Chapter 573: Going to the Australian Stadium
On the plane flying to Australia, Xu Qi also felt that the winning of the Golden Globe was a bit dreamy.
Xu Qi once thought he was extremely far away from his dream, but now he has really come to this point.
"What's wrong? You haven't seemed to have gotten out of your mood of winning the Golden Globes? We're almost here to Australia, and the Asian Cup has started." Dai Siqi sat next to Xu Qi and asked with concern.
"Don't worry, I will adjust my mentality to the best before the game." Xu Qi said with a smile.
Now he has received relatively good news. The Chinese team is a group B of the Asian Cup, which is a death group. The Chinese team defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Brisbane and got a good start.
Xu Qi will also go directly to Brisbane to play the team directly to reveal the journey of his national team competition.
He will participate in this Asian Cup as a Golden Globe Player.
Therefore, when he got off the plane, he received pickups and shouts from countless fans.
Whether it is local Chinese fans, local Australian fans, or fans from other Asian countries, they all show great enthusiasm for Xu Qi.
After all, he is the number one star in Asia and the most influential player in the entire Asian Cup.
Originally, all the players of the Chinese national team are only ranked among the middle among all Asian teams.
But Xu Qi's value is completely different. With Xu Qi's value, the total value of all players in the Chinese national team immediately jumped to the top!
Why?
Because Xu Qi's net worth alone exceeds the total value of all Asian teams, including the Korean and Japanese teams!
That is to say, all the players of the Korean team, including Sun Xingmin and Ji Chengyong, are worth not as good as Xu Qi!
This is the capital that won the Golden Globes!
Why is he the undisputed number one star in Asia, and why is he the number one superstar in this Asian Cup?
Why does the AFC keep revealing information and expressing its hope that Xu Qi can represent the Chinese national team in this Asian Cup?
Because he has an incomparable influence!
He can bring endless attention and business wealth to the Asian Cup event.
After arriving at the national team, time was very tight, and Xu Qi didn't even have time to practice with many national teammates, because the second game of this group was about to come.
The opponent in the second group stage was Uzbekistan.
This team is one of the most powerful opponents in this group.
The Chinese national team's history of confrontation with Uzbekistan is 9 games, 3 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, and is at a disadvantage.
In the Asian Cup, the Chinese national football team has lost one draw and two losses without any signs.
Among them, the first two Asian Cup group stages were due to the fate of being eliminated after fighting Uzbekistan in the last round.
Therefore, it can be said that Uzbekistan is the victim of the Chinese team.
Facing the old enemy, the Chinese team ushered in their killing weapon Xu Qi. It seems that they are bound to win revenge on the Uzbekistan team.
Just got off the plane, without training together, and without adapting to the venue, Xu Qi was included in the 18-man roster of the Asian Cup group stage.
However, coach Perlan finally chose to let Xu Qi sit on the bench first considering that Xu Qi's condition may not be very good.
In the stadium, it was basically dyed red by Chinese fans.
After all, there are too many Chinese here, and a considerable number of local Australian fans are Xu Qi's fans. For this game, they also bought tickets to enter the stadium to see the new Golden Globe winner.
Therefore, many Xu Qi's Australian fans also wear red jerseys to cheer.
Of course, there are also many Australian fans wearing Manchester City jerseys to express their respect to Xu Qi personally.
And there are obviously not many fans of Uzbekistan.
This time, Xu Qi still chose No. 7 for the national team number.
Consistent with the club's number.
After much anticipation, the Asian Cup group stage has begun.
At the beginning of the game, the Chinese team took the initiative and suppressed Uzbekistan within ten minutes.
However, the advantage in the scene did not translate into victory.
The Chinese team's extremely low offensive efficiency was also shown at this time. The first pass before the first kick often showed no deviation, which also made it difficult for the Chinese team to complete the goal.
On the contrary, Uzbekistan will break the goal guarded by Wang Dalei with his powerful shot from Ekhmaidov's cut and spike in the left side.
After the ball touched Wu Xi's legs, there was a very strange change of direction. This change of direction caught Wang Dalei off guard.
In any case, the Chinese team is behind and the situation is quite unfavorable.
Xu Qi on the sidelines was very anxious on the bench, and he definitely hoped that he could play.
After all, the Chinese team lacks the most reliable players in offense. Xu Qi is confident that after he appears, he will destroy the Uzbekistan's defense with one move.
Even Bayern and Real Madrid can't defend themselves, and they are still scored a hat-trick. Can Uzbekistan compete with Bayern and Real Madrid?
Although he was not in the best condition for a while from the plane, he was still in his best condition, but it was enough to deal with Uzbekistan.
During the intermission, Xu Qi told Perlan about his idea of playing.
After considering it, Perlan also agreed with Xu Qi's idea.
In the second half, Xu Qi appeared!
Unexpectedly, this game turned out to be Xu Qi's national team debut.
Xu Qi once played three games with a national team, but those three games participated as a player of the national Olympic team.
Now, Xu Qi is participating in the national team for the first time.
The meaning is extraordinary.
He was wearing the exclusive Asian Cup national team's jersey designed by his new sponsor Nike, and carrying a white number seven, replacing Gao Lin.
"Okay, the second half! Xu Qi is on the court! We saw Xu Qi appear, and the moment that thousands of Chinese fans are looking forward to has arrived. Xu Qi, who has won the Golden Globe Award trophy, finally appeared on behalf of the national team!" TV commentator He Wei was extremely excited when he saw Xu Qi. I have to say that Xu Qi's appearance also ignited the atmosphere of the entire stadium.
Countless fans at the scene came for Xu Qi. Xu Qi appeared, so they were naturally happy.
The audience burst into applause.
Seeing Xu Qi appear, the Uzbekistan players' eyes were straightened. Of course, they knew Xu Qi's position in today's football world.
It is also a rare opportunity for them to compete with players of the same level as Xu Qi.
The St. Cope Stadium has even stopped for some time because of Xu Qi's appearance.
When Xu Qi walked past referee Mohammed, the referee from the Middle East also patted Xu Qi on the shoulder.
For such an Asian referee, it is also a very rare opportunity to be able to enforce events such as Xu Qi and the Golden Ball.
And Uzbekistan's coach Quisimov felt a little panicked at this moment.
The appearance of a player caused such a big shock, which changed the mentality of the crowd in all aspects.
Chapter completed!