In the Chinese team locker room, the Chinese team players who had finished their pre-match warm-up were changing out of their warm-up training clothes and putting on the game jerseys prepared for them.
The right chest of the red jersey is the trademark of the jersey brand, and the left chest is the emblem of the Chinese national men's football team - the Long Teng Xiangyun logo.
There is a line of small white characters under the golden dragon and auspicious cloud logo, which is the opponent and game time of this game, as well as the game venue information:
CHINA-BRAZIL
10, Shanhai
There will be similar information on the Brazilian team's jerseys, but the order of the two teams will be slightly changed, with the Brazilian team in front and the Chinese team in the back.
This kind of jersey has game information and can be proven to be a specific game, so it has more collectible value.
And because only the off-field jerseys worn by players have such information, jerseys bought in fan stores do not have game information, so the price can often be higher.
As for the jersey worn in today's game, if it really comes to the market, it will probably fetch a sky-high price.
Because today's game is a height that the Chinese team has never reached before.
"World Cup semi-final Chinese team final jersey"
It is simply a rare treasure!
Even if Chinese football becomes better and better in the future and can often participate in the World Cup semi-finals, it will not be able to replace the value of this jersey today.
Because this is the first time.
The first time for Chinese football.
So while the Chinese team players were still warming up outside, the live camera had already focused its close-up on the Chinese team jersey hanging in the cabinet, especially on this row of game information - the broadcaster also knew the symbol of this jersey.
significance.
Now these jerseys are being worn by the Chinese team players who are about to start the game.
Exactly what Brazil coach Pedro Garcia speculated.
The Chinese team arranged a 442 formation in this game, and the detailed points are 4222.
Starting goalkeeper Lin Zhiyuan.
The starting center back pairing is Wang Guangwei and Qin Qi.
Starting right back Yuan Da.
Starting left back Peng Weijun.
Starting defensive midfielders Ou Yangjin and Xia Xiaoyu.
Starting left midfielder Chen Xingyi.
Starting right midfielder Luo Kai.
Starting forwards Hu Lai and Zhou Zijing.
No matter in terms of lineup personnel or specific tactics, this Chinese team can't actually come up with anything new.
After playing five World Cup games, everything that needs to be studied has been thoroughly studied.
Moreover, the Chinese team's starting lineup all plays in Europe and is not a "mysterious master".
What are the characteristics and abilities of these players? If you pay a little attention, you can collect videos and information about their playing games in Europe, and you can have a clear understanding of their strength.
It can be said that the Chinese team, which has reached the semi-finals, has no secrets in front of any opponent, just like running naked.
However, Qin Lin, as the team's head coach, is not too worried about this issue.
While the players were changing clothes, he once again reiterated some of the tactical points in this game.
"...Zhou Zijing, you must be like a nail in the attack, nailing yourself firmly into the opponent's defense line! Use your body to act as the bridgehead of our attack! You must take the initiative to find them for physical confrontation, and be sure not to hide.
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Zhou Zijing answered the head coach while getting dressed: "Don't worry, Coach Qin, I will fight them to the death!"
After explaining to Zhou Zijing, Qin Lin turned to Xia Xiaoyu:
"Xiaoyu, you have to sprint up and down more frequently during the game. This is a test for your physical fitness, so you must allocate your physical fitness reasonably during the game."
"Okay, Director Qin, I will do it based on the actual situation."
Qin Lin turned to Ou Yangjin next to Xia Xiaoyu: "After Xiaoyu comes up, you will be the only one in the middle of the midfield. At this time, we are actually playing a single defensive midfielder, and the requirements for you are a bit high. Remember, Ou Yang,
Prioritize guarding the center..."
"Luo Kai, you are facing Fonseca. He is experienced and fast, but sometimes he is too overconfident. This is something you can take advantage of."
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Qin Lin just warned every starting Chinese team player one after another.
After they all finished changing their clothes, Qin Lin's instructions also ended.
Logically speaking, at this time, as the head coach, he should give an impassioned speech to boost the players' fighting spirit and emotions, even if all pre-game preparations are completed.
But this time he didn't do that. Instead, he called the captain Wang Guangwei's name: "Guangwei, I know you have something to say."
