Chapter 1068 We Are Eager to Play 7 Games!

"Mom, look, I see dad."

"Mom, why don't we go to Brazil to cheer for dad?"

"Because dad wants to play football and he will be distracted if we go to Brazil."

"We can sit on the court and watch him play."

"Brazil is too chaotic and unsafe. Watch football with grandma at home, and grandma will prepare delicious food for you."

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In front of the TV, 4-year-old Dong Qiudi looked very excited when he saw Dong Fangzhuo appearing in front of the camera. Next to him, his 3-year-old sister Dong Qing was holding a football in her arms and looking intently at his father.

"Mom, does dad have anorexia? Why does he only eat boiled chicken every time he eats? I feel so disgusting."

"Because my father is a professional football player, he can't eat many delicious foods."

"Then should I do the same? I will also become a football player like my father in the future."

"You are different. You are still growing. When you grow up, you can eat like dad. But you have to train as hard as dad."

"Yeah, I got it."

Dong Qiudi was very obedient, and his childish voice was full of curiosity about Dong Fangzhuo. As he grew older, he wanted to understand his father more and more.

The younger sister Dong Qing on the side also asked: "Mom, can I play football like my brother?"

This time the nine-ball queen was speechless. Girls go to play football? this……

"You should learn to play pool with mom."

"I don't want it, I don't want it, I want to play football with my brother."

"..."

In the camera, Dong Fangzhuo is being interviewed by Chinese media reporters.

"What do you think of the first game against Ivory Coast?"

"We will play how Krauchen tells us to play. Cote d'Ivoire is a strong team, a strong African team. We must win them in the first game."

"In case of a draw, we have to win the second game against Greece. It should be troublesome to play against Colombia in the third game, right?"

"If you just play with the mentality of a tie, the result will definitely be very bad. However, I suggest that for these professional questions, it is more appropriate for you to interview Krauchen."

"This is your third World Cup. Do you think you can bring back a World Cup for the Chinese team in your national team career?"

It was an exaggerated and unrealistic question. Dong Fangzhuo rolled his eyes, "It is even more inappropriate to discuss this issue. The game must be played one by one. Only after the last game can we know where we can go. I think you media When doing news, we should be more objective and rigorous, and don’t try to create some sensational news to put pressure on the national team.”

"No one doesn't want to achieve good results, but once pressure is put on everyone, it may not be so easy to play."

In fact, it was really difficult to play against Cote d'Ivoire in the first game.

The Ivory Coast team has risen strongly in recent years and has become a powerful force in African football. Led by European superstars such as Didier Drogba and the Toure brothers, Côte d'Ivoire has entered the World Cup finals for the third consecutive time and the third time in history.

The Cote d'Ivoire team started playing in the second round of the African World Cup preliminaries. The second round was a group stage format. Only the first place in the group of 10 groups could advance. Cote d'Ivoire advanced undefeated in Group C with 4 wins and 2 draws, leading the second place in the same group. Morocco 5 points. In the third round of the home and away match against Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire won 3-1 at home and drew 1-1 away, successfully advancing to the 2014 Brazil World Cup finals.

Half of the players in the team are stars. Although Drogba is old, he has no problem beating the defense of ordinary teams. In addition, there are also stars such as Toure and Kalou. Sitting in the midfield, the Chinese team really may not be able to beat them.

Although Cote d'Ivoire's ranking is not high, its hard power is adequate.

However, according to the latest news from the Chilean media "Football Media", Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure is basically determined to miss the first game of the group stage against the Chinese team due to a thigh injury.

This is very good news for the Chinese team.

Ivory Coast coach Lamouchi also said: "We will do everything possible to help Yaya Toure reach a level where he can play in the game, but until now he has not trained with the whole team. I will wait for his return until the finals."

I don’t know if it was a smoke bomb, but before the game started, every team basically told lies and set off smoke bombs.

