"The foreplay is sufficient, but it's just a bluff. Whether it works or not depends on the real skill!" the commentator of the Korean TV station said angrily.

At this time, players from both sides have already stood in their respective positions, waiting for the referee to blow the whistle.

The stadium, which had been noisy for dozens of minutes, finally quieted down a little at this moment.

 Fanatical emotions seem to be gradually fading away, and reason is taking over people's brains again.

 No matter how lively the stands are, the outcome of the final game still depends on the performance of the 22 players on the field.

 In terms of strength, the Korean team has the advantage.

"Although coach Yang Zhongxun did not field the strongest lineup in this game, with the personnel structure of the Korean team, we are far better than the Chinese team!" Park Yongzhe, the guest commentator on Korean TV, vowed. "As long as our players are

If you can calm down, you will find that the Chinese team is just a bluffing paper tiger. There is nothing to be afraid of! The Chinese team players on the field can cause us no more trouble than the Chinese fans in the stands!"

When the boos from the Chinese fans drowned out the Korean national anthem, the two commentators in the studio behind were filled with anger.

 When I explain now, I can’t help but let out some of my anger.

Park Yongzhe almost gritted his teeth and said what he just said.

 In his opinion, the playing of the national anthem just now was the final part of the Chinese team's game.

 Next, we will enter the rhythm of the Korean team.

You must know that in history, China may have been South Korea's father, but in football, we, South Korea, are your father!

 Don’t think that just because your Olympic team won a lucky game in the East Asian Cup that year, you really think that the “Korean phobia” has been broken.

Very early!

Park Yong-cheol, who once commented on that East Asian Cup game, is still brooding about that failure.

 Although the Korean national team later defeated the Chinese team in the Asian Cup, he still felt that it must defeat the Chinese team at their home court in order to achieve perfect revenge.

Last time, the Chinese Olympic team also defeated the Korean Olympic team at home in South Korea.

Comparatively, he also enjoyed the scene when the Korean team was at the home court of the Chinese team and silenced the more than 60,000 Chinese fans with their victory.

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The stadium fell silent, and the referee's crisp whistle was clearly heard.

“CCTV, CCTV! Audience friends! Welcome to watch the ninth round of the 2026 US-Canada World Cup Asian Qualifiers where the Chinese team will face the South Korean team at home! The game has begun now!”

Along with the whistle, CCTV commentator He Feng roared in the commentary box.

Because the huge shouts rang out again, he had to try his best to raise his voice a little higher to ensure that his explanation could be clearly transmitted to the ears of the TV viewers.

This kind of on-site commentary sounds completely different from the commentary in the studio behind. The former has a more live feeling. Even if you don't look at the picture, just listening to the commentary's voice seems to make people immersed in the scene.

"Both teams played the youth card in this game - both the Chinese team and the Korean team have played a lot of young players. But the reasons are different. For the Chinese team, since Shi Wuyin took over the team,

The national team underwent a blood change. Although there were widespread concerns at the beginning that this blood change would affect the team's performance... Now it seems that the impact has been, but it is a positive impact. The Chinese team's performance is obviously better than

It was much better before. The South Korean team sent many young players because they qualified two rounds early and had the capital to let more young people come out to exercise... To put it bluntly, it was training." Yan Kang also raised his voice to analyze both sides.

’s starting lineup.

The starting lineup of the Chinese team is not much different from the previous two top-12 games. The main reason is that the central defender position has been changed. Mao Jun, one of the original main central defenders, was injured in the league and will miss three games.

In the last two months of the competition, the Chinese team was unable to play in the last two top-12 matches.

Under such circumstances, Shi Wuyin ignored other central defenders and directly named Wang Guangwei, asking him to replace Mao Junzheng and partner with captain Yao Huasheng in this game.

Secondly, Gao Ruimin, the main defensive midfielder of Capital Tenglong, also started as a starter for the national team.

 The most eye-catching thing about the South Korean team is their forward Park Guixian.

This Korean player who is hated by many Chinese fans does have two skills. From the National Youth Team to the Olympic Team and now the National Team, he has always been the leader among young Korean players.

 Some Korean media call him "Little Park Soon-tae", and it is self-evident that they are optimistic about Park Guixian.

It is said that he has also been spotted by European teams, and it is estimated that he may go to Europe to play early next year. However, he may choose to stay in the Korean domestic league in order to obtain a stable position in the national team. After playing next summer

Going abroad again for the World Cup.

If Park Guixian also goes to Europe to play football, the best young players from China, Japan and South Korea will all be in European football, and their future grievances may continue to be staged in the European arena.

Park Guixian has performed well in the Korean domestic league this season. He has scored 14 league goals so far, creating a new high in his personal career. This is why the Korean team coach Yang Zhongxun is willing to let him start in the Korean team instead of Park Suntae.

