The media really are afraid of the world being peaceful. After Moggia's tweet incident, media reports on the Chinese National Olympic team's reaction focused on the Olympic team players' response: "Who is Moggia?"

Of course, they knew that the Chinese National Olympic team couldn't possibly not know who Moggia was, since they had just played against him.

The media were well aware that the Chinese National Olympic team was using this method to express their dissatisfaction, but it could also be interpreted as contempt for Moggia.

So they embellished the matter in their reports. The Chinese media naturally took the opportunity to mock Moggia with the words of the National Olympic team players, venting their anger.

And Chinese fans felt very relieved when they saw the National Olympic team players respond in this way.

Switzerland also responded quickly. Moggia deleted his remarks and closed his Twitter account. The spokesman for the Swiss Olympic delegation was also quite embarrassed when facing reporters. He said that the Swiss side would convene a meeting quickly to discuss further penalties.

On Monday, the Swiss delegation issued an official statement announcing the decision to expel Moggia from the team and the Olympic delegation, meaning he could not participate in the subsequent Olympic men's football matches.

"Moggia not only discriminated, insulted, and desecrated the Chinese football team, but also the Chinese people," the Swiss Olympic delegation's statement read.

Moggia also publicly apologized for the matter.

However, his apology did not receive a response from the National Olympic team or the Chinese Olympic delegation.

Everyone acted as if they hadn't heard his apology. The Chinese media didn't report much about his apology, but instead heavily reported his expulsion from the team and his banishment from the Swiss Olympic delegation. There was a distinct sense of "it serves him right."

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After all the second round of group matches was over, Spain suffered another upset, losing 0:1 to Honduras in the second round of group matches!

With two losses in two games, Spain was eliminated one round in advance.

This result was something that many people didn't expect. For a time, the British local media and were discussing the matter, finding it incredible.

Losing to Japan in the previous round was surprising enough, but Japan's level in youth football is generally recognized.

But losing to Honduras in the second round was truly unbelievable.

Originally, before this round of matches, the Spanish domestic media hoped that the National Olympic team could recreate a scene from the 2010 World Cup. At that time, the Spanish national team also lost 0:1 to Switzerland in their first group match. In the second match against Honduras, they defeated their opponent 2:0 and eventually qualified from that group, making their way to the final and lifting the大力神金杯 (Hercules Trophy – World Cup Trophy).

But reality is cruel. The National Olympic team is not the same as the national team. The National Olympic team conceded a goal in the opening seven minutes, and in the next eighty-three minutes of the match, they hit the crossbar three times and failed to score. In the end, they lost the match.

Two losses in two games, with no goals scored, the Spanish National Olympic team created a shameful record for the country's football in major world competitions. In the three major events of the Olympics, World Cup, and European Championship, the last time Spain was eliminated in the group stage was in the 2004 European Championship, but at that time, they were eliminated by the host Portugal in the final round. At the 1998 World Cup, although Spain also failed to qualify from the group stage, they had at least achieved a draw in the first two matches, and only failed to qualify due to the tacit understanding between Paraguay and Nigeria in the final round. At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, although Spain did not qualify, they at least achieved three draws. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Spain lost both group matches, but at least scored one goal.

After the match, Spanish players and media complained about bad luck and problems with the referee. They may have had some reason to say that. But that kind of mentality can't help them win the match.

On the contrary, they suffered because of this mentality after the match as well. In the life-or-death battle with Honduras, seven players in the anxious Spanish team, including forward Mata, were shown yellow cards by the referee. According to FIFA regulations, a team will be fined if more than five players receive yellow cards in a match, and if anyone is found to have verbally abused or harassed the match officials after investigation, they will face more severe penalties.

During halftime, the Spanish team also had an irrational shoving match and mutual insults with the Honduran players in the player tunnel. After referee Juan Soto refused to award a penalty, they also had a heated argument with the referee.

All of this showed the imbalance in their mentality.

Chinese National Olympic team coach, Blazevic, put down the newspaper. Even the British media were reporting the news of the Spanish National Olympic team being eliminated early, which shows how sensational the matter was.

Blazevic remembered his meeting with Zhou Yi before coming to London. Zhou Yi analyzed in detail why he believed the Chinese team had a chance to win the championship. He talked about the weaknesses and shortcomings of those championship-contending teams. Now they have all come true. Spain, with stars like Mata, Alba, Martinez, and De Gea, looked very strong on paper, but was eliminated early due to insufficient attention and their old habit of starting slow.

