Football King Bale

Because the national anthem was not sung in the game against Senegal, the 38-year-old Giggs caused dissatisfaction among many British fans on the Internet for a while, criticizing him for having no team discipline and not wearing the British Olympic team jersey with full respect .

But then, in the key battle against the UAE, "Wanglaoji", who is about to turn 39, shattered people's doubts with a header and became the first contributor to the team's 3:1 victory.

At 38 years and 243 days, Giggs became the oldest scorer in the 88-year history of the Olympic men's football game. At the same time, he also made a formal response to his failure to sing the national anthem.

In an interview with the British "Sun", Giggs said succinctly: "This is my own personal matter, and I don't need to explain it to anyone."

But with England's final match against Uruguay at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Giggs added: "I hope the Welsh fans don't boo it when the national anthem is played. I think they should support us 100 percent."

It is worth mentioning that in the final battle, Liverpool ace Suarez, who has a deep relationship with Manchester United and defender Evra, is bound to fight against Giggs. Whether Giggs will shake hands with him has also become a question. The focus of British media attention. And Giggs said that there is no problem between him and Suarez, and he will not refuse to shake hands with Evra because of the matter.

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The first two rounds of the men's football group stage in the London Olympics ended. Brazil and Japan won the two games and won the quarter-finals. The European champion Spain was out of the game with two consecutive defeats. The team will fight hard for the other 6 promotion places.

In Group A, the United Arab Emirates was eliminated, and the three powerhouses competed for two promotion seats. In the first game, they drew with Senegal, the host team of the United Kingdom. In the second round, they were chased by the United Arab Emirates out of breath. It was not until 73 minutes that Ramsey used the opponent's goalkeeper to make a save and scored the second goal. Only then did he avoid being beaten after leading the score for two consecutive rounds. The opponent tied.

In another group match, America's Cup champion Uruguay was defeated by Senegal with two goals, and the champions of the African qualifiers showed their strength.

Like the World Cup, the Olympic men's football group stage is also ranked according to the rules of the goal difference and the number of goals. Therefore, the British team and Senegal currently have 4 points, and the goal difference is the same. The host currently relies on 4:3. The number of goals scored ahead of the opponent. The third-placed Uruguay has 3 points and also has hope of qualifying.

The situation in the last round is also very clear. Senegal is in the best situation, and it is possible to qualify for a win or a loss. Moreover, the opponent is only the United Arab Emirates, which did not score a point in the first two rounds. Great Britain will face Uruguay, but Pierce's side must secure a place in the quarter-finals without losing, while Uruguay must win to secure progress.

If it is a draw, it is too unrealistic to expect the UAE to beat Senegal by more than three goals.

Among the four teams in Group B, South Korea and Mexico have the upper hand, and the qualifying situation is still complicated. Gabon, which was tied in the first round, faced Mexico in this round. The appearance of former Barcelona star Dos Santos became a turning point in the game. The latter scored two goals in a row to seal the victory. South Korea also defeated Switzerland 2:1. Currently, Mexico and South Korea lead the group with 4 points, and Switzerland and Gabon rank third and fourth with 1 point.

In the final round of the group stage, South Korea and Mexico will be able to qualify as long as they tie their opponents. Of course, Switzerland and Gabon will also have a chance to win the group if they win. If Switzerland wins by two goals against Mexico, they will definitely be able to enter the quarter-finals. If Gabon wins by two goals against South Korea, they will be able to overwhelm the Tai Chi Tigers. It's all in your hands.

In Group C, Brazil dominates. Brazil, which won the thrilling first game, was attacked by Belarus in the second round of the group stage and was scored. However, with the strength beyond the opponent and the role of key stars such as Neymar Oscar Pato, they still came from behind and won 3:1. Egypt scored 1 point each after the draw with New Zealand.

Brazil, which has won both games, has already secured a ticket to the quarter-finals. As long as it does not lose to New Zealand in the final round, it will be able to secure the first place in the group. Although Belarus with 3 points has 2 more points, its goal difference is actually the same as that of Egypt and New Zealand. Both have a chance to get second in the group. Belarus will advance if they win, but they will definitely be eliminated if they lose.

In Group D, Japan qualified ahead of schedule, and Spain was out of the game with two consecutive defeats. The Japanese team defeated Morocco with one goal by virtue of the lore before the end of the game, becoming the only team outside Brazil that has won two consecutive group matches, and it is also the second team after the Selecao.

