold, who plays for Liverpool team , is very likely to catch the "last train" to Qatar. As the most valuable right-back in the team, Arnold has outstanding offensive attributes, and his accurate long passes and crosses can greatly enrich the "armor base" of England. However, his poor defense often becomes a shortcoming in the team's defense line.
Team USA: The two wings flew together to storm
Team USA World Ranking: 16, Number of times to advance to the World Cup: 11, Best result: third place (1930)
Team USA returns to the World Cup in Qatar after 8 years. This American team, which has caused a "youth storm", is very strong. There are many players in the team playing in the five major European leagues and are a strong contender for qualifying places. Due to their high game points and world rankings, the United States was assigned to the second team in this World Cup.
is different from the England team. The United States has outstanding offensive strength in the offensive line and young people are in charge. The left winger is Pulisic, the youngest captain of the 32 teams, and is only 24 years old. His playing time at Chelsea this season has decreased, but he is still the soul of the United States. Pulisic has extremely strong incisive ability, and his excellent dribbling and explosive power make him play the role of a "burst point" in the frontcourt in the team, and he can often insert into the opponent's penalty area to complete goals and assists.
The main player on the right of the US team is the younger Reiner, who is only 20 years old this year, playing for Bundesliga " Bumblebee " Dortmund . Reiner can "draw left and right", and in the right attack, he can choose to cross the bottom, and cut the disc inward to create a threat.
Another "post-00" offensive player Aronson has outstanding comprehensive abilities, can be wingers and scored, and can be competent for many positions in the midfield and frontcourt, and has performed outstandingly in the Premier League Leeds United. However, the "Home Imperial" American team seems to lack experience in the competition, it depends on the game mentality and performance on the spot.
Iran team: double stars on the front line lead the "Persian Iron Cavalry"
Iran team World ranking: 20, advance to the World Cup: 6, best result: third in the group (2018)
Among the 6 teams from AFC , Iran team may not be the strongest, but it is definitely the team that is most likely to advance to the knockout stage. Iran's team has good luck in signing and draws close to the US and Wales teams, and they have a great chance of qualifying. They may qualify for the first time in the six World Cup trips.
The core of the Iran team is the two major center combinations - Taremi and Azmon . Taremi, who plays for Porto, Porto, is in a good state this season, scoring 8 goals in 13 World Cup qualifiers, which is the "firepower output" of Iran. The tall Taremi can not only act as a fulcrum in the middle to create an air threat, but also help the team tear open the defense line on the wing.
Azmon, who is partnered with, is a pure shooter, hitting 10 goals in 14 games in the qualifiers, fully demonstrating the killer's true nature. The excellent ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal has made this Leverkusen striker many times the finale. In this World Cup, if the "Persian Iranian" team wants to go further, the "double star" combination of the forward line will become the decisive factor.
Wales: British Derby, we all look forward to the "Great Sage Return"
Wales World Ranking: 19 Number of promotions to the World Cup: 2, best results: quarterfinals (1958)
After 64 years, the "Red Dragon Army" Wales entered the World Cup again. Interestingly, the last time Wales were eliminated in the qualifiers in 1958, and due to the abstention of other teams, they were lucky to draw lots to enter the World Cup. This is the first time Wales has entered the World Cup through the qualifiers in two World Cup trips. One of the highlights of
B group is the "English Derby" between England and Wales. In the last five main games, Wales lost all the "derby battle" against England, and the most recent match was in the 2016 European Cup group stage. At that time, Bell took the free kick and used a super long-distance fallen ball that shocked everyone, piercing through the England goal. After
6, time has changed, Bale's speed, explosiveness and playing time have declined, and the team has also changed from Real Madrid to AM League Los Angeles FC. "The Great Sage" is still the absolute hero and complete core of Wales. In the first half of the year, he was in , Real Madrid and . Bale rarely had any chance to play in the club, but he continued to play for Wales.
World Cup qualifiers, while Bale scored 5 goals for the team, he also led the team to complete a 7-round unbeaten move into the play-offs. In the first playoff match against Austria, Bel scored twice to help the team defeat his opponent; in the second round, facing Ukrainian team, Bael once again used a free kick to create an own goal by his opponent, leading Wales to successfully enter the World Cup. In the two playoffs, Bale won all goals, and used his performance as a god to bring Wales to the World Cup finals alone.
However, time did take away Bell's speed and individual breakthrough ability, making him lose his courage as he used to be. If Wales wants to break through in this group, young people in the team, such as Daniel James , need to give Bell more firepower support.
(The author Zhu Kejian is a 2020 undergraduate student of the School of Journalism and Communication, Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, and Chen Guoqiang, associate professor of Shanghai Institute of Physical Education, also contributed to this article)
column editor: Chen Hua Text editor: Chen Hua Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency
Instrument in the article: Xinhua News Agency Source: Author: Zhu Kejian
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