Indeed, there is nothing wrong with what Li Mingyu said. As long as Spain National Team wins all the next games, then they will become the first place Group B and qualify directly.
However, they are now at Greece and are about to compete with Greece National Team at Europe's famous hell home stadium Karaiskakis Stadium.
Karaiskakis Stadium is not only the home court of the Greece national team, but also the home court of Greece's most famous team, the Olympiacos team.
Europe Karaiskakis Stadium, one of the top ten hell stadiums, is by no means unworthy of its reputation.
The teams playing here, whether they are Europe Top Five Leagues's super strong teams or Europe's powerful national teams, there are not many people who can escape unscathed in this stadium.
In the four games in the first round, Greece National Team defeated Sweden National Team led by Ibrahimovic 1:0 at their home court, allowing Sweden National Team to experience the only defeat in the first round and leaving a glimmer of hope for Spain National Team.
This was Li Mingyu's first time coming to Greece for a game. In the visiting team's locker room, he could hear the crazy noise of Greece fans outside. It was indeed a hellish home stadium.
In this game, Li Mingyu got the chance to start, and all five members of Barcelona started.
Enrique said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the current situation is not optimistic for us. Winning the first place in the group and qualifying directly is our best result. I don't want to have to play two single-round knockout rounds to get a chance to qualify, because that is too unsafe."
Enrique looked around for a week and saw that all the players were in high morale and felt very satisfied.
"Everyone, go and win this game!"
Spain National Team's captain Ramos roared and stretched out his right hand. Everyone gathered around and pressed their right hands on it one by one, roaring loudly.
"Spain, we must win!"
"Good evening to all Tencent Sports viewers, what we bring to you today is a game in World Cup Qualifiers Europe zone Group B. The two sides are Spain National Team and Greece National Team."
"The two teams tied in the first round and both currently have 7 points. However, Greece National Team's goal difference is one more than Spain National Team. Therefore, Greece National Team is now ranked second and Spain National Team is ranked third."
"This game is very important for both teams. This year's World Cup Qualifiers in the Europe district is very cruel. No one wants to be second in the group and go to the knockout rounds. Therefore, in this game, the two teams will definitely play very well."
"Let's first take a look at the lineups of both teams. The lineup of the home team Greece National Team today has not changed much from the previous games. It is still a 4-5-1 defensive counterattack lineup."
"The lineup of Spain National Team still looks very luxurious. The lineup built with the main force of Barcelona looks very safe. The leader is still Juventus played excellent Morata, flanked by Barcelona's super star Li Mingyu and Manchester City's midfielder Ferland-Torres, due to Fati's injury, Enrique was in a bit of a dilemma at the left wing position, so he had to move Li Mingyu to However, Li Mingyu is now playing very well in the attacking midfielder position of Barcelona. I wonder if he will be uncomfortable returning to the left winger position!"
"In the midfield, Busquets of Barcelona is still in the defensive midfield position. In front of him are Atletico Madrid's super star Max-Llorente and Barcelona's midfielder Pedri."
"The four defenders are Barcelona's Rick. Garcia and Real Madrid's Ramos partnering in the middle and back Defender, flanked by Alba who is Barcelona and Pedro-Polo who is loaned to Sporting CP by Manchester City."
"The goalkeeper position is still Manchester United's goalkeeper David-De Gea."
"The starting lineup of this new Spain National Team is very young, only 25.7 years old, and there are many young players on the bench. Enrique has done a very good job in updating this group of players!"
"Okay, now the players have arrived on the court and the game is about to start!"
Li Mingyu stood in the middle of the stadium, feeling the crazy atmosphere in the stadium.
In the surrounding stands, Greece fans had national flags painted on their faces, waving inflatable sticks in their hands, and cheered loudly for their team.
With the referee's whistle, Li Mingyu's first national team game began.
[Congratulations to the host for signing in Karaiskakis Stadium and obtaining the talent of Greece celebrity Angelos Charisteas: Super Aerial King.]
[Angelos Charisteas's talent: Super Aerial King: Angelos, who is 1.91 meters tall, has excellent header attack ability in front of the goal. He has a keen grasp of the landing of the ball in the air, and his excellent jumping allows him to more easily overwhelm the opponent's defender in front of the goal to complete the attack.]
Angelos Charesteas should be one of the greatest players in Greece football history and is known as Greece's "national hero".
In the 2004 UEFA European Championship, Greece National Team completed the greatest career in their football history and won the UEFA European Championship championship.
Angelos Charisteas scored three goals in this UEFA European Championship, especially the last goal, the only goal in the final, helping Greece National Team win the UEFA European Championship championship for the first time.
The most important thing is that these three goals were all headers. Angelos Charisteas' header skills made all fans remember this Greece man.
Greece National Team kicked off first, and the central defender made a long pass, preparing to find the Greece National Team player in the frontcourt.
As soon as the ball came out, Li Mingyu had a feeling that he could already judge where the ball would land.
What a terrifying ability.
Li Mingyu's eyes lit up, he didn't expect that Angelos Charisteas' header ability could have such an additional function.
If this ability could be given to a center, it would be a huge weapon!
Although Li Mingyu is about 1.85 in height, he has a thin figure and does not like to compete with those muscular guys in the penalty area. Therefore, after acquiring the ability of "Zamorano's Sharp Header", he rarely goes to the penalty area to compete for the top position.
However, now that he has acquired this ability, Li Mingyu has great confidence in his ability to fight for the top in the penalty area.
In fact, heading the ball is not too difficult. The most difficult part is to judge the landing point of the football. If you can know the landing point of the football in advance, then combined with your super heading ability, wouldn't the goal be a header?
In the first five minutes, the two teams fought very actively. Greece National Team's offensive method mostly relied on long passes, trying to get opportunities with the strong bodies of Greece players.
