Vol 4 Chapter 5: Opener and ‘Training’

At 9 a.m. local time on June 11th, European time, as Japan, Portugal and Ghana arrived in Brazil's host city in succession, all 32 teams in the 204 Brazil World Cup were in place.
The first to arrive is the Japanese national team. They will play the first group match with Russia in Cuiabá on the 17th, with Algeria and Belgium in the same group.
The Portuguese national team led by Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Campinas, more than 100 kilometers away from the city of São Paulo. They will prepare for the first group match of the World Cup here in the next few days, against the German team.
Upon arriving in Campinas, head coach Paul Pinto was confident in an interview with the local Brazilian media: "Late arrival does not mean that we do not value the World Cup, just as the earliest arrival does not necessarily win the final championship, so we who come late Get the last piece of cake! "
There is no doubt that the "last piece of cake" in Paul Pinto's mouth is the final champion of this World Cup!
Portugal ’s number one star and captain Cristiano Ronaldo spoke almost exactly the same as coach Paul Pinto. He said in an interview: "I was in very good shape in the past 203-204 season, and I have a group of great teammates. I believe we have a reason to laugh to the end, the champion? Why not? Just because we entered the World Cup in Brazil through play-offs? "
Cristiano Ronaldo is domineering, but his past 203-204 season is indeed very good.
La Liga Golden Boots and Champions League Golden Boots!
The Champions League is creating a new single-season goal record, so there is no targeted irony by the media, even the domestic media of the seed team Germany.
Ghana is the latest team in the 32 teams to arrive in Brazil, but because the overall strength is not enough to compete for the championship, it did not attract much attention.
It is worth mentioning that Australia, representing Asia in the World Cup, is the most active team in this World Cup. They arrived in Curitiba in southern Brazil on the 28th of last month to prepare for the first World Cup group match with Chile. .
To be honest, the opening game of the FIFA 20th World Cup in 204 started at 6 pm local time in Brazil. The venue is the Corinthian Arena in Sao Paulo, but there is a grand opening before that.
The Arena of Corinthians is the home of the Brazilian giant Corinthians. It can accommodate 68,000 people. It is also one of the few multi-purpose stadiums in São Paulo, but its main role is still football.
Several hours before the opening ceremony, the square around the Corinthian Arena has gathered enthusiastic Brazilian fans.
Brazil, everyone calls it the football kingdom.
However, the World Cup is a gluttonous feast for world fans. The fans gathered in the Corinthian Arena are not entirely Brazilian fans. There are also many fans from all over the world. They are enthusiastic and devoted to the creation of a fanatical atmosphere.
Chinese fans are also concerned about the opening ceremony of the World Cup, but they are more concerned about the first group match of the Chinese team this World Cup.
Côte d’ Ivoire is the first group match opponent of the Chinese team, and the Chinese fans of the Côte d’ Ivoire national team are still well understood. The Touré brothers, Kalu and Drogba who used to play for Chelsea, and then the Roma ’s bright red winger Gerr Vigno.
In fact, this team's impact is not as good as the previous two World Cups. The peak period of Drogba has long passed. The Touré brothers have also declined with age. Only Gervinho's state has made Côte d'Ivoire's domestic media feel at ease.
But Côte d’ Ivoire ’s right attack is likely to pose a huge threat to the Chinese team ’s defensive left. Right-back Ollier and right-winger Gervinho cooperate in a tacit, strong body, and fast speed, if they play for Swansea ’s Center Boni can find the state, he will most likely open the door to victory for Côte d'Ivoire.
The domestic media in China are enemies, and while Lippi's team is studying Côte d'Ivoire, they are also making plans outside the court to share concerns for the national team.
The second Greek team to face in the group stage of the Chinese team is also within the scope of the Chinese media. However, compared with Côte d’ Ivoire, the Greek team has very few famous players, most of them from the national league. The most famous one is the summer of 203. Transfer to Papasthopoulos in Dortmund.
Due to the position, Papasta Sopros only affected the Chinese team ’s offensive, and it was not very defensive.