Krauchen is also playing, and Feng Renliang is his smoke bomb. Feng Renliang, who started in this year's Champions League final, suffered a thigh strain and has not participated in the team's joint training. Krauchen said in front of the media that Feng Renliang will definitely miss the first game. In the game against Cote d'Ivoire, in fact, Krauchen always conducted closed training, and Feng Renliang didn't know how many times he had practiced with the team.

For the aging Drogba and Yaya Toure and other Côte d'Ivoire's "golden generation", this tournament is their last chance to rewrite history. Cote d'Ivoire's central axis is famous but is aging seriously. The defense backbones Kolo Toure and Zokola are both 33 years old, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure is 31 years old, and striker Drogba is 36 years old. However, their experience and physical advantages are very obvious in front of the Chinese team. In the midfield, the performance of Drogba and Yaya Toure will play a decisive role in the performance of the team.

But the Chinese team is not weaker than Côte d’Ivoire in terms of paper strength. Dong Fangzhuo, Feng Renliang, Zheng Zhi, Hao Junmin, Zhao Xuri, Huang Bowen, Zhu Ting, Feng Xiaoting, and Zhang Linpeng are also the main players in the five major European leagues. A little worse...

Asian Champions VS African Champions.

China has also become the first Asian team to appear in the World Cup in Brazil. The Chinese team will face the African champion Côte d'Ivoire in Recife, a small town in northeastern Brazil.

This game is a key battle for the two teams that is directly related to the promotion places. The Chinese team is scheduled to arrive at the venue the day before the game, but the Chinese fans have already arrived before the team. Apart from Brazilian fans, the most popular ones on the streets of Recife are Chinese fans wearing red uniforms.

In Recife, many fans gathered at the Fan Plaza near the beach, and among them, Chinese fans wearing red uniforms were scattered among the yellow Brazilian uniforms. Along the way from Rio to Recife, there are nearly ten thousand Chinese fans. Most of them will go to the stadium to cheer for the team on the 14th. During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Chinese fans were very strong. They occupied South Africa, and now Chinese fans are also rampant in Brazil.

The match between the Chinese team and Cote d'Ivoire was held at 22:00 local time. This was almost the latest match between the start of the World Cup in Brazil. The reason for this arrangement is to take care of the viewing time of Chinese fans. The time difference between China and Brazil is exactly 12 hours, and it happened to be 10 o'clock in the morning in China. The game day is Saturday, so Chinese fans can enjoy the team's first World Cup game on the weekend morning.

Unlike the Chinese fans who occupied Recife early, the Chinese national team was somewhat unhurried. According to the plan, the team would arrive in Recife from the camp in Brazil on the afternoon before the game. After getting off the plane, the team would Go directly to the competition venue for training to adapt to the venue. This means that before the Chinese team faces the Cote d'Ivoire team, they will only conduct one training session at the competition venue.

There are many Chinese fans eating Chinese food in the Chinese restaurants in Recife. Most of them are confident that the Chinese team can defeat the Ivory Coast team. Some even believe that this game will determine the Chinese team’s success in this World Cup. Trend, "The two teams have to fight to qualify. Whoever wins will have a high chance of qualifying. Of course, the winner will definitely be the Chinese team!" This young man wearing a Chinese team uniform said what most Chinese fans want to say. Voice.

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With unprecedented ambitions, the Chinese men's football team came to Recife. Krauchen then held a pregame press conference.

Krauchen said with a relaxed expression at the scene: "Since I have traveled thousands of miles to come here, I naturally want to achieve good results. I can ensure that the team continues to grow, but success sometimes requires luck."

growing up?

After finishing third in the last World Cup, how can the Chinese team grow? To grow further is to reach the finals and even win the championship.

Krauchen's edge is hidden in a few simple sentences.

However, compared to Krauchen, who was less obvious, Feng Xiaoting, who attended the press conference with him, suddenly made a high-profile statement.

"I hope we can play the full seven games."

"Why not?"

"Our Chinese team also has hope. I hope we can compete with such ambitions."

The original press conference was attended by Krauchen, Zheng Zhi and Dong Fangzhuo, but Zheng Zhi did not attend because he was feeling a little uncomfortable. Dong Fangzhuo was too lazy to come because he had so many interviews every day, so Feng Xiaoting, as the third captain, got the press conference instead. Got the chance.

