Doha, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- On the evening of November 24, at the Qatar Education City Stadium, there were still the last minutes of the match between South Korea and Uruguay in the World Cup. ”
As soon as I checked the schedule, sure enough, the first white roll of this World Cup - Denmark and Tunisia were born here.
Education City Stadium, is it teaching the teams how to defend well?
South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung-kyu made a save during the group stage at Education City Stadium on November 24. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Han Yan
This is the only "draw city" in all eight stadiums since the opening of the World Cup that has not yet sounded the music of celebrating goals, and two other venues have also been "infected" to some extent. Now the first round of the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar has been cancelled, and all 32 rounds have been played, resulting in four goalless draws in 16 matches, not only the most in the first round of World Cup history, but even more than all 64 games in the previous edition.
However, when it comes to the goals scored in the first round of the group stage of the World Cup in Russia, the figure of 38 goals is less than the 41 in this edition. It can only be said that the "gap between the rich and the poor" has been too large so far in this tournament, although there are many "one-sided" goals such as England's 6-2 defeat of Iran, Spain's 7-0 sweep of Costa Rica, and Portugal's 3-2 victory over Ghana, but the number of "dry thunder without rain" has also increased.
Portugal's Leon (front right) scores a goal against Ghana on November 24. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Yijiu
The same draw is divided into different situations. Poland and Mexico only blamed Lewandowski's penalty for the substandard, Denmark and Tunisia, Croatia and Morocco all tested each other like "golden bell hoods and iron cloth shirts", while Uruguay and South Korea were probably to blame luck for their 16 shots and two goal frames in the match.
These four "white rolls" are all contests between teams from different continents. The cautious maneuvering between different styles, coupled with the fact that this year's World Cup is taking place in the middle of the season in major European leagues, has left every encounter for coaches and players who lack sufficient warm-up. In the case of a loss that is likely to be eliminated, teams naturally regard not conceding goals and not losing as the bottom line.
Morocco goalkeeper Bunu (bottom) made a save against Croatia on 23 November. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Huansong
In addition, it can also be seen that some international football gaps are narrowing to a certain extent. Not to mention that Argentina and Germany have been overturned by Asian teams, let's say that South Korea has adopted a fierce offensive posture against Uruguay, so much so that even South Korean reporters asked coach Bento after the game whether this arrangement was too radical.
Whether the tactical arrangement is similar or similar, "0:0" is not always linked to boredom, and a "white roll" can also be extremely high-quality, or it can be a superposition of various dramas. For example, according to the late Italian coach and one of the founders of the "chain defense" tactic, "the perfect score is 0-0", because both sides of the game predicted all the variables and made no mistakes.
Uruguayan Matthias Besino (left) fights South Korea's Jung Yourong on November 24. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Meng Yongmin
Of course, fans are not masters of tactics, they need a window into their catharsis. This is naturally a goal for football, more goals.
I hope that from the next round, the Education City Stadium will teach the attack well!