After returning to the locker room, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team began to change their clothes and prepare to play.
Paulo Bento, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, is writing and drawing on the tactical board. He is no stranger to the World Cup. When he was a player, he was the mainstay of the Portuguese national team and he has participated in the World Cup.
But as a head coach, this was his first time participating in the World Cup. Therefore, at this time, Paulo Bento was both nervous and excited, very excited.
Qiu Ze lowered his head while arranging his things and didn't even notice the expression on Paul Bento's face.
Paulo Bento suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, then turned around and looked at his disciples. Then he clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the Portuguese national team players to him.
Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team immediately raised their heads and looked at their head coach. They all knew what their head coach was going to do, and they all listened carefully.
"I don't want to emphasize the importance of this game anymore. Your ears have been ringing with noise these days. Today we have only one goal, and that is to win. We must win!" Paulo Bento's goal is very clear.
The players of the Portuguese national team have known this for a long time, and they all nodded firmly.
No one who comes to the World Cup wants to leave in despair as soon as the group stage is over. They are here for the highest honor, and their hearts are full of fighting spirit.
"I have got the starting list of the Ivory Coast team, and Drogba is indeed not in the starting list. However, we must not underestimate the Ivory Coast team. Even without Drogba, they are not a team that is easy to bully.
." said Paulo Bento, head coach of the Portuguese national team.
The players of the Portuguese national team nodded to show that they knew that they had no intention of looking down on Côte d'Ivoire.
"Of course, the fact that Drogba is not in the starting lineup does not mean that he will not play in this game. I think in the second half of the game when Cote d'Ivoire cannot open up the situation, Drogba will definitely play. You must be prepared.
." Paul Bento said.
"We can only win this game, we cannot lose! You have to remember this." Paulo Bento said coldly, "Also, I hope you will act in the interests of the team and put aside all your personal grudges.
I will put it aside, otherwise, no matter who you are, you will sit on the bench for me in the next game."
Paul Bento didn’t mean to scare anyone. If he dared to say this, he would naturally dare to do it!
After all, the weight of this World Cup is too heavy, and unconventional matters must be solved by unconventional means. He does not want his team to have internal strife at this time.
The players of the Portuguese national team naturally knew who Paul Bento was talking about. They all subconsciously turned to look at Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The two people had no facial expressions at this time, as if this matter was not about them.
Paul Bento was also paying attention to the changes in the expressions of these two guys, but there was no change in the two guys' expressions, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
Seeing this, Paul Bento breathed a sigh of relief. It could be seen that these two guys still knew what was most important.
"Okay! Now everyone, look over here, look here..." Paulo Bento slapped the tactical board and motioned for the players of the Portuguese national team to look over. He began to explain the tactics of this game.
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In the locker room of the Ivory Coast national team.
Côte d'Ivoire's head coach Eriksson also stood directly in front of the Côte d'Ivoire players, watching them sort out their equipment.
Eriksen's coaching resume is very rich, with experience in national teams and clubs. He has coached the England team, Manchester City, the Mexican national team and other teams. Naturally, he is not new to the World Cup, but this guy's World Cup results
Actually it's not very outstanding.
Eriksson took over the Ivory Coast national team not long ago, less than three months ago. However, this guy has a very high say in the current Ivory Coast national team.
Because Eriksen works in England all year round, and many players in the Ivory Coast national team are from the English league, he still has some prestige.
Eriksen looked at his disciples, he was full of expectations for this World Cup trip.
In his opinion, the strength of the Côte d'Ivoire national team is very strong, and he is confident that Côte d'Ivoire will become the biggest dark horse in this Century Cup. Of course, the premise is that today's game must be won.
"Cough cough cough!" Eriksen coughed to attract the attention of the Ivory Coast players.
The Ivory Coast players immediately looked up at their head coach. Of course they knew what their head coach was going to do, and they listened carefully.
"Everyone knows the situation of our group. If we want to qualify from this group, we must defeat our opponents today." Eriksson said, and the Ivorian players below nodded.
"The Portuguese national team is very strong, but we are not bad either. Why are we here? Not to surprise everyone, but for higher glory. I tell you, your strength is very strong. You
Don’t underestimate yourself, in my opinion you have the strength to win the championship, and you have the potential to become the biggest dark horse in this World Cup.” Eriksson said loudly.
