There was still an hour and a half before the match between the Chinese team and the Portuguese team, and fans from both sides had already packed the square outside the Shanhai Stadium.
The stadium can accommodate 80,000 people, but the number of fans from both sides outside the stadium must be more than 80,000.
Looking from a distance, even the Portuguese fans wearing red and green jerseys had a slight numerical advantage.
"... I know it is unrealistic to hope that the Chinese team will lose to Portugal. Because there is no team in Group B that can shake the Netherlands' first place. In order to avoid the Netherlands, the Chinese team must strive for the first place in the group... But the first place in the group is not
There is only one way to achieve it!”
A Portuguese fan is being interviewed by CCTV.
After saying that, he turned around, showed the jersey behind him to the camera, and made everyone present laugh.
The jersey behind him is the front of the Chinese team's jersey - he sewn the Portuguese jersey and the Chinese team jersey together, which is really a "stitching monster" in the literal sense.
He also expresses his point this way:
I hope Portugal and China can draw.
As long as this game is a draw, China and Portugal will join hands to qualify.
Wouldn’t everyone be happy?
This group of Portuguese fans began to shout in unison: "China! China! China! China!"
The Chinese fans who were watching their interview also shouted: "Portugal! Portugal! Portugal!"
Others chanted: "Balia! Balia!"
Then in CCTV footage, Chinese fans and Portuguese fans hugged each other and cheered together.
It was such a happy and harmonious scene, "the friendship between China and Portugal will last forever".
Many netizens who saw it online were very emotional:
"Good guy, Portugal, ranked ninth in the FIFA rankings, actually took the initiative to show kindness to us. It's such a long time! Don't they have the confidence to defeat us and get first place in the group? You know, even if they qualify as second in the group, they will
We will meet the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. They don’t even have confidence that we can win, so do they think they can beat the Netherlands?”
"Damn it, when you've already done this, how can you think about what happens after the knockout rounds? Let's get into the knockout rounds first! If you can't even get out of the group, there's no point in thinking about who to play after entering the knockout rounds..."
"That's right. And when it comes to the knockout rounds, the situation will be different from the group stage. In the knockout rounds, you can play defensive counterattacks. In fact, for weaker teams, it is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Are we so strong? Even Portugal has to take the initiative to show weakness..."
"There is no doubt that the national football team is not weak in the first place. In addition, it is a home game. After winning two games in a row, it is full of momentum. Even Portugal, which is ninth in the world, has to stay away!"
"The overall strength of our national team may be ranked 20th in FIFA, but in terms of offense, it can be said to be among the top five in the world! Hu Lai, Luo Kai and Chen Xingyi are all the main players of wealthy teams. Leeds, where Zhou Zijing plays,
Although City are not a giant, they are sixth in the Premier League this year and can participate in the Europa League next season. This attacking lineup is at the level of the European war. Who is not afraid of seeing it?"
"Be confident, Chinese football has completely risen!"
"We still have to be careful. What if the Portuguese take the initiative to show weakness and hope that we will relax our vigilance? If we are arrogant, won't it play into their hands?"
"Don't worry, judging from Qin Lin's starting lineup, the Chinese team is not arrogant..."
"I'm worried that the lineup has not been rotated and rested for three consecutive games. Even if we can qualify as the first place, the main players have not been rested, which will affect the knockout stage..."
"Actually, is it okay? Now that we can replace five players in a game, the players' physical fitness is still no problem. Among our offensive lineup, only Hu Lai played the first two games, and his physical fitness is the least need to worry about.
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Players from both sides finished their pre-match warm-ups and returned to their respective locker rooms one after another.
Hu Lai was stopped in the players tunnel.
He stopped and turned around, and the person who stopped him was none other than Portugal's young left winger Vasco da Silva Luisinho.
After the latter stopped him, he took the initiative to show his kindness:
"Hello, Hu. I'm very happy to play against you in the World Cup. This is also the first time we play against each other. Can I exchange jerseys with you?"
Hu Lai nodded and answered simply: "Of course. Should we change after the game or during halftime?"