However, his remarks immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

Krauchen didn't say it clearly, but Feng Xiaoting did. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. China is here to win the championship!

After the press conference, media from various countries seized on the remarks of his transfer to Inter Milan before the World Cup and made a fuss about it.

Brazil's Global Times: Is the Chinese team aiming for the championship? So, what should Brazilian fans do... buy tickets together to cheer for the Chinese team?

Argentinian "Ole": If this is the case, is Messi going to buy some Pepsi and sit in front of the TV to watch the game?

Brazilian star Romario couldn't help but complain. When he was a guest on a Brazilian program, he joked: "I'll tell you a joke - the Chinese players said that the Chinese team will play seven games! I said this is purely Just for fun! I think China should think about qualifying first. I read in the news that China’s probability of winning against Ivory Coast in the first game is only 45.6%, and its probability of qualifying in Group C is only 56%! Why? Because this is a game in South America, not in South America. Elsewhere. I admit that the Chinese team did quite well in the last World Cup, ranking third, but this time it is exactly the same. South American teams will dominate the game. Colombia in Group C will definitely get the first place. I think the second place is Cote d'Ivoire. , it will be difficult for Greece and China to perform well here."

Another Brazilian star Ronaldo supported the Chinese team in an interview, "Romario and I have different views. I support the Chinese team because I know Dong has the ability to decide the game. He can decide the game at any time. , so, yesterday I placed 100 bets on the Chinese team to win the game on the lottery website. This is because of my confidence in the Chinese directors. If you don’t believe it, we will see. If you believe in the handicap given by the betting company, then you There will be no money left to earn.”

The European betting company's handicap for this game is a tie, which is quite surprising.

Bookmakers think Ivory Coast players are more famous and physically better?

Anyway, when this handicap came out, domestic Chinese fans were crazy about buying the Chinese team. No reason, for so many years, as long as you buy the Chinese team, you will basically get rich, no matter if you are Cote d'Ivoire, Brazil, Argentina...

From this point of view, Ronaldo's taste is consistent with that of Chinese fans.

Yan Qiang, a well-known domestic football commentator, also commented in support of the Chinese team: "Although the Chinese team cannot be said to be a world-class team, it is also a second-rate team in the world. Dong Fangzhuo can crush the defense of Cote d'Ivoire. I don't know if it is even a second-rate team in the world. How can Côte d'Ivoire, a strong team, beat China?"

"Africans who have always been ununited will definitely not be able to win in front of the united Chinese team. Even if it is a draw, we will say no. I have full confidence in this Chinese team."

The famous CCTV commentator Huang Jianxiang directly supported Feng Xiaoting: "In the eyes of many people, Feng Xiaoting said something as a joke. Many international friends are laughing at Feng Renliang and the Chinese team for not overestimating their capabilities. But I want to say that Feng Renliang is wrong. What's wrong? We are here to fight for the Hercules Cup, we have the strength! We dare to say this, and we act this way!"

"Côte d'Ivoire? Greece? Colombia? After we qualify from this group, let's see who our opponent is?"

Another commentator, Zhang Lu, also stood up: "Why can't the Chinese team have dreams? Does the championship have to be a traditional strong team? Our results in 2010 can't explain anything? What can't the Asian championship explain? If the Chinese team If they were placed in Group B with the Netherlands, Spain, and Chile and then qualified, I guess they wouldn't say that. They should still worry about whether their team can emerge from the group stage. At least I believe that China is There’s no problem.”

When the Chinese team bus arrived outside the stadium, more than 300 reporters once again tightly surrounded the Chinese team.

This time Dong Fangzhuo did not escape from the clutches, he simply took the microphone on his own initiative.

"Everyone has been hyping the Chinese team these two days,"

"But I wanted to tell everyone."

"Actually, this is what we think. What's the difference between a person without dreams and a salted fish?"

"Yes, that's our goal. We're keen to play seven games."

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