Wang Guangwei did stand up from his seat and walked to the center of the locker room.
Following his footsteps, Qin Lin retreated step by step, finally retreating to the wall and standing with his coaching staff.
Facing the gaze of everyone in the locker room and the cameras, captain Wang Guangwei said:
"I know not everyone has experienced the World Cup eight years ago, but you must understand what I am going to say. Because in the past few years, we will always mention that game - eight years
In the previous 2026 World Cup, we challenged Brazil in the last round of the group stage. This was our first time participating in the World Cup, while the Brazilian team participated for the second time and never missed. The gap between us and them is huge, even if we participated in the previous two
We remained undefeated in the group stage, but no one expected us to beat Brazil - we thought so ourselves. In fact, we were very satisfied with the draw with Brazil in the end."
Everyone within the Chinese team knows about this game that Wang Guangwei is talking about, because as he said, it really comes up every once in a while.
But even though they had heard it many times, none of these international players showed any impatient expressions. They were still listening quietly.
"We did draw with Brazil. After falling behind three times, we equalized three times. At that time, everyone thought we were very good. In the media, the fans were all praising us. After returning home, we also enjoyed hero-like treatment. No.
People thought it was wrong, including me. Until later..."
Wang Guangwei also spoke very attentively. His tone did not change much, his tone was gentle, and he was not as emotional as a professional speaker.
But everyone can feel his emotions from his narration.
"It wasn't until later that I realized how... stupid we were. When we equalized for the third time, the game was not over yet and there were still a few minutes left. In fact, at that time, the Brazilian team was already panicking. They wavered and started
Worrying about whether they would lose - if they lost, the group would be us and Russia advancing. At that time, we actually had a real chance of scoring another goal and defeating Brazil.
"If that happens, we will advance the record of Chinese football reaching the knockout rounds of the World Cup by four years. Many things may become different. As a result, because of our own timidity, we missed the opportunity to create history, otherwise
...Maybe today will be our second World Cup semi-final."
Wang Guangwei shook his head when he said this, his regrets palpable.
It made all the teammates who had never played that game feel regretful.
Because it's true...we obviously have a chance to defeat Brazil and knock the Brazilian team out of the group stage, which would be a huge upset.
"At that time, we really didn't realize that we could also beat Brazil. So the opportunity was clearly right in front of us, but we couldn't seize it. We were given the opportunity, but we didn't use it."
Hearing what Wang Guangwei said, Hu Lai lowered his head and smiled silently - he felt that Lao Wang meant England...
"After that game, in the past eight years, every time I think about that game, I will regret it very much. I am even worried that this regret will stay with me until I retire. But fortunately, we now have such an opportunity to win again.
Facing Brazil. This time, brothers..."
Having said this, Wang Guangwei paused for a moment, turned around and looked around the locker room, and then he raised his voice and continued:
"Eight years ago, we were newcomers to the World Cup, unknown. Except for Hu Lai and Luo Kai, no one had played in Europe. Compared with us at that time, we were weak! Now we have become more
Strong, this kind of strength is not just an improvement in strength, but also in mentality. Eight years ago, the Chinese team faced the powerful Brazil and could not even think about winning! Now, facing the even stronger Brazil, the Chinese team has a goal
There is only one, and that is...win!"
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In the Brazilian team's locker room, captain Kabangca was also mobilizing before the game. He waved his arms and said impassionedly to his teammates:
"... I believe everyone already knows the story between us and the Chinese team, and understands what this game means to us. It is definitely not just a game about who can advance to the finals, not just a relationship
Whether we can successfully defend the title or not. More importantly, that tone!
"We have been holding this breath in our hearts for eight years. I thought we would hold it until we retire. But now we get this opportunity, the same opponent...even better than eight years ago. That's good, guys, that's good.
! Because we can defeat them who are stronger! Today, we will spit out all this!"
Kabangka waved his arms vigorously and kept poking at his heart.
Every player of the Brazilian team was deeply affected by the momentum displayed by the captain. Even the Brazilian players who had not experienced the game eight years ago were also on fire.
Even if they thought this was the captain's way of boosting morale, they were willing to "take the bait."
Because they don't accept any other result than victory.