"The game... during halftime, right?" Luisinho originally wanted to wait for the game to end, but when he thought about it, he still didn't know what it would be like at the end of the game. Maybe everyone was thinking about whether they could qualify. In addition, he also
He was worried that some of his teammates would go to Hu Lai to exchange jerseys first during the halftime break, so he temporarily decided to exchange jerseys with Hu Lai during the halftime break.
Hu Lai didn't care when to change his jersey. He nodded: "OK."
Luisinho was very happy to get Hu Lai's consent, and then took advantage of the situation and said: "There is one more thing. I hope, uh, I hope..."
At this point, he suddenly got stuck. The words were on his lips, but he couldn't say them out.
Hu Lai did not rush him or help him out, but looked at him quietly with a smile.
At the same time, I sighed in my heart: It really can’t be him...
Luisinho finally plucked up the courage and continued: "I hope that when I score a goal in the game, I will make your signature celebration...you don't mind!"
Hu Lai looked at the young man in front of him in surprise.
Good guy...
You are quite talented.
But what does this mean?
Currently guilty?
He knew that Luisinho once used his signature celebration after scoring a goal in the game, but he did not expect that Luisinho would want to do it in front of him.
Um……
Hu Lai's surprised expression disappeared momentarily, and he smiled and answered him in Portuguese: "No problem, I won't mind."
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Joao Valente saw Luisinho returning to the locker room with a happy face, so he came up to him and asked: "He agreed?"
Luisinho nodded vigorously: "He also agreed to exchange jerseys with me!"
Valente's eyes widened: "It seems he really doesn't mind. You know, Hu rarely exchanges jerseys with others..."
"Yes!" Luisinho was obviously very aware of his idol's temper, so he was even happier.
Valente was thinking: "I feel that Hu is in a good mood. Does this mean that they are relaxed and will not be ruthless in this game? Can we shake hands with them and make peace with them, and then work together to qualify?"
Before Luisinho could answer him, head coach Nuno Sosa walked into the locker room.
As he closed the door, the locker room became quiet.
"If anyone thought this game was going to be a fun, friendly game, you're wrong."
After everything fell silent in the locker room, Sosa poured cold water on Valente.
Valente lowered his head and shrank his neck.
"The head coach of the Chinese team didn't even make any adjustments to the starting lineup. So it's obvious that the Chinese team came here just to beat us."
These words made the Portuguese players in the locker room look solemn.
"Therefore, our goal will not change at all - to defeat them! Defeating them will not only allow us to qualify from the group, but also get first place in the group. This goal is what we have been preparing for since before the start of the World Cup.
So if anyone is still thinking about it, please give up those unrealistic thoughts as soon as possible!"
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"I don't know why the outside world thinks that we must be first in the group. Where did this word come from? It seems that Portugal's goal is to tie with us and then qualify second in the group... What do the fans think of me?
We can’t control it, but we can’t be fooled. This kind of blind confidence does us no good at all!”
In the Chinese team's locker room, Qin Lin was also vaccinating his players.
"As long as Portugal can beat us, they can advance out of the group and be first in the group, avoiding the Netherlands. Then how can they think about drawing with us? So when we play Portugal, we will go all out and beat them! Don't think about Portugal.
If we can’t qualify, that’s not what we should worry about!”
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Players from both sides lined up in the tunnel, waiting to play.
Although many people in the two teams are friends and teammates in the club, such as Ricardo Barea and Luo Kai, Chen Xingyi and Jota Serreo, are teammates in their respective clubs, and Xia Xiaoyu and Ruo Kai
Although O. Valente is not on the same club team, he has been a good friend for many years.
But today, when they met again as rivals, they both had serious expressions, and no one talked to each other or exchanged greetings.
The two distinct teams and the scenes of harmonious coexistence between Chinese and Portuguese fans outside the stadium formed a sharp contrast.
Seeing this scene, He Feng in the commentary box said: "It is completely different from what the fans expected. This is not a 'friendly match' between you and me. Both teams want to win, and they both have reasons for winning.
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The Portuguese commentator also said: "The fans of the two countries have shown the world outside the game how football can unite the people of the world. Now it is the turn of the players of the two teams to show us another charm of football - the pursuit of victory is always a competitive sport.