Listening to Eriksen's words, the Ivory Coast players were filled with excitement and excitement.
"In my opinion, the strength gap between you and the Portuguese national team is not big. We have the strength to defeat the Portuguese national team. You have to believe in this." Eriksen said.
The players of the Cote d'Ivoire national team nodded to express their understanding. At this time, they were very excited inside.
"I think you are very aware of the problems within the Portuguese national team. We must make full use of this, do you know?" Eriksson, the head coach of the Ivory Coast national team, said.
The players of the Ivory Coast national team are neither deaf nor stupid. They certainly know the problems within the Portuguese national team. Even if Eriksson doesn't tell them, they will take advantage of this.
"We must win this game, otherwise we will fall into passivity. I hope you can devote yourself to this game and play it well." Eriksson said cautiously.
"Don't worry, boss, we will definitely not let you down." When the players of the Ivory Coast national team heard this, they expressed their feelings one after another.
"Okay, if you can do this, I will be confident." Seeing the players' expressions, Eriksson nodded and said, then he turned to the tactical board and said, "Look here, let me introduce today's tactics to you.
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"Hello, audience friends, welcome back, this is CCTV Sports Channel." Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said immediately.
"There is not much time left before the start of the game, and the highlight will soon begin." CCTV commentator Xu Yang also said immediately.
"This game is the first time the two sides have played against each other in history. The two sides have never played against each other before. This is a game that creates history, and everyone is worth looking forward to." Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, said.
"The current state of the Portuguese national team is actually not very good. Although they have created a long unbeaten record, they have mostly drawn and won too few games. Also during the World Cup European qualifiers,
The Portuguese national team's performance was not ideal, and they finally advanced through the play-offs," said Xu Yang, a guest commentator on CCTV Sports Channel.
"Also, the Portuguese national team's performance in the recent warm-up match was not particularly good. At home, it was even tied with Cape Verde, and Cristiano Ronaldo's ten-month-long...
There is a goal drought and the state is not very good." CCTV commentator Xu Yang said.
"Côte d'Ivoire has only played against a European team once in Africa, beating Switzerland 1-0 in Abidjan in December 1983. This is the second time they have played against a European team in Africa." Commentator Duan of CCTV Sports Channel
Xuan said.
"In the last World Cup group stage, the 'African Elephants' conceded two goals in each game, and their defense was worrying. However, their recent form is not bad. Although coach Eriksson has only been in office for 74 days, they are now in good shape.
Yes, this is a team worth looking forward to." Duan Xuan, a commentator on CCTV Sports Channel, said.
"However, in the 2004 European Cup and the 2006 World Cup, England led by Eriksen was eliminated by Portugal. Now Eriksen faces the Portuguese national team again. I wonder if he can break this bad fate?" CCTV
Duan Xuan, a commentator on Taiwan Sports Channel, said.
At this time, Qiu Ze and the players of the Portuguese national team walked out of the locker room and walked into the players' tunnel. Now the game is about to start, and they have to wait in the players' tunnel to play.
When Qiu Ze and the others were waiting for them to come out, the referees for this game had already been waiting here. The chief referee of this game was Uruguayan Larionda.
Uruguayan Larrionda is one of the best referees in South America in recent years. Typical games he has officiated include the 2003 Confederations Cup semi-final between France and Turkey, and the 2004 Olympic Games third-place final between Italy and Iraq.
This guy is a referee who dares to play cards. When he officiated the America's Cup, he showed a total of 20 yellow cards and five red cards in six games. The carding rate was very high.
Now he was discussing issues related to this game with his assistants. Seeing the players from the two teams coming out, he didn't say anything. He was still talking to his assistants by himself. From time to time, he looked down.
The watch in your hand.
After a while, it seemed that the players from both sides quickly stood up and were ready to play, because the game was about to start and they were ready to play.
"Okay, audience friends, the players from both sides are about to get ready to play. This regular showdown is about to begin." Duan Xuan, the commentator of CCTV Sports Channel, said excitedly immediately.
Hearing the words of the commentator on the TV and looking at the pictures on the TV, the fans in front of the TV were also very excited. They could not wait to watch this game.