The match between the Chinese team and Iraq is the focus of the top 20 Asian competitions in the South African World Cup qualifiers. In addition to this is the only strong dialogue, another highlight is Chen Yu's official debut in the national team. Everyone wants to see how strong the Chinese team will have after Chen Yu.

Friendly matches can only serve as reference value. If you want to see the team's real strength, you still have to see the official game. Especially for teams like the Chinese team that have always had poor psychological qualities, it is hard to say what kind of performance they can perform in the World Cup qualifiers.

Although there are great masters like Chen Yu, because Chen Yu has been in the team training for too short, the outside world actually does not dare to be too optimistic about the Chinese team beating Iraq in a neutral position. Many media think that it may be a draw, and many media are optimistic about Iraq's small victory. After all, Iraq has just won the Asian Cup championship, and its status, fighting spirit and self-confidence are all one of the best teams in Asia. There are also some who are optimistic about the Chinese team's victory, which is only a few. Even if the Chinese media have performed too poorly in the past, many people are cautious and are more optimistic about the Chinese team's draw with Iraq.

Although even Chinese fans are not confident that the Chinese team will win, there are still many Chinese fans coming to watch the game at the Rashid Stadium in Dubai, UAE. The Rashid Stadium, which can only accommodate 18,000 people, has almost half of the Chinese fans. If neutral fans are subtracted, the number of Iraqi fans is actually less than that of Chinese fans, which greatly weakens Iraq's home court advantage.

The Chinese team has a slightly superior number, but this is West Asia's territory after all. Before the opening, Iraqi fans were full of momentum. Whether it was applause, shouting, banners and flag arrangements on the court, Iraq had the upper hand.

In the past, relatives and friends like Zhang Shubin, Zhao Muyu, Chen Haitao, grandpa, grandma, etc. would come to watch the game on site, but today is the traditional Chinese festival New Year's Eve. Chen Yu's relatives and friends basically sat in front of the TV to cheer for Chen Yu and the Chinese team.

In the locker room

The 11 starters of the Chinese team are listening to head coach Forador's tactics.

Because of the strong strength of the opponent, everyone, including Chen Yu, had serious expressions.

After talking about the battle requirements that he has been talking about in the past two days, with Guo Zuojin's reminder, Forador focused on the psychological problems of the players in the game.

"This game is a key battle. Everyone knows this. The more we play, the more we should be calm, calm down, and calm down the lead. Never be tempted. If there are penalties that are not conducive to us or even wrong judgments in the game, we should not be too impulsive except protesting. This is Iraq's home court. The West Asians must have some off-set tricks. If we are impulsive, it just happens to fall into their trap. Finally, I want to say that no matter what happens, everyone must remember that we also have Chen Yu, who is the strongest player in Asian history. He is the world footballer. I believe that as long as everyone has confidence, he can control the game."

Forado continued to brag about Chen Yu that this is the need of the team, the Football Association, and also his needs. If he does not rely on Chen Yu, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the Chinese team.

The match between the Chinese team and Iraq was a strong dialogue, and Chen Yu, the superstar of the emperor, came more than the Asian Cup finals, and there were even many journalists from Europe.

In the commentary seat, Chinese commentator Duan Xuan had the biggest voice and the most exaggerated expression. Before the competition began, his passion began.

"Let's first look at the Iraqi lineup: goalkeeper 12-Sabury; 14-Abdouemir, 2-Zalem, 4-Shakel, 3-Abbas; 18-Krim, 5-Akram, 9-Kuse, 11-Haval; 10-Yunis, 13-Kalal..."

Duan Xuan brought Iraqi players by, and even the core No. 10 of Iraq, Unis, did not say anything more. Next, he began to introduce the starting lineup of the Chinese team.

"Goaler No. 1 Zeng Lei; Fourth Guard No. 3 Sun Yang, No. 17 Sun Hai, No. 4 Feng Cheng, No. 5 Zheng Hua; Fourth Midfield No. 16 Gao Fei, No. 15 Shao Gang, No. 6 Wang Zhan, No. 7 Huang Bo, Double Forward No. 9 Qu Bo, No. 10 Chen Yu."

"This is a steady 442 formation. Chen Yu's number is no longer the No. 9 of the club. No. 9 gave Qu Bo. Chen Yu's current jersey number is No. 10. In China, No. 10 has a special significance. It is the core of the team and the symbol of the spiritual leader. However, at the critical moment of Chinese football, the core has not played a core role. I hope Chen Yu can make the No. 10 of the Chinese team add a wonderful touch in football history..."

"The key to the Chinese team's winning and losing today is Chen Yu, but football is a team sport. If other Chinese players cannot give Chen Yu more support, Chen Yu may play very hard. The Iraqi people's defense against Chen Yu will definitely be very strict and fierce. In terms of offense, the Chinese team's full-back Sun Hai and Sun Yang have good assist capabilities, the forward Huang Bo is also very spiritual, and the forward Qu Bo is very fast. If Chen Yu can attract enough defensive power, they may be able to make a difference."

"If the Chinese team wants to win, in addition to giving Chen Yu more support, they also have to defend against No. 10 Unis in Iraq. He is the core player of Iraq. If he can't watch Unis, even if Chen Yu can score in the front, it may not be enough to miss the back. The Chinese team's defenders Feng Cheng and Zheng Hua are good at it, but Zheng Hua plays more midfielders, so they may not have to cooperate with each other. This may require the midfielder to run more diligently, so that they can make up for possible loopholes in the defense line at any time."

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Duan Xuan did a lot of homework before the game and had a clear understanding of the Chinese team. However, his attention was more focused on Chen Yu and he said little about other players. However, this is normal. After all, more than 8,000 people came to watch the game away, relying on Chen Yu's influence. Many people just want to see Chen Yu. He doesn't talk about Chen Yu much, and fans may not like to listen to it.

The two sides exchanged team flags and emblems to pick the sides, and then with the whistle of referee Said, the Chinese team and Iraqi team's top 20 World Cup qualifiers began.

The first one to kick off the ball was the Chinese team.

Chen Yu completed his first touch and pushed the ball to Qu Bo. Qu Bo passed back to the midfield, and the game officially kicked off.

"...Chen Badminton kicks off! Chinese football has opened a new chapter, and the era of Chinese football belonging to Chen Yu has kicked off..."
Chapter completed!