Just tonight
The World Cup in Qatar will officially begin
Today
Let's walk in
A new venue for this World Cup
Atumama Stadium
It can accommodate 40,000 spectators
Its design is inspired by the traditional Arabic woven hat
During the World Cup in Qatar
The Artumama Stadium will host six group games
One round of sixteen and one quarterfinal
↑This is the Atumama Stadium taken on August 8, 2022. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Niku)
In addition to the brand new venue
The stadium is in the group stage
It's also particularly eye-catching
Because
This World Cup "Group of Death"
Will appear and clash here
Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E
It has Spain, Germany, Japan and Costa Rica
Needless to say, Spain and Germany
Every competition, it must be popular
Asian champions Japan are full of ambitions
Central American team Costa Rica is also not easy to bully
come
Let's seriously "plate"
The Matador Legion is currently ranked seventh in the world
It is the only team in the group to be among the top 10 in the world
Refer to recent international results
It is widely believed that they are doing well recently
↓In the 2021-2022 season, Spain finished second in the UEFA Nations League. Xinhua News Agency
Before each World Cup
A lot of teams will have a metabolism
The Spanish team's journey was also accompanied by pain
The 2010 World Cup is a long way off
A group of old people in the team of Xavi and Iniesta are gone
It took years to rebuild
Until the 2018 World Cup
They didn't slow down
↑On July 11, 2010, Spain won the Hercules Cup at the World Cup in South Africa. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Yong
At the World Cup in Russia
The Spanish team stumbled all the way
The knockout stage faces the imposing hosts Russia
They lost on penalties and missed the quarterfinals
In July of that year
Enrique took over the Spanish coach
By reinventing team capabilities
Finally, the "Matador" once again showed its majesty in the European arena
↑Spain coach Luis Enrique
The outside world thinks
There are many new players in the Spanish team at the moment
They are all debuting in international competitions
The offensive and defensive ends are yet to be tested
However, Enrique has previously said
The teams Spain need to win are Brazil and Argentina
Ambition, in a word
↑ The Spanish national football team conducts pre-match training in Madrid. Xinhua News Agency
Top 3 in the 2006 World Cup: Italy, France, Germany
Top 3 at the 2010 World Cup: Spain, Netherlands, Germany
Top 3 at the 2014 World Cup: Germany, Argentina, Netherlands
Germany's World Cup report card is like copy-paste
But many fans still remember it vividly
It was in 2018 that they could not escape the "reigning champion curse"
The experience of a crushing defeat in the group stage
Soon after
Loew, who had been at the helm of Germany for 15 years, was reluctant to leave
New coach Flick arrives to speed up the renewal of the team
2019-2020 season
Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich sent him to the line of fire
He led the team to the top
Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League,
German Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup
Won the six-time crown crown
After coaching the national team
He led the team to a complete victory in the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers
Such a "open" coaching career
Flick's abilities go without saying
↑On November 14, 2021, Germany defeated Armenia in the group stage of the European zone of the Qatar World Cup qualifiers. Xinhua News Agency
presently
The German squad has been significantly younger
The style of play is aggressive
Midfield talent gathers
The lineup is available in a variety of options
After thousands of sails, do not fall into the clouds
Expect them to reignite their championship performances
Asian champion Japan is currently ranked 24th in the world
Think back to the World Cup in Russia
The Japanese team performed remarkably
In the round of 16, Belgium took a two-goal lead
Although in the end it was lost 2:3
But its all-field performance is still a classic
↓On July 2, 2018, Japan and Belgium played in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Russia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ye Pingfan
This World Cup
It is Japan since it first qualified for the World Cup finals in 1998
Participated in the World Cup for the 7th time in a row
After decades of cultivation and precipitation
Japan's men's soccer level is now clearly dominant in Asia
The team is technically delicate and good at passing
When the squad is announced
Team head coach Morihoichi made a boastful statement
To lead the Japanese team to the quarterfinals and rewrite history
↑ Japan head coach Hoichi Mori
Few years
Japan has a number of outstanding players in Europe
This also makes their national team level effectively improved
This time Japan is in the squad
There are 19 players who play for European clubs
Thirteen of them are from Europe's top five leagues
"Returnees" cover almost all of the main positions of the Japanese team
maybe
It is not a problem for them to win against European and American teams
I believe that many Chinese fans are interested in the Costa Rican team
Have an exclusive memory
The World Cup in Korea and Japan 20 years ago
The only time the Chinese team reached the World Cup finals
The first opponent is Costa Rica
This team is very strange
2014 World Cup in Brazil
They are in the same group as Italy, England and Uruguay
He actually qualified from the first place in the "Group of Death"
In the round of 16, Greece was eliminated on penalties
Defeated the Netherlands on penalties in the quarterfinals
Just one step away from the Final Four
↓On June 29, 2014, Costa Rica defeated Greece on penalties in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Brazil. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Xiaowei
The road to this World Preliminary Championship
They have been through ups and downs
The last few rounds of power
to qualify for the intercontinental play-offs
ultimately
They beat New Zealand by one goal
Win the last place in the World Cup in Qatar
The sword is sharpened, who dares to despise it
↓On June 14, 2022, Costa Rica defeated New Zealand. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Dongzhen.
On the evening of November 23, Beijing time
Germany and Japan will play the opening match of Group E
0:00 on the 24th
Spain will take on Costa Rica
This year's "Death Group" is not inferior to the past
Who dares to speak
Can you easily break through the group stage?
Reporter: Yang Fan
Source: Xinhua News Agency