Geographical language

Then I will give you a height and a football. This is both culture and geography!

The competitive level of football will be affected by altitude. Many fans should have noticed a news from June, 5438 to February, 2007. FIFA passed the "Height Limit Order", which prohibited holding international football matches at an altitude of more than 2,750 meters. Originally, the restrictions of FIFA were quite strict, and it was forbidden to set up a home court 2,500 meters away. However, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and other countries in South America with plateau home are strongly opposed to this. Therefore, the result of compromise is to raise the height limit standard a little. However, the storm may not be over yet. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, is 3600 meters above sea level-almost catching up with Lhasa. They don't want to give up their plateau advantage so easily.

How much role did the plateau play in Bolivian football? Just look at the data of the America's Cup. This team entered the America's Cup finals twice, both thanks to the advantages of the host country. Their players' cardiopulmonary function has already adapted to this environment. But when other teams come to the plateau, even the powerful Brazilian team, it is difficult to play their own level. They can overcome altitude sickness and be grateful for running for 90 minutes. After Bolivia 1994 won the right to qualify for the World Cup and Ecuador won the right to qualify for the World Cup in 2002 and 2006 by virtue of its home advantage on the plateau, Peru, which has been declining for several years, is tempted to move its home to Cuzco at an altitude of 3,400, although most of its population lives in coastal and low-altitude valleys. Unfortunately, as soon as this restriction comes out, the Peruvian plan can only be stillborn.

Recently, our national team has also played the idea of playing at home on the plateau. 20 10 south Africa world cup qualifiers, China's first home match against Australia was decided to be arranged in Kunming at an altitude of 1800 meters. It is said that when the national football coach led Ghana into the World Cup in Germany, he once led a team to Namibia for training in advance in the qualifiers, breaking the plateau home "trap" set by the South African team, and now he wants to beat Australia with the plateau "trap".

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