Chapter 181 Top Scorer, Advances to the Quarterfinals!
The 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup group stage in South Korea has ended one after another. The top two teams in six groups advanced to the round of 16, and the best third-placed teams in the other four groups advanced to the round of 16 as substitutes.
England U20, where Li Qing is, drew Costa Rica U20. This team performed well in the group stage, so when the draw results came out, the domestic media in England had already determined that England U20 had half a foot in the quarterfinals.
Of course, such reports are obviously disrespectful to the opponent, but the world, including Costa Rican fans and media, do not think that they can beat England U20 by surprise. After all, this is not the Costa Rican national team that created miracles in the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
Who let England U20 have a nearly perverted Li Qing?
31 goals in 15 Premier League games, snatching the Premier League top scorer from the tiger's mouth.
It's really not difficult for him to compete in a World Youth Championship.
For details... you can refer to the last round of the group stage of Group A where England U20 defeated South Korea U20 by a large score.
England U20 Youth Team faced Costa Rica U20 Youth Team in the Jeonju World Cup Arena in the fourth round of the 1/8 finals. Before this game, Venezuela U20 Youth Team VS Sushi Country U20, South Korea U20 Youth Team VS Portugal U20 Youth Team and Uruguay U20 Youth Team VS Saudi Arabia U20 Youth Team.
These three games undoubtedly attracted attention from Asia. Among the four teams representing Asia in the World Youth Championship, only Yuenan failed to make it to the top 16. The remaining three teams naturally became the spiritual sustenance of Asian fans.
Li Qing did not pay attention to the game, but he saw the result. Venezuela U20 Youth Team, which beat Germany U20 Youth Team and Mexico U20 Youth Team in the group stage, was very affordable and defeated Sun Country U20 Youth Team 1:0.
The South Korean U20 Youth Team didn't know whether they had lost confidence in the last round of the group stage against the England U20 Youth Team led by Li Qing. They fell behind 0:3 in less than half an hour. If it weren't for Lee Sang-hyun's comeback at the end of the game, the South Korean U20 Youth Team, as the host, would have suffered two undignified defeats.
Seeing the South Korean U20 eliminated, the Spanish media, Italian media and fans were particularly excited!
Some things can be forgotten, but some things... can't be forgotten!
The Uruguayan U20 Youth Team also won the game at a more affordable price, defeating the Saudi Arabian U20 Youth Team 1:0 with a penalty kick from De La Cruz.
The England U20 Youth Team's match was held at 8 pm local time in South Korea. More than 40,000 fans poured into the Jeonju World Cup Arena, which can accommodate 43,348 fans, even more than the fans of the South Korean U20 Youth Team against the Portuguese U20 Youth Team.
He Wei, the commentator of Tianchao Channel 5, said ecstatically: "Is the packed Jeonju World Cup Arena a sign of the prosperity of the World Youth Championship? No! It is the attraction brought by Li Qing! As the new top scorer of the Premier League, his charm is huge!"
"In addition to the majority of fans from the motherland, local South Korean fans and neutral fans who come to South Korean tourism also occupy a considerable share. It is not difficult to see that Li Qing is highly watched..."
Li Qing has become the biggest star of the England U20 youth team at a young age. He has been the focus of defense for the Costa Rican U20 youth team since the beginning of the game, but most of the players of the Costa Rican U20 youth team play in the domestic league or the American University League, and their abilities are limited.
Li Qing, who has been tempered by the defense of the English super defender, is still at ease in the defense of the Costa Rican U20 youth team. He helped the England U20 youth team open the situation through personal breakthroughs early on.
The first to score was his club teammate Arnold, who cut inside from the right side of the attack to win Arnold a chance to set up. When he attracted enough defensive attention, he used the inside of his left foot to dribble the ball towards the baseline.
Arnold rushed in at high speed, stopped and passed, and a low shot helped the England U20 youth team score the first goal.
The knockout stage is not like the group stage. Losing means elimination. The Costa Rican U20 youth team consciously strengthened the attack, but the consequences were disastrous.
Li Qing's signature dribbling counterattack helped the England U20 youth team expand the score in the 13th minute, and the score on the scoreboard came to 2:0.
He Wei, the commentator of China Channel 5, looked at Li Qing on the broadcast screen and smiled: "It has to be said that Li Qing's overall strength is several levels higher than that of every player present. He should not be able to participate in this level of competition. If the England U20 youth team does not win the championship, I think it will be a waste of Li Qing's ability."
Commentary guest Zhang Lu smiled and said: "You can't say that. The World Youth Championship is also a stage, and the championship is also the highest honor for this age group. There is no precedent in the world for winning the top league championship at the age of 16, so in essence, Li Qing is still a young player."
Speaking of this, he changed the subject: "It is said that the French genius Mbappe does not plan to participate in the World Youth Championship, but I heard that Li Qing will represent the England U20 youth team in the World Youth Championship, and he has also decided to represent the French U20 youth team in the World Youth Championship as an adult international."
The England U20 youth team, which was leading by two goals, consciously slowed down the pace of attack. The World Youth Championship is a tournament system. The biggest feature of the tournament system is that the interval between games will not be too long, and players often have to prepare for the second game before their physical fitness has recovered.
Many players of the England U20 youth team have played three group matches, and their physical reserves are not as good as at the beginning of the game. In order to go further in the next knockout rounds, it is particularly important to reduce physical consumption as much as possible.
Li Qing did not worry about this. He ran very well and did not play big cards. Solanke, who was originally dissatisfied with him for grabbing the No. 10 jersey, gradually realized how naive his idea was.
Before the end of the first half, Li Qing directly assisted Solanke to expand the score to three goals.
Solanke, who scored a goal, took the initiative to hug Li Qing. Head coach Simpson saw this and felt happier than the team scored a goal.
The two strikers have made peace with each other, which has a huge positive effect on the England U20 youth team's impact on the World Youth Championship championship.
There is a huge gap in the overall strength between the two teams. The score of 3:0 basically means that the game has lost suspense.
In the second half, the England U20 youth team consciously adjusted the main players. Li Qing was substituted in the 68th minute, but the score had become 4:0 at this time, and the game had completely lost suspense.
In the end, the England U20 youth team defeated the Costa Rican U20 youth team 4:0 with Li Qing's two shots and two assists, which helped England to report the shameful defeat suffered by the adult national team in Brazil three years ago.
With two goals and two assists in this game, Li Qing, who only participated in two games, rushed to the top of the World Youth Championship scorer list in one fell swoop, and also ranked first in the assist list.
5 goals and 4 assists in two games are even more than the goals contributed by many teams in the group stage!
After the 1/8 finals, the England U20 youth team did not stay in Jeonju for too long. They took the high-speed rail directly to Tian'an to prepare for the 1/4 finals, and their opponent was the winner of the Mexico U20 youth team and the Senegal U20 youth team.