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Chapter 359 Club World Cup opponent-Hengtai team?

This is a huge reform of the Club World Cup and a bold attempt by FIFA.

In the previous Club World Cup, although the games of seven teams were very exciting, the schedule was short and the level of excitement of the games was not too high. Some teams didn't care about the championship at all.

So this time, not only has the number of teams increased, but the prize money for the championship has also doubled, and the winning prize money for participating teams is also relatively generous. For those small teams, this is a very considerable sum of money.

Therefore, they will definitely treat this Club World Cup as an important game.

For the European teams, this game is also the time for them to show their strength.

Although they didn't pay attention to the bonuses of the Club World Cup, UEFA also gave a generous bonus this time, hoping that these teams can bring the first Club World Cup back to Europe after the restructuring.

This is also a secret confrontation between UEFA and FIFA.

It is also impossible for the 24 teams to be divided into six groups like the European Cup. They will play the group stage first and then knock out the rounds. For European teams, it takes up too much of their time and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, this time in the Club World Cup, the four Champions League champions in Europe and the three Copa Libertadores champions in South America will directly enter the top sixteen.

The other [-] teams will be divided into four groups, with four teams in the first three groups and five teams in the last group.

The top two of the four teams will directly advance to the top 3, and there will be another place for No.[-] with the best results in the four groups.

This kind of competition system not only reduces the irrelevant group matches for those strong teams, but also allows some small teams to see the hope of advancing to the knockout rounds.

However, for Manchester City, even with such a schedule, it will take four games to win the final championship.

Compared with the previous Club World Cup, the champion of the Champions League only needs to participate in the semi-finals and finals to win the Club World Cup by two more games.

Don't underestimate these two games, which require traveling to two cities.

Especially in a country as vast as China, if one is in Yangcheng in the south and the other is in Shengjing in the north, the straight-line distance will almost span the European continent.

In the first Club World Cup after the restructuring, all participating teams have breathed a sigh of relief and plan to win this championship.

Especially Manchester City.

The current Manchester City team is very eager for any championship.

Last season's Champions League title was their only European title other than the 1970 Cup Winners' Cup.

This is also the first time Manchester City has participated in the Club World Cup.

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In the league, Manchester City is invincible, and no Premier League team can pose any threat to Manchester City.

In the European group stage, Juventus, who lost Cristiano Ronaldo, also seemed so vulnerable in front of Manchester City. The home and away double-killed Juventus, allowing Manchester City to qualify for the group qualifying two rounds in advance.

During this period, Li Mingyu was called back to the national team again. With two straight victories in a row, the Spanish team, which had won six consecutive victories, had an 3-point lead over No.11 Hungary, basically securing a qualifying spot.

Since the European war and the national team's match have basically sealed the victory, Li Mingyu also got more rest to make all the preparations for the upcoming Club World Cup.

On December 12, the Club World Cup kicked off in China.

However, at the beginning it was a matchup in the group stage. Manchester City did not come to China, but continued their own league in England.

This time the Club World Cup will be held in eight cities in China.

Every day, a group of four teams will face off in two cities.

After two weeks, all qualifying teams have been born.

The result is somewhat surprising. The veteran team of La Liga, Villarreal, unexpectedly overturned, with two draws and one loss in the group stage, ranking fourth in the group and being eliminated directly.

The other three teams from the European zone and the three teams from the South American zone advanced.

The other three teams are the Yangcheng Hengtai team that defeated the Villarreal team, the Cairo National team from Egypt and the Miami International team from the American Major League.

With the addition of four teams from the Champions League and three teams from the Copa Libertadores, the top sixteen of the first Super Club World Cup was born.

The draw ceremony for the knockout round was held in the capital of China.

The Manchester City team came to Huaxia, and Li Mingyu and Guardiola, as representatives, came to the scene of the draw ceremony.

The draw ceremony for the top [-], in order to enhance the enjoyment of the game, there is no principle of avoidance in this draw ceremony.

Whoever is drawn, maybe Europe vs. Europe, South America vs. South America, or Europe vs. South America, will start from the first day of the knockout round.

"Li Mingyu, may I ask which team do you hope to draw?"

The Huaxia reporter at the scene asked excitedly.

Li Mingyu looked at the nervous reporter and said with a smile, "Actually, that team is the same for us, because our goal is to be the final champion!"

The Huaxia reporter continued to ask, "Then if the Yangcheng Hengtai team is drawn, how many goals can you score?"

The matchmakers are not like good people!

Without 20 years of cerebral thrombosis, it is impossible to ask such a question!

"Oh, the Yangcheng Hengtai team, I know this team, it seems to have defeated the Villarreal team before, which shows that the strength of the Yangcheng Hengtai team is still very good, and I am also looking forward to playing against the host team!"

Li Mingyu's words were steady, and he didn't give this reporter an opportunity to take advantage of it.

When looking at this reporter with a gossip face and wanting to continue asking questions, Li Mingyu looked at another reporter and said with a smile, "Please ask this reporter!"

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"Manchester City!"

"Yangcheng Hengtai team!"

"My goodness!"

"Is the Hengtai team going against the sky?"

"Is Team Hengtai's miracle coming to an end?"

"Li Mingyu, I love you!"

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Even Li Mingyu didn't expect that in the first round of the knockout round, he would really face the host.

Zheng Zhi, the head coach of the Yangcheng Hengtai team, also had a bitter look on his face.

In the group stage, he has already used his performance against the sky to let the Yangcheng Hengtai team, which is not optimistic, defeat the traditional La Liga team Villarreal and get a qualifying place.

Just when Zheng Zhi was praying for him to meet a weaker opponent in the knockout round, he unexpectedly met Manchester City, one of the strongest teams.

Zheng Zhi looked at Li Mingyu who was walking over, reached out his hand and shook him, and said with a wry smile, "Brother Li, please save face, don't kick him to death!"

(End of this chapter)