Spain National Team, on the other hand, still mainly attacks on the ground, frequently making short passes and penetrating, and using through balls to hit behind Greece players. After all, Greece National Team's defense is very tall, and the most feared thing is to hit behind Greece players with through balls.
However, Greece National Team's lineup is very concentrated, and they don't pay much attention to the defense on both sides, concentrating all their forces in the middle.
Li Mingyu didn't dare to lob the ball rashly from the wing. Looking at the opponent's tall center back, Morata didn't have much of a height advantage.
In the fifteenth minute of the first half, Li Mingyu's long shot from the outside hit the center defender's foot and bounced off the baseline.
Spain National Team got the first corner kick opportunity of the game.
Pedri stood near the corner flag, and Spain National Team's players also came to Greece National Team's penalty area, constantly changing positions.
However, Greece National Team's players didn't pay too much attention. After all, in terms of height, Spain National Team's corner kick would hardly pose any threat to Greece National Team.
Usually, if it is not a critical moment, Li Mingyu rarely rushes into the penalty area. He basically stands near the arc of the penalty area. The first is to protect the second landing point, and the second is to see if there are any opportunities for long-range shots from the outside.
However, this time, Li Mingyu also rushed into the penalty area of Greece National Team.
However, the 1.85-meter Li Mingyu is simply inconspicuous in a restricted area filled with people.
Pedri is also a little nervous, because in the pre-match arrangement, if there is a chance for a corner kick, Li Mingyu needs to come over and take a tactical corner kick.
However, I don't know if Li Mingyu forgot the arrangements before the game. Anyway, Pedri didn't see anyone coming to help him.
The referee's whistle has already sounded, and Pedri could not waste any more time. He could only use his right foot to hit a good quality corner kick.
Pedri's corner kick was fast and flat, and quickly flew into Greece National Team's penalty area.
For a moment, people in Greece National Team's penalty area were on their backs, but the referee didn't say anything.
The football flew to the position between the penalty spot and the small penalty area. This position made Greece National Team's goalkeeper very uncomfortable. He did not dare to attack rashly and could only stand in front of the goal and stare at the football.
However, what makes the goalkeeper very relieved is that in that position, his own center back is already firmly standing there, blocking Spain National Team's forward Morata behind him.
Morata also had a depressed look on his face. The opponent's central defender's positioning ability was really good. He quickly stood in front of the ball's landing point and suppressed his own position.
Central defender Papadopoulos is the main defender who plays for Hamburger SV. He is known for his excellent blocking ability and header ability. As soon as the corner kick was taken, he roughly grasped the landing point of the football and suppressed Morata behind him, preventing him from getting up and heading the ball.
Looking at the football that was already close at hand, Papadopoulos also took off slightly, preparing to shake his head and push the football out.
But just when he was about to shake his head, he was horrified to find that a head suddenly appeared in front of him. Less than twenty centimeters away from his head, a beautiful lion shook its head and pushed the football hard towards his own goal.
Papadopoulos looked in the direction of the goal in horror. His own goalkeeper was like a statue of Greece, standing there blankly, turning his head stiffly and looking at the football that was already bouncing in the goal line.
After the player who finished the shot saw the football go in, he raised his hands in the air and rushed towards the corner flag crazily. He suddenly jumped on Pedri and celebrated excitedly.
No. 24, Li...
Li Mingyu's first official goal for the national team was born.
"Oh, Spain National Team's corner kick opportunity. Greece National Team's players have a great advantage in height. I guess this ball, Spain National Team, should hit the outside. Oh, no, Pedri kicked the ball directly. It's not bad. The quality of this ball is very high."
"It's a pity that Morata was firmly blocked by Papadopoulos. It seems that this time, Spain's attack failed again."
"What, I saw something, the ball went in, what happened, it was Li Mingyu, it was really Li Mingyu, my God, he helped Spain National Team score a goal with a header in front of Papadopoulos."
"Let's take a look at the slow motion. Li Mingyu was originally lingering at the back point, but the moment Pedri passed the ball, Li Mingyu seemed to already know where the football would land, bypassing two defensive players and one Spain National Team's own player, just when Papadopoulos was about to make a clearance, a beautiful lion shook his head and pushed the football into Greece National Team's goal. Greece National Team's goalkeeper Vlachodimos didn't have any reaction. It was so sudden!"
"Looking at the slow motion from this angle, Li Mingyu's goal fully reflects his sense of smell in front of the goal. Looking at his running route, he seems to really know where the football will land. He doesn't have any hesitation or extra movement. It's so beautiful. This goal makes people look at it with a pleasing feeling."
"Let us congratulate Li Mingyu, the first goal of the national team's career, was born!"
Li Mingyu's goal instantly silenced Karaiskakis Stadium.
But seeing Li Mingyu's crazy celebration, the fans of Greece were also angered. They started to mock Li Mingyu with louder voices, and the deafening boos suddenly resounded throughout the stadium.
However, Li Mingyu doesn't care about this at all. This is his first game on behalf of the national team. He scored a goal so quickly, but this goal is still so exciting.
In fact, as soon as Pedri took the ball, Li Mingyu already knew where the ball would land. He quickly bypassed the defensive player and reached the landing point.
However, Papadopoulos is already standing at the landing point, which is the most comfortable landing point. This shows that Papadopoulos's judgment is very good.
However, because Papadopoulos was a little careless and did not step forward to meet the ball, but stood there waiting for the ball, giving Li Mingyu a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to intercept the ball.
After acquiring the header ability of Angelos Charesteas, Li Mingyu found that not only did he have a clear grasp of the landing point of the high-altitude ball, but his jumping ability also improved a lot.
It is because of this enhanced jumping ability that Li Mingyu can push the ball out before Papadopoulos can push it.