The World Cup is just around the corner and the teams have played their final warm-up matches, with Portugal beating Nigeria 4-0, Spain beating Jordan 3-1 and Japan losing 2-1 against Canada in stoppage time.
On the other hand, Argentina, who have played the last warm-up match, have changed the roster, Nicolás Gonzalez and Joaquín Correa, both of whom missed the World Cup due to injury.
Argentina brought in Angel Correa and Thiago Almada, while Scaloni did not call up Manchester United youngster Garnacho.
Nicolás Gonzalez (left) missed due to injury, Angel Correa (right) was selected.
Argentina changed the roster, Gonzalez and Correa did not win
After a 5-0 victory over the UAE in the warm-up matches, Argentina made final changes to its squad. Nicolas Gonzalez and Joaquín Correa both missed the World Cup due to injury.
Argentina first announced the defeat of Nicolás González due to injury, and Scaloni recruited Atletico attacker Angel Correa. Angel Correa has previously made 22 appearances for Argentina and has scored three goals.
Hours later, Argentina announced the injury of Joaquín Correa. The Inter killer scored against the UAE but had to bid farewell to the World Cup due to injury.
According to the Argentine media, Argentina will choose Joaquín Correa's stand-in between Simeone Jr., Ghana Joo and Thiago Almada.
Scaloni's final choice was to bring 21-year-old Thiago Almada, a midfielder who plays for MLS side Atlanta United and has previously made one appearance for Argentina. The 18-year-old Ganacho was unfortunately defeated, having previously been named in the Argentina squad but did not play.
After Garnacho was defeated, some fans said on social networks that it was because the Manchester United striker was Spanish, and Garnacho himself liked this dynamic.
Born in Spain, Ghanajo originally played for the Spanish national youth team, and because his mother is Argentine, Ghanajo has Argentine nationality and was called up to the Argentine team.
B fee goal.
In the warm-up match, Portugal beat Nigeria 4-0
In the early morning of the 18th, an international warm-up match was contested, Portugal beat Nigeria 4-0, B Fei scored twice, Ramos and João Mario scored.
B Fei penalty, scored twice.
According to Portuguese media, Ronaldo did not participate in team training due to gastrointestinal discomfort, so he did not play in this warm-up match.
Patricio saved the penalty.
Since the game was still one-sided, people were more concerned about the topic of Ronaldo after the game, and B Fei was asked in an interview about the topic of Ronaldo's recent explosive interview content, especially whether he was angry about the content of the interview and had a tense relationship with Ronaldo, B Fei's response was:
"I didn't watch his interview, so I'm OK with that."
Ramos scored.
"Like I said before, it's national team time, it's Portugal. The manager has reinstated to us the concept of 'we', which is collectivity, which is something I've been talking about since I joined the team in 2017. We want to focus on the World Cup. ”
João Mario sealed the score at 4-0.
"Home Alone", Spain 3-1 Jordan
In the early morning of the 18th, Spain played a friendly match against Jordan. In the first half, Fati came out on top and threatened with multiple shots.
In the second half, Gavi scored with a low shot and Williams came off the bench to score another goal and Hamza pulled a goal back for Jordan in stoppage time, ending the game with Spain 3-1 Jordan.
Fati scores.
It is worth mentioning that the three goals of Spain were all scored by the youngsters, 20-year-old Fathi and 18-year-old Garvey have scored successively, and 20-year-old Williams came off the bench to seal the victory.
Spain's 26-man squad has a total of 8 U23 players selected - 18-year-old Garvey, 19-year-old Pedri, 20-year-old Fathi, Pinault, Williams, 21-year-old Garcia, 22-year-old Ferran and Giramon.
Garvey scores.
Spain, meanwhile, have only three 30+ players on their squad: Sergio Busquets, 34, Alba and Azpilicueta.
Statistics show that only 34-year-old Busquets was left in Spain's 2010 World Cup winning squad to be selected for this World Cup.
Williams came off the bench to score another goal.
The former Barça midfield trio: the 2014 World Cup was Xavi's last World Cup, the 2018 World Cup was Iniesta's last, and this World Cup will basically be Busquets' last World Cup.
Busquets equals Andres Iniesta's World Cup appearance record with one more game, two more to equalize Xavi's World Cup appearance record, and four more games to equalize Kassi's World Cup appearance record.
Jordan pulled back a city.
Japan 1-2, killed by Canada in stoppage time
On the evening of the 17th, the international football friendly match Japan vs Canada. In the first half, Shibasaki assisted Yuki Soma to score a goal, and then Vittoria equalized. In the second half, Yamane hit the post and then sent in late stoppage time, and Cavarini shot the winner as Japan lost 2-1 to Canada.
Yuki Soma scored first.
After the game, Canada coach Herdman was interviewed, and Herdman said: "We adapted to the game in the first half while feeling the rhythm of the Japanese team's attack and defense, and to be honest, from the whole performance, the strength of the Japanese team can rank in the top ten in the world. ”
Japan captain Mayanori Yoshida said: "Starting tomorrow, we will be preparing for the first World Cup match against Germany, and there are many things that need to be done, among which we also have to give feedback on the strength of this game and prepare for the game. ”
Vittoria equalised.