Blazevic was somewhat surprised by Zhou Yi's clear and accurate analysis of the situation.

An idea suddenly popped into his head. He felt that even if Zhou Yi didn't become a player and became a coach instead, with his ability, his achievements would probably not be bad. Of course, he is already a player now, and his achievements are not low. He can only wait until he retires to become a coach…

He would be very happy to see Zhou Yi become an excellent coach, of course, if he could still live to that time…

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The sensation caused by Spain's elimination quickly passed. For football matches, this is not an incredible thing, especially in cup systems, it is very easy for upsets to occur.

As for the impact, it is probably that some teams will feel that their chances of winning the championship have greatly increased.

For example, the Brazilian National Olympic team.

The Brazilian team, which gathered stars such as Neymar, came this time aiming for the gold medal. Although Brazil is known as the "kingdom of football," they have never won an Olympic football gold medal. Historically, they have had very good opportunities, but always failed at the last moment.

At this Olympic Games, everyone regarded them and Spain as the biggest favorites to win the championship. As a result, Spain has now been eliminated, leaving only Brazil. In that case, wouldn't Brazil be guaranteed to win the Olympic gold medal?

For a time, the public opinion was very optimistic about Brazil winning the championship, as if the Brazilian National Olympic team had already won the Olympic gold medal…

Judging from the group matches, the Brazilian National Olympic team has indeed shown their superior level. The first match against Egypt can be said to be a narrow victory, and the second match, a 3:1 victory over Belarus, can be said to be a complete victory.

Their championship temperament can be seen from the group matches.

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"What championship temperament are you talking about!" Sun Pan was very dissatisfied with the media's touting of Brazil. When everyone was chatting together, he complained.

"They are the team with the most goals, aren't they?" Yang Muge said.

"Damn it, whether you win the championship clearly only depends on good defense! Defense determines the championship!" As a goalkeeper, Sun Pan is a natural supporter of the "defense first theory."

"I don't think Brazil has any championship temperament either." Zhou Yi spoke. "Of course, not because of defense or offense."

Sun Pan originally thought that Zhou Yi was coming to support him, but when he heard Zhou Yi's second sentence, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Whether or not they win the championship has nothing to do with whether they tend to attack or defend," Zhou Yi said.

"Then what does it have to do with?" He Ying asked.

"It has to do with whether they meet us," Zhou Yi replied.

"Tch!"

"Pfft!"

Everyone laughed.

"Okay, Brazil is very strong. But if we really meet them, it's not like we have no chance." Zhou Yi said seriously. "In short, you have to be confident. Championship temperament has to do with whether you are confident!"

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The Chinese National Olympic team's last group match was against the weakest team in the group, Gabon. With the Chinese team already having secured a spot in the group stage, this match became unimportant. Even if the Chinese team lost to Gabon, Mexico defeated Switzerland, and China and Mexico had the same six points, the tie-breaker would be head-to-head record, in which the Chinese team had the advantage because they defeated Mexico 1:0.

So in the last match, when Blazevic made a significant adjustment to the team's starting lineup, it was normal for Zhou Yi and He Ying to be sitting on the bench.

However, Chinese fans still felt a little regret, because a large part of the reason they watched the National Olympic team's matches was to see Zhou Yi.

As a result, Zhou Yi sat on the bench for a full ninety minutes without playing.

He really got a thorough rest. If the National Olympic team's roster was twenty-three players instead of sixteen, Blazevic would have taken Zhou Yi off the match roster and let him lie in bed and sleep in his hotel room.

Although Zhou Yi and He Ying did not play, the Chinese team still achieved a decent result—they did not lose the match, but earned a draw.

0:0, no one scored.

Although Zhou Yi and He Ying did not play for the Chinese team, Yang Muge, Guo Nu, and Sun Pan were still on the field, and they guaranteed the Chinese team's toughness in defense.

In the end, the Chinese team scored a point in this match, accumulating seven points in the entire group stage. Mexico defeated Switzerland 1:0 in the concurrently held match, earning six points, finishing second in the group by one point.

According to the rules, after qualifying from the group stage, the Chinese team, as the first in Group B, will meet the second in Group A in the quarter-finals.

And the second in Group A is the South Korean National Olympic team.

That is to say, the Chinese National Olympic team will meet the South Korean National Olympic team in the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games.