Spain, which lost in the first game, was scored shortly after the opening by Honduras, and then Rodrigo, Adrian and Muniain hit the post three times, and it was still difficult to avoid the fate of an upset defeat. Spain, which had 0 points in two rounds, had to accept the fate of being out early. Like the UAE, it became the unlucky ghost who went home early among the 16 teams.

Honduras has 4 points, 1 point ahead of Morocco, and has a goal difference of 2 more. In the final round against Japan, they can advance as long as they draw. In the final battle against Spain, which will fight for dignity, Morocco's points and goal difference have little chance of overwhelming Honduras.

For Spain, losing both games and being eliminated early is not the end of the nightmare. On July 30, local time, the "Repubblica" revealed news that FIFA will soon sue Spain because of the bad behavior of the Spanish team after the game. To punish them, 7 players, including top star Juan Mata, have been warned by FIFA.

After the first half of this game, Spanish players clashed with Honduras players in the player channel, and then in the second half, Rodrigue was hit by his opponent in the penalty area. The Spanish players believed that a penalty kick should be awarded, but the host from Venezuela The referee Juan Soto ignored it, and the Spanish team immediately stepped forward to question him.

According to UEFA regulations, if more than five players in a team are warned, the national football association will be punished. If the player has threatened the referee or worse behavior, the penalty will be more serious.

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When the Olympic group stage was in full swing, the most eye-catching player was not any football player on the Olympic field, but a player who did not participate.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter called on July 29 that football players all over the world should follow the example of Argentine star Messi and "put pressure" on the clubs they play for in order to get a chance to participate in the Olympics.

Blatter said in an interview with the media that whether to participate in the Olympics should be decided by the players themselves, not the club. He said: "The current problem is that some football associations have not communicated effectively with the club. I think the players themselves are willing to participate in the Olympics. They should follow the example of Messi in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and show themselves to the Barcelona club. stance, Barcelona finally allowed Messi to go to the Olympics, and he got the gold medal and became the Olympic champion."

That year, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport had made a ruling in support of Barcelona not to let Messi participate in the Olympic Games on the grounds that the Olympic football match was not listed in the international football match schedule. However, under Messi's insistence, the then Barcelona coach Guardiola still nodded and agreed to let him go. In this way, Messi, who was 21 years old at the time, appeared in the Beijing Olympic Games.

However, FIFA has recently adopted a new regulation, that is, if a player under the age of 23 is called up to participate in the Olympic Games, the club must release him.

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Of course, during this period of time, as far as international football is concerned, what attracts the most attention is neither Olympic football nor Messi, but the 2014 Brazil World Cup qualifier draw.

At noon on July 27th, GMT, FIFA announced the rankings of the national teams in July 2011. In this ranking list, although Spain lost the European Cup champion, it continued to rank first in the world. The Netherlands, Germany Still ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively; Uruguay, which just won the Copa America, soared 13 places to 5th, while England fell out of the top 5 and ranked 6th; while Italy and Croatia dropped 3 and 2 places respectively, ranking 5th 9 vs. 10th. In addition, Portugal and Argentina dropped one place to rank 8th and 11th respectively.

Ranked 7th in the world is Wales, which won the European Cup. They jumped from the 30th place before the start of the European Cup at the beginning of the month to the 7th place in the world by rocket, rising a full 30 places!

Since the classification of the 2014 World Cup European qualifiers is based on the FIFA rankings, the classification and seeding of the 53 teams in the World Cup European qualifiers have been determined.

In the second tier, France is in the second tier, the only team in the second tier among the World Cup champions; the first tier has strong players, and the third tier includes Belgium and the Czech Republic The teams are not weak, which means that the probability of France being divided into the "death group" is very high.

In addition, taking into account political factors, the grouping situation may be artificially intervened. For example, Russia and Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan need to avoid appearing in the same group. This will be discussed and decided at the FIFA General Assembly on July 29. .

According to the regulations of FIFA and UEFA, the 53 teams in the European region of the world preliminaries are divided into 6 pots, and one team is drawn from each pot to form 9 groups. Among them, 8 groups have 6 teams, and 1 group has only 5 teams.

There will be 13 European teams participating in the 2014 World Cup. The first place in the 9 groups will be directly shortlisted, and the second place in the 8 groups with the best results will participate in the play-offs to fight for the final 4 places.

The 2014 European World Cup will be held from September 7, 2012 to October 15, 2013.

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