Besides, Lu Liang and Yan Junling, who played for Dortmund, are quite familiar with Papasta Sopros. Lu Liang and Yan Junling, who have trained together for a season in the past, have a good understanding of the characteristics of Papasta Sopros and can give the national team coach a belt. Come for inspiration.
In addition, the domestic media also pay attention to that most of the players of the Greek national team are from the domestic giants Olympiacos, and playing together as a teammate all year long is definitely not lacking in tacit understanding.
Therefore, the domestic media warned the Chinese team players that they should not underestimate the not-so-famous but balanced Greek national team.
Europe has no underdogs, and Greece only ranks second in the group with a goal difference.
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Football knows no borders, especially in the opening ceremony of the 204 World Cup in Brazil at the Corinthian Arena. As the host Brazil, players from all over the world feel their unique love.
The opening ceremony of each World Cup will attract a lot of attention from the media and fans, especially the 200 World Cup in South Africa has given the world a wonderful, so the Brazil World Cup in 204 will inevitably make fans look forward to.
The opening ceremony started on time at 2:30 p.m. local time in Brazil, but the first to enter the fans' eyes were the bigwigs in politics.
In a short while, the opening ceremony of the World Cup was officially announced in the high voice of Brazilian female President Rousseff. The huge spherical LED display hanging in the center of the Corinthian Arena welcomes everyone with the text of 32 World Cup participating countries. It looks unique and very attentive.
It is worth mentioning that this huge LED display is composed of 90,000 LED lights, which can create a brightness of seven thousand nits.
Immediately, as soon as the picture turns, it shows the scene when the universe was created.
The local actors from São Paulo worked together to show the beautiful pictures of the world's start-up. The content is quite rich, including the convergence of rivers, changes in landforms, the emergence of plants and animals, and the birth of humans.
Immediately afterwards, the actor of the Guaraní, the oldest ethnic group in Brazil, appeared in the center of the venue.
With the sound of music, passionate Brazilian dancers displayed various Brazilian dances in the venue.
The dance that ignited the fanatical atmosphere of the audience was naturally the well-known samba dance. The Brazilian girls wearing white tops and red dresses swayed their graceful posture full of youth, vitality and passion.
The finale is a Brazilian war dance full of power. This is a unique dance between art and countless. It is also one of Brazil's national skills.
Brazil ’s art and dance were most vividly displayed at the twentieth World Cup. The opening ceremony was so creative that the fans of martial arts sitting in front of the TV were as if they were there, feeling the enthusiasm of the Brazilian people ...
According to official data, the FIFA 20th World Cup in 204 was transmitted to 200 countries or regions in the world through satellite signals. There were 160 live broadcasts on TV stations, and more than 3 billion fans watched live broadcasts on TV or the Internet , Reaching the highest in history.
The whole opening ceremony is divided into three parts, the first two parts are for fans to feel the customs and folk sentiments of Brazil.
However, many real fans do not like the so-called opening ceremony. Although they are full of creativity, they are most concerned about the opener, which is the final part of the opening ceremony. Brazil is home to Croatia's first game of the Brazil World Cup in 204.
Before this, there was a rather unexpected kick-off ceremony.
The head referee who first entered the court blew his whistle before the players had warmed up. Sixty-four children representing 32 participating countries appeared on the court as football elves.
A huge Brazilian flag slowly descended from the ceiling of the stadium, then stayed next to the star display, and then a disabled person named Juliano Pinto wore a special device to kick off the World Cup.
Finally, the star display slowly opened and turned into a circular performance stage.
Latin queen Jennifer Lopez walked on the red carpet, walked onto the performance stage, and sang the theme song of this World Cup
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With the beautiful singing of Latin queen Jennifer Lopez slowly disappearing in the Arena of Corinthians, the second stage of the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Brazil came to an end, and then entered the third stage.
Tang Zheng, who has always disliked watching such cultural performances, did not watch the live broadcast of the opening ceremony. He directly waited for the Brazil and Croatia games to start before turning on the TV. After all, he had teammates on both teams.
Marcelo is the main left back of Brazil, Modric is the core of Croatia's midfield.
The first thing that makes Tang Zheng shine is not the game itself, but the Brazilian player's appearance ceremony.
