Analysis:
Although the much-anticipated World Cup group draw was settled last Friday, the topic surrounding the draw has not stopped. In particular, matthaeus, a German, took part in the draw for the fourth team, which Italian media said was handled skillfully. Of course, matthaeus immediately refuted this statement yesterday.
Matthaeus, as the captain of the 1990 World Cup champion West Germany, was arranged to draw lots to decide the fourth team. For this lucky draw, Sky Italia said that matthaeus picked up a ball before putting the ball with "Team USA" in the Italian team, and then put it back to get another one.
Sky TV said that the ball drawn on the spot was warm, hot and cold, which made matthaeus know which side he was on. It is for this reason that matthaeus successfully divided the American team into Italian Group E. ..
Matthaeus, who heard this statement, was obviously puzzled. He said, "If Italians really think so, I think they may be crazy. I don't care which ball corresponds to which team. This statement is completely nonsense. "
Although the war of words between the two sides may be fruitless, there is no doubt that the United States is the strongest team in the fourth gear and it will be very difficult for Italy.