The opening of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is just around the corner, and it has caused a lot of reactions and discussions all over the world, even in Taiwan, which is jokingly called a soccer desert. The author will divide each group into three parts to introduce the latest news and lineup changes in each country, and organize them into the highlights of the tournament for all readers. Whether you're a seasoned soccer fan or a one-day fan who's caught up with the World Cup, this series of articles should be perfect for leading you into the highest halls of soccer.
There will be some soccer-specific terms and data terms in the article, and there will be a note at the end of the article to explain and organize these terms. Finally, not all countries are introduced in this series, after all, some of them are not very familiar with the author, and I can't present the best content in this article.
World ranking: 8
Best performance: Runner-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
Previous Ranking: Did not enter intra-conference tournament
Predicted Ranking: Top 4 / Top 8
As the undisputed king of all time, the Netherlands' primary goal in every World Cup is undoubtedly to clear their name, which is not a very honorable one. However, just before the last round of the World Cup, the Netherlands accidentally missed the final round of the World Cup, and did not advance to Russia.
Roth (name)
, which is certainly a very big blow to the players and people of the Lowcountry.
After the disappointment, the Orange have been revitalized, and this year's lineup is much better in terms of stardom and even completeness compared to 2018's class lineup, which was green. Recent
League of Europe
The call-up list is mostly made up of players from the travel and local league juggernaut Ajax, with the backline boasting
Van Dijk, De Ligt, De Vrij and supernova Timber
manning the midfield line with
De Jong of Barcelona
De Roon, Atlanta, and
Sitting.
foreground
failing that, give it to
Bergwijn和Depay
responsible for the attack on the city, with a very complete lineup, and also recently in the
League of Europe
The team finished the group stage undefeated at the end of the tournament with an undefeated record in the
table of scores (in exams or sports league)
Leading the pack.
With a complete lineup and excellent form in recent international tournaments, I am optimistic that the Netherlands will be able to make it to the quarterfinals this year.
in the capacity of
the national team
Leader on the court, Van Dijk has been a leader this season on the
England Premier Soccer League
His performances have only been poor, and somewhat inconsistent with the title of the world's strongest central defender that people used to give him. This season has not been as heroic as previous seasons in terms of defensive positioning, marking and awareness (something that cannot be presented in the statistics), perhaps due to the impact of the intensive schedule in the first half of the season or the fact that
Liverpool (England)
A disastrous wave of injuries in the squad has prevented the Dutch captain from adjusting himself properly.
Although the Netherlands mainly play three center lineup, but the Netherlands usually start the double midfield combination of De Jong and Koopmeiners are not known for their defensive aggressiveness, which also means that the back line must assume more defensive responsibilities, once Van Dijk is still in a state of ecstasy and lead to mistakes, even if the Netherlands depth of the back line can be the best of the current year, the combination of the three center is still likely to be a collapse overnight, and ultimately lead to a loss. Losing.
World ranking: 18
Best performance: Elite Eight (2002)
Previous ranking: Group stage
Predictive Rankings:
semifinals
/ 8强
Senegal, who just won the top spot in the African Cup of Nations, is undoubtedly one of the strongest dark horses in this year's World Cup.
The youth players that they have been working on for a long time are finally coming of age, and they have a number of world-class players in their ranks. In front of the net are
As well as being constantly mentioned by various giants in recent years
The running of the two of them in front of the field - whether it is pressing or running without the ball to create space - is a great pressure and burden to the back line of each team;
middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times)
The stars aren't high, but the usual first three men
和
All were in the starting rotation in the clubhouse and basically got some playing time;
backfield
on the other hand
Chelsea
的Koulibaly与门将Edouard Mendy
Leading the way, holding the last line of defense in front of the goal.
Although there is still a gap between their squad and the other favorites, the newly crowned African champions are ready to take on the World Cup with a well-balanced squad and a number of players at the peak of their careers!
