Football: The strongest post-zero generation

Li Qing didn't exclaim, only a little surprised, he muttered in a low voice: "It turned out to be drawn to Group D! "

England, who were supposed to be seeded, were relegated to Pot 2 because the hosts automatically occupied a seeded spot, and being drawn in Group D was thought of by the media before the draw began, but it was another matter to actually draw together.

Since its birth in 1930, the World Cup has given countless wonderful high-level matches to audiences around the world, and also created countless thrilling goal moments, and also created the most famous rivals in the history of the World Cup.

If a veteran World Cup fan were asked which rivals were the most intense on and off the pitch, the veteran World Cup fan would definitely say England and Argentina.

From politics to football, England and Argentina have too many grievances.

England and Argentina first met in the early 19th century, when the invader Great Britain defeated the Spanish royal family who colonized Argentina and became the new owner of Argentine land.

In the mid-19th century, the Industrial Revolution brought modern football to the vibrant South American continent with the wave of the Industrial Revolution.

The first football clubs in Argentina were founded by Britons, such as Newell's old boy, who had a relationship with Messi, and the British people also had the shadow of the British behind the establishment of Argentina's traditional giants River Plate and independence.

However, at that time, Argentines were not allowed to participate in football matches and game management, and this change of colonization angered the Argentines, so a large number of Argentines themselves formed clubs sprung up, and the clubs founded by defeating the Britons became the only value and meaning of the existence of these clubs.

In other words, as the orthodox prince of Great Britain, the football hatred between England and Argentina officially began at that time.

Since the inception of the World Cup in 1930, England and Argentina have met five times in the World Cup, namely in the group stage of the 1962 World Cup in Chile, the quarter-finals of the 1966 World Cup in Great Britain, the quarter-finals of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, the 1/8 finals of the 1998 World Cup in France and the group stage of the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, in which England won three and lost two.

The most classic of the five matches was the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, but before that, it has to be said that it came from the Falklands War that broke out in early 1982, which made the British and Argentine people incompatible since then, although the two countries signed a peace agreement after the war, but the anger in the Argentine people has not been calmed.

Sporting events are called wars in peacetime, and football, as the world's number one sport, has deservedly become the first choice for Argentines to take revenge on the crown prince England, when Maradona was born, and under the wheel of fate, England and Argentina met in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico 1/4 finals.

Maradona first scored the ball with the classic 'Hand of God', and then scored the best goal in World Cup history, 'Scoring after six men in a row', humiliating England and eventually winning the World Cup.

The grudge of the 1998 World Cup in France was mainly the grudge between the current coach Diego Simeone and David Beckham, which led to England being eliminated from the tournament with one less player, and in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Beckham sent Argentina out early in the group stage with a penalty shootout.

After 16 years, they were drawn to the same group again, and the battle in Group D instantly became the focus of attention all over the world, and the bigwigs who represented the two teams in the draw ceremony were all gloomy, obviously not expecting each other to draw a group.

If they are not from the same continent, there is a good chance that they will draw a European team in the future......

There are no weak European teams participating in the World Cup......

In other words, Group D is likely to be the Group of Death!

In front of the TV, except for Li Qing, who behaved normally, the other Englishmen and Argentines all felt nervous and depressed.

Argentina's number one star Messi, who watched the live broadcast, frowned, obviously feeling that next year's World Cup would not be easy to play......

The third-tier team drawn to Group D is Iceland, who eliminated England in the 2016 European Championship in France, and Arnold, who watched the live broadcast, complained: "The draw for this World Cup is for us, right?

"That's it!"

Solanke nodded depressedly and said, "Can't you draw a weaker team?"

Arnold didn't know where the inspiration came from, and he asked Li Qing nervously: "Li, do you think our group will become a death group?"

Although Iceland eliminated England in last year's European Championship to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Championship, Iceland at that time was obviously despised by England and did not treat it seriously, so it had a shocking upset, and now it is almost impossible to lose again in the same group.

Li Qing said with a smile: "Do you think there is a fourth-grade super strong team?"

Arnold smiled awkwardly, only Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Sun Country, Morocco, Panama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia were left in the fourth bracket.

With the exception of the African Eagles Nigeria, who are slightly stronger, the other six teams are limited in what they can put pressure on England.

The eight teams in the third bracket have the main flowers, and H is the first to become the group of death.

Poland, Senegal and Colombia, drawn together, are not much different in overall strength, and the three teams compete for two qualifications, and one strong team is bound to be eliminated.

More than ten minutes passed quickly, and the eight teams in Pot 4 appeared in the group roster, and the team in Pot 4 who was drawn in Group D was Nigeria, which was also the strongest team in Pot 4.

The broadcaster gave a detailed eight groups, and Li Qing found that his influence was still relatively limited, England, who was originally in a group with Belgium, came to Group D, and Croatia, which was supposed to belong to Group D, went to Group G.

More than two hours of World Cup group draw ended, INS, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites were instantly occupied by the just-concluded World Cup group stage draw results, the Celestial Empire's domestic football APP understand the ball emperor is even more popular swipe, of which the most concerned is England and Argentina drawn to the same group again after 16 years.

Although England and Argentina are better than Iceland and Nigeria in Group D, they still have to be careful to get out of Group D.

In addition, the clash between England and Argentina is the first round of Group D, which means that both teams must give their best.

Of the eight groups, except for Group H, which is a bit of a Group of Death, the same is true for Group E, with Switzerland, Serbia and Costa Rica all in contention for a place in the group, with Brazil outperforming the other three teams as a whole. _

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