"Given that we played openly, conceding goals was expected, but the result could have ended 1-1. Due to hot weather and other reasons, the intensity of the race has decreased, which has dragged out a little longer than before. ”
"Next, we have to think hard about the timing and after careful analysis, hope that the team can face the German team in the most complete position."
The Canadian team beat Japan.
Son Heung-min was allowed to wear a mask to the World Cup
According to South Korean media outlet Inter Football, Son Heung-min has received permission from FIFA to wear a protective mask to the World Cup.
In the first training session of the Korean team, everyone's attention was on Son Heung-min's mask. Earlier this month, Son Heung-min underwent surgery for a facial injury due to a sudden accident during the game. Now that Son Heung-min is still recovering, the swelling of his face remains. In order to represent South Korea at the World Cup in Qatar, he needed equipment to protect the surgical site.
Son Heung-min will compete in a mask.
At present, Son Heung-min's use of masks to participate in the competition has been approved by FIFA. A relevant person from the Korean Football Association said: "In the course of the meeting with FIFA, it has been approved. ”
"However, we hope that the number 7 printed on the mask is not permitted. According to the regulations, masks cannot have jersey numbers, tai chi logos and various commercial logos. ”
Son Heung-min is still unable to head in training and is just seven days away from his first group game against Uruguay.
12-year-old teenager Jin Zhuan. Screenshot
The 12-year-old in Guizhou became a flag guard and is expected to be in the World Cup
On November 17, according to Guizhou Radio and Television, 12-year-old teenager Jin Cangxuan from Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou, will be one of the flag guards and have the opportunity to escort the FIFA flag to the World Cup.
Influenced by her father, Jin began to learn football at the age of three or four. Previously, he wrote an essay about his journey from falling in love with football to playing for school.
Through the "Spark" project jointly launched with FIFA, Wanda selected a number of flag guards to appear in the final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, and it was with this essay that Jin Yuxuan impressed FIFA and other institutions, so he was selected as a flag guard.
Chen Xingtong in the game.
In the Asian Cup, Chen Xingtong was upset
On November 17, the 2022 Table Tennis Asian Cup kicked off in Bangkok, Thailand.
In the first round of the women's singles, Wang Yidi defeated Kazakhstan's Akasheva 4-0 to advance to the quarterfinals, and Chen Xingtong faced India's Batra who did not play well, playing seven sets and being upset, with an aggregate score of 3-4.
As the top seed, Wang Yidi faced Kazakhstan's Akasheva in the first round. There was a clear gap in strength between the two sides, and Wang Yidi played very easily, winning the first game 11-2 and the second game 11-6.
In the third game, Wang Yidi played another 11-2 opponent, and in the fourth game, he won 11-6, sweeping the quarterfinals 4-0 on aggregate.
Chen Xingtong faced India's Batra in the first round, and established the advantage after the middle set in the first set, winning 11-8. In the second game, the scores between the two sides never opened, and Chen Xingtong lost four consecutive points to reverse 9-11 after leading 9-7.
In the third game, Chen Xingtong could not get rid of the passivity, Batra's attack was extremely strong, Chen Xingtong lost 6-11 after the big score.
In the fourth game, Chen Xingtong still could not withstand Batra's attack, and he quickly lost a lot of mistakes, and he lost another game 6-11, trailing 1-3 on aggregate.
In the fifth game, Chen Xingtong fought with his back, strengthening his attack to lead 5-1. After being chased 6-4, Chen Xingtong once again scored three consecutive points, missing two game points and winning the game 11-9. In the sixth game, Chen Xingtong was 0-4 down, and later came back to 11-8 to chase 3-3.
In the tiebreaker, Chen Xingtong lost four points in a row, and although he stubbornly chased 9 draws, the key points were too conservative, and finally lost 9-11, and the total score was 3-4.
Shi Yuqi.
Shi Yuqi reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles in Australia
On November 17, the 2022 BWF World Tour Australian Open continued, and Shi Yuqi reached the quarterfinals of the men's singles.
The men's singles sent four players to the Australian Open this time, and for them, being able to go further in Australia can bring more world ranking points, which will also help them improve their rankings. In the first round, the four men's singles of Guoyu passed together, and Shi Yuqi and Weng Hongyang met in advance in the second round.
After his comeback this year, Shi Yuqi won the Danish championship, his first title since his comeback. Weng Hongyang won the Korean Open this year, which broke the championship drought of the national badminton men's singles in the past three years.
Shi Yuqi had the upper hand from the start of the match and quickly led 7-1. Weng Hongyang then tried to counterattack, and Shi Yuqi immediately responded to maintain the lead. With a 12-7 lead, Shi Yuqi set off a new offensive wave and scored five consecutive points to extend the lead.
Weng Hongyang did not give up resistance and chased 5 points in a row to narrow the gap, but Shi Yuqi firmly controlled the situation and won 21-14.
Weng Hongyang let go after the start of the second set and soon led 4-1. Shi Yuqi chased 3 points in a row to equalize, and Weng Hongyang scored 2 more points to pull away again. After that, Weng Hongyang played a little impatiently, and the mistakes began to increase, and Shi Yuqi took the opportunity to score 10 points in a row.
At this point, there was no suspense in the game, Weng Hongyang was weak in follow-up, and Shi Yuqi continued to extend his advantage to make it 21-7, and he won 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals.