Xinhua News Agency Doha, November 25 (Reporters Wang Haoyu, Xiao Shiyao, Zhao Jiantong) Qatar The top 32 of the World Cup appeared one by one in the first round of the group stage. Saudi Arabia and Japanese team defended Asian honors and defeated strong enemies to shock the world; among the championship group, Brazil, Spain and England were the first teams among the strong to show their championship appearance.
Counterattack from Asia
Every World Cup will leave a memorable "famous scene" that defeats the strong with the weak. In Qatar, Asian Power became an unpopular "manufacturer" in the first round of the group stage, and in the same way.
Who would have thought that the unbeaten record of the 36 international games of the favorite Argentina team will be the 51st-ranked Saudi team in the world. Messi scored a penalty shortly after the opening game, but failed to become the "appetizer" for Argentina's big victory, but instead made the "background board" for the Saudi players' counterattack. Saudi Arabia scored two goals in five minutes in the second half, becoming the second Asian team in World Cup history to defeat South American teams. The previous team was another protagonist of this Asian counterattack - the Japanese team.
On November 23, in the Group E match of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Football Championship held at the Halifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Germany played against Japan. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
was also the first penalty kick by his opponent, and he also scored two goals in a row in the second half to overtake. The Japanese team, who was in the "death group", replicated the Saudi team's uproar, and the opponent was replaced by the German team that won the World Cup championship four times. Japan won the first reversal in the World Cup in team history, proving that they had the confidence to advance to the quarterfinals before the game. The South Korean team, who is as ambitious as the Japanese team, had a blank show with South American powerhouse Uruguay in their first game, with a look of unwillingness and dissatisfaction.
Of course, it is too early to say that Asian football has risen in this World Cup. Iran and Australia suffered 2:6 and 1:4 defeats in the first round respectively, while host Qatar failed to open the game. Even if Japan and Saudi Arabia hold three points, it is not a smooth road to qualify in the group.
"heartbeat" and "heartbeat" of the powerful men
Among the various powerful men, Brazil, Spain and England won the ball in the first round and played heart-warming football.
Brazil team with the halo of world number one and number one favorite to win the championship, lived up to expectations and defeated Serbia in the first game. Although the score is an ordinary 2:0, the "Samba Legion" showed strong dominance and lineup depth on the court, and the opponent was not a bad guy. Serbia was in the European region of the World Cup qualifiers, and it beat Portugal to qualify as the first in the group.
England and Spain performed a goal feast in the first round. " Three Lions Legion " defeated Iran's iron barrel formation 6:2, and Kane as the axis attack line cooperated with tacit understanding, which was full of impact; "Mattfighter" defeated the Costa Rica team with the "dark horse gene" with 1,060 passes in the game and a huge difference of 7:0.
On November 23, Spain played against Costa Rica, and Spanish player Ferran Torres (first right) celebrated after scoring a goal in the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu
Among the other strong players, although the French team defeated Australia 4:1, they still cannot escape the curse of injury. Following the Benzema retreating with injury, the team's defense player Lucas Hernandez left the game with serious injury in his first game, and will miss the remaining games of this World Cup. The Netherlands scored two goals to subdue Senegal , but won lack of persuasion.
Belgium and Portugal play "heartbeat". The former was pressed to the ground by the Canadian team and rubbed it. The opponent shot 21 times in the game, and it was only one sneak attack to the end. C Ronaldo led Portugal was almost stolen by Ghana after taking a 3:1 lead.
As for Argentina and Germany, after losing their first game, they almost couldn't hear the "heartbeat".
new rules and new technologies lead to topics
stoppage time 14 minutes, 10 minutes, 9 minutes... This kind of data that was unusual in football games before has become a new normal because the careful calculation method of stoppage time has been adopted in this World Cup. FIFA 's move is to give fans more time to enjoy the game and to combat deliberate waste of time, but it has also caused some controversy, and players and fans need more time to adapt to this new reform.
On November 23, the referee awarded a penalty to the Canadian team after confirmation by VAR (video assistant referee) during the game. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Dingbo
VAR and other high-tech means assisting punishment, which has become the norm in international football in recent years. This World Cup has launched a semi-automatic offside recognition system using 3D animation images. Some "mm-level" offside penalty makes players often feel anxious after scoring goals. In addition, the referee and the video assistant referee watch the video to make important penalty decisions such as penalty kicks, which have a significant impact on the fluency of the game. Fairness and fluency are still issues that are difficult to get both fish and bear's paw.
