"@Zeller, is Owen okay? I think he fell from the sky very hard!"

"Yes, Wolf King, please reply if you see it."

"It's okay, it's okay, don't worry about it, it's just a serious fall, no injuries."

"Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise this World Cup champion would be really in danger."

"Yes, there was Spain in the front, and the Chinese team in the back. Kobe, Durant, and LeBron are not here either. We can't hurt people anymore."

Everyone in the Lifelong Love Football group was talking about it.

Not long ago, the U.S. men's basketball team defeated Ukraine in the final game of the World Cup group stage, winning five consecutive games.

But at the last moment of the game, Irving lost his balance and fell from the air while breaking through, and then exited the game early.

This scared many American players and fans into a cold sweat.

There are not many big names in the game, so if Irving is injured, it would be better not to lose again like the Argentine team led by "The Demon Sword" in 2002 when they were overthrown.

Facing the upcoming knockout rounds, the U.S. men's basketball team, which lacks star flavor, can no longer afford to lose any immediate strength.

At this time, many American fans were still glad that the Chinese team and the Spanish team were in the same region. They had to decide the winner to enter the finals.

Otherwise it would not be easy to pass the Spanish and Chinese teams!

Looking at the newly released top 16 list, Chinese men's basketball fans began to walk sideways.

"Hey~ The Korean team is in Group D, and they lost all five games. They didn't even enter the knockout rounds. I still want to abuse them~"

“It’s really unfortunate that Iran didn’t win a game in Group A!

Asia’s number one center? Asia’s hegemon? Hahaha!”

"It's a pity that the Japanese team can't even enter the World Cup. Otherwise, I would still like to see the men's basketball team beat the Japanese team~"

Think about it, a year ago the Chinese team couldn't even qualify for the World Cup. If Ye Ze hadn't come back to help, now they would just be addicted to it, instead of being as happy as they are now!

Sure enough, it’s still very comfortable to win!

…

Just when Chinese fans are imagining the Chinese team's excellent results in this competition, good news continues to come!

"China plans to bid to host the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, and Wuhan is expected to become the host city!"

Now not only do you eat meat, you also have meat cooked in the pot!

And this news is not groundless, it has been confirmed by the World Basketball Association!

Although there is still a long way to go before the bid is successful, Chinese fans are already very excited.

This is a direct triple jump for the Chinese men's basketball team!

The male football fans next door continued to be so upset. They wanted to watch the Football World Cup at their doorstep. They had wanted to watch it for so many years, but they didn't expect that the World Cup was here, but it was the Basketball World Cup.

Some fans also asked about their doubts,

“Will the Men’s Basketball World Cup be held every five years?

This year’s 14th class, shouldn’t the next one be 18th?”

Then some fans quickly answered his questions.

According to the latest Men's Basketball World Cup format of FIBA ​​(International Basketball Federation), in the second Men's Basketball World Cup, the number of participating teams will be expanded to 32.

However, the World Cup will have to wait until five years later. The second World Cup will be moved from 2018 to 2019, and will be held every four years thereafter.

The move was made to get out of the way of the Football World Cup.

After all, football is the biggest ball in the world!

Zhou Si didn't care about all the details here, he just did it and it was done!

And according to his memory, Yao Yao will be the chairman of the Basketball Association, and he will not be afraid of others stumbling upon him.

…

Before the knockout rounds started, an ESPN list attracted the attention of fans.

"Men's Basketball World Cup Strength Ranking:

1, Chinese team!

If China faces the United States in the final, we will still choose the United States to win the championship, but judging from the five games in the group stage, the Chinese team performed even better.

Scoring, assists, outside defense, the Chinese team has undergone earth-shaking changes in all aspects, and is much better than imagined.

In the group stage, the Chinese team won all five games and defeated powerful opponents.

The Chinese team led by Zhou Si should be ranked first in the strength list.

2, Team USA

The reason why the U.S. men's basketball team ranks second is mainly because everyone's cooperation time is too short.

If you include the warm-up games, the players in this American team played a total of 8 games together.

In the five games in the group stage, the United States outscored its opponents by an average of 33.2 points per game. However, the United States men's basketball team did not emerge with a clear leader, which needs to be resolved before they enter the finals.

3, Spanish team

A week ago, it was hard to imagine that Spain would only be ranked in this position, but the Spanish team, which lost to the Chinese team, must adjust its mentality.

If they want to reach the finals and defeat the American team, they need to defeat the unstoppable Chinese team first.

It's time for the Spanish Matadors led by Gasol to defend their home court.

4,Greece team

The Greek men's basketball team won all 5 games in the group stage and qualified first in the group.

Led by Greek Rockets star Kostas Papanikolaou and Bucks star Antetokounmpo, Greece has great hopes of defeating Australia and meeting Spain in the quarterfinals.

5, French men’s basketball team

The French men's basketball team was in a group with China and Spain. In the group stage, under the leadership of Parker, Diaw and Batum, France had 3 wins and 2 losses, ranking third.

Noah's absence has deprived France of its strong strength that won the European Championship in 2013.

The teams ranked 6th-10th are Lithuania, Turkey, Argentina, Serbia and Slovenia respectively.

Ranked 11-24 are Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Croatia, Dominica, Senegal, Mexico, Ukraine, Angola, Finland, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Iran and South Korea."

"Did I read it wrong? ESPN actually ranked the U.S. men's basketball team in second place. This is causing trouble!"

"Yes, although the young players of our national team are very competitive, judging from ESPN's consistent style and attitude towards Zhou Si, this must be poisonous milk!"

"The correct answer upstairs is that this is a complete compliment!

Now it’s good, our men’s basketball team will face tough battles one after another in the knockout rounds.”

Nowadays, fans are not as easy to fool as before. As soon as ESPN's report came out, their sinister intentions were seen through by the fans.

But ESPN doesn't matter, at least it has attracted other teams' attention to the Chinese team, and their goals have been achieved.

On September 6th, the knockout rounds officially begin!

The Chinese team's opponent is Senegal, which is fourth in Group B. The winner between the two teams will compete with the winners of France and Croatia to qualify for the semi-finals.

The other two matchups in their division are Spain vs Argentina and Australia vs Greece.

The other divisional matchups are the United States vs. Mexico, the Dominican Republic vs. Slovenia, New Zealand vs. Lithuania, and Turkey vs. Serbia.

Senegal finished third in the 2013 African Championships and is quite strong, but compared to the now-powerful Chinese team, no one is optimistic that they can advance!

Regardless of ranking or strength, they have no advantage at all!

Amid the disapproval of fans and media, the match between the two teams officially started!

A knockout match that determines life and death begins!
Chapter completed!