Starting from the appearance of captain Thiago Silva, the Brazilian players who followed into the stadium will extend their right hands on the right shoulders of the teammates in front, which is easy to give a sense of unity.
Brazilian fans at the Corinthians Arena saw this scene with a feeling of excitement, so that the loud voice resounding throughout the stadium escalated into deafening, and even Tang Zheng sitting in front of the TV watching the live broadcast of the game frowned. , Had to turn down the volume.
As the host Brazil team, the five stars on their left chest are glory and also a pressure.
Although the Brazilian players participating in this World Cup are not the worst in history, they are definitely the most mediocre.
Among the first offense players in the field, except Neymar and Oscar, they have a certain reputation. Center Fred is very low in the world. Only Gustavo is relatively famous in the Bundesliga. He is only limited to Brazil .
How can such a mediocre Brazilian national team continue the sixth championship of the football kingdom?
Even at home, Brazilian domestic media is not particularly optimistic about the Brazilian team winning the championship.
Therefore, each player bears great pressure, and the team hopes to bring confidence and hope to each other in this united way.
Did n’t the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup come this way?
Not long after the game started, the Brazil team at home has not yet exerted force, but Croatia took the lead.
Croatia, with three midfield geniuses like Modric, Rakitic and Kovacic, is not inferior to any national team in the configuration of the midfield. The strikers Mandzukic and Jelavich have rich game experience.
If the strength of the lineup alone, Croatia may even surpass Brazil.
In the tenth minute of the game, the first goal of the World Cup was produced.
Modric instigated the offensive in the midfield. Perisic made a cross from the left. Jelavich passed a little bit to change the direction of the football and returned to defend the active Marcelo.
No one thought that the first goal of the World Cup came from an own goal ...
Unexpected 0 for the home team Brazil: behind the lattice army Croatia.
I don't know if the accidental ball loss completely ignited the Brazilian players' desire to fight. With their home advantage, they directly took over the game and once played Croatia's half-court offensive drill in their own half.
In the 28th minute of the game, Neymar, wearing a number ten shirt, helped the Brazilian team to equalize!
Tang Zheng, who was watching the live broadcast, shook his head and was puzzled by Rakitic's mistakes. In that position, he should play the ball in time, because once the ball is intercepted by the opponent, the back line is in jeopardy.
Neymar, who has won the ball, is super capable, using the speed and technical advantages to break through to the frontier of the big penalty zone and shoot low. Www.EbookFREE.me ~ scored the 32nd goal of his personal national team career.
Although Neymar is only 22 years old this year, his national team experience is very rich. This game is his fiftieth time to represent the Brazilian national team. It is the youngest in the history of the Brazilian national team reaching 50 national team games. Player.
Perhaps inspired by the goal, Neymar's next game is going up straight, leaving Modric, Rakitic and Kovacic a midfield trio who have no time to balance their offense.
In this way, the mediocre Brazilian national team used the advantage of home to suppress Croatia.
However, there is no good news for Croatia. Until the end of the first half, the score has not changed.
During the intermission, Lu Haoqi, who was watching the opening game of the World Cup at the hotel, asked Tang Zheng: "Brother Zheng, who do you think will win?"
"Who wins?" Tang Zheng thought a little: "If there is no accident, the Brazil team will win the game."
"The reason for the profit at home?" Lu Liang remembered the result of Tang Zheng's analysis before the match that Croatia would have a great chance of winning.
"No, no, it's on the spot and the fighting spirit of the players." Tang Zheng said that the structure is clear, while also denying the previous said: "I used to make an analysis based on the lineup of the two sides, but as the game goes deeper, Brazilian players are very good Turning pressure into motivation, on the contrary, Croatia suffers from gains and losses and becomes less confident. "
Speaking of which, Tang Zheng looked at other teammates: "So our game must not doubt ourselves unfounded. We can prove that we are able to reach the World Cup! Colombia is strong, but Ivory Coast and Greece can fight together. Yes, what do you think? "
Tang Zheng said very reasonable, the teammates sitting in the room watching the ball nodded.