Because of the European Cup, the European League this season ended quite early and ended in mid-May.

But this does not mean that Zhou Yi can enjoy more holidays. In fact, his holidays may only be more than ten days, because on June 3, the top ten Asian qualifiers of the Brazil World Cup will be fully launched.

The Chinese team that entered the top ten were assigned to Group B, with Japan, Australia, Oman and Qatar in the same group.

After the group results came out, some Chinese media exclaimed that the Chinese team was assigned to the Death Group. Then they were ruthlessly ridiculed by the fans on the Internet - for the Chinese team, is there a group that is not a Death Group?

The first top ten match started on June 3rd, and the Chinese team challenged Qatar away.

The second top ten match was on the evening of June 12, and the Chinese team played against Oman at home.

If the Chinese team wants to obtain the right to qualify from the top ten games, they must also get the third place in the group, and then decide the winner with the third place in Group A and then compete with the fifth place in South America for the final right to qualify.

If you prepare for the third goal in the group, these two games against Qatar and Oman will be crucial and you must win, regardless of home and away game.

There are only five teams in a group, and in addition to the Chinese team itself, there are four teams. These four teams are all opponents of the Chinese team. Japan and Australia are very difficult to crack. It is difficult to win the game with them. Under such circumstances, if the Chinese team cannot get points from Oman and Qatar, it is almost impossible to get third in the group.

The first opponent the Chinese team encountered in the top ten games is Qatar, which is also a very interesting thing.

Especially those reporters who have participated in the top 20 matches of the Chinese team, they will definitely remember the grudge between a Qatari reporter and Zhou Yi.

So just after the results of this grouping were released, Chinese media exposed the behavior of the Qatar bearded reporter, which caused heated discussion among domestic fans.

Many netizens commented that they have never seen such a shameless person.

But this is not the point. The point is that when Chinese journalists confronted each other, they asked the other party to pray that Iraq or Qatar would not meet the Chinese team in the top ten games.

This sounded like an angry word at that time.

Unexpectedly, just such an angry word came true!

The Chinese team was really tied with Qatar in the top ten games!

Chinese fans who knew the past are all yelling to avenge Qatar in anger, and we must teach the bitch a lesson!

Now this opportunity is here.

When Zhou Yi was training in the national team, he was asked this question by reporters.

He asked in confusion: "Is there any more?"

Of course it is impossible for him as a player to know the story that happened in the media table.

But now he knows.

"What a coincidence." Zhou Yi, who had heard the reporter tell the whole story, touched his chin and pondered.

Then he laughed: "How did you say that?"

Before the reporter could think about it, he said it himself: "Don't say it's unpredictable! Haha!"

In this way, Zhou Yi smiled and said goodbye to the reporters, leaving behind a group of reporters looking at each other. He didn't quite understand what Zhou Yi said and this smile meant.

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This game was played at home in Qatar, and the Chinese team played away. Since it was a away game, it involved accommodation issues.

The Chinese team chose to stay at the hotel they stayed in when they last beat Iraq away.

This time, Qatar did not refuse the Chinese team to check in with the excuse of hotel decoration. Perhaps they themselves also felt that it would be unreasonable to use the same excuse again.

After arriving in Takara, Zhou Yi was surrounded by reporters from China and Qatar at the airport. Facing these reporters, Zhou Yi said: "I'm glad that our first top ten match was played in Qatar. As we all know, this is our blessed land. We have very good memories here."

This is not the first time Zhou Yi has said this. Since the Asian Cup, he has always said this every time he comes to Qatar. Everyone knows what these words mean.

The Chinese journalists who interviewed him blew low laughs.

"I also have a good impression of the country of Qatar. What I am most satisfied with is the work they did in the event reception of this competition. This time, the hotel we stayed in finally had no decoration, which is great! Thank you for the Qatar Football Association for the preparations for this competition, thank you!"

After saying that, Zhou Yi waved his hand and walked away.

Left behind a group of Chinese journalists' unstoppable laughter, and a somewhat awkward Qatari journalist.

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It is said that in the program of the local Qatar TV station that night, some guests criticized Zhou Yi for being in polite and lacking in grace.