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 At the beginning of the game, Park Guixian launched a charge towards the Chinese team's goal amidst huge boos - the South Korean team took advantage of the kick-off opportunity to launch the attack first.

 Park Guixian, as the offensive arrow figure, rushes to the front.

 He quickly received a pass from his teammate outside the penalty area.

 Facing Wang Guangwei's defense, he originally wanted to break through directly.

 Speaking of it, he and Wang Guangwei can be considered "old" rivals. From the East Asian Cup to the club, he has played against Wang Guangwei. Regardless of the records of the two teams, just looking at the duel between the two of them, there is a win or loss for each other.

Park Guixian was so confident that he didn't pay attention to Wang Guangwei, who was playing for the national team for the first time, and wanted to use his speed to directly break through.

 But as soon as he put the football out, he was hit by Wang Guangwei and couldn't speed up at all.

 He tried to use force to knock Wang Guangwei away, but failed.

Wang Guangwei doesn’t look very strong, but his core strength is very good and his foot plate is extremely stable.

Park Guixian not only failed to knock Wang Guangwei away, but also lost possession of the ball because he was entangled by the latter - the ball was intercepted by midfielder Gao Ruimin who came up to help defend.

“Beautiful! Two young players who played in the national team for the first time in this game worked together to complete a wonderful defense!” He Feng and Yan Kang applauded for this defense.

"It was the first time for both of them to play in the top 12, but they performed very calmly. At the beginning of the game, some people may not have entered the game state yet, but Wang Guangwei and Gao Ruimin did not feel any discomfort. Wang Guangwei's opportunity to attack just now

The timing was perfect. It happened to be that when Park Guixian took the football out, it was stuck when he was about to exert his strength, which made him very uncomfortable. Gao Ruimin's protection was also very timely..."

Park Yongzhe, the commentator and guest commentator of Korean TV, seems to be better at seeing positive things from failures: "It takes two people to stop our Park Guixian. The Chinese team's defense line will face it from the beginning of the game.

It’s a lot of pressure!”

“Coach Yang Zhongxun should have made special arrangements for this situation, which is to let the team assist Wang Guangwei and force him to make mistakes..."

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 The fans of the Chinese team in the stands cheered for Wang Guangwei and Gao Ruimin's defense.

Wang Guangwei’s father and mother are also among them.

 “Well done, Guangwei!!”

 “Come on Ah Wei!”

 “Well done, just kick like that!!”

Their excited faces were gritting their teeth and waving their fists at the same time, making it hard to tell that these two middle-aged men and women were Wang Guangwei's parents.

After the collective applause, someone in the stands shouted with a loudspeaker: "The first song: majestic and high-spirited! Get ready to sing!"

 In various places in the stands, I don’t know how many such conductors issued unified instructions.

 Hence, the song that is closely related to South Korea for the Chinese people sounded in the stands on all sides at the same time:

 “Crossing the Yalu River with great vigor and high spirits!!”

“To protect peace and defend the motherland is to protect our hometown!!”

 “Good sons and daughters of China, unite as one!”

“Resist U.S. aggression and aid Korea, defeat the ambitious wolf of South Korea!!”

 Chinese fans changed the country in the last line of the song, making it more appropriate for the occasion.

They just sang the war song over and over again to cheer for the Chinese team on the court.

 In the majestic singing, the Chinese team launched an attack on the South Korean team's goal.

 They crossed the center line and pressed forward.

  The players of the Korean team can only be forced to shrink back and defend against this attack first.

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Zhang Qinghuan turned around in the middle and then pulled to the left to respond.

 The football was quickly passed to his feet.

Zhang Qinghuan, who picked up the ball on the wing, caught the ball and dribbled the ball diagonally toward the center. Then he faced the South Korean team's main defensive midfielder Liu Myung-won who came up to defend him.

Liu Mingyuan is one of the three overseas players who returned to participate in the top 12 this time. At the age of 30, he is now a rotation player for the mid-to-lower Bundesliga team Almen.

When Zhang Qinghuan saw Liu Mingyuan coming to defend him, a somewhat bold idea suddenly came to his mind:

Since I want to go abroad to play football, this is an opportunity for me to meet players who play in the European League. Maybe I can use this opportunity to see how big the gap is between myself and the players who meet the requirements of the European League, so as to give me more opportunities.

Position yourself...

Thinking of this, Zhang Qinghuan made a move to cut inward laterally. After seeing Liu Mingyuan tackle the ball, he swung his foot and buckled the football back. At the same time, he quickly turned around and used his body to protect the football in front of him.

Then he twisted his body to the left, pretending to continue toward the center. But suddenly he used the outside instep of his right foot to move the football to the right.
To be continued...