However, Zhou Yi did not watch TV in the hotel, and even after watching it, he could not understand the Arabic spoken by the Qataris. Therefore, these criticisms were meaningless to him.

But this makes sense to the Qatari media.

Since the 2011 Asian Cup, Zhou Yi and Qatar have been on the verge of the match. In the Asian Cup and the World Cup qualifiers, there can always be some sparks between Zhou Yi and Qatar.

All of them are still controversial topics.

For example, when the hotel problem was in the last time when the Chinese team played with Iraq, Zhou Yi mocked Qatar.

This made the Qatar media very unhappy. This time, Zhou Yi pointed at Qatar's petty eyes in front of Qatar's reporters, saying that he was not leaving any face for the host...

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In fact, in the history of the confrontation between China and Qatar, the Chinese team has a more advantage in overall record. From the perspective of the national team, before this game, the Chinese team and the Qatar national team had fourteen times, with a record of six wins, four draws and four losses, which had the upper hand.

However, at the level of the World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team is at an absolute disadvantage with one win, three draws and three losses. It can be said that the Chinese team and Qatar have born many wonderful and classic stories in the World Cup qualifiers.

For example, the famous "Black Three Minutes" has the shadow of Qatar. In the 1989 World Cup qualifiers, the Chinese team and five other teams played single-round games in Singapore, and the teams with the top two points received tickets to the World Cup. Moreover, the World Cup qualifiers at that time also adopted a "two-point system", which means winning two points, not three points. Teams with the same points first compare the goal difference, the number of goals scored, and then compare the winning and losing relationship.

After four rounds of games, South Korea advanced early with seven points, the UAE ranked second with five points, the Chinese team ranked third with four points, North Korea and Qatar scored three points, Saudi Arabia, which had only two points, was eliminated early. In the penultimate round, the Chinese team encountered a "black three minutes" for the first time when they were against the UAE. With 1:0 lead and five minutes left, head coach Gao Fengwen replaced Dong Liqiang. As a result, Dong Liqiang, who was overly excited after playing on the court, made two consecutive mistakes in dribbling, was cut off by the opponent and counterattacked, and lost two goals in three minutes, and lost the game.

If the Chinese team could win the UAE at that time, they would have two points ahead of the UAE and be able to qualify in the last round as long as they tied, and the game against Qatar would not be so important.

But now the Chinese team has to fight against Qatar, and it depends on the results of the UAE and South Korea teams.

In the game against Qatar, the Chinese team still scored the first goal, leading 1:0. But in the last three minutes of the game, the Chinese team encountered a "black three minutes" again, and was reversed by Qatar. It should be noted that in another game played at the same time, South Korea and the UAE drew 1:1. If the Chinese team could hold the last three minutes, the Chinese team would enter Italy. It can be said that the Chinese team is only three minutes away from the World Cup. That may be the closest time that the Chinese team has to the World Cup before the Japan-Korea World Cup...

This is the first time that the Chinese team has tasted the pain in Qatar.

The second time was in the Dalian Jinzhou Stadium in 1997. After taking the lead with one goal at home, the Chinese team scored three goals in a row and lost the game. This game was the turning point when the Chinese team missed the French World Cup. In the end, the Chinese team ranked third in the group. The saying "Golden State does not believe in tears" has also spread throughout China and has become one of the black memories of Chinese football.

In 2002, the Chinese team finally tasted the joy of victory in Qatar. They advanced to the World Cup finals one round ahead of schedule and welcomed Qatar at home. In that game, the Chinese team defeated Qatar 3-0, which was the first time that the Chinese team defeated Qatar in the history of the World Cup qualifiers and the only victory.

In the 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifiers, in the top 20 matches, the Chinese team and Qatar met again, drew 0:0 against Qatar away, but returned to home but lost 0:1 to Qatar. In the end, the Chinese team was at the bottom of the group stage and was eliminated without even entering the top ten games.

It can be said that in the process of Chinese football's World Cup, Qatar's "companionship" is always indispensable. At the same time, it can be said that Qatar is the "touchstone" of the Chinese team. In 2001, when it defeated Qatar, the Chinese team successfully entered the final circle of the Japan-South Korea World Cup. In other qualifiers that did not win Qatar, they missed the World Cup final circle.